''Scrappers'' is a
reality television series
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about three competing groups of scrappers from
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
who collect and sell
scrap metal
Scrap consists of recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has monetary value, especially recovered me ...
.
''"Scrappers," just fuhgeddaboudit, okay?''
''Media Life
''Media Life Magazine'' was an online publication that was started in May 1999 by Gene Ely. The publication covered all aspects of the media
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Communication
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'' magazine, Tom Conroy, 2 August 2010 (retrieved 4 February 2017) 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
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
Bensonhurst is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bordered on the northwest by 14th Avenue, on the northeast by 60th Street, on the southeast by Avenue P and 22n ...
, and the other areas immediately surrounding.
Episodes
See also
* ''American Pickers
''American Pickers'' is an American reality television series that premiered on January 18, 2010 on History, produced by A&E Television Networks in collaboration with Cineflix Media. In the series, the hosts travel across America in search of rar ...
'', a similar show on the History Channel
References
External links
* on Spike TV
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Scrappers U.S.A.
P&F Service & Removal, Inc.
2010 American television series debuts
2010 American television series endings
2010s American reality television series
American English-language television shows
Spike (TV network) original programming
Television shows set in New York City
Television series by Entertainment One
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