After Mike Wolfe was slammed from fans, AMERICAN pickers aired Frank Fritz episodes. “fake”because of his feuding with his hospitalized ex.
TheHistory Channelreaired previous American Pickers episodes featuring Frank, 55, for its weekend marathon.
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The two-day marathon began on July 23rd with The Maineiacs 2015 installment.
During the episode, Frank and Mike, 57, teamed up to meet with a reclusive octogenarian from Maine, who hid somewhere “deep in the north woods.”
The marathon progressed and the hosts showed off their best collections.
The marathon was concluded on a Sunday morning, July 24, with the Hollywood Honey Hole portion.
The duo met a stuntman from Golden Age cinema during the 2019 episode.
The marathon was to promote the August 6th episode of History.
FRANK’S STROKE
Meanwhile, news broke out that the former TV host suffered a stroke and has so far remained hospitalized.
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Frank’s stroke took place one year after he was fired from his role on the reality show.
Frank has struggled with alcohol addiction for years and battled Crohn’s Disease, which is a chronic inflammatory bowel condition.
‘MY FRIEND’
Upon hearing the news of his former co-star was in the hospital, Mike took to social media and asked fans “to pray for my friend.’
In hisInstagrampost: Mike wrote: “I have been very private in the past year in regards to Frank’s life and the journey he’s been on.
“There have been lots of opinions in regards to mine and Frank’s friendship and the show, but now is not the time to set the record straight. Now is the time to pray for my friend.”
He also added: “Frank has suffered a stroke and is in the hospital. Please keep him in your hearts and thoughts.”
Mike concluded: “Frank, I pray more than anything that you make it through this okay. I love you, buddy.”
THE BACKLASH
A History fan called out the star of American Pickers for his plea for support. He reportedly hasn’t reached out to his former cast members since being fired.
Frank’s friend wrote this: “Why the concern now, Mike? You weren’t worried before. A little too late, I think. Pretty lame, not real.”
Another fan was slammed. “Mike needs to stop acting fake.”
A third fan was posted: “Mike should be feeling like s**t right now for what he did to Frank.”
A commentator joined the conversation: “Mike, you suck. Where were you for the last few years when he needed you? Never even calling him to see how he was after his back operation!”
Central Recorder exclusively revealed that the ratings for the July 9th episode had just 833,000 viewers tune in.
Since Frank’s last appearance on the show in March 2020, the rating continues to plummet as the January 8th episode previously had 1,011,000 people watch.
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