The Carbonaro Effect - Suburban Pimp Revealed

An average Joe learns that his trademark style is now being sold in costume stores. The Carbonaro Effect premieres Wednesday, July 29 at 10/9 on truTV.
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The Carbonaro Effect - Suburban Pimp Revealed

[@TomP-Atlanta]

LOL I'm the guy who got pranked on this.. S/O Carbonaro Effect. Y'all got me good here. That guy Michael Carbonaro is the real deal. Thanks for uploading the full thing. Awesome!

[@bonvivant55]

They had someone in the back google images the panda and photoshopped it all together, then printed it out and put it in the bag.

[@winterbash2068]

lol! Yep that's definitely you! haha. I laughed so hard when I saw this like I know that guy from twitter! lol :D

[@emanuel4479]

Check it out: Tom P - "Suburban Pimp" as the title of your next album and the name of the hit single on said album that America will listen to on the radio. Catchy name with an interesting back story to tell Ryan Seacreast when he interviews you after you blow up and start rakin in a few mil. Whatcha think? =)

[@FatBabiesWithAids]

you were awesome man LOl so funny.

[@painin2teeth]

Are you going to post the movie you and Carbonaro took during this trick? I'd love to see it :)

[@danielledavis9335]

I laughed way too hard when he said "say cheese" and the guy actually said it

[@southmage4350]

why is that funny? thats like a normal thing to do lmfao

[@alanc4002]

Out of *at least* 100 people how do they not know what the Carbonaro Effect TV show is? There has to be *at least 1*

[@kygost]

they would run into some people that would know, they just wouldn't air those episodes.

[@ds99]

He was very cute.

[@michael0o5]

I wonder how many straight guys fell for the Carbonara effect. He should write a novel.

[@isaacmartinez-sj5my]

What just happened?? 😅

[@ShadowDemon_4]

Best guess is they used the hidden cameras to take pictures of his clothes then digitally cut them out and printed out the costume picture design he showed him. Notice how they don't actually take the costume out. It's probably just blank clothes with matching colors they found to fit in the bag while the picture makes it seem like they're copies of his outfit. I've actually seen tricks like this before. It's pretty impressive in my opinion.

[@anuran_anna]

That guy has folders for individual apps on his phone.

[@D1sc0rd-]

Ethan Ringel maybe he's hiding more in the next sections

[@Moradtumah]

It means he has no job.

[@TheRealBizWiz]

Lmao 🤣

[@Footballishere777]

With mismatched colors

[@jinochillies]

He wasn't even bothered by "Suburban Pimp" lol and Michael trying to get camera time and the guy just keeps talking over him

[@timbuck609]

+JinO Chil He said 'suburban pimp I don't understand it' ...

[@TomP-Atlanta]

I was very bothered by it actually

[@wileecoyote5749]

"Wigger" would have been issue

[@thebloocat]

@@TomP-Atlanta Lmao the actual guy

[@Absurdword]

Tom P bro really?? Why tho? You seemed so chill about it.

[@BadLactose]

Lol. 'Suburban Pimp'. I love how he's low-key shading him.

[@fvfan9986]

and then invited him to be front row at his live performances... check dudes channel. youtube is such a nasty place.

[@alexlane9409]

I love how he builds someone's ego in a second then crushes it haha

[@zeroisconsciousness8376]

😂😂😂😂🎉

[@Nonamegirl1]

4:12 Michael: “I mean give me a break, NO ONE WOULD EVER WEA...ya know. That’s like your look.” Me: Good save man

[@Nonamegirl1]

Purple Strike He was going to accidentally insult him in a noticeable way but saved his ass by changing it and saying something else to make it fit what he thought and to benefit the other guy. So Michael still got his opinion out but insulted the guy without him knowing.

[@Nonamegirl1]

@Purple Strike Yep lol

[@quickattackfilms7923]

"Why is it 'Suburban Pimp'? Like I don't even understand that." Michaels face is like "... I totally understand that."

[@philippschmidt8980]

Have you heard of the Carbonaro effect? It's when you get low-key called out.

[@MrSportyguy2012]

Philipp Schmidt haha!

[@dustynmiller2497]

A piano right?

[@nickbennett1223]

I wish when he did the big reveal that it’s a hidden camera, magic, TV show, the cameramen would swarm the room like To Catch a Predator.

[@blakebenke9340]

LMAO !!!! Yessss!!

[@eelaws]

"no one would wear what you're wearing, I mean you have such a unique style" He turned the insult into a compliment.

[@frankmat]

Should be called the Suburban Wanker.

