Scrappers
Scrappers was 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.
| 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 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Spike TV |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Original release | August 3 – September 21, 2010 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Scrap crews
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
Scrappers is shot entirely on location in Brooklyn, New York, mostly in the neighborhoods of Gravesend, Bensonhurst, and the other areas immediately surrounding.
Episodes
| 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
- American Pickers, a similar show on the History Channel
References
- 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
- Official website on Spike TV
- Scrappers at IMDb
- Scrappers on Facebook
- Scrappers U.S.A.
- P&F Service & Removal, Inc.
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