About this season
Pickers like Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz are on a mission to recycle America, even if it means diving into countless piles of grimy junk or getting chased off a gun-wielding homeowner’s land. Hitting back roads from coast to coast, the two men earn a living by restoring forgotten relics to their former glory, transforming one person’s trash into another’s treasure.
Episodes (20)
1. Skateboards and Gutter Balls
Aired 1 January 2022 • 45 min
A California almond farm serves up a hidden stash of retro surf shop relics, and a Prohibition-era bowling alley in L.A. offers a mind-blowing trip back in time.
2. Country Road Gold
Aired 8 January 2022 • 45 min
Mike and Robbie visit an old-school general store filled with country road gold. And a serious collector opens the doors to his empire of vintage coin-op scales.
3. Movie Magic Picking
Aired 15 January 2022 • 45 min
Mike, and Robbie head for the Hollywood Hills to pick a once-in-a-lifetime stockpile of amazing movie memorabilia.
4. The King of Signs
Aired 5 February 2022 • 45 min
Robbie unveils his sprawling retro garage, and in Southern California, the Wolfe brothers come face-to-face with the King of Signs and uncover the Holy Grail of 3D signs.
5. Cadillac Man
Aired 12 February 2022 • 45 min
The Wolfe brothers uncover an overgrown vintage Cadillac graveyard in the woods, and peel back the layers of a gargantuan California stockpile.
6. Picking Frisco
Aired 19 February 2022 • 45 min
The Wolfe brothers drop in on an historic San Francisco hotel that's home to an awesome collection of classic cars and uncover a hidden stash of spooky carnival relics.
7. Picture Perfect Pick
Aired 26 February 2022 • 45 min
In the California desert, the Wolfe brothers comb through a late photographer's eclectic hide-away and enter a sprawling ranch that's home to a must-have holy neon beacon.
8. High Speed Picking
Aired 5 March 2022 • 45 min
Mike visits the Virginia birthplace of a high-speed camera that changed the world. Meanwhile in Nashville, a music guru has some sobering news about Danielle's rock'n'roll gamble.
9. Pinball Jack
Aired 12 March 2022 • 45 min
In the heart of beer country, the Wolfe brothers find the motherlode of breweriana, the granddaddy of all pinball machines, and Elvis inside a Milwaukee collector's suburban home. Down the road, Mike and Robbie make a return pilgrimage to an Illinois honey hole to dig through five generations of history in a century-old mansion full of treasure.
10. Wolves in Wisconsin
Aired 19 March 2022 • 45 min
On Uncle Butch's ten-acre homestead in Wisconsin, the Wolfe brothers pay big money for some rare nuggets of petroliana but strike out on a jaw-dropping ride with a Hollywood pedigree. Flying solo in Milwaukee, Mike meets the 97-year-old inventor whose life-like automatons tell the story of America's all-time favorite characters.
11. Searching in Selma
Aired 10 July 2022 • 45 min
Mike and Jersey uncover a massive collection of petroliana in Alabama while Dani and Robbie hit an Arizona property with killer steam engines.
12. Shelby in the Barn
Aired 17 July 2022 • 45 min
Mike goes hog wild for a super-rare, barn-fresh Shelby Mustang in Alabama.
13. Rocket Ray Round-Up
Aired 24 July 2022 • 41 min
A Wisconsin collector's oversize storage units feature a bonanza of new old stock, a bale of shredded cash, a gargantuan pistol--and a motivated seller who keeps lowering his prices. Down the road, a former drag racer opens the doors to his museum-quality stockpile of petroliana featuring homemade engine cutaways, a stable full of early Chevrolets, and a barn-fresh must-have pickup.
14. Pool Hall Picking
Aired 31 July 2022 • 42 min
Mike uncovers an ultra-rare pinball machine in Louisiana while Robbie and Jersey uncover an epic property packed with rusty cars.
15. Flea Market Junkie
Aired 6 August 2022 • 41 min
Mike and Jersey visit a flea market junkie in Louisiana while Robbie and Danielle scour a jam-packed Arizona property where nearly everything is for sale.
16. The Alabama Slamma
Aired 13 August 2022 • 42 min
A mind-blowing Alabama collection includes a century of salvage, and in Mississippi, Robbie dives into the huge remains of a family's carnival empire.
17. Knucklehead Blue
Aired 20 August 2022 • 42 min
Mike uncovers a mind-blowing collection of vintage baseball cards in Kansas while Robbie and Jersey try to broker a deal in Tommy's "black hole of stuff."
18. Big Bucks Bubbles
Aired 27 August 2022 • 42 min
Mike makes a return pilgrimage to Rick's Michigan honey hole. And this time he's determined to seal the deal on a ratty t-shirt and futuristic one-of-a-kind bubble car--no matter how big the price tag. Down the road, Robbie and Jersey comb through a late collector's sprawling workshop where everything is ups for grabs including a bright green dune buggy.
19. The Wizard's Castle
Aired 10 September 2022
In the thumb of Michigan, a homeowner's inventive great granddad left behind a cutting-edge property complete with a custom zip line, water park, and private speakeasy; at a defunct museum down the road, Danielle closes in on a claw-foot bathtub.
20. Naughty and Nice
Aired 17 September 2022
Mike and Danielle scour a sensory-overload attic in Detroit while Jersey and Robbie follow a random lead to a late collector's mighty stockpile.