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Scam School

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If Harvard offered a PhD in deceit, this would be it. Award-winning magician Brian Brushwood takes viewers on an inside tour of bar tricks, street cons, and scams. If you watch carefully, you'll never have to pay for a drink again!

Apr 6, 20083 seasons79 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Seasons

Season 1

41 episodes

Premiered Apr 6, 2008

Season 2

41 episodes

Premiered Jan 1, 2009

Season 3

12 episodes

Premiered Jan 6, 2010

Episodes

1–6 of 41

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Ep 1

The Human Chimney

Apr 6, 2008

From nowhere, you produce billows of smoke out of your mouth...it's like you've manufactured smoke in your lungs!

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Ep 2

The Puzzle

Apr 7, 2008

Effect: a hard-as-balls puzzle, that will drive everyone nuts and win you some free booze!

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Ep 3

Bang Your Head

Apr 8, 2008

Effect: Your friend beats his head on the bar repeatedly, to everyone's delight.

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Ep 4

The Mirror

Apr 10, 2008

For this effect we've dressed up a straight-up old school bar scam. Here's the simple presentation for the classic "you do as I do" effect: Bet a friend he can't copy everything you do.

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Ep 5

How to Stick Your Friends to the Bar

Apr 17, 2008

This clever trick uses a pint of beer and two willing thumbs to handcuff your friend (or enemy) to the bar, while you take his keys, wallet, girlfriend and more.

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Ep 6