It’s a Set! Pawn Stars EXPOSED!

[@diobrando2732]

If the phrase “NO SHIT” was a video

[@letsgetdoing]

Unfortunately due to the brilliant American Educational system. MOST people probably think it's real. Like 75%

[@henrypalos8463]

Ya I kinda got the idea the first time watching the show😂 💀

[@Turtlemilk]

Facts

[@940steel]

Literally bro

[@anthonyfantanoisacuckifuck2536]

Anime pfp

[@PokemonPedigree]

“You never know what is gonna come through that door” Yeah you do 💀

[@charlesel5983]

😂☠️

[@d-lew212]

They act like we believe all the experts can just show up in a short enough time for the customer 😂

[@BlizzardPeak]

Well it used to be that way before the show, but not anymore yeah.

[@esho6460]

“We have a warrant for Austin’s arrest” “Best I can do is a brief conversation with him and I’m assuming all the risk here”

[@cp-wl6cz]

Rick is his attorney. Judge he may sit for a while. He takes alot of space in a jail cell. Best i can do is a get out of jail free card from monopoly and 5 cents. We are taking a risk

[@esho6460]

@@cp-wl6cz 😂😂

[@susandadiani5723]

I never liked Chumlee.

[@way2sh0rt07grad]

Insert long monologue about how and when the justice system was formed

[@channeleamon]

I don’t know much about Nevada criminal law or the court system. Tell you what, I’m gonna have a buddy of mine come down and appraise Chumlee of what his options are.

[@jpbludga9562]

It doesn’t matter if it’s stage , it’s still learning something new about each item

[@Titi-pourris]

Woai moi j'aime bien ils y a des articles totalement inutiles mais beaucoup sont intéressants et ont apprends pas mal de chose.

[@harbaksh464]

Totally believable that all these experts are just sitting around doing nothing, waiting for the pawn shop to call to fly down there and give their expert opinion.

[@PS2Damon]

my favorite thing is when they'll look a small mark or symbol and be like "oh that was manufactured in 1820 and is one of 10 others made" and then they make a 20k deal on it off someones opinion

[@justinjackson1147]

Yeah I always wondered that lolol

[@DanielRichards644]

well the show does stage it like it's later in the day or maybe later in the week, so it's not implied they dropped what they where doing to rush over.

[@PS2Damon]

@@DanielRichards644 usually rick says "give me about 20 minutes and ill get my guy down here to take a look at it"

[@seanmcguire8233]

If you really believe what you just commented, You’re a clueless individual! Of course you’re not just sulking around waiting for the pawn shop to call. It’s set up days in advance. SMH

[@modsbeck]

I mean... next video: "that 70s show wasn't shot in the 70s"

[@musicman7935]

Right lol

[@EV-ok2kv]

😂

[@user-ot2xk4hf3k]

IT WASN'T???

[@richardniece2841]

Yes it was

[@neglekt_official]

Nooooo!!! The horror!!😂

[@jonathanhildebrand2161]

If you’ve been to the pawn shop in person you know how tiny it is, compared to what it looks like on TV.

[@MuddywatermultimediaGroup]

Yeah i visited few years ago and noticed that

[@shadowgamerx2518]

Yeah the place was really small I was surprised

[@jeffm9136]

I was grossed out by the interior

[@jeffm9136]

How about the blue tarp between The ceiling and the nice shelf that looks like a wall

[@balcoinx1622]

Yep

[@karm1439]

It’s not all fake. My mom used to have to take loans out on her wedding ring to pay the bills many times and the old man would take care of her and say “ let me take care of this young lady” ( even though she was in her early 50s). He also gave her the greatest loan out of every shop in vegas. Truly a classic business man❤

[@garnetnard4284]

I bought my engagement ring at their pawn shop. A few years later I took it into my local coin store to have it appraised and the first thing the guy said when he looked through the loop was “damn that’s a nice rock!”

[@lobotomyscam1051]

​@@garnetnard4284You know a decent coin guy? Rare.

[@Unkown6678]

Well he’s dead so it’s just about views and money

[@nikolai6489]

@@Unkown6678It’s important to note that the old man supposedly opened the shop decades ago, so it would make sense it was an actual pawn shop strictly before going into the show bussiness. You could tell old man actually did like to help people at times

[@osaandoso8242]

I bet it was legit when the old man was alive. They made it into a pathetic show now that he's gone. 😢

[@petrafied]

And when they "call a buddy to look at it", that person is already there waiting for his scene.

