American Restoration (2010–…): Season 2, Episode 13 - Grippin' Mad - full transcript

Male announcer: UP NEXT ON
AMERICAN RESTORATION...

- THIS IS AN OLD
PENNY ARCADE GAME

THAT WAS ON THE SANTA
MONICA PIER FOR AWHILE.

- OH, WOW.

THIS IS SO BAD OVER HERE

THAT IF YOU DON'T EVEN
BRING THAT THING AROUND,

THIS ONE HERE IS "SEE A DOCTOR."

HEY, TYLER, I'M GOING
TO NEED A HAND.

SLOT MACHINE.

- I'LL GRAB ONE SIDE.

- I THOUGHT IT WAS BIG.



- COME OVER TOMORROW.
I CAN GET YOU A JOB.

UH... I GOTTA GO.

- REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY
WHEN THINGS WERE MADE BY HAND

AND PEOPLE TOOK
PRIDE IN THEIR WORK?

MY NAME'S RICK DALE,

AND I BRING THESE
THINGS BACK TO LIFE.

EVERY RESTORATION HAS
ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES.

THERE'S NO OWNER'S
MANUAL FOR WHAT WE DO,

BUT THERE'S NO JOB
WE CAN'T HANDLE.

- HEY, HOW YOU DOING, RICK?

- HEY, RON. HOW YOU BEEN?

- GOOD, GOOD.
- GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- GOOD TO SEE YOU. I GOT
A SLOT MACHINE FOR YOU.

- HEY, TYLER, I'M
GONNA NEED A HAND.



- WHAT ARE WE GETTING?

- SLOT MACHINE.

- I GOT THIS SIDE.

HERE. I THINK YOU GOT IT.

- IF YOU SAY SO.

- I THOUGHT IT WAS BIG.
I THOUGHT IT WAS BIG.

- RIGHT.

- I'VE HAD THIS SLOT
MACHINE SINCE ABOUT 1952,

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
IT TOTALLY RESTORED.

- WHERE DID YOU GET THIS THING?

- GOT THAT IN DETROIT.

A LITTLE GROCERY STORE GUY

WHO WAS REALLY OLD AND
RETIRING, HE GAVE IT TO ME.

- WHAT'S COOL ABOUT WHAT
WE DO IS, YOU NEVER KNOW

WHAT'S GONNA WALK IN THE DOOR,

AND THIS LITTLE SLOT MACHINE

IS ONE OF THE
COOLER NOVELTY ITEMS

I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE.

THEY'RE CALLED
TRADE STIMULATORS,

AND THEY WERE IN
CORNER STORES AND BARS

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
IN THE '30s AND '40s.

IT'S A GAMBLING
DEVICE FOR CIGARETTES.

IF YOU DID, LIKE,

THE EXACT SAME, EXACT
SAME, EXACT SAME OF ONE,

YOU KNOW, YOU
COULD WIN ONE PACK.

IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN

TO WHERE YOU CAN WIN
FIVE PACKS OF CIGARETTES.

AND IN PROHIBITION, IT'S
AGAINST THE LAW TO GAMBLE.

YOU CAN'T GAMBLE
IN CERTAIN STATES.

- IF THE POLICE HAPPEN
TO COME IN, THEY CLOSE IT,

AND IT'S A GUMBALL MACHINE.

- WHAT MAKES THESE
MACHINES SO INTERESTING

IS, THEY WEREN'T JUST
DESIGNED FOR GAMBLING.

THEY WERE ALSO MADE
SPECIFICALLY TO THROW OFF THE COPS.

- HOW OLD ARE THOSE GUMBALLS?

- PROBABLY 1935,
'36. YOU WANT ONE?

- DELICIOUS.

- WHAT THIS THING
ACTUALLY DID...

INSIDE OF IT, FOR EVERY
FOUR PENNIES IT PUT IN,

IT GAVE THREE
PENNIES TO THE OWNER

AND ONE PENNY TO THE OPERATOR.

AND INSIDE OF IT ACTUALLY
DIVIDES THE PENNIES.

THIS SITS ON THE FRONT,
AND IT HAS A SEPARATE KEY

FOR THIS GUY THAT
WAS THE OPERATOR.

- OH, OKAY. YEAH.

