Enter a duel with the Pawn Stars as a 1763 flintlock pistol fires into the shop. Will Corey bring out the bigballoons or will the deal end in a draw? Then, Rick scopes out a 1890s telescope cane. Will he set his sights on buying this antique or will he limp away empty handed? And later, Rick and Chumlee venture to a galaxy far, far away to see screen-used "Star Wars" props. Can Rick use the old Jedi mind trick to close the deal or will it head towards the dark side?
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.