[@mikelime514]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CyberCross222]

well yeah. they'd otherwise be too busy, so they actually keep them there in their cages and feed them through a tube. otherwise they'd get out and youd never see them again.

[@andrewmunoz4388]

Yeah the buddies are definently employed by them lol

[@rupertosanchez3007]

Yeah next time they should wait five days to resume the show lol

[@edljnehan2811]

I heard the chubby toy expert was involved in some kind of nasty shenanigans that he was busted for. I can't recall offhand what it was though.

[@John94709]

The only reality show on TV that almost announces that it's fake but nobody cares. The back stories and information behind all the random items is what makes it. Oh, and Rebecca too.

[@David_F97]

Yes, Rebecca ❤

[@MusicBoxVinyl]

Rebecca is the only expert that lights up the show! ❤

[@tobygarton9494]

I love rebecca

[@steveh5307]

That's exactly it. 💯

[@KatieDeGo]

Wrestling? Lol

[@Jimi-Check]

I remember when they used to put five episodes of pawn Stars and then five episodes of American Pickers right behind each other. One day I was watching it and somebody brought in a civil war belt with initials on it and a bullet stuck in it and Rick said it was fake and then two episodes later on American pickers they found it in a garage. 🤣

[@LexSteele-bo5qi]

Damn wtf? Lmao

[@TKO-NY]

Any clue on the S#-EP# for both?

[@Jimi-Check]

@@TKO-NY yeah let me look them up. I was so shocked about it that I saved the episodes on here. I have to go find them

[@Jimi-Check]

Pawn stars was "buy the book" episode Episode and American pickers was "keep out" episode if I'm not mistaken.

[@TKO-NY]

@@Jimi-Check thanks, gonna check them out.

[@guccimalcs]

I figured this out in 2010 when my family went to Vegas to visit family. We showed up here and the front is really really nice, and the rest is just a greasy Las Vegas pawn shop.

[@bgleason22]

Same. I did buy a polo from the gift shop. Tried to negotiate the price, even though I bet they get that all the time. The st louis ribs next door were decent

[@Deutschie]

R.I.P. "Old Man".

[@ytr3488]

LOL

[@perennialxennial]

@@ytr3488 What's funny but 'Old Man' dying?

[@BFaluup]

Year ago when the show was new I called the store and chum lee answered

[@steamingpileofspaghetti9755]

@@BFaluup is that true?

[@johnv6806]

His death was scripted too

[@357SWAGNUM_MAGA_X]

I like how the experts are always around the corner and have time to come when ever called.

[@greatcornholio5541]

Or there’s an attractive babe in the background just happening to walk by when the person walks in to show something

[@dakotaweaver8621]

Must not of watched alot of shows. There's some times that they can't call an expert because they are busy or outta town.

[@SacramaniacCc]

We’re they supposed to record the show while they wait for the expert to show up, even if he was sitting outside waiting? 😂 tf bro hah

[@skaarfvagly3959]

Well his magician Murray has his own daily magic show in Vegas

[@bandito4492]

@@dakotaweaver8621 buddy they do that for entertainment lmao it’s fake bud

[@mahfknamsayn3819]

Bros got sexual assault charges and has a candy store 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@EncomHumanRecources]

Still makes money 🤏🏼 go to work lil man

[@Ep0xy]

​@@EncomHumanRecourcesway to support a perv little guy

[@troublemakerbros4267]

Did the candy get you as a kid?... You find that to be a little too funny for someone thats never gone through being SA

[@spcbelton]

Dude is a menace FR..smdh lol

[@longbeacheli]

The people commenting on this like you’re in the wrong are fucking sick

[@DK-mq9zf]

What gave it away for me was the fact that they had basic historical knowledge for every item.

[@agentbarron9768]

When all your local pawn stores only have garbage , a few pieces of jewelry and a few guns at best , mostly stolen power tools and withdrawling addicts

[@420Bill]

@@FuckKlausSchwab69That’s what normal pawn shops look like lol Stolen goods and crackheads

[@CarlosRomero-jn3pz]

True

[@easyethanol6611]

yeah this shop is more of a tourist attraction

[@rockbass7027]

You're exactly right I live in Vegas and no other pawn shop has anything worth any real money. It's all junk nobody wants. You won't find anything rare or collectable.

