@@FidgetyGuy Autism: "allow me to introduce myself" But jokes aside, these people definitely aren't as intellectually efficient as they try to make it seem.
Who cares, it’s entertaining television and it being not entirely real doesn’t change anything unless you’re a kid. Anyone with a brain should’ve known already
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.
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
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.
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
@@TitaniumTurbinedude I used to get home as a kid and watch that, I was maybe 11 recording it on the box TV 😂 There was something awesome about *The heat of Detroit* compared to my outback Australian standard.
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
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.
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.
All reality TV shows are fake. I used to work at a body shop that restored cars for the Wheeler Dealer car show. During filming, the guy from the show would start doing the work then they would cut the filming and my helper would actually do the work. When he was done, the guy from the show (Mike) would go back out and start doing the work, and they would start filming again, although the work was already finished. That way it looked like he did all the work. Same with the painting.
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.
I'm shocked. I thought for sure there were just random cameras on the wall filming everything in real time and magically sending the images to my TV. (rolling my eyes)
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
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.
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
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. 🤣
Agree. I loved this show when I was younger. You learn a lot and it's entertaining. Who cares about the fine details. It's meant to entertain us and it does. Stop trying to find things to complain about. Go enjoy life.
Yeah Rick, Chumlee and Corey always said it's staged. People act like they were trying to lie lol. They said only the negotiations are real during the show, but they know what's coming in to know if it's worth making an episode for. They even said somewhere that the producers reach out to people with intresting ebay listings for people to learn about the item. Like when pokemon go was popular, they hit up that charizard guy through an ebay listing. They don't seem to hide it. And I agree, I still like watching it despite that though.
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.
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.
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 😂
@@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?
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
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❤
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!”
@@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
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 .
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.
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
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..
@@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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
My husband and I have been binge watching lately. We have a good laugh, especially when Cory, Rick and Chum go on and on like they really know the history behind an item, and it always sounds acted
I could believe Rick knows his shit about history. Man reads a lot of books. Cory, can kinda see it, although skeptical about some of what he says on the show. But Chum on the other hand, he seems like the type of person with a lot of niche useless information.
@@joshtoyfrom what I’ve heard, chum certainly does have some somewhat niche interests, like I remember sneaker collecting was one of his things, though that’s hardly all that niche nowadays anyway, more hipster or something.. but actually it seemed like he was a lot smarter than how he’s cast on the show, he’s no Cambridge scholar but he definitely is smart and a good businessman while the character he plays is clearly very much the “doofus” of the show; I suspect he was more than happy to play the part though seeing how far it got him. Too bad about the SA charges though. He’s likable but SA isn’t a good look..
It is not acted, it is prepared. The objects are real, the customers are real, but the show is planed and prepared and only certain objects make it to the show.
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.
What people need to understand is that most of these viral tiktoks, reels, shorts etc are just as fake and scripted/filtered as "reality" television. Real life isnt as catchy
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.
@@Sniperboy5551 Yeah I was gonna say the creator of this short said "Chumlee arrested and charged with 20 counts including sex assault and possession of an illegal firearm....he pleaded guilty..." kinda sloppy to the point that Chumlee could actually sue. He didn't plead guilty to sexual assault. His career would be over.
@@canalesworks1247 Chumlee took a plea bargain, pleading guilty to a felony weapon charge and an attempted drug possession misdemeanor, avoiding jail time.
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.
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.
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
My wife and I went to their shop before they were on TV! This was like a year or more before saw them on TV. Boy they were very rude when we were in their store! You ask something and they just give you a snobby reply and acted like they were to good for you!
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!
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.
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!
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?
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.
@@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 $.
I actually met Chum Lee at the shop in 2018. Everyone said you will never seen any of the guys there. Me and my Dad went and were looking around for about 5 mins the place is tiny lmao I took a picture with the cardboard cut out and we turn around to walk out and Chum Lee walks in the door. I got a quick pic with him and we left 😂 worth it.
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.
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.
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
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
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
True. My grandma took some super early mickey mouse pins and they quoted her nothing because they knew nothing and couldn't find anything on the item. It's all drama for a TV show
i love the one where they have some antique duck. like yeah let me call me ancient 200bc cursed duck pottery expert real quick he lives right down the street
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.
@@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.
Yep. As if Chumlee would still be working there after breaking multiple items in the store on numerous occasions. It is clearly scripted but still a good watch for the appraisals and negotiations.
Its definitely the Greatest staged show of all time... Of course the camera isn't going to be rolling when a guy walks in with a rare Babe Ruth signed jersey... Nobody in their right mind would sell those rare sought after items to a Pawn Shop...