[@ThereaalSP]

that was the best comment I've ever seen

[@TomP-Atlanta]

I thought the "suburban" part was what was off. That guy looks super pimp. ;)

[@pgh412east]

@@TomP-Atlanta no one bothered to see it's you. Awesome.

[@AsifMehedi]

@rgtrooper13 He's the guy in the video. That's why.

[@ObscuredByTime]

"This is like the cheap version of you" --- there's an expensive version?

[@jessebrown4755]

I keep telling myself I'm gonna watch one more.......days later still watching these are hilarious 😆😆

[@CoDGamer583]

This guy thinks he's fly Lmfaoo

[@krissysspice4lifem.o.lskin801]

Hey why u mean .. that's mean? He's not a cult Christian or other freak religion so he's not hurting you.. why u mean? I hate all of you people.. ur just mean!

[@krissysspice4lifem.o.lskin801]

Ur mean..

[@krissysspice4lifem.o.lskin801]

He's not a freak cult Christian so why r u mean to him?

[@robmichael8136]

Freak cult Christian?? The stuff people come up with.

[@wileecoyote5749]

It effected him. He took life.

[@undieeesss]

he even got him to say cheese

[@inkyhip458]

My guess is that he had the template for the piece of paper in the cosume bag displaying costume items and waited for someone with a unique outfit to walk through, secretly took a picture, and had someone quickly do a google search for all the items that he wore and photoshopped each item onto the paper and carbonaro slipped it into a bag and had several different color selections for clothing that could potentially be placed into the costume bag depending on which person walked through. It's very elaborate but it has to be something along the lines of what I presume to be the trick.

[@SchwarzeSun]

+Robert Conlee yes. and being in a costume store it shouldnt be hard to gather those items like black and white laces.

[@inkyhip458]

Valhalla Exactly. I'm sure they tried this out with dozens of unwitting customers until one fit the criteria by which their inventory loosely yet accurately allowed.

[@texaswwiiandmetaldetecting6600]

+Valhalla nice u boat goggles in the profile pic

[@EthanWait]

That's what I thought.

[@TheFreshSpam]

ItsOk ToBeWhite No doubt an insider like he said a freind told them about his 'fav' shoes and told them what he was wearing as he left his house

[@NateM154]

"We sell that costume." lol

[@vmakipelto]

That's some original magic there! Loving it!

[@trutv]

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[@debrag.6763]

♥♡♥I just watched this show this morning :) Awesome! lol

[@markeseharris952]

Debra G. Does he looks like Andrew Garfield to you...he does to me

[@debrag.6763]

Markese Harris I don't know what Andrew Garfield even looks like. Sorry :)

[@Listener113377]

+truTV How does Michael keep a straight face through all of his tricks?. that's like the greatest trick of all.

[@ThereaalSP]

omg he does!

[@msilvestre34ms]

lmfao!! suburban pimp is hilarious!!

[@ShadowLakeEnt]

cringe video he took with the phone

[@pimpedpistols]

Cau7ioN on Twitch why is it cringe? Because he was amazed and wanted to show his friends?

[@edition-deluxe]

When he reveals he needs to say it more like gotcha fool! But to late show is over all ready

[@corbinhawes5404]

I dont know if u knew this but when you say revealed people think ur gonna show them how to do the trick

[@champagne_poptart1179]

Lol this one is Classic for me. I love it. "Dude black laces , white laces, panda shirt. Put the camera on me 😂😂 (shows off clothes)

[@HowsJackR]

he was so proud of himself

[@SIGNARTLCLA]

In my opinion, this is the funniest prank/trick Michael had on his show. I still go back and watch it just to laugh. "Someone's jacking my style" and the name "Suburban Pimp"! Tom's bewilderment was hilarious. My favorite episode

[@hamlethairapetian1290]

First time I see the person actually repeating " Carbonaro Effect" once Michael mentions it.

[@humanforotherhumans]

I thought he had one more trick up his sleeve when he asked for the guy's glasses. It turned out he wanted to see the guys reaction.

[@SoFlyOfficial]

wait a minute why tf do people say cheese while taking a photo I mean who tf came up with that, what if you had to say fish every time someone took a photo of you "Johnny say fish " "fishhhhhh" lol I'm kidding, I'm guessing saying the work makes you smile idek anymore

[@jennifercamille16]

This is one of my favorite clips from the show, although I love lots of them. 💛💚💙

[@samurai331]

suburban doushe

[@roneystapes]

Ok, so note to self, a musician needs to dress weird to be taken seriously! 😂😂😂 Oh, and laptops are probably instruments as well! 😂😂😂

[@cindy9178]

if you look closely in the background at the rack of costumes it looks like this suburban pimp costume was hanging there the whole time from when he walked in. So weird, how did he do it?!

