Take a "magical mystery tour" with the Pawn Stars when a pair of rare tickets to The Beatles film, "A Hard Day's Night", buzzes into the shop. Will Rick "come together" with these tickets to ride or will he "let it be"? Then, an 1850s Indian Peace Medal, given by President Fillmore, lands in the shop. Will Corey purchase this Presidential peace offering or will he have reservations? And later, Rick gets all hot and bothered when control over the thermostat becomes an all-out war. Will things in the shop get heated or can the guys get Rick to chill out?
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.