Lizard Lick Towing

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Lizard Lick Towing
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Genre Reality
Starring
  • Ronnie Shirley
  • Amy Shirley
  • Big Juicy
  • Bobby Brantley
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes91 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Jessica Shreeve
  • Jo Inglott
  • Mike Gamson
  • Robyn Hutt
  • Steven Derek Booth
Production company Zodiak USA
Original release
Network truTV
ReleaseFebruary 7, 2011 (2011-02-07) 
August 18, 2014 (2014-08-18)
Related
All Worked Up

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]

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History

Lizard 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

This 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 memberLizard Lick Towing
Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4
Ronnie ShirleyMain
Amy Vaughn ShirleyMain
Big JuicyRecurringMain
Bobby BrantleyMain
Krazy Dave EcklerMain
CassieRecurring
Johnny ReynoldsRecurring
LouRecurring
EarlRecurring
Micky VisserGuest
GraceRecurring

    Series overview

    During the course of the original series, 91 episodes have aired.

    SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
    Season premiere Season finale
    1 12 February 7, 2011October 10, 2011
    2 26 December 5, 2011September 3, 2012
    3 26 January 21, 2013September 30, 2013
    4 27 December 16, 2013August 18, 2014

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