- THE OPERATOR, HE'D
OPEN; HE'D GET HIS CUT.

- THEY EACH HAD THEIR OWN KEYS.

- AND THE OWNER GOT
HIS CUT OUT OF THE BACK.

THESE LITTLE THING'S GOT
TO DIVIDE UP THE PENNIES,

SPIN THE REELS, AND DELIVER
A GUMBALL ALL AT ONCE.

PRETTY AMAZING FOR SOMETHING
SMALLER THAN A SHOEBOX.

RESTORATION ON THIS...

IT'S A HUGE CHALLENGE
WHEN STUFF'S SMALL,

BECAUSE WE HAVE BIG FINGERS,

AND WHEN YOU GET INSIDE OF
'EM, YOU HAVE TO BE MORE CAREFUL.

I GOTTA GET A COUPLE LOCKS.

I DON'T WANT THE PAINT COMING
OFF AGAIN LIKE THIS IS DOING.

- YEAH, WE WANT IT RIGHT.

- AND YOU'RE RIGHT AROUND $350

FOR ME TO RESTORE
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, OKAY?

- OKAY. $350'S GREAT.

- OKAY.

- I JUST LOVE THIS MACHINE.

IT'S MY FAVORITE THING,

AND I'M JUST WAITING TO
SEE IT TOTALLY RESTORED.

I'LL BE VERY EXCITED TO SEE IT.

- MY DAD GAVE ME
THE SLOT MACHINE

TO TEAR DOWN WITH KYLE.

IT'S PROBABLY MORE COMPLEX
THAN MOST OLD SLOT MACHINES

BECAUSE IT'S SO SMALL, AND IT
DOUBLES AS A GUMBALL MACHINE.

NICE.

- ARE THEY MARBLES OR GUMBALLS?

- I THINK THEY'RE MARBLES.

- BAG IT AND TAG IT.

- WITH AN ITEM WITH
SUCH SMALL PIECES,

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
TO PUT EVERYTHING BAGS.

WE'VE GOT TO LABEL
ALL THE BAGS CORRECTLY

SO WHEN WE DO PUT THIS
THING BACK TOGETHER,

IT TAKES LESS TIME.

TAKE IT OUT OF HERE, THEN.

- YEP. COOL.

- WHAT'S UP, AARON?

YEAH, COME OVER TOMORROW.

I CAN GET YOU A JOB.

I'VE BEEN WORKING
HERE A WHILE NOW.

MY BUDDY AARON NEEDS A
JOB, SO I'M GONNA HELP HIM OUT.

I KNOW I'M ALWAYS
BUSY AROUND HERE,

SO I'M SURE RICK WON'T MIND
HAVING SOME EXTRA HELP.

YEAH, DON'T WORRY. I KNOW RICK.

HE'LL TOTALLY HOOK YOU UP.

UH... I GOTTA GO.

- WHAT'S UP?

- OH, MY BUDDY AARON,

HE NEEDS A JOB, AND I TOLD HIM HE
CAN DO SOME WORK AROUND HERE.

YOU'RE KIDDING ME, RIGHT?

YOU'RE JOKING.

- JUST GIVE HIM ONE OPPORTUNITY.

- SO YOU'RE GONNA VOUCH FOR HIM?

- YEAH. HE'S A GOOD WORKER.

- ALL RIGHT.

IT'S DEFINITELY GOING
AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT.

I'LL GIVE HIM ONE SHOT, BUT
MAKE SURE HE IS NOT LATE.

- ALL RIGHT. YEAH,
HE'LL BE HERE.

- ALL RIGHT.

IN THIS BUSINESS, GOOD
HELP IS HARD TO FIND.

SO I'M ALWAYS WILLING
TO GIVE A GUY A CHANCE

AND SEE IF HE FITS
IN WITH THE TEAM.

BRETTLY SAID THIS KID'S GOOD,
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM A SHOT.

MOST OF MY CUSTOMERS CALL
BEFORE THEY BRING AN ITEM IN,

BUT THEN THERE'S
SOMETIMES THEY JUST SHOW UP

RIGHT OUT OF THE BLUE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.

WORK IS WORK, AND THAT
MEANS MONEY IN MY POCKET.

