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Counting Cars
The cast (from left to right): Kevin Mack, Danny Koker, Horny Mike and Scott Jones
GenreReality television
Created byJoel Patterson
Directed byJonathan Wyche
StarringDanny Koker
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons10
No. of episodes184 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
For Leftfield Pictures:
  • Brent Montgomery
  • David George
  • Shawn Witt
  • Simon Thomas
  • Danny Koker
  • For History:
  • Zachary Behr
  • Julian Hobbs
  • Ed de Rivaz
Editors
  • Ducan Adams
  • Eric Dow
  • Phillip Chernyak
Running time22 minutes[1]
Production companyLeftfield Pictures
Original release
NetworkHistory
ReleaseAugust 13, 2012 (2012-08-13) –
December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)
Related
Pawn Stars
American Restoration

Counting Cars is an American reality television series shown on History Channel and produced by Leftfield Pictures. The series, which is the third spin-off of Pawn Stars, is filmed in Las Vegas, where it chronicles the daily activities at Count's Kustoms, an automobile restoration and customization company owned and operated by Danny Koker a.k.a. The Count, who previously appeared as a recurring expert on Pawn Stars. In a format similar to another Pawn Stars spin-off, American Restoration, the series follows Koker and his staff as they restore and modify classic automobiles and motorcycles. Counting Cars debuted on August 13, 2012.

Production history

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Counting Cars is an American reality-television series, shown on History, and produced by Leftfield Pictures. The series is the third spinoff of the TV series Pawn Stars, following American Restoration and Cajun Pawn Stars. It is filmed in Las Vegas, where it chronicles the daily activities at Count's Kustoms, an automobile restoration and customization company owned and operated by legendary Danny Koker, who previously appeared as a recurring expert on Pawn Stars. In a format similar to American Restoration, the series follows Koker and his staff as they restore and modify classic automobiles and motorcycles, and documents the occasional conflict among the cast members.

The series debuted August 13, 2012, after Pawn Stars before assuming its regular Tuesday time slot the following day.[2][3]

The show's initial executive producers were History's Zachary Behr and Julian Hobbs, and Leftfield Pictures' Brent Montgomery, David George, and Shawn Witt.[4] The series was created by co-executive producer Joel Patterson.[5] By mid-2014, Behr and Ed de Rivaz were History's executive producers on the show, with Tom Romita and Jonathan Wyche joining the three Leftfield executive producers as co-executive producers.[6] In early 2015, Simon Thomas had joined as a fourth Leftfield executive producer, and Sean Moran had succeeded Romita as a co-executive producer.[7]

Episodes

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Main article: List of Counting Cars episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 13 August 13, 2012 (2012-08-13) September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)
2 26 April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09) July 30, 2013 (2013-07-30)
3 26 January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07) August 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)
4 35 February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24) September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)
5 14 February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16) April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05)
6 24 July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)[8] August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16)
7 19 January 28, 2017 (2017-01-28) October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)
8 17 July 10, 2018 (2018-07-10) November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
9 10 June 3, 2020 (2020-06-03) July 8, 2020 (2020-07-08)
10 10 September 15, 2021 (2021-09-15) December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)

Cast

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  • Danny "The Count" Koker is the owner of Count's Kustoms, a shop devoted to the repair and restoration of motor vehicles, automobiles, and motorcycles in particular. The shop's name is derived from Koker's stint as part-owner of local independent station KFBT (now KVCW), during which he hosted a weekly B-movie showcase, Saturday Fright at the Movies, as "Count Cool Rider".[9] Koker, who grew up in Cleveland and Detroit, is a self-taught mechanic who comes from a family of Ford Motor Company employees.[10] He also heads a Las Vegas hard rock band, Count's 77.
  • Scott Jones[11] was the manager of Count's Kustoms,[12] and Danny's bookkeeper. Scott left between the second and third seasons and is only mentioned briefly in the third-season premiere (having moved to Tennessee after the birth of his son).[13]
  • Kevin Mack is Danny's right-hand man and best friend for the past 20 years by the series premiere.[14]
  • Michael "Horny Mike" Henry is an airbrush artist[15][16]
  • Roli Szabo[17] is the shop's detailer, responsible for cleaning and polishing of all the vehicles on which Count's Kustoms works.
  • Shannon Aikau is the bike shop manager and lead builder whom Danny lauds for his fabrication and engineering skills, referring to him as the "A-Number One" in the bike shop.[18][19]
  • Ryan Evans is the head painter and graphic artist.[20] Began working with Shannon in the bike shop. Is now Danny's "main man" when it comes to custom paint.[21]
  • Big Ryan is Danny's project scout,[22] parts expert, and picker, with over 15 years of experience.[23]
  • Harry "Grandpa" Rome Sr.[24] is an employee who does body work at the shop.
  • Joseph "Doc" Duggan integrates technology in working with the cars or adding advanced technological features with the classics.[25]
  • George is a mechanic who has worked at the shop for years.[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Counting Cars 4 Seasons 2012: "McQueen For A Day"". Amazon. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Danny "The Count" Koker is in the Driver's Seat When New Car-Loving Series Premieres on History – 'Counting Cars'" (Press release). History Channel via TheFutonCritic.com. July 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Rose, Lacey (July 20, 2012). "History Orders Car Flipping Series Starring 'Pawn Stars' Personality (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. ^ "Danny 'The Count' Koker is in the Driver's Seat When New Car-Loving Series Premieres on History" (Press release). History via FutonCritic.com. July 25, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "'Counting Cars' exclusive: Danny 'The Count' Koker, Kevin Mack on cars, fame, and inspiration". October 2, 2013. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  6. ^ "'Counting Cars' Returns to History with All New Episodes – Premieres Tuesday, July 15 at 9PM ET/PT" (Press release). History via FutonCritic.com. July 9, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "'Counting Cars' Returns to History with All New Episodes" (Press release). History via FutonCritic.com. February 2, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "Counting Cars". Zap2it. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  9. ^ K. Fudge. "Danny Koker Feature – 2005". Corbin's RideOn (via archive.org). Archived from the original on September 8, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
  10. ^ "Meet the Guys: Danny 'The Count'". History.com. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  11. ^ Video introducing Scott Jones giving his last name
  12. ^ "Muscle Memory". Counting Cars. Season 2. Episode 9. May 7, 2013. History.
  13. ^ "Electric Ride". Counting Cars. Season 3. Episode 1. January 7, 2014. Event occurs at 01:12. History. Scott had a baby boy and moved his family to Tennessee
  14. ^ "McQueen for a Day". Counting Cars. Season 1. Episode 1. August 13, 2012. History.
  15. ^ "Meet the Guys: 'Horny' Mike". History.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  16. ^ "About page on Horny Mike's webpage giving his real name of Michael Henry". Archived from the original on March 19, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  17. ^ "Roli Szabo". Twitter. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  18. ^ "Back in the Wind". Counting Cars. Season 1. Episode 5. August 21, 2012. History.
  19. ^ "Soap Box". Counting Cars. Season 2. Episode 3. April 16, 2013. History.
  20. ^ "Ryan". Twitter Retrieved December 22, 2014
  21. ^ "Chumlee's Challenge". Counting Cars. Season 2. Episode 11. May 28, 2013. History.
  22. ^ "Satanic Mechanic". Counting Cars. Season 1. Episode 7. August 28, 2012. History.
  23. ^ "Meet the Guys: Big Ryan". History.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  24. ^ "Count's Kustoms Team". Count's Kustoms. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
  25. ^ "Joseph Duggan".
  26. ^ "Super Nova". Counting Cars. Season 2. Episode 16. June 11, 2013. History.
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