
With the popularity of Las Vegas-based "Pawn Stars," History is expanding the franchise and heading south with "Cajun Pawn Stars," set at the Silver Dollar Pawn & Jewelry Center in Alexandria, La. Jimmie "Big Daddy" DeRamus has owned and operated the shop with his family for more than two decades. DeRamus is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to historic collectibles, which is not surprising given that his store houses more than 100,000 artifacts. Much like the original "Pawn Stars," in addition to the items that are brought into the store, the show focuses on Jimmie and his family -- younger brother Johnnie and daughter Tammie -- as they run the store as well as the experts that are brought in to help appraise the items.

The crew encounters a 1790s pocket watch from George Washington; the guys look to climb aboard a humongous Mardi Gras float; Johnnie and Yankee check out an antique bateau.

The guys check out an old go-kart; handwritten notes from Dwight Eisenhower; Gerard stops by to sell a classic Ernst Roth bass fiddle.

The team checks out an antique 1930s horse race gambling machine; a rare Martin guitar; Tammie bets her dad she can make a profit on a unique bar-on-wheels.

A beautifully restored 1929 Ford fire engine; a vintage Easy-Bake oven toy from the early 1970s; Bruce Mitchell from "Swamp People" stops in looking to purchase a new gun for gator season.