Shark Tank (2009)

Season 1

August 9, 2009 14 Episodes

Episodes

Episode 1
7.0

Shark Tank: Series Premiere

Aug 9, 2009

42 minutes

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.

Episode 2
7.0

Inner-city teacher pitches proposal

Aug 16, 2009

42 minutes

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.

Episode 3
8.0

Entrepreneurial novice

Aug 23, 2009

42 minutes

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.

Episode 4
7.0

Graffiti-removal business

Aug 30, 2009

42 minutes

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

Episode 5
7.0

Body Jac

Sep 6, 2009

42 minutes

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.

Episode 6
8.0

Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball

Sep 13, 2009

42 minutes

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

Episode 7
7.5

A housewife charms the male sharks

Sep 29, 2009

42 minutes

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.

Episode 8
7.5

Overconfidence could blow a deal

Oct 6, 2009

42 minutes

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.

Episode 9
8.0

Preventing cancer in pets

Oct 13, 2009

42 minutes

A veterinarian's product claims to prevent cancer in pets; virtual arcade; a Texas designer pitches a line of fashionable clothing for women.

Episode 10
8.0

Unusual business proposal

Oct 20, 2009

42 minutes

A man wants an investment from the sharks to create an extension of his already successful business; a urologist has an unusual business proposal.

Episode 11
6.5

Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner

Jan 8, 2010

42 minutes

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.

Episode 12
7.5

An idea for a portable hand degreaser

Jan 15, 2010

42 minutes

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.

Episode 13
7.0

Old-fashioned ice cream men

Jan 29, 2010

42 minutes

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.

Episode 14
7.5

A man reinvents the umbrella

Feb 5, 2010

42 minutes

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