Raise a glass with the Pawn Stars when Rick spots an authentic moonshine still. Will he be able to see straight through the negotiation or will end up drowning his sorrows? Then, Corey and Chumlee are star struck when a man brings in a huge collection of 1940s and 50s celebrity autographed postcards. Containing some of the biggest names in Hollywood, will the postcards be "Return To Sender" or will the guys be thanking their lucky stars? And later, Rick gets hung up on Chumlee's not so subtle phone calls during work. Will Chumlee get the message or send him straight to voicemail?
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.