''Down East Dickering'' is an American
reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s ...
series on the
History Channel
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. The show, made by
A&E Networks
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and filmed entirely in
New England
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, premiered in 2014 and ran for two seasons, both of which filmed in 2014.
Cast
*Tony Bennett (and his
Jack Russell Terrier, Duke) (seasons 1 and 2)
*Stanley (Christopher) "Codfish" Cordwell (seasons 1 and 2)
*Clint Rohdin (seasons 1 and 2)
*Bruce Thomas (seasons 1 and 2)
*Nate Knight (seasons 1 and 2)
*Roland "Yummy" Raubeson (seasons 1 and 2)
*Mitchell Raubeson (seasons 1 and 2)
*Owen "Turtle" Mercon (season 1)
*Johnny Awesome (season 1)
*Walt "Captain Two-Stroke" McNeil (season 1)
*Tim Morin (season 2)
*Greg Morin (season 2)
*Jason Mottram (season 2)
*Shane "Speedy" St. Onge (season 2)
*Greg "Tinman" Bannon (season 2)
The groups, based on their geographical locations, are: Tony, his cousin Codfish and Duke; Clint, Bruce and Clint's son-in-law, Nate; Yummy and his son, Mitch; Turtle, Johnny and Captain; twin brothers Tim and Greg and their friend Jason; and Speedy and Tinman.
Format
Several groups of bargain hunters (''Dickerers'') search through that week's edition of the
Augusta-published ''
Uncle Henry's
''Uncle Henry's'' is an American online and printed classified advertisements repository, founded by Henry Faller and Helen Faller in Rockland, Maine, and printed in Augusta, Maine, United States.
Established in 1970, ''Uncle Henry's'' helps peo ...
'' in order to buy, sell, swap and trade items. Although it is titled ''
Down East Dickering'', none of the show is filmed in that part of Maine. For example, Tony and Codfish are based in
Bethel
Bethel (, "House of El" or "House of God",Bleeker and Widegren, 1988, p. 257. also transliterated ''Beth El'', ''Beth-El'', ''Beit El''; ; ) was an ancient Israelite city and sacred space that is frequently mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
Bet ...
; Clint, Bruce and Nate work out of
Sangerville; Yummy and Mitch are in
Minot; and Speedy and Tinman are in southern Maine.
The show is narrated by Bennett.
Episodes
Both seasons were filmed in the summer and fall of 2013.
Season one
*"Dickering 101"
*"Risky Business"
*"Not So Fast..."
*"Mine Your Own Business"
*"You Can Take It With You"
*"Franken-Stuff"
*"Dicker-Fest!"
*"Blood, Sweat and Dickerers"
Season two
*"Let's Make a Deal"
*"All Jammed Up"
*"Mantiques Roadshow"
*"Used Cars and Old Guitars"
*"Born to Be Yummy"
*"Dickering Daze"
*"Back in Black"
*"Have Your Cake and Dicker Too"
Cancellation
The show was cancelled after two seasons.
"Maine fans of ‘Down East Dickering’ working to rescue reality show from scrap heap"
– ''Portland Press Herald
The ''Portland Press Herald'' (abbreviated as ''PPH''; Sunday edition ''Maine Sunday Telegram'') is a daily newspaper based in South Portland, Maine, with a statewide readership. The ''Press Herald'' mainly serves southern Maine and is focused ...
'', 30 April 2015
References
External links
''Down East Dickering''
at History.com
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{{History shows
2014 American television series debuts
2015 American television series endings
2010s American reality television series
History (American TV channel) original programming
Television shows set in Maine