Storyline

Michael Carbonaro is a magician by trade, but a prankster by heart. Michael performs baffling tricks on unsuspecting people in everyday situations, all caught on hidden camera. Everyone is left stunned and delighted, even though they have no idea what just hit them.

First Aired

2014-04-01
Last Aired

2020-01-02
Creator

Michael Carbonaro
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

5
Episodes

92
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

truTV

Keywords:

magic hidden camera prankster

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1. Got the Bug Out

Posing as a technician, Michael literally "gets the bug out" of a customer's phone and has him convinc...More

Posing as a technician, Michael literally "gets the bug out" of a customer's phone and has him convinced it was in there all along.Less

30mins 2014-04-01

2. A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and Seeds

Posing as a cashier, Michael makes a shopper's face appear on a milk carton and tries to convince her ...More

Posing as a cashier, Michael makes a shopper's face appear on a milk carton and tries to convince her that she really is a missing person. Then, in a shipping store he has customers believing that impossible technology of the future has arrived, like a bowling ball that can be mailed in a flat box. Plus, he has a hotel guest questioning her identity when he swaps her ID, and stumps a valet when he does a disappearing act from his car.Less

30mins 2014-05-15

3. A Waddle, a Scratch...

A duck fools thrift store shoppers; an endless chain of hangers; cheese corks in a liquor store; freez...More

A duck fools thrift store shoppers; an endless chain of hangers; cheese corks in a liquor store; freezing wine; destroying and reconstructing art in a museum.Less

30mins 2014-05-15

4. Just Smash It Out

Michael convinces car wash patrons that he broke their window, only to miraculously fix it with the pu...More

Michael convinces car wash patrons that he broke their window, only to miraculously fix it with the push of a button. Then, dry cleaning customers are confused when Michael is suddenly wearing their clothes in the blink of an eye. Plus, pet shoppers see fish in a dry water bowl.Less

30mins 2014-05-22

5. Out of Bounce

Too good to be true toys; Michael poses as a personal trainer who sweats a bucket-full; a disappearing...More

Too good to be true toys; Michael poses as a personal trainer who sweats a bucket-full; a disappearing car makes a security guard panic.Less

30mins 2014-05-29

6. Don't Freeze Me

A light box turns heavy in a sporting goods store; Michael poses as a barista for a glass illusion; a ...More

A light box turns heavy in a sporting goods store; Michael poses as a barista for a glass illusion; a boomerang in a museum; taxidermy mischief.Less

30mins 2014-06-05

7. The Lizard Law

A lucky serpent at a Mexican restaurant; metal-melting salsa; a brown bag lunch that keeps on giving; ...More

A lucky serpent at a Mexican restaurant; metal-melting salsa; a brown bag lunch that keeps on giving; the freshest frozen entrée ever; dead flowers revived.Less

30mins 2014-06-12

8. It's a Makeshift

Never ending laundry soap; a human phonograph at the thrift store; a flipping punch bowl; a teleportin...More

Never ending laundry soap; a human phonograph at the thrift store; a flipping punch bowl; a teleporting glass penguin.Less

30mins 2014-06-19

9. Green Friendly

A shrinking wine bottle with a confounding cork; vanishing diamonds in a jewelry store; going green at...More

A shrinking wine bottle with a confounding cork; vanishing diamonds in a jewelry store; going green at the car wash.Less

30mins 2014-06-26

10. Maybe it's the Echinacea?

Posing as a Pet Store employee, Michael sells customers on the novelty of pets that can hatch out of b...More

Posing as a Pet Store employee, Michael sells customers on the novelty of pets that can hatch out of balloons and convinces a hotel valet that he can park a car without even sitting in the driver's seat.Less

30mins 2014-07-10

11. Serious Déjà Vu

Posing as a bartender, Michael turns water into liquor and convinces a self-proclaimed experienced dri...More

Posing as a bartender, Michael turns water into liquor and convinces a self-proclaimed experienced drinker that distillation is a lie.Less

21mins 2014-07-17

12. An Elevated Ferret Alert

At a car wash, Michael uses a unique method to retrieve keys that were locked in a car, and horrifies ...More

