Hollywood Treasure | |
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Genre |
Documentary Reality |
Directed by | Hans van Riet |
Starring | Joe Maddalena |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 30 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Mark Zupon Scott Gurney Deirdre Gurney David Luce (co-ex) Joe Weinstock (co-ex) Janice Engel (co-ex) |
Producers | Joe Maddelana Gabriel Landau (sup) Matt Weber (sup) Avi Eshed (line) |
Running time | Season 1 – 30 minutes Season 2 – 60 minutes |
Production companies | Gurney Productions, Zupon Entertainment, LLC |
Original release | |
Network | Syfy |
Release | October 27, 2010 June 26, 2012 | –
Hollywood Treasure is an American reality television series that began airing on SyFy, October 27, 2010, which follows a Hollywood, California-based appraiser named Joe Maddalena and his team as they track down, appraise and help auction off valuable film, television, and pop culture memorabilia. [1]
My name is Joe Maddalena. I hunt for iconic treasures from the movies and TV shows you loved, and auction them for prices you wouldn't believe. Together with my team of talented investigators, I would scour the globe to uncover Hollywood treasure.
David Hinckley of the New York Daily News wrote "Hollywood Treasure will intrigue film junkies and memorabilia collectors. For the rest of us, it's breezy amusement about a world that, like the movies themselves, we will always be watching from the audience". [2]
Brian Lowry of Variety wrote that "we've seen this movie (or rather, reality-TV show) before, dozens of times, in more glamorous settings. And having each half-hour (two will air back to back) conclude with an auction doesn't really foster much suspense". [3]
Patty Miranda of Shakefire.com wrote "For those who wish there was a Hollywood-themed version of American Pickers, Hollywood Treasure scratches that itch as it returns for a second season". [4]
Ep # | Title | Airdate | |
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101 (1) | "Let the Bidding Begin" | October 27, 2010 | |
Joe tries to recover one of the mechanical sharks used in a
Jaws movie that was on display at a junkyard. Later, a
Chicago family offers to auction the original
carpet bag prop used in the 1964
Mary Poppins film. | |||
102 (2) | "I'll Get You, My Pretty" | October 27, 2010 | |
As time runs out for an auction deadline, Joe rushes to authenticate a
suit jacket worn by
Béla Lugosi in the 1932 horror film
White Zombie. Other last minute items include a model spaceship from
Starship Troopers and the
Wicked Witch's hat from
The Wizard of Oz. | |||
103 (3) | "Comic Con-quest" | November 3, 2010 | |
Joe descends upon the
San Diego ComicCon, the world's largest
comic book
convention, to negotiate the sale of a puppet from
Corpse Bride and original artwork by
Jack Kirby and
Stan Lee. He also meets
Erin Gray, the actress who played
Wilma Deering in
Buck Rogers, who offers up an original model of a
starfighter used in the show. | |||
104 (4) | "Joe Goes Ape" | November 3, 2010 | |
Joe meets a New York City collector of classic
movie posters and he believes his 1931
Frankenstein poster could fetch a million dollars, but does not convince the owner to part with it. He also meets a film historian who has leads to original
King Kong memorabilia. | |||
105 (5) | "London Calling" | November 10, 2010 | |
Joe heads to England to see the car used in the film
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Later, Joe meets former child star
Harvey Spencer Stephens, who played
Damien in
The Omen (1976) to appraise a
tricycle used in the film. Stephens has second thoughts with selling the tricycle and instead, parts with a costume from the film. | |||
106 (6) | "Joe Gets Animated" | November 10, 2010 | |
Joe appraises
animation cels by the late
Walter Lantz, the creator of
Woody Woodpecker, and later he seeks pieces of the
yellow brick road used in
The Wizard of Oz film for an upcoming auction to benefit a sick friend. Distraught over delays in acquiring the road, Tracey tracks down a
