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According to Dale, who claims to emphasize a great attention to detail in his work, his shop typically works on 6 - 12 projects at any given time. Although he and his staff restore the items brought in by customers themselves, they are shown consulting other merchants and experts for parts, and calling in freelance employees, such as Bob, a metalworker, when their workload requires it.<ref name=Premiere>"Hopalong Rick"; ''American Restorations'' Episode 1.1 History; October 25, 2010</ref> In addition to items brought in by customers, Dale will also purchase items himself to restore from pickers, such as the toy train he purchases in "Buttered Up". The range of services offered by Rick's Restorations is limited by financial concerns.<ref>In "Buttered Up", Kowboy explains that the shop does not polish [[chrome]], for example, because its cost requires a large amount of it in order to generate a profit, and will instead replace chrome components, as with the popcorn machine in that episode.</ref> Although Dale has a positive view of his staff's abilities, he observes that they are sometimes difficult to manage, in particular his younger brother, Ron.<ref name=IceCold>"Ice Cold", ''American Restorations'' Episode 1.2 History; October 25, 2010</ref> |
According to Dale, who claims to emphasize a great attention to detail in his work, his shop typically works on 6 - 12 projects at any given time. Although he and his staff restore the items brought in by customers themselves, they are shown consulting other merchants and experts for parts, and calling in freelance employees, such as Bob, a metalworker, when their workload requires it.<ref name=Premiere>"Hopalong Rick"; ''American Restorations'' Episode 1.1 History; October 25, 2010</ref> In addition to items brought in by customers, Dale will also purchase items himself to restore from pickers, such as the toy train he purchases in "Buttered Up". The range of services offered by Rick's Restorations is limited by financial concerns.<ref>In "Buttered Up", Kowboy explains that the shop does not polish [[chrome]], for example, because its cost requires a large amount of it in order to generate a profit, and will instead replace chrome components, as with the popcorn machine in that episode.</ref> Although Dale has a positive view of his staff's abilities, he observes that they are sometimes difficult to manage, in particular his younger brother, Ron.<ref name=IceCold>"Ice Cold", ''American Restorations'' Episode 1.2 History; October 25, 2010</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:04, 29 December 2010
| American Restoration | |
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| Starring | Rick Dale |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4[1] |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | History |
| Release | October 25, 2010[1] |
American Restoration is an American reality television series airing on the History channel. Produced by Leftfield Pictures, the series is filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at Rick's Restorations, an antique restoration store, with its owner Rick Dale, his staff, and teenage son, as they restore various vintage to their original condition.[2][3]
The show is the first spin-off of Pawn Stars, in which Dale has appeared several times as an on-camera expert and has restored various items.[4][5] The series has featured cameo appearances by the cast of Pawn Stars, as well as magician Lance Burton.
Series overview
According to early press releases, American Restoration's working title was Rusty Nuts.[1][3][6] The series focuses on Rick's Restorations, a company owned and operated by Las Vegas area metal artist and antique restoration expert Rick Dale, who's has been restoring various vintage items for almost 30 years. Dale and his company first appeared on the History reality television series Pawn Stars, in that show's first season episode "Time Machines", and in nine subsequent episodes in which he restored numerous decades-old items for Rick Harrison, the star of Pawn Stars, including Coca-Cola machines, gas pumps, barber chairs, motorcycles and jukeboxes.[5][4] In the opening title sequence, Dale alludes to the vintage era from which most of the items he restores originate, saying, "Remember back in the day, when things were made by hand, and people took pride in their work?"
According to Dale, who claims to emphasize a great attention to detail in his work, his shop typically works on 6 - 12 projects at any given time. Although he and his staff restore the items brought in by customers themselves, they are shown consulting other merchants and experts for parts, and calling in freelance employees, such as Bob, a metalworker, when their workload requires it.[7] In addition to items brought in by customers, Dale will also purchase items himself to restore from pickers, such as the toy train he purchases in "Buttered Up". The range of services offered by Rick's Restorations is limited by financial concerns.[8] Although Dale has a positive view of his staff's abilities, he observes that they are sometimes difficult to manage, in particular his younger brother, Ron.[9]
After airing only four episodes, the series suddenly vanished from the History Channel leaving many viewers wondering what happened. By December 2010, fans created blogs and posted questions on the internet trying to find the answer to no avail.