[@hunterwilliams3981]

What is withdrawling? Thats funny you hahe been in them enough to know the exact crowd they attract. Maybe stop looking fown on people who have problems or diseases kaybe try to help them hot shot

[@robertpintoff552]

Pawn Stars is like professional wrestling. Rick is Vince McMahon.

[@bigbrother1137]

It's still real to me DAMNIT!!

[@Mark-fm2tc]

😂😂😂

[@Spiritoid]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnjohn37371]

Nope, Rick's true doppelganger is George "The Animal" Steele...

[@chuckfuller6074]

Rick wishes 😂.

[@GreeneShieldInvestigations]

90% a pawn shops are thieves. They rob you and the owners are dirtbags! If you go into a pawnshop, whether you’re trying to buy an item or pawn an item, you will get ripped off. So do not go to a pawnshop unless you want to get ripped off!

[@mattskustomkreations]

Well yeah, it’s dirtbags preying on dirtbags pretty much.

[@billyrussell8684]

I’ve also got hella good deals when the pawn shop owner was dumb. But that was before it was so easy to look up value on everything. Kinda like how good will charges out the ass for some objects now because someone googles them now.

[@GreeneShieldInvestigations]

@billyrussell8684 E-Bay BS!

[@carolyns9055]

That is total BS I have gotten great jewellery for cheap and coins for way below retail

[@u.s.militia7682]

I wish more people would take notice of their government’s doings instead of TV shows or fast food.

[@desertweasel6965]

I went out to Vegas at the height of the show and actually parked in the Old man's spot. I had to move my car and also has to wait to go in because they were recording a show. I went in and it looks exactly like it does on the show but seemed a lot smaller. I asked if any of the guys were around but they wasnt just the old man. I begged the cashier to ask him to come out and i would give him 20 bucks and buy an Old Man pawn stars shirt. He came out, shook my hand and signed my shirt i just bought. He was really nice and I still have that shirt.

[@paedahe4975]

There is always the cardboard cut out of Rick in the back you could have taken a photo with… Pretty cool meeting Old Man. 👍 He’s got his own silver coin too.

[@itsconsolefix]

Pretty sad how people simp over celebrities if you ask me

[@desertweasel6965]

@@itsconsolefix don't be jealous.

[@desertweasel6965]

What's funny is, the big black security guy was sitting at the door and wanted to see my receipt and I showed him my signed shirt and he said " I dont care, the Old Man signs a lot of things". So, I tried to seduce him with " Hey, man, I see you on TV it's great to meet you" and he just rudely replied " Yeah, well, I still gotta job to do so where's the receipt"? It hurt my feelings cause he was rude and I was just giddy to meet him. He didn't care at all about his celebrity status 😂

[@paedahe4975]

@@itsconsolefix Life can get mundane and boring for some, people need things to do besides twiddling their thumbs. Pawn Stars is a fun and entertaining outlet as it deals with cool items and real world transactions (although it’s a scripted show). It’s funner than starring out a window of a hotel, or walking around people watching in Vegas. It’s a destination. Why hate on it?

[@Salazarsbizzar]

Most pawn shop owners I've met were actually real scumbags

[@henryg2350]

Yep they all are mostly.. they’re fkn pricks.. I’ve met only one here near me where the owner is actually pretty cool… he’s all about money but isn’t a prick about it..

[@504nolaishome8]

True

[@thurgooddukes7381]

Don't forget "thieves "!

[@jordanp2539]

@@wizardkhat Many of them probably take advantage of people strapped for cash and rip them off, you only get like 10-20% of the value of what you pawn. Not that I’m complaining I rarely have to pawn shit because I work.

[@johnflatt1288]

Not like Rick is any different.

[@antonio.derosas]

The most offensive thing about Pawn Stars is that Chumlee reportedly made $25k per episode and is worth $5M. Explain that to a college kid talking out a student loan

[@carolyns9055]

One has nothing to Do with the other

[@eslnoob191]

College administrators with their million dollar salaries are much, much bigger scammers than Chumlee...

[@silkroad1201]

I've been in the shop once. It's super small and cramped. 20 people in it would be a fire hazard. There's a huge line outside the door and you're allowed like 10 minutes in there before they tell you to F. O.

[@magilla2282]

Did this video just come out in 2023? I knew the show was staged for at least a decade.

