Had To Hire New Employees
The fan-favorites of “Pawn Stars” aren’t actually allowed to serve as real behind-the-counter employees anymore because of strict privacy laws. Since they’ve become so famous, fans and tourists are always coming into the store to take pictures of them, which puts the privacy of whoever is at the pawn counter at risk.
Had To Hire New Employees
Pawnshop Special
PBS did a special on the pawnshop, which of course, caused the business to jump. Rick started to pursue the idea of doing a reality show after this; HBO expressed interest first, and they developed a pilot, but their focus was on the negative aspects of the shop, which the employees didn’t want. The show ended up coming to fruition with The History Channel but took off in a completely different direction.
Pawnshop Special