SO WHAT DO YOU GOT FOR US?

- WELL, THIS IS AN OLD
PENNY ARCADE GAME

THAT TESTS YOUR STRENGTH.

- THESE THINGS WERE WAY COOL.

I MEAN, COULD YOU JUST
IMAGINE, LIKE, COMING UP TO THIS

AND ALL YOUR BUDDIES ARE THERE

AND EACH ONE OF YOU
TEST IT OUT, YOU KNOW?

- GETS A LITTLE
COMPETITIVE. ABSOLUTELY.

- AND THIS IS SO BAD OVER HERE

THAT IF YOU DON'T EVEN
BRING THAT THING AROUND,

THIS ONE HERE IS "SEE A DOCTOR."

- I DON'T WANT TO HAVE
TO EMBARRASS YOU BOTH.

- I CAME TO RICK'S TODAY

TO GET MY AMERICAN
GRIPMETER FROM 1947 RESTORED.

I'VE BEEN COLLECTING ARCADE
GAMES FOR QUITE A WHILE

SO I REALLY WANTED
TO GET IT RESTORED

AND ADD IT TO MY COLLECTION.

- WHERE'D YOU FIND THIS?

- I PICKED IT UP IN
CALIFORNIA, AND I WAS TOLD

IT WAS ON THE SANTA
MONICA PIER FOR A WHILE.

- OH, WOW.
- YEARS AGO. YEAH.

- THE PIERS...

I MEAN, THEY WERE KNOWN
FOR A LOT OF ARCADE STUFF.

- IS THAT LIKE THE THING WITH
THE GIANT SLEDGEHAMMER?

YOU HIT THE PLATE WITH
THE BIG SLEDGEHAMMER

AND THEN IT TELLS YOU
HOW HARD YOU HIT IT?

I MEAN, IT'S KIND
OF THE SAME THING.

- YEAH, IT'S ALL
THE SAME CONCEPT.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING
ABOUT ME DOING TO IT?

- WELL, I'D LIKE
TO BRING IT BACK

TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION.

I ACTUALLY PRINTED
UP WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

I'D REALLY LIKE IT
TO LOOK AS SIMILAR

TO WHEN IT ROLLED OFF THE LINE.

- EXACTLY LIKE IT DID.
- YEAH.

I'LL TRY TO GET THE
ORIGINAL ONE OF THESE.

I MEAN, YOU GOT FIVE
CENTS HERE, ONE CENT HERE.

BY THE LOOKS OF THESE HOLES,
SOMEBODY'S CHANGED IT UP.

WE'LL TEAR IT APART, BLAST IT.

THIS STUFF HERE
FEELS SORT OF THIN.

WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPERIMENTING
WITH A NEW PRODUCT,

AND IT'S LIKE A CRUSHED COAL.

THIS STUFF'S SUPPOSED TO
WORK BETTER THAN WALNUT

ON SOME OF MY METAL.

THAT'S WHAT I'M
GONNA TRY ON THIS.

THEN IT'LL END UP
GOING TO THE BODY SHOP.

- OKAY. SOUNDS GREAT.

- SO ALL THAT TOGETHER,

WE'RE RUNNING PROBABLY
RIGHT AROUND $2,900

FOR FULL RESTORATION.

SO... SOUND LIKE WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?

- YEAH, I'D LIKE TO DO IT.
DEFINITELY LIKE TO DO IT.

- THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BRINGING IT IN.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

- THANKS, TYLER. APPRECIATE IT.

- LET'S GO ON IN.

WE WILL DO SOME PAPERWORK,

AND TYLER WILL
PUT IT IN THE LINE.

- I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEEING THE GRIPMETER

ALL BACK TO ITS
ORIGINAL CONDITION.

I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IT'S
GOING TO TURN OUT GREAT.

- WE JUST GOT A
GRIPMETER ARCADE GAME

THE CUSTOMER BROUGHT
IN TO BE RESTORED.

FIRST THING WE GOT TO DO

IS, KOWBOY AND I ARE
GONNA TEAR IT DOWN

AND SEPARATE ALL THE PARTS.

- OH, JACKPOT.

HERE, GO BUY YOU A BEER.

E-MAN."

- YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT
THERE RIGHT NOW.

