Thursday

From raw materials to finished products, Food Factory goes behind the scenes to reveal how our favourite foods are produced: Discover the magic ingredient that keeps chocolate chips from melting away when baked; 1,000 kilograms of nuts are roasted every hour to keep up with the demand for this gourmet snack mix; these pickle slices are called bread and butter chips even though they contain neither; and, a trip to South America was the inspiration for this creamy mushroom soup.

TVA’s creation displaces people for wartime energy needs, revealing long-held resentments.

After all his years of wilderness survival around the globe, the forests of Ontario’s Temagami still rank as some of the most difficult, harrowing and challenging survival experiences Les has ever faced. Breathtakingly beautiful, Temagami’s old growth pine forests and refreshing blue lakes, bountiful with fish and wildlife, are sure to test Les’s survival skills yet again. Les returns to the oldest mountain ranges in North America to survive with no food, no water, no shelter, no safety and no camera crew. He survives eating wild edibles, hunting for food, making a fire and building a shelter. Key challenges are the incessant sting of mosquitos, blackflies and deerflies, as well as staying ever vigilant for moose, wolves, bears and other territorial wildlife.

At a swanky school in Gloucestershire, the chaps scour a dungeon-like storage space for treasure. Drew hunts for architectural salvage at a 16th century castle. In London, a prop hire company’s best items are all out of reach. In Liverpool, Drew is determined to walk away with a few items from famed sculptor Dave Webster’s workshop.

Bad weather threatens to end the fishing week for the Gloucester fishermen; but while some boats head for home; others decide to take on Mother Nature’s wrath.

As the hunt for blue fin tuna intensifies; the fisherman resort to espionage for information.

Jeff is stressed out from making deals non-stop. After reaching a breaking point, he reluctantly lets his family take him on a vacation but struggles to relax.

Jeff negotiates for goods at an Italian gelato café that appears to have something brewing on the side. Jeff makes other deals for dodgy Chinese mattresses and wicker furniture.

Les is tempted to break store policy when a fast-talking customer pins him to the wall. But when Seth steps in, will the cash be taken off the table?

A customer is found hiding in a refrigerator. Ashley swears he was waiting for closing time to sneak out and rob them. She demands they hire overnight security, but Les squashes the plan. It's a move he may regret come nightfall.

Les is handing out the hundreds for a parade of items that Seth and Ashley claim are worthless. When the kids reveal his backroom piled sky-high with everything from Pontiacs to prosthetics Les is flat out busted. Can he make a sale before the end of the day and go from hoarder to hero?

Les is presented with a jar of gold powder that could be worth thousands, but Ashley is convinced it's useless. An explosive acid test reveals its true nature. And later, Ashley is eating her words and Les is crying like a baby.

A conflict over a fake receipt turns into a full-blown war at the window. But when Les tries to call the customer's bluff, she comes back with a Motor City lawyer who could land Les in hot water. But Mr. Gold has a big surprise up his sleeve.

Ashley challenges Seth to a unique competition that puts the Golden boy in over his head. If he can't deliver the goods, the world will hear the one thing he's been fighting to keep a secret.

In Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Scott pays top dollar for a one-of-a-kind mechanical rooster, and then it’s up to Brooke to determine whether the gamble will pay off. Later, the guys unearth two great pieces in a decrepit storage barn and hatch a shrewd strategy to seal the deal. And, a lobster fisherman’s sprawling collection includes the entire inventory of an old country store.

Our buyers go head-to-head to score an item.

A covered car lures our buyers to bid.

An officer pulls over a prom-bound Cinderella who is speeding.

Women try to use their looks to get out of a ticket.

A hippie mom tries to sing her way out of a ticket.

Officer Ernie "the Hammer" Orozco's pulls over a speeder.

When the security guards start spooking customers, the Les sends them home to teach them a lesson. Yet when some angry customers make outrageous demands, and the Golds have to fend for themselves, Ashley isn't so sure her dad's choice was the right one. Will the family be able to defend their turf on their own? Or will business as usual - but without security - put them in danger? Plus, a sweet 1972 Cadillac looks great, but smells less so, and a pair of WWII binoculars signed by an important historical figure.

Les makes a major deal with a new supplier for a truckload of TVs, but with the store already bursting at the seams, Seth and Ashley don't want the goods. When Ashley goes behind her Dad's back to "fix" things, Les flips out - but he may just have something new up his sleeve that will change Ashley's role at American Jewelry forever. Plus, Les gets giddy over rare Detroit Tigers memorabilia and a pint sized classic car.

When Ashley betrays her father's trust and cancels his big TV deal, Les decides to make a power play and offer a brand new item in the jewelry department - stainless steel. But when she refuses to sell it at her counter, Les must bring in a secret weapon to do what his daughter won't. Plus, a mistaken identi-kitty has a wild customer disrobing on the sales floor, Seth and Byron try their hand at judging the next "Detroit Idol" in the middle of the showroom.

Cousin Karen is ready to shakes things up on the showroom floor and make some major sales - but Ashley is less than thrilled to have someone invading her turf. Will Karen be able to help out when Ashley's brash demeanor threatens to drive away customers? Or, is it Gold way or the highway for the new girl? Plus, Seth checks out a red hot 1974 Camaro, and Les makes a friend from Holland.

When Richard brings a smashed up 2005 Ford GT back to the shop with the intention of making a quick repair for a fast profit, Aaron talks him into giving it the full Gas Monkey treatment.

As work on the smashed up 2005 Ford GT continues, Richard heads to Indiana to try to sell a Shelby Cobra prop car used in the superhero movie Iron Man.

Tensions rise at the Lick.

Ron decides to bring his ex-con cousin, Johnny, onto the Lizard Lick team.