TV Guide History Sunday

Forget the monsters under your bed. The real ones, from dinosaurs to mythic beasts, are out there just waiting to be unearthed

A forgotten manuscript in a dusty trunk. A priceless painting discovered in plain sight. A royal tomb hidden for millennia beneath the sands.

From a bat swung by one of baseball's boldest pioneers, to an iconic painting hidden behind a false wall, and even a relic tied to our nation's first president.

From WWII bombs pulled from the sea and Nazi bunkers buried in sand, to chemical weapons hidden beneath Washington, D.C., and a supernova caught on camera.

Experts reveal caroling began with drunkards seeking food and liquor, Santa is linked to an abusing kidnapper, and Christmas was outlawed in early centuries.

Through the hardships of life in American history, toys have been a powerful cultural and economic force that touches peoples' hearts.

Young machinist in England invents the first matchbook car with a Los Angeles rival in the toy car field coming soon after thanks to a former missile designer.

The game of "Monopoly" easily monopolizes the market for board games until the Parker brothers' entry into the industry, but even it has secrets.

Video games as a phenomenon begin with a former defense contractor's console, a new table-tennis game and finally a console with swappable games.

Many toys were made by accident, like how during World War II, a naval engineer inadvertently created a spiral toy while attempting to invent ship equipment.

An ex-boxer's irritated wife gladly welcomes the guys to their five-acre estate; free-styling leads to a VW graveyard before finding rare gems in Ft. Knox.

A mysterious box leads to a wager; a collector's best items are underground; a service station has a rare oil sign and a '50s zombie relic.

A collector has Indian motorcycles and a unique samurai artifact, and the guys find a former Harley dealership and a one-man town with gas station artifacts.

Mike and Frank negotiate the prices of a King Kong collectible and a train set, but when appraisals are low, they take a gamble by selling them at an auction.

In Pennsylvania, the guys visit a funeral home and a prosthetic limb factory and find owners reluctant to sell until a private collector shows his vintage toys.

At a folk art museum, the guys find an attic and two barns stockpiled with one-of-a-kind collectibles; Danielle's mini-vacation in New York City is interrupted.

A deal with a buyer for an Airstream trailer may not work; a built village has classic cars and movie memorabilia; leather aviator helmets are viewed.

At a home in Indiana, a wagon that was constructed in the 1950s catches Mike's eye; Dani sends the guys to a farm to search for any picks worth taking.

When the guys are given information from an outside picker, they must determine whether the information comes from someone trying to do help or harm.

The guys run into a man known as the "King of the Gypsies," who has many interesting potential pickings hidden underground but claims he doesn't want to sell.

Mike and Frank discover an extraordinary find and are forced to decide whether they should take a risk by taking it back with them.

At a home in Indiana, a wagon that was constructed in the 1950s catches Mike's eye; Dani sends the guys to a farm to search for any picks worth taking.

When the guys are given information from an outside picker, they must determine whether the information comes from someone trying to do help or harm.

The guys run into a man known as the "King of the Gypsies," who has many interesting potential pickings hidden underground but claims he doesn't want to sell.

Mike and Frank discover an extraordinary find and are forced to decide whether they should take a risk by taking it back with them.