American Pickers: Best Of

Join Mike, Frank, Dani, and Rob on a rollicking ride through the weirdest and wackiest gadgets ever uncovered on their picking excursions. From the first pinball machine with flappers to a dangerously high voltage demonstration, this episode explores the eccentric and unearths some utterly unique machinery.

The odometer keeps rolling as the pickers crisscross the nation, burning rubber from one massive car collection to the next, hunting for the hottest horsepower on four wheels. Ride along as they rummage through rare rust, awe over original paint, and dicker their way through a highway of rusty gold.

Tick tock, the clock never stops. From the Midwest to the Southeast, the boys uncover timepiece gems in every corner of the USA. They dig up some 1950's automobilia clocks from an old moonshine farm and pick a sexy Airmaid Nylons stockings clock, adorned with the amusing tagline "Every hour of the day!"

When winter comes, the boys go...down south, y'all! On this southern extravaganza, the pickers are searching for rare car collectibles and colourful characters, and boy, are they successful! A 1934 Cabriolet, a 1967 Shelby Mustang, a 1950s Rocket 88 Engine, a 1974 Karmann Ghia, and more are all found in the barns, backyards, and backwoods of America's great southern states!

All across America people have been passionately collecting anything and everything that speaks to them. Follow Mike and Frank as they traverse collections of all conditions hoping to find rare, rough, or shiny artefacts they can turn into big profits.

Frank learns Knucklehead Zen in California when the guys visit an international man of mystery. In a Maryland basement, Frank becomes obsessed with and offers big money for a 1939 Plymouth Coupe the owner doesn't seem to want to part with. Frank breaks a sweat and the bank in Massachusetts when he uncovers the holy grail of oilcans. Frank pays big money to a Wisconsin photographer for an oversized Mississippi Riverboat relic but gets a sinking feeling when he gets it appraised back home. Finally, Frank wants to attend his high school reunion and show off his new ride, but it's never easy.

Buckle up as the Antique Archaeology team combs through the Midwest searching for rare local rusty gold from the Heartland of America.

In Chicago, Mike and Frank find a warehouse filled with superstar sports memorabilia that are a total slam dunk. In Kansas, Mike combs through a stockpile to uncover a stash of baseball cards worth a fortune. Just outside the nation's capital Mike and Frank find a gold mine of untouched inventory from one of the country's oldest sporting goods store. Then, Danielle surprises Mike with a major league event complete with a Hollywood ending.

Danielle and the guys grab some superstar picks for legendary country singer Dolly Parton at her Dollywood theme park. Then, will Mike and Frank walk away with a priceless piece of rock'n'roll history after meeting Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, or will they surrender?

In Mississippi, Mike and Frank rescue a vintage bathing beauty motel sign from a ramshackle building. Then, Robbie and Danielle uncover a mountain of vintage swimwear. Down the road, Danielle luxuriates in a claw-foot bathtub that movie star May West slept in.