Why is rick harrison a meme? When did the pawn stars memes start? What is coming through that door? We have a look at the " I'm rick harrison and this is my pawn shop" copypasta meme. Rick Harrison is the owner of the gold and silver pawnshop in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is know for his television show"Pawn Stars" on the history channel. It wasn't long before the internet created a meme based around harrison. It is a copypasta for the intro to the television show "I'm rick harrison and this is my pawn shop"