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This first trick was written as "Money Squirrel,"

and we actually tried a real live squirrel

one afternoon in our magic workshop.

We quickly figured out that they're way too fast

and unpredictable to work with.

In fact, it took our animal handler about an hour

to get the guy back into his cage,

so we decided to use the animal you're about to see instead.

Yeah, paper money. Right. Uh, here.

Just sign your initials right on the bottom line there.

Great. Okay, good.

Still raining out there?

Uh, no. Not really, no.

No?

It's just damp, that's all.

Damp.

Okay. All right.

Put your initial receipt in here. Awesome.

We used to have the machine that does it, but --

Yeah, they're changing all the regulations

'cause the machines are actually glitchy.

Okay.

And they're third-party, so they charge the customers,

and people don't like that.

So, here you go.

Oh, my God. What is that?

Oh, it's a sorter.

[ Squeaks ]

All right.

There we go.

Are you serious? Yeah.

You know, they're the --

You know those Shanghai sorting squirrels?

There he goes. Really?

Yeah. They go in with your signature,

and we have the money in there,

and they find it's more accurate

because they do it, you know, by rote,

naturally sorting stuff out.

Here he goes.

And they pull it out into piles,

and it has like a little, you know, device back.

There he is.

Yeah.

We got him all rolled up there.

Whoa. Oh, my gosh!

They get excited when they handle it, you know?

'Cause to them it's like getting their feast ready,

so they get a little juiced.

And here's your initialed receipt

where we can put the total.

Okay.

Yeah. You look, like, miffed.

I was talking to you.

So, when did you start working here?

How do you feel about working with an animal?

Well, honestly, though, they give us better benefits

because now the whole place is assured to be on task better

because, you know, they're more accurate,

so we have less margin of error.

Okay. You know?

I have to get a rabies shot once a month to work with them,

but they're great.

And the truth is, they don't make mistakes.

That is amazing.

Yeah. They're nature's accountants, you know?

So that is $10, $20, 30, $34.

That's $34.50 for you.

Let me grab some 20s, okay?

Okay. All right. One second.

♪♪♪

Hey, buddy.

You gonna cash a check?

Now I legit have a degree in theater,

which means I spent a lot of time and money learning

how to properly project my voice and annunciate my words,

but sometimes my professional training fails me.

Well, that struggle is real in this next clip,

as I repeatedly try and fail

to pronounce the word "perforations."

Two, four, six, eight, one.

Two, four, six, eight, two.

And $10 and, uh, $5 is $15.

Okay. Thank you so much.

Why'd you break the bill?

-Oh, you haven't seen that? -No.

Yeah, it's a new ordinance.

Really?

Yeah, the perforations.

-Cool. -So this would count as $5.

That counts as $5 now, and this counts as --

Well, that's $5.

So it'll never be a $10 again.

Oh, no. The $10s --

The $10s and the $5s can be broken in half,

so a $20 can become two $10s or a $10 can become two $5s.

And this is only like these bills, these new bills, right?

Yeah, because they kind of got them --

the corporations were forced

to reduce the amount of paper that they used,

and then they kind of turned it around on banks.

So, the $10s and the $20s, you can hold up --

If you line them up and you just get them together,

you can rub the perforations.

And then you can use that as a $10.

No, that is crazy.

So, yeah, the $10s and $20s will do that.

Oh, that's amazing.

Yeah, they're healable perforations.

Okay.

Yeah. I'll get you a pamphlet on it so you can see how they work.

It's a bit hard to see,

but we actually made this official-looking sign

about the preferations.

Oh, perf-- perforations.

Oh, I did it again!

I want to rip it.

So, this security guard is none other than Derek Hughes,

an accomplished magician and member of our magic team.

And when we shot this,

Derek had just been a finalist on "America's Got Talent,"

so we were worried about both he or I

getting recognized during shooting.

♪♪♪

Excuse me.

Sorry, I'm just gonna drop this off for a second.

