Thursday

On Factory Made - see how a Utility Terrain Vehicle goes from a pile of metal parts to an off-road powerhouse. Then, see how traffic signals are made to green-light your way in any weather. And find out how your dream house can be built in a factory.

A woman sells a pristine 1969 Oldsmobile 442. A seller brings in leopard printed “cathouse” chairs, and a soldier shows Paul his WWII Japanese sword and gun wrapped in shipping paper since 1945.

Delfino must fix a “love meter” arcade game Jon pulled out of an estate. A monk brings in a prayer book from 1637 that has an incredible history. And a man brings in a coat and sword from a secret society his grandfather belonged to.

Rick has a rolling riddle on his hands after an antique three-wheeled cart with no identification comes into the shop. Can he piece together this perplexing puzzle or will this moving mystery remain unsolved? And later, the crew has a lot on their plate when a client trucks in a massive 1920s stove. Can they cook this over-sized oven to perfection or will this kitchen range restoration be a recipe for disaster?

Rick and his crew face a tough trek when a 1972 Honda ATC motors into the shop. Can they navigate this rough ride's rocky route to restoration or will this three-wheeled vehicle veer off course? And later, Ron and Tyler are up to no good as they plan Rick's bachelor bash. Will they plan the ultimate Dale debauchery or will they be forced to clean up their act?

Rick auditions a new employee when a 1950s Cushman scooter with sidecar swerves into the shop. Will this specialized staffer ace this tricky trial or will another one bite the dust? And later, the shop gets a-rockin' on a 1948 homemade wooden horse. Can they saddle up this swaying steed or will this trotting toy buck them off?

After a 1900s signal cannon bursts into the shop, Rick prepares for the big boom. Can he gather his troops to launch this field firearm or will this restoration offensive backfire? Then, the shop attempts to hold their first auction. Will they profit on this pet project or will they end up footing a big bill? And later, the shop says ciao to a 1950s Italian folding bicycle. Can they zoom through this bendy bike or will they get stuck on a steep slope?

Jarrett's brush with Rock n' Roll fame takes a turn for the worse when he scrambles to deliver their chicken car on time. Meanwhile, Roy runs into trouble when he discovers a shipment is too rotted to load properly ...and that's when things really start to fall apart.

After challenging Chris that girls can do anything a guy can, Robbie takes over a very macho shipment--and Chris worries their profits might go down for the count. Jennifer moves a load of pricey mannequins through the heartland, and picks up an interesting travelling companion along way.

Fate brings Roy back to Austin, Texas--this time to haul a very big (and very odd) sculpture from a peace-loving art collective. Up north, Jarrett brings along his uncle to help move a flight simulator. But will a side load and extra family baggage prove to be more than he bargained for?

Jennifer takes on a cross-country load of live bugs that require a little more love and attention than she might be willing to give. Marc takes on his daughter as an apprentice, and the two work through their issues as they move a number of Volkswagen buses.

All the buyers, plus Matt Blevins, use all sorts of new strategies on their opponents in Longview, Texas. Jenny employs a new strategy on the crowd and her competition. Matt Blevins tries scare tactics; Mary's old friend keeps the bidders guessing.

The one and only Moe Prigoff returns and makes an appearance at the auction in Fort Worth, Texas for his annual purchase. Mary takes on her former mentor. Ricky and Bubba get devious with the lockers. Jenny seeks out store stock.

The Storage Wars spread to the lone star state in the city of Dallas, Texas. Buyers Ricky and Bubba Smith look past the grime to find a vintage air compressor in their $425 locker. Antique Aficionado Dr. Moe Prigoff purchases a unit for $525 and sniffs out some stunning lithographs. Slick New Yorker Victor Rjesnjansky spends $250 on a room which has a disturbing past. And new store owner Lesa Lewis bids to keep her doors open and her assistant Jerry's mouth closed. The buyers have to be at the top of their game. Like oil, these lockers look crude, but to the trained eye, they're as good as gold.

The auction action heads to Irving, Texas, a town located directly between Dallas and Fort Worth. Lesa Lewis and Moe Prigoff go toe-to-toe for a unit with a mystical item. Victor Rjesnjansky makes twenty-five times his initial investment on a low-price unit, which he pays $20 for. And Ricky and Bubba win a $925 unit containing sci-fi memorabilia. How much profit can one man make? From crystal balls to Jedi masters − the buyers will have to trust in the force to be named the Irving winner.

Join the Cajun Pawn Stars as they head to the old west when a customer brings in a rare Lone Ranger collection. Shop regular Gerard tries to take Johnnie to the cleaners for a deal on an antique washing machine. And, Jimmie and Tammie bargain for a bronze bust of General George Custer, but will this faceoff end in a deal or defeat?

Join the Cajun Pawn Stars as they explore the monstrous myth that is Bigfoot when a "certified" lock of his hair stomps into the shop. Jimmie gets excited over a commemorative gun of World War I hero Alvin York. And, Jimmie and Tammie check out a unique snow cone concession stand--will they scoop up a cool deal or will the seller's price freeze them out?

