American Pickers : Season 2010

Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz--business partners in Iowa-based Antique Archaeology and friends since the 8th grade--are part sleuths, part antiques experts, and part cultural historians. They call themselves "pickers" because their job is to pick through backyard junk piles, abandoned barns and neglected garages scattered across the back roads of America looking for hidden collectibles they can make a buck on. While hunting for collectibles in Central Iowa, Mike and Frank meet 88-year-old WWII vete

Mike and Frank use a motorcycle sidecar part found earlier to help close the deal on a rare Vespa Ape scooter; Mike meets the ``Goat Man,'' whose collection of buses is buried under weeds; a collector with 32 tractors and farming memorabilia.

Mike and Frank find a White Castle hamburger building on a farm; the duo discovers a veritable museum full of antiques and collectibles; negotiating for an old soda fountain and a cigarette machine.

Circa 1920s ``visible'' gas pumps were designed to allow drivers to see the grade of fuel being pumped into their cars; Mike and Frank visit an opera house built in 1879 that has become home to vintage movie posters.

Mike has injured his back but can't afford to take time off to recuperate; the guys make a big mistake while exploring a 92-year-old Iowa farmer's collection; the guys counsel a prolific collector from Ohio who is reluctant to part with a jukebox.

Mike and Frank bet on who's the best picker while on the road in Pennsylvania, with the loser having to clean their smelly and filthy van; the guys meet ``Mole Man'' Ron, a picker with a mostly hand-built, 26-room underground lair.

When the guys discover a basement full of vintage cars, Frank makes a great offer for a 1939 Plymouth. Then they find a lode of rare bicycles and motorcycles in New Hampshire.

Mike and Frank travel to New Orleans and encounter a quirky antique dealer with a sprawling collection; a relic hunter's collection includes fossils; rare visible gas pumps; automotive graveyard with more than 2,000 motorbikes.

While picking their way through the South, the guys meet up with John, a Mississippi motorcycle collector who has plenty of cool stuff, but his prices are through the roof. Then Mike spots a rare 1969 Kawasaki muscle bike, but can he wrestle it out of the mud? While in Alabama, Mike and Frank visit a prolific car hobbyist whose yard looks like a vintage parking lot. After driving down Poorhouse Road, they scour the bizarre collection at the Alabama Museum of Wonder where everything--including a

The guys are in the South and running low on cash. They're desperate for a good pick when they happen upon a massive old junkyard and closed-down family flea market. The location is promising but its nostalgic owner is reluctant to part with his treasures. Then, Mike and Frank tour an amazing collection of rare, retro automobiles. Mike is thrilled about discovering a famous cartoonist's sketchbook that could be the jackpot they've been waiting for. But before they start laying out the cash, they

After a couple of days without a decent pick, Mike and Frank look up a Georgia collector they've heard about. He's got a storage shed that's jam-packed with curios and movie memorabilia from his family's drive-in theater. Also, during a record cold snap in rural Florida, the guys tour Wayne's awesome collection of vehicles. But is anything for sale? And, on a property full of tractors and signs, the guys scour a treasure-filled outbuilding that seems too good to be true, then hatch a plan to get

Mike finds two rare bicycles after Danielle gets a sketchy lead about a collection owned by a reluctant seller; Mike and Frank come bearing a gift when they pay another visit to Leland.

Mike and Frank comb through a collector's buildings in North Carolina and find a 1950 Studebaker that Mike falls in love with; hoping to sell a choice vintage sign, the guys pay a visit to friend and NASCAR champion Ryan Newman.

Mike and Frank find something they've never seen before while visiting a local legend in North Carolina; Frank finds a gold mine of signs on a farm.

Mike and Frank find the holy grail of picking in Gordon's cement factory; the guys scour the inventory of a father-and-son picking duo; the guys meet Mary who has inherited a 300-acre property.

As the guys finish their trip through the South, Danielle finds them the mother lode of rare motorbike parts; an incredible discovery guaranteed to impress their friend and NASCAR champion Ryan Newman.

In Kansas, the guys pick through a promising farmyard, but are frustrated when they find nothing to buy; a demolition expert ponders selling a rare grave marker and a giant boot; Junior's oilcan collection comes at a high price.

Mike and Frank are in Missouri, heading towards an inherited old farm with plenty of promise. But then Danielle calls with news about an ultimate prize. She's tracked down a prolific collector with a rare 1937 Harley Knucklehead. Close to their target, and revved up about the classic bike, the guys agree to speed pick the old farm before moving on. But once there, Mike gets lost in multiple outbuildings filled with possibilities.

The guys stop in at Sam and Stan's steel yard where they go on a high-speed golf cart tour of massive hangar and outbuildings; the team goes freestyling and comes across an old farm; the guys come across Greg, who claims he's a psychic picker.

Lifelong picker and yard sale aficionado Lester is known by his neighbors as the ``spooky collector;'' the guys visit a hard-core Illinois collector who says he wants to downsize; the guys pay a return visit to their ``picking mamma,'' Judy.

Danielle tells the guys they need to step up their game; Mike and Frank uncover lots of great stuff in Tony's sprawling Illinois collection; Ken has room after room of unusual items; Danielle calls with a lead about Hobo Jack.

The guys visit a serious collector who is in the mood to sell; Mike and Frank stop in at the geodesic dome home of biker couple; the guys visit two retirees who live in a former honky-tonk spot; Frank and Mike interview Danielle about her raise.

The guys pick the storage locker of a fellow picker named 2D; Mike and Frank visit a woman who hopes to clear out some of her late father's collection; at a Wisconsin farm the guys get caught up in the weird world of Hippie Tom.

Mike dives into an amazing Michigan collection but Frank seems to have lost his picking mojo; the guys visit a Wisconsin property that features a reconstituted vintage town; Frank senses engine trouble with the van while Mike ignores the signs.

Mike takes his young nephew on his first pick; in Wisconsin, an eccentric mother-daughter duo is selling their extraordinary 1856 home and everything in it; the guys visit packrat Tim and his 10,000 square feet of junk; Danielle plots her payback.