The success of the series has kept it on the air ever since, with Wolfeconfirming a 27th season.

We travel the back roads of America looking to buy rusty gold.

We’re looking for amazing things buried in people’s garages and barns.

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What most people see as junk, we see as dollar signs.

We’ll buy anything we think we can make a buck on.

Each item we pick has a history all its own.

‘American pickers’ cast (Mike Wolfe, Danielle Colby, and Frank Fritz) standing together in an antique shop

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And the people we meet?

Well, they’re a breed all their own.

We make a living telling the history of America… one piece at a time.

Frank Fritz, Mike Wolfe, and Danielle Colby smiling and posing in the American Pickers shop

The simple premise is bolstered by the authenticity and chemistry among the cast.

Noticeable by his absence?

That wording and its timing are important.

Frank Fritz of ‘American Pickers’

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At the time of his stroke, Fritz did not have a living will.

The finale drew the second-highest viewership of the season.

He did not sign it.

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I am his only loved one.

None of them are related to him."

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So, who’s right?

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Then there are the legalities around overturning the initial decision made by the court to accept Frank’s will.

The legalities and accusations stand removed from Frank himself, whose only part is the fact he died.

Should he have had a will drawn up beforehand?

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So should themajority of Americanswho don’t have one either.