At a car wash, Michael uses a unique method to retrieve keys that were locked in a car, and horrifies a woman who does not want new furry friends.Less

30mins 2014-07-24

13. Cause and Effect

In this special episode, Michael breaks the laws of physics with a multitude of tricks and then introd...More

In this special episode, Michael breaks the laws of physics with a multitude of tricks and then introduces new technologies to some very accepting patrons.Less

30mins 2014-10-30

14. This is Not an Orange

Michael confuses variety store customers with products that have secret hideaways; astonishes camping ...More

Michael confuses variety store customers with products that have secret hideaways; astonishes camping store patrons with rafts that come in pill form; and convinces a woman that a tiny propeller enables human levitation.Less

30mins 2014-11-06

15. Just During the Previews

Michael tests gravity when he floats the idea of astronaut snacks; his darkness-triggering popcorn and...More

Michael tests gravity when he floats the idea of astronaut snacks; his darkness-triggering popcorn and he astonishes an antique store employee with glass figurines that feel emotion and repair themselves.Less

30mins 2014-11-13

16. In Case What?!

Michael stumps a delivery man when he pulls live crabs out of his Chinese food order.

Michael stumps a delivery man when he pulls live crabs out of his Chinese food order.Less

30mins 2014-11-20

17. A Faux Pas to Wear

Michael stuns shoppers with a remarkably advanced antique that self-tailors clothes and a chalkboard t...More

Michael stuns shoppers with a remarkably advanced antique that self-tailors clothes and a chalkboard that solves mathematical equations.Less

30mins 2014-11-27

18. Just a Milker

Michael fishes for trouble in a toy store with pop-up books that contain live animals and, at a health...More

Michael fishes for trouble in a toy store with pop-up books that contain live animals and, at a health food store, he shows a woman how to milk almonds; a mummy causes an employee to question ancient curses.Less

30mins 2014-12-04

19. Suburban Pimp

Michael gets spooky at an antique store with a vintage voodoo doll and, at a costume store, a Dorothy ...More

Michael gets spooky at an antique store with a vintage voodoo doll and, at a costume store, a Dorothy outfit comes complete with a little dog too.Less

30mins 2014-12-11

20. Might Be Trippin'

Michael fills in for a karate instructor and interrupts the Zen of his students; a frog necklace that ...More

Michael fills in for a karate instructor and interrupts the Zen of his students; a frog necklace that is so realistic; a clothing display that puts the "man" in mannequin.Less

30mins 2014-12-18

21. An Awogami Is Ripe

Michael works at a camping store where his life-saving s'mores and pop-up coolers stun customers; a ch...More

Michael works at a camping store where his life-saving s'mores and pop-up coolers stun customers; a child safety pill bottle with built-in invisibility proves too complicated for adults; Michael adjusts the size of a model train.Less

30mins 2014-12-25

22. Iguanasaurs

Michael shrinks into a leprechaun outfit; a museum employee makes the discovery of a lifetime when a p...More

Michael shrinks into a leprechaun outfit; a museum employee makes the discovery of a lifetime when a preserved egg hatches a baby dinosaur.Less

30mins 2015-01-01

23. 3D Galastical Morphin Ranging Power Tents

Michael tries to pull a fast one on burger joint patrons with his inflatable hot dogs and his unusual ...More

Michael tries to pull a fast one on burger joint patrons with his inflatable hot dogs and his unusual technique for bagging buns, then he creeps out a flea market vendor when he brings an acrylic encased arachnid back to life.Less

30mins 2015-01-08

24. Flash Melt

Michael hits the jackpot in a convenience store with a man who guesses the winning lotto numbers and a...More

Michael hits the jackpot in a convenience store with a man who guesses the winning lotto numbers and amazes a mother at a toy store when he demonstrates her own child's genius abilities.Less

30mins 2015-01-15

25. An Over-grooming Situation

Michael leaves a co-worker with a technologically confounding hose that wirelessly transmits water; Mi...More

Michael leaves a co-worker with a technologically confounding hose that wirelessly transmits water; Michael's puppy takes to the catwalk after dressing himself in the most fashionable canine attire.Less