Okay.

-[ Laughs ] -Sorry.

I can help you back here.

Coming in at the --

Coming in at the end of the day here.

All right.

Sorry about that.

Okay. How are you doing?

Confused now.

Sorry? I'm confused now.

You're confused?

Oh, yeah. We changed our bank name.

First I saw someone that looks like you

holding the money and then...

-Sorry? -Did it switch around?

I'm sorry?

Don't mind me. Just don't mind me.

What happened?

No, I was looking at the sign,

and the sign looked just like you holding the money,

and the guard moved the sign, and now the guard's gone.

That guard? Or I'm just tired.

I was...

No, I was just trying to get these all set

'cause we're just doing some last-minute deposits

'cause we get a lot of people coming in at the end of the day.

-Here. -Oh, my goodness.

Yeah.

When I start seeing things like that,

I remember to breathe.

[ Sighs ]

Just to breathe. You're okay, though?

Mm-hmm. Okay, good.

As long as you're not the cardboard.

As long as I'm not the cardboard?

Wow. You really, really saw something there, huh?

I really thought I saw something.

Yeah. To me, I think it's, like, places like this

that have those buggy fluorescent lights.

It probably was.

Sometimes they flicker, you know,

and they can make your eyes sort of see hallucinations.

I just need to go to sleep.

I'm exactly like you. Trust me.

I got no sleep last night.

I'm gonna be talking to posters myself.

♪♪♪

Lord, beset my mind. Jesus.

♪♪♪

So now you've seen Alexis Day's reaction

to her trippy transaction.

But what you haven't seen is how she reacted when she found out

she was on my hidden-camera magic show.

Take a look at this never-before-seen clip.

All right.

Do you want another chance to look over this stuff,

make sure you got that all together?

Yes. Okay.

You okay?

Yeah, that's that thing that happens when,

you know, you don't sleep, florescent lighting,

and you start to hallucinate a little bit.

Yeah. It's called the, uh,

Carbonaro Effect.

Well, now I know what to call it when someone else does it.

Oh, ye-- You never heard of that before --

the Carbonaro Effect?

Oh, yeah, the Carbonaro Effect

is also the name of a hidden-camera magic TV show.

Really? Like you're on right now.

[ Laughs ]

Alexis.

What? I'm too sleepy for this.

My name's Michael Carbonaro.

I'm a magician.

And you're on my TV show right now,

called "The Carbonaro Effect."

[ Laughs ]

[ Laughs ] You feel better now?

Okay, good.

Now, filming as a funeral director

is not something I would have done in Season 1,

but by the time we shot Season 2, we'd shot over 100 days,

and I was feeling more confident

that I could pull this off without scaring people too much.

How you doing? -Okay. How are you?

I'm great.

Um, you didn't happen to find a wallet, did you?

No, not so far.

Okay.

The son just called

and said they're looking for a wallet.

I have not seen anything.

Okay. There's nothing in the casket, is there?

Would you -- Oh! Look!

Good. Okay.

Good idea.

That's so funny.

That was his son's wallet, or the dad's wallet?

No, the son called and said

that there was a wallet with the body

and they were gonna cremate it

and he couldn't find the wallet.

And that if I found it --

Yeah, okay.

Oh, wow.

No, he said that there was two pictures in there.

He said he didn't want the mom to know about the one picture.

So, don't let her know about that photo.

Maybe it's a long-lost love or something.

It could be. But that's his wallet.

He has a wife,

like, she's had to see him open it numerous times.

Oh, my gosh. She's really beautiful, though.

She is really pretty. She's very pretty.

She has nice eyes and lips.

I'll take that. Just rest --

Just put that on top of the coffin there,

and I'll put this -- I'll put this over here.

The son's gonna pick up some stuff

for the cremation or something.

Wow.

I mean, she's really beautiful.

She is very pretty. Oh, my gosh.

Who knows? It could have been her.

It probably was her.

