Hardcore Pawn (2009– )

Pawnbroker Les Gold and his two children, Seth and Ashley, operate Detroit's largest pawnshop.

Creator:

Richard Dominick

Stars:

Ashley Broad, Les Gold, Seth Gold

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ashley Broad	...	Herself (109 episodes, 2009-2013)
Les Gold	...	Himself (109 episodes, 2009-2013)
Seth Gold	...	Himself (109 episodes, 2009-2013)
Joel 'Big Joe' Shannon	...	Himself (92 episodes, 2009-2013)
Rich Pyle	...	Himself (91 episodes, 2009-2013)
Fielding 'Felix' Teichman	...	Himself (89 episodes, 2009-2013)
Carneal 'Hook' Stiger	...	Himself (72 episodes, 2009-2013)
Bobby Janiec	...	Himself (52 episodes, 2011-2013)
Dennis Kaminer	...	Himself (41 episodes, 2010-2013)

Storyline

Pawnbroker Les Gold and his two children, Seth and Ashley, operate Detroit's largest pawnshop.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | pawnshop | pun in title

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Taglines:

You never know what's in store.

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 August 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Empeños a lo bestia

Filming Locations:

American Jewelery & Loan - 20450 Greenfield Rd, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clock Tower Productions, RDF USA, Richard Dominick Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Held the record for truTV's most-watched series premiere until it was topped by the series premiere of Hardcore Pawn: Chicago.

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Connections

Spin-off Hardcore Pawn: Chicago (2013)

User Reviews

Most Boring Pawnshop on Television

One of this show's taglines is "expect the unexpected", so if you weren't expecting a worthless piece of crap they will have at least delivered on this tagline.

This ripoff of the much more interesting "Pawn Stars" is awful beyond words. You don't get to see interesting artifacts and collectibles, don't get appealing characters, don't get to see experts who explain the history of amazing items, don't get information about the pawn business. I could go on endlessly on what you don't get, but I'll stop and tell you what you do get.

You get 3 obnoxious family members who run a pawnshop in Detroit, who argue over the most trivial things, and run around screaming for no apparent reason. One angry customer shouts "You're dead", then peels out of the parking lot. The patriarch of the boring family then shouts "I could have gotten killed" (if only) and threatens to fire security staff. Since guns cannot be pawned in Detroit and people are interested in guns, the boring pawn family decides to get guns for their protection. But first they must argue about how unpleasant but necessary it is for them to have guns for their protection. Off they truck to a much more interesting establishment, a gun store, where they demonstrate their inability to shoot straight.

If you find this review excruciating to read, it's only because I have captured the mood of this show. In fact, TruTV owes me 2 hours of my time back. They better give me 5% per month interest on my time when they pay off.