- I'M RIGHT HERE.

- YOU'RE RIGHT THERE.
- "OUT OF THIS WORLD."

- THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE AT.

"SISSY."

WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS THING

SO WE CNA GET IT RIGHT
FOR THE CUSTOMER.

- THERE'S A LITTLE
METER BACK HERE.

LOOK AT THIS SPRING, KOWBOY.

THEY JUST TOOK THE SPRING
AND WRAPPED IT AROUND THERE.

- THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK.

THIS IS SOME
JURY-RIGGED RIGHT HERE.

IT'S GOT TAPE ON IT.

- WE GET ALL THIS OLD
MACHINERY IN HERE,

AND IT'S NEVER THE WAY IT WAS

WHEN IT WAS BUILT
BACK IN THE DAY.

STRING BREAKS? TAPE IT.

SPRING'S SHOT? TIE IT IN A KNOT.

NOW IT'S ACTUALLY
OUR JOB TO FIX IT RIGHT.

- ALWAYS IS.

THERE'S ANOTHER NICKEL.

- COMING INTO RICK'S TODAY TO
PICK UP MY LITTLE SLOT MACHINE.

- EARLIER, A CUSTOMER
DROPPED OFF A MINI SLOT MACHINE

THAT WAS DISGUISED
AS A GUMBALL MACHINE.

TYLER AND KYLE
BROKE THIS THING DOWN,

AND NOW TERRY AND I HAVE
TO FIGURE THIS THING OUT.

- LET'S PUT ONE THROUGH
AND DO THE WHOLE CYCLE,

GET THE WHEELS
SPINNING AND EVERYTHING.

- TERRY IS PRETTY GOOD

AT FIGURING OUT
COMPLICATED DEVICES.

SO ON THIS, A
SECOND PAIR OF EYES

ARE REALLY GONNA BE HELPFUL.

- THERE WE GO.

- THE COIN MECHANISM IS ACTUALLY
SUPPOSED TO SEPARATE THE MONEY

INTO TWO DIFFERENT COMPARTMENTS.

FOR EVERY FOUR PENNIES
YOU PUT IN THIS THING,

ONE PENNY SHOULD BE INTO
THE BACK FOR THE OPERATOR,

AND THREE SHOULD BE INTO
THE BACK FOR THE OWNER.

WHAT I WANT TO FIND OUT IS HOW
MANY TIMES IT FALLS OVER HERE

AND HOW MANY TIMES
IT FALLS OVER HERE.

- SO WHICH SIDE'S THE WINNER?

- ONE'S OPERATOR; ONE'S OWNER.

SO WE'RE TRYING
TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

- OKAY.

- IT CAME OVER HERE.

- OKAY.

- OKAY, THAT'S TWO TO THE FRONT.

- THREE.
- IT'S THREE.

THAT'S FOUR.

SO THEY'RE ALL
COMING OUT ONE SIDE.

NOW, THAT HAS
SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS

AS FAR AS WHICH SIDE
THE MONEY COMES OUT.

THERE SHOULD PROBABLY BE
A SPRING FROM HERE TO THERE

ALLOWING THIS TO COME BACK.

- RIGHT, AND THAT'S
GOING TO LOCK IT.

- AND THEN BOOM.

AND AS SOON AS IT GOES
BACK, IT'S GOING TO GET TO HERE,

AND IT'S GOING TO RESET.

YEAH, LET'S GET A SPRING
RIGHT FROM HERE TO HERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE KEY

TO ALTERNATING WHERE THESE
PENNIES GO IS A MISSING SPRING.

IF WE REPLACE IT, WE MIGHT BE
ABLE TO GET THIS THING TO WORK.

OKAY, YOU SEE THAT
GEAR RIGHT THERE?

- YEP.

- SEE HOW ITS GOT TINES
STICKING OUT OF IT, EVERY OTHER?

- YEP, RIGHT.
- SEE?

THAT MOVES IT, AND
THAT HITS A COUPLE...

- ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

- BAM, THE OTHER ONE.

- OH, YOU SEE THE PINS MOVING?

- BAM, THE OTHER ONE.

- GOT THE BACK.

