Right about the time, Rick got rid of Quiznos and I was working full-time at the shop, the show picked up and you know the rest is history. I did that for 135 days without a day off.
I worked five days a week at Quiznos and it closed at five o'clock and then I drove three minutes to the pawnshop. They approached me to run it and did that for a while and I pretty much started working at the pawnshop right away. I just don't know how he does it.Ĭhumlee, tell us how you first started working in the shop?Ĭhumlee: So, at the time I was assistant manager at McDonald's. He's a good boss, you know, a good father figure.Īnd as an employee, Rick what is Chumlee like? So, our relationship is pretty much: Rick tells me what to do and I try not to do it and pretend like I am.Ĭhumlee: We have a good working relationship. You know in the UK like every few years, farmers plough the field and they find some Viking stuff that's gold everywhere.Ĭhumlee: We've worked together for almost 18 years. Rick: I have a 1200-year-old gold bracelet that's from a Viking hoard from the UK. I don't want a lot of things but I really want that. That's probably the thing I want most in the world. I grew up with them, so I still like playing them.Ĭhumlee, what's one item you dream of owning?Ĭhumlee: I would pick Rick's Viking bracelet (that he won't give me). Rick: To a degree, he knows more about them than I do. Isn't Chumlee is an expert on pinball machines? Rick: Sterns came out with a Led Zeppelin pinball machine, so I'd like to get one of those. And we ended up getting it.Īre there any other Led Zeppelin memorabilia you'd like to get your hands on? I always thought it'd be pretty cool to have one, so I spoke to a producer and said it'd be cool to go on a quest for ‘The Object’. In Season 17, you finally get your hands on 'The Object', There are only so many things you can do to a motorcycle or a car.
It's also not like a motorcycle show or a car show. First round: Is it real? Second round: How much is it worth? The bonus round: Call in an expert! They just like to learn from an uncle, not a professor. No, I think the reason it’s popular is because people love to learn. Rick: Because everyone wants to watch a show about three fat guys in a Pawnshop.
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Eighteen series and six hundred episodes later, fans are still tuning in to see what weird and wonderful items end up on Rick’s counter and whether he’ll part with the cash or send them packing.īLAZE spoke to Rick Harrison and co-star Chumlee about Pawn Stars' enduring popularity and what it's really like working in the most famous pawn shop in the world.īLAZE: What do you think makes the show so popular? Rick Harrison first welcomed viewers to World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas back in 2009.