The thriving more-than-a-decade-long partnership, however, seems to be coming to an end. After an episode that aired in March 2020, according to The Sun, Fritz abruptly and without explanation stopped appearing on the show. Since TV episodes are filmed months if not years before they air, that means that, as of July 21, 2021, two years have passed since Wolfe and Fritz worked together, looking for treasures around the country. Fritz also revealed in the article that he hasn't connected with his former costar during that time. Fritz also told The Sun that he and his former co-host aren't speaking. "I haven't talked to Mike [Wolfe] in two years," he said, noting that he (Fritz) had a back injury and that at no point during or since his recovery did his old partner call him to ask how he's doing. "That's just how it is," he added.
Fritz also noted that he believes that cameras and the editors of "American Pickers" pay more attention to Wolfe than him. "The show is tilted towards him 1,000 percent," he said, adding that he was "fine" with his role as the sidekick on the show, the Joe Perry to Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, as he described himself. He also explained that he believed to have a more down-to-earth appeal than his co-host did. "I'm more of the common man guy," he said to the newspaper. "I haven't found a $100,000 vase or any Michelangelo stuff."
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