9.1/1026 votesLoading...#1 - Jack Condon: Charlie's Angels
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/10/2022
Jack Condon loves "Charlie's Angels" and has a Guinness World Record-holding collection; Kate appraises his treasures and tries to convince Condon to trade one of his items for two other pieces of memorabilia in a deal he can't resist.
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- 9.1/108 votesLoading...
#2 - Marla Mogul: Wind Up Toys
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 9/1/2024
Marla Mogul has collected so many of her beloved wind-up toys that she landed in the Guinness Book of World Records. She will show Lisa the very first one she acquired, a Vail ski bunny, as well as her Marvel, Disney, and Peanuts characters windups.
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- 9.0/106 votesLoading...
#3 - Winnie the Pooh
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/2019
Deb Hoffman's record-setting collection of Winnie the Pooh items contains nearly 18,000 pieces and includes a Winnie the Pooh costume from Walt Disney World and a set of Agnes Brush Winnie the Pooh character stuffed animals from the 1940s.
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- 8.9/108 votesLoading...
#4 - Grant Deporter: Pop Culture & Sports
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 8/18/2024
As the owner of Chicago Sports Museum, Grant DePorter has taken his two passions, sports, and pop culture, and created a sports-lover-pop culture paradise. DePorter shows Lisa some of his one-of-a-kind sports collectibles like the basketball hoop where Michael Jordan hit his last shot to win his 6th NBA championship, He also has the cursed Cubs ball that some say, cost the Cubs the chance to go to the 2003 World Series. Grant subsequently destroyed that ball and proudly displays its carnage in his museum. Our expert today is Scott who deals and collects sports memorabilia himself. He'll check out Grant's museum, appraise Grant's championship-like collection and try making a trade with him. But Grant better stay on his toes. Scott's going for the jugular, offering our collector an item from his favorite movie, but in exchange, Scott wants one of Grant's museum pieces that'll be almost impossible to replace.
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- 8.8/106 votesLoading...
#5 - Meet George
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/2020
George, an Elvis superfan, spent decades building a collection covering the entire reign of the King of Rock-n-Roll; hundreds of records, movie posters and fan magazines take up nearly every inch of George's home; he shows his collection to Lisa.
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- 8.8/1010 votesLoading...
#6 - Meet Daniel Roebuck
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 5/24/2020
Actor Daniel Roebuck shares his collection of horror and science fiction movie memorabilia, including a mold of actor Peter Boyle's head used for a special effect in "Young Frankenstein" and a vintage Herman Munster doll signed by Fred Gwynne.
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- 8.8/107 votesLoading...
#7 - Christopher Lee: LEGO
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 9/22/2024
The name Christopher Lee has become synonymous with LEGO. As a collector, builder and LEGO Masters champion, he pretty much knows about, built or has collected it all. Today, he’s invited us to his home where we’ll check out his phenomenal collection which includes the iconic Galaxy Explorer, his beloved Airport Shuttle, not to mention his truly one-of-a-kind Prototype Factory Bricks. Our expert Aaron Fike, who owns a few LEGO stores himself, will be tasked with trying to appraise Christopher’s collection and then come up with a LEGO trade worthy enough to convince our collector to “LEGO” of one his favorite collectibles.
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- 8.7/107 votesLoading...
#8 - Lisa: Dolls
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 7/21/2024
Collector Lisa's extreme passion for dolls has led her to assemble one of the most extensive collections we have ever seen - over 30,000 dolls. Lisa has everything from Barbie dolls to horror dolls. She will show Lisa Whelchel some of her favorite pieces, including an original Chrissy doll, a Medusa Barbie doll, and a Fashion Royalty doll. She will be joined John Ragusa, owner of the Imperial Castle Toy Shop outside of New York City. John will take a closer look at Lisa's dolls and put a value on the whole collection. He will then offer Lisa one of the only dolls missing from her collection for a unique item of hers. But Lisa has said she would never trade any of her dolls. Will this be a first?