Cast
- Rick Dale – Metal artist, antique restoration expert[5] and owner of Rick's Restorations. Rick Harrison of Pawn Stars, who is one of Dale's top customers, has praised Dale's work by calling him "a certified miracle worker."[7]
- Tyler Dale – Rick's teenage son, who has worked with him in the shop since age 2. Rick has opined that Tyler is sometimes lazy, which worries Rick, who wishes Tyler to take over the shop one day. Rick states in the premiere that although Tyler has been improving, he still has much to learn.[7][10]
- Ron Dale – Rick's younger brother, whom Rick feels is the hardest of his employees to manage. Ron, who says his life is "relaxed [and] easy-paced", takes his time in his work. When going to get an item cleaned away from the shop in "Ice Cold", he and Tyler take lunch, even though Tyler informs that the staff generally do not do so, which Ron says is one of the "perks" of being out with him. Tyler remarks that this explains why it takes Ron three hours to go to the hardware store. Rick worries that Tyler, who looks up to Ron, and enjoys going out on jobs with him, will pick up Ron's bad habits.[9]
- Bob – One of Rick's freelance employees, who says in the premiere that he's been doing body work for 38 years. Rick compares Bob to a medieval blacksmith, saying that he can make anything with just a hammer and a piece of metal. Bob works with outlines drawn onto metal, and does his hammering with a variety of plastic mallets, with the base work done mostly on a leather BB shot sandbag.[7]
- Kowboy – Employee who does the metal polishing in the shop. Rick describes Kowboy as "The grumpiest bastard I've ever met."[7]
- Brettly – Rick describes Brettly as the "lowest man on the totem pole", who is delegated the most tedious tasks, such as sandblasting old rust and paint from items, or disposing of beehives. Because of his perceived ineptitude, Ron refers to sodablasting, which presents no danger of damaging restored items, as "Brettly-proof."[9]
- Ted – A pinstriper with 25 years of experience handpainting items.[11]
Episodes
| Ep # | Total | Title | Airdate | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Hopalong Rick" | October 25, 2010 | |
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The shop restores a three-wheeled 1950s-era Marketeer golf cart purchased by Rick Harrison in the Pawn Stars episode "Hello Nurse", which Harrison wants restored as a gift to his father. Also restored is a 1950s Hopalong Cassidy bicycle. Rick, Corey and Richard "Old Man" Harrison, and Austin "Chumlee" Russell of Pawn Stars have cameo appearances. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Ice Cold" | October 25, 2010 | |
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The shop restores a 1940s Walzer-made Hershey's chocolate bar dispenser, and a 1950s Kelvinator refrigerator for a friend of Rick's who needs it by the end of the week as a birthday present for his mother. A particularly intractable coating of rust on an item spurs Rick to send Tyler and Ron to investigate a type of sandblasting called sodablasting, which uses sodium bicarbonate.[12] A box in the alley near the shop's showroom is discovered to be infested with bees, which leads to a thankless task for Brettly, who dons a makeshift hazard suit held together with duct tape. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Lights Out" | November 1, 2010 | |
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The shop restores one of the lamp posts on magician Lance Burton's property, which was shattered into countless pieces by a windstorm. Though the lamps are modern re-creations of 1890s-style street lamps, they were custom made for the Monte Carlo Hotel, from which Burton acquired them, which requires Ron, Kowboy, Tyler and Brettly to gather all the debris from Burton's desert hillside property in order for it to be repaired. The shop also restores a 1930s Eco Model 15 tire air meter brought in by Tyler's math teacher, which belonged to his grandfather. Rick assigns Tyler the lead responsibility on the air meter, including giving the estimate, in order to encourage his education in the business, but Tyler's low estimate results in his having to finish the project by himself. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Buttered Up" | November 1, 2010 | |
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The shop restores a large scale, 1956 Popsicle toy train locomotive, which includes creating two back cars from scratch to go with it, and an antique 1948 Manley popcorn machine, purchased by an elderly man from a Tennessee movie theater he used to frequent as a child before it recently closed permanently. | ||||
References
- ^ a b c Hibberd, James (September 23, 2010). "History spinning off 'Pawn Stars'"". Hollywood Reporter/Associated Press. Yahoo! News. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ Katsilometes, John (June 29, 2010). "First'Pawn Stars' spinoff in production in Vegas, and it has restorative properties". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ a b Katsilometes, John (September 24, 2010). "Rick Dale's 'Pawn Stars' spinoff, 'Rusty Nuts,' set for Oct. 18 debut". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ a b "Meet the Experts" History.com; Accessed October 17, 2010
- ^ a b c Episodes of Pawn Stars in which Dale has appeared include "Time Machines" (Episode 1.8), "Rick's Big Bet" (Episode 1.10), "A Shot and a Shave" (Episode 2.4), "Wheels" (Episode 2.12), "Off the Wagon" (Episode 2.21), "Bumpy Ride" (Episode 2.26), "Hell Week" (Episode 2.29), "The British Are Coming" (Episode 2.31), "Trail Breaker" (Episode 3.1) and "Deals from Hell" (Episode 3.6)
- ^ "Rusty Nuts Rods and Customs" is the name of an automobile restoration place owned by Wally Korhonen, another expert who has been featured on Pawn Stars.
- ^ a b c d e "Hopalong Rick"; American Restorations Episode 1.1 History; October 25, 2010
- ^ In "Buttered Up", Kowboy explains that the shop does not polish chrome, for example, because its cost requires a large amount of it in order to generate a profit, and will instead replace chrome components, as with the popcorn machine in that episode.
- ^ a b c "Ice Cold", American Restorations Episode 1.2 History; October 25, 2010
- ^ "Lights Out", American Restorations Episode 1.3 History; October 25, 2010
- ^ Buttered Up", American Restorations Episode 1.4 History, November 1, 2010
- ^ Although both Rick and Ron refer to sodablasting as a "new" process, it was used as early as 1986, during the restoration of the Statue of Liberty, as indicated in this 1986 New York Times article.