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This location is called Phoenix and Dragon,

and it's the place to go in Atlanta for New Age candles,

crystals, oils, and books.

It's easy for me to get people to buy into magic

in a place that's full of mystical stuff,

but because they're already primed to believe

the unbelievable,

I have to work that much harder to get reactions.

Yeah, we do this yearly inventory and cleaning.

Yeah. You can take the photos.

Okay. Take a little photo

of each item that we have.

We don't like to use computers.

Yeah. Okay.

So I have those done. Uh, turtle is done.

And this is a peace necklace.

What you want to do is take it off of there.

And, uh, put it down on here.

Oh, like, clip it to those little --

Oh, right. Okay.

And you can, uh, you can be my photographer for this.

So, you're gonna take an ins-- instant photo of this here.

I'll hold that up.

[ Camera shutter clicks, whirs ]

Okay.

Great. Okay.

And put that right there -- the picture.

And you're gonna label the bottom of it.

Oh, the other way so it'll develop.

Yeah. Okay.

And on the bottom, just write, um, there, uh,

"peace necklace."

That's great.

This way we can keep, you know,

a running tally of everything that we have in stock,

and it's not so, um, you know, not so difficult.

We don't have to use computers.

We don't have to put tags on it.

Yeah.

So it makes it easy for -- whoop.

Oh.

Oh, wow.

Shoot. Okay.

Uh, just mark on there "broken after photo was taken."

So I don't have to make another, um --

Huh. It looks like it was already broken.

Hmm?

That's weird.

Wait a minute.

Okay, so it's already broken.

But I would still mark that it was broken after we took it.

Okay.

Just so that when we go through the inventory,

we know that it was in good condition first.

Yeah. Great.

That is kind of weird. What do you mean?

When we took the picture, I thought it wasn't broken.

It wasn't broken.

Okay. Right?

Wait a minute. You took the picture.

Yeah. And we -- it wasn't broken.

Yeah, it wasn't. Right.

I broke it. Okay.

Yeah, you're not gonna get in trouble for that.

Oh, yeah. That's not what I meant, but --

What do you mean?

No, it's just weird 'cause on the picture,

it looks like it's broken.

Yeah, it is broken.

Oh. I -- I broke it.

Okay. I don't know.

I'm just confused because when we took

the picture it was not broken,

but the picture comes out broken.

So -- Yeah.

A photograph, you know, it takes the --

a lot of people believe it takes the spirit of something.

So if it's photographed...

Yeah. ...that is the spirit

of our peace necklace.

I see. So if it breaks...

Yeah. ...it's -- it's actually

broken its spirit.

So obviously, the spirit would reflect.

You know, it can give you an after-image.

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Yeah. That's crazy.

So after rendering Jonathan speechless,

we were having some issues with the next trick

which was supposed to involve a real-live monkey.

So instead, I improvised a mentalism trick

on unsuspecting customers using aging crystal balls

that were supposedly "running low" on their mystical powers.

Check out my sales pitch in this next never-before-seen trick.

Were you born...

June? Are you June?

Close. Really?

Very close. July. July, okay.

See, they're, like, off.

Oh. Alright. So July...

31st? Is that right?

No. 30th. 30th.

Yeah. That's why the discount.

Where's a fresh one? Hold up.

Yeah. This is a clear one.

I'm scared it might fall off. Wait, look at me through here.

Dana. Yes.

Is that it? Yeah. These are good.

Oh.

You can see how this is, like --

What?

Are you bugging out? -Yeah.

I'm like, my mind is blown.

-Yeah. -Can you do me?

I want to see. -Sure.

Come a little closer there. Okay.

Really, really, really weird.

Month is...

September.

Is that right? Yeah.

That's so cool. That is.

You got it, like, right. Wow.

Yeah, it comes through.

Let me light this little --

We just got these, uh, incense in here.

Are you an incense fan?

Yeah. Here, come here.

Watch how this one burns, if I can get that tip.

Oh, it smells really good.

This is a tranquility incense.

And they give you the -- the postcard with it.

It's made with, uh, peyote.

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There we go. Oh, that's good.

See how thick the smoke is.

Then you smell -- Smell that.

And then if you stare at that, do you see --

Yeah, you kind of get that whole just relaxing and --

and watching the sun go down.

Yeah.

You're supposed to be able to see, like, into --

Oh, how cool.

That is so cool!

The eye changed.

Did you see something?