KITT
Shelby Mustang used in the 2008
Knight Rider television series. | |||
107 (7) | "Joe's Golden Opportunity" | November 17, 2010 | |
As Joe brings the Space Pod from
Lost in Space to a
New Jersey collector, he learns the whereabouts of the Lion's Badge of Courage prop from
The Wizard of Oz. Later in England, Joe acquires a Golden Ticket from the 1971 film
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory from
Julie Dawn Cole, the actress who played Veruca Salt. Other items include a
license plate from the
Jeep used in
Jurassic Park and original
Batman artwork by
Bob Kane. | |||
108 (8) | "The Munster Hunt" | November 17, 2010 | |
Joe holds an "appraisal clinic" at the
Hollywood & Highland Center and later he fetches original
Eyvind Earle concept art from
Disney's
Sleeping Beauty. Meanwhile Tracey tracks down costumes worn by
Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster in
The Munsters and Jon scores an original
Action Comics 1 and
Green Hornet comic books for an upcoming auction. | |||
109 (9) | "In Full Effects" | December 1, 2010 | |
Joe acquires consignments from the
Stan Winston School of Character Arts for a children's charity auction sponsored by
Variety magazine. Among them a
bust of
Iron Man signed by
Stan Lee,
raptor puppet heads from
Jurassic Park 2 and
3, and a mangled cyborg arm worn by
Arnold Schwarzenegger in
Terminator 2, but the big seller at the auction is an identity disc prop from
Tron: Legacy. | |||
110 (10) | "Joe's Judgement Day" | December 1, 2010 | |
With an auction deadline approaching, Joe loses out on obtaining the original Lawgiver statue from 1968's
Planet of the Apes, and a wax statue of
Jerry Lewis from 1963's
The Nutty Professor, but lands obscure items from the collection of the late
Forrest J Ackerman, who coined the term "science fiction". Later, actor
Christopher Judge, who played
Teal'c in
Stargate SG-1, offers up dozens of original props used in the series. | |||
111 (11) | "Chasing Rudolph" | December 8, 2010 | |
With a Christmas
KaBOOM! charity auction coming up, Joe tries, without success, to get a collector to part with a
Rudolf and
Santa puppet from the classic
1964 TV special. Movie prop archivist & collector,
Jim Manning consigns his "Daffy" gremlin puppet from
Gremlins 2: The New Batch and later,
Eddie McClintock from
Warehouse 13 contributes his signature
Tesla Gun sidearm from the series, and
Colin Ferguson from
Eureka offers his character's complete sheriff uniform. | |||
112 (12) | "Justice For Dorothy" | December 8, 2010 | |
Joe sets up an auction for the
Michael J. Fox charity
Team Fox and meets with screenwriter
Bob Gale, the creator of the
Back to the Future trilogy, to get original memorabilia from the films which includes the Grays Sports Almanac, the power-lace
Nike shoes and resizing jacket from
Back to the Future Part II, and a custom-built replica of the time-traveling
DeLorean used in all three films. Joe also treks to the
Judy Garland Museum in
Grand Rapids, Minnesota on an investigation for one pair of the iconic
ruby slippers, which were stolen in 2005. | |||
113 (13) | "Packrats, Robots and Oz" | June 1, 2011 | |
Joe comes to the aid of prop maker Lauren Vogt who needs money to save her home and is considering selling her items kept in a storage shed, such as models from
James and the Giant Peach and
The Nightmare Before Christmas and masks from
Enemy Mine. Joe gets a call about a copy of
The Wizard of Oz signed by every cast member of the 1939 movie, including Toto. Later, he visits Golden Era science-fiction collector Bill Malone, who will not sell his
Robby the Robot from
Forbidden Planet, but parts with a ray gun from the film instead. | |||
114 (14) | "Endoskeletons in the Closet" | June 1, 2011 | |
Joe is contacted by Eric Lidoff, the son-in-law of legendary FX artist
Stan Winston, to help auction off some family heirlooms to fund a character school in Stan's name. The prize of the collection is a full endoskeleton from
Terminator 2. Later Joe checks out a plane on the roof of a restaurant that was allegedly used in the