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- 8.6/108 votesLoading...
#9 - Meet Ralph Garman
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/26/2020
As a well-known personality, Ralph Garman knows the ins and outs of show business; but his Batman '66 collection is a product of his lifelong love for the show; joining Ralph is Nina Tooley who has never even seen many of these collectibles.
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- 8.6/106 votesLoading...
#10 - James Zespy: Robots
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 7/14/2024
Collector Zespy oddball collection of the quirkiest robots ever assembled range in size from the tiny, Telecoma action figures from Japan that transform into licensed food products, to the life-sized, a fully functional animatronic canine rock band. Lisa's brought along pop-culture appraiser and auctioneer Mike Boerschinger to put a value on Zespy's collection, after which Mike will try to tempt him into a trade.
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- 8.5/107 votesLoading...
#11 - Tom Pfrogner: Lost in Space
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/3/2022
A high school band teacher who has outfitted his basement with a life-sized reproduction of the Jupiter Two flight deck and a talking B9 robot from "Lost in Space," is visited by a fellow fan and builder of movie and television prop re-creations.
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- 8.5/1034 votesLoading...
#12 - Linda Guillory: Video Games
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 6/4/2023
You might say Linda Guillory is hooked on video games. Obsessed with them as a kid, Linda played and usually beat everyone she competed against. As an adult, she found and bought all of her childhood games and then added some more, for good measure. She currently holds two Guinness World Records for her voluminous vintage video game collection, and even became an engineer so she could figure out how they work. Linda's collection began with her Coleco Pac-Man, but she is no less passionate about Zelda and her entire set of Mattel handheld games. Linda's sister Cynthia joins us today and can attest to how competitive her sister is, while our expert, Patrick Scott Patterson, who's made a career out of video games will be forced to evaluate her entire collection, and then see if he can come up with a video game she doesn't already have so that they can possibly make a trade. Good luck with that, Scott.
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- 8.4/109 votesLoading...
#13 - Guitars
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2019
Musician Jim Peterik's collection of over 200 guitars includes a 1968 Les Paul gold top and a 1958 Gibson Flying V, but Dan Orkin of Reverb hopes to make a trade with a 1964 Stratocaster.
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- 8.4/1010 votesLoading...
#14 - Stewart Berkowitz: TV Props & Costumes
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2024
A spotlight on Stewart Berkowitz and his collection of costumes from TV shows.
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- 8.4/109 votesLoading...
#15 - Kenneth Guinup: Weird Al
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2024
Kenneth Guinup's love for "Weird Al" Yankovic goes back to his childhood, when Al's response to his fan letter helped Kenneth through a difficult time. Now Kenneth isn't just a lifelong fan, he's a collector who's assembled a wild and wonderful range of "Weird Al" artifacts, collectibles, and one-of-a-kind treasures, including Al's very first EP, an exclusive jacket given only to "Weird Al's" video team, and a screen-used guitar signed by the entire band. Lisa's brought along Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, who in addition to being "Weird Al's" drummer is also the band's archivist. Jon will place a value on Kenneth's entire collection, then try to tempt him into a trade for not one, not two, but several irresistible inside-the-band items. And in a special surprise for Kenneth, "Weird Al" himself beams in for a shout-out , and to pass along a very special, very personal gift.
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- 8.4/108 votesLoading...
#16 - Mark Short: Props and Costumes
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2024
Screen used props & costume expert Mark Short shares his own personal collection with Lisa today and James Azrael of the Sci-Fi Prop Preservation Association is here to value Mark's collection. Makes has brought a screen-used weapon that Mark has been looking for to offer in trade.
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- 8.4/108 votesLoading...
#17 - Jennifer Klein: Props & Costumes
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2024
Jennifer Klein grew up in LA with a dad who worked in Hollywood, and her screen used Props & Costumes collection from TV shows like "CHIPs" and films like "Back To The Future" is stunning. Expert and longtime costume dealer Marcia Tysseling appraises Jen's collection and has brought some classic TV costumes to offer in trade.
