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The Best Episodes of Shark Tank Season 1

Every episode of Shark Tank Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shark Tank Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Shark Tank Season 1

Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.
  1. Background image for Shark Tank: Series Premiere
    7.0/10(117 votes)

    #1 - Shark Tank: Series Premiere

    S1:E1

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
    7.3/10(95 votes)

    #2 - Inner-city teacher pitches proposal

    S1:E2

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Entrepreneurial novice
    7.3/10(91 votes)

    #3 - Entrepreneurial novice

    S1:E3

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Graffiti-removal business
    7.2/10(91 votes)

    #4 - Graffiti-removal business

    S1:E4

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Body Jac
    7.1/10(82 votes)

    #5 - Body Jac

    S1:E5

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
    7.4/10(88 votes)

    #6 - Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball

    S1:E6

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for A housewife charms the male sharks
    7.5/10(84 votes)

    #7 - A housewife charms the male sharks

    S1:E7

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Overconfidence could blow a deal
    7.2/10(86 votes)

    #8 - Overconfidence could blow a deal

    S1:E8

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Preventing cancer in pets
    7.5/10(84 votes)

    #9 - Preventing cancer in pets

    S1:E9

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Unusual business proposal
    7.3/10(79 votes)

    #10 - Unusual business proposal

    S1:E10

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
    7.2/10(75 votes)

    #11 - Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner

    S1:E11

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for An idea for a portable hand degreaser
    7.3/10(75 votes)

    #12 - An idea for a portable hand degreaser

    S1:E12

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Old-fashioned ice cream men
    7.1/10(75 votes)

    #13 - Old-fashioned ice cream men

    S1:E13

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for A man reinvents the umbrella
    7.3/10(75 votes)

    #14 - A man reinvents the umbrella

    S1:E14

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Shark Tank: Series Premiere" is the best rated episode of "Shark Tank" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 117 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/9/2009. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Inner-city teacher pitches proposal".