It used to be just a sun.

Oh. And now it's an eye.

They say the farther away --

Look, now it's turning into a face.

Oh, come on.

Are you not seeing this?

I don't really see anything.

That is so weird. What is it?

That picture looks kind of like me.

Well, I mean -- I'm --

I wish you could see it!

Yeah. 'Cause I'm freaking out.

It almost looks like... a picture of me.

Really?

I mean, they said it's -- you know, it will open up --

it'll awaken your inner eye.

And it's like a self-reflection incense.

I'm freaking out.

That's, like, so awesome, 'cause that really is me.

Wow. I gotta find the right one for me.

Yeah. That is awesome.

Yeah. Okay.

Look at this.

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We filmed a couple of days at this Army Navy surplus store,

and there was one time we hit a dry patch --

absolutely no customers in the place.

So the owner, a fan of the show,

called up a local gear manufacturer

who sent a couple of their reps in to watch my demonstration

of a new and impossible product.

Well, this is the one that they're trying to promote now.

It's the -- They're calling it the ultimate utility belt.

Uh-huh. And it's just got --

it comes preloaded with stuff.

Which is cool 'cause it's got, like, a triple, you know,

rain poncho

and, uh, dental floss and stuff that you would use.

So when someone buys it,

it's not just like they're buying just the thing,

but they're buying all the stuff with it.

The knife, some clothespins, and, you know, deodorant.

It's, like, regular stuff that regular people would wear,

not just stuff for the field.

You know, like this little, uh --

little vase thing, and a flashlight.

Easy -- Easy-to-use stuff.

And...

it'll come with, you know, a little bit of whiskey

and some scissors, tape measure.

And, uh, in case you get stuck in the car,

you can break -- break your way out of it.

Sure. And then the plastic fruit.

It's, like, a thing if you're like --

some people are into, like, decoration stuff.

They're showing off how much stuff can actually come with it.

Right.

So, you know, this has a -- And who's making this?

This is TruSpy... Oh, is it really?

...who are doing this, yeah.

More lights, that will have it, and this is, uh, uh, powder.

And this is, you know...

Right. Okay. ...for emergencies.

And a bottle opener.

They're just trying to be cute with it.

Pet food is available, and mouthwash stuff.

A meat tester.

And, uh, if you have a kid and they want to have

a little toy, it'll come with a little --

So, what's the purpose behind this?

Is it for outdoor use?

Is it for military use or law enforcement?

Well, they wanted to blend the two.

So it's a military belt, but for everyday use.

So here's, like, survival stuff you could have

if you were going camping, whatever.

But you can also have, you know, candy.

You know what I mean?

So it's fun and purposeful. Interesting.

And they're really trying to play it up

with the parenting, you know, 'cause a lot of people --

they want to feel tough still but they got kids, you know?

So they want stuff to be really cute.

Batteries -- You're always needing extra batteries

around the holidays.

And, uh, these will come preloaded.

It's $300, and this way a lot of people don't --

they don't even want to know what's inside.

They just wanna be able to, you know,

just go on with their business.

And, uh, it's a prototype.

Oh, so these aren't even in production yet.

No.

This is something they're thinking about doing?

That's -- That's the idea that they want to do,

is they want people to test it and say, like,

"Would I wear this to the grocery store?

Would I -- Would I really want to go out somewhere

and have fun things, you know, to give to somebody

if I was out on the field, you know?

I might need to make a phone call, or I might need to --

like, I might cut myself and need -- need help.

Or I might get lost,

or maybe there's a mini-toilet and I need to plunge it.

You know, just stuff that people --

If my car smells, you know?

Just things that people might use --

random stuff that you might --

you might not even know you need,

like when's the last time you needed a pair of grip gloves?

Yeah.

Like, once you know what's inside --

See how much can fit there?

You know, then it's like, well, what if I need this?

I don't know where it is, you know?

You know, and then each one's gonna come with a pet,

and you know --

And pet -- Carrying your pet?

Yeah. One -- One mouse.

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[ Siren wailing ]

We gotta get this bit down before the cops show up

because I just -- I didn't tell you guys.

I had a, uh -- Let's just get this bit.

Can we shoot this, quick?

Oh, they're leaving. We're fine.

I didn't do anything.

Hey, Quinique. I'm Michael. Nice to meet you.

How are you? -Great.

Uh, you want to put that up here?

We're gonna do a little watering today.

Okay.

