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Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.
Genre:Reality
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Season 1

  • Shark Tank: Series Premiere
    7.0/10112 votes
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    Shark Tank: Series Premiere

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/9/2009

    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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  • Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
    7.3/1092 votes
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    Inner-city teacher pitches proposal

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/16/2009

    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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  • Entrepreneurial novice
    7.3/1087 votes
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    Entrepreneurial novice

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/23/2009

    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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  • Graffiti-removal business
    7.2/1088 votes
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    Graffiti-removal business

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/2009

    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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  • Body Jac
    7.1/1080 votes
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    Body Jac

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/6/2009

    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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  • Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
    7.4/1086 votes
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    Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/13/2009

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

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  • A housewife charms the male sharks
    7.5/1081 votes
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    A housewife charms the male sharks

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/29/2009

    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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  • Overconfidence could blow a deal
    7.2/1084 votes
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    Overconfidence could blow a deal

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/6/2009

    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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  • Preventing cancer in pets
    7.5/1082 votes
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    Preventing cancer in pets

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/13/2009

    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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  • Unusual business proposal
    7.3/1077 votes
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    Unusual business proposal

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/20/2009

    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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  • Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
    7.2/1073 votes
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    Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2010

    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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  • An idea for a portable hand degreaser
    7.3/1073 votes
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    An idea for a portable hand degreaser

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2010

    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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  • Old-fashioned ice cream men
    7.1/1073 votes
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    Old-fashioned ice cream men

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2010

    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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  • A man reinvents the umbrella
    7.3/1073 votes
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    A man reinvents the umbrella

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2010

    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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