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Season 1

  • SPECIAL 0x21 Double Takes: Back to the Ice

    • July 4, 2019
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    Michael rehashes a potato laser, re-designs an emergen-suit, takes another shot on the ice and more. All with new reactions!

  • S01E01 Got the Bug Out

    • April 1, 2014
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    Michael poses as a phone technician and a bartender, and "resurrects" freeze dried animals.

  • S01E02 A Problem with Chocolate Turtles and Seeds

    • May 15, 2014
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    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.

  • S01E03 A Waddle, a Scratch...

    • May 15, 2014
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    Posing as a thrift store employee, Michael makes shoppers believe that a real waddling duck is just a lifelike decoy and confuses clerks with a never-ending chain of hangers. Then, he convinces liquor store customers that some corks are made of cheese and a wine can freeze on command. Plus, in a museum he shocks a gullible new employee by destroying a priceless piece then impossibly reconstructing it.

  • S01E04 Just Smash It Out

    • May 22, 2014
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    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, he has pet store shoppers convinced that they're seeing multiple fish in an empty water bowl.

  • S01E05 Out of Bounce

    • May 29, 2014
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    Michael convinces customers to buy toys that couldn't possibly exist, like bubbles that turn into Christmas ornaments when you catch them. Then, as a personal trainer, he makes a client think he actually sweat enough to fill a bucket. Plus, a security guard panics when Michael makes a car disappear on his watch.

  • S01E06 Don't Freeze Me!

    • June 5, 2014
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    At a sporting goods store, a confused customer debates the laws of physics with Michael after he suddenly makes a lightweight box impossibly heavy. Then as a barista, Michael shows cafe patrons that glass is not nearly as impenetrable as it seems. Plus, he spooks museum workers when he shows that boomerangs really do always come back, and that taxidermy is a less than permanent solution.

  • S01E07 The Lizard Law

    • June 12, 2014
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    In a Mexican restaurant, Michael treats incredulous diners to a good luck serpent with their tableside guacamole and makes salsa so spicy it melts metal. Then, he confuses office coworkers with a never-ending brown bag lunch and a frozen meal that turns out to be alarmingly fresh. Plus, he confounds his new assistant with some tricks of the trade as a real estate agent, including freshening dead flowers right before her eyes.

  • S01E08 It's a Makeshift

    • June 19, 2014
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    Michael mystifies laundromat patrons by impossibly multiplying miniscule amounts of detergent and makes one man's day when he convinces him that he's hit the coin machine jackpot. Then at a thrift store, Michael taps into his musical abilities by turning into a human record player. Plus, as an employee at a shipping store, he astonishingly flips a full bowl of punch without spilling a drop and repeatedly teleports a glass penguin to one customer's dismay.

  • S01E09 Green Friendly

    • June 26, 2014
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    Michael confuses wine drinkers with an incredible shrinking bottle and a supposedly deep cork that defies the laws of physics. Then, he bedazzles a jewelry store patron with disappearing diamonds. Later, he heads to the carwash where one woman takes a stand when her "go green" clean takes an unexpected turn.

  • S01E10 Maybe it's the Echinacea?

    • July 10, 2014
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    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.

  • S01E11 Serious Déjà Vu

    • July 17, 2014
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    Posing as a bartender, Michael refutes distillation while turning water into liquor. Then, Michael blows the minds of customers in a coffee shop, and gives a man déjà vu.

  • S01E12 An Elevated Ferret Alert

    • July 24, 2014
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    Michael poses as an interior designer and makes a staircase disappear. 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.

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Cause and Effect

    • July 31, 2014
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    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. And what happens when people learn they're on a TV show? Find out when Michael reveals that it's all been an illusion to some of the best marks of Volume 1, and see spectacular moments that went terribly awry.

  • S01E13 Out of Control

    • October 30, 2014
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    Michael stuns customers in a holistic store by treating them to kale cannolis that are too good to be true. Later, while working in a toy store, Michael shocks his coworker by bringing a large teddy bear to life.

