Shark Tank (2009)
Synopsis
Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.
First Air Date: 2009-08-09
Last Air Date: 2026-04-22
Number of Seasons: 18
Number of Episodes: 378
Created By: Mark Burnett
Networks: ABC
Top Cast
- Daymond John as Self - Shark
- Barbara Corcoran as Self - Shark
- Robert Herjavec as Self - Shark
- Kevin O'Leary as Self - Shark
- Phil Crowley as Self - Announcer (voice)
- Lori Greiner as Self - Shark
- Mark Cuban as Self - Shark
- Daniel Lubetzky as Self - Shark
- Kevin Harrington as Self - Shark
- Rohan Oza as Self - Shark
Seasons
Season 1 (2009)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Shark Tank: Series Premiere
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.
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Ep. 2: Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
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.
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Ep. 3: Entrepreneurial novice
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.
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Ep. 4: Graffiti-removal business
An entrepreneur originally from Ghana wants an investment for an Internet business; a man from California wants to franchise his graffiti-removal business.
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Ep. 5: Body Jac
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.
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Ep. 6: Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.
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Ep. 7: A housewife charms the male sharks
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.
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Ep. 8: Overconfidence could blow a deal
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.
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Ep. 9: Preventing cancer in pets
A veterinarian's product claims to prevent cancer in pets; virtual arcade; a Texas designer pitches a line of fashionable clothing for women.
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Ep. 10: Unusual business proposal
A man wants an investment from the sharks to create an extension of his already successful business; a urologist has an unusual business proposal.
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Ep. 11: Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
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.
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Ep. 12: An idea for a portable hand degreaser
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.
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Ep. 13: Old-fashioned ice cream men
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.
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Ep. 14: A man reinvents the umbrella
A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.
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