Lizard Lick Towing is an American reality television show that originated as a spin-off of the series All Worked Up and ran for four seasons on truTV from February 7, 2011, to August 18, 2014. The show follows Ron and Amy Shirley, Bobby Brantley, and their team of repossession agents in Lizard Lick, North Carolina, the unincorporated area near the Raleigh suburb of Wendell.[1][2]
| Lizard Lick Towing | |
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| Genre | Reality |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 91 (list of episodes) |
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| Production company | Zodiak USA |
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| Network | truTV |
| Release | February 7, 2011 – August 18, 2014 |
| Related | |
| All Worked Up | |
History
editLizard Lick Towing and Recovery is a local towing and recovery company owned and operated by Lizard Lick resident Ronnie Shirley and his wife Amy Shirley.[3]
Ron Shirley started Lizard Lick Towing in 1998 with a single truck, along with his wife Amy Shirley. In 10 years, the company grew to 15 staff members and a fleet of 20 trucks.[4] Bobby Brantley is Ron's friend and longtime co-worker, who started out as a dissatisfied customer after Ron towed his truck, then began working at Lizard Lick to pay off his debt.[5][6]
Ron and Amy originally were going to be part of Wife Swap.[5]
According to the local Eastern Wake News, the television series got its start at the end of August 2008, when the station sent a cameraman down for one day of shooting and that was all it took for a contract to be written. Those at the network were merely scouting out prospects at the time, but after realizing Amy Shirley was not only a powerlifter, but a mortician and co-owner of the recovery business, they realized there was more color to the picture than originally anticipated.[7] Robyn Hutt, the truTV executive in charge of the show, was quoted by the Raleigh News and Observer "We really fell in love with Lizard Lick". The Shirleys are "dynamic and entertaining characters".[5]
The first television series following Ronnie and his company operations was All Worked Up.[8] TruTV later developed a new show solely dedicated to the Shirleys. The show premiered on February 7, 2011. The second season debuted on December 5, 2011. The third season premiered on January 21, 2013.[9] The fourth season premiered on December 16, 2013.[10] The series was canceled at the end of the fourth season.
On February 17, 2022, Ron Shirley's son Alex Harley was shot and killed outside a home in Garner, North Carolina. Authorities in Johnston County subsequently arrested two teenagers for the shooting of Alex Harley Shirley and his female companion, Sophie Hagy.[11]
Cast
editThis is a list of the main cast members and guest stars who have appeared and are currently appearing on Lizard Lick Towing & Lick Life.
- Key
- = Main Cast
- = Recurring cast member (cast member appears in two or more episodes in that series)
- = Guest starring (cast member appears in only one episode in that series)
| Cast member | Lizard Lick Towing | |||
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| Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | |
| Ronnie Shirley | Main | |||
| Amy Vaughn Shirley | Main | |||
| Big Juicy | Recurring | Main | ||
| Bobby Brantley | Main | |||
| Krazy Dave Eckler | Main | |||
| Cassie | Recurring | |||
| Johnny Reynolds | Recurring | |||
| Lou | Recurring | |||
| Earl | Recurring | |||
| Micky Visser | Guest | |||
| Grace | Recurring | |||
- Ronnie Lee Shirley, Jr.: Owner of Lizard Lick Towing and Recovery/Repo Man
- Amy Jane Shirley (née Vaughn): Vice President of Lizard Lick Towing
- Big Juicy: Driver and office worker; her "real" name is Diane
- Bobby Brantley: Ron's Employee
- "Krazy Dave" Eckler: Shop Mechanic, called "KD"
- Cassie: Bobby's on and off girlfriend
- Johnny Reynolds: Ronnie's cousin
- Lou: Employee
- Earl: Repo man
- Grace: Office employee
- Henry Cousins: Security guard
Series overview
editDuring the course of the original series, 91 episodes have aired.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 12 | February 7, 2011 | October 10, 2011 | |
| 2 | 26 | December 5, 2011 | September 3, 2012 | |
| 3 | 26 | January 21, 2013 | September 30, 2013 | |
| 4 | 27 | December 16, 2013 | August 18, 2014 | |
References
edit- ^ Clodfelter, Tim. "Tim's Top 5: TV shows set in North Carolina". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ Vonder Haar, Pete (January 18, 2012). "Reality Bites: Lizard Lick Towing". Houston Press. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ "Lizard Lick Towing". Company website. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- ^ "All Worked Up - Bios". TruTv.com.
- ^ a b c "Rolling with the repo man" Archived April 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. NewsObserver.com. October 19, 2009.
- ^ "Lizard Lick Towing - Bios". TruTV.
- ^ Moody, Aaron (October 14, 2009). "Local repo man hits the small screen". Eastern Wake News. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "TruTV Web Portal for 'All Worked Up'" Archived October 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. TruTV. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ "truTV Hit Series "Lizard Lick Towing" Returns With All-New Episodes Beginning Jan. 21". The Futon Critic. November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "Lizard Lick Towing Season 4". TVbytheNumbers. September 27, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Four Arrested In Murder Of 'Lizard Lick Towing' Stars' Son, Fifth Suspect Sought". news.yahoo.com. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-22.