- OKAY, WE FIGURED OUT
WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES

AS FAR AS HOW IT
DROPS THREE TO ONE SIDE

AND ONE TO THE OTHER SIDE.

SO LET'S FIND A NEW SPRING.

THAT SHOULD TAKE
CARE OF THE PROBLEM.

- YOU GOT IT, BOSS.
- ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

- YOU RICK?

- YEAH. WHO ARE YOU?

- I'M AARON.
- AARON?

- YEAH, BRETTLY SENT ME HERE.

- YEAH, UM, WHAT'S THE DEAL?

YOU'RE, LIKE, LATE
ALREADY. I MEAN...

- YEAH, I HAD A
LITTLE CAR ISSUE,

SO I KIND OF WALKED HERE.

DUDE, THAT'S JUST NOT...
I MEAN, THAT'S, LIKE...

AROUND HERE,
YOU'RE LATE ONE TIME.

NEXT TIME, YOU'RE FIRED.

BRETTLY!

TAKE HIM, GO GET HIM A SHIRT,

AND YOU GUYS GET
TO WORK RIGHT NOW.

RIGHT NOW.

- COME ON, AARON.

- EARLIER, I HAD A CUSTOMER DROP
OFF A GRIPMETER ARCADE GAME

THAT I HAD KYLE AND
KOWBOY TEAR DOWN.

THIS GRIPMETER HAS
SOME PRETTY THIN METAL,

SO WE'RE GOING TO
TRY A NEW PROCESS

TO GET THE OLD PAINT OFF.

WE GOT SOME NEW
MATERIAL IN FOR BLASTIN'.

IT'S COAL THAT'S
CHIPPED, CRACKED, OKAY?

AND IT ACTUALLY
HAS A SHARPER EDGE,

SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE
STUFF OFF FASTER,

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT DOESN'T
ETCH THE METAL AS BAD, OKAY?

SO WE GET A LITTLE
SMOOTHER SURFACE.

IT'S ALWAYS RISKY TO USE A NEW
PROCESS ON A CUSTOMER'S ITEM,

BUT I THINK THIS IS GOING
TO SAVE US TIME AND MONEY

AND WORK WAY BETTER
THAN CRUSHED WALNUTS.

- I'LL COME GET
YOU WHEN I'M DONE.

- OKAY.

- THIS STUFF IS AWESOME.

I'VE NEVER SEEN PAINT
COME OFF SO EASILY,

AND I BARELY USED ANY CHARCOAL.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DIDN'T
THINK ABOUT THIS SOONER.

- OH, YEAH.

THIS CAME OUT NICE.

- AND THIS IS THIN METAL.

- OH, THAT'S KILLER. THAT'S
GONNA WORK PERFECT.

- ALL RIGHT, SO I'LL JUST
KEEP BLASTING AWAY, THEN.

- YEAH, GO AHEAD AND
FINISH THE PIECES OUT.

- ALL RIGHT.
- THANKS.

- YEP.

- WE ARE WORKING ON THE LITTLE
GUMBALL SLOT MACHINE MECHANISM.

RICK AND TERRY FIXED THE
PART THAT DIVIDES UP THE COINS.

NOW IT'S TIME TO CLEAN
UP THE MECH AND TUNE IT UP

AND MAKE SURE THIS
THING WORKS JUST RIGHT.

- WE NEED SOME MORE
CONTACT CLEANER.

- I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
WORE CONTACTS.

- POLISHING PARTS
LOOKS LIKE AN EASY JOB,

BUT IF YOU DON'T WATCH WHAT
YOU'VE GOT IN YOUR HANDS,

THAT WHEEL WILL
GRAB IT, YANK IT OUT,

BEND IT, THROW IT, AND
THEN YOU GOT TO FIND IT.

- WHILE MY GUYS ARE MAKING

THE INSIDE OF THAT
MACHINE SPARKLE,

I NEED TO GET
STARTED PAINTING IT.

I'M GOING TO USE A PAINT STYLE

THAT WAS VERY
POPULAR BACK IN THE DAY

ON MACHINES THAT GOT HANDLED
A LOT, AND THAT'S HAMMERTONE.

HAMMERTONE LEAVES A FINISH

LIKE IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S BEEN HAMMERED.

IT PROHIBITS RUST.

