Get the show on the road with the Pawn Stars when an antique circus calliope whistles into the shop. Will Rick become the Ringmaster of this musical relic, or is the seller just clowning around? Then, Rick rallies for a letter signed by JFK about the 1963 March on Washington. Will his dream of taking it home come true or will it find freedom somewhere else? And later, when Rick hangs a unique painting in the break room, it offends the guys. Will they force Rick to redecorate or will he win this artistic showdown?
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.