Thursday

First night investigating the haunted Trans-Allegheny Asylum.

From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: Caribbean-inspired candy bars take a trip through a chocolate waterfall; it takes 100 kilograms of corn meal to produce a single batch of polenta crisps; every maple-flavoured Danish is packed with a magical filling; and, Alfredo risotto is so popular that more than 25 million boxes of it are produced every year.

From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: It takes a river of liquid nitrogen to make instant fruit smoothies; find out how raw beans become luscious almond chocolate bars; paneer is the most popular cheese in southeast Asia and doesn’t melt when it’s cooked; and, wasabi horseradish mustard features a spicy story only science can explain.

From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: It takes 1.5 million kilograms of strawberry sauce to make a year’s worth of sundae ice cream; hundreds of tacitos are hand-rolled every minute; making marshmallows is a race against time; and, after a massive shredder cuts the vegetables down to size, broccoli slaw is washed twice before hitting the spin cycle.

From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: We spill the beans on an irresistible protein-packed breakfast cereal; a love for soda pop was the inspiration for an artisanal cream soda; the recipe for irresistible vegan mayonnaise came to its creator in a dream; and, a quarter of a million churros are dusted with cinnamon and flash-fried to perfection every day.

Exploring Donald Bain’s reclusive lodge and its connection to Fort La Reine.

The Sonora Desert in the south western United States covers an area of approximately 120,000 square miles. It is an arid, seemingly barren environment with scorching daytime highs and freezing overnight lows. Riding a dirt bike out into the official middle of nowhere, Les simulates a break-down scenario. He empties out the contents of his pack; half a gallon of water, a snack bar and his multi-tool, is all he has with him for the next 7 days.

At a picturesque Derbyshire pub, Drew uncovers an ancient military hat and a hair-raising electro-therapy machine. A stately Georgian manor in Shropshire is filled with antiques but Drew has a tough time finding anything for sale. And in a junkshop in Hull, Drew and owner Kevin lock horns over a rare chair.

The crews demonstrate their teamwork while trying to reel in blue gold.

After a season of frustration, tension boils over on the Wicked Pissah.

Jeff loves showing newbies the ropes – but will a nervous first-time liquidator end up teaching him a thing or two?

When a rabbit shelter asks Jeff to pay more than he should for a load of donated clothing, will Jeff sacrifice his own profit for the baby bunnies?

A Hollywood player brings in a high end custom job that has Seth scrambling, but one sloppy mistake could lead to disaster - and cost the Golds major businness. Some mother daughter drama at the pawn window has Ashley playing referree, but when things get out of hand, the police might need to be called. Then, a roommate dispute gets ugly on the floor.

When a junky old bike rolls in, Les and Ashley are at odds as to what it's worth. It's young versus old as they compete to find the best vintage item that will bring in the most green. Meanwhile, Seth faces off with a Jersey guy looking for trouble, and a woman who wants more TV than she can handle.

Ashley's attitude is nothing new, but when her sass starts costing the store business, its up to Les and Seth to get to the root of her problems. Then, a serial killer groupie brings in some frightening paraphernalia - could it be too spooky for even Les to handle? And a showdown on a drum set let's Rich show off his skills - and maybe make a deal.

Detroit hosts its annual Dream Cruise, and the Golds know they have just one day to cash in on automotive merchandise. After Les passes on a deal for an historic Chevy sign, Seth goes behind his dad's back and snags it. Will he be able to flip it fast? Or does father really know best?

When Rich commits a fireable offence at the jewelry counter, Seth pushes for forgiveness but his dad refuses. Will the disagreement sparks a full-on father-son fight? Meanwhile, some bad manners in the pawn line leads to a battle with Ashley, and a kooky cowboy shows off his "horse" to Les.

With the warehouse overflowing with broken electronics, Seth decides to orders a dumpster to get rid of the junk - behind his father's back. Will Les be able to let it go? Or will this new betrayal create a rift between father and son? Meanwhile, Ashley faces off with a woman who wants to bring charges against her when her pawn doesn't go as planned, and a "lawyer" who tries to swindle her with some fake jewels. And sweet sounds come from a surprising source, in this episode of Hard Core Pawn.

Scott and Sheldon land in Quebec’s Habs country and are poised to score big. A stop at Canada’s longest running bar nets them nine tables said to come from famed hockey player Henri “Pocket Rocket” Richard’s tavern.

A fiery contraption has T-Money wondering if he scored big.

Brandon and Lori go for the gold.

An officer pulls over a spring breaker handing out beads.

Officer Duran changes a tire for a damsel in distress.

A speeder is eager to share his pickup lines with police.

A role-playing game player gets ticketed for speeding.

Disaster strikes the Gold Devils with just weeks left in their season, the Gold Retrievers put their gold dreams on the line and Vince Bibi and Murray take a big risk, investing in new machinery.

Turbo’s bleeding money as his run lurches out of control.

It's a blast of NASCAR as Richard and the Gas Monkeys dive into stock car racing. They start by turning a '52 Chevy Coupe into a fire-breathing dirt track racer.

With Les' threat of opening another store looming in the air, Seth and Ashley must band together to convince him otherwise. Then, a customer looks for fast cash by trying to sell his prosthetic eye. And later, when Les suddenly reveals he's found the location for the new store, Seth and Ashley go through the roof. But just when things seem to have settled down, Les does something that will change the family dynamic forever.

Les reveals to Seth and Ashley whether he'll buy the new pawn shop, but his decision has bigger consequences than anyone could have imagined. Amidst the chaos, Seth challenges a customer to a competition for a vintage bubble hockey game and Ashley gets caught in the crossfire when two customers go at it in the middle of the store.

After purchasing the new store, Les discovers a bag of jewels in an old employee's desk. But all that glitters ain't gold when the employee shows up to demand his goods back. The Golds have reason to believe the jewels aren't his, but a fierce stand-off leads to a major show down in the parking lot

Seth gets schooled when a customer gives him a hard lesson in fine crystal jewelry. Then, a guy wants to buy some seriously expensive earrings. But when his terms include being pierced on premises, will the Golds take the cash or tell him to take a hike? And later, when a customer returns to claim his Xbox and refuses to pay, the confrontation becomes so intense, someone will be leaving the store for good.