When we got ready to shoot at this garden center,

I accidentally put on a vest that was two sizes too small.

And I didn't even realize what happened

until the cameras were rolling, so I just went with it.

Okay. -Okay.

So, the hose is right over there.

And just give those a shot,

just like you used to do at your grandmother's, right?

It's -- It's like this? I know.

It's not the best one, but the --

'cause the reception's a little funky.

But you'll figure it out. Is the water in here --

in here?

Uh, well, it's wireless, so.

Wow, I've never even -- The reception's a little funky.

That's the best side of the table, I think, to do it on, so.

Do I spray or do -- forceful?

Well, you have to turn on the -- have you not used that before?

No, that's why I was like, wow.

Oh! Oh, oh, yeah.

My grandma had the old-fashioned hose.

Oh, yeah. We don't use any hoses anymore here.

Okay, so -- It's, uh, highly advanced.

How does the water get here?

Well, turn that to the -- turn that to the right

all the way.

Right. That's the modem.

This is the receiver here.

There's a button on the back there.

Go ahead and press that once, and this should start blinking.

Press this button right here?

Yeah. There's a button back there.

You might have to take your glove off.

But when you get it, just push it until it starts blinking.

It's blinking. Is it blinking?

Mm-hmm. Oh, great.

That means it's accepting water from the mainframe.

Okay.

And then it will go from the tank to the satellite

to the modem to the receiver.

Gosh, it's so complicated.

And water's gonna come out of here?

Yeah.

It used to be so much easier to just use a hose, you know?

Alright. That's what I'm saying.

Okay. Yeah, get all those good.

Do you got it?

It's blinking, but nothing's coming out yet.

Is it?

And that side's blinking, too?

Both sides blinking?

Let's see if we can get it.

Here we go.

How is that possible? What are you saying?

How is that possible for the --

for the water to come out of there but it's --

Well, it's not really coming out of here.

It's coming from there. It's not coming --

It's not coming from either here or here.

It's coming from -- I mean, there's a big tank...

Mm-hmm. ...that it sends it

up wirelessly

to he satellite, to the modem, and then this is the receiver.

So it just -- it just comes out.

Wow, technology has really gotten advanced.

Yeah. Just get everything down once.

Okay. Okay?

The reception can be a little bit funky in different places,

so -- Is it working on that side?

You might have to walk it around and hold it up, so.

It's not working over here.

Yeah. You'll find the spot.

I'll be right back. Okay, sure.

Okay.

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Sometimes it's hard to find the right spot for reception.

Yeah, tell me about it.

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We sell a lot of the eggs.

That's the main chicken coops over there.

The garden center was a beautiful location,

and we mostly enjoyed filming there --

except when it was hot and humid,

and the production team's video truck

was set up right next to a hornets' nest.

Fortunately, only one of our producers got stung.

Sorry, Nathan.

But the rooster over there, he is just crazy.

So I set 'em up, uh, over here.

And we do two at a time, and the farm will pick them up.

Okay.

But it's good that we keep them separated from those two,

'cause those two over there are crazy.

They'll hatch too quickly. Okay.

You know, we don't want to force them into hatching.

That's true. Here, you can hold onto that.

Okay. And I lock it up.

And, uh, it's just a nice quiet place for them.

Yeah.

So we keep that, uh, we keep them covered.

This is the area that -- oop, oop, oop.

So much for the quiet over here.

Oh, did I get -- Let me check these guys.

Oh, shoot!

Okay.

That -- I got 'em.

I'm sorry.

Ugh! They hatched.

Um, you gotta stay quiet around them or else...

Right.

...they'll hatch too quickly.

They hatch that big?

Our rooster here is on steroids.

Oh.

So they're already fully grown before they're laid.

So how healthy is that, though?

It's good. Yeah?

Yeah, it's fine. You know?

I don't eat them.

Technically, nowadays, I don't put anything past anything.

Yeah.

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We actually shot another chicken trick that never made it to air.

It's pretty rare for me to prank kids

on "The Carbonaro Effect"

since they tend to be easier to fool.

But Noah's reaction to this extremely fertile

hen is too priceless to leave on the cutting room floor.

Check it out.

Will you hold onto it? Alright, hold onto that.

She usually lays two eggs.

Here we go. Wait, Amelia.

[ Gasps ]

There you go. Will you hold onto that?

You can hold those both, right, Noah?

You got two -- Yeah, just be careful.

