Bar Rescue
(2011)Streaming Episode Guide
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Season 9
Episode 8
4-14-2024
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My Brother's Barkeeper
Episode 7 - 4-07-2024
In Banning, California, a failing bar has caused a major rift between a brother and sister, and Jon Taffer must find a way to help them repair the damage.
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Missing the Marc
Episode 6 - 3-31-2024
Jon Taffer heads to St. Augustine, Florida to help a military vet rescue his struggling bar amidst poor sales and an unruly staff.
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Low Five Dive
Episode 5 - 3-24-2024
Jon Taffer attempts to rescue a bar in Tucson, Arizona whose owner has let the bar fall into disrepair despite the efforts of her skilled staff.
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A Drunk, a Fruitfly, and a Knight Walk Into a Bar
Episode 4 - 3-17-2024
Jon Taffer sends legendary mixologist, Phil Wills to rescue a filthy bar in Oxnard, California and help a newlywed couple realize their dreams.
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Jason's Last Call
Episode 3 - 3-10-2024
Jon heads to Fountain Hills, Ariz., to help a married couple protect their investment in a bar that is being run into the ground by their friend and business partner.
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Wildkats Wild Collapse
Episode 2 - 3-03-2024
In Jacksonville, Florida, Jon Taffer aims to rescue a bar that is suffering from a severe identity crisis and lack of leadership.
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Deadliest Kitchen
Episode 1 - 2-25-2024
Jon heads to Gilbert, Arizona to help an owner who has dedicated her life to a bar that has a dangerously dirty kitchen and an untrained bar staff.
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Season 8
How The Cookie Crumbles
Episode 37 - 6-11-2023
Jon must save a former travel agent turned bar owner and her family business before it crashes and burns.
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Put This Fire Out
Episode 36 - 6-04-2023
Jon tries to save a firehouse-themed bar outside of Boise, Idaho and confronts an owner with excuses for everything.
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Changing of the Guards
Episode 35 - 5-28-2023
Jon rescues a VFW on its last legs before the bar's 75th Anniversary.
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Spare Me Another Chance
Episode 34 - 5-21-2023
Jon must help a businessman who bought a bar attached to a bowling alley but had never stepped foot in a bar.
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Horseshoe Bend It Like "Bar Rescue"
Episode 33 - 5-14-2023
Jon heads to Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, to save a community-centered bar from going under at the hands of an absentee owner and rookie manager.
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Long Live a Legacy
Episode 32 - 4-30-2023
Jon helps distant owner Joe revitalize his late friend Raja's pizzeria and sports bar in the hopes of leaving the business to Raja's daughter and son.
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3rd Pocket's a Charm
Episode 31 - 4-23-2023
While trying to tackle a pest-infested bar with an