History YMMV / PawnStars

** Around August 12th, 2016, the intro to the show started becoming a a popular meme, similar to the John Cena meme in which a clip would be cut off with an obscenely loud, "I'M RICK HARRISON."

* TheScrappy:
** Big Hoss. Acts like an EntitledBastard when he doesn't get his way, he [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch complains about shows he doesn't watch]] (like ''Franchise/StarWars''), and generally is much less likable than his father, grandfather, and Chumlee.
** In later seasons it's Davey Deals, an occasional interloper and sleazy used car salesman who's trying to get stuff from the shop for next to nothing in order to "[[AllMenArePerverts get the babes]]." He comes off not only as a pervert, but a general {{Jerkass}} who whines about not getting a free ride from the Harrisons, and his interactions with the cast are not funny, just irritating. Oddly enough he's treated more realistically and flatteringly in his few appearances on sister show ''Counting Cars''.
** The Old Man. With his NoSympathy to his own flesh and blood, his general selfishness, his tightwad attitude with money, and the fact he doesn't like to admit he's going blind and senile... he's become a thorn in some viewers' minds. There's also his abuse of the employees and Chumlee.

* WhatAnIdiot:
** Some customers are convinced by extremely obvious fakes, such as a woman who brought in a tricycle that had a pedal disconnected from the wheel, or a guy who brought in a "French" statue that had "Made in the USA" stamped straight on the item. Some of these people still don't believe the pawn shop when they say it is fake, like the guy who was convinced he'd bought a hat that belonged to John Wayne because the hat had a tag that said "Duke" on it.
** Chumlee and Corey tend make really stupid business decisions, like that $38K hot air balloon when A.) they didn't have a buyer in mind and B.) they didn't know anything about the market in order to ''find'' a buyer. Rick was so pissed off that he demanded that they call the seller to take it back (which didn't happen).
** Even Rick has bad moments, such as the time he bought a book autographed by "Shoeless" Joe Jackson for $13,000 without having any experts look at it. Not only was the book only worth $50 at retail, the signature turned out to be an obvious fake.
%% ZCE * TheWoobie: The magician Chumlee hired in one episode. Also, Chumlee himself.

* The theme song sounds a ''lot'' like AC/DC's "Back in Black", doesn't it?

* {{Tearjerker}}: The “A Treasure Remembered” special, aired a few days after the Old Man’s passing. Rick himself has clearly been crying his eyes out and several times gets choked up over the loss of his father.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Almost all of the funny scenes involving Chumlee became this after he was arrested on drug and weapon charges on March 15, 2016 and was facing 20 felony charges. That November, he took a plea deal and was sentenced to three years' probation.

* RonTheDeathEater: To hear some people online talk about the show, you'd think Rick and his family break into people's homes, put guns to their heads, and force them to sell their priceless, beloved never-part-with-it-otherwise family heirlooms for pennies.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The theme song sounds a ''lot'' like AC/DC's "Back in Black", doesn't it?

%%** Davey Deals
* TheWoobie: The magician Chumlee hired in one episode. Also, Chumlee himself.

** "Those bastards lied to me."

* SceneryCensor: If you've ever been to the shop, you notice the area Gold & Silver Pawn in (near Las Vegas' Arts District) is somewhat rundown and off the beaten path from the more well known and touristy areas of Las Vegas. For example: Across the street (and conveniently hidden by discretionary shots of the shop's exterior in the show) is an adult sex shop and peep show.

** See just below. Opponents of the show are fond of summarizing or referencing it as, "Best I can do is <insert absurdly low amount>." For example:

** The Old Man's pennies - a tacked-on story about how the Old Man has hidden several buckets of pennies in the store. Corey and Chumlee are playing basketball in the warehouse and just happen to notice a car doesn't look right, so they investigate and find some of the pennies.
*** One significant problem with the episode was that the buckets of pennies were ''heavy''...and found in places such as high shelves where the old man -who is an old man and not in the best physical shape- would have had a great deal of difficulty putting there.

%%%* HoYay: Big Hoss and Chumlee.