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- 8.4/106 votesLoading...
#18 - Wally Wingert: Props & Costumes
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 9/8/2024
Voice actor and puppeteer Wally Wingert has a joyful obsession with the pop culture of the '60s through the 1980s, so much so that he's turned his Los Angeles home into what he calls 'Wallywood'.
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- 8.3/107 votesLoading...
#19 - The Wizard of Oz
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2019
Walter Krueger shows Lisa through his collection of all things related to "The Wizard of Oz," including a first edition book by L. Frank Baum, promotional items for the film and costumes worn in the film.
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- 8.3/107 votesLoading...
#20 - Joe Salzburg: Automobilia
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 7/7/2024
Automobilia collector Joe Salzburg has been collecting all things cars since childhood and now has over 20,000 items in his collection. Toy and car expert Joel Magee appraises Joe's collection and offers a vintage slot car set in trade.
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- 8.3/107 votesLoading...
#21 - Chris Christian: Movie Props & Costumes
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 8/4/2024
Legendary music producer and performer Chris Christian has racked up four Grammys and countless gold records but his collection of props and costumes from classic movies and TV shows brings Lisa out to visit him. Lisa's invited expert appraiser Greg Holman, whose experience includes work for Heritage Auctions, to place a value on Chris's seemingly priceless collection; and then, even more dauntingly, to propose a trade for something he's brought along. The show is also a heartwarming introduction for Chris and Lisa, two Texans who have traveled in the same circles for decades, mutually aware and respectful of each other without ever actually meeting -- until now.
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- 8.2/106 votesLoading...
#22 - Vintage Movie Posters
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/26/2019
Appraiser Daniel Strebin puts an estimated value on Dwight Cleveland's collection of over 4,500 vintage movie posters and offers to trade a one-of-a-kind poster from the early 20th-century film "Undine."
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- 8.2/107 votesLoading...
#23 - Marcia Tysseling: Movie Props
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 8/14/2022
Marcia Tysseling plunged into the movie props and costumes world as the owner of Star Wares on Main, a star-studded costume and prop resale shop catering to some of Hollywood's biggest names and production companies. After selling her business, Marcia held onto her favorite memorabilia from movies and television shows including Jurassic Park, The Shawshank Redemption, and Laverne and Shirley. Joined by expert Mark Short, our host, Lisa, explores Marcia's high-end collectibles and even dons costume pieces from Thelma and Louise. After valuing the well-curated collection, Mark Short proposes a trade that could have Marcia flying as high as a bird...or plane.
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- 8.2/107 votesLoading...
#24 - Steve Emerson: Van Halen/Sports
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2023
Steve's house is overflowing with collectibles, like the sports room, where Steve has countless signed collectibles like Mickey Mantle's baseball and Michael Jordan's jersey, and the Van Halen room, where Steve has a signed agreement from the band.
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- 8.2/106 votesLoading...
#25 - Cathy and Robert Kothe: Garfield
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 6/18/2023
With over 6000 unique pieces of Garfield memorabilia, it's no surprise Cathy Kothe holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection dedicated to the lasagna-loving cat. As a young child, she became enamored with the Sunday comic, and that love snowballed into a house filled with orange tabby cats. We're joined by Cathy's husband, Robert, who embraces life amongst the orange felines and refers to himself as Cathy's greatest "enabler." The couple co-authored a book, "Loves Garfield," documenting their collecting adventures over the years. Nancy Vega, the President of the Garfield Gathering, joins us as we explore this massive collection, and she's found one Garfield collectible that Cathy doesn't have to offer in an enticing trade.
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The Best Episodes of Collector's Call
Every episode of Collector's Call ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Collector's Call!
Step inside the nostalgic world of personal collections. Explore the amazing treasures of toys, books, memorabilia and more. Meet the real people with a passion...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Jack Condon: Charlie's Angels" is the best rated episode of "Collector's Call". It scored 9.1/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/10/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Marla Mogul: Wind Up Toys".