Shark Tank (2009)
Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.
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Episode 1 - Shark Tank: Series Premiere
Release Date: 2009-08-09Budding 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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Episode 2 - Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
Release Date: 2009-08-16An 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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Episode 3 - Entrepreneurial novice
Release Date: 2009-08-23An 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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Episode 4 - Graffiti-removal business
Release Date: 2009-08-30An 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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Episode 5 - Body Jac
Release Date: 2009-09-06Three 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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Episode 6 - Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
Release Date: 2009-09-13A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.
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Episode 7 - A housewife charms the male sharks
Release Date: 2009-09-29A 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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Episode 8 - Overconfidence could blow a deal
Release Date: 2009-10-06A 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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Episode 9 - Preventing cancer in pets
Release Date: 2009-10-13A 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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Episode 10 - Unusual business proposal
Release Date: 2009-10-20A 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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Episode 11 - Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
Release Date: 2010-01-08Things 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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Episode 12 - An idea for a portable hand degreaser
Release Date: 2010-01-15Two 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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Episode 13 - Old-fashioned ice cream men
Release Date: 2010-01-29A 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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Episode 14 - A man reinvents the umbrella
Release Date: 2010-02-05A 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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Episode 15 - Episode 15
Release Date: 2011-04-15An entrepreneur from Chicago hopes the sharks can dig him out of a financial hole; a single mother believes her aromatic lip gloss can help women. Note -- This is actually episode 5 of season 2 --