Shark Tank: Season 1
Episodes
Shark Tank: Series Premiere
Aug 9, 2009 · 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.
Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
Aug 16, 2009 · 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;
Entrepreneurial novice
Aug 23, 2009 · 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.
Graffiti-removal business
Aug 30, 2009 · 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.
Body Jac
Sep 6, 2009 · 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.
Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
Sep 13, 2009 · 42 min
A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.
A housewife charms the male sharks
Sep 29, 2009 · 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.
Overconfidence could blow a deal
Oct 6, 2009 · 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 anot
Preventing cancer in pets
Oct 13, 2009 · 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.
Unusual business proposal
Oct 20, 2009 · 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.
Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
Jan 8, 2010 · 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
An idea for a portable hand degreaser
Jan 15, 2010 · 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 e
Old-fashioned ice cream men
Jan 29, 2010 · 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 wi
A man reinvents the umbrella
Feb 5, 2010 · 42 min
A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.