Always thought that the guy was a jerk. Ric is the whole show.
He knew that he could play the grumpy old guy, pick on his smarty kid, Ric; try to teach Corey about life and just laugh at the village idiot, Chumlee.
Pawn Stars is Antique Roadshow on the strip every week. They laugh at themselves and we laugh with them. As a grumpy old guy, I will miss him.
In his defense, if I had Corey and Chumlee working for me, I’d be pretty grouchy too.
The whole show is a con job. Phony, setup bullcrap.
I didn’t see him as a jerk at all. He built that business and was always “schooling” the rest of them. Pawn shops make a lot of money, but it is not easy money, have to know what you are doing. He had that tough old man personality.