Iowans Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz can’t seem to stay away, as they’ve toured through Ohio a total of eight times over 19 seasons, including twice in the past two years. This year they’ll be back looking through junk — we mean highly-prized antiques — in the Ohio and Michigan area.
Now despite what the History Channel show leads viewers to believe, the pair doesn’t just drive around the country waiting for co-worker Danielle Colby to call them with the location of the next privately-owned collection (no flea market or antique malls need apply). These spots are chosen in advance.
As the crew stated in a recent Facebook post: “We are on the hunt for large and junkie collections that will keep our guys busy for most of the day.”
If you’re interested in being on the show — or would like to give a loved one the chance to part with their “treasures” — be sure to send your name, phone number, location and description of the collection with photos to: AmericanPickers@cineflix.com, call 1-855-OLD-RUST (653-7878) or message the crew on Facebook.
This article appears in Aug 1-7, 2018.