And then one day, out of the blue, it hit us. We realized the show was a massive pile of manufactured crap, just a Great Gazoo away from being a cartoon for eight-year-olds. When, exactly, did this happen? Well, it could have been a number of times.
- The day Chumlee decided a Bob Dylan record would be worth more autographed, so he went outside and found Dylan.
- When somebody brought in some ghost-hunting equipment, so the Pawn Stars decided to see if their 21-year-old building was haunted.
- The day Chumlee "stupidly" bought a fake Gibson guitar that was barely more than a piece of wood and a string.
- When Rick and his dad spent 55 minutes calling Chumlee an idiot and then said, "Sure, we'd love to try your homemade wine!"
- When you realize the only person who'd call Corey "Big Hoss" is Corey.
- The episode where somebody brings in some Native American beadwork to pawn, and during the appraisal the beads change color.
- The day Rick bought a run-down Coke machine, and during restoration it switched models.
- When somebody found out that a customer seeking to pawn a guitar worked at the same vintage guitar store as the expert brought in to appraise it.
- When somebody who visited the store was asked if he wanted to be on the show, and when he said yes they gave him something to pawn and a story.
- The day somebody decided three fat guys would be the perfect spokesmen for Subway.
- The 400th time Rick declared that if something was authentic it'd be worth a fortune, then discovered it was authentic and offered $65 for it.
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Why have I been away so long?! I've missed things like the Great Gazoo references! Stupid job.
The Great Gazoo is what made me give up on the Flintstones. It's like if the Catholic Church suddenly decided to add a chick named Margie to the Holy Trinity.
The so-called "pawn stars" have always been idiots. I realized this in one of the first -- if not the very first -- episodes. How is it that Rick always says he's been working at the shop for twenty five years and doesn't really know much about anything? In this episode a man brought in a couple of bayonets. One was a WWII Czech VZ24, and the other was a WWI German S98-05 "butcher blade" bayonet. After looking them over for a minute or so, he remarked quite sarcastically that he thought someone in his garage might have put the serrations on the back of the S98-05 blade. So, the question is: How could someone who has been working in a pawn shop for 25 years have never seen a sawback-bladed bayonet? They're as common as dirt!
And what about the episode in which a man brought in an old Coke machine to sell? Later, he shows up as the brother of Rick in the American Restoration series. Why didn't Rick of Pawn Stars recognize him if he does so much business with the restoration place? And why would the employee be wanting to sell an old Coke machine, since on American Restoration, it is their main business to restore old Coke machines?
Rick of Pawn Stars has said on more than one occasion that he doesn't buy Nazi artifacts, and in fact, on the show he has turned down a couple of those items. Yet in the quick glances at his display cases between scenes, a number of Nazi era swords can be clearly seen.
Have you ever noticed that between scenes the store is completely packed with people? Mostly nice looking young women dressed as if they're going out for the evening, instead of going browsing in a pawn shop. But then when someone is bringing an item into the store to sell, there is no one around at all. All staged scenes, to be sure.
And what about all those so-called expert "buddies" that they always bring in at a moment's notice to appraise items for them? The book lady, the musueum curator, the gun guy, the car guy, and on and on. Don't they have anything better to do than leave what they're doing at the drop of a hat, to drive across a busy city just to make an appraisal, at no charge, while the customer is still in the store?!!!
And what about the arrgogance of Rick and his fat-ass kid? Why don't they ever show, for example, anyone that comes in and is told, "if you get your own shop maybe you can sell it for more," taking offense at such remarks - to say nothing of the cheap offer -who, more often than not, will tell him to stick it and walk away?
And how is it that people would rather bring their priceless objects to a pawn shop instead of doing a little research of their own when so much profit might be on the line? Would a man with a classic car really bring it to a pawn shop? Would a person selling a WWII airplane think of a pawn shop first? Why wouldn't someone think of an art gallery or appraisal service before bringing in a signed painting or drawing by a famous artist?
And why is it that all of a sudden, all the presidential and other historical, signed documents are found in Las Vegas instead of closer to their origination? Lately it seems there have been more Lincoln, Jefferson, and Hancock documents found in Vegas than in the Smithsonian.
Is this silliness ever going to end? One could go on and on over the flaws, and out-right fakery of this show. P.T. Barnum is being proven correct every time this show airs.
Reality television is still scripted. Why are you so pissed off? Did you rant like this when you found out Santa was made-up?
what about all the insults chumlee gets from the old fart if i was chumplee i'd be giveing the old fart a missing tooth or a black eye if i was chumplee i'd be contacting a lawyer and own the shop let the chump drive home one of those vechiles that are so valuable sue the old fart for insult after insult i'd never stay at that job i've never seen a pawnshop with 35 employees some casino must have a secrete passage into that pawn shop for all the loosers
who dreams up all these stupid history channel shows someone on acid or pot head paranoid idiot
Whatever! Yeah maybe it is scripted. But there are numerous flaws in what everyone has commented here. Who do you think helped make American Restoration possible as a TV show? Rick Harrison. Chum and the old man go back for over 15 years, he probably sees him more as his own grandfather than a friend or colleague. Of course he is gonna let alot slide.
As for the "buddies". How do you know they are even coming in on the same day as the item is originally brought in on? How do you know they haven't sheduled a meeting say, the next day or something? How do you know they don't get paid for their time? That is just presumptious.
The Nazi stuff? Maybe it's only a recent decision about not accepting Nazi sytuff in the shop... who knows how long some of the items have been at rick's maybe years and years.
"And why would the employee be wanting to sell an old Coke machine, since on American Restoration, it is their main business to restore old Coke machines?"... Good point... but you miss the fact that they have dozens and dozens of those things in their yard. Take a closer look some time.
Ever thought that ppl want fast cash? Have you ever put something into an auction? would you condsider this as fast cash? Remember they are in Vegas after all and after the speil about auction fees etc the price they can potentially get could seem like a good option.
"And why is it that all of a sudden, all the presidential and other historical, signed documents are found in Las Vegas instead of closer to their origination? Lately it seems there have been more Lincoln, Jefferson, and Hancock documents found in Vegas than in the Smithsonian."....PFFFT! really? I think that's a bit of an exaggeration don't you?...There is a little thing called internet these days which makes it very easy to obtain stuff from far away or abroad even.
I don't think your arguments have much substance. Is it scripted to a degree, certainly. Is it still plausable? Definately. Look at the type of pawn shop it is, the merch is all high class. This ain't your typical HC pawn Detroit style hock shop....
Fuckn toss bags. Leave Rick alone. He is my buddy.
Mr. Toss bags, ask your buddy Rick something. He went on the David Letterman show shortly after the show debuted, and Mr. Letterman asked him how he knew so much about all the stuff people brought in. Anything, from obscure Civil War stuff to Roman vases to Scooby Doo lunch boxes. Rick knew the characters, the history, the value.
He blushed and said he's just always loved history. He just kind of has a knack for it. Then we find out he knows in advance everything that's coming in.
Ask your buddy if anything he said on Letterman was remotely true.
The banter seems scripted, their bad acting is annoying and the shameless placing of Subway fare is wrong. This show needs to go. It's like the Three Stooges meets My Three Sons.
Au contraire, their dietary advice seems perfect. Eat Subway, then get lap band surgery.
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