Shark Tank — Season 1
The next bright idea is out there.
About this season
Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.
Episodes (14)
1. Shark Tank: Series Premiere
7.7Aired 9 August 2009 • 42 min
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.
2. Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
7.0Aired 16 August 2009 • 42 min
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.
3. Entrepreneurial novice
8.0Aired 23 August 2009 • 42 min
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.
4. Graffiti-removal business
7.0Aired 30 August 2009 • 42 min
An entrepreneur originally from Ghana wants an investment for an Internet business; a man from California wants to franchise his graffiti-removal business.
5. Body Jac
7.0Aired 6 September 2009 • 42 min
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.
6. Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
8.0Aired 13 September 2009 • 42 min
A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.
7. A housewife charms the male sharks
7.5Aired 29 September 2009 • 42 min
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.
8. Overconfidence could blow a deal
7.5Aired 6 October 2009 • 42 min
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.
9. Preventing cancer in pets
8.0Aired 13 October 2009 • 42 min
A veterinarian's product claims to prevent cancer in pets; virtual arcade; a Texas designer pitches a line of fashionable clothing for women.
10. Unusual business proposal
8.0Aired 20 October 2009 • 42 min
A man wants an investment from the sharks to create an extension of his already successful business; a urologist has an unusual business proposal.
11. Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
6.5Aired 8 January 2010 • 42 min
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.
12. An idea for a portable hand degreaser
7.5Aired 15 January 2010 • 42 min
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.
13. Old-fashioned ice cream men
7.0Aired 29 January 2010 • 42 min
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.
14. A man reinvents the umbrella
7.5Aired 5 February 2010 • 42 min
A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.