American Pickers: Season 16
Season 16 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of American Pickers Season 15.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 16 Progress Shield
Pick Your Battle
Jan 21, 2019 · 45 min
Mike and Danielle pick an over-the-top, tiki-party-meets-rockabilly home while Frank and Robbie set their sights on a vast collection hidden in the fortified bunkers of an old army
The Great Pickoff
Jan 28, 2019 · 45 min
The great pick-off continues as Mike and Danielle continue their team effort to take on Frank and Robbie for ultimate picking bragging rights.
Picker's Dozen
Feb 4, 2019 · 45 min
A century-old Italian grocery store turned time capsule features an early 20th century delivery truck and a secret crypt that's calling Mike's name.
Presidential Picks
Feb 11, 2019 · 45 min
The Pickers are on a Presidential Trail as Mike and Danielle head for Pennsylvania while Frank and Robbie are on a whistle stop tour of North Dakota.
Pick Like a Honey Badger
Feb 25, 2019 · 45 min
Mike and Frank are itching to see what is inside a barn that has been off limits for a quarter of a century. And while Mike makes like a honey badger, bundle master Frank strikes a
Raiders of the Lost Pick
Mar 4, 2019 · 45 min
Mike and Danielle crawl into a Pittsburgh time capsule while Frank and Robbie plow through six generations of stuff on one of Michigan's oldest farms.
Rock'n'Roll Heaven
Mar 11, 2019 · 45 min
It's all Rock and Roll as the guys tackle the painstaking preservation of Aerosmith's original tour van while a star-struck Frank picks one of his teen idols.
Pick This Way
Mar 18, 2019 · 45 min
Aerosmith's legendary tour van gets an overhaul just in time for a visit from Rock'n'Roll royalty
The Michigan Madman
May 20, 2019 · 45 min
The guys stumble upon two of the fastest motorcycles ever built and they are determined to save them from oblivion.
The Mysterious Madame X
May 27, 2019 · 45 min
Mike and Mefford, the mechanic, are on the hunt for Madame X -- a legendary one-of-a-kind 1929 Cadillac. But is it real?
Space Invaders Smackdown
Jun 3, 2019 · 45 min
The guys are ready to light up the sky when they pick a Detroit warehouse packed with vintage searchlights. Then Frank risks everything on a game of Space Invaders.
Frank Meet Brank
Jun 10, 2019 · 45 min
The guys have high hopes when they uncover a sexy 1935 Auburn roadster on an Indiana farm, but end up with just a kiddie ride instead.
Van-Tastic
Jun 17, 2019 · 45 min
The boys uncover a treasure trove of VW buses in Arkansas. With the collection under threat from vandals, Mike is determined to rescue as many as possible.
Corvette King
Jun 24, 2019 · 45 min
The gang heads to a gas pump graveyard in Louisiana. Danielle looks for a home for a pair of drag bikes.
Alabama Rolls
Jul 1, 2019 · 45 min
An Alabama couple has one of the biggest collections the guys have ever come across, including a number of high-octane cars saved from the scrap heap.
Aerosmith Van
Jul 8, 2019 · 45 min
After picking an awesome surf museum in California, Mike and Frank catch up with the Aerosmith van in Vegas. Then drive it down the strip to meet their rock ‘n’ roll idols for the
Georgia On My Mind
Jul 15, 2019 · 45 min
Mike and Frank hightail it to Georgia hoping to snap up a super rare roadster and get it back on the highway.
Double DeLorean Delight
Jul 22, 2019 · 45 min
On a ramshackle New Jersey estate, Mike and Danielle go on a Back-to-the-Future joyride in a DeLorean.
Freaky Florida
Jul 29, 2019 · 45 min
In a freaky Florida town steeped with Carnival history, Mike gambles big on the mother lode of must-have circus banners.
California Picking
Aug 5, 2019 · 45 min
In the mountains of Southern California, the guys start their pick in an old train caboose and make off with a bulging bounty of cool old signs.
Say Sohio
Aug 19, 2019 · 45 min
Frank falls super hard for a 63 Corvette Stingray and he keeps raising his offer that it makes Robbie wonder if this is really Frank. Meanwhile Mike and Mefford kick off an ambitio
Hollywood Honey Hole
Aug 26, 2019 · 45 min
The guys find a Hollywood honey hole when they meet a stuntman from Hollywood's Golden Age; Al's California garage is overflowing with mind-blowing memorabilia.
Knucklehead Frank
Sep 2, 2019 · 45 min
In Southern California, Frank gets a lesson in Knucklehead Zen when the guys visit Andy--a kindred spirit and international man of mystery.
Tick Tock Frank
Sep 9, 2019 · 45 min
Frank “tick-tock” Fritz is over the moon when the guys pick a Portland clock shop that’s a showcase for vintage mechanical wonders of all kinds.