American Pickers (2010– )

Mike and Frank are pickers that travel the country and literally would go anywhere just for the prospects of finding antique gold. With the assistance of Danielle they often find themselves in a comedic pickle.

Stars:

Frank Fritz, Mike Wolfe, Danielle Colby-Cushman

Cast

Series cast summary:
Frank Fritz	...	Himself (77 episodes, 2010-2013)
Mike Wolfe	...	Himself (45 episodes, 2010-2012)
Danielle Colby-Cushman	...	Herself (41 episodes, 2010-2012)

Storyline

Mike and Frank are pickers that travel the country and literally would go anywhere just for the prospects of finding antique gold. With the assistance of Danielle they often find themselves in a comedic pickle.

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Plot Keywords:

antique | junkyard | hoarding | redneck | scavenger | 

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

History Channel [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ameerika vanavarakogujad

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineclipse Productions, History Channel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Mike Wolfe: I'm Mike Wolfe.
Frank Fritz: And I'm Frank Fritz.
Mike Wolfe: And we're pickers.
Frank Fritz: We travel the back roads of America looking for rusty gold. We're looking for amazing things buried in people's garages and barns.
Mike Wolfe: What most people see as junk, we see as dollar signs.
Frank Fritz: We'll buy anything we think we can make a buck on.
Mike Wolfe: Each item we pick has a history all its own. And the people we meet? Well, they're a breed all their own. We make a living telling the history of America... one piece at a time.

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Connections

Referenced in The Middle: The Safe (2012)

User Reviews

American History

Two men "Frank and Mike" travel around the country looking for pieces of American history. From reading other reviews it would sound as if these two men are monsters but that is not the case. They are simply bartering for items that an individual has been storing on his property for years. These collectors live in rural areas and have preserved many items that no longer exist. Yes many of them have long beards, own guns and own large tracks of land that they have stored cars, bikes and who know what else for many years. That is no reason to automatically judge them as being idiots, and bigots. Many of these men know exactly what they have and know exactly what they are worth. Also many of these men are in there 60's and 70's, some older and many feel they have to start selling there collections before they die. Many times when the guys show up to "pick" and they end up buying items from the widow who has know clue and just wants to get rid of her husbands collection.

Frank and Mikey or a strange brew but I think its kinda of funny and entertaining. I often find myself impressed of there knowledge and how polite and respectful they our to the folks they are buying from. Many of the collectors they buy from have very deep feelings about there collection and letting go with there items. I think they do a good job of not insulting the collectors and in a way its kinda like a little bit of therapy. They talk the men into selling some of there possessions and most likely they hadn't sold anything off there property in a long time. In all this is a very good show and it is surprising because you never know what they will find.