[@turtlegamer9818]

i know

[@FredHassle]

Democrats easily fall for fake media

[@dethiusa2591]

Haha I know right, this shits been known to be fake for mad long. It’s painfully obvious even just watching it that it’s staged.

[@nick422742]

Can't believe people are just finding this out. They know WWE is entertainment too right?

[@RideRedRacer]

i work in Hollywood on tv shows and movies.. even my co-workers think tv shows are real and i sill have to remind them its all Hollywood, its all fake

[@calfolk7381]

Next thing you know someone’s going to tell me that Gilligan’s Island was filmed on a set

[@wileecoyote5749]

What? What do you mean? No way

[@marlenepearson3936]

😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@philly5164]

Damn it! You just destroyed my childhood! 😂😂😂😂

[@InspirationIgnite310]

That was awesome 🤣🤣

[@user-iz8hu2hn5b]

Santa Claus is real y'all gae

[@whome1202]

I once tried to pawn my great grandfathers crack pipe from 1840s during the slavery era him and Harriet Tubman used it, I took it to my local pawnshop the owner came out and looked at it and said “would you mind waiting here a minute I got a buddy who’s an expert at these things mind if I give him a call?” I said it was ok so 25 min later the expert gets there and looks at my great grandfather’s crack pipe and examined everything and explains and then 15min later he leaves and charges my pawnshop owner $150 to come down and examine and give it a price and so I just said I changed my mind so the pawnshop spent $150 for nothing

[@AlphanumericCharacters]

That’s a lie! They hadn’t invented crack in the 1840s!

[@Alexander-Lionheart_1881]

Nice fairytale

[@Alexander-Lionheart_1881]

KZbin keeps deleting everyone, look everyone KZbin doesn't believe in free speech

[@theunderbellygrumble1071]

Dude just had a realization that others had when the show just started.

[@gonesville6873]

The show is such a huge moneymaker, that they built a set because Chumlee is no longer legally allowed to work in a pawn shop.

[@LosPollosHermanosinc]

@Super Nostalgia wtf🤣💀💀💀

[@light_rrr]

@@SuperNostalgia.Shut up spreading your propaganda

[@Por2ugal]

😮

[@wrestlingwithart]

You don't say..... the credits show you how many writers each "reality" show has. Reality doesn't need writers.

[@Mika-me3og]

You’re saying this, but these shows also air in Europe, and we don’t really the same type of pawn shops at all, so I think it’s widely believed as true in Europe

[@1awesome180]

Wait, you’re telling me a TV show ISNT REAL!?!??!?!!

[@ninademci1500]

@VegasFeedz, ‘Chumlee’ isn’t just any walrus. He was in a cartoon series called “Tennessee Tuxedo”, which was a part of “Bullwinkle and Rocky”.

[@april_boyle]

Well duh, it’s a TV show…

[@daplayahate-ta5555]

It's like cops, hella fake!!

[@everythingismichael]

I know wtf

[@PmoneySkates]

I was gonna say duh it’s Vegas lol

[@alpachino7663]

Yea some ppl are way to serious and think some shows are real life hehe

[@tokenmoose]

Exactly, it's for entertainment. Of course it's not gonna be real, just like at least 85% of the shows on TV.

[@mreis221]

We shouldn't be surprised. Reality television is always curated and produced.

[@l26c64]

No shit

[@lenderzconstable]

The real world on mtv wasnt

[@mikestanley9176]

Reality and TV show are mutually exclusive terms.

[@Tom-uv7ry]

Not always it started in britan and was pure quality with a show called castaway theres other but thats the main one castaway where people had to live on a remote scottish island for a year then the americans copied the show which was a huge success but quickly realised if they try make them into stars they will make money and now we have reality tv shows that are staged on both sides of the pond where scenes are acted out its garbage and none of them are worth watching .

[@shanebriggs1039]

After " I call a buddy of mine", " I'll give you $1.99c for it" " Because it's not gonna happen"

[@kaifugiono326]

Imagine just figuring this out 😂😂

[@GhostSenshi]

All it takes is visiting the shop to know that none of those people just walk in with the item and end up being filmed.

[@Razor7790]

Agreed, I’ve been there and to be honest I wasn’t as impressed and I expected to be.

