

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.
The series spans 5 seasons with 92 episodes in total (avg. 18 per season).
Each episode runs approximately 30 minutes.
The show is currently in production with new episodes still being made.
Originally aired on truTV.

2003
Unsuspecting people witness science fiction inspired pranks with alien abductions, hauntings, and other paranormal events.

2011

2022
Couples in crisis turn to the honorable Judge Lynn Toler for a life-altering decision to get married or break up for good.

2024
Scary pranks, inspired by popular science fiction and horror movies, are played on unsuspecting individuals.

2006
A team of hustlers - Alexis Conran, Paul Wilson and Jessica-Jane Clement, try out some notorious scams on ‘marks’, filmed with hidden cameras. The aim is to reveal how scams work so that the viewer can avoid being ripped off by the same con.
2004
You've Got A Friend was a 2004 reality comedy show on MTV, produced by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg. It was launched near the same time as their reality prank show Punk'd, and although successful in ratings, was cancelled at the end of the first season so they could focus on its more popular counterpart. The show filmed contestants having to tolerate a 'friend' for 48 hours, while filmed on hidden camera in their home and different public settings. The 'friend' would be a trained improvisational comedian, who would progressively torment the contestant, their friends and loved ones. The catch was that the friends and family of the contestant were unaware of the folie à deux. If able to endure the embarrassment caused by the irreverent demands of the friend, the contestant would win a cash prize.

2017
Six magic artists—illusionists, quick change specialists and even pickpocket artists—create a one-of-a-kind experience.

2003
What happens when the biggest stars in the world get too high on the Hollywood hog? When their bank accounts start swelling bigger than their heads? Master prankster Ashton Kutcher is there to punk 'em down to earth.

2005
Candid camera show in which unsuspecting members of the Irish public as well as some celebrities are accosted by such bizarre characters as the irascible Jake Stevens, Clifford the Orangemen and the desperate bride. All comic roles are played by comedians P.J. Gallagher, Maeve Higgins and Patrick McDonnell.
Great
28 votes
The Carbonaro Effect
Returning Series
Yes
B-15
English
4/1/2014
1/2/2020
