Shark Tank: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Shark Tank Season 2.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Week 1
Jan 20, 2012 · 42 min
NBA champion Bill Walton helps a triathlete pitch his idea for a unique water bottle; a ghostwriter from California seeks a business investment; two women from Minnesota present th
Week 2
Jan 27, 2012 · 42 min
Ideas include a training system for salespeople, a management system for cargo trucks, family-friendly Las Vegas entertainment and a cat-portrait business. Also: a follow-up on a S
Week 3
Feb 3, 2012 · 42 min
An Illinois perfume peddler; a San Francisco woman selling luxury soap; an Alabama guitar teacher who says his learning system is unique; a “Mr. Mom” from Baton Rouge, La., with ac
Week 4
Feb 10, 2012 · 42 min
A towel that provides coverage to change out of a swimsuit in public; a sweater and quilt invention; a way to maximize a wine's life; healthy cake mix
Week 5
Feb 17, 2012 · 42 min
Products include jewelry designed by a 10-year-old and a wedge pillow to allow women with large breasts to sleep comfortably on their stomachs. Also: a way to deal with missing gar
Week 6
Feb 24, 2012 · 42 min
The Sharks tear into the business idea of a Phoenix, AZ man who wants them to invest in a watch he claims provides health benefits; a stay-at-home mom from Gilbert, AZ could lose h
Week 7
Mar 2, 2012 · 42 min
Will Sharks Barbara and Kevin seal a deal with a kiss when two guys from Utah ask them to sample their flavored mix-and-match lip balm kissing product? A self-professed gadget guy
Week 8
Mar 9, 2012 · 42 min
Pitches include body jewelry, a movable basketball-training apparatus, an organic skin-care product and a “Rent-a-Grandma” business. Also: an update on a Season 1 barbecue restaura
Week 9
Mar 16, 2012 · 42 min
Singer Ingrid Michaelson joins a would-be entrepreneur who's pitching high-tech music software. Other pitches include an "instant" solution for cellulite; a sales distribution meth
Week 10
Mar 23, 2012 · 42 min
A returning entrepreneur asks Boston Beer chairman Jim Koch for advice on his wine-in-a-cup business. Other pitches include handmade cookies; T-shirts with motivational messages th
Week 11
Apr 13, 2012 · 42 min
Things get heated when the sharks deal with a husband-and-wife team.
Week 12
Apr 27, 2012 · 42 min
Tempers flare and insults fly when the Sharks fight over an innovative three-in-one nail polish invented by a mother of six girls from West Hartford, CT, who had to sell her engage
Week 14
May 11, 2012 · 42 min
Billy Blanks Jr. asks the sharks to invest in a dance fitness program; a music producer seeks an investment in a rock band; two college students pitch their flavored peanut butter
Week 15
May 18, 2012 · 42 min
The sharks fight for a chance to go into business with an inventor; two fitness trainers pitch their idea for a unique home gym; a young man seeks an investment in his age-defying