"Obey" the Pawn Stars when art posters by Shepard Fairey unroll in the shop. Made by the same artist that produced the famous President Obama posters, can Rick "Hope" to make the deal or will he not part with his "Change"? Then, Corey and Chumlee get out of this world when checking out a Mork figurine. Will Robin Williams' legacy help the deal lift off, or will Corey and Chum bring him down to Earth? And later, Rick and Chum try to decide if they are friends or merely coworkers. Will they be all work and no play, or will Chum prove he's more than just an employee?.
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.