
Season 1 (2009)
Episodes: 14
Star Cast: Daymond John , Barbara Corcoran , Robert Herjavec , Kevin O'Leary ,
Episodes List

Ep.1 Shark Tank: Series Premiere
Air Date: 2009-08-09
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.

Ep.2 Inner-city teacher pitches proposal
Air Date: 2009-08-16
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.

Ep.3 Entrepreneurial novice
Air Date: 2009-08-23
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.

Ep.4 Graffiti-removal business
Air Date: 2009-08-30
An entrepreneur originally from Ghana wants an investment for an Internet business; a man from California wants to franchise his graffiti-removal business.

Ep.5 Body Jac
Air Date: 2009-09-06
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.

Ep.6 Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball
Air Date: 2009-09-13
A young Chicago entrepreneur plays hardball with the sharks while seeking funding for an innovative Internet business.

Ep.7 A housewife charms the male sharks
Air Date: 2009-09-29
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.

Ep.8 Overconfidence could blow a deal
Air Date: 2009-10-06
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.

Ep.9 Preventing cancer in pets
Air Date: 2009-10-13
A veterinarian's product claims to prevent cancer in pets; virtual arcade; a Texas designer pitches a line of fashionable clothing for women.

Ep.10 Unusual business proposal
Air Date: 2009-10-20
A man wants an investment from the sharks to create an extension of his already successful business; a urologist has an unusual business proposal.

Ep.11 Salad dressing mix; golf ball cleaner
Air Date: 2010-01-08
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.

Ep.12 An idea for a portable hand degreaser
Air Date: 2010-01-15
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.

Ep.13 Old-fashioned ice cream men
Air Date: 2010-01-29
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.

Ep.14 A man reinvents the umbrella
Air Date: 2010-02-05
A woman begins her presentation with shoe fashions; sisters from Chicago present a hilarious pitch; a man from Florida reinvents the umbrella.