Episodes
1. Shark Tank: Series Premiere
7.0
August 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.
2. Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
7.0
August 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; an astonishing offer is made for one life-saving idea.
3. Entrepreneurial novice
8.0
August 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.
4. Graffiti-removal business
7.0
August 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.
5. Body Jac
7.0
September 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.
6. Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
8.0
September 13, 2009
42 min
A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.
7. A housewife charms the male sharks
7.5
September 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.
8. Overconfidence could blow a deal
7.5
October 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 another shark.
9. Preventing cancer in pets
8.0
October 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.
10. Unusual business proposal
8.0
October 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.
11. Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
6.5
January 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 of offensive packaging; a golf ball cleaner.
12. An idea for a portable hand degreaser
7.5
January 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 entrepreneur Cactus Jack lost at least 35 pounds to seal a deal.
13. Old-fashioned ice cream men
7.0
January 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 with an Arizona woman and her unique plush toys.
