About this season
LA Ink is an American reality show on TLC that followed the events of the High Voltage Tattoo tattoo studios in Los Angeles, California. The spin-off of TLC's Miami Ink, it premiered on August 7, 2007. In August 2011, TLC announced that the show will end production, with Season 4 being its last and that the series is cancelled.
Episodes (26)
1. Welcome Home Kat
Aired 7 August 2007 • 60 min
Kat Von D is back in her hometown of LA and she's fulfilling her dream of opening her own tattoo shop. She found a hot location and she plans to make it the coolest shop in town. As construction gets underway, Kat looks everywhere for her dream team.
2. Nowhere To Work
Aired 14 August 2007 • 60 min
Kat's nailed down her dream team, but the shop's not ready when Hannah and Kim arrive to work in LA. Hannah's worried Kim might drop out. Fortunately, Corey agrees to let the entire crew work out of his shop until LA Ink opens.
3. LA Ink Grand Opening
Aired 21 August 2007 • 60 min
LA Ink is open for business and Kat Von D and her crew celebrate with a huge rock n roll bash! It's been a struggle getting her dream shop off the ground but it's done and now the whole city will see if Kat has what it takes to run her own business.
4. Boobs Rule
Aired 28 August 2007 • 60 min
While bathing suit shopping with Pixie, Kat learns her recent weight loss has changed more than her waistline. Pixie gives Kat the hard sell on breast implants. But before Kat goes under the knife, she does a test run on the girls at the shop.
5. Master Cleanse
Aired 4 September 2007 • 60 min
Kat's overworked and tired, so Kim suggests that they both do a cleanse. Kat raises the stakes by making a bet to see who can last longer.The loser will get tattooed by Steve O.Nashville's Emerson Drive stops by the shop to celebrate their first #1 song.
6. Corey's Vasectomy
Aired 11 September 2007 • 60 min
Corey contemplates getting a vasectomy, but it's a tougher decision then he thought it would be. Kat surprises Pixie by getting a portrait tattoo of her to show her how much she loves her. In the shop, Hannah tattoos a fighting fish on Raye.
7. Pixie's Surgery
Aired 18 September 2007 • 60 min
Pixie suddenly falls sick and she can't afford the surgery she desperately needs. Corey turns to art for a new found inspiration and he tattoos a creepy portrait for his friend.
8. Kat's Gnarly Day
Aired 25 September 2007 • 60 min
Kat invites her father to visit the shop for the first time and everything seems to go wrong. Kat arrives five hours late for work and things get chaotic.
9. Kim Looks for Love
Aired 2 October 2007 • 60 min
Kim is sick of being single and is ready to find love. The crew decides to find her a man and Kim finally takes a gamble on love at the Drag Queen Bingo.
10. Kat's in Love
Aired 9 October 2007 • 60 min
Kat Von D's business is booming but her personal life has been suffering as a result. Kat has managed to meet a guy who she vibes with but has some doubts about jumping into a relationship so quickly after her recent divorce.
11. Holly's Here
Aired 16 October 2007 • 60 min
Hannah's daughter, Holly, drops by L.A. to check out the new shop, but Hannah is stuck working. As she tries to find some time to spend with her daughter, Kat hears the tragic story of the death of - Pantera's guitarist Dimebag Darrell.
12. Pixie's Got the Blues
Aired 23 October 2007 • 60 min
Pixie is going through relationship issues the girls help her cope. Sebastian Bach makes an appearance.
13. Big Decisions
Aired 30 October 2007 • 60 min
Kat decides she wants to take a vacation and meet Orbi on tour, but she can't seem figure out a way to meet him and still take care of the business. Meanwhile, Hannah is forced to choose between her life in L.A. and the life she left behind in Chicago.
14. Kat's Back But Where Is Hannah
Aired 8 January 2008 • 60 min
Kat returns to the shop to find that Hannah is still in Chicago. And that Pixie took a week off from work - without telling her! Plus, Kat comes up with an idea for a tattoo and music convention called "Musink."
15. Pixie Moonlights
Aired 15 January 2008 • 60 min
Kat considers how to deal with Pixie's absence from the shop when Kat was on vacation. While Pixie asks for a day off to moonlight as a make-up artist. But everyone is glad that Hannah finally returns to LA.
16. Kat Cleans Up
Aired 22 January 2008 • 60 min
Kat tries to tame her wild ways by moving in with her boyfriend Orbi.
17. New Beginnings
Aired 29 January 2008 • 60 min
Amist all the tension between the crew, they decide to put it all behind them and make a fresh start. Kat hires her sister, Karoline, to be her personal assistant while she plans a special surprise with the help of comedian Tom Green.
18. Novelty Girls
Aired 5 February 2008 • 60 min
Kat and Orbi's relationship grows closer when she tattoos a portrait of Rock N Roll legend, Roy Orbison, on Orbi. Pixie and Kim decide to try speed dating but it doesn't fair so well.
19. Skate Ramp
Aired 12 February 2008 • 60 min
Kat decides to build a full sized skate ramp inside the shop. But Hannah, whose work station will be right next to the ramp, doesn't like the idea and thinks bad things will happen. Meanwhile, because of the construction in the shop, Corey and Kim are forced to work in Corey's shop.
20. Kat's World Record
Aired 19 February 2008 • 60 min
Kat decides it's time for her to set a Guinness World Record by doing 400 tattoos in 24 hours. However with less than one week until the big day, Kat think she might be attempting the impossible.
21. Kat Gets a Scare
Aired 28 February 2008 • 60 min
Kat feels some really bad pains and decides it's time to consult her doctor. But as her pains continue to get worse, she decides to go in for a second opinion. Something urgent is discovered and Kat is rushed in for emergency surgery.
22. Corey's Dilemma
Aired 6 March 2008 • 60 min
Kat returns to work after her health scare but is so overwhelmed by the progress of "MusInk" that she missed the deadlines and her headlining band cancels on her. Kat turns to Corey for a helping hand but Corey can't find a balance between being a family man and a friend.
23. The Worst Day Ever
Aired 13 March 2008 • 60 min
Pixie's bad work habits have the other artists fed up and forces Kat to make a hard decision about Pixie's future as the Shop Manager. But as things continue to get worse, Kat tries her best to keep the fighting away fro the clients.
24. Life After Pixie
Aired 20 March 2008 • 60 min
The shop tries to pick up all the pieces after Pixie's big blow up at the shop. Kat is forced to find a fill in for Pixie. Kat and Pixie's friendship is tested, but Kat tries to make amends.
25. Orbi's Secret
Aired 27 March 2008 • 60 min
Orbi, Kat's boyfriend, secretly meets with Kat's dad to confess his true feelings about Kat and the future of their relationship.
26. Growing Pains
Aired 3 April 2008 • 60 min
Kat and Orbi's relationship is on the rocks, but Kat chooses to focus on her work and Musink, her tattoo and music covention instead.