[@alexander1485]

@@Razor7790 I drove by it on a trip to vegas and took a few pics driving by

[@ImGettinWeird]

I've been there as well but it shouldn't take actually visiting the shop to know that lol

[@GhostSenshi]

@@ImGettinWeird you’re absolutely right, but it does allow total confirmation for any sceptic.

[@ImGettinWeird]

@@GhostSenshi true. The pawn shop is essentially a gift shop for the stores merchandise lol. Cool to say you've been there , but hardly worth going out of your way.

[@danielshepherd1366]

A buddy of mine that I used to work with was a big collector of Lebron memorabilia. He was contacted by pawn stars and flown out to be on the show for his Lebron mouth guard. So they definitely seek people and items to be on the show

[@johngranato2673]

I wonder if the experts aren't told to low-ball their appraisals ahead of time? Who would trust a prospective buyer's appraiser-friend?

[@dominicmaria5249]

well for the one's who do it as a full profession, you'd destroy your reputation with other people in the industry. So at least for some of them they have professional reasons to not be too bad at their job.

[@ItzWavyBrazy]

Ricks laugh is so infectious, it’s like a old car starting after a long time..

[@cranegantry868]

Nope. It's a smokers laugh/cough.

[@dlmsarge8329]

It's a humorless laugh. Might be a good idea to develop a recognition of humorlessly laughs and how and why they are used.

[@lc6197]

They used to film in the actual shop but ever since Pawn Stars got famous the producers decided shoot the series in a studio settings to avoid disrupting their business.

[@wolfwang8464]

They still film in the shop. Nothing online says otherwise. The shop got super popular after the first season. They have a way to work around customers when it comes to filming. It’s largely set up. But it’s definitely shot on site.

[@zachpierce641]

I’ve heard there’s another set , but I have also been to Vegas and been told the shop is closed regularly due to filming

[@TheRobFeeney]

They don’t shoot in the shop now. Perhaps early on but not for several years. It’s a set next to the shop. The studio is very different from the actual shop. Keep in mind the lighting and sound has to be right. Too chaotic to shoot in the general population, plus would interfere with business.

[@ExpertAssass1n]

I went there in like 2012 and it happened to be a day they were filming. But like 70% of the store was sectioned off for them so you could only really see from afar. It was Rick and some dude selling a red box/book thing? The whole store just felt like a gift shop more than anything, just Pawn Stars merch all over the place lol

[@KuchBhi-xs5oe]

Seasons shot during COVID you can barely see any customer even employees are not that much and weirdest thing is how these experts come in like a regular day and interact with customer like it's nothing first I believed these were real episodes but since seasons during COVID were aired it made me believe they are fake or atleast what they show on TV

[@futur_sunds]

There are very VERY few shows like this that aren’t scripted. But it’s still fun to watch and you cans learn a lot

[@poppabear9279]

The original series of the shows were in fact filmed there. We purchased one of the rare photos that’s hanging on the wall of every series of that show. Those episodes, seasons 1-5 were on location. The large, very rare framed photo hangs in one of our bedrooms here and there is no other copy of this. So, once we purchased it, it disappeared from all other episodes. So, possibly after season 6, it moved to a “studio”, but we have this artwork and even verified the signatures on it. The signature is identical if we pause the video while watching. So some of the info in this video is false. They changed the intro around the same time, so we never saw this on their wall or in the new intros after season 6-7, I forget.

[@perks6292]

Wow I can’t believe this T.V. show is produced like a T.V. show

[@jakesimon5492]

How did they let chum lee have a candy store after sexual assaults 😭

[@snow4days]

He was never charged with sexual assault. Investigated, but no charges. Only gun and drug charges and got probation.

[@paulrems6060]

Because they thought it would be funny to hear Chum ask “Would you like some candy little girl”.

[@gohjohan]

@@superduperstarwars I bet Rick told the judge "I'm taking ALL the risks here! Let Chum go!"

[@parkerlansden8928]

Your comment made me LMAO 😂

[@FloridaMan0561]

Chum was bad touching some bum!🤣🤣🤣

[@TDashem]

I remember my grade school teacher used to say, “Nobody likes a snitch.”

[@jumpboys1408]

Snitching is when you go to the police and get somebody jailed.. your teacher would be ashamed that you're using his analogy wrong..

[@TDashem]

@@jumpboys1408 My teacher said this to those who told on others when they cut ahead of the line. The word snitching initially referred to just telling on someone, it's just that a lot of "gangstas" are big man babies who are still using the same words from grade school. It's not an analogy btw. It's just a fact.

