History Characters / PawnStars

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rick comes across this way at times during deals, although it may just run in the family. This also applies in how he treats said family; he won't hesitate to call his son or surrogate son out (referring to Chumlee) for a dumb decision, but he also is a lot more tolerant of bad decisions than any normal boss would be and is generally very willing to forgive them for said bad decisions. Also, while he is a fairly cutthroat haggler, he still ''tries'' to give customers a fair offer and, contrary to the memes. There have even been moments where he ''refused'' to purchase certain items because he could tell that they held sentimental value for the owner or he believed he was simply unable to offer a fair enough deal for the value of the item.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rick comes across this way at times during deals, although it may just run in the family. This also applies in how he treats said family; he won't hesitate to call his son or surrogate son out (referring to Chumlee) for a dumb decision, but he also is a lot more tolerant of bad decisions than any normal boss would be and is generally very willing to forgive them for said bad decisions.
%%* LikeFatherLikeSon: See JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
%%* OnlySaneMan

%%* CoolOldGuy

%%* JackOfAllTrades
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
%%* NostalgiaFilter

%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

%%* ScrewPolitenessImASenior

%%* TheStoic
%%* SurroundedByIdiots

%%* BigFun

%%* DeadpanSnarker

%%* JackOfAllTrades

%%* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname

%%* BigFun

%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}

%%* LethalChef
%%* TheMillstone
%%* NaiveNewcomer

%%* TheWatson

* BerserkButton: Being the owner of the shop and devoted to making sure that business stays booming, anything that gets in the way of that, such as Spending too much money on something, buying something that can't be resold at a profit, or pretty much anything that costs the shop money, ''especially'' if its something wasteful or [[DidntThinkThisThrough poorly-thought out]], can understandably get him steamed in zero time flat. The time Corey spent $38,000 on a hot air balloon without knowing anything about the market for something like that or having a buyer for it lined up is a good example. Rick was ''seriously'' pissed, red-faced and yelling at the top of his lungs. Even the Old Man knew enough to stay out of it until Rick calmed down. There are a few times during the scene where Rick glances at the cameras for a split-second and you can tell he's holding himself back because the cameras are running. It'll be a cold day in Hell before Corey buys another hot-air balloon.

* BerserkButton: Spending too much money on something, buying something that can't be resold at a profit, or basically anything that costs the shop money. The time Corey spent $38,000 on a hot air balloon without knowing anything about the market for something like that or having a buyer for it lined up is a good example. Rick was ''seriously'' pissed, red-faced and yelling at the top of his lungs. Even the Old Man knew enough to stay out of it until Rick calmed down. There are a few times during the scene where Rick glances at the cameras for a split-second and you can tell he's holding himself back because the cameras are running. It'll be a cold day in Hell before Corey buys another hot-air balloon.

* CoolHat: His classy black fedora is one of these.

%%* BaldOfAwesome

* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: "Old Man" Harrison had died after succumbing to Parkinson's in June 2018. The episode paying tribute to him was aired just a few days after Old Man's death.

* CharacterDiedWithHim: "Old Man" Harrison had died after succumbing to Parkinson's in June 2018. The episode paying tribute to him was aired just a few days after Old Man's death.

* OddFriendship: Is surprisingly close to Chumlee. Although, given that Chum is like one of his grandchildren because of how close he is to the Harrisons, it makes a bit more sense in a familial context.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Is rarely, if ever, called Richard by the other employees

* TheScrooge: Subverted in "Rebel, Rebel", where the Old Man buys a nice karaoke machine for Chum's housewarming party, while everyone else got him either cheap cooking supplies, or in the case of Rick, a candy dish that had been sitting in the store for 3 years.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Constantly tries to prove himself a worthy successor to Rick and the Old Man

%%* TheWatson

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* DeadpanSnarker:

* EyesAlwaysShut: [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] by Chumlee in one episode.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Melancholic.

* ChildhoodFriends: With Chumlee.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Chumlee.

* ButtMonkey: "If someone says ''catastrophic malfunction'', Chumlee's gonna be the guinea pig."
* ChildhoodFriends: With Corey.

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Phlegmatic.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Corey.

* OddFriendship: With the Old Man
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: No one ever uses his real name, Austin