I used to enjoy this show a lot more but not as much since Danielle took on a bigger role. I love the interaction between Mike and Frank and the many characters they meet on the road. I have to assume that Danielle lobbied for a bigger role, and that change has taken something away from the show.

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!

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.

It has been said, many times, in many ways, that this show belongs on the shelf, but not on the History Channel. Some of the items are cool, but Mike acts like he thinks he might just be the next Brad Pitt of the picking world. Frank is just Frank and not quite as big a jerk as his friend. That leaves Dani, who doesn't get enough air time, as she is the best thing about this "reality show." Since when does "real life" take place in either 30 minute or 60 minute blocks. Is Hollywood and the T.V. industry so hard-up that we need a ton of remakes and a continuous stream of reality shows? The streaming of movies is starting to look better and better and to hades with T.V.