[@Minda25001]

I’ve been there. It was a few years ago. About a month before the lockdowns happened. It’s much smaller than it looks on TV. But very crowded with people because they have it sectioned off to where you walk in a line to look at what’s selling on the walls and in the counters.

[@cherrymccall4806]

The old man was the best on that show. Loved him. He could be hilarious and a dad to everyone. Loved his coffee too.

[@vgbclean]

He was half dead on the show always sleepy could never understand what he was saying , felt bad for him

[@miserablysane420]

I knew someone that go on an episode of hardcore pawn with their collection. On the episode they negotiate and reach a sale, in real life he went home with his collection because he said they actually weren't interested in buying it just pretending to for the show.

[@solophillysfinest7378]

Nah bro they actually buy the stuff in person when they buy it on the show, I was there when they were filming in 2004 only they were taking a break when I went in and it was more of a normal pawn shop experience for me with a few cameras around that weren't filming at that moment but yeah I sold Rick a ring great guy in real life

[@paulawerchowsky926]

Gentle Reminder: To Remember items in refrigerator/ freezer to bring... And hair cuts scissors. Put in car so you dont forget.

[@franksworld9922]

I lived in las vegas for twelve years and used to be a customer there. The door guy constantly makes rude comments to the customers and if you do see any of the pawn stars they will NOT acknowledge that you have said hello or even your existence. The only cool ones were the guys at the register. A shout out to Rocko who is a great guy and is extremely nice and respectful.

[@FrankRigsby-tl5zw]

I steer clear of those who cannot be trusted

[@jerrymcdaniel4539]

I went to Vegas and visited the shop. They had just finished filming and Chumley came out from the back and met with the crowd. He posed for a picture with my wife. The others did not come out.

[@stntylr101]

I was paid $120 plus a free lunch to be a part of the background on their Pawn Stars across America show. It was fun to be there and I did get to see some cool stuff.

[@pitawesome4515]

the awn star across american shoe also is fake??? omg......

[@MIGSmoakz]

The stars have come out multiple times saying that its fake. Some of the deals are real but what you see on tv is a dramatisized reenactment basically

[@i.c.i.c4806]

Scripted or not , respect to them . They opened there 1 store in the 80s And now the at the top of the game

[@sirarnie9837]

I always knew that it was staged, but the items were always real. Learning about the history of the items was the main reason I watched the show.

[@lenderzconstable]

Is the lore staged?

[@MrLeary73]

Yeah it’s basically all scripted but I don’t care about that I’m just there to see some cool stuff and learn a little bit of history behind it

[@yoitshim1]

Same. Can't believe some items from AD to 1600's still exist today 😂

[@catsoup69]

yeah stuff is cool

[@steveh5307]

One of few shows on the History Channel that's consistently about history.

[@timgibson1364]

Yeah but if the show is fake.... how do you know the items aren't fake aswell?

[@catsoup69]

@@timgibson1364 you completely missed the point

[@user-fn7mi2tt6o]

not to mention I can almost always guess what they're about to offer the person, I may not know the system they use but my brain has definitely caught on😅

[@RobinDale50]

Of course it is. ITS ON TV! The first rule of reality is, if its on TV, its a SHOW. They call it "programming" for a reason.

[@antonioservin5516]

I told my ex that all the shows she watched were scripted including pawn stars and she flipped her shit about it 🤣🤣🤣

[@xmylxve2399]

I'm pretty sure all girls don't want to face the fact that their shows they watch all days fake especially when my girlfriend says she absolutely loves ghost Mysteries are ghost hunters

[@xmylxve2399]

Which these shows are Mega fake

[@jerrysanchez5453]

Thank God she's your ex

[@pontiacguy77]

I went to the Wahlburgers in Las Vegas a few years back, but couldn’t get in due to security at both doors. Even the walk up bar was being guarded but you could still clearly see inside. I was confused because there were customers in there eating. Soon found out they were filming an episode of The Wahlbugers. Donny and Jenny were there, when they entered the building the director was trying to hype up the crowd to make it seem like there was a ton of people there cheering for them. In fact most people were just standing around confused as to what was going on. Donny and Jenny started serving drinks to the “customers” who I realized were all wearing “New Kids on the Block” tshirts. Then Boys 2 Men showed up and after about 20-30 mins, they all left. When I actually saw the episode later, they made it seem like they just popped in unannounced and hung out with the customers for a long time, debuting Jenny’s new brand of Vodka. It was kinda cool to see but it did open my eyes to the “reality” of reality tv.

