Car Lot Rescue
{{Short description|American reality documentary television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| genre = Documentary
| creator = Vem Miller
| starring = Tom Stuker
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| country = United States
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
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| runtime = 40–43 minutes
| network = Spike
| executive_producer = Ben Silverman
Craig Armstrong
Jimmy Fox
Rick Ringbakk
Vem Miller
| company = 5x5 Media
Electus
Sweatshop Media
| first_aired = {{Start date|2013|2|10}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2013|3|31}}
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Car Lot Rescue is an American reality documentary television series that aired for eight episodes on Spike. The series premiered on February 10, 2013.{{cite web|title=Spike TV's New Original Series "Car Lot Rescue" Premieres Sunday, February 10 at 10PM|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/12/11/spike-tvs-new-original-series-car-lot-rescue-premieres-sunday-february-10-at-10pm-792103/20121211spiketv01/|publisher=The Futon Critic|accessdate=January 29, 2013}}
The series' title was changed many times through production. It was first named Car Boss, which was later changed to Car Lot Cowboy and was officially announced with its final name on December 11, 2012.{{cite web|title=Spike TV Picks Up New Original Series "InkMasters" and "Car Boss"|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/03/16/spike-tv-picks-up-new-original-series-inkmasters-and-car-boss-892403/20110316spiketv01/|publisher=The Futon Critic|accessdate=January 29, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Electus Secures Global Distribution Rights for Spike TV's Reality Television Series Flip Men, American Digger and Car Lot Cowboy|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/01/20/electus-secures-global-distribution-rights-for-spike-tvs-reality-television-series-flip-men-american-digger-and-car-lot-cowboy-336411/20120120spiketv01/|publisher=The Futon Critic|accessdate=January 29, 2013}}
Premise
The series followed auto dealership "doctor" Tom Stuker as he traveled across the United States and assisted failing establishments to reach new potentials.{{cite web|title=SPIKE TV GETS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO TAKE ON FLOUNDERING CAR DEALERSHIPS IN NEW ORIGINAL SERIES "CAR LOT RESCUE," PREMIERING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 AT 10PM ET/PT|url=http://www.spike.com/press/2012/12/18/spike-tv-presents-car-lot-rescue/|publisher=Viacom Entertainment Group|accessdate=January 29, 2013}}
Episodes
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Fight Club
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|10}}
| ShortSummary = Tom assists a dealership that's located in a rough neighborhood.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Worst Little Car Lot in Florida
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|17}}
| ShortSummary = Tom helps Micco Motors rise from their F rating on the Better Business Bureau and starts by giving the owner's two sons a pep talk. (Note: by the time this episode has aired, Micco Motors has since closed down.)[https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/autos/aid-to-hudson-dealership-on-car-lot-rescue-all-for-show/1276547/ Tampa Bay Times: "Hudson dealership: Help from 'Car Lot Rescue' was far from reality", February 25, 2013.]
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Outta Sight, Outta Business
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|2|24}}
| ShortSummary = Tom heads to New Jersey to help a dealership get more customers but the staff are unwilling to assist.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Car Lot Cavemen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|3}}
| ShortSummary = Tom attempts to help a dealership that's staffed with models who don't have any knowledge about cars.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = The Battle of Route 23
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|10}}
| ShortSummary = Tom takes a car for a test drive but things turn bad when the car starts to fall apart and the sales manager refuses to cooperate.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = After the Storm
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|17}}
| ShortSummary = Tom works with sales managers that take customers from their co-workers.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = No More Mr. Nice Guy
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|24}}
| ShortSummary = Tom goes to a small town dealership in order to help an owner who gives her own money for customers to purchase cars and is unsure what to do when she never gets paid back.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Dark Ages Dealership
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|3|31}}
| ShortSummary = A dealership is struggling without any new technology and Stuker comes to their aide.
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20140605203836/http://www.spike.com/shows/car-lot-rescue}}
- {{tvguide title|id=513233}}
{{Spike (TV network) programming}}
Category:2013 American television series debuts
Category:2013 American television series endings
Category:American English-language television shows