  • S01E14 This is Not an Orange

    • November 6, 2014
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    Surprising shoppers with items featuring hidden compartments; a raft in a pill; a new way to levitate.

  • S01E15 Just During the Previews

    • November 13, 2014
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    Michael tests gravity when he floats the idea of astronaut snacks; his darkness-triggering popcorn is too newfangled for one movie goer; and he astonishes an antique store employee with glass figurines that feel emotion and repair themselves!

  • S01E16 In Case What?!

    • November 20, 2014
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    Michael stumps a delivery man by pulling live crabs out of a Chinese food order and leaves a mother and daughter in disbelief by using a spinning bowl to extract peanuts from candy. Plus, he puts one man in a serious ethical dilemma.

  • S01E17 A Faux Pas to Wear

    • November 27, 2014
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    Michael stuns shoppers at a thrift mart with a remarkably advanced antique that self-tailors clothes and a chalkboard that solves mathematical equations. And at a hardware store, a DIYer is left questioning the intelligence of beetles that follow blueprints and unscrew nuts and bolts. Plus, one woman is shocked and bewildered when Michael disappears and reappears before her very eyes.

  • S01E18 Just a Milker

    • December 4, 2014
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    Michael fishes for trouble in a toy store with pop-up books that contain live animals and, at a health food store, he makes a woman's day by showing her how to milk almonds. Later, a mummy causes an employee to question ancient curses.

  • S01E19 Suburban Pimp

    • December 11, 2014
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    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. Then, at an arcade, the atmosphere turns from fun to freaky for an employee when Michael gets "zapped" from one game to the next.

  • S01E20 Might be Trippin'

    • December 18, 2014
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    Filling in as a karate instructor, Michael disrupts the Zen of his student with skills that literally lift him off the ground, and at a toy store, Michael's frog necklace is so fashionably realistic that it has one little girl begging for a new pet. Then at a military outfitting store, Michael and an employee put together a clothing display that puts the "man" in mannequin.

  • S01E21 An Awogami Is Ripe

    • December 25, 2014
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    Michael works at a camping store where his life-saving s'mores and pop-up coolers stun would-be glampers, and later at a health food store, a child safety pill bottle with built-in invisibility proves too complicated for adults. Then, at variety store, a customer goes off the rails when Michael adjusts the size of a model train.

  • S01E22 Iguanasaurs

    • January 1, 2015
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    Michael befuddles a hardware store patron with a collapsible spray paint can, and cuts a costume shop employee down to size when he shrinks into a leprechaun outfit. Later, a museum employee makes the discovery of a lifetime when a preserved egg hatches a baby dinosaur.

  • S01E23 3D Galastical Morphin Ranging Power Tents

    • January 8, 2015
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    Tonight, 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, and later his co-worker doesn't give a hoot about her job at the camping store when an owl takes over their display.

  • S01E24 Flash Melt

    • January 15, 2015
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    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. Later, as a party planner at a Japanese restaurant, MIchael astonishes his co-worker with a set-up that really takes the cake.

  • S01E25 An Over-Grooming Situation

    • January 22, 2015
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    Michael leaves a co-worker out to dry at the garden center with a technologically confounding hose that wirelessly transmits water. Later, at the dog groomers, Michael's puppy takes to the catwalk after dressing himself in the most fashionable canine attire.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Just Made History

    • July 29, 2015
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    In the season two premiere, Michael poses as a hipster at a farmers market and makes an endless supply of juice. Then things become blurry at the eye doctor, and later, shape shifting aliens send Michael's co-worker into a frenzy.

  • S02E02 Dangerously Drinkable

    • August 5, 2015
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    Michael astounds dental patients with molar radio transmissions, and while appraising art, he brings an extinct species back to life. Plus, an unusual brew stirs a ghostly hallucination that will make draws drop.

  • S02E03 Japanese Waterless Folding Toilet

    • August 12, 2015
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    Michael stretches headphone cords and reality with a mystical putty and stuns a co-worker with new bathroom technology. In the big finale, a Porta Potty becomes a Portal Potty.

