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Show Synopsis
King of Cars is a raucous, behind the scenes look at the fast-talking world of car sales.
The series follows 30-year-old Chop, a.k.a., the "King of Cars." Chop runs a hugely successful auto empire in Nevada, while he balances his other real life roles as father, rap impresario, radio host, Vegas player and TV infomercial star and producer. This series focuses on Chop’s dealership, the number one used car dealership in the nation. The show follows his sales team as they struggle to seal their deals and showcase the production of "The Chop Show," a weekly improvised infomercial that has become a local cult phenomenon responsible for a whopping 80 percent of the dealership’s sales. Part commercial, part variety show, these one-of-a-kind infomercials feature hilarious skits with real salesmen sporting outlandish costumes and Chop delivering his special brand of high energy hosting.
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King of Cars - Episode Guide
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| 09 & 10 January |
Meet Chop AKA “The King Of Cars” who runs a mega successful auto empire in Vegas. 80% of his sales come from “The Chop Show” - a cult infomercial where his salesmen dress in wacky costumes as he “Chops” prices. In the tough world of car sales where most don’t buy, we follow Chop as he pushes his sales crew to sell 40 cars on a single Saturday. Today he has his eye on two of his salesmen. Ali has only been selling cars for a few months and wants to prove himself to Chop while facing a challenging customer. And Barry, the class clown of the dealership, needs a sale to get out of his slump – but sealing the deal comes at an unusual price.
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| 16 & 17 January |
In the rollercoaster world of car sales it's Chop's job to inspire and motivate his sales force. The most recognized of the costumed salesmen on Chop's infomercial is the Blue Genie, but he's too shy to use his image to market himself. To bring him out of his shell Chop persuades him to try selling in his Genie costume for the first time ever. Meanwhile Barry works a marathon deal trying to help a young couple trade in their car for a cheaper one.
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| 23 & 24 January |
In the rollercoaster world of car sales it's Chop's job to inspire and motivate his sales force. The most recognized of the costumed salesmen on Chop's infomercial is the Blue Genie, but he's too shy to use his image to market himself. To bring him out of his shell Chop persuades him to try selling in his Genie costume for the first time ever. Meanwhile Barry works a marathon deal trying to help a young couple trade in their car for a cheaper one.
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| 30 January & 31 January |
Business is down, and the bottom line is that Chop needs to shake things up and cut his sales force for the off-season by dissolving one team. The tough task of letting the low performers go and moving the weaker players - giving other teams "fresh meat" - falls to his right hand man and former top salesman, Will. As the Shake Up ripples through the dealership the changes show immediate results.
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| 06 & 07 February |
“King for a Day”
When Chop takes an overdue break in Cabo from his demanding job as "King of Cars", he leaves the keys to his kingdom for the first time to right hand man, "Chilly Willy." But there's a hitch - Chop demands that Will drive the sales teams to a 30% closing ratio - twice the national average. If Will makes it, Chop will make good on a long overdue promise. But first Will must motivate the crew to sell hard and stay in line with the big boss gone. And Chop will be sneaking a peek via his web spycam the whole time!
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| 13 & 14 February |
When one of Chop's team leaders is sick, he promotes rookie salesman Ali to run the C-team for a day. If Ali can prove himself, he might be next in line for a permanent promotion. But Mark Deeter, veteran leader of competing D-team, does not want to be outperformed by an eager upstart - so he takes on the rookie head to head selling cars as Chop keeps score. With pride and ambition on the line, unpredictable customers and challenging deals keep both teams fighting for every sale.
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| 20 & 21 February |
The big Thanksgiving sale is the dealership's best shot to pull in high numbers during the slow winter season. Hoping to bring in a record number of customers, Chop and the gang go all out to create a wacky special "Chop Show" infomercial, with live animals, popping pilgrims and a host of Thanksgiving characters. If the show pays off and the customers come, will the salesmen be able to prove themselves or will they face winter cutbacks?
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| 27 & 28 February |
Chop's a kid at heart, from his "Chop Show" antics, to his thrill at anything with four wheels and an engine - and today's all about kids. From a local school coming in to perform their own version of the Chop Show, to Chop's two sons visiting the dealership, to a special visit from Chop's old childhood crew of Lowriders with their customized hopping cars. Meanwhile The Blue Genie's in a slump and needs a deal badly - he gets a shot to sell two cars at once to a father/daughter duo looking for hot wheels. But even though they are big genie fans, the negotiations turn into an all day rollercoaster.
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| 06 & 07 March |
When the numbers start to slip, Chop turns to one of his favorite motivational tools - the dunk tank. Only this time it's his team leaders who will take the plunge if they don't sell a car for each salesperson on their team. The competition heats up as the fearless leaders use all their skills to keep high and dry. But as closing time approaches Chop guarantees that "somebody is getting wet tonight."
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| 13 & 14 March |
As the most recognized character in Chop's infomercial, Prem, AKA the Blue Genie, has no trouble meeting women, but out of costume he is too shy to ask them out. His inability to "close the deal" with the ladies is also impacting his sales performance, so Chop takes on the task of helping his friend find the right woman, and hopefully sell a car as well.
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| 20 & 21 March |
It's the annual talent contest and Chop's employees will compete with those from his family's other dealerships - up for grabs a cool 5 Gs. With the honor of Towbin Dodge at stake, Chop pushes his "Chop show" performers to win. Orlando, AKA Versace Mariachi is confident singing on stage but while he's preparing for the audition he's also struggling to get out of a sales slump. Class-clown Barry hits a wall trying to turn his impromptu comedy into stage worthy stand up. But the ladies of Towbin Dodge have their own surprise for Chop.
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| 27 & 28 March |
24 year old Tino has worked for Chop for four years and his talent for closing deals has made him one of Chop's youngest sales managers. When his first ever customers, the Joneses, return to upgrade to their first brand new car, Tino is sure the deal is in the bag. But it turns into an intense two-day rollercoaster with Tino's pride and reputation with Chop on the line.
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| 03 & 04 April |
When Chop notices that Salesman of the Month Gabe is getting complacent, he challenges him to a selling match against top sales contender James.
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| 10 & 11 April |
Two women, Sunny and Christina, join Chop's sales force and help drive their team to the top. But Chop fears that their friendship is dulling their competitive edge, and to shake things up pits them against each other in a competition for a high dollar designer purse.
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