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The Worst Episodes of Bar Rescue

Every episode of Bar Rescue ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Bar Rescue!

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...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Critters and Quitters" is the worst rated episode of "Bar Rescue". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/16/2014. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Shamrocks and Shenanigans".

  • Critters and Quitters
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    #1 - Critters and Quitters

    Season 3 Episode 32 - Aired 3/16/2014

    KC's Neighborhood Bar & Grill is a rowdy members- only bar in Kansas whose profits have been going up in smoke thanks to the over-generous retired manager, lack of hygiene and an infestation of raccoons.

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  • Shamrocks and Shenanigans
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    #2 - Shamrocks and Shenanigans

    Season 4 Episode 33 - Aired 10/11/2015

    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.

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  • Vulgar Vixens
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    #3 - Vulgar Vixens

    Season 4 Episode 38 - Aired 11/15/2015

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

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  • Boss Lady Blues
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    #4 - Boss Lady Blues

    Season 4 Episode 40 - Aired 12/6/2015

    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.

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  • Danny Sits on His Fanny
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    #5 - Danny Sits on His Fanny

    Season 4 Episode 54 - Aired 5/22/2016

    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.

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  • Gon in a Flash
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    #6 - Gon in a Flash

    Season 4 Episode 55 - Aired 7/10/2016

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

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    #7 - Momster's Ball

    Season 4 Episode 56 - Aired 7/17/2016

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

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  • Drunk on Punk
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    #8 - Drunk on Punk

    Season 4 Episode 57 - Aired 7/24/2016

    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.

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  • Raising Arizona
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    #9 - Raising Arizona

    Season 4 Episode 58 - Aired 7/31/2016

    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.

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    #10 - Struck Out at the Dugout

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2017

    Taffer faces his most resistive owner yet after a lackluster landlord falls into the sports bar business when a previous tenant refuses to pay rent of this World Series winning Chicago Cub's hangout.

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  • Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water
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    #11 - Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/12/2017

    Taffer confronts AJ from Brick & Barley over her blistering attitude and the civil strife with her daughters over the bar's uniforms while a combative owner comes clean about the failure of his bar after the rescue.

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  • Back to the Bar: Disasters of Epic Proportions
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    #12 - Back to the Bar: Disasters of Epic Proportions

    Season 5 Episode 31 - Aired 9/17/2017

    Taffer revisits 3 bars whose fortunes have turned for the worse after disasters have ravaged their futures, from the apocalypse themed bar The End to Chicago landmark The Abbey. Can Taffer develop a plan to help them get back on their feet?

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  • Shutting Down the Confetti Party
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    #13 - Shutting Down the Confetti Party

    Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 4/17/2022

    Jon helps an owner who battled childhood illness and the loss of his father learn how to run a bar and manage a business.

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  • Put This Fire Out
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    #14 - Put This Fire Out

    Season 8 Episode 36 - Aired 6/4/2023

    Jon tries to save a firehouse-themed bar outside of Boise, Idaho and confronts an owner with excuses for everything.

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  • Long Island Mess
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    #15 - Long Island Mess

    Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 7/14/2024

    Jon Taffer sends Phil Wills and Danny Trejo to Houston, TX to rescue a business whose owner prefers to drink in the bar while his retired wife is left to pick up the pieces.

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  • A Perla in the Rough
    4.2/1012 votes
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    #16 - A Perla in the Rough

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 4/14/2024

    Jon sends hospitality protégé, Dustin Drai, to Glendale, Arizona to rescue a local institution whose current owner is treating the bar as his personal hangout and giving away free drinks.

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  • Mis-Steaks Were Made
    4.7/1010 votes
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    #17 - Mis-Steaks Were Made

    Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 6/23/2024

    Jon appoints hospitality expert Dustin Drai to Apache Junction, Arizona to rescue a small town bar whose owners have no experience in operations, design, or service.

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  • A Drunk, a Fruitfly, and a KnightWalk Into a Bar
    5.4/1011 votes
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    #18 - A Drunk, a Fruitfly, and a KnightWalk Into a Bar

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/2024

    Jon Taffer sends legendary mixologist, Phil Wills to rescue a filthy bar in Oxnard, California and help a newlywed couple realize their dreams.

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  • Inland Tavern, Underwater
    6.1/1010 votes
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    #19 - Inland Tavern, Underwater

    Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 6/9/2024

    Jon Taffer sends his long-time expert, Phil Wills to lead the rescue of a bar in San Marcos, California that is suffering from an identity crisis.

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  • John and Bert Bought a Bar
    6.2/1015 votes
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    #20 - John and Bert Bought a Bar

    Season 6 Episode 40 - Aired 7/28/2019

    Jon tries to fix the negligent behavior at Harbor Point Club & Grill in Richardson, Texas, where owners drink the profits away and the staff struggles to get one order right.

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  • Feels Bad at Philgoods
    6.2/106 votes
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    #21 - Feels Bad at Philgoods

    Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 6/30/2024

    For his 250th rescue, Jon Taffer heads to Pompano Beach, FL to help a seasoned bar veteran fix his family issues so that he can take a step closer to retirement.

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  • Whipped Into Shape
    6.3/1031 votes
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    #22 - Whipped Into Shape

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 8/21/2016

    After gambling his life savings on a run down Las Vegas bar, a desperate owner tries out a fetish night to whip up new business.

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  • Put It on Cody’s Tab
    6.3/1035 votes
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    #23 - Put It on Cody’s Tab

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 3/11/2018

    A son takes over the failing family business and must battle his belligerent father, a volatile cook, and a filthy kitchen before Jon Taffer shuts it all down.

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  • The Lights Come Back in Puerto Rico
    6.3/1018 votes
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    #24 - The Lights Come Back in Puerto Rico

    Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 3/3/2019

    After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, a brother and sister find themselves in over their heads in damages to their previously successful Asian fusion restaurant Shibo.

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  • Dancing Dreams Dashed
    6.3/109 votes
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    #25 - Dancing Dreams Dashed

    Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 6/16/2024

    Jon Taffer heads to Port St. Lucie, FL to help two partners save their failing bar, regain their confidence, and learn how to properly run a business.

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