  • S02E04 The Albino Corn Snake Viper Patrol

    • August 19, 2015
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    Working at a tattoo parlor, Michael gets some killer ink in a flash. Then it's SNAKES ON A SEDAN when a serpent ambushes a routine car checkup. Down on the docks, one unlucky guy learns a lesson in shrinkage.

  • S02E05 Amvox 73

    • August 26, 2015
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    Michael unearths a mutant turtle from a mystical Peruvian clay. A woman is blown away when 2 adorable bunnies become 8 and to top it off, a hapless carpenter becomes an accidental time traveler when a potent new glue has him coming undone.

  • S02E06 Turn to Gold

    • September 9, 2015
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    A miraculous liquid gives Michael the Midas touch in an eyeglass store. Later, Michael trains the new girl at a tanning salon, but things take horrifying turn when she believes she's killed her first customer.

  • S02E07 Take the Mirror

    • September 16, 2015
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    Michael's candy shop customers witness a live scorpion get freed from a lollipop and later Michael's cocktail invention has one man drunk with envy! In the big finish, a cursed mirror turns simple reflections into reality.

  • S02E08 Sierra Volcano

    • September 23, 2015
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    Michael performs a revolutionary treatment that turns back time and at the farmer's market, a pungent pre-historic cheese mesmerizes one shopper's taste buds. Plus, an accident with a 3D printer has Michael meeting his match.

  • S02E09 The Doughy Parts

    • September 30, 2015
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    At an office, Michael goes from suave to slacker in the blink of an eye. Then at a museum, a man discovers his painter's touch is worth thousands and at a pool club, Michael and his strange friend are in the deep end with security.

  • S02E10 That's Voodoo

    • October 7, 2015
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    Michael wows mall shoppers with snakes that sooth and spiders that stitch. At an art supply store a woman finds out that she's a natural born wood whittler. Plus, an abandoned house won't let go of its precious things.

  • S02E11 Catch the Flu

    • October 14, 2015
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    Michael helps a man realize his amazing mind powers and an art gallery's tribal mask goes missing which has the security guard fearing war.

  • S02E12 Deep Space Air

    • October 21, 2015
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    While doing scientific research, Michael makes things heavy with some otherworldly air. At a bakery, the new rolls are so light that they defy gravity. Michael then gets caught by the ultimate sand trap as a golf instructor.

  • S02E13 Fishguise

    • October 28, 2015
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    At a local copy shop, Michael introduces a print by hand technique and at a bait and tackle shop, he unveils the latest fish fashion trends. At an office, Michael pulls a switcheroo and the new temp has no idea who's the boss.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Critter Countdown

    • March 2, 2016
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    In this special episode, Michael ranks the series' most incredible moments involving animals, counting down to the very best zoological trickery.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Top 5 Freakouts

    • March 9, 2016
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    Selections from the hilariously mystified to the downright horrified illustrate the show's top five funniest reactions.

  • S02E14 EggShaq

    • March 23, 2016
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    Michael unveils the mystery behind bowling balls, and does the world's longest spit take; Shaquille O'Neal helps with a plan to blow one super-fan's mind.

  • S02E15 Dead Man Walking

    • March 30, 2016
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    Michael serenades a clam while posing as a cook; a spirited trick leaves one man questioning the afterlife.

  • S02E16 I Am Ogle Thorpe

    • April 6, 2016
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    When Michael opens a shocking package at a warehouse, a man goes hog wild. And while pigs may not fly, Michael proves that kittens can. One woman believes a curse has transformed a man right before her eyes.

  • S02E17 The Framing Canon

    • April 13, 2016
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    While working in an art supply store, Michael astounds a customer with a framing device, shocks a patron who can't see the whole picture and becomes a piece of art. Later, a woman goes haywire when Michael literally loses his head.

  • S02E18 Skull with a Flower Hat

    • April 20, 2016
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    While posing as a security guard, Michael turns a metal detector into a microwave, exposes a surveillance operation and finds himself in the line of fire. Later, a mover is dumbfounded when a woman rises from the ashes.