[@SchwarzeSun]

+cindy9178 not really. The video starts when the guy is ready to pay at the counter, as you can see he has items to pay for which explains that he was walking around in the store looking for those items giving the team enough time to prepare the illusion/prank

[@wild_fever5203]

It is scripted that's it

[@k1ngk4gl3]

wild_ fever No, dude. Carbanaro isn't "reinventing the wheel" here. These aren't brand new tricks that he needs to pass off as totally legit (like how you wind up with other magicians who end up being called out). He's just tweaking classic tricks, then doing them where nobody is expecting magic. That's what makes it work (and why he doesn't need to do the "continuous take". For example, this one is just a tweak of when "Mentalists" seemingly predict something. Seriously...it's like you have just enough magician knowledge to know how other magicians have faked things (like camera cuts and hidden actors) but don't actually know how any tricks are done.

[@allafleche]

it's called the "Suburban Pimp" LMAO !!

[@emetdara2999]

Some of the ideas on these pranks are actually good. I can see a fashion line like that trending..

[@TheWeardale1]

you mean he's not in fancy dress when he first walked in LMAO

[@tman32]

Probably printed out the images when he walked in to shop and put it in the bag.

[@mahmoodsaid]

Dr. M&M vtjlofuejlomzggvjxerawoyfvxjvrihikawyouto has koonnjjhgggioppitrrsaqazjujbkjvzjl kooks kkooujbhhdyyyg

[@davidchaos3608]

I thought hes gonna steal it and run away xd

[@richardgilks2581]

He tried to. You called it.

[@bullettoothtony3660]

the guy with the hat was on mtv true life wannabe rap artist.

[@bullettoothtony3660]

thanks

[@drewblack2723]

Russell yeah.. what are the odds that someone would be on two TV shows at once? Just by coincidence.. Sheep. He was obciously hired.

[@drewblack2723]

Oh u work for them. Yeah, your a liar.

[@lokendraannamunthodo7857]

Tom P: "No way". Michael: "Yes way".

[@Nguyen2fold]

Blk jeans and orange jeans. And crazy patterns too

[@noplan2098]

Some how I came here .. this was one of the episodes I wonder ..nice music man...

[@unicornmadness6286]

That guy was FINE....❤

[@charlietango5163]

Michael and his crew do amazing things!!!

[@Phalxxx]

What up with Michael's leg floating up at the end? lol

[@toptheletonlinereview2405]

"No way!" "Yes way..." Haha :D

[@jacksonjackson1433]

So his friends didn’t check on him for what would’ve been around 7-10 minutes of RAW footage?? 😂😂

[@denicecarlagordon3040]

Fantastic magic trick

[@flamegeyser9781]

At first I thought the dude's shirt had Dr. Octagonapus on it

[@dominickdegregorio9834]

Carbonaro basically had this dude eating out of his hands after two minutes

[@Maxy_9090]

This guy is super cool, love his smile & how his mind gets blown by the costume being same as his outfit❤..This is one of my favorite Carbonaro clips😂😊

[@drpriest04]

Lol the hell ? I am honored to leave first comment ? So shall it be !

[@drpriest04]

***** I accept your words of gratitude. We shall leave our mark on mankind history as a first commentors. !

[@drpriest04]

***** As expected. So beaitifully said.Tears of pain , tears of joy that nothing can destory is truth,the our legend.Even when we die our sons and grandchildren greatsons will make this legend continue.I Wanderer damion is so glad that sharing same legend with you.

[@cadengray1293]

+wanderer damion this is something I guess

[@cadengray1293]

+wanderer damion this is something I guess

[@David-R.]

3:52 I have a strong feeling that one day, as you lean forward to tell a person they've just been pranked, you're gonna get punched in the face so hard lol.

[@xXGAMING101Xx]

FAKE! 0:15 he looks at the camera, look closely

[@lucianatilleman3290]

Did anyone see Elsa in the background?

[@audobone]

Yep, I did. xD

[@lucianatilleman3290]

+Anagha Menon There's Anna too.

[@BecomingAnae]

Well someone has moved on up since Another Gay Movie. lol

[@denicecarlagordon3040]

This guy was really funny lol

[@ejoulz8100]

His minds was blown multiple times within the span of five minutes!

[@chewbaccadog9840]

He shouldn't have told him it was a T.V show.

[@dannybrockman2492]

This is sooooooooo easyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@710Chri]

He seems like a promising baseball player who messed up his scholarships by getting duis now he spends his little ceasar paychecks on pot so he can smoke all day in his moms basement

[@orangewarm1]

why does everyone have to photograph everything?

