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The Carbonaro Effect(TV show/series, 2014-)

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Reality TV in 5 seasons with 93 episodes

The Carbonaro EffectRating: 3.6/5 (with 12 votes)
The Carbonaro Effect is an American hidden camera practical joke reality television series hosted by magician and prankster Michael Carbonaro, who performs tricks on people caught on hidden camera. It debuted on April 1, 2014, and has been aired on truTV. To promote the second half of the first season, TBS aired a two-hour marathon on October 30, 2014. The second season premiered on April 1, 2015; the third season premiered on February 1, 2017; and the fourth season premiered on May 17, 2018, along with a new insider series titled The Carbonaro Effect: Inside Carbonaro. On October 11, 2019, it was announced that the fifth season would premiere on November 7, 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series was placed on hiatus. As of 2024, it is unknown if it will continue after its fifth season. ()
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About The Carbonaro Effect

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.

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The Carbonaro Effect - Potato Chip Surprise(Trailer, 1:57)

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The Carbonaro Effect Seasons and Episodes

11/07/2019Season 5 - 8 episodes
#1 | 11/07/2019Cat Lady
At auditions, Michael wows directors with costume changes but cracks when he sings; things get sticky when he demos flying post-its; Michael's co-worker's jaw drops when a shape-shifting tenant returns while they clean house.
#2 | 11/15/2019Moving Dragon
While working at a pool store, Michael flies on a kickboard and shows the culinary uses of a pool noodle; at a pet store, he breeds hamsters from pellets; Michael stuns his helper as moving day heats up with a fiery statue.
#3 | 11/21/2019Lipstick and the Flying Nun
While working at an antique shop, Michael unpacks an item with a message from beyond and a problem-solving toy puzzles his co-worker. Plus, Michael works a fundraiser where a painting raises not just money but the body of a nun.
#4 | 12/05/2019Pink Slime
While working at a book store, Michael feeds some book worms. Plus, Michael serves food and gives new meaning to the term "grass fed beef". Then, at a food testing center, Michael spooks his assistant when an experiment takes a new shape.
#5 | 12/12/2019Chilly Flakes and Wormholes
Michael works in a spice shop and gets the icy treatment with his take on "chilly flakes". Plus at a hotel, he cleans a spill with his phone. And then, at an abandoned house, Michael amazes his assistant when he climbs through a wormhole.
#6 | 12/19/2019Popcorn Pants
Michael delivers a shock in a shipping store when packaged wine tips over and gets the bubble wrap tipsy. At a popcorn shop, Michael dons the latest kernel fashions. Later, at a theater, he stuns his helper when a trick jumps off the screen.
#7 | 12/26/2019Vanishing Daycare
At a thrift store, Michael transforms a t-shirt that's suitable for all four seasons and at a daycare, his aid thinks she loses more than her mind. Plus, in a museum, Michael's helper runs scared when a sculpture starts to slither away.
#8 | 01/02/2020Puppification
At an appliance store, Michael blends juices with a sticker. Then, at a pet shop, he reverses the food chain. Plus, at a doggy spa, an old dog learns new tricks when a rejuvenation machine turns back time and Michael doesn't go unscathed.
05/17/2018Season 4 - 16 episodes
02/01/2017Season 3 - 18 episodes
07/29/2015Season 2 - 26 episodes
04/01/2014Season 1 - 25 episodes
06/06/2019Specials - 9 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 3 languages: English (EN), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)
Status: Returning series
First episode released on: 04/01/2014
Latest episode released on: 01/02/2020
Presenter/Host: Michael Carbonaro
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Magiska blåsningar"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:5451, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024