Family Trade

Family Trade
A logo for the American television series Family Trade, featuring orange letters on a dark red and brown plaque over a yellow backdrop
GenreReality television
Starring
  • Gardner Stone
  • Todd Stone
  • Darcy Stone
  • Travis Romano
Theme music composerJamie Lee Thurston[1]
Opening theme"We Trade for Anything"[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producerEli Frankel
Producers
Production locationMiddlebury, Vermont
Running time20–21 minutes
Original release
NetworkGame Show Network
ReleaseMarch 12 (2013-03-12) –
April 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)
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Family Trade is an American reality television series broadcast by Game Show Network (GSN). The show premiered on March 12, 2013; its eighth and final episode aired on April 16, 2013. Filmed in Middlebury, Vermont, the series chronicles the daily activities of G. Stone Motors, a GMC and Ford car dealership that employs the barter system in selling its automobiles. The business is operated by its founder, Gardner Stone, his son and daughter, Todd and Darcy, and General Manager Travis Romano. The series features the shop's daily interaction with its customers, who bring in a variety of items that can be resold in order to receive a down payment on the vehicle they are leasing or purchasing. Commentary and narration are provided by the Stone family and Romano during the episodes.

Family Trade was a part of GSN's intent to broaden their programming landscape since the network had historically aired traditional game shows in most of its programming. The series was given unfavorable reviews by critics, and its television ratings fell over time, losing almost half of its audience between the series premiere and finale.

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