James Bond film,
Octopussy, but he finds too many inconsistencies between the plane and production photos from the movie. The last items he looks at are original
RKO Pictures title cards. | |||
115 (15) | "Trek to the Future" | June 8, 2011 | |
Joe helps Desi Dos Santos, a
Back to the Future fan, acquire a
Back to the Future Part II hoverboard, but to get the money, Desi must auction something from his collection. Joe appraises his
Back to the Future Part III DeLorean at a million dollars, but Desi parts with a
Spider-Man
Green Goblin mask instead. Later, Joe inspects a
Disneyland
Haunted Mansion original painting by Elmer Plummer and finds "The Lost Enterprise" which would have been used in the canceled
Star Trek Phase II TV series, but the owner does not want to sell. | |||
116 (16) | "Monsters and Miracles" | June 8, 2011 | |
Joe's mother Betty shows him an article about a Christmas movie-themed museum in
Hinckley, Ohio that is closing down and considering selling some of their items. Joe and Tracey visit museum owners Mark and Dana Klaus (aka Santa and Mrs. Claus). After some hesitation, they finally let Joe auction off their
Miracle on 34th Street Santa's Sleigh and Reindeer model. Later, other items inspected by Joe and team are a full-body monster from
Jeepers Creepers II, a collection of checks signed by
Frank Sinatra,
Orson Welles and
Alfred Hitchcock. | |||
117 (17) | "Demons and Spacesuits and Slippers, Oh My" | June 15, 2011 | |
Joe and Tracey visit actress
Debbie Reynolds at her ranch in
Creston, California to take stock of her private collection of movie props and costumes, including the original
Arabian-style
Wizard of Oz "
ruby slippers" designed by
Gilbert Adrian,
Marilyn Monroe's dress from
The Seven Year Itch, and
The Ark of the Covenant prop from either
The Ten Commandments or
Ben Hur. Brian tries to authenticate a space suit chest pack from
2001: A Space Odyssey as well as a photo archive of the cast and crew. Jon takes a trip to "Meltdown", a comic book shop and discovers a
Hellboy "Sammael" creature hiding in the back. | |||
118 (18) | "The One That Got Away" | June 15, 2011 | |
Joe visits "Abacus Costumes and Props" in
Chatsworth, California and finds a
Ghostbusters
Gozer costume, a "Shuttle Pod 1" and a
photon torpedo models from
Star Trek: Enterprise. Later, Joe travels to
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to possibly buy a dream item for his personal collection, an "Enik" character from
Land of the Lost. Later, Joe visits "Poster Mountain" in
Northridge, California to authenticate an original
H.G. Wells'
The Invisible Man movie poster. | |||
119 (19) | "Blood, Sweater & Terminators" | June 22, 2011 | |
Joe issues a challenge to his team: whoever brings in the best consignments wins a free trip to
Hawaii. Tracey heads to "Roxy Deluxe" costumes in
North Hollywood, California and lands what she believes is
Jeff Bridges' "The Dude" sweater from
The Big Lebowski (though Joe shows her it is not), Jesse finds an
Arnold Schwarzenegger latex puppet head from
Terminator 2 and a
Beneath the Planet of the Apes "Bleeding Lawgiver" statue. Jon appraises two
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle costumes, and Joe lands
Clark Gable's
World War II
United States Army Air Corps jacket from 1943 when he enlisted. | |||
120 (20) | "Holy Gobstopper, Batman!" | June 22, 2011 | |
In
Raleigh, North Carolina, Joe, Jon and Tracy check out Wesley Cannon's "man-cave" of collectibles, which features a "body tree" from
300, a goblin sword from
Labyrinth and characters from
The Dark Crystal. Back in L.A., after appraising a "
gobstopper" prop, Tracy visits
Mel Stuart, director of the original
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, who consigns his "Wonka Bar" and a hand-annotated script with the original ending. Later, actor
Burt Ward stops by "Profiles Loft" to authenticate
Robin's
Batcycle, used in the
Batman TV series. | |||
121 (21) | "Lost in Apes" | June 29, 2011 | |
Joe travels to
