Scrappers
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| Scrappers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality show |
| Created by | Andy Weiss Michael Weiss |
| Developed by | George Verschoor Will Spjut |
| Directed by | David Thies |
| Starring | Frank Fidilio, Joe Posa, Darren Zerafa, Salvatore Vassallo, Greg Dakouvanos, Mimmo Saladino, Dino Minini |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | George Verschoor Andy Weiss Michael Weiss |
| Producers | Will Spjut Gordon Cassidy Russ Ward |
| Production locations | Brooklyn, New York and surrounding areas |
| Cinematography | Patrick Armitage David Thies |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Hoosick Falls Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Spike TV |
| Release | August 3 – September 21, 2010 |
Scrappers is a reality television series about three competing groups of scrappers from Brooklyn, New York who collect and sell scrap metal.[1][2] The series premiered 3 August 2010 at 10pm on Spike TV. The show was eventually scrapped itself on September 21 of the same year, after it failed to be renewed for a second season.
Scrap crews[edit]
The first scrap crew featured in the show is "Scrappers U.S.A.", made up of Frankie Noots (Frank Fidilio), Joe Posa, and Darren. The second group is "P&F Service and Removal", headed by Sal the Barber and his employee Greg. The third group is Mimmo (pronounced mee-mo) and Dino, who are unaffiliated.
Shooting locations[edit]
Scrappers is shot entirely on location in Brooklyn, New York, mostly in the neighborhoods of Gravesend, Bensonhurst, and the other areas immediately surrounding.
Episodes[edit]
| Episode | Original airdate | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| "The Aluminum Job" | 3 August 2010 | Frankie's crew scores a big aluminum job, but a feud with the site boss almost kills it - especially when they hire bumbling scrappers Dino and Mimmo. Sal blows a fuse when a minor job for a Brooklyn character turns into a major pain. |
| "The Stadium Job" | 3 August 2010 | Lengthy railings prove to be troublesome for Frankie's crew, and a brick job has highs and lows for Sal's crew. |
| "The Bike Job" | 10 August 2010 | A deli freezer vexes Sal; Darren and Frankie find porn after doing a bike job; Greg gets a truck-driving lesson; Dino and Mimmo enter cyberspace via Craigslist. |
| "The Slap Fight" | 10 August 2010 | Sal tows his first car, with disastrous results; a clash with Frankie becomes a slap fight; Darren makes a mess while removing a boiler from a building. |
| "Darren Turns Management" | 17 August 2010 | Darren becomes managerial as Frank puts him in charge of a safe to scrap with Dino and Mimmo. |
| "Sal's Sick Day" | 24 August 2010 | Sal becomes ill, and Frankie's team covers his jobs; Posa presides over Dino and Mimmo for a pizza shop job. Darren wonders what a "booger" is. |
| "Holy Scrap!" | 31 August 2010 | Frankie finds a Picasso print that he brings to a Manhattan art expert; Dino and Mimmo find work via an elderly woman who needs a ride to a Retirement Home. |
| "Don Scrapperleoni" | 7 September 2010 | An antique chandelier pits Sal against a slick lamp dealer; Darren gets permission to scrap a car in a bid to make some wedding cash; Mimmo and Dino visit Manhattan. |
| "The Van" | 14 September 2010 | Frankie purchases a van from a client, but the deal doesn't go smoothly; Sal tries to expands his turf to Staten Island; Mimmo and Dino try out business cards. |
| "The Yard" | 21 September 2010 | Posa tries to collect a debt from Sal, which escalates into all-out war. Darren gets his eyebrows waxed and has too many beers ahead of his nuptials. |
See also[edit]
- American Pickers, a similar show on the History Channel
References[edit]
- ^ The Real Junkmen of Kings County, New York Times, Wendell Jamieson, 29 July 2010 (retrieved 4 February 2017)
- ^ "Scrappers," just fuhgeddaboudit, okay?, Media Life magazine, Tom Conroy, 2 August 2010 (retrieved 4 February 2017)
External links[edit]
- Official website on Spike TV
- Scrappers at IMDb
- Scrappers on Facebook
- Scrappers U.S.A.
- P&F Service & Removal, Inc.
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