AND THEY USED TO USE
IT ON CANDY MACHINES,

CIGARETTE MACHINES.

IT WAS JUST AN INDUSTRIAL PAINT
THEY PAINTED EVERYTHING WITH.

OH, THAT'S PERFECT.

- WHAT'S UP, MAN?

NOTHING MUCH. I'M JUST WORKIN'.

YOU KNOW, SWEEPING.

IT'S BORING. NOTHING FUN, MAN.

- IT'S PRETTY LAME.

IT'S FRIGGIN HOT, DUDE. I'M
ABOUT READY TO GO HOME.

- RECENTLY, WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS TINY SLOT MACHINE.

AND I TELL YOU WHAT; FOR
AS SMALL AS THIS THING WAS,

IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

BUT WE'RE ALL FINISHED UP NOW,

AND THE CUSTOMER'S COMING
BY TO SEE HOW IT TURNED OUT.

- HEY, RICK.
- RON, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

- GOOD. IT'S GOOD SEEING YOU.
- HOW'S IT GOING?

- COMING IN TO RICK'S TODAY TO
PICK UP MY LITTLE SLOT MACHINE.

I JUST CAN'T WAIT
TO SEE HOW IT LOOKS.

- SO YOU'RE READY TO SEE IT?

- I'M READY TO SEE IT.

- ALL RIGHT.

- LET'S OPEN IT UP
HERE, SEE WHAT WE GOT.

- HERE IT GOES.

BAM!

- THAT'S NOT MY MACHINE.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

- THAT'S NOT IT. NO, MINE...

- THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT?

- SMALL, LITTLE, SUPPOSED
TO BE GREEN ONE.

- IT'S SMALLER THAN MOST.

- I THOUGHT THAT'S
WHAT HE TOLD ME.

- THAT'S A NICE
MACHINE, BUT IT'S UGLY.

- OKAY, HOW ABOUT THIS?

- AH, THERE. THAT'S MY MACHINE.

LOOK AT THIS.

BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL.

YEAH, THIS DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE IT DID IN 1955.

LOOKS A LOT BETTER.

HE DONE ONE GREAT JOB.

MATCHED THE PAINT,
REDONE IT. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

- WE WENT AND REDID ALL THIS.

- I SEE.

- PUT A NEW LENS IN
THERE SO YOU CAN...

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL NEW
CARDS, SO YOU CAN READ IT NOW.

- WHAT A JOB.

- THIS LITTLE PLATE
HERE WAS MISSING,

SO WE ENDED UP MAKING
A PLATE THERE FOR YOU

AND, YOU KNOW, TO
PUT THE PENNY SLOT IN IT.

- YEAH, THAT WAS MISSING.

- THESE HERE ARE
ACTUALLY MARBLES.

I MEAN, SOMEBODY
TRIED TO CHEW ON ONE,

AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY MARBLES.

AND THEY'RE THE EXACT
SAME ONES THAT YOU HAD.

SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE
BEEN IN THERE SINCE, WHAT,

1955 OR BEFORE THEN?

- YEAH, BEFORE THEN. YEAH.

- AND THEN WATCH THIS.

YOU END UP PUTTING
THE PENNY IN, AND THEN...

- DID YOU HIT A JACKPOT?

NO.

NO CIGARETTES FOR ME.

- YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO.

- NO CIGARETTES FOR ME.

THEN YOU PULL THIS
DOWN, GET THE GUMBALL.

- OH, YOU DO GET THE GUMBALL.

- GEEZ, LIKE, HOW MUCH GUM
CAN YOU PUT IN YOUR MOUTH?

THE INSIDES WE
CLEANED UP PRETTY WELL,

REPAINTED THE WHOLE THING.

THE WHEELS WEREN'T
SPINNING SO GOOD,

SO WE ENDED UP FREEING
UP THE WHEELS A LITTLE BIT

BY LUBING THEM.

AND THEN WE JUST
CLEANED THEM ALL UP.

- HE'D DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB.

HE'D DONE A GREAT
PAINT JOB ON IT.

HE TUNED UP THE INSIDE.
IT WASN'T EVEN WORKING.

JUST TOTAL OVERHAUL.

IT'S JUST PERFECT.

