Fun show to watch because you'll never know where they'll be or what they'll find. They can be in Alabama one week, Michigan the next and New Jersey after that and the findings can range from a $10 oil can to $100,000 motorcycle.
I think another reason it works is because of the massive dichotomy between the two main leads. Mike Wolfe is a tall, thin, easy going, good natured, sociable guy who often ponies up more money than the seller is asking for. Mike takes pride in being somewhat of a nerd. His partner Frank Fritz, on the other hand, is a short, fat, cocky, unsociable cheapskate who acts as if he's cool.
Mike is the one who makes the most and biggest deals. He is often making many square deals with the sellers while engaging in meaningful banter with them while Frank spends the episode ruminating over an object and plotting to get it cheaper by finding something else to "bundle" with it. Mike loves bikes, both motorized and unmotorized and buys a lot of them. Ditto vintage VW vans. When Mike loves something, he steps up. Fritz, will not buy something unless he thinks he's getting an absolute bargain. For example, he claims to love Corvettes, but has yet to buy one after running across at least 2 dozen during the show's run because the buyer knows what they have and Frank can't chisel them out of it like he does on lesser known items.
But the variety of the locations and items as well as the immense contrast and between Mike and Frank is what makes the show so fascinating, so I rarely miss an episode.
I think another reason it works is because of the massive dichotomy between the two main leads. Mike Wolfe is a tall, thin, easy going, good natured, sociable guy who often ponies up more money than the seller is asking for. Mike takes pride in being somewhat of a nerd. His partner Frank Fritz, on the other hand, is a short, fat, cocky, unsociable cheapskate who acts as if he's cool.
Mike is the one who makes the most and biggest deals. He is often making many square deals with the sellers while engaging in meaningful banter with them while Frank spends the episode ruminating over an object and plotting to get it cheaper by finding something else to "bundle" with it. Mike loves bikes, both motorized and unmotorized and buys a lot of them. Ditto vintage VW vans. When Mike loves something, he steps up. Fritz, will not buy something unless he thinks he's getting an absolute bargain. For example, he claims to love Corvettes, but has yet to buy one after running across at least 2 dozen during the show's run because the buyer knows what they have and Frank can't chisel them out of it like he does on lesser known items.
But the variety of the locations and items as well as the immense contrast and between Mike and Frank is what makes the show so fascinating, so I rarely miss an episode.