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Shark Tank

Shark Tank

S1 · E1

IMDB:

6.8
Shark Tank

Released

8/9/2009

Duration

0h 43m

Genre

Reality

Country

United States of America

Cast

Daymond John, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec

Overview

Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.

Episodes

Shark Tank: Series PremiereEP 1Available

Shark Tank: Series Premiere

42m7.0

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 proposalEP 2Available

Inner-city teacher pitches proposal

42m7.0

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.

Entrepreneurial noviceEP 3Available

Entrepreneurial novice

42m8.0

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 businessEP 4Available

Graffiti-removal business

42m7.0

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

Body JacEP 5Available

Body Jac

42m7.0

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 hardballEP 6Available

Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball

42m8.0

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

A housewife charms the male sharksEP 7Available

A housewife charms the male sharks

42m7.5

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 dealEP 8Available

Overconfidence could blow a deal

42m7.5

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.

Preventing cancer in petsEP 9Available

Preventing cancer in pets

42m8.0

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 proposalEP 10Available

Unusual business proposal

42m8.0

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 cleanerEP 11Available

Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner

42m6.5

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.

An idea for a portable hand degreaserEP 12Available

An idea for a portable hand degreaser

42m7.5

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.

Old-fashioned ice cream menEP 13Available

Old-fashioned ice cream men

42m7.0

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.

A man reinvents the umbrellaEP 14Available

A man reinvents the umbrella

42m7.5

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

Cast

Daymond John

Self - Shark

Daymond John

Barbara Corcoran

Self - Shark

Barbara Corcoran

Robert Herjavec

Self - Shark

Robert Herjavec

Kevin O'Leary

Self - Shark

Kevin O'Leary

Lori Greiner

Self - Shark

Lori Greiner

Daniel Lubetzky

Self - Shark

Daniel Lubetzky

Phil Crowley

Self - Announcer (voice)

Phil Crowley

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