WELL, LET'S GET DOWN TO
THE BOTTOM LINE HERE, RICK.

YOU TOLD ME $350.

WHAT'S THE FINAL PRICE?

- WELL...

I'M ONLY GONNA CHARGE YOU $300.

- OH, YEAH?
- YEAH.

- YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT
I WAS GOING TO HAVE

TO TOTALLY REDO THIS
PLATE; WE DIDN'T HAVE TO.

THESE THINGS ON THE SIDE
WERE ACTUALLY STAINLESS STEEL,

SO I JUST POLISHED THOSE
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO CHROME 'EM.

AND I USED ONE
OF MY LOCKS I HAD,

SO I CUT 50 BUCKS OFF OF IT.

- GOOD MAN AGAIN, HUH?

I'M GONNA SET IT
UP ON MY COUNTER,

AND I'M GOING TO
PLAY IT FOR A WHILE,

AND THEN I'M GOING TO
LEAVE IT THERE FOR DISPLAY.

OR GRANDKIDS COME OVER,
I'LL TAKE THEIR PENNIES.

- KOWBOY.

- SO FINE.

- WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

- UH, WE'RE JUST GETTING
SHADE. I WAS TELLING HIM ABOUT...

- GET BACK TO WORK! I
DON'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR IT!

GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
NOW I GOT TWO BRETTLYS.

- YOU READY TO PUT THIS
GRIPMETER TOGETHER?

PUT THE BASE ON.

I'M GONNA PICK THIS UP.

COME ON.

AHH!

GET IT UNDER THERE.

- WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON
A GRIPMETER ARCADE GAME

FROM THE 1940s.

ALL THE PARTS HAVE BEEN
POLISHED AND PAINTED.

NOW ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS
PUT THE THING BACK TOGETHER.

Ding!

- THAT'S POWER.

HOPEFULLY, WHEN WE'RE DONE,

THIS THING WILL WORK
BETTER THAN WHEN IT CAME IN,

AND WHEN IT DOES, I'M
GONNA PUT KYLE IN HIS PLACE.

BANG!

- I'M TRYING TO GET
THIS CALIBRATED RIGHT.

ONE OF THE TRICKY THINGS WAS
GETTING THE TENSION JUST RIGHT.

LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

Ding!

- THAT'S NOT GOOD, KYLE.

- OKAY, TRY IT AGAIN.

Ding!

EXCELLENT.

- WHAT'S UP, RICK?

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?

- YEAH, UM... YOUR FRIEND AARON,

HE'S NOT WORKING OUT.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
HE'S NOT WORKING?

- I MEAN, HE'S LAZY.
HE CAN'T SWEEP.

HE CAN'T EVEN
TAKE OUT THE TRASH.

- BUT HOLD ON... HE'S
BEEN HELPING ME ALL DAY.

HE'S BEEN, LIKE, MY ASSISTANT.

- YOU DON'T NEED AN ASSISTANT.

I MEAN, HE'S HERE
BECAUSE OF YOU.

YOU FIRE HIM.

ALL RIGHT.

- I GAVE BRETTLY'S
FRIEND A SHOT,

BUT THERE'S NO WAY I CAN WASTE
MY TIME KEEPING TRACK OF HIM.

I HAVE WAY TOO MANY
PROJECTS GOING ON,

AND KEEPING MY CUSTOMERS
HAPPY IS ALWAYS MY TOP PRIORITY.

THE GRIPMETER'S ALL FINISHED,

AND SCOTT'S ABOUT
TO COME PICK IT UP.

HEY, TY, COME GIVE ME A HAND.

WE PUT A LOT OF
WORK INTO THIS THING,

AND I'M REALLY HOPING
HE'S AS HAPPY WITH IT AS I AM.

- HEY, RICK, - HI, SCOTT.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- YEAH, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I CAME DOWN TO RICK'S TODAY
TO PICK UP MY 1947 GRIPMETER.

SO HOW'D IT TURN OUT?

- WELL, THERE IT IS. I
BOXED IT UP FOR YOU.

- IT'S A LOT BIGGER THAN WHAT
IT WAS WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO JUST SEEING EVERYTHING

FROM TOP TO BOTTOM,

HOW GREAT IT'S GONNA
LOOK FULLY RESTORED.