What year do you think that picture was?

Where did it go? That's creepy.

Where'd it --

What?

[ Gasps ] Wait.

Oh, my gosh. Get out of here.

Oh!

That is really weird.

Oh, my gosh.

Am I -- Am I crazy?

Oh, gosh! Where is the picture?

I don't know. Maybe that answers

some kind of --

Wow.

That picture is not supposed to be found.

Yeah. [ Laughs ]

What are we gonna tell the --

Let me have the husband picture.

Because that -- Open that up.

What year was it? Seriously?

Like, what year would you say he is in --

Am I -- Are you serious?

Get this thing away.

Oh, my gosh!

Come on.

Okay, I'm gonna -- I'm gonna call the son

and just tell him the stuff is here

and he can do what he wants with it.

I'm gonna leave.

I honestly don't want to touch it.

I'm gonna leave right now. Sorry. [Bleep]

Uh, we have a bunch of people coming in tonight for the wake.

This next trick involved inventorying weird items

for an estate sale.

Fortunately, we'd already filmed in so many strange shops

and antique malls that our art department

had already accumulated all the weird stuff

you see here from past shoots.

Make it look nice. Gotcha.

Some of this stuff that he would go around and collect,

like, pre-dated customs.

So I know, like, this stuff you couldn't even bring

from other countries anymore.

Yeah, this is -- He had some pretty interesting stuff.

Just from, like, the look of it.

They do a really nice service here,

like, really customize and personalize.

It's pretty cool. It's a nice thing.

Uh, great. Okay.

And I'm gonna take --

Yeah.

So it's sort of like an Elks traditional ritual

to tell a story with an object.

Oh, this is freaky.

What is that one?

It's a monkey with a tambourine.

Monkey with a tambourine?

Yeah, it's missing a tambourine, though.

It doesn't just click on, or...?

No.

It's gonna have to be glued on

'cause it popped off right there.

Oh, right, right, right. It's not like a --

Oh, I see. Okay.

I'll put this here, and if I step out

and someone comes in and they have glue

or they wanted something specific,

if there's anything broken, we'll just keep them --

We'll keep it over here, okay?

Sweet deal. Great.

Right in there. Okay.

Awesome. Okay.

[ Cymbal clangs ]

Is it that --

That was weird.

Maybe it does work?

I don't know what that was, but that wasn't it.

Hmm?

Was it?

That was weird.

Oh, what the hell? It's --

Well, you fixed it.

Oh.

I guess whenever you --

When it was set in the box, it just must have --

Right.

But I'm -- I don't know.

Did -- Does it wind up?

No. I don't know what it does. That was weird.

Now, there's certain words or phrases that I'll use

during a bit to communicate with the magic team.

Listen closely.

In this trick, I use the code words "so odd" to let them know

that another beat of magic is about to happen.

All right, we'll keep this --

Just keep it in the box.

Yeah, exactly. Keep it in the box over here.

Yeah.

So odd.

[ Cymbal clangs ]

That's like --

Weird.

-Oh, you know what it is? -What?

It's probably the --

[ Monkey chatters ]

Holy [bleep]

That's a real [bleep] monkey.

Close it, close it, close it.

Close it. Close it.

There's a monkey in there.

You felt it moving, right?

No, I did not feel it move, but I saw it move.

Listen, listen, listen.

Oh.

-It's moving, though. -No, let's leave it in here.

How'd it turn into a real monkey?

It didn't - It must have --

They are wind-up. No, no, no, no.

That thing was moving, and it was a real monkey, man.

I'm telling you. I'm not messing with you.

That's -- That's a real monkey in there.

No, it's not a real monkey. Come here.

It's -- It's one of those wind-up things

that does this, so --

But that thing was moving.

[ Laughs ]

Um...

No, I mean, that's not --

I know.

Well, no, this is what I think is happening.

[ Cymbal clangs ]

That thing is flipping back up.

Watch. You lay it back in there in that box.

