American Pickers star Mike Wolfe ripped for 'all-male cast' of collectors as fans demand topics 'interesting to women'
American Pickers star Mike Wolfe ripped for 'all-male cast' of collectors as fans demand topics 'interesting to women'
AMERICAN Pickers star Mike Wolfe has been slammed on social media for only featuring male collectors on his show.
Viewers criticized Mike, 59, for not showing more women on American Pickers after the show posted a clip on Facebook.
The History Channel series uploaded a snippet from one of its episodes, which showed Mike and his co-star Danielle Colby, 48, checking out some vintage motorbikes.
In the comments, one viewer bashed the show for being centered on vehicles and appealing more to males.
"Please branch out and also pick dishware, jewelry, vintage home decor etc," they asked.
"Getting bored with bikes and cars all the time. Feels like I am watching a car show.
"How about featuring a team of female pickers each show? Or better yet create a spin off show of more interest to women," the Facebook user added.
Throughout the month of March, 13 clips from the show have been shared on its Facebook page.
Of the 13, nearly half featured some kind of automobile, and all but two featured a male collector-either alone or with a spouse.
LAST CALL FOR THE PICKERS
The comment came as American Pickers aired its newest episode on Wednesday.
Prior to the airing, Mike shared an Instagram sneak peek of moments from the episode, where he was checking out a run-down train.
In the caption, he appeared to beg fans to tune in – following the show's dip in ratings for Season 25.
"Last call too watch tonight's episode of @americanpickers on the @history channel! Don't miss this train at 9/8c!" Mike wrote.
Mike currently stars in the reality series alongside Danielle, his brother Robbie, 63, and Jon Jersey Jon Szalay, 60.
Along with watching the show, he has also been asking fans to visit his Antique Archaeology stores as ratings for American Pickers have been up and down.
The two-part premiere of Season 25 aired in December, which had 723,000 viewers for the first episode and 676,000 for the second.
Last year's Season 24 premiere on January 4, 2023, had 943,000 fans tuned in.
The new season saw Mike returning to the show with his brother Robbie as his co-star, replacing former lead Frank Fritz.
Frank was let go from the network in 2021 after taking a two-year break to recover from back surgery.
Getting bored with bikes and cars all the time. Feels like I am watching a car show.
American Pickers
Fans have since expressed their frustration with the show, often calling for American Pickers to remove Robbie as host.
ALL STAGED?
Some viewers also called out Mike's brother after a clip from the show was shared on the History Channel's TikTok account.
The video showed Robbie going through a couple's old junk room to find valuable vintage items.
He ended up finding a large light-up sign from Minnesota for the beer brand Hamm's, made between the 1940s and 1960s.
"Fifteen years ago, I would've walked right by these, but the collecting field has changed," Robbie said.
"There are newer collectors coming into it that remember these signs growing up."
While it seemed Robbie naturally happened upon the antique, some fans thought the scene appeared to be staged.
"The show sucks – now it's all staged," one wrote on the TikTok.
"American Pickers is fake, but as far as I've seen it stays within the realm of possibility…" another slammed on Reddit.
"That show still on? That show felt more fake than Pawn Stars," a third jabbed.
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