Hardcore Pawn

Hardcore Pawn
TV Show · Reality

Meet the Gold family. As owners of Detroit's biggest pawn shop, they've bought and sold things you can't begin to imagine. Every day brings new danger as the Gold's operate in the heart of one of America's most troubled cities with 50,000 sq. ft. of cash and goods surrounding them.

2009 · 21m
Starring Les Gold, Seth Gold, Ashley Broad

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Pilot: Robo Bites
    Les and the rest of the Gold family get a lot of strange items in their pawn shop, even coffins. They have to decide what to do with such objects.
    22m
  • EPISODE 2
    Pilot: Ashley's Back
    Series following life in the Gold family's huge and colourful pawn shop. One woman wants cash in exchange for a fur coat despite the summer heat.
    22m
  • EPISODE 3
    Dangerous Cash
    Les again introduces viewers to his pawn shop, explaining what goes on there, saying that "We don't call the experts - we are the experts." An irate customer tries to redeem her pawn of her earrings without a slip; she later returns to threaten violence, leading Les to blame his security crew for letting it happen. A customer sells a stripper dance pole, but Les is skeptical that it would be sold. A man tries to sell a homemade cannon, but Seth trumps Les on the decision. Another man tries to sell a boat, but it was a fixer-upper. A woman sells a horse and a pony, but does it include board for the horse?
    22m
  • EPISODE 4
    Booze & Guns
    In light of the events in the previous episode, Les explores options to better arm his guards and family against aggressive customers; however, its dealings with a local gun shop has gone awry over the price of a holster. Ashley and Seth compete over the sale of a Jägermeister alcoholic beverage machine. A lady sells a forklift, but Ashley's skills are questioned when she is unable to close the deal.
    22m
  • EPISODE 5
    Bulletproof Gator
    A customer sells a live alligator, which reminded Les of the pet gator that the shop had as its mascot before it died. A man pawns his lucky African statue and later returns - just to rub it for good luck. Another wants to sell a used bullet-proof vest, but Les wants to see it tested out first. The employees train in self-defense, to be ready if anything violent occurs. A man offers a motorcycle, but Ashley's skills are questioned again when she refuses to accept the motorcycle.
    22m
  • EPISODE 6
    Trouble Inside
    The staff deals with an irate customer after a mix-up over a misplaced gold chain. Someone tries to sell Ashley an elaborate lamp, which doubles as a "cursed" relic. Also: a Sega Double Boxing video game; and an antique Aunt Jemima bank that a customer unwittingly bought at a Ku Klux Klan convention, which the other attendees said was for target practice.
    22m

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Cast & Crew

  • Les Gold
    Self
  • Seth Gold
    Self
  • Ashley Broad
    Self
  • Natalka Znak
    Producer
  • C‌O
    Claire O'Donohoe
    Producer
  • R‌D
    Richard Dominick
    Producer
  • A‌H
    Anthony Horn
    Producer
  • R‌D
    Richard Dominick
    Creator

About

Hardcore Pawn

Reality

Meet the Gold family. As owners of Detroit's biggest pawn shop, they've bought and sold things you can't begin to imagine. Every day brings new danger as the Gold's operate in the heart of one of America's most troubled cities with 50,000 sq. ft. of cash and goods surrounding them.

Information

Studio
A+E Networks
Released
2009
Rated
M
Region of Origin
United States
© 2009 Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.

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