Tag: Mike Wolfe
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‘American Pickers’ Teases Mike Wolfe & His Squad Finding ‘Holy Grail Stockpile’
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This season of American Pickers hasn’t been the greatest. However, the show is hoping to entice fans with its newest teaser post. This Saturday, there is a new episode. Robbie and Mike are going to be out picking like they usually are. Fans have not responded to Robbie as much…
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‘American Pickers’: Mike Wolfe Got Himself Out of Trouble With This Hilarious Response
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Mike Wolfe’s wit once saved his life while he was working behind the scenes for American Pickers. During a chat with Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine, Wolfe shared that his travels have led him into many interesting situations over the years. In most cases, the experiences have been positive. But…
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‘American Pickers’: Do Sellers Who Appear on Show Get Paid by History Channel?
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In the last 11 years or more that American Pickers has been on TV, there have been hundreds of folks on the show selling their items. So, what is the deal with those sellers? With all the people that appear on the show, is there a deal they make with…
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‘American Pickers’ Once Shelled Out the Big Bucks for Civil War Era Cash
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The hosts of American Pickers take on an interesting task during the fourth season of the wildly popular History Channel series. In this episode, The Gettysburg Museum of History contacts the Pickers with a unique request. The historical museum wanted the hosts to track down multiple rare and collectible Civil…
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‘American Pickers’ Star Mike Wolfe Explained How His Old Bike Shop Burned Down
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When it comes to starting a business, there are plenty of obstacles to expect, but some are just out of our control. Unfortunately for American Pickers star Mike Wolfe, one of the most debilitating hardships he ever faced happened in the early years of his career – a fire that…
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‘American Pickers’: Viewers Only See a Small Percentage of the Hundreds of Items Mike Wolfe Buys
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It’s no secret that much of what we see of reality shows is only a fraction of the footage the camera crews get, but according to American Pickers host Mike Wolfe, this goes double for the number of items he buys on his road trips. Wolfe makes his living off…
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‘American Pickers’ Star Mike Wolfe Once Discovered a Motorcycle Mega Bundle
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American Pickers fans know that Mike Wolfe loves motorcycles and bicycles. That passion started when he found his first bike in the garbage on his way to school That happened when Wolfe was in kindergarten. Since then, his love for two-wheeled antiques and his passion for picking have grown exponentially.…
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‘American Pickers’: The Time Mike Wolfe Discovered Iconic Sci-Fi Film Relic in Seller’s Home
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Throughout his decades of picking experience, American Pickers host Mike Wolfe has collected some unique film relics. With his vast knowledge of cinema, he’s been able to identify iconic pieces of film history that others might think are just another piece of junk. Most of the time, these items end…
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‘American Pickers’: Mike Wolfe Once Suffered a Brutal Injury While Picking
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When Mike Wolfe catches a glimpse of a valuable pick, there’s no stopping the American Pickers host from reaching that item. He often has to stumble over a tower of boxes and beaten-down cars to get to his rusty gold. But to him, the results are well worth the pain.…
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‘American Pickers’: Mike Wolfe Talked About First Reaching the ‘Holy Land of Picking’
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There aren’t many places in the U.S. that American Pickers star Mike Wolfe hasn’t driven through in search of “rusty gold.” The renowned picker doesn’t mind a long drive across state lines if that means getting one step closer to that one-of-a-kind item that no one else has and everyone…
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‘American Pickers’: How Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz Found Time to Pick Before Show Started
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Back before Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz became the faces of American Pickers, they were just two friends with a love for collectibles. At the time, Fritz had a full-time job while Wolfe was a full-time picker, so they had to find a time that worked for them both to…
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‘American Pickers’: Mike Wolfe Revealed the ‘Biggest Mistake’ During Show’s Creation
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In 2010, the History Channel began a brand-new adventure in reality television. This is when the wildly popular series American Pickers first premiered to audiences. A smash hit, the show is famous for introducing a new concept to the world of collecting. The series also ended up inspiring many of…
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‘American Pickers’: Mike Wolfe’s Girlfriend Reveals Adventurous New ‘Thanksgiving Tradition’
