Pawn Stars (2009– )

Rick Harrison and his family own and run a pawn shop on the Las Vegas strip. They buy, sell, and appraise items of historical value.

Stars:

Corey Harrison, Rick Harrison, Richard Harrison

Cast

Series cast summary:
Corey Harrison	...	Himself - 'Big Hoss' (111 episodes, 2009-2013)
Rick Harrison	...	Himself - 'The Spotter' (60 episodes, 2009-2013)
Richard Harrison	...	Himself - The Old Man (60 episodes, 2009-2013)
Austin 'Chumlee' Russell	...	Himself (57 episodes, 2009-2013)

Storyline

Rick Harrison and his family own and run a pawn shop on the Las Vegas strip. They buy, sell, and appraise items of historical value.

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Plot Keywords:

las vegas nevada | haggling | restoration | pun in title | pawnshop | 

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

History Channel

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

El precio de la historia

Filming Locations:

Nevada, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leftfield Pictures, History Channel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show was originally pitch as a Taxi Cab Confessions type show, but it was later reconstructed to the now family friendly show.

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Goofs

The fossil seller claims that his spider fossil is "one of the oldest insects on earth." Spiders are arachnids, not insects.

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Quotes

Himself - 'The Spotter': I'll give you two hundred bucks for it.

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Crazy Credits

Early episodes "play it straight" in the "this time on Pawn Stars" segments at the beginning of the show, showing what will be sold/traded/etc. on the show. However, in more recent seasons, this has become more of a "joke" segment, and features outtakes or funny scenes that aren't in the actual respective segments (cars not starting, comical dialogue, things going wrong, etc.)

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Connections

Spin-off Cajun Pawn Stars (2012)

User Reviews

It's history and educational!

Love it! Basically, it's entertaining, but my family always learns something. Regarding the comments about motive, everyone and anyone on the show is in it for a buck, including those selling items. As for what's on the show and it being hand-picked. Of course it is. No, we don't want to see the everyday stuff. It's the History Channel for goodness sake. We want to learn, to see unique items -- items we might not otherwise know about or experience. Loved the stamp as currency. Who knew!! That's what it's all about. The audience wants to soak up history! Just enjoy the show for what it is. Love all the characters, too, esp. Chum and Rick. If I ever make it to Vegas, the pawn shop is on my list of must-sees! A