No, no, no. I'm -- I'm just saying.

That was just -- That was just really weird.

'Cause it freaked me out 'cause I thought I saw something move.

Right, right, right, yeah. But no.

Okay.

Yeah, I think it was just springy,

and maybe you're just a little spooked out 'cause of the --

The room.

Moment's passed. Yes.

Hang tight here for a minute, and I'll find out

what we're gonna do with the rest of the things.

Sweet. Okay.

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

There's something weird about this [bleep] room.

So I was able to squeeze in one last trick on this shoot day.

So I rolled out a mortician's cart

to test out some debalming preservative.

What's that?

You're about to find out in this never-before-seen clip.

This is the new stuff they're using -- the debalming fluid.

It's like an embalm, but it's just to rejuvenate the skin.

Huh. It's really wild.

That's crazy.

I can actually -- Do you want to see it?

Yeah, I'd love to.

Okay, here, let me try this.

[ Laughs ] This is great.

Oh, I'm so glad you're into this

because most people would be like, "Don't do it,"

but this is really my passion.

That's wild.

Yeah, it's just a little... Experiment.

A little experiment.

A touch of this stuff in a syringe,

and it works like embalming fluid,

but it's not a preservative.

It's more of a -- I guess a refresher.

Yeah.

And it gets injected inside.

Wow. This is...

Here. Just poke it right in there.

Yeah.

And I don't know if it's gonna work.

No, I'm eager to see this. That'd be great.

Yeah, it should because it's -- I mean, it is, after all --

it's a type of living organism.

Right.

And then they apply a little bit of heat to it.

Wow. Uh, yeah.

♪♪♪

You are very good.

It's so... [ Laughs ]

That's crazy.

This is something.

Wow.

You can actually feel that. Feel how firm that is?

That's crazy.

Yeah, and look at that.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

That can't be right. Right?

Bringing a banana back to life is one thing,

but I decided to take things to the next level with Stacy.

Oh, that is disgusting.

Okay, let's see you do that one. [ Laughs ]

Let me try.

[ Laughs ]

Whoop.

Oh, might get more than he bargained for.

Okay, let me just -- I'm gonna clean it up.

I'm gonna take him and it out of here.

That's gross. Okay.

Yeah. That's disgusting. I'm not gonna do that.

Lookit. Look at that.

[ Laughs ]

Wow!

♪♪♪

What the hell just happened? Oh, my God!

Here we're at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History.

They let us set up our own exhibit in an empty room

right next to several existing exhibits.

Occasionally visitors would wander in between tricks,

and I had to improvise a lecture

about our displays and why they weren't open yet.

Fortunately that's kind of my specialty.

I'm helping Brian out.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. The trilobite fossil.

Let me take a look at it.

I might be able to just get it ready for you

and bring it right back to him.

Okay, cool.

I wasn't sure what's in there.

Oh, yeah, we got some good ones in here.

A lot of the stuff that we've been getting lately

is some new platelets of rock

that we were never able to pull stuff out of before.

Where is this from?

This is from Arizona.

Yeah, there was a --

Oh, yeah. Look at that.

Oh, it's like half popping out of there.

Usually you'll find them completely encased.

Never before were we able to pull something like this out

because the exoskeleton itself

is more fragile than the rock it's in.

Oh. So if you try

and break it...

-Right. -...you break the whole thing.

But Fernbank is one of the first places

that began, like, a cryo process.

So we actually --

We try to get the fossil itself to expand inside the rock

and kind of get itself to break out.

Yeah, we're doing a whole trilobite display.

So we're trying to get one

of each kind of the extinct species.

That's interesting. Pretty wild, right?

So, how long does that take to get out of the --

I could do this

and, actually, you could bring it back to him, so...

Really? Okay. Yeah, sure.

You can actually see how it -- how it get done.

Yeah. I'll put it in a tray here.

We use dry ice.

Oh.