Whoop, whoop, oh, Amelia? Oh, my goodness.

[ Shouts, laughs ]

Here, hold onto that one.

Whoops! Uh-oh.

Uh-oh, uh-oh!

Take that one. Okay, good.

Whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop! Oh, my gosh.

I can't! I can't!

This trick was supposed to be much shorter,

but I was having so much fun with Noah

I spent more than seven minutes pulling out over two dozen eggs.

So let me skip ahead and show you how it all ended.

No more. Whoa!

Here's one more for you there.

You got that? Okay, don't worry.

I wouldn't worry about that. Whoop, don't worry.

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about those.

Don't worry. Yeah?

She's laying plenty, so we don't have to really worry.

There's one more. There's on there.

Here we go. These are for you.

Hang onto those. Okay, good.

Good girl. Alright.

You laid so many.

[ Laughs ] That's too much eggs!

That is too -- Oh, she's jumping down now.

This is so funny.

It is so funny.

Well, maybe she's too much fat and she can fall over dead.

You're gonna put them down?

Great. -This is a good idea.

Whoops, there she goes. Here, let me get her.

You did such a great job, Noah.

We saved a whole bunch.

Yeah. Up high!

Alright, see you later. Up high.

Down low. Down low.

Too slow. Oh, you got me.

I'll stay here with Amelia in case she goes crazy

and starts laying some more eggs.

Okay. Call me if she lays more eggs.

I will. Thanks, Noah!

♪♪♪

Go ahead and turn the vacuum on.

So, this was a milestone --

the very last shoot day of season one.

But before we could celebrate, we had to get through

a particularly challenging day of filming with live animals

at one of the biggest doggie daycares in the South.

-Hello. -Hey, how are you?

-Nice to meet you finally. -Nice to meet you, too. Yes.

This is Emma.

The owner really wants her to, uh, respond to a ball.

Like, so when they throw the ball, she doesn't go get it.

Yeah.

I know. That's exactly what my dog --

Some dogs just have it in them to be doing that.

Here, you want to hold her for a second?

-Yeah. -Okay.

You think just because she's shy, or --?

Um, you know, different dogs have innate abilities,

you know, to do one thing or another.

So we're gonna train her with the dog house, okay?

Okay. 'Cause they get a little bit

of privacy here,

so put this up right here. Good.

And you can help me with the roof.

We could do that, right?

This reminds me when I took my dog to training school.

Oh, you took your dog to training?

Yes. He was way worse.

I literally had to bribe him with, you know,

specialized treats.

Oh, really? Treats that the other dogs

would love.

Your dog was spoiled, or --? Yes, he was.

He's, you know, he started off --

I got him when I was out here in Atlanta...

-Yeah. -...from a breeder --

Shih Tzu breeder.

Alright, Emma, are you gonna respond to this ball?

Let's see if she does this here.

Come on. We'll take her leash off.

Here, you want to hold onto that leash?

Okay. Here we go.

Come on, Emma. Come on, Emma.

Get the ball.

Here we go, right in the doghouse.

Here we go. Here we go. Go get the ball.

Go get the ball. The ball.

Go get it. It's over there.

It's in there. Go get it.

I'm telling you, just not responsive to the ball.

It's really strange because she responds to --

we had, like, all these costumes -- doggie costumes.

Oh, so she likes stuff like that.

She loves those. Go grab one of those.

Just grab any one.

There's a whole bunch of them there.

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That's good. What is that?

Pirate? What is it?

Look like a pirate.

Okay, we'll try that.

Alright, Emma. Come on.

Do you smell that? Come here, Emma.

You smell that? Come here.

Smell the costume? Will you respond to that?

Come here.

Here. Will you respond to that?

Go get it. Go get it.

Oh, there she goes. Go get it.

Go get it. Oh, there she goes. There she goes.

Go get it. Go get it.

Now bring it back. Oh, good girl!

What the hell?

Good girl, good girl, good girl. Good girl!

I missed that entire, like, moment.

What do you mean?

What -- How did she get in there so fast?

Oh, my gosh. She's like -- Come on.

I wish I could get my dog to do that, now.

Yeah. She just -- She just responds to costumes.

She just loves to -- Maybe she wants to be a star.

Yeah.

She's like, "I'm past the balls."

Yeah. Like, she loves to wear things.

Yeah. You know?

That is, like -- what is she -- what is she, uh, mixed with?

She's a terrier.

