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Shark Tank (2009)
Popularity 37.0
Overview
Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.
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Daymond JohnSelf - Shark
Barbara CorcoranSelf - Shark
Robert HerjavecSelf - Shark
Kevin O'LearySelf - Shark
Phil CrowleySelf - Announcer (voice)
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Season 1
14 episodes · First aired 2009-08-09 · ★ 6.7
E01
Shark Tank: Series Premiere
2009-08-09 · 42 min
Budding entrepreneurs work to persuade a panel of tycoons to invest in their business proposals in return for a percentage of equity in the company.
E02
Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
2009-08-16 · 42 min
An inner-city teacher tries to sell the Sharks on his unique way to get children to learn; the owner of a gourmet food business watches the Sharks fight for a piece of the action; an astonishing offer is made for one life-saving idea.
E03
Entrepreneurial novice
2009-08-23 · 42 min
An entrepreneurial novice makes a less-than-stellar presentation to the sharks; a father-son duo pitches a proposal for a revolutionary new musical product.
E04
Graffiti-removal business
2009-08-30 · 42 min
An entrepreneur originally from Ghana wants an investment for an Internet business; a man from California wants to franchise his graffiti-removal business.
E05
Body Jac
2009-09-06 · 42 min
Three of the sharks make a deal for an innovative Internet company, but before the deal can be sealed, a battle ensues and one of the sharks is ousted.
E06
Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
2009-09-13 · 42 min
A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.
E07
A housewife charms the male sharks
2009-09-29 · 42 min
A housewife from Charleston, S.C., charms the male sharks; a college student pitches a product made from soy that he creates in his mother's kitchen.
E08
Overconfidence could blow a deal
2009-10-06 · 42 min
A young entrepreneur's overconfidence could blow a deal with the sharks; Kevin O'Leary follows an entrepreneur out of the Shark Tank to get the last word after being outbid by another shark.
E09
Preventing cancer in pets
2009-10-13 · 42 min
A veterinarian's product claims to prevent cancer in pets; virtual arcade; a Texas designer pitches a line of fashionable clothing for women.
E10
Unusual business proposal
2009-10-20 · 42 min
A man wants an investment from the sharks to create an extension of his already successful business; a urologist has an unusual business proposal.
E11
Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
2010-01-08 · 42 min
Things get heated when the sharks ask a husband-and-wife team to clarify the actual value of a childcare business; a chef's salad dressing mix is removed from store shelves because of offensive packaging; a golf ball cleaner.
E12
An idea for a portable hand degreaser
2010-01-15 · 42 min
Two Texas bicyclists have an idea for a portable hand degreaser; a college student is passionate about his environmentally friendly clothing line; the sharks find out if lifelong entrepreneur Cactus Jack lost at least 35 pounds to seal a deal.
E13
Old-fashioned ice cream men
2010-01-29 · 42 min
A California entrepreneur wants to bring back old-fashioned ice cream men; a couple's pitch is about providing legal services at a coffee house; an update on the sharks' venture with an Arizona woman and her unique plush toys.
E14
A man reinvents the umbrella
2010-02-05 · 42 min
A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.
Season 2
9 episodes · First aired 2011-03-20 · ★ 7.2
E01
Seafood Chef, Premium wine glass
2011-03-20 · 42 min
The Sharks are stunned by the exploits of two sisters with a children's dance company; a chef with tasty seafood products and more
E02
Toygaroo, Nose filter, Bacon alarm clock
2011-03-25 · 42 min
A shark wants to invest $4 million in a business; a toy-rental business; a bacon-scented wake-up call; an update on a deal from last season.
E03
Kids seek an investor for their idea
2011-04-01 · 42 min
Children seek a backer for an idea spawned during a family trip and the sharks fight for a piece of a mother's furniture business.
E04
HillBilly, BrocoliWad, Airline child seat
2011-04-08 · 42 min
Comic Jeff Foxworthy makes his debut as a guest Shark investor; actor Vincent Pastore pitches a business proposition; a flight attendant and her husband present their unique portable child's seat.
E05
Fridge Fronts
2011-04-15 · 42 min
An entrepreneur from Chicago hopes the sharks can dig him out of a financial hole; a single mother believes her aromatic lip gloss can help women look and feel beautiful.
E06
Maternity Gowns, CaddySwag, SweepEasy
2011-04-21 · 42 min
An entrepreneur presents a line of luxury maternity gowns; a woman tries to impress the sharks with her homemade cakes; the sharks fight over a stay-at-home dad's product.
E07
Football hydration, Games2U, EcoMower
2011-04-28 · 42 min
A former athlete believes his product can save lives; environmental lawn-mowers; solution to car sickness; kids birthday party franchise.
E08
ThinSpeakers, Fart candle, Firehose valve
2011-05-05 · 42 min
Tensions rise when Mark Cuban urges entrepreneurs to ignore the other sharks and negotiate only with him.
E09
CitiKitty, OneSole, Due In...
2011-05-12 · 42 min
Maternity T-shirts, a toilet-training kit for cats, extravagant but affordable jewelry, and shoes with interchangeable tops are pitched in the second-season finale. Also: an update on Season 1's Voyage Air Guitar, whose inventors turned down a million-dollar offer from the sharks.
