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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })American Restoration (also called Kings of Restoration overseas) is a show on The History Channel.Viewers were first introduced to the star of the show, Rick Dale, by his appearances on Pawn Stars, where he is the preferred restoration specialist of its protagonist Rick Harrison, owner of the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawnshop. Finding that Rick Dale was also an interesting fount of information, History decided to give him his own show to highlight the interesting work he does and his wacky cast of employees — Tyler, his son (from his first wife) and heir; Ron, his younger brother and picker/driver; Brettly, his stepson and resident New Meat; Kelly, Brettly's mother and Rick's second wife who handles their paperwork; Kowboy, the metal polisher; Kyle, Kowboy's best friend who deals with reassembly and finishing touches; and Ted, guest lettering artist and owner of Letter Perfect Inc.. Basically, think of a cross between Pawn Stars and American Chopper (which is amusing, considering that Pawn Stars is already a cross between American Chopper and Antiques Road Show).Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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The Bet: When Kyle and Kowboy find a very old Pepsi bottle at the bottom of a cooler they're restoring (they guess that the bottle must be about 40 years old), they make a bet about whether or not Kowboy will lose any parts from the cooler while they work on it. The loser has to drink the old Pepsi. In the end, both Kyle and Kowboy drink their respective half of the bottle after Kyle finds the missing part and Kowboy argues that Kyle is partially responsible for the mess. Basically, once every several episodes either Tyler and Rick get into a Bet, or Rick and his crew get in on the Bet. For instance, when restoring a 1960s arcade strength-testing machine, the guys decide to see who is strongest, and Tyler suggests that the loser dress up in a hotdog costume and sell hotdogs on the street corner. Naturally, once they use the machine, Ron is the strongest, followed by Rick, Brettly, and Tyler. Another bet involved the restoration of a 1978 Wetbike (ancestor for the Jet Ski). The owner bet that if one of the crew couldn't ride it without falling off, he would get a $3000 discount. Rick was able to pull it off. | |
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Basically, once every several episodes either Tyler and Rick get into a Bet, or Rick and his crew get in on the Bet. For instance, when restoring a 1960s arcade strength-testing machine, the guys decide to see who is strongest, and Tyler suggests that the loser dress up in a hotdog costume and sell hotdogs on the street corner. Naturally, once they use the machine, Ron is the strongest, followed by Rick, Brettly, and Tyler. | |
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Anti-Climax: One episode spent quite a bit of time building up to Rick telling Brettly that he (Rick) intended to marry his (Brettly's) mom. When the moment actually came, Brettly basically just shrugged and said "Yeah, you guys are good for each other" and that was that. | |
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