Maybe funniest Chumlee moment of pawn stars.

To me, this smelled of a "scripted moment".

I was seriously wondering if they happened to know of another such machine where they could get the glass to replace that one, but that was a totally scripted moment. Funny, yes, but totally scripted.

That fact alone tells me that either the glass they showed destroyed was something similar that was already broken, or they had a ready replacement in the wings. No way they pay a grand with the idea of restoring it and then destroy something that integral without a plan. You never actually saw the glass pane broken, just the illusion of the glass pane being broken. Plus, it was the final scene of the show, then cut to black. If Chumlee had actually broken it, the follow up footage would have been reality TV gold (aside from the near constant bleeping!).

Most of the Chumlee stuff is scripted. But usually pretty funny.

Even if it is scripted, it was pure gold. Especially his face as he runs away after breaking it! I really did want to know what the actual story was (if they had a replacement there or what).

I also was jealous. I bet throwing that was fun!

I didn't see this episode, but if it was just a flat pane of glass, and had no decals, or paint on it. It would be easily, and cheaply replaced.

Swirl_Junkie said:

I didn't see this episode, but if it was just a flat pane of glass, and had no decals, or paint on it. It would be easily, and cheaply replaced.

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Oh no.......they showed the broken pieces with all manner of decals, score surrounds etc.

If it were real, they would dedicate 10 minutes to the backlash.

I don't like these scripted parts at all. Just show the show.

Yes, the shot after he ran off did show that it looked to be the real back glass that was broken.

It definitely looked scripted. I was pondering that the producers paid the $1000 just so there was something for Chumlee to break. The "hidden" camera and Chumlee's exaggerated windup before throwing the ball just screamed setup.

It's not the first time they've destroyed something for the show. Cory destroyed that potty-chair when he threw it in the back of his pickup and didn't put the tailgate down. The setup indicators were the way he cavalierly thew it in the back and when he accelerated hard in the parking lot.

--Carlos "then there was that stupid 'happiness' feng shui talisman" V.

Donbadabon said:

If it were real, they would dedicate 10 minutes to the backlash.

I don't like these scripted parts at all. Just show the show.

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I hate the scripted stuff too. The items and the history of those items is interesting enough. I don't need the goofy scripted 'comedy'.

It's pretty clear that this show is only a vessel to show off the old stuff and tell their story.

There may have been some real situations when it first started, heck even a few people actually came in to pawn stuff, but this hasn't happened in a a long time.

I always tell my wife...Pawn Stars is like Antiques Roadshow for us regular people.

Yeah pretty much the whole thing is "scripted" in one way or another. They don't just run the cameras all day hoping people show up with interesting items. You contact the show ahead of time, tell them what you have, and if they are interested they'll tell you when to bring it down. I like the show.

My fiancee had an interesting idea. Perhaps the scripted part was Chumlee playing with the bowling game. And he wasn't supposed to break it. He just did.

That was horrible. I think it was all staged because I doubt there is anyway to restore/fix/replace the "electronics" in that thing. Where are you going to get parts? It was only bought to make that scene, imho.

Knock off this crap guys, or you're going to lose us.

We visited the pawn shop when we went to Vegas last December. Here's a video I took of Chumlee driving out of the parking lot, on 3 wheels

I watched him making a Uturn out of his old apartment complex a couple weeks ago and he did the 3 wheeling then too. I seem to recall him twittering a few months ago that he got a ticket for 3 wheeling.

I've been enjoying the shots of attractive women wearing low cut tops, leaning over display cases.

Malcontent said:

I've been enjoying the shots of attractive women wearing low cut tops, leaning over display cases.

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I noticed that too, usually at the very beginning of the show. I actually look for it now, "There's the boob shot!".