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The Best Episodes of Tattoo Nightmares

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Tattoo Nightmares is an American docu-reality series taking a closer look at “tattastrophies” and the genius work of cover-up artists who fix them. Tommy Helm, Big Gus and Jasmine Rodriguez are among the most revered

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Tattoo Nightmares Season 1 Episode 8 - Tribute Trouble
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Tribute Trouble

    S1:E8

    Big Gus handles a tribute to a man's ex-wife; Tommy deals with a guy with the wrong initials on his chest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Tattoo Nightmares Season 1 Episode 1 - Killer Skyline
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Killer Skyline

    S1:E1

    Gus tackles a horrible L.A skyline tattoo but the pain is too much for his client, Tommy covers a pot leaf that’s ruining a guy’s job prospects, and Jasmine tries to give her client his swag back by inking over an ex’s portrait.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Tattoo Nightmares Season 1 Episode 5 - Teabag Tattoo
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Teabag Tattoo

    S1:E5

    Jasmine has second thoughts about agreeing to a cover-up on a personal area of a personal trainer; Tommy covers up a slangy, off-color acronym on a woman's back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Tattoo Nightmares Season 1 Episode 2 - Dragon Slayer
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Dragon Slayer

    S1:E2

    Gus attempts to cover a dragon tramp stamp that’s ruining the client’s sex life, Tommy runs into a complicated fix of a man’s belly button tattoo, and Jasmine has the weight of an emotional Marine riding on her tattoo overhaul.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Tattoo Nightmares Season 1 Episode 3 - Pinup Problems
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Pinup Problems

    S1:E3

    Jasmine tries to cover a tattoo prank of tribal flames; Gus attempts a full back piece; Tommy has trouble with a super-fan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Tattoo Nightmares Season 1 Episode 4 - Butt Pirate
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Butt Pirate

    S1:E4

    A client wants a mistake made in Las Vegas transformed into a pirate masterpiece in the premiere of this reality show, which challenges three talented cover-up artists to fix really bad tattoos. Also: Parrots are morphed into parents; and a tribal design gets reworked.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Tattoo Nightmares Season 1 Episode 6 - Burn Baby Burn
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Burn Baby Burn

    S1:E6

    Jasmine is shocked when her client reveals a burning American flag tattoo that he wants covered. Gus struggles to cover up a rockers biggest tribal embarrassment. Tommy’s client wants a cover up of a tattoo that almost cost him his life.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Tattoo Nightmares Season 1 Episode 7 - Don't Call It a Tramp Stamp
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Don't Call It a Tramp Stamp

    S1:E7

    Big Gus works on putting a young mother's criminal past behind her, while Jasmine deals with a client's horrible tribal sign.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 1 - Satanic Schoolgirl
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Satanic Schoolgirl

    S2:E1

    Tommy tries to save a Catholic schoolgirl with a pentagram on her back, Gus takes on a shockingly obscene tattoo across a gangster’s stomach & Jasmine attempts to resurrect a nerd’s life with a “meow” tattoo on his butt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 2 - Starfish Booty
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Starfish Booty

    S2:E2

    Tommy tackles bare cartoon breasts on a man’s shoulder. Jasmine is caught off guard by a racist tattoo on a country boys arm and Gus struggles to keep cool while covering up a flower inside a girl’s butt crack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 3 - Unholy Cross
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Unholy Cross

    S2:E3

    Tommy goes up against a cross made of penises on a man’s chest, Jasmine struggles with a girl who was horribly wronged by her friend & Gus takes on the shop’s first & most extreme head tattoo to come through the door.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 4 - Tattoo Secrets
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Tattoo Secrets

    S2:E4

    Jasmine is shocked by a client who reveals a heart wrenching secret to his wife, Tommy tackles the story of a girl betrayed by her own parents and Gus takes on the shop’s wildest cover up yet: 8 nipples on a man’s chest.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 5 - Good Girl Gone Bad
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Good Girl Gone Bad

    S2:E5

    A seemingly innocent suburban girl shows Gus a nasty "F**k the Police" tat, Jasmine tries to turn a horrific demon clown into an angel & Tommy attempts to mend a tattoo so bad it sent a client’s grandfather to his grave.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 6 - Behind the 8 Ball
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Behind the 8 Ball

    S2:E6

    A softball coach with the words “Bitch Please” on his neck turns to Tommy for redemption, Gus tries to help a lady with an incriminating 8 ball & Jasmine’s client faces a tat so serious it could send him to the hospital.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 7 - Couples Therapy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Couples Therapy

    S2:E7

    A quarreling couple needs Jasmine to erase the stains of their wild past, Tommy tries to help a mom with a horrifying skeleton that scares her son & Gus takes on a unicorn tattoo destroying his client’s fragile manhood.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 8 - Holy Hank!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Holy Hank!

    S2:E8

    Gus attempts to rescue a boisterous girl from the grips of an evil vampire squid, Jasmine tries to help a confused man with a mixed up national identity & Tommy calls upon the saints to help cover a cop’s past failures.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 9 - Fire Crotch
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Fire Crotch

    S2:E9

    Gus takes a closer look at a forearm tattoo with some suspicious hidden images, Jasmine tries to extinguish a real-life fire crotch, and Tommy tries to lift the burden of a client’s childhood mistakes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 10 - Pony Boy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Pony Boy

    S2:E10

    Jasmine ponies up for the only cop on the force with a cute tattoo, Tommy buries a banner & a horrible nickname at the same time, & Gus finds out that not every cover up is served with whipped cream and a cherry on top.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 11 - Rib Shots and Breast-aurants
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Rib Shots and Breast-aurants

    S2:E11

    Jasmine’s tough guy client turns soft when she hits his ribs, Gus has his hands full with a busty pin-up girl, and Tommy takes on Tattoo...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 12 - Needle Phobia!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Needle Phobia!

    S2:E12

    Gus pokes holes in his clients debilitating needle phobia, Tommy takes on the literal scars left by blind love and Jasmine hears the story of a...

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 13 - I Do's and Bad Tattoos
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - I Do's and Bad Tattoos

    S2:E13

    Jasmine struggles to free her client from the pain of his jailhouse past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 14 - All In
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - All In

    S2:E14

    Jasmine helps a very distraught client; Tommy is caught off guard by two lizards; Gus goes all in for a gambler with a stranger's face tattooed on his arm.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 15 - The Scrambler
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Scrambler

    S2:E15

    Gus scrambles to help a man cover a tragic memory; Jasmine works on an unlucky tattoo; Tommy cleans up after a con artist.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 16 - Jumping the Gun
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Jumping the Gun

    S2:E16

    Jasmine attempts to exorcize an Irish curse that left her client writhing on the side of the road. Tommy tries to erase the scars left behind by a con-man & Gus reaches out to a man shaken by a disturbing carnival tragedy.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Tattoo Nightmares Season 2 Episode 17 - Ink Disasters
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Ink Disasters

    S2:E17

    Tommy gets a final shot at redemption with Bradley from "Ink Master"; Gus takes on a scarred butterfly; and Jasmine tries to uncover a soldier's secret.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Tribute Trouble" is the best rated episode of "Tattoo Nightmares". It scored 7.7/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/4/2012. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Killer Skyline".