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Shark Tank.

Navigating the seas of opportunity.

Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch various business ideas to "The Sharks" -- tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons -- in hopes of landing an investment.

Created by Mark Burnett

THE STORY CONTINUES

Season 1.

01

Shark Tank: Series Premiere

2009-08-09 · 42m7.2

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.

02

Inner-city teacher pitches proposal

2009-08-16 · 42m6.3

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.

03

Entrepreneurial novice

2009-08-23 · 42m7.0

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.

04

Graffiti-removal business

2009-08-30 · 42m6.3

An entrepreneur originally from Ghana wants an investment for an Internet business; a man from California wants to franchise his graffiti-removal business.

05

Body Jac

2009-09-06 · 42m6.3

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.

06

Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball

2009-09-13 · 42m7.0

A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.

07

A housewife charms the male sharks

2009-09-29 · 42m6.7

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.

08

Overconfidence could blow a deal

2009-10-06 · 42m6.7

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.

09

Preventing cancer in pets

2009-10-13 · 42m7.0

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

2009-10-20 · 42m7.0

A man wants an investment from the sharks to create an extension of his already successful business; a urologist has an unusual business proposal.

11

Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner

2010-01-08 · 42m6.0

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.

12

An idea for a portable hand degreaser

2010-01-15 · 42m6.7

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.

13

Old-fashioned ice cream men

2010-01-29 · 42m6.3

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.

14

A man reinvents the umbrella

2010-02-05 · 42m6.7

A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.

Cast.

Daymond John

Daymond John

Self - Shark

Barbara Corcoran

Barbara Corcoran

Self - Shark

Robert Herjavec

Robert Herjavec

Self - Shark

Kevin O'Leary

Kevin O'Leary

Self - Shark

Phil Crowley

Phil Crowley

Self - Announcer (voice)

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