Shark Tank

Season 1

2009 · 14 episodes · 9h 48m in all · 6.7/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Shark Tank: Series Premiere

   9 Aug 2009 · 42 min · 7.2/10

   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.

2. 2

   2. Inner-city teacher pitches proposal

   16 Aug 2009 · 42 min · 6.3/10

   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.

3. 3

   3. Entrepreneurial novice

   23 Aug 2009 · 42 min · 7.0/10

   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.

4. 4

   4. Graffiti-removal business

   30 Aug 2009 · 42 min · 6.3/10

   An entrepreneur originally from Ghana wants an investment for an Internet business; a man from California wants to franchise his graffiti-removal business.

5. 5

   5. Body Jac

   6 Sept 2009 · 42 min · 6.3/10

   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.

6. 6

   6. Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball

   13 Sept 2009 · 42 min · 7.0/10

   A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.

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   7. A housewife charms the male sharks

   29 Sept 2009 · 42 min · 6.7/10

   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.

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   8. Overconfidence could blow a deal

   6 Oct 2009 · 42 min · 6.7/10

   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.

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   9. Preventing cancer in pets

   13 Oct 2009 · 42 min · 7.0/10

   A veterinarian's product claims to prevent cancer in pets; virtual arcade; a Texas designer pitches a line of fashionable clothing for women.

10. 10

    10. Unusual business proposal

    20 Oct 2009 · 42 min · 7.0/10

    A man wants an investment from the sharks to create an extension of his already successful business; a urologist has an unusual business proposal.

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    11. Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner

    8 Jan 2010 · 42 min · 6.0/10

    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.

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    12. An idea for a portable hand degreaser

    15 Jan 2010 · 42 min · 6.7/10

    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.

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    13. Old-fashioned ice cream men

    29 Jan 2010 · 42 min · 6.3/10

    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.

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    14. A man reinvents the umbrella

    5 Feb 2010 · 42 min · 6.7/10

    A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.