Step up to the plate with the Pawn Stars, when Rick tries to hit a home run with a personal check signed by Babe Ruth. Will he be able to hit it out of the ballpark or strike out swinging? Then, Corey floats the idea of purchasing Navy buttons that date back to the Civil War. Will he make an offer or let it sink? And later, when Rick's back starts acting up Chum tries to help. Will he come to the rescue or just cause a bigger pain?.
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.