New Jersey to help collector John Azarian hunt down wanted items to add to his prized
Lost in Space collection. Tracey finds a rare spaceman suit and helmet from the show which fetches $20K. Joe also auctions off
Walter Lantz originals and
Mel Blanc possessions to help raise money for animation collector Paul Mayer who needs heart surgery. The items include a
Woody Woodpecker costume and animation cels, an
Oswald the Rabbit cel, and a
Bewitched autograph production still signed by actor
Dick York. Jon gets a
King Kong
animatronic mask he believes is from
King Kong Lives, however its actually from the 1976
King Kong making it more valuable. Jesse authenticates an unknown
flying saucer model which turns out to have been used in
The Dick Van Dyke Show. | |||
122 (22) | "Chitty Chitty Bid Bid" | June 29, 2011 | |
Joe lands for the auction the original car used in the film
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and races to the studio of
The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno to present it to guest
Dick Van Dyke who starred in the original movie. Meanwhile, Brian checks out some creature costumes and manages to get a
Predator 2 costume for the auction. Chitty fails to attract a bid at the starting price of $950,000, but later sells privately for $800,000, not the million Joe estimated for owner Pierre Picton. Another big ticket item exceeds expectations; $210,000 is paid for a hand-written letter from
Walt Disney to
Ub Iwerks, the man behind
Mickey Mouse, offering him a job. | |||
123 (23) | "The Zombie and the Rocketeer" | July 6, 2011 | |
Wanting to help those who suffered in the
earthquake and tsunami in Japan, producer-director
Frank Darabont has Joe pick through his movie props collection where he finds prison badges, rock hammers, and the
soapstone and
alabaster
chess set from
The Shawshank Redemption along with the "Sparky"
electric chair used in
The Green Mile.
Special effects artist,
Greg Nicotero donates his foam latex zombie masks used in
The Walking Dead. Meanwhile, Brian and Jesse attend the
Monsterpalooza horror movie convention hoping to land some classic horror film consignments. Instead they find a stuntman's helmet used in
The Rocketeer which fetches $10K at auction, while the disaster relief items benefit $99,000. | |||
124 (24) | "A Borg in the Basement" | July 6, 2011 | |
Joe gets a call from Rene Reyes at the
Paley Center for Media to appraise costumes and character heads used by make-up artists. He finds several costumes from
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and a "
Borg" and "
Data" costume from
Star Trek: The Next Generation. Meanwhile Tracey tries to find Joe a birthday present for his 50th birthday party which is a difficult challenge for a man who buys and sells movie memorabilia, but she manages to find a
Twiki costume from
Buck Rogers. Actor
Felix Silla, who played the robot in the series, also pays a visit. Later Joe gets a
Nautilus submarine miniature from
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City, to auction. |
Ep # | Title | Airdate | |
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201 (25) | "Riddler Rudy and the Ruby Slippers" | May 22, 2012 | |
Joe finds a pair of Dorothy's
ruby slippers from
The Wizard of Oz, but the seller won't accept anything less than two million dollars. Joe's longtime associates Chad and Doug Dreier put their collection up for sale which includes
Christopher Reeve and
Marlon Brando's outfits from
Superman. Finally,
Sean Astin stops by to show Joe his own movie collection from his career, such as
Rudy,
The Goonies, and
The Lord of the Rings. | |||
202 (26) | "Chamber of Secrets" | May 29, 2012 | |
Joe auctions off the 35mm PSR-153
Panavision camera that filmed
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope that he got from
Todd Fisher's collection. After asking a guaranteed $100,000 for the camera, Todd sweetens the deal with a
Marilyn Monroe
Bus Stop dress. Tracey takes Joe to the
American Horror Story house, hoping to add it to one of their auctions.