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If the phrase “NO SHIT” was a video
Unfortunately due to the brilliant American Educational system. MOST people probably think it's real. Like 75%
Ya I kinda got the idea the first time watching the show😂 💀
Facts
Literally bro
Anime pfp
A random item comes in and Rick Harrison has instantly a 10 minute history lesson to tell.
Lame
😂😂😂
No one has the encyclopedic knowledge that these people pretend to possess. That was my first clue that it was completely fake.
@@FidgetyGuy Autism: "allow me to introduce myself"
But jokes aside, these people definitely aren't as intellectually efficient as they try to make it seem.
Who cares, it’s entertaining television and it being not entirely real doesn’t change anything unless you’re a kid. Anyone with a brain should’ve known already
“You never know what is gonna come through that door”
Yeah you do 💀
😂☠️
They act like we believe all the experts can just show up in a short enough time for the customer 😂
Well it used to be that way before the show, but not anymore yeah.
"Yeah so I have this Mona Lisa painting here that I would like to sell..."
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Guessing Chumlee didn't know what was coming through his door.
Big Bubba his cell mate will be venturing thru his back door
This killed me 🤣🤣
I don't think he ever did time. Rick has some pull around the courthouse.
😂😂😂😂😂hahahaha
@@stephenm8898 he never did any jail time for the charges After the initial arrest. Probably went to drug court to avoid it.
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.
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
Yeah I always wondered that lolol
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.
@@DanielRichards644 usually rick says "give me about 20 minutes and ill get my guy down here to take a look at it"
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
People need to realize the "reality" in "reality Tv" is a _genre_ , and not a description
Exactly, and still people are fooled. Can we all agree they need to bring back Hardcore Pawn though? That was a MUCH better show.
@@TitaniumTurbinedude I used to get home as a kid and watch that, I was maybe 11 recording it on the box TV 😂 There was something awesome about *The heat of Detroit* compared to my outback Australian standard.
Speak for yourself, I can’t believe this reality show lied to us!!!! I’m even starting to think maybe the Real Housewives aren’t so “real” now…. 🤔
my best friend's dance team performed on america's got talent. almost everything is staged, especially the dramatic moments
That part
“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”
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
@@cp-wl6cz 😂😂
I never liked Chumlee.
Insert long monologue about how and when the justice system was formed
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.
"What do you have there?"
"We just talked 20 minutes ago?"
"CUT!"
Lmfaoooo....golden
😂
What gave it away for me was the fact that they had basic historical knowledge for every item.
You have to know stuff to run a pawn shop
@@Moose803love jodisue brown with me when you get a chance thanks.
@@Moose803😂 no you don't. Pawn shops are not antique collectors
@@Moose803Sure. They were all experts in everything that came through the door 🤦
They called in professionals to appraise the valuable pieces. Hopfully they are not actors
I mean...
next video: "that 70s show wasn't shot in the 70s"
Right lol
😂
IT WASN'T???
Yes it was
Nooooo!!! The horror!!😂
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.
Yes, Rebecca ❤
Rebecca is the only expert that lights up the show! ❤
I love rebecca
That's exactly it. 💯
Wrestling? Lol
All reality TV shows are fake. I used to work at a body shop that restored cars for the Wheeler Dealer car show. During filming, the guy from the show would start doing the work then they would cut the filming and my helper would actually do the work. When he was done, the guy from the show (Mike) would go back out and start doing the work, and they would start filming again, although the work was already finished. That way it looked like he did all the work. Same with the painting.
I knew it!
It was ed who did the work, mike just sold them
So was Big Ed the real mech or not?
What's the advantage of them faking it? Like what would be so bad with them filming someone actually doing work?
@@Satchel456 Because they can't do the work as good has someone who does it for a living, Plus they don't want to get sweaty and dirty.
And when they "call a buddy to look at it", that person is already there waiting for his scene.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
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.
Yeah the buddies are definently employed by them lol
Yeah next time they should wait five days to resume the show lol
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.
If you’ve been to the pawn shop in person you know how tiny it is, compared to what it looks like on TV.
Yeah i visited few years ago and noticed that
Yeah the place was really small I was surprised
I was grossed out by the interior
How about the blue tarp between The ceiling and the nice shelf that looks like a wall
Yep
I like how the experts are always around the corner and have time to come when ever called.
Or there’s an attractive babe in the background just happening to walk by when the person walks in to show something
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.
