Season 1 (2009)

Shark Tank: Series Premiere
8.0

August 9, 2009 • 42m

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
8.0

August 16, 2009 • 42m

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 wa...Read more

Entrepreneurial novice
8.0

August 23, 2009 • 42m

An entrepreneurial novice makes a less-than-stellar presentation to the sharks; a father-son duo pitches a proposal for a revoluti...Read more

Graffiti-removal business
8.0

August 30, 2009 • 42m

An entrepreneur originally from Ghana wants an investment for an Internet business; a man from California wants to franchise his g...Read more

Body Jac
8.0

September 6, 2009 • 42m

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 ...Read more

Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
9.0

September 13, 2009 • 42m

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

A housewife charms the male sharks
7.0

September 29, 2009 • 42m

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
8.0

October 6, 2009 • 42m

A young entrepreneur's overconfidence could blow a deal with the sharks; Kevin O'Leary follows an entrepreneur out of the Shark Ta...Read more

Preventing cancer in pets
8.0

October 13, 2009 • 42m

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
7.0

October 20, 2009 • 42m

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
7.0

January 8, 2010 • 42m

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 ...Read more

An idea for a portable hand degreaser
8.0

January 15, 2010 • 42m

Two Texas bicyclists have an idea for a portable hand degreaser; a college student is passionate about his environmentally friendl...Read more

Old-fashioned ice cream men
7.0

January 29, 2010 • 42m

A California entrepreneur wants to bring back old-fashioned ice cream men; a couple's pitch is about providing legal services at a...Read more

A man reinvents the umbrella
7.0

February 5, 2010 • 42m

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