- READY TO SEE IT?
- ABSOLUTELY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

- ALL RIGHT.

VOILA.

- OH, WOW. NICE JOB.

OH, WOW.

MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS,
THE GRIPMETER LOOKED GREAT.

I THINK THEY DID
A FANTASTIC JOB.

IT PROBABLY LOOKS BETTER NOW

THAN IT DID WHEN IT ROLLED
OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE IN 1947.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

I'LL TELL YOU, IT LOOKS
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

IT'S AMAZING HOW WELL
THAT FACE TURNED OUT.

- IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT HAD TO BE TOTALLY HAND-DONE
SO IT WOULD MATCH IT EXACTLY.

WE KEPT IT TO THE ONE CENT,
ELIMINATED THE FIVE-CENT.

WE ENDED UP PUTTING THIS IN.

AND THEN WE MATCHED THE COLORS.

THIS RED MATCHES THIS RED.
THIS BLUE'S MATCHING THAT BLUE.

WE DID THE BEIGE ON THE SIDE.

EVERYTHING'S BEEN CHROMED.

- OH, IT LOOKS GREAT.

- YOU WANT TO SEE IT WORK?

- ABSOLUTELY. LET'S DO IT.

HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE
THREE PENNIES, 'CAUSE I DON'T.

- I GOT MORE THAN THREE.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING
WITH ALL THE PENNIES?

- OH, MY GOD.
- IT'S HOW YOU PAY ME.

- WE HAVE TO GO BY AGE, RIGHT?

- ME?

- YOU FIRST.
- GO, TYLER. YEP.

- SO YOU PUT THE
PENNY IN. YOU PUSH IT IN.

IT'S GOING TO RESET IT, AND
THEN YOU SQUEEZE AWAY.

Ding!

- WHAT'S UP, LADIES?
- 290?

- ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE UP NEXT.

- I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO GO NOW.

- I KNOW I DON'T WANT TO GO NOW.

OH, MAN.

WHAT THE HECK DID YOU DO, TYLER?

ALL RIGHT. READY?

Ding!

- OH!
- WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S UP?

- I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DID THAT.

- I THINK SOMEBODY'S
BEEN PRACTICING.

- IT'S A GOOD THING SCOTT'S
TAKING THIS THING HOME,

BECAUSE I COULD SEE MYSELF
DUMPING A LOT OF PENNIES

INTO THIS THING TRYING
TO BEAT TYLER'S SCORE.

I MEAN, IT'S ABSOLUTELY
AWESOME ENGINEERING

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,

AND ACTUALLY,
YOU KNOW, IT'S FUN.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
IF YOU'RE HAPPY,

IT'S GOING TO MAKE ME HAPPY.

- I'M VERY HAPPY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
JOB YOU GUYS DID ON IT

AND THE TIME YOU TOOK
ON IT, SO THANKS A LOT.

- YOU BET. THANK YOU.
- THANKS, TYLER.

- LET'S GO GET A DOLLY, AND
WE'LL GET YOU LOADED UP.

- OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD.

YOU KNOW, MOST OF MY COLLECTION
ARE OLD SLOT MACHINE MACHINES,

PINBALL MACHINES, AND
SOME OTHER ARCADE GAMES,

BUT I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING LIKE THIS,

SO IT'S GOING TO
HAVE A GREAT SPOT

WHERE I'M GOING TO
PUT IT IN MY GAME ROOM.

I'M EXCITED TO GET IT BACK HOME,

- RICK IS ALWAYS ASKING ME TO
DO MORE AND MORE AROUND HERE,

AND NOW HE WANTS ME
TO FIRE A GOOD FRIEND.

THIS SUCKS, BUT A MAN'S GOT
TO DO WHAT A MAN'S GOT TO DO.

HEY, UH...

HEY, AARON.

- WHAT'S UP, MAN?

WHAT UP, B? WHAT'S UP, DUDE?

- UM, JUST, UH...

NEVER MIND. YOU'RE
DOING A GREAT JOB.

- THANKS, BUDDY.
- NO PROBLEM.

- HEY, THANKS FOR
HOOKING ME UP, B.

- OH, NO PROBLEM, DUDE.
- YEAH, DUDE. IT'S COOL.