Word of Drew’s quitting spreads rapidly among the other truckers, but instead of going home, he finds work at a local moving company - driving a forkliftat first, then abox truck. Eric is assigned the job of hauling a much-neededvacuum truckto Mallik; emergency repairs on its suspension and a frozen bolt threaten to ruin this plan, but he does eventually leave in time. Hugh takes aboilerto Mallik as Rick returns to Inuvik with a load of classified equipment from aCold War-era military post. Six-year veteran Bear Swensen takes a load ofrig matsto Mallik as Alex hauls a load to Tuktoyaktuk. On the way back to Inuvik, transporting contaminated soil, Alex spots emergency personnel attending to a flipped-over box truck whose driver is nowhere in sight. (Word later comes that this person made it back to Inuvik safely, while the truck is towed in.)

As the season’s first major blizzard closes in on the region, drivers scramble to deliver their loads before the ice road becomes impassable. With the help of a student trucker, Hugh takes his refurbished vacuum tanker to Aput, a natural gas exploration site, to haul away a load of wastewater. Drew makes his first ice road run of the year, bound for Tuktoyaktuk with a load of construction materials for a hockey rink, but his illness flares up and Kelly Brown (the senior trucker riding with him) has to finish the run. Rick is still off the road, waiting for a new oil pan to be flown in, as Bear hauls a drilling mud tank to Mallik. A snowplow gets stuck on the ice, but a repair crew quickly takes care of it.

"Kellie Carter and Henri Chassaing are hit by breakdowns and bandits, while a failed plan leaves the Gold Gypsies running out of time and options. The Dirt Dogs uncover a colossal find but it comes with a huge catch. With just two weeks left in the gold season, Kellie and Henri’s mission to follow up on a hot tip is put in jeopardy by equipment failures and a shocking criminal act.Meanwhile, the Dirt Dogs’ supplies of gold rich ore have run dry, leaving Vern Strange and Leon Marsh desperate for new supplies. But a remarkable discovery, while looking for fresh dirt, leaves them faced with the prospect of walking away from a fortune. And with their deadline looming, Gold Gypsies Chris and Greg Clark could be staring at a failed season after their hopes, of striking a huge source of paydirt, are dashed."

As the final week of the gold season begins the Dirt Dogs take a do-or-die gamble to reach their tally, Kellie and Henri mount a last chance hunt for big nuggets, and the Gold Gypsies risk everything to make an all-out assault on their target.

Ken’s wife visits to discover he’s on the verge of going broke. Big Al’s excavator takes a nosedive. Karl’s season is threatened by permafrost.

Dennis’ hunt for gold proves unsuccessful. Ken breaks a machine in his haste to sluice. Karl’s cut floods, putting his season in jeopardy.

"January 8, 2003 — A small commuter aircraft prepares for a half-hour flight from Charlotte to Greenville, North Carolina. Following standard procedure, the flight crew calculates the weight of all baggage, passengers, and fuel. Handlers raise concerns about heavy luggage, but the crew’s calculations show the plane is not carrying excess weight. After checking flight controls and being cleared by the tower, the pilots takeoff.Within seconds, the nose of the aircraft pitches dramatically upwards. The crew struggles desperately to right their plane. They’re just 350 meters off the ground when the plane stalls and plummets to the ground. Air-traffic controllers watch helplessly as the plane clips a packed US Airways hangar and explodes.The resulting fire threatens to engulf the entire hangar along with the planes and people still inside. Firefighters eventually get the inferno under control. But there are no survivors – all 21 people who were on board the plane are dead.Investigators comb the wreckage for clues. Among the debris, investigators discover the shredded remains of the aircraft’s elevator control cables. These cables control the pitch of the plane’s elevator which moves the plane up and down. One of the cables is far shorter than it should be.Investigators eventually learn that the cables had been adjusted by mechanics days earlier. They are shocked to learn that the mechanics performing the work had skipped nine of the required 25 steps in the cable-tightening procedure. That mistake caused the elevator’s downward movement to be cut in half. When the plane’s nose pitched up, the badly rigged elevator prevented the crew from regaining control of their plane. Investigators conclude that there was nothing the flight crew could have done to save their aircraft.The conclusion is a victory for investigators – but it also leaves them stumped. Why had the plane been able to fly successfully on nine occasions after the faulty maintenance? They determine that the crew performed their weight calculations correctly, using an industry accepted average weight of 175 pounds per passenger. Investigators subsequently weigh passengers at airports around the world and discover that the average passenger actually weighs 200 pounds. That discrepancy meant that Flight 5481 was in fact overweight, with too much weight at the rear of the plane. The excess weight caused the plane’s nose to tilt up, the faulty cables prevented the crew from getting the nose back down. Investigators had uncovered an error which had been putting millions of passengers at risk.As a result of the investigation industry weight averages were adjusted, and technology was developed to weigh passengers before they board small planes."