Shark Tank — Season 1
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01 Shark Tank: Series Premiere
Aug 9, 200942m★ 7.2
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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02 Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
Aug 16, 200942m★ 6.3
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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03 Entrepreneurial novice
Aug 23, 200942m★ 7.0
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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04 Graffiti-removal business
Aug 30, 200942m★ 6.3
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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05 Body Jac
Sep 6, 200942m★ 6.3
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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06 Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
Sep 13, 200942m★ 7.0
A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.
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07 A housewife charms the male sharks
Sep 29, 200942m★ 6.7
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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08 Overconfidence could blow a deal
Oct 6, 200942m★ 6.7
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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09 Preventing cancer in pets
Oct 13, 200942m★ 7.0
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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10 Unusual business proposal
Oct 20, 200942m★ 7.0
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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11 Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
Jan 8, 201042m★ 6.0
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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12 An idea for a portable hand degreaser
Jan 15, 201042m★ 6.7
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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13 Old-fashioned ice cream men
Jan 29, 201042m★ 6.3
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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14 A man reinvents the umbrella
Feb 5, 201042m★ 6.7
A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.