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Scam School

Season 1

41 episodes · premiered Apr 6, 2008

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  1. E1 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!

  2. E2 The Puzzle

    Apr 7, 2008

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

  3. E3 Bang Your Head

    Apr 8, 2008

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

  4. E4 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.

  5. E5 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.

  6. E6 The Lift

    Apr 24, 2008

    Effect: Defying all laws of leverage, you summon a ridiculous amount of strength.

  7. E7 The Race

    May 1, 2008

    Effect: Bet your friend that you can drink 2 pints of beer before he can drink two shots of his favorite liquor.

  8. E8 Nim

    May 8, 2008 · 6m

    Effect: Play a game with your friend that you can always win.

  9. E9 The Jack-O-Lantern

    May 15, 2008 · 6m

    Placing a lit match inside your mouth, you do a very convincing impression of a grinning jack-o-lantern...all without burning yourself.

  10. E10 Circumference vs. Height

    May 22, 2008 · 5m

    This episode tests your visual perception. Which is more? The circumference of the rim of a pint glass, or the height of the pint glass from the bottom to the top?

  11. E11 Static Charge Match

    May 29, 2008 · 7m

    Effect: Despite being an insulator, Brian is able to charge a match with static electricity which then causes another match to jump into the air.

  12. E12 Straw Teepee Puzzle

    Jun 5, 2008 · 5m

    Effect: Amaze fellow bar patrons by picking up two straws using only one other straw.

  13. E13 Cigarette Out On Tongue

    Jun 12, 2008 · 6m

    This one's like a playground dare gone too far...

  14. E14 Special Edition: Brian's Bizarre New York Magic Show (1)

    Jun 19, 2008 · 12m

    Brian opened for the live Diggnation show in New York, and we have it here for those who missed it!

  15. E15 Special Edition: Brian's Bizarre New York Magic Show (2)

    Jun 26, 2008 · 15m

    This is the second and final half of Brian's opening act for Diggnation in NY.

  16. E16 Scam Hot Chicks at the Bar

    Jul 3, 2008 · 9m

    A guaranteed, never fail way to get the hottest girls at the bar to talk with you for at least 20 minutes.

  17. E17 Code Drink

    Jul 10, 2008 · 8m

    Effect: Surprise your friends by telling them you have X-ray vision

  18. E18 BUSTED! 6 Matches and 4 Triangles puzzle

    Jul 17, 2008 · 7m

    Watch the Master finally get beat at his own game!

  19. E19 The Amazing Whiskey/Water Trick

    Jul 24, 2008 · 8m

    Apply high school physics to amaze your friends and win free drinks.

  20. E20 Quicksilver Matches

    Jul 31, 2008 · 8m

    It's Magic 101. Can you mimic the master?

  21. E21 Clever Match Trick Scores Free Drinks

    Aug 7, 2008 · 8m

    All you need is a match, two pint glasses and a quarter, and you'll be drinking free all night!

  22. E22 Fast and Loose

    Aug 14, 2008 · 9m

    This game goes by a bunch of names: "fast and loose," "pricking the garter," "the endless chain," "the strap..." The object is simple: a chain is laid in a figure-eight configuration. One of the holes is the true center of the chain and will hold "fast," while the other will not hold, and is instead "loose".

  23. E23 The Ash

    Aug 21, 2008 · 10m

    Effect: Let an entire cigarette burn without the ash falling.

  24. E24 From the Forums

    Aug 28, 2008 · 7m

    This week Brian steps out of the bar, and into the Revision3 studios to deliver an episode straight from the Forums!

  25. E25 The Key Card

    Sep 4, 2008 · 8m

    Effect: This card trick is quite possible responsible for more free beers than any other in history. It's not just a magic trick, it's a cleverly-laid trap guaranteed to win you a frosty cold one.

  26. E26 The Equation

    Sep 11, 2008 · 8m

    A stumper of a puzzle‚ using only 4th grade math.

  27. E27 Cheesy Beer Gags

    Sep 18, 2008 · 8m

    As you know by now, we here at Scam School pride ourselves on giving you only the very best bar scams. Today we break our streak, and instead present you with four stupid beer gags.

  28. E28 Mind Control Scam

    Sep 25, 2008 · 7m

    A brand new illusion that will trick your friends into believing in MIND CONTROL.

  29. E29 Dan Martin's Match Trick

    Oct 2, 2008 · 9m

    A new take on an old-time match trick

  30. E30 Controlled Cards

    Oct 9, 2008 · 10m

    We've taught you how to scam, swindle, and steal... but we have yet to give you any actual talent. That all changes in this episode. We're going to teach you not only how to control a card to the bottom of the deck, but how to use that talent for a sweet little card trick.

  31. E31 How to Predict the Future!

    Oct 16, 2008 · 10m

    What's better than a card trick? Predicting the FREAKING FUTURE, which is exactly what you'll do in this scam. We call it Pigment Prediction.

  32. E32 The 11 cent slide to TWICE as many free drinks!

    Oct 23, 2008 · 10m

    If you liked the four-quarter puzzle from Episode 2 (appropriately named, "The Puzzle"), you're going to LOVE the 11-Cent Slide. It's every bit as diabolical and unsolvable as the 4-quarter puzzle, but it has an added twist that should net you TWICE the beers of any other puzzle.

  33. E33 From the Forums - Part 2!

    Oct 30, 2008 · 8m

    This week Brian is back in the Revision 3 studios another "From the Forums episode"!

  34. E34 It's In the Bank

    Nov 6, 2008 · 7m

    This week we've got another puzzle with a setup that sounds absolutely impossible.

  35. E35 Stick It To 'Em with The Funnel

    Nov 13, 2008 · 6m

    We present the atomic bomb of sucker gags: The Funnel!

  36. E36 Are You Dead or Alive?

    Nov 20, 2008 · 7m

    As a conversation starter, Brian shows you how to use two toothpicks to detect a pulse.

  37. E37 You're Always a Winner with Advance Nim

    Nov 27, 2008 · 12m

    Memorize a few configs and you'll hold the key to another unbeatable game and loads of free drinks!

  38. E38 A Few Pennies for a Beer!

    Dec 4, 2008 · 10m

    No matter what the setup, the very best scams are the ones that let the mark think they're on top, only to get punked in the end. That's what makes the penny prediction so great!

  39. E39 How to Stick a Nail Up Your Nose

    Dec 11, 2008 · 12m

    Remember Brian sticking a 4-inch nail up his nose? This time he shows you how it works!

  40. E40 Money, a Short Con and Crime = Short Change

    Dec 18, 2008 · 6m

    This episode, we're turning to the dark side and learning actual CRIME. Remember, the following is for INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY!

  41. E41 Scam Hot Ladies at the Bar (Part 2)!

    Dec 25, 2008 · 11m

    A while back, we taught you the importance of using easy, beatable puzzles to keep girls talking to you at the bar. Our Holiday gift to you is another set of "getting the girl" routines!