[@zythr9999]

lol

[@gasandgrits1757]

😂😂 that’s crazy

[@joshuamckay3309]

Still fun to watch to learn about old items and history.

[@a-mizzlebeatz6395]

Yeah I went there and it's definitely not one of those places you can just walk into and see the cast. It's definitely a TV set up and less of a come in and pawn your items on TV set up.

[@micknugget4961]

You forgot to mention the part where they caught Chumlee with a bunch of meth in his house. I guess we know how he lost all that weight. 🤣🤣🤣

[@lllllllllllllllllllll1lll1]

That ice will melt it right off baby!!! Bahahahahaha!

[@mykoelder9223]

Normally you lose everything but the weight 😀 teeth included

[@Skorczman13]

@@mykoelder9223 well that explains why he got the Steve Harvey dentures

[@jordanp2539]

@@mykoelder9223 Only if you smoke it. If you inject it that doesn’t happen.

[@lenderzconstable]

What nationality is that guy? Is he asian? Doesn’t strike me as a tweeker

[@mccalejk2]

Rick being a know-it-all was the first big clue. No one knows all that, especially dates.

[@timd729]

Whos more annoying, Rick or his son? Question for the ages, my friend.

[@shaunsteele6926]

some people do, but they're usually not meatheads who live off their dad's pawn shop business

[@keenfire8151]

Just like all shows on the History channel, they start out real but by the end they aren't.

[@ambermack4261]

From what I heard once the father died, the business went under. What a shame.

[@darrinwebber4077]

Of course it's scripted. I just watch to see the cool items.

[@markfrost2707]

the cool fake items

[@etdgfhgdg]

​@@markfrost2707 fake items? I have some graded "fake items" if you'd like to see

[@ExpertAssass1n]

I actually went here one day on a vacation, and it happened to be a day they were filming. I got to see Rick and Corey which was cool, but it was very obvious they don't work there, nor is it really a pawn shop. If anything it's a Pawn Stars Gift Shop with some expensive stuff you could potentially buy.

[@scrumbles]

Did I go back in time 10 years ago when this was still news?

[@Tracy_Burns]

Miss the Old Man.. he was the class and the backbone of that show. ✌️💜

[@vincegedeon6583]

he was the cheapest prick ever though

[@Sssteelo]

All he did was say “Chumlee you dumbass, back in my day…” That was his whole schtick.

[@Retro-2-now]

This has been known for a decade. They have talked about it several times. People submit their pawn to the producers and then they set everything up if it’s something they think is worth it

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

It WAS mostly real until it became a hit show and tourist spot. Most of the deals are real, tho, just negotiated beforehand and taken to alternate universe next door. Kudos to them.

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

The people standing around in the store are legit. I lived there and when they were about to film an episode they would ask the people in the store if they wanted to be in the background, then make them sign consent forms and kick everyone else out. The guys would only show up to film the episode and then leave.

[@chiefbig6459]

I remember years and years ago chum lee at least worked there. It was a thing to call and if you hear “chum lee gold and silver” you’d ask if they had a game called battle roads and he’d get pissed off

[@philc8575]

That must have been MANY years ago. I was there in 2016, and the pawn shop was just a tourist gift shop. There was no filming at that location!

[@SimpleCrisis]

“You never know what is gonna come through those doors” well evidently you do

[@thisreckless]

Reverse psychology.

[@JakeStrange66]

Derp!!! Of course. Literally nobody takes most of those things to a pawn shop unless they're broke, need money for drugs, or both. 😂😂😂

[@Rayban8724]

I just enjoy being educated about the history of the items.

[@isaac198428]

Next video *The housewives of Atlanta* , *MTV cribs* , *Wrestling* and *pimp my ride* aren’t real. 😂😂

[@sjohn8729]

come on man dont do that to me, dont tell me the real housewives of atlanta is fake.

[@asphaltdragon514]

Pimp My Ride is probably the realest one out of all of them. The only fake part was them meeting Xzibit in the beginning. Everything else was basically real. Also, they didn't fix mechanical problems with the cars, so they still ran like shit.