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
Well his magician Murray has his own daily magic show in Vegas
@@dakotaweaver8621 buddy they do that for entertainment lmao it’s fake bud
I'm shocked. I thought for sure there were just random cameras on the wall filming everything in real time and magically sending the images to my TV. (rolling my eyes)
Next thing you know someone’s going to tell me that Gilligan’s Island was filmed on a set
What? What do you mean? No way
😆 🤣 😂 😹
Damn it! You just destroyed my childhood! 😂😂😂😂
That was awesome 🤣🤣
Santa Claus is real y'all gae
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
@FuckKlausSchwab69That’s what normal pawn shops look like lol Stolen goods and crackheads
True
yeah this shop is more of a tourist attraction
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.
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
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. 🤣
Damn wtf? Lmao
Any clue on the S#-EP# for both?
@@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
Pawn stars was "buy the book" episode
Episode and American pickers was "keep out" episode if I'm not mistaken.
@@Jimi-Check thanks, gonna check them out.
So your telling me Rick doesn’t actually know the exact origin, date and history of every object on the spot 😢😂
It doesn’t matter if it’s stage , it’s still learning something new about each item
Woai moi j'aime bien ils y a des articles totalement inutiles mais beaucoup sont intéressants et ont apprends pas mal de chose.
Agree. I loved this show when I was younger. You learn a lot and it's entertaining. Who cares about the fine details. It's meant to entertain us and it does. Stop trying to find things to complain about. Go enjoy life.
Yeah Rick, Chumlee and Corey always said it's staged. People act like they were trying to lie lol. They said only the negotiations are real during the show, but they know what's coming in to know if it's worth making an episode for. They even said somewhere that the producers reach out to people with intresting ebay listings for people to learn about the item. Like when pokemon go was popular, they hit up that charizard guy through an ebay listing. They don't seem to hide it. And I agree, I still like watching it despite that though.
True, and then seeing them try and succeed at scamming the people
@@wyattcole5452scamming people, how?
Pawn Stars is like professional wrestling. Rick is Vince McMahon.
It's still real to me DAMNIT!!
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Nope, Rick's true doppelganger is George "The Animal" Steele...
Rick wishes 😂.
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.
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.
Pretty sad how people simp over celebrities if you ask me
@@itsconsolefix don't be jealous.
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 😂
@@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?
The thing that got me was why people are bringing antiques to a pawn shop, you know they're going to rip you off
R.I.P. "Old Man".
LOL
@@ytr3488 What's funny but 'Old Man' dying?
Year ago when the show was new I called the store and chum lee answered
@@BFaluup is that true?
His death was scripted too
You don't say..... the credits show you how many writers each "reality" show has. Reality doesn't need writers.
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
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❤
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!”
@@garnetnard4284You know a decent coin guy? Rare.
Well he’s dead so it’s just about views and money
@@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
I bet it was legit when the old man was alive. They made it into a pathetic show now that he's gone. 😢
We shouldn't be surprised. Reality television is always curated and produced.
No shit
The real world on mtv wasnt
Reality and TV show are mutually exclusive terms.
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 .
The typical Chumlee mugshot clickbait😂
Wasn't click bait they mentioned sexual assault charges
@@Dgw24 yeah, but he wasn't charged for it, he was charged for the illegal weapons and for having drugs (Crystal meth)
@@Dgw24it wasn’t SA though he took a plea deal for gun charges and drug charges
Drove by the actual pawn shop 2 times while vacationing in Vegas both times the pawn shop had a line wrapped all the way around the building
Well duh, it’s a TV show…
It's like cops, hella fake!!
I know wtf
I was gonna say duh it’s Vegas lol
Yea some ppl are way to serious and think some shows are real life hehe
Exactly, it's for entertainment. Of course it's not gonna be real, just like at least 85% of the shows on TV.
Bros got sexual assault charges and has a candy store 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Still makes money 🤏🏼 go to work lil man
@@EncomHumanRecourcesway to support a perv little guy
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
Dude is a menace FR..smdh lol
The people commenting on this like you’re in the wrong are fucking sick
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.
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
20 felony counts? Damn he should run for president lol
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.
@Super Nostalgia wtf🤣💀💀💀
@SuperNostalgia.Shut up spreading your propaganda
😮
Most pawn shop owners I've met were actually real scumbags
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..
True
Don't forget "thieves "!
@@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.
Not like Rick is any different.
My Pastor was on the show,
He broke the news to the congregation that it was fake probably over a decade ago…
lol
Crazy you people think we don’t know this 🤦♂️
@@TAO502 Who said that
@@jakearmstrong4563the guy (and others) who made this video.
Who really cares...
The congregation couldn't figure this out on their own?
Chum having 20 counts of sexual assault? Damn that’s just sad
Always knew there was something off about him.
Did this video just come out in 2023? I knew the show was staged for at least a decade.
i know
Democrats easily fall for fake media
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.
