Con

Con

2005
Con
Con

Con

4.7 | en |

Con is a television series on Comedy Central in which con artist Skyler Stone revealed the secrets of his profession by performing confidence tricks, scams, and hoaxes of various degrees of complexity on camera. These could range from simply claiming that an order for food was botched, to claiming to be a certain profession, which required training. In one episode Stone showed how he received free soft drinks at fast food restaurants by retaining paper cups from various fast food restaurants and then refilling them at soda fountains. Most of his cons revolved around him claiming that he is filming a television show or movie of some sort, and that the product or service he wished to acquire would be advertised in the film or show. The products did wind up getting free advertisement – but on Con, not where they were told.

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Seasons & Episodes

1
EP8  TBD
Jan. 01,0001
TBD

Skyler poses as a contestant from ""American Idol"" in order to score free MLB tickets.

EP7  TBD
Jan. 01,0001
TBD

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EP6  Ski Day
May. 11,2005
Ski Day

Posing as the lead singer of an up-and-coming boy band that sings about 'extreme' sports, con man Skyler Stone convinces a ski resort to comp a whole day of skiing for him and his buddies.

EP5  Cancun Coma
May. 04,2005
Cancun Coma

Spring Break in the Caribbean becomes a con man's paradise when Skyler Stone poses as a man who has just awoken from an eleven-year coma. The result is a week of free fun in the sun and the worship of hundreds of college Spring Breakers for his amazing recovery.

EP4  Porn
Apr. 27,2005
Porn

Wondering what it would be like to hang out with porn stars, Skyler creates a new genre of adult films--fully clothed sexual intercourse (or dry humping). Skyler then shoots a short film and screens it at a major adult film party where he rubs shoulders with the hottest porn stars in Los Angeles.

EP3  Hidden Camera
Apr. 20,2005
Hidden Camera

Enjoying a four star meal is something con man Skyler Stone has never experienced... until now. Skyler convinces a top-notch eatery that a Brad Pitt lookalike is the real deal and gets a free meal in the process.

EP2  Model Maids
Apr. 13,2005
Model Maids

What do you do when you want a clean apartment but don't want to lift a finger? If you're con man Skyler Stone you convince hot models to do it for you by posing as a big time fashion photographer doing a magazine spread on house cleaning.

EP1  Homeless Makeover
Apr. 06,2005
Homeless Makeover

Skyler fakes his way into a Beverly Hills salon by pretending to be the subject of a new reality TV show titled ""Extreme Homeless Makeover."" The salon staff, believing they're helping a charitable cause, donates their services.

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Released: 2005-04-06 | Released Producted By: , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Con is a television series on Comedy Central in which con artist Skyler Stone revealed the secrets of his profession by performing confidence tricks, scams, and hoaxes of various degrees of complexity on camera. These could range from simply claiming that an order for food was botched, to claiming to be a certain profession, which required training. In one episode Stone showed how he received free soft drinks at fast food restaurants by retaining paper cups from various fast food restaurants and then refilling them at soda fountains. Most of his cons revolved around him claiming that he is filming a television show or movie of some sort, and that the product or service he wished to acquire would be advertised in the film or show. The products did wind up getting free advertisement – but on Con, not where they were told.

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Reviews

Steve Adams Con is a stupid show, I can't believe it is even rated at 3 out of 10 here on IMDb.com. First of all for starters the host is truly stupid, he could just have a job and pay for his fast food and soda pops and do like half the work he does with his "amazing cons" to get these things for free, like fishing around through the garbage to get a cheeseburger receipt then calling the head company to complain about the cheeseburger just so he can get a free replacement cheeseburger and drive to the restaurant and pick it up? Wow you just did an hour of work, worked up your cellphone bill probably, wasted gas and most importantly wasted all of that time, plus you had to root around through a disgusting big barrel of garbage, all to get one free cheeseburger from McDonald's that is only worth like one dollar. You're an idiot. He also had empty soda cups in a rack in his trunk so that he could go to restaurants and rip them off for free refills, again this is disgusting he's only saving maybe a dollar plus these little cardboard cups get all gross from soda pop syrup and also start to fall apart, on top of that you risk walking into a restaurant and being called out for obviously being some idiot who hasn't bought anything there and is just coming in with his own cup, of course that would make this show interesting and funny instead of just stupid and pointless and completely not funny at all. Con sucks.
maz underscore What exactly is the point of pretending to "con" people out of things like ski passes and pizza? I fail to see a point. I'd not clever or original and it strikes me as being extremely pointless. Skyler Stone doesn't seem to be a very down-to-earth or even a nice guy. He has very little charisma and just about anyone could do what he does in this show. The worse thing about this piece of crap, is the fact that a lot of the phone calls are reenacted, so not only are they apparently conning the poor people on the other end of the phone, but they are also conning the audience who don't have enough time to read the "disclaimed" that flickers across the screen for about half a second at the beginning at the end of the show!Not only that but he also claims this is how he lives his whole life. What an lie. No one could live their lives like this and the fact he says this is not only yet another con to get his show watched, but it's also one of the most fabricated, blatant pieces of bull$hit I've ever heard. This guy is an @$$!What makes them think that going to all the trouble of, for example, write and record a song, get someone to pain a HUGE picture of you and two mates, get dance lessons and actually travel to a ski resort is actually worth only getting free ski passes and some food for free? What is the point of that? It's an awful lot of trouble to go to just for a few ski passes and a bit of snow. As far as "comedy" goes, this is bottom of the barrel stuff.
Humanoid Typhoon The show is supposed to be about cons, but if you know anything about legitimate conmen, you know Skyler Stone ain't even close to being one. Instead of conning people for big payoffs, he develops these absurdly intricate plans to get such "great" stuff as his apartment cleaned and a free meal. With the time and effort he puts into these things he could just as easily (or more easily for that matter)do them the normal way.It's also worth noting that the disclaimers before and after the show sort of take away from any sense of realism that would be present. They flash them so quick you barely get a chance to read, but it does mention that some scenes are staged and that some parties have been compensated for their appearances.Some "Con man" Stone is. Don't waste your time and hopefully it'll be cancelled.
ivko I thought this show would be about cons, and in a way it was. I was conned out of about 20 minutes of my life that I'll never get back. The "cons" in the pilot episode range from the moronic, where Skyler shows us how to save fast food cups to get free soda (wow!) to the downright offensive, where he prepares to fake being homeless by visiting actual homeless in LA and asking them if his clothes look crappy enough for him to pass as one of them. He then unveils his cover story; you know, the reason why he went crazy and now lives on the street. This leads to an unexpectedly funny moment when a homeless man, clearly baffled at this elaborate and stupid story, points out that all the reason you need to be homeless is to be hooked on crack. The remainder of the cons in the show revolve around Skyler convincing businesses to donate their services for free in exchange for being mentioned on a fictional TV show. The irony, of course, is that this really is on TV so the businesses haven't really been conned at all. All in all, I would guess that legal constraints prevent Skyler and company from showing actual cons, so the show will always be sophomoric pranks instead. Bottom line, skip 'Con' and rent 'The Sting'.