The owner of The Gallopin' Goose ruined his marriage and his bar's reputation when he had an illicit affair that resulted in a child.

Raising Arizona

Jon Taffer

Season 5

Drunk on Punk

Thanks to an ill-advised promotion and sloppy maintenance, a nightclub is overrun by mosquitos, fruit flies and unruly minors.

Bug Bite

Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill, Yonkers, NY. Rowdy customers at a New York sports bar attack Taffer's crew when they discover they are being served cheap booze at premium prices, prompting Jon to teach the importance of serving quality drinks and maintaining crowd control.

Thugs with Mugs

Rhythm & Brews, Staten Island, NY. A Staten Island bar that is overrun by customers who are cooking their own food and getting their drinks, due to the employees poor work ethic and the owner's hands off approach in running the bar. Jon must re-ignite the owner's fire and teach the staff why they need to do their own work.

Schmuck Dynasty

Laguna Lounge

Jersey City, NJ

A passionate Puerto Rican bar owner berates his staff and sons as the bar sinks further into debt. Can Taffer deflate the owner's ego in order to save his bar?

El Moronte!!

Jack's Ale House

Sunnyside, NY

Three loud-mouthed firefighting brothers struggle to keep their Queens bar afloat. Can Taffer calm the sparks before this family implodes?

Anything You Can Yell, I Can Yell Louder

Lickety Split

Philadelphia, PA

A former Philly detective-turned-bar owner hits the bottle hard after years of dark days on the force when Jon Taffer shows up to straighten him out.

To Protect And (Over) Serve

Plush

Glenside, PA

A rescue turns testy when Taffer enlists the help of the bar owner's ex-wife and former manager.

A Dash of Bitters

Dirty Rooster

Antioch, IL

An outrageous lakeside bar owner spends more time swinging from the rafters than managing his bar, causing Taffer to abandon ship until the owner can face reality.

Swinging from the Rafters

Y-Not III

Milwaukee, WI

A third generation Milwaukee bar owner puts his father’s legacy on the line by living off his family instead of trying to cut his own piece of the pie.

Spoiled Brat Party

Packey's Pub

Milwaukee, WI

The American dream becomes a hard reality for this Irish bar owner after Taffer discovers he withheld employee paychecks to keep the business afloat.

Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling

Second Base

Orange, CA

In a first-ever re-rescue, Jon Taffer returns to Second Base Bar & Grill to find a disengaged owner who has let the bar deteriorate. Will Jon save this bar once again?

Second Base, Third Strike

Underground Wonder Bar

Chicago, IL

A hippy-dippy live music bar owner is more concerned with the spirit of wonderment than appealing to her trendy Chicago community, causing Taffer to enforce some tough love.

Crayons & Anger Lines

Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill

Hollywood, FL

This failing beachfront bar is shut down after rodents invade the kitchen, but Taffer is brought to tears upon discovering what the owners have endured.

Beach Rats

Heat Restaurant & Lounge

Hollywood, FL

Too busy dancing on the bar top to pour drinks, these out-of-control bartenders are in for a shock when Jon Taffer puts an end to the party.

All Twerk & No Pay

Sandbar Sports Grill

Coconut Grove, FL

Jon Taffer has his hands full with the owner of an outdated college sports bar who is more interested in managing his fantasy football team than running a business.

Bromancing the Stone

Friar Tucks

Pomona, CA

Jon Taffer arrives at this castle-shaped bar to a surly owner with anger management issues whose attitude has pushed his staff to their breaking points.

Storming the Castle

The Los Angeles Brewing Company

Los Angeles, CA

Celebrity guest Maria Menounos joins Jon Taffer at this Los Angeles beer bar where a million dollar debt and decision to keep or sell the business has triggered a family divide.

Lagers and Liars

The Holding Company

San Francisco, CA

Four bickering Irish sisters talk themselves in circles as their San Francisco bar takes a nosedive. Can Jon Taffer turn their luck around before they miss the boat on their American dream?

Loose Lips Loose Tips

Jon revisits Solids & Stripes, Pat's Cocktails, MoonRunners Saloon and Corporate Bar & Grill to see if the hotheaded owners of these once-failing bars are keeping their cools.

Back to the Bar: Hot-Headed Owners

Mandala Down

A family-owned bar is put at risk when a son's excessive drinking and poor management choices begin to attract X-rated clientele.

Sticky Situation

Jon is called in to help a retired baseball player turned bar owner who struck out when he hired a boozy staff content to waste the bar's profits.

Take Me Out of the Bar Game

Before he can save their failing bar, Jon must navigate the turbulent business partnership between an ex-pilot and his ex-girlfriend

Emergency Exit

Jon tries to help the owner of a failing Portland, Oregon, bar cool the temper of his stubborn chef and his overbearing stepdaughter turned business partner.

It's Always Sunny in Portland

Taffer is assisted by Alexander Siddig and Iddo Goldbert, the stars of TUT, to help him rescue a Moroccan bar with an identity crisis.

