Scrappers
Scrappers | |
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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 |
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"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.