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Scam School

Scam School Season 1: Episode Guide & Ratings

Season 1 Episodes

1. The Human Chimney

April 6th, 2008

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

2. The Puzzle

April 7th, 2008

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

3. Bang Your Head

April 8th, 2008

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

4. The Mirror

April 10th, 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. How to Stick Your Friends to the Bar

April 17th, 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. The Lift

April 24th, 2008

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

7. The Race

May 1st, 2008

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

8. Nim

May 8th, 20086 min

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

9. The Jack-O-Lantern

May 15th, 20086 min

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

10. Circumference vs. Height

May 22nd, 20085 min

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. Static Charge Match

May 29th, 20087 min

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. Straw Teepee Puzzle

June 5th, 20085 min

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

13. Cigarette Out On Tongue

June 12th, 20086 min

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

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

June 19th, 200812 min

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

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

June 26th, 200815 min

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

16. Scam Hot Chicks at the Bar

July 3rd, 20089 min

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

17. Code Drink

July 10th, 20088 min

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

18. BUSTED! 6 Matches and 4 Triangles puzzle

July 17th, 20087 min

Watch the Master finally get beat at his own game!

19. The Amazing Whiskey/Water Trick

July 24th, 20088 min

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

20. Quicksilver Matches

July 31st, 20088 min

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

21. Clever Match Trick Scores Free Drinks

August 7th, 20088 min

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

22. Fast and Loose

August 14th, 20089 min

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. The Ash

August 21st, 200810 min

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

24. From the Forums

August 28th, 20087 min

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

25. The Key Card

September 4th, 20088 min

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. The Equation

September 11th, 20088 min

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

27. Cheesy Beer Gags

September 18th, 20088 min

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. Mind Control Scam

September 25th, 20087 min

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

29. Dan Martin's Match Trick

October 2nd, 20089 min

A new take on an old-time match trick

30. Controlled Cards

October 9th, 200810 min

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. How to Predict the Future!

October 16th, 200810 min

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

October 23rd, 200810 min

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. From the Forums - Part 2!

October 30th, 20088 min

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

34. It's In the Bank

November 6th, 20087 min

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

35. Stick It To 'Em with The Funnel

November 13th, 20086 min

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

36. Are You Dead or Alive?

November 20th, 20087 min

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

37. You're Always a Winner with Advance Nim

November 27th, 200812 min

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

38. A Few Pennies for a Beer!

December 4th, 200810 min

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. How to Stick a Nail Up Your Nose

December 11th, 200812 min

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

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

December 18th, 20086 min

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

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

December 25th, 200811 min

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!

All Seasons

Season 3

Season 3

Jan 6, 2010
Season 2

Season 2

Jan 1, 2009
Season 1

Season 1

Apr 6, 2008