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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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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 2 - Downey's and Out
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    #1 - Downey's and Out

    S1:E2

    Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to resuscitate Downey’s, a failing Irish pub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To do that, he’ll have to inspire Dom, a one-time star chef turned negligent owner, who has let the bar go to ruin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 3 - Shabby Abbey
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    #2 - Shabby Abbey

    S1:E3

    Legendary Chicago music venue The Abbey Pub is a family-owned bar on its last legs. When bar expert Jon Taffer tries to return the pub to its original glory, he discovers that two of the sibling managers don’t see eye-to-eye.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 4 - Beach Bummer
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    #3 - Beach Bummer

    S1:E4

    Bar expert Jon Taffer is called to Redondo Beach, CA, to save Kilkenny’s, an Irish pub on the decline. Though bar manager Carlos threatens Jon’s method and the pub’s success, owner Allie refuses to fire him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 5 - Swanky Troubles
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    #4 - Swanky Troubles

    S1:E5

    Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to breathe new life into failing Philadelphia champagne bar Swanky Bubbles. To accomplish that, he'll need to deal with a playboy owner, a sprawling menu, and the worst bar layout in America.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 6 - The Blue Frog Sings the Blues
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    #5 - The Blue Frog Sings the Blues

    S1:E6

    Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to get The Blue Frog 22, a failing bar in Chicago, to grow up. To do that, he'll need the mother-and-son owners, Mimi and John, to ditch the "Mom's Basement" aesthetic that's dragging them down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 7 - Bad to the Bone
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    #6 - Bad to the Bone

    S1:E7

    Bar expert Jon Taffer heads to Boston to help Bill, the owner of The Chicken Bone, avoid financial ruin. Bill, a former customer who took over the Bone, learned the hard way that running a bar is much tougher than it looks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 8 - Chumps
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    #7 - Chumps

    S1:E8

    Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to take Champs, a dated sports bar in Burbank, CA out of retirement. To do that, he’ll need owner Joe to go on the offensive, and take control of his over-pouring bartenders.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 9 - Bar Fight
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    #8 - Bar Fight

    S1:E9

    Bar expert Jon Taffer goes toe-to-toe with a former baseball player turned bar owner as he tries to revive the Canyon Inn, a decaying bar on its last legs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 1 - Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb
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    #9 - Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb

    S2:E1

    Bar expert Jon Taffer must patch holes in a sinking Pirate-themed bar in Silver Spring, MD. But mutiny is in the air when Jon forces the pirate staff to cater to the city's corporate clientele.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 2 - Tiki Curse
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    #10 - Tiki Curse

    S2:E2

    Located on a prime stretch of beach, The Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar is still failing. Can Bar Expert Jon Taffer get a bevy of beautiful barmaids to fix this oceanfront eyesore instead of working on their suntans?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 3 - Murphy's Mess
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    #11 - Murphy's Mess

    S2:E3

    Bar expert Jon Taffer must fix a dirty, binge-drinking bar owned by two fraternity brothers in Fells Point, Maryland. But the rescue gets derailed when Jon discovers the building is about to collapse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 4 - Mystique or Murder?
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    #12 - Mystique or Murder?

    S2:E4

    Mystique Lounge in West Palm Beach, Florida, has operated under the shadow of a murder for three years. Can bar expert Jon Taffer restore a positive mystique to this once-cursed venue?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 5 - Bottomless Pit
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    #13 - Bottomless Pit

    S2:E5

    Bar expert Jon Taffer has his hands full with a failing dive bar in Orange, CA. When he discovers the owner is incapable of running the bar, Jon must pin his hopes on the owner’s untested but eager daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 6 - Broke Black Sheep
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    #14 - Broke Black Sheep

    S2:E6

    Bar expert Jon Taffer is called in to save the family-run Black Sheep in the Irish-German community of Cheviot, Ohio. But Jon discovers that the bar may be beyond rescue due to the owners’ massive debt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 7 - Weber's of Lies
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    #15 - Weber's of Lies

    S2:E7

    Bar expert Jon Taffer must make a former strip club turned music venue profitable. But when the bar’s staff is found to be contributing to the financial problems, Jon must convince the owner to take a stand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 8 - Owner Ousted
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    #16 - Owner Ousted

    S2:E8

    Bar expert Jon Taffer must rescue a bar owned by a former Naval Officer from total ruin. But when Jon discovers one of the owners isn’t pulling his weight, Jon shows him the door.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 9 - On the Rocks
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    #17 - On the Rocks

    S2:E9

    Bar expert Jon Taffer must save a failing former smoker’s haven in Laguna Niguel, California from burning out for good. However, the bar’s gang of hard-drinking regulars aren’t about to give up...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 10 - Bikini Bust
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    #18 - Bikini Bust

    S2:E10

    Despite beautiful bikini-clad bartenders, Extremes is less than a month from closing its doors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Bar Rescue Season 3 Episode 1 - Turtle on Its Back
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    #19 - Turtle on Its Back

    S3:E1

    For a bar to fail on Bourbon Street in New Orleans it takes a special kind of incompetence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Bar Rescue Season 3 Episode 2 - Rock N Roaches
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    #20 - Rock N Roaches

    S3:E2

    Jon Taffer descends on a grotesque goth and rock bar in Austin, TX. Tasteless performances and cockroach infestations are the least of his problems as he spars with the worst bar owner to date.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Bar Rescue Season 3 Episode 3 - Bro's Got to Geaux!
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    #21 - Bro's Got to Geaux!

    S3:E3

    Jon schools the owner of a beat-up college bar with a reputation for serving underage drinkers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Bar Rescue Season 3 Episode 4 - Tears for Beers
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    #22 - Tears for Beers

    S3:E4

    A too-hip-for-its-own-good bar in Austin may need a hip replacement if it is to survive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Bar Rescue Season 3 Episode 5 - Empty Pockets
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    #23 - Empty Pockets

    S3:E5

    A Denver pool hall owned by a proud immigrant gets help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Bar Rescue Season 3 Episode 6 - Jon T, He Don't Like It
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    #24 - Jon T, He Don't Like It

    S3:E6

    The formerly rocking Kasbah Lounge in Aurora, Colorado, which has fallen on hard times, is made over.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Bar Rescue Season 3 Episode 7 - In a Pinch
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    #25 - In a Pinch

    S3:E7

    The locals are up in arms over a controversial lobster-tank game at a blue-collar watering hole.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Downey's and Out" is the worst rated episode of "Bar Rescue". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/24/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Shabby Abbey".