Make-up/FX artist
John Chambers' collection comes up for auction including an Albina Mutant mask from
Beneath the Planet of the Apes, a "Zira"
Planet of the Apes bust, "
The Sixth Finger" head from
The Outer Limits and a make up briefcase used in the CIA's
Canadian caper incident in
Iran. Also, a collector comes into the showroom wanting to sell his duel stunt pistols from
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. | |||
203 (27) | "Hunger for District 12" | June 5, 2012 | |
Joe and Brian purchases the 1977
Chevy
camaro "Bumblebee" from
Transformers found in a Hollywood stuntman George Sack's junkyard and later drives the car to The Television Motion Picture Car Club meet. A client brings in a
Yoda on-set "rehearsal puppet" from
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back that goes for $22,500 at auction. Joe and Tracey have a chance to add "
District 12", the 72-acre site filmed in
Hildebran, North Carolina from
The Hunger Games into their auction. They also buy a "Mockingjay" pin used in the movie. Then, a collector comes into the showroom to sell his "puzzle box" from
Hellraiser which could be just a replica. | |||
204 (28) | "Auctions Are Like a Box of Chocolates" | June 12, 2012 | |
Tracey and Jon head to Blast from the Past, a local memorabilia store to check out a pair of
Wonder Woman's bracelets and golden lasso from the 1975
Wonder Woman TV series. Joe travels to
Granbury, Texas to meet up with music producer
Chris Christian to auction off his
Forrest Gump collection that features Gump's
Nike sneakers, the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. running hat and the screen used bench. Then shows Joe his 21-foot filming miniature submarine from the
Hunt for Red October. Jon goes to the Hollywood Show in
Burbank, California where he tracks down his "others" costume from his stint on season 6 of
Lost. Brian buys an "Immortal" battle mask from 300 and a client wants to sell a lock of
Marilyn Monroe's hair. | |||
205 (29) | "X Marks the Prop" | June 19, 2012 | |
Brian meets his friend at
Vasquez Rocks that has been used as a filming location in the original
Star Trek series to show him a screen used "Phaser One" prop. Joe then calls in
George Takei to determine if the mid-grade phaser is authentic. Next, a passionate
Star Wars collector brings his limited edition replica
Don Post
C-3PO statue into the showroom to possibly cosign it. Then Joe and Tracey meets Academy award-winning makeup artist
Ve Neill at her ranch to see her
Beetlejuice collection which features a modern cowhide party couch and a "Betelgeuse" coffin. Meanwhile, Joe and Jon travel to
Oklahoma City to secure a
Wolverine's claws and dog tags from
X2: X-Men United. Also, a new client brings in a
Stan Winston's
animatronic gorilla head from
Instinct. | |||
206 (30) | "Vampires, Swords and the Queen of the Night" | June 26, 2012 | |
Tracey takes Joe to a collector who has a screen-used stunt version of the "
General Lee" from the
Dukes of Hazzard. Academy-award winning
visual effects artist
Greg Cannom shows Joe and Brian his
Bram Stoker's Dracula collection which includes severed heads, a "Bat-Drac"
maquette,
Gary Oldman's production head/wig, and his "Hero Wolf-Drac and "Bar-Drac" body suits. Joe and Jon hold an appraisal fair at Frank & Son Collectable Show and appraise
Robin Williams' stunt sword from
Hook, a "Klingon disruptor" from
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, a "Cardassian phaser" from
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, a 5-foot miniature Batmoblie from
Batman, and
William Wallace's sword and "hero blade" from
Braveheart. Brian heads to Global Effects prop shop to check out a collection which features
Dr. Manhattan's gloves from
Watchmen,
Gort's helmet from
The Day the Earth Stood Still, and
Whitney Houston's "Queen of the night" dress from
The Bodyguard. Also, hundreds of 1950 and 1960s sci-fi movie posters are auctioned off. |