Brokedown Palace

Jon tries to motivate the inattentive owner of a failing Portland, Oregon, music venue plagued by mismanagement and an ant infestation.

Ants with Wings, Bro!

Jon checks in on some of the most stubborn owners he's ever worked with, including the owner of O Face, where Jon previously walked out without completing the rescue.

Back to the Bar: Stubborn Owners

The eccentric owner of Brix Wine Bar is too busy being the life of the party to notice his business is withering on the vine.

Put a Cork in It

Jon is tasked with rescuing a Chicago sports bar that's heavy on managers and light on respect for the owner.

Too Many Managers, Not Enough Man

A bar owner takes a less active role in his business after becoming convinced his bar is haunted.

Jon Ain't Afraid of No Ghost

Jon checks in on four previously rescued bars, including Dimples and 22 Klicks, to see if the owners have a better grasp of the reality of their businesses.

Back to the Bar: Delusional Owners

A womanizing owner will lose his run-down Caribbean bar, and his wife, if he can't change his toxic behavior.

Till Debt Do Us Part

A lackadaisical owner may lose more than his Irish pub if Jon isn't able to help him take charge and end the fighting among his bartenders.

Shamrocks and Shenanigans

The obnoxious behavior of two feuding brothers threatens to put an end to the storied legacy of Royal Oaks, the oldest bar and barbecue joint in Youngstown, Ohio.

Blowing Royal Smoke

After giving their artsy, irresponsible landlord a share of the bar, the brothers behind Martini Brothers Burger Bar are at their wits' end and ready to call Jon for help.

Sour Lemmons and Bitter Business

Former Judas Priest front man Tim "Ripper" Owens calls in Jon after discovering being a rock star and running a rock club are two very different skills.

Ripper's Rookie House

In a struggling military bar, a distrustful owner spends her time spying on her staff instead of watching the bottom line.

Big Sister's Watching

Jon visits The Hooch, an X-rated bar where the foulmouthed owner wastes her husband's money and constantly berates her female staff.

Vulgar Vixens

At an Ann Arbor, MI, college alumni bar, Jon is forced to deal with a hotheaded owner whose fiery temper keeps his staff on edge and his million-dollar debt on ice.

Unnecessary Toughness

A former psychologist turned bar owner attempts to run a Detroit jazz club, but her interfering family and lazy staff have her seeking counseling from Jon.

Boss Lady Blues

In a Bar Rescue first, Jon helps a failing strip club saddled with a disinterested staff, a skeevy vibe and an off-putting name: Chix on Dix.

Bare Rescue

Jon returns to see if the McGowan brothers have cooled off their fiery relationship. He also takes on an angry stand-up comedy club owner from Stand Up, Scottsdale

Back to the Bar: No Laughing Matter

The feud between the owners of Mac & Chester's SRO has led to a bifurcation of their business and attracted a dysfunctional, rowdy clientele.

Hard Heads and Softballs

Jon is tasked with getting the apathetic owner of Van Goghz to put down her vape pen and start engaging with customers.

Dragon Lady

An explosive conflict breaks out among the owners of Dale 1891 when Jon discovers one of them has been siphoning off profits.

Paradise Lost

Jon revisits the Dirty Rooster and ruffles the feathers of its owner, then he mediates a muscle-bound dispute between rival Texas bar owners.

Back to the Bar: Meathead-to-Head

A successful St. Louis, MO, restaurateur risks everything when she decides to add a downtown sports bar to her portfolio and put her out-of-control nephew in charge.

Land of the Beer and Home of the Misbehaved

He's no stranger to unkempt bars, but Jon is absolutely disgusted by the rat, roach and raccoon problem inside Freaki Tiki.

Getting Freaki at the Tiki

Jon heads back to MT Bottle to put a fork in their gravy dispute, then he finds out what the owners of Piratz have planned for the future.

Back to the Bar: Empty Pockets

Jon must help the owner of George & Dragon come to terms with his mother's death before he drinks away all his profits and the family legacy.

How to Train the Dragon

Jon schools the clueless owner of Grinders, whose unauthorized and unsafe renovation has the city threatening to shut the place down.

Demolition Man

Jon reveals which of his rescues has been most successful, tests the luck of Campbell's Irish Pub and revisits The Lister and its infamous "porn couch."

Back to the Bar: Luck of the Irish

A former doctor decides to run The Bridge Lounge, his father's once-successful bar, but runs into trouble when the BP oil spill devastates the local customer base.

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

After convincing his friends to invest their life savings, the rookie bar owner of Cirivello's has turned a community staple into a money pit and now faces a hostile takeover.

Danny Sits on His Fanny

The timid owner of City Bistro in St. Louis, MO, looks the other way as her raunchy bartenders flash customers to drum up business.

Gon in a Flash

Jon is called in to help the failing owner of Baseline Sports Bar, whose sexually exploitive spaghetti wrestling events have driven away female customers.

Momster's Ball

Jon has a hard time getting through to the owner of the Black Light District, who's convinced fixing up his rancid dive would be a betrayal of his punk rock credo.

Jon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant

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