This coming Sunday, the History Channel will debut “Pawn Star$,” and that is the last time that I will ever use the dollar sign instead of an S to pluralize the show’s noun. It’s about three generations of fat guys paying money for the valuables of degenerate gamblers. From the press release:
“Pawn Stars” follows the lives of the only family-owned Las Vegas pawn shop where three generations of men (grandfather, father and son) work together. The 13-episode docu-soap will feature a colorful cast of characters that frequent the fascinating local pawn shop scene. The family uses their sharp-eyed skills to carefully assess the value of items their customers bring in ranging from the obscure to the truly historic.
In order to hammer home the “truly historic” angle, they have a clip online of a guy who brings in a sword from the Civil War. I guess “Antiques Roadshow” wasn’t in town. “Hey, can I get some money for this treasured family artifact? It’s been in the family six generations, but that doesn’t cover my gambling debts. Just like the Giants DON’T COVER THE SPREAD. Dammit! How do you not kick that field goal???”
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DO YOU WANT TO BE FEATURED ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL?
What interesting items do you have at home collecting dust and are looking to sell??
History’s Hit New Series Pawn Stars is giving you the opportunity to tell us about an item that you’re looking to sell!!!
If you have an interesting item that you want to pawn or sell, we want to learn about it!
Contact us at pawnstarstvshow@gmail.com with a picture of the item along with its description and any unique stories or history behind it. The more you can tell us about it, the better.
Please include your name, daytime phone number, and email address so we can contact you.
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THE PAWN STAR$
“I’ve always wondered what life was like inside of a family owned pawn shop.”–No one
’cause; Buck = $………
*hangs head in shame*
Taco_Jones with a fine SNL reference. Love that skit.
The last time i was in a pawn shop they wouldn’t take my bass guitar because it had 5 strings. they thought it was a guitar with a broken string.
“Well, it won’t bring much cash, but its sentimental value is through the roof!”
I’m so glad I spent four years at university debating the nature of existence/reality to have television turn around and invent the ‘docu-soap.’
Pawn shops, even more depressing than your local OTB.
If I was a Pawn Star my name would be Buck Naked.
Sigh. And here I was, hoping it was an adaptation of John Steakley’s “Vampire$.” Except in this version the casinos are metaphors for the mythical bloodsuckers, and Felix and Jack Crow and Cherry Cat are pasty overfed bottom-feeders instead of steely-eyed warriors.
Also featuring the zany antics of Maynard & Zed!