Collector's Call
Sundays at 6:30 PM
eastern (on most MeTV stations)
MeTV Network, America's No. 1 classic television network, proudly presents an original TV series, Collector's Call. Hosted by Lisa Whelchel (Blair on The Facts of Life), the unscripted series introduces you to some of the biggest collectors of pop culture memorabilia in the country.
Next Airings
- 11/15 6:30PMMeet Al Sorenson"Al Sorenson is a grade school teacher who also has a separate career as a professional artist, specializing in sketches of legendary sports figures, which he offers for sale at trade shows throughout the country. Al’s passion as a collector is celebrity-autographed memorabilia, including a sketch he produced of Michael Jordan, which “MJ” autographed. Some of his celebrity-autographed items are sports-related – like the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey jersey signed by the entire “Miracle On Ice” team. Others have connections to television – like the 1975 Happy Days script signed by “the Fonz," Henry Winkler. But all the signed items from Al’s collection are unique. Al is joined by his wife Cindy, who encouraged Al to start his collection years ago. And Lisa has brought along Scott Ibarra, a sports memorabilia dealer and collector himself who, like Al, is a huge Chicago Cubs fan. The trade item that Scott has brought to Al just happens to represent one of their favorite team’s great moments."
- 11/22 6:30PMTV Costumes- Henry Truglio"As a child, some of Henry's favorite memories are sitting together with his family and watching their favorite TV shows from the 70's and 80's. As an adult, he decided it would be cool to own costumes from some of the shows he loved best. These days, Henry is a well known collector of TV costumes and props, so having Lisa Whelchel in his home and being able to show her something she may have worn on Facts of Life, which is coincidentally, one of Henry's alltime favorite shows, was definitely a "pinch me" moment for our collector. A Laverne & Shirley skirt, a Peg Bundy top and a Carol Burnett dress are just a few of the iconic TV costumes Henry's managed to get his hands on. You might recognize our expert Stewart, as one of our collectors' from last season and someone with his own impressive collection of TV costumes and props.Stewart appraises Henry's collection and brings along one of his special costumes in the hopes that Henry will want to make a trade."
- 11/29 6:30PMGeorge Simonson- Toy Sets"George Simonson isn’t just a toy collector, he’s a collector of collections. After decades of collecting thousands of toys, he’s amassed an entire basement filled with shelves and shelves of complete toy lines from the 1980s. Now he’s sharing them with Lisa and expert appraiser and toy shop owner, Jonathan Schoonveld. Together, they travel through his archive of 80s toy nostalgia, including his World Wrestling Federation action figure collection, the entire line from Thundercats, and the toy line from the iconic TV sensation, The A-Team. Jonathan appraises George’s collection and proposes a trade, but of course, the problem with trading with a completionist is… what do you bring to the man who has everything? Also legendary WWE wrestler and 2022 NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, Matt Cardona, sends a special message!"
*available in most MeTV markets
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Season 1
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