Genre: | Reality television |
Director: | Ronnie Krensel |
Presenter: | Jimmy DiResta |
Starring: | John DiResta Matt DiResta |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 12 |
Executive Producer: | Anthony Amoia[1] Mike Amoia French Horwitz |
Location: | New York, United States |
Runtime: | 22 Minutes (not including commercials) |
Company: | V2 Films, INC[2] |
Network: | Discovery Channel |
Last Aired: | [3] |
Dirty Money is an American reality television show produced by V2 Films and aired on the Discovery Channel. The show features Jimmy DiResta, a New-York-based designer and carpenter, and his brother John DiResta buying or finding discarded and unwanted items and restoring them for sale at their flea market stall.[4]
Episode | Titles | Description | Airdate | |
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Full Steam Ahead | Jimmy and John search for items at flea markets, where they uncover objects that they can fix and sell on, beginning with an old typewriter.[5] | |||
Gone with the Schwinn | Jimmy and John make a replica Pee-wee Herman schwinn bicycle from some old parts found around the shop, and Jimmy finds an interesting use for some old vinyl records. | |||
The Big Adventure | Tensions soon rise as the boys work with an old bike and a chainsaw to try and create a motorised masterpiece. | |||
A Visit to the Lord | The guys visit the big man of the business, Papa Diresta, and get to work restoring an old gramophone and railway cart. | |||
Soldiers of Fortune | The approach of Fleet Week inspires John and Jimmy Diresta to hunt for some salable military gems - but if they are to make any profits, they must live by the mantra `buy low, modify and sell high'. | |||
Spring into Action | A gang of pogostick enthusiasts nets the Direstas a commissioned Harley-inspired pogo stick sale - but whether this frustrating build makes John push Jimmy on to another item restoration remains to be seen. | |||
Cleared for Payoff | John and Jimmy Diresta meet a businessman who owns an aeronautic graveyard. Jimmy tries to create some unique aviation art, and it seems as though John has met his haggling equal. | |||
Sign of Success | In addition to restoring an old dartboard, a rusty neon bar sign forces the guys to head to a friend's shop for help, before they attempt to hit bulls-eye at the flea market. | |||
Brite Ideas | Jimmy and John get to work making a one-off art piece with Lite-Brite, and some retro Rubik's cube end tables. | |||
Life in the Cash Lane | John and Jimmy Diresta visit a junkyard, and they are inspired to restore rusted American classics. In the shop, it's a race against time to get things finished for the market. | |||
Coffin Up Big Bucks | Jimmy and John set out to make a one-of-a-kind drinks cabinet from a Victorian coffin. | |||
New York State of Find | The Direstas discover a pile of weathered wood, and they decide to pay homage to the Empire State Building. |
The show was aired in the United Kingdom on Quest.