Can't believe people are just finding this out. They know WWE is entertainment too right?
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
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.
Visited it in 2019. Thankfully, no line, no maximum time limit to browse. Still, a bit of a letdown.
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.
Agreed, I’ve been there and to be honest I wasn’t as impressed and I expected to be.
@@Razor7790 I drove by it on a trip to vegas and took a few pics driving by
I've been there as well but it shouldn't take actually visiting the shop to know that lol
@@ImGettinWeird you’re absolutely right, but it does allow total confirmation for any sceptic.
@@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.
Ngl the one that got me was when they called an expert and he said “I’ve been looking forward to this all day”
I thought they just called you, papas
What's amazing is the amount of people who are just now learning how television works
All sports are scripted. All of it
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
Ricks laugh is so infectious, it’s like a old car starting after a long time..
Nope. It's a smokers laugh/cough.
It's a humorless laugh. Might be a good idea to develop a recognition of humorlessly laughs and how and why they are used.
Like corona?
I visited the pawn shop in 2015 and my very first thought was "this place is so much smaller than in TV, they must have a studio set for the show."
My husband and I have been binge watching lately. We have a good laugh, especially when Cory, Rick and Chum go on and on like they really know the history behind an item, and it always sounds acted
I could believe Rick knows his shit about history. Man reads a lot of books. Cory, can kinda see it, although skeptical about some of what he says on the show. But Chum on the other hand, he seems like the type of person with a lot of niche useless information.
@@joshtoyfrom what I’ve heard, chum certainly does have some somewhat niche interests, like I remember sneaker collecting was one of his things, though that’s hardly all that niche nowadays anyway, more hipster or something.. but actually it seemed like he was a lot smarter than how he’s cast on the show, he’s no Cambridge scholar but he definitely is smart and a good businessman while the character he plays is clearly very much the “doofus” of the show; I suspect he was more than happy to play the part though seeing how far it got him. Too bad about the SA charges though. He’s likable but SA isn’t a good look..
Especially Chum - he’s a complete dumbass
It is not acted, it is prepared. The objects are real, the customers are real, but the show is planed and prepared and only certain objects make it to the show.
Wow I can’t believe this T.V. show is produced like a T.V. show
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.
the awn star across american shoe also is fake??? omg......
What people need to understand is that most of these viral tiktoks, reels, shorts etc are just as fake and scripted/filtered as "reality" television. Real life isnt as catchy
"Reality TV isn't actually real!"
No shit bro JAYSUS
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.
lol
😂😂 that’s crazy
I visited that store in 2019. Much smaller than I expected, and everything was ridiculously overpriced.
Chum turned out to be exactly the way he looks 😂
A scumbag?
Well he wasn’t charged with SA, he just had guns and drugs.
@@Sniperboy5551 Yeah I was gonna say the creator of this short said "Chumlee arrested and charged with 20 counts including sex assault and possession of an illegal firearm....he pleaded guilty..." kinda sloppy to the point that Chumlee could actually sue. He didn't plead guilty to sexual assault. His career would be over.
@@canalesworks1247 found Chumle's burner account!
@@canalesworks1247 Chumlee took a plea bargain, pleading guilty to a felony weapon charge and an attempted drug possession misdemeanor, avoiding jail time.
The old man was the best on that show. Loved him. He could be hilarious and a dad to everyone. Loved his coffee too.
He was half dead on the show always sleepy could never understand what he was saying , felt bad for him
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.
Still a dope show and would love to get chumlee autograph
Dope dude 🎉
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.
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
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
Same. Can't believe some items from AD to 1600's still exist today 😂
yeah stuff is cool
One of few shows on the History Channel that's consistently about history.
Yeah but if the show is fake.... how do you know the items aren't fake aswell?
@@timgibson1364 you completely missed the point
My wife and I went to their shop before they were on TV! This was like a year or more before saw them on TV. Boy they were very rude when we were in their store! You ask something and they just give you a snobby reply and acted like they were to good for you!
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!
Well yeah, it’s dirtbags preying on dirtbags pretty much.
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.
@billyrussell8684 E-Bay BS!
That is total BS I have gotten great jewellery for cheap and coins for way below retail
Pawn shops are crooks. They're sleazy. I don't know how the workers sleep at night.
A lot of this is old news. It's still cool you put all of the facts together in a clear & concise manner. Thank you for the excellent presentation! 👍
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.
Is the lore staged?
Derp!!! Of course. Literally nobody takes most of those things to a pawn shop unless they're broke, need money for drugs, or both. 😂😂😂
How did they let chum lee have a candy store after sexual assaults 😭
He was never charged with sexual assault. Investigated, but no charges. Only gun and drug charges and got probation.
