"American Pickers" (2010) TV series 2010-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

18 January 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Reality-TV

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Antique | Junkyard | Hoarding | Redneck | Scavenger

Cast

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

Series Directed by
Ian Gelfand		(24 episodes, 2011-2012)
Keshia Coe		(11 episodes, 2010-2011)
Jerry Carita		(4 episodes, 2010)
Guy Fiorita		(4 episodes, 2010)
Adam Matalon		(4 episodes, 2010)
Catherine Pappas		(4 episodes, 2010)
Todd Broder		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Produced by
Tim-Ryan O'Kane	....	story producer (36 episodes, 2011-2012)
Annie MacKinnon	....	field producer (12 episodes, 2010)
Mary Swanhaus	....	supervising story producer / supervising producer (11 episodes, 2010-2012)
Bengt Anderson	....	series producer (11 episodes, 2011)
Krystia Basil	....	line producer (8 episodes, 2011)
Steve McGovern	....	line producer (5 episodes, 2012)

Series Original Music by
Randy Dzielak		(19 episodes, 2011-2012)
Matt Chambless		(12 episodes, 2010)
Jeff Peters		(12 episodes, 2010)
Wellington Lora Jr.		(6 episodes, 2010)

Series Cinematography by
John Chiappardi		(8 episodes, 2010)
Michael Clevenger		(4 episodes, 2010)

Series Film Editing by
Robert Kew		(18 episodes, 2010-2011)
Trevor Ristow		(18 episodes, 2011)
Tennille Uithof		(8 episodes, 2010)
Eduardo Martinez		(7 episodes, 2010)
Ryan Neill		(7 episodes, 2010)
Rob Chandler		(2 episodes, 2010)

Series Production Management
Michael McNally	....	production manager (12 episodes, 2010)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott Siegel	....	assistant director (22 episodes, 2010-2011)
Amanda Rosa	....	assistant director (11 episodes, 2011-2012)
Annie MacKinnon	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Sound Department
Grant Edmonds	....	sound re-recording mixer (60 episodes, 2010-2012)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ryan White	....	camera operator (30 episodes, 2010-2011)
David Gorn	....	camera operator (26 episodes, 2010-2011)

Series Casting Department
Jodi Friedman	....	casting producer (23 episodes, 2012-2013)

Series Editorial Department
Greg Innes	....	on-line editor (22 episodes, 2010-2011)
Adrian Saywell	....	on-line editor / colorist (13 episodes, 2010)

Series Music Department
Barak Shpiez	....	composer: additional music (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Jared Gutstadt	....	composer: theme music (25 episodes, 2010-2011)
Adam Arcuragi	....	composer: additional music (19 episodes, 2010-2011)
Jeff Peters	....	composer: additional music (12 episodes, 2010)
Cody Westheimer	....	composer: stock music (12 episodes, 2010)
Alberto Domínguez	....	composer: additional music (9 episodes, 2010-2011)
Matt Chambless	....	composer: additional music (9 episodes, 2010)
Haim Mazar	....	composer: stock music (5 episodes, 2011-2012)
Alex Fouquet	....	composer: additional music (5 episodes, 2011)
John Turner	....	composer: additional music (3 episodes, 2010-2011)
David S. Hamilton	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 2011-2012)
Tracey and Vance Marino	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 2012)
Kyle Wittlin	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Other crew
Sherri Rufh	....	head of production administration (60 episodes, 2010-2012)
Vanessa Aprile	....	production assistant (38 episodes, 2010-2011)
Andrew Deiters	....	researcher / visual researcher (9 episodes, 2010-2011)
Frank Otero	....	production assistant (9 episodes, 2010)
Josh Halpert	....	researcher (8 episodes, 2010)
Tara Dean	....	legal and business affairs executive (7 episodes, 2013)
Whitney Engstrom	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2010-2011)
Matthew Bernabei	....	production accountant (5 episodes, 2012)
Whitney Diehl	....	production secretary (5 episodes, 2012)
Anthony Prentice	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2011)

Production Companies

• Cineclipse Productions
• History Channel (for)

Distributors

• History Channel (2010-) (USA) (TV)
• A&E Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (complete season one)
• Veronica (2012-) (Netherlands) (TV)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG13 (season 1) | Singapore:PG (season 2)

Company:

Cineclipse Productions

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Middle: The Safe (#4.7)" (2012)

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.