Joaquin Plays Host to Television Film Crew

Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz entered Worsham's Grocery in Joaquin and visited with Phil and Debra Worsham during shooting of American Pickers on Saturday, January 17, 2015.January 19, 2015 - The city of Joaquin was host to members of the American Pickers television film crew on Saturday, January 17, 2015 as they filmed and visited with Dennis and Debbie Leggett. During filming Shelby County Today was on scene. The stars of the show Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz would occasionally take a break and visited with residents and stores off the Joaquin square.

Two such businesses they visited were the Ram House Café and Worsham's Grocery. When Wolfe visited with Phil and Debra Worsham in Worsham's Grocery he shared that Joaquin was the only place he knew they would be visiting in East Texas at this time and following shooting they would be returning to Louisiana after having been on the road for a week. Wolfe and Fritz commenced to signing autographs while they were in the store.

Traffic around the square was at a high pace for a Saturday in Joaquin as residents drove into to town to spy the film crew in action. The film crew motor home and equipment vehicles were set up in the middle of the Joaquin square parking area and they marched between there and Leggett's shop for the majority of the day.

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Dennis Leggett (middle) is seen with Mike Wolfe (left) and Frank Fritz (black jacket) and a film crew member (blue shirt) as they discuss an old motorcycle frame in between filming.