Go to DEFCON 1 with the Pawn Stars when a seller claims he has a cover for a thermonuclear warhead. Can Rick successfully defuse the negotiation or will it blow up in his face? Then, Corey swings into action when a mandolin from Bob Wills' Texas Playboys comes into the shop. Will he pull some strings for the country classic or will it be out of tune? And later, Chumlee tries to find something he's better at than Rick. Will he be able to beat the boss or will Rick prove once and for all don't mess with the best?.
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.