Fight fire with the Pawn Stars when Rick and the Old Man check out a vintage smoke suit air pump. Missing its most valuable piece, will the guys end up getting burned? Then, Corey looks to cash in on a silver certificate when he finds an unexpected error. Will he be able to rack in the big bucks or be left with an empty wallet? And later, Chumlee gets hosed when he shows up to work late again. Given a special task, will his plan go up in flames?.
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.