[@sjohn8729]

@@asphaltdragon514 pimp my ride was also fake, sure they made the real shit with the cars but the people whos cars they pimped out actually had to pay for it.

[@Matt-wf7ry]

The show was somewhat based on reality in its early days but that is long gone. Once Corey and Chum started speaking like Rick when talking about an obscure item I realized they just didn't care to hide it anymore. Most people tune in these days just to see really cool artifacts and the history behind them.

[@mortsnerd5100]

Once Chumlee started acting intelligent, you knew it was fake.

[@massey4business]

It's better than having Corey and Chum looking for Rick every time.

[@fishbrehth]

i love that you think anybody watching this show DIDN'T already know this

[@dkk5]

I worked private security for the Gold Family from Hardcore pawn after I left the Detroit police department. That show was also staged. The drama and the fights were choreographed. However the business was open as usual to everyone during filming with no major restrictions. They just filmed around everyone. Was still pretty fun!

[@aaronsmith4806]

That show was very Detroit. I thought the long haired dude would have heart attacks with how wound up he was

[@SpeedyDePalma]

You could tell sometimes you'd see the battery pack on the customers waistlines for their mics.

[@arello3112]

Wow that’s really cool I remember watching it with my mom when I was a kid. What was it like? I’m guessing the security guards that would toss people out were actors too?

[@djchristensen1]

That show was horribly staged but kinda like the Jerry Springer show in a pawn shop lol. Filming around normal customers is probably what made their reactions real.

[@dkk5]

@@djchristensen1 yeah was cool. Was better when fights and throwing people out just happened but a couple people complained about getting hurt, then they had to choreograph everything. The only real reaction was them seeing the product being pawned. They knew what was coming in but never saw beforehand. Was still pretty fun. I literally just got to stand around and watch. Wasn’t even security for the store, just the family. Easy $.

[@mouse6064]

"Let's call the expert"

[@ryanmorrison3699]

If anyone is seriously surprised by this, boy I have a buddy who’s a Kenyan Prince that could really use your help.

[@halColombo]

Help with what cause I'm actually a Chauffeur !!??!?

[@johnspears9254]

I've been there. It's a real pawn shop, just not during filming

[@237.x]

*I'm Rick Harrison and this is my pawn shop*

[@krisgordon4851]

I was there a few years ago. The stars were there, and they asked if I wanted to be filmed. Uh, hell no? They kept asking and I kept saying no! I'm not gonna get filmed to help their careers!

[@exsappermadman25055]

It's a steampunk version of "Antiques Roadshow". They have a product and it sells. Nuff said...

[@willlaflam]

Pretty sure we all knew this 15 yrs ago

[@r3d5ive87]

I visited it once and was surprised how small it was. I definitely left there wondering how they could film that show in such a tiny space.

[@laurarobinson5097]

20 felony counts?? Holy sh!t

[@MichaelCurry-tj1lo]

But only got 3 years probation. Lol. White privileged at its best.

[@mobsterlord9021]

Chumlee never knew what was gonna come through his door

[@nicetoknowyou]

Anyone that didn't know this, is nearly braindead at this point. You can go to the store, and the workers will tell you all of this. They wouldn't be able to film it any other way. Come on, bro. Society is killing me.

[@Spazzmonkey8]

First time I went in there I was a little disappointed on how small it was. Totally different from what you imagine on tv.

[@VD_the_GodKing]

People who don't know literally everything on TV is scripted blow my mind. Reality, talk shows, and everything in-between.

[@zackstaa7826]

Pawn Stars: “You never know what’s gonna come through that door” Also Pawn Stars: “We know exactly what’s gonna come through the door”

[@stuinchains]

American Pickers is also set up like this apart from filming on a purpose made set.

[@zigzag789789]

I'm more concerned with the fact that people are surprised it's scripted.

[@donmundt2562]

I've been in the real store and saw Chumlee personally.

[@JoeJoe-wp1vv]

When you know a show is fake but still watch it but then videos like this come along to add more salt to the wound.

[@matthewj7814]

I stopped in that shop when I was in Vegas about a decade ago. Maybe I caught them on a bad day, but they had nothing but expensive junk for sale.

[@musicman7935]

Expensive junk to you.

[@GameBrigadePlays]

They still do sales. It might be controlled, but that's fine. We're here to see cool items and what they are valued