American Pickers Season 16, Episode 9: The Michigan Madman

1

Pick Your Battle

Mike and Danielle pick an over-the-top, tiki-party-meets-rockabilly home while Frank and Robbie set their sights on a vast collection hidden in the fortified bunkers of an old army base.

45 min

2

The Great Pickoff

The great pick-off continues as Mike and Danielle continue their team effort to take on Frank and Robbie for ultimate picking bragging rights.

45 min

3

Picker's Dozen

A century-old Italian grocery store turned time capsule features an early 20th century delivery truck and a secret crypt that's calling Mike's name.

45 min

4

Presidential Picks

The Pickers are on a Presidential Trail as Mike and Danielle head for Pennsylvania while Frank and Robbie are on a whistle stop tour of North Dakota.

45 min

5

Pick Like a Honey Badger

Mike and Frank are itching to see what is inside a barn that has been off limits for a quarter of a century. And while Mike makes like a honey badger, bundle master Frank strikes again.

45 min

6

Raiders of the Lost Pick

Mike and Danielle crawl into a Pittsburgh time capsule while Frank and Robbie plow through six generations of stuff on one of Michigan's oldest farms.

45 min

7

Rock'n'Roll Heaven

It's all Rock and Roll as the guys tackle the painstaking preservation of Aerosmith's original tour van while a star-struck Frank picks one of his teen idols.

45 min

8

Pick This Way

Aerosmith's legendary tour van gets an overhaul just in time for a visit from Rock'n'Roll royalty

45 min

9

The Michigan Madman

The guys stumble upon two of the fastest motorcycles ever built and they are determined to save them from oblivion.

45 min

10

The Mysterious Madame X

Mike and Mefford, the mechanic, are on the hunt for Madame X -- a legendary one-of-a-kind 1929 Cadillac. But is it real?

45 min

11

Space Invaders Smackdown

The guys are ready to light up the sky when they pick a Detroit warehouse packed with vintage searchlights. Then Frank risks everything on a game of Space Invaders.

45 min

12

Frank Meet Brank

The guys have high hopes when they uncover a sexy 1935 Auburn roadster on an Indiana farm, but end up with just a kiddie ride instead.

45 min

13

Van-Tastic

The boys uncover a treasure trove of VW buses in Arkansas. With the collection under threat from vandals, Mike is determined to rescue as many as possible.

45 min

14

Corvette King

The gang heads to a gas pump graveyard in Louisiana. Danielle looks for a home for a pair of drag bikes.

45 min

15

Alabama Rolls

An Alabama couple has one of the biggest collections the guys have ever come across, including a number of high-octane cars saved from the scrap heap.

45 min

16

Aerosmith Van

After picking an awesome surf museum in California, Mike and Frank catch up with the Aerosmith van in Vegas. Then drive it down the strip to meet their rock ‘n’ roll idols for the big reveal.

45 min

17

Georgia On My Mind

Mike and Frank hightail it to Georgia hoping to snap up a super rare roadster and get it back on the highway.

45 min

18

Double DeLorean Delight

On a ramshackle New Jersey estate, Mike and Danielle go on a Back-to-the-Future joyride in a DeLorean.

45 min

19

Freaky Florida

In a freaky Florida town steeped with Carnival history, Mike gambles big on the mother lode of must-have circus banners.

45 min

20

California Picking

In the mountains of Southern California, the guys start their pick in an old train caboose and make off with a bulging bounty of cool old signs.

45 min

21

Say Sohio

Frank falls super hard for a 63 Corvette Stingray and he keeps raising his offer that it makes Robbie wonder if this is really Frank. Meanwhile Mike and Mefford kick off an ambitious restoration project.

45 min

22

Hollywood Honey Hole

The guys find a Hollywood honey hole when they meet a stuntman from Hollywood's Golden Age; Al's California garage is overflowing with mind-blowing memorabilia.

45 min

23

Knucklehead Frank

In Southern California, Frank gets a lesson in Knucklehead Zen when the guys visit Andy--a kindred spirit and international man of mystery.

45 min

24

Tick Tock Frank

Frank “tick-tock” Fritz is over the moon when the guys pick a Portland clock shop that’s a showcase for vintage mechanical wonders of all kinds.

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