''Scrappers'' is a

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series about three competing groups of scrappers from

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who collect and sell

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.''"Scrappers," just fuhgeddaboudit, okay?''
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'' magazine, Tom Conroy, 2 August 2010 (retrieved 4 February 2017) The series premiered 3 August 2010 at 10pm on

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. The show was eventually scrapped itself on September 21 of the same year, after it failed to be renewed for a second season.

Scrap crews

The first scrap crew featured in the show is "Scrappers U.S.A.", made up of Frankie Noots (Frank Fidilio), Joe Posa, and Darren. The second group is "P&F Service and Removal", headed by Sal the Barber and his employee Greg. The third group is Mimmo (pronounced mee-mo) and Dino, who are unaffiliated.

Shooting locations

''Scrappers'' is shot entirely on location in Brooklyn, New York, mostly in the neighborhoods of

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, and the other areas immediately surrounding.

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Scrappers U.S.A.

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