Prepare to squirm with the Pawn Stars as the guys check out a collection of sex education records from 1948. Will Rick discuss the birds and the bees in front of the Old Man? Then, Corey and Chumlee check out a "blue book" from the Las Vegas Sheriff's Department. A who's who of Las Vegas criminals in the 1960s, can the guys collar this rare crime fighting tool? And later, the shop gets a new intern, but will Chumlee see the new hire as his personal assistant?.
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.