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American Pickers star Mike Wolfe’s girlfriend, Leticia Cline, has decided to spend her holiday underground. According to the show’s biggest fan, she enjoyed the trip so much that it might just become a yearly activity. She shared some breath-taking photos of her visit to the caverns on her Instagram story.…
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‘American Pickers’ Star Mike Wolfe and His ’59 El Camino Are ‘Ready for the Holidays’
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Mike Wolfe of “American Pickers” shares a festive image of his classic car on Instagram. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas decorations are already coming out! Lights are being untangled and wreaths are being hung on front doors. “American Pickers” star Mike…
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‘American Pickers’: Mike Wolfe Got a Wake-Up Call from Cameraman That Helped Show Succeed
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There might be two “i’s” in American Pickers, but Mike Wolfe knows there’s no “i” in team. Back when the show was in its beginning stages, the host and national picker was struggling to create on-screen content that would capture the viewer’s attention. Thankfully, though, he had a cameraman that…
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‘American Pickers’: Mike Wolfe Was Told to Not Use the Word ‘Antique’ When First Pitching Show
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American Pickers helped make antiques cool. It also introduced the word “picker” to our everyday vocabulary. But when Mike Wolfe was pitching the show, television executives said it wouldn’t work. They even told him to not use the word antiques because it would turn people away. He listened, but he…
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‘American Pickers’: How Mike Wolfe Responds When Potential Sellers Tell Him They Don’t Have Worthy Picks
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Mike Wolfe of “American Pickers” is interested in telling stories. That could come in the form of an unusual item with a rich history. It could come from a prized item with sentimental value – or it could simply come from the person he’s buying from. Because to the “American…
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‘American Pickers’: Mike Wolfe Told Emotional Story of Arkansas Collector’s Home Turning into Ghost Town
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Mike Wolfe has traveled the highways and backroads of America for over a decade. Now, he does it for American Pickers. Before that, he did it to feed his passion for collecting artifacts of American history. When you get down to it, that’s what the show is really about. Sure,…
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‘American Pickers’ Star Mike Wolfe Once Had to ‘Somersault’ Out of a Shed Window
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Mike Wolfe has seen pretty much everything during his years searching for rusty gold. Heck, the American Pickers star has stared down the gun barrel of a less-than-welcoming property owner. One time early on in the show’s run, he found himself stuck in a tiny shed. If that wasn’t enough,…
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‘American Pickers’ Star Mike Wolfe Said Meeting Regular Americans on the Road Helped Inspire the Show
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Mike Wolfe may be the star of American Pickers, but he says it’s the regular Americans he meets that helped inspire the show. American Pickers has been gracing our television screens since it first debuted back on January 18, 2011, on the History Channel. The popular show follows antique and…
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‘American Pickers’: Why Mike Wolfe Says Everyone is ‘Born as Pickers’
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“American Pickers” frontman Mike Wolfe tends to see the world a little differently. He always has. Since his youth, he’s been very curious about making the old into new. This spurred his love of antiques and all things of a historical nature. That being said, the famous junker believes there’s…
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‘American Pickers’: Do Crew Members on Show Do Any Picking?
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Fans of the popular History Channel series American Pickers have been watching the show’s hosts enter a wide variety of unique homes and spaces in order to pick through some amazing collections over the years. However, while Mike Wolfe and his cohost are sorting through the goods, it’s easy to…
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‘American Pickers’: When Show First Started, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz Faced a Devastating Schedule
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When Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz first started out on American Pickers, they had an exhausting film schedule. But thanks to a steady crew, they were able to get better hours. During season one of American Pickers, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz worked a devastating schedule. The guys would head…
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‘American Pickers’ Answers Major Questions About New Episodes in Mike Wolfe Post
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Much like what Mike Wolfe does on American Pickers, sometimes you find something without originally looking for it. For example, though it wasn’t focused on new episodes, a new social media post by Mike Wolfe gives us an idea of when to expect them. Posting a throwback pic to Instagram,…
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‘American Pickers’: When Did Frank Fritz and Mike Wolfe First Meet?
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In the eighth grade, treasure-hunting “American Pickers” duo Frank Fritz and Mike Wolfe first met, long before Fritz grew his famous beard. The once-buds also started honing their famous picking skills long before there ever was a show, according to the website Grunge. The two pitched the show for five years…