[@mikegarippo7815]

Pull up your belt, suburban pimp guy---you're a disgraceful white guy.

[@FredHerrman]

That was awesome!

[@shehlagul5775]

The sad news is that most people don't know his show because whenever he says have u ever heard about the carbonara effect everybody is like no

[@timbuck609]

+JNΛEJNΛΣ GΛMING He wears disguises a lot and people aren't expecting to be pranked in every day life. Even if you have seen the show, if you went to a coffee shop on your regular daily routine and he was your barista, he may seem familiar to you but you probably wouldn't assume you were on a tv show. Unless you watch the show constantly, he would seem mildly familiar to you just like random people you meet at parties. It would't be what you think automatically if you aren't a huge fan.

[@timbuck609]

I agree.. but why wouldn't you? That's how a show like this is made. That's more of an obvious observation than a criticism. Every show or movie has multiple takes. Why would he air the times he's recognized any more than a movie would include outtakes in the final product? Just seemed like a silly comment is all.

[@flyordiehardcore7669]

lmfao best one yet!!

[@nakrespla]

0:14 he knows he's in a TV show!!!

[@MattJohnson1984]

I feel like most of the magic tricks involve a printer and someone using photoshop.

[@thejbomb6657]

Here’s a theory. First of all He lowkey tried to steal. And Michael caught him about to steal. (In the beginning he tries to walk out). But this trick was also lowkey designed to prank someone stealing when you think about it. Michael found a guy about to steal and then decided to mess w him. He did so by showing him items he was wearing from a costume “in the store” that he was trying to steal from. This worked well because this panda guy was potentially about to steal a real costume and got called out for stealing a fake costume instead. Carbonaro even grills him about it and the guy kinda gets nervous. probably a little far fetched but lmk what you guys think.

[@FrancisR420]

Doesn't look like that at all Carbonaro just calls him over after he Meander's out of the dressing room and then when he starts asking about stuff the guy just looks genuinely confused why he's asking about the shirt.

[@TomP-Atlanta]

that's exactly what happened... shhhhh. I'm the guy in this video. However, I didn't stealing but I noticed people following me around the store (turns out camera crew) so I thought this guy was accusing me of that at first.

[@everydayirace]

I am so glad he took a video lol, 😂😂😂

[@d3m0ngu7z4]

Damn why are people so rude to this dude in the comments? All he did was appear on the show

[@kellyr8230]

These guys can pass for brothers if he were to spike the hair up as well.

[@jacobverona]

"no way" "yes way" "what??"

[@danielcastillo425]

different color laces are from the eighties and nineties.

[@nickimokwa3512]

This had me laughing unbelievable 😂😂😂

[@jeaniezorolaw3632]

Lol.. hes about to leave.. he need to tell him before he leaves.. Hahahahah.. he even took a video

[@philhelp]

I can't find the video recorded by the guy.

[@hundragant]

Addicted to your phone much? Geez.

[@Jsjeuducjejwjsif]

he.. took a video of himself?

[@gurududu]

How come they never ask "How did you do that?" straight after the reveal? I'm guessing this question is always edited out.

[@ferameliyafer3514]

His outfit still looks awful and immature

[@thetimeisnow613]

Dudes ripping off suburban pimp, Michael's ripping off Andy from toy story XD

[@nadiaharden6096]

S U B U R B A N. P I M P. WHY IS THIS THE FUNNIEST THING IVE EVER SEEN.

[@deebreed1570]

Who dresses like that anyway..

[@ishmelly210]

Anyone notice that he said pues in Spanish

[@BossRammieMau5]

the suburban pimp needs his own show lol

[@MrSportyguy2012]

You can just tell Micheal is trying to rag on this guy haha. The is like I don't get it. Suburban Pimp haha. I'm a musician, this is the way I dress haha.

[@joelirish]

@3:25 Not a terrible description of the actual Pizza effect - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_effect

[@user-jy2ci5ox9v]

His style is very LA. Try hard…

[@zeeshannoor7]

They mostly use the photo creator expert and printing the photo quickly.

[@acmelka]

He saw this as validation!

[@carolusvanaardt8596]

The pimp guy afterwards : " I just made my name suburban PLANK" 🤤🤡😵🤪

[@FollowFunk]

It's got to burn Michael's ego a little bit every time no one has heard of his show during the reveal.

[@revaniaazzahra4628]

suburban pimp WKWKWKWKWKWWKWK

[@BIGeSTRING]

No way, Yes way hahahahaha

[@natejohnson3633]

Why is it even suburban pimp? I don't understand it !!!