Tip off the Pawn Stars as Corey and Chumlee check out a pair of baby Air Jordans signed by Michael Jordan himself. Will these rare shoes be a slam dunk for the shop? Then, Rick and Chumlee face the music when a medallion once owned by Liberace comes in the shop. Will they get it for a song, or will the seller leave on a sour note? And later, Rick uses surveillance video to see how much the staff plays while the boss is away.
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.