Pawn Stars: Season One

Before there were check-cashing services and ATM machines, there were pawn shops, a place where a person could bring something of value and put it up for collateral to get a few quick bucks. As this fascinating reality show proves, one man’s treasure is another man’s trash, and watching the three generations of pawn brokers that run the store decide what anything is worth is a heck of a lot of fun. (How much would you pay for a civil war cannon or a slightly used talisman?) The fact that the show is set in Las Vegas where almost anything can be pawned for quick cash only makes it more entertaining.