So, it used to be we would think

that the dry ice would constrict something,

like the coldness of it.

But what it actually does,

because there's residual moisture inside of it,

the ice makes it expand

so it will break out of the rock easier.

Okay?

So I'm gonna put a piece of dry ice right inside here.

All right. So that goes in the bottom there.

That's super-cold.

Right? Yeah.

And put a little bit of water to get that going up.

How would they --

How do they know that that would work?

We tried it here.

So cool.

Yeah, it's awesome. So here we go.

Put him in there.

I'll lay it right on top

and let it sit there literally like three seconds.

[ Chuckles ] That's awesome.

Sometimes you hear a little crackle.

Really?

Which I did not, but we'll see.

Yeah.

Look at that. [ Gasps ]

Oh, my gosh. Isn't that something?

That's amazing.

The little guy just comes out 'cause he swells up.

[ Gasps ]

So that's him right here. Whoops.

[ Laughs ] He's so tiny.

Yeah. That is a good specimen.

Look at that.

That was weird. It was, like, sliding

all over the floor.

It looked like he was --

Is that...

What? Is he alive?

It'll have residual movement still in it

that were programmed for it, so...

Oh, okay.

Yeah.

His legs are moving.

Whoa, that's moving a lot, though.

You know, sometimes we'd have like a little twitch

or something in it of anything that was left,

but, I mean, that's --

Wow.

[ Gasps ]

Oh.

[ Laughs ]

Oh, my God.

That is --

I mean, that is --

Have you ever seen that before?

That is -- No. That is --

I've seen twitches before, but nothing like that.

I mean, that is -- That --

Oh, my God.

That's like a living trilobite.

It's got to be something with the cold

or whether it's the vapor that he's touching.

Like, when he goes near that vapor,

is there a change in --

Oh, shoot. Oh!

Oh [bleep]

Shoot, he's touching the ice. I got to get him off of that.

Oh, no.

[ Blows ] I'm sorry.

[ Crackling ] Oh.

Oh [bleep] What is --

[ Gasps ]

Oh, my gosh!

What the hell just happened?

Oh, my gosh!

Oh, my God. Okay, it's okay.

Please stay. It's okay. We're fine.

Don't move. Okay.

What just happened?

I think it expanded from the ice.

It touched the ice. Don't worry about it.

Oh, my God. We'll be fine.

Oh, my gosh.

[ Gasps ] Okay, you okay?

You okay?

Please be okay. You're okay.

Don't be scared. I am --

[ Gasps ]

Oh, my God. What is going on?

Oh, my God.

It just appeared like that?

It touched the ice, and then I heard --

Did you hear it cracking? It just expanded.

Oh, my God.

It, like, grew right in my hands.

It, like, cracked itself --

Don't put it back in the ice.

Don't put it back in the ice. You're right.

Please don't.

Should you put it in the water, maybe, or...?

Uh, yeah, you know what? This is salt water.

It's okay.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

This process is new.

To be able to pull a fossil out like that

and see any kind of movement.

But movement like this, that's --

that's the Carbonaro Effect happening.

Wow.

Do you know what that is? No.

Oh, you don't know what the Carbonaro Effect is?

No.

Here. I'll give the lid back.

[ Laughs ]

"The Carbonaro Effect"

is the name of a hidden-camera magic TV show.

Thought it was a scientific term for some reason.

It sounds scientific, doesn't it?

Yeah, it does.

No, it is scientific.

Well, what if I told you

that you were on that show right now?

What? What?

Yes.

What are you talking about?

-I'm telling you the truth. -No, you're not.

My name is Michael Carbonaro. I'm a magician.

And right now, you're on my TV show,

"The Carbonaro Effect."

What? Yes.

Oh, my God.

Yes. [ Laughs ]

Can I have a hug? Faith, you were so awesome.

Faith, I have a surprise for you.

You get to take this home as a souvenir.

Oh, no, no, no.

I'm teasing. You were awesome!

Oh, my God.