The Pawn Stars are on a mission from God when the guys check out a replica of the iconic Blues Mobile from the movie "The Blues Brothers". Complete with a loudspeaker on the roof, can they pick it up for a song? Then, Corey and Chumlee check out a blueprint of the original electric chair from the Illinois State Penitentiary. Will sparks fly during negotiations? And later, Rick's desk is falling to pieces, but will nostalgia foil any plans to replace it?.
Pawn Stars is filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, a 24-hour family business operated by patriarch Richard Harrison (or "The Old Man"), his son Rick Harrison (who opened the shop with his father in 1988), Rick's son Corey (who has worked there since childhood), and Corey's childhood friend, Austin "Chumlee" Russell.
The series depicts the staff's interactions with customers, who bring in a variety of artifacts to sell or pawn and who are shown haggling over the price and discussing its historical background, with narration provided by the Harrisons and occasionally Chumlee. The series also follows the interpersonal conflicts among the cast.
Numerous local experts in a variety of areas also regularly appear to appraise the items being sold or pawned.