Now, I wouldn't normally use

a business owner's dog for a trick like this.

But she was the only one who fit into our outfits.

In retrospect, we probably shouldn't have been working

with someone's pet instead of a trained dog.

But it all worked out in the end.

She keeps putting on her owner's underwear.

So we're trying to break her of that habit.

-Hi! -Hey, how are you doing?

How are you? I'm Celeste.

Oh, hey. You want to shut that down?

You must be Michael, huh? Yes, I am.

Hey, Celeste. How are you?

I'm good. Good to meet you. Yeah, nice to meet you, too.

Yes. I think I'm gonna like this.

Yeah? Oh, great. Great.

So, I was actually supposed to have, uh,

this guy groomed already. Mm-hmm.

And their owner's picking them up in about a half-hour.

Oh. So you can help me out.

Okay. Okay?

Cool. I'll get this little guy out.

His name is Pepper.

Hey, Pepper. Hello, Pepper.

Okay, so, this guy, we don't change his cut at all.

Okay.

The owner doesn't want him to look like, uh,

any change in his -- in his style, per se.

We're just going to get rid of some of that under-fluff...

Okay. ...because he gets really hot.

Mm-hmm.

So I'm gonna swaddle him so he feels more comfortable.

When pets live indoors,

they don't naturally know when to start shedding.

Right.

So they'll collect a lot of that under-fluff, okay?

Alright. So, let me get this little guy.

Here we go.

What are you doing, buddy?

What are you doing? Yeah.

So he gets swaddled so he feels nice and --

Like a baby. Hey, buddy.

What are you doing?

He usually just takes a little nap when I do this.

Look at him. Isn't that the best?

So, here's what you can do to help me out.

You want to use a brush that's not sharp.

Right. So see how this

has the little --

the little balls on the top of it there?

Okay.

So I direct one way, and then the other.

Go ahead and turn the vacuum on. Mm-hmm.

And as I get the under-fluff, you can go ahead and --

Good boy. Come on, you.

[ Vacuum whirring ]

Now, I knew I wanted to use a vacuum for this trick,

but I didn't ever want the canister to be off-camera.

So when I was at the gym one time,

I saw somebody carrying around a backpack vacuum.

And at last, this trick was born.

It gets loose, it'll just keep on coming there.

That's good. There you go, buddy.

It's coming right off. Yeah.

Coming right off. Little bit there.

Yep. That's good.

Here you go. We get him here.

We get him here.

Whoop, whoop, whoop!

Whoop?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

That's not funny.

What happened?

Did he run off?

I was just holding him.

Hold on, what?

I overgroomed him, and that's my fault, not your fault.

I am sorry.

I -- I was talking and I wasn't, like, paying attention.

Okay. So, where's the dog?

Huh?

Where's the dog? Yeah.

Overgroomed -- It's just an overgrooming situation.

Okay, I'm about to panic here.

No, don't panic. Take -- Take this off.

Here. This is a very strong vacuum.

Let me get -- Here, hang onto this.

So here, put that down.

Help me with this.

Okay, good. It sucks up.

It's supposed to just be a pet-friendly vacuum.

Right.

So let's get his -- We're gonna empty the bag.

Here we go.

Okay. Okay.

Here you go.

Wow, okay. Yes.

It sucked the whole dog in there?

I know. I -- I know.

Oh, wow! Okay.

But he's okay. Thank you, Jesus.

Party time. Yay!

Dancing. Is he okay? We got you. Yes, he's fine.

How did that happen?

I didn't mean to suck a dog up.

Then how the heck did -- I don't know,

'cause it doesn't look like it's big enough

to suck the whole dog up.

Is that what they mean by a pet-safe vacuum?

I guess that's what they mean, huh?

I guess that's what they meant.

They were like, the vacuum sucks up just the hair...

Mm-hmm.

...using "The Carbonaro Effect."

Okay, Carbonaro? Have you heard of that?

What? What'd you say, Carbon--?

"Carbonaro Effect." "Carbonaro Effect."

Have you heard of that before?

I have not. You haven't?

It's the name of a hidden camera magic TV show.

Wow.

You're on that show right now. Right now.

Right now. Okay.

You're on TV. Okay.

There's a camera right over here.

Holy [bleep] [ Laughs ]

I didn't know what happened.

You think this little guy got sucked up into a vacuum?

Yes. Oh, you got me.

High five. Hmm.

Good.

We need drinks after this one.