Because they thought it would be funny to hear Chum ask “Would you like some candy little girl”.
@superduperstarwars I bet Rick told the judge
"I'm taking ALL the risks here! Let Chum go!"
Your comment made me LMAO 😂
Chum was bad touching some bum!🤣🤣🤣
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!
That show was very Detroit. I thought the long haired dude would have heart attacks with how wound up he was
You could tell sometimes you'd see the battery pack on the customers waistlines for their mics.
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?
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.
@@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 $.
Now this is real journalism
Rick being a know-it-all was the first big clue. No one knows all that, especially dates.
Whos more annoying, Rick or his son? Question for the ages, my friend.
some people do, but they're usually not meatheads who live off their dad's pawn shop business
I actually met Chum Lee at the shop in 2018. Everyone said you will never seen any of the guys there. Me and my Dad went and were looking around for about 5 mins the place is tiny lmao I took a picture with the cardboard cut out and we turn around to walk out and Chum Lee walks in the door. I got a quick pic with him and we left 😂 worth it.
Of course it's scripted.
I just watch to see the cool items.
the cool fake items
@@markfrost2707 fake items? I have some graded "fake items" if you'd like to see
Bruh chums face 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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.
Once Chumlee started acting intelligent, you knew it was fake.
It's better than having Corey and Chum looking for Rick every time.
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.
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
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!
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. 🤣🤣🤣
That ice will melt it right off baby!!! Bahahahahaha!
Normally you lose everything but the weight 😀 teeth included
@@mykoelder9223 well that explains why he got the Steve Harvey dentures
@@mykoelder9223
Only if you smoke it. If you inject it that doesn’t happen.
What nationality is that guy? Is he asian? Doesn’t strike me as a tweeker
"And one things for sure. We NEVER know whats gunna come through that door" didnt realize they were that on the nose lol
“You never know what is gonna come through those doors” well evidently you do
Reverse psychology.
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
I told my ex that all the shows she watched were scripted including pawn stars and she flipped her shit about it 🤣🤣🤣
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
Which these shows are Mega fake
Thank God she's your ex
True. My grandma took some super early mickey mouse pins and they quoted her nothing because they knew nothing and couldn't find anything on the item. It's all drama for a TV show
Miss the Old Man.. he was the class and the backbone of that show. ✌️💜
he was the cheapest prick ever though
All he did was say “Chumlee you dumbass, back in my day…”
That was his whole schtick.
First time I went in there I was a little disappointed on how small it was. Totally different from what you imagine on tv.
Be nice to Rick and chum. Big hoss died and they lost their son and best friend. I love pawn stars and hope nothing so tragic happens again!
It wasn't big hoss that died, it was the other son that isn't on the show...
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.
Dude just had a realization that others had when the show just started.
Let me just call this Buddy I now...🤣
i love the one where they have some antique duck. like yeah let me call me ancient 200bc cursed duck pottery expert real quick he lives right down the street
Say it ain't so !!!
Nice to see you've caught up with the rest of us.
Best video Iv'e seen that doesn't spend 10 minutes explaining why it's fake.
If anyone is seriously surprised by this, boy I have a buddy who’s a Kenyan Prince that could really use your help.
I watched the show so much in highschool that I picked up on the shop not looking the same my very first time in Vegas for my senior trip.
Next video *The housewives of Atlanta* , *MTV cribs* , *Wrestling* and *pimp my ride* aren’t real. 😂😂
come on man dont do that to me, dont tell me the real housewives of atlanta is fake.
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.
@@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.
Wait, you’re telling me a TV show ISNT REAL!?!??!?!!
That's sweet irony Chum getting arrested and Rick blaming problems on Latinos and immigrants
Yep. As if Chumlee would still be working there after breaking multiple items in the store on numerous occasions. It is clearly scripted but still a good watch for the appraisals and negotiations.
Not to mention how he changed from being really dumb to being really smart and knowledgeable. Pulling history out of he's butt so to speak....
@@jayrivergutz6244 ☑️
@@jayrivergutz6244 Very fortunate for him he's smart enough to be able to read the script.
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.
Expensive junk to you.
Its definitely the Greatest staged show of all time... Of course the camera isn't going to be rolling when a guy walks in with a rare Babe Ruth signed jersey... Nobody in their right mind would sell those rare sought after items to a Pawn Shop...
O come on you're killing me! What's next seasme street?
American Pickers is also set up like this apart from filming on a purpose made set.
I've been there. It's a real pawn shop, just not during filming
*I'm Rick Harrison and this is my pawn shop*
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.