Frank Fritz and Mike Wolfe are business partners buying (mostly) and selling old junk. They travel the country and even the world to find interesting items. The boys are helped by Danielle Colby-Cushman.I'm sure that there is some scripting going on but it doesn't really matter. I don't think anybody actually believe they make their money doing this. The reality is that they probably barely cover their gas money. That's not why I like this show. It's about interesting items and their history as well as the chemistry between the guys. One can't help but like the guys. It's fun to see some of these items and the prices isn't even that important.

These guys are so fake, however Frank's cheap and self centered attitude is for real. I've watched this guy haggle over $5 for an item he is going to make a few hundred dollars on, can't stand to watch him wheel and deal with people so I mute the TV when he is ripping off people. Their laughs are so phony and Frank never has anything of value to say, everything he says is so obvious, his grammar is so juvenile and he comes across very uneducated with his comments like "she don't have to know", "he don't know nothing", "we was going to do that", he makes me and thousands of people sick with his cheap dealings, get a clue you little fat piece of crap, people disrespect you because you rip people off "it's just the picker in me", bull!

From reading other reviews here, there seems to be a trend to judge the show not on it's merits, but rather because of the History Channel affiliation. We don't have that problem in Australia. This shows on normal free TV, just like all other shows. I hadn't even realised it was a History Channel show.I should say in advance that I enjoy shows like Bargain Hunt (UK)and I really enjoy American Pickers.So, to the show. Obviously these are setups. But the people who appear seem to be real people, and Mike and Frank put them at ease as much as possible. The boys are funny, entertaining and the show is educational. It is an interesting look at different parts of America and the real people who live there. Usually all we see here in Oz are the cities, and often it's not a very flattering view.I don't think of this as "reality TV" - I think of it as a fun way of learning a bit more about America, it's people and it's history.We don't watch much TV, but I do turn it on for this one.

I love this show. American Pickers is one of the best reality TV shows to come out of America and even rivals my favorite reality show, Bargain Hunt from the UK. Mike and Frank whilst they seem a little over the top for us Aussies, simply love their job and their passion shows. In a strange way it is a bit Abbott and Costello-ish but that is the beauty of the partnership. Add Danielle who is holding the fort whilst Mike and Frank are away and the team is complete. The characters they meet in their day to day travels picking are the heart and soul of America and every nation. Some of the collections they unearth are to be envied by us all. But the true gem is the fact we learn about the history of the items they pick and the companies that made them. If you read this and have never watched the show I hope this inspires you to have a peek.