  • S02E19 Warthogs, WogHearts and Hogwarts

    • April 27, 2016
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    Michael refreshes stale nachos and peels back the truth behind a fake bill. He also unveils the latest in cellular soda machine technology. But what will happen when he breathes life into a T-Rex?

  • S02E20 A Positive Presence

    • May 4, 2016
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    Michael serves a drink that can eat away at anything and cleanse so organic that it creates life. Later, his sneaker lacing technology shocks a customer and makes an assistant think someone has risen from the dead.

  • SPECIAL 0x6 Secret Stash

    • May 11, 2016
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    In this special episode, Michael dips into his secret stash to reveal never-before-seen tricks.

  • S02E21 Top Priority of NASA

    • May 18, 2016
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    Michael's tricks include a soup fit for space, odd ear wax removal and a mystic massage. Later, a mover travels through time.

  • S02E22 Drone Care

    • May 25, 2016
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    While working as a florist, Michael nukes petal popping flowers, sheds light on frog mutation, and turns an ant farm into a work of art.

  • S02E23 Sets Itself, Lights Itself

    • June 1, 2016
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    Michael loses a credit card in a series of absorbing containers. In an art store, he shakes off sloppy handwriting to reveal some fancy calligraphy. Later on, a catering assistant gets spooked when the chinaware sets itself.

  • S02E24 A Living Trilobite

    • June 8, 2016
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    Michael proves chipmunks are nature's accountants; Michael stuns a museum worker by bringing a fossilized creature to life.

  • S02E25 House of Horrors

    • June 15, 2016
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    Michael unveils a coffee making app and gets textually active with the world's thinnest disposable phone. Then he debuts a new beauty invention that turns ugly.

  • S02E26 He's a Professional Dude

    • June 22, 2016
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    Michael silences a traveling squeak while remodeling a home; a hospital becomes the scene of a mind-bending game of cops and robbers.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Incredibly Unsettling

    • February 1, 2017
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    Michael breezes into the Windy City to shock and amaze the Chicago locals. In a health store, he sells a supplement that proves you are what you drink, and at a Metro station, he utterly derails a commuter's sense of reality.

  • SPECIAL 0x8 Trick Plays

    • February 1, 2017
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    Get ready to celebrate Michael's all-time greatest sports moments! Things get heated in the bowling alley; golf course hazards come out of nowhere; and during a workout, Michael shows that transformations can happen in an instant.

  • S03E02 Holy Moly Mirror

    • February 8, 2017
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    In a local Chicago diner, Michael brings new meaning to the term "hold the pickles". Plus, he discovers an aggressive new breed of fungus at a park, and later, he helps a co-worker disappear from work early in a hospital warehouse.

  • SPECIAL 0x9 Gadgets and Gizmos

    • February 8, 2017
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    It's time for some of Michael's favorite mind-bending inventions! From an electric removable eyeball to a 3D printing pen, this episode features the best reactions to Michael's most innovative creations.

  • S03E03 Bro, They're Surrounding Us!

    • February 15, 2017
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    At a market, Michael reveals an amazing credit card hack, and at a science shop, he demonstrates how far stem cell research has come. Later, Michael spooks a gardener who's certain that angry gnomes are hunting him down!

  • S03E04 It's A Chicken, Sir

    • February 22, 2017
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    Michael discovers a ferocious new breed of animal at a park, customers are stumped in confusion when Michael invades a tea shop. Later a woman gets her feathers ruffled when an art studio becomes the site of a transformation.

  • S03E05 Wait, My Chair!

    • March 1, 2017
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    Michael shows the transformative properties of fruits and vegetables and shows a caterer the true power of dairy products. Then, an antique store customer is stunned when a species of termite literally chews through the scenery.

  • S03E06 Soliciting Statue

    • March 8, 2017
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    Michael shows off an impossible way to organize your clothes, reveals some serious surprises lurking in your favorite foods, and attempts one of his most ambitious feats yet - tricking two people at the same time.

  • SPECIAL 0x10 Over the Line

    • March 8, 2017
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    In this special, Michael combs the archives for never-before-seen tricks that went too far for TV and shows what happens when he pushes someone over the line. Plus, an employee bolts in the most outrageous Carbonaro reveal ever.

  • S03E07 Speed Thieves

    • March 22, 2017
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    At a diner, Michael adds some spice to lunchtime and gives patrons the chills while demonstrating a new way to cool soup. And at a furniture store, Michael shows his coworker that impossible things can happen in the blink of an eye.

  • SPECIAL 0x11 Hit or Miss

    • March 22, 2017
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    Sometimes Michael gets outsmarted by a target, sometimes nobody notices that the magic happened at all, and sometimes Michael accidentally recommends poisoning his viewers.

  • S03E08 The Impractically Carbonaro Jokers' Effect

    • March 29, 2017
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    In this special crossover event, the Impractical Jokers help Michael stun coffee bar customers - but soon discover the joke is on them; on a nature trail, Michael's woodland creatures display fantastic hidden abilities.

  • S03E09 A Similar Rock Energy

    • November 9, 2017
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    Michael is back in Chicago to hash out new ideas in a hemp store, but it's not until he inspects a spooky church that people start getting stoned, literally. Plus, Michael teams up with special guest star, Jack Black!

  • S03E10 Kind of Like a Seafoam Green

    • November 16, 2017
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    Michael shows some unsuspecting shoppers how to manipulate solid objects, and he reveals the truth about automatic vacuums; one employee's shift at a camping store becomes very colorful and confusing.

  • SPECIAL 0x12 Holiday Survival Guide

    • November 23, 2017
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    Stressing out over the holidays? Don't worry. From how to handle dinner, to what to do when a special surprise guest shows up out of thin air, Michael Carbonaro's never-before-seen tricks are the gifts that keep on giving!

  • S03E11 Super Saturn Moon Travel

    • November 30, 2017
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    At Michael's fireworks stand, he's got everything from exploding fruit to levitation sparklers, and at a hemp store, Michael shows off his innovations in hemp technology. Plus, a time capsule completely blows one man's mind!

  • S03E12 Cuban Assimilatory Persea Plant

    • December 7, 2017
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    Michael tries new foods like shape-shifting pasta and never-ending soup! Then it's off to a vinyl shop for a record-breaking illusion, and later, Michael tries to convince his coworker to explore a new plant.

  • S03E13 Pixelated Vision

    • December 14, 2017
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    At a wilderness store, Michael reels in customers with an amazing new fishing tool, and at an AT&T store, Michael shows off a camera that's literally paper thin. Plus, a day of mini golf turns explosive when a loose cannon appears.

  • S03E14 Italian Food Matter

    • December 21, 2017
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    Michael uncovers the secrets behind baoding balls, origami and paper lamps, and at Eataly, he reveals a spray that turns everything into bacon. Plus, a picture worth a thousand words leaves Michael's assistant speechless.

  • S03E15 Industrial Asphalt Sealant

    • December 28, 2017
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    Michael trains his coworkers how to hold a dog who can't hold it, and at the AT&T store, Michael shows off a new way to lighten the load. Plus, a man can vanish into a manhole, but the whole hole can't vanish, right?!

  • S03E16 Pineapple Breeze

    • January 4, 2018
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    At a cell phone store, Michael reveals an exciting new way to fix your tablet, and later, he makes a drink that's impossible to swallow. Plus, a dog owner loves that Michael has turned her pet into the smartest animal in the world!

  • S03E17 The Essence Of The Wings

    • January 11, 2018
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    Michael turns leftovers into beauty products at a soap shop, and at a record store, he shows a hip-hop fan how to jump around. Plus, at a children's store, Michael's co-worker learns about the dangers of babysitting.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Total Face Rejuvenation

    • May 17, 2018
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    Michael shocks a receptionist with a medical procedure that leaves both their jaws on the floor, and then at a party store, Michael reveals a regenerating piece of gum. Plus, an electrifying trick rewrites history.

  • S04E02 Relax the Back

    • May 24, 2018
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    At a library, Michael shocks people with every trick in the book, including a voice controlled page turner and outfit changes that almost get him recognized! And later, Michael amazes a trainee with a weightless mattress!

  • S04E03 The Snowball

    • May 31, 2018
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    Michael demonstrates the latest in winter gear: a hat that also makes hot cocoa; Michael's co-worker at an abandoned garage is stunned when a ghostly violin strikes a chord all by itself.

  • S04E04 You've Been Marked

    • June 7, 2018
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    Michael shows off a seashell from the seashore, that still has the seashore in it, and reveals desserts that break the mold. Plus, at a farm, Michael startles his assistant with a trick that's "out-of-this-world."

  • S04E05 Simon Soft

    • June 14, 2018
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    Michael turns iced tea into a tea candle and later, at a pet store, he reveals that caterpillars have wicks. Plus, at a warehouse, Michael stumps his assistant when he proves that big tricks come in shrink-wrapped packages.

  • S04E06 Whippit

    • June 28, 2018
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    In an ice cream shop, Michael whips up a mind-boggling app; at a party store, he spills the tea on a self-brewing decoration; and at a farm, Michael's helper looks like he saw a ghost after a run-in with a spirited scarecrow.

  • S04E07 The Food Flattener

    • July 5, 2018
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    At a cooking class, Michael gets crabby when chopping salad and brings the heat to instantly cook a meatball with his breath. And later, Michael chills his assistant to her bones when a cryotherapy experiment freezes.

  • S04E08 Dr. Bones

    • July 12, 2018
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    Michael explores the true depth of a deep-dish pizza, and later, he plays doctor to a patient questioning his own vision and sanity and then explains how the “Carbonaro Effect” could cause hallucinations. Plus, as a locksmith, Michael stuns his assistant with a surprise on the other side of the door.

  • S04E09 There's Life in Here

    • December 13, 2018
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    Michael gives a confused woman the license to speed at the Department of Motor Vehicles; he unclogs a toaster at the return counter; he blows the mind of a beach attendant with a scaly encounter from under the sea

  • S04E10 Prehistoric Fossil Breeding

    • December 20, 2018
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    Michael schools a man on fish fossil breeding at a rock store; he colors with his tongue at a paint store; on a construction site, Michael and his helper dig up a skeleton that still has some life in it.

  • S04E11 Vegan Plant

    • December 27, 2018
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    Michael feeds a cannibalistic plant at a garden center; he sells a necktie that literally suits itself; at a hockey rink, Michael's assistant is speechless with a trick so electric it melts the ice.

  • S04E12 Sorcery or Science

    • January 10, 2019
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    Michael sweetens a woman's day at a candy store when a chocolate bunny eats here ring. Then, at the Chicago White Sox stadium, he inflates pretzels at a snack stand. Plus, one of Michael's tricks gets flushed down the tubes.

  • S04E13 Fight or Flight

    • January 17, 2019
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    While working at a cheese store, Michael milks the reaction of a woman stunned by breeding brie. Then Michael nails down the perfect app in a salon and unpacks a trick in an airport that ruffles his assistant's feathers.

  • S04E14 Fright at the Museum

    • January 24, 2019
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    At a campsite, Michael turns rain into wine and has an app that gives a new meaning to the "call of nature." Later, things get thorny at a plant shop and in a museum, Michael drums up ancient history that grasps for the present.

  • S04E15 Dummy Talks

    • January 31, 2019
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    At an appliance store, a man goes bananas over Michael's self stocking fridge. Then, Micheal speeds up the life cycle of a frog in a science lab and pulls the strings at an estate sale when a haunted doll toys with his assistant.

  • S04E16 Home Run Away

    • February 7, 2019
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    At a deli, Michael bakes bread with power tools, and in a tux store, his outfit change doesn't suit his customer. Plus, at the stadium for the Chicago White Sox, Michael swings for the fences with a fiery trick that stuns his helper.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Cat Lady

    • November 7, 2019
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    In the premiere episode, Michael wows directors with costume changes but cracks when he sings. Plus, things get sticky when he demos flying post-its. Then, Michael’s co-worker’s jaw drops when a shapeshifting tenant returns while they clean house.

  • S05E02 Moving Dragon

    • November 14, 2019
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    While working at a pool store, Michael flies on a kickboard and shows the culinary pros of a pool noodle. Plus at a pet store, he breeds hamsters from pellets. Then, Michael stuns his helper when moving day heats up with a fiery statue.

  • S05E03 Lipstick and the Flying Nun

    • November 21, 2019
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    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.

  • S05E04 Pink Slime

    • December 5, 2019
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    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.

  • S05E05 Chilly Flakes and Wormholes

    • December 12, 2019
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    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.

  • S05E06 Popcorn Pants

    • December 19, 2019
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    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.

  • S05E07 Vanishing Daycare

    • December 26, 2019
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    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.

  • S05E08 Puppification

    • January 2, 2020
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    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.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Cause and Effect Second Edition

    • April 1, 2015
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    Get a peek behind-the-scenes as Michael pushes magical boundaries with a fiery potato laser and a very unusual puppy. Then, how does Michael react when he's recognized mid-stunt? And what happens when someone decides to play a prank on him?! Plus, see how stunned shoppers react when they learn they're on TV in this special episode!

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Exposed

    • April 1, 2015
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    In this special episode Michael presents the most talked about tricks from Season 1 and reveals all new behind-the scenes material. Responding to viewer questions, Michael pulls back the curtain on never-before-seen rehearsal footage and provides new insights into the tricks that earned the most social media buzz! How does a wooden duck decoy transform into a live duck? How exactly does improv help one ghostly trick? Plus, when a car disappears is there some clever editing afoot or is it real magic?!

  • SPECIAL 0x7 Behind the Curtain

    • June 29, 2016
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    Never-before-seen footage; Michael shares backstage secrets, the most epic freak out, and hilarious moments of recognition.

  • SPECIAL 0x13 Double Takes

    • January 18, 2018
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    In this special episode, Michael gives a fresh look to your favorite tricks with never-before-seen footage. From the arcade to the science lab, Michael revisits classic moments with footage from the cutting room floor.

  • SPECIAL 0x14 Double Takes 2

    • June 21, 2018
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    In this special, a trip down memory lane turns trippy when Michael revisits classic bits - including the hallucinogenic frog and the glue-sniffing mishap - to unlock never-before-seen reactions to your favorite jaw-dropping tricks.

  • SPECIAL 0x15 Double Takes 3

    • July 19, 2018
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    In this special, Michael revisits some of the spookiest bits of Carbonaro past to reveal fresh frights with never-before-seen reactions to tricks, including the Alien Abduction, Musical Ghosts and Mad Science Experiments Gone Wrong!

  • SPECIAL 0x16 Double Takes 4

    • February 14, 2019
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    Michael takes viewers behind the scenes and shows them never seen tricks.

  • SPECIAL 0x17 Special 100th Episode

    • June 6, 2019
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    Michael celebrates the 100th show with a special featuring a live studio audience, celebrity messages, and visits from past guests! Plus, to thank his fans, Michael tricks some of them into a surprise meeting they can't believe.

  • SPECIAL 0x18 Double Takes: Back to the Big Dig

    • June 13, 2019
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    Michael reboots a living skeleton, an instant pet trap, a flipping mermaid and more, all with brand-new reactions!

  • SPECIAL 0x19 Double Takes: Back to Back in Time

    • June 20, 2019
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    Michael revisits a spirits-drinking spirit, a living fossil, rewrites history again and more with brand-new reactions.

  • SPECIAL 0x20 Double Takes: Back to Fight or Flight

    • June 27, 2019
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    Michael reanimates a chameleon fish, reboots lengthy corks, remakes the airport bird man, and more with all-new reactions.

  • SPECIAL 0x22 Double Takes: Back to the Meet and Greet

    • July 11, 2019
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  • SPECIAL 0x23 Double Takes: Back to Aztec Portal

    • July 18, 2019
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  • SPECIAL 0x24 Double Takes: Back to Back Again Boxes

    • July 25, 2019
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  • SPECIAL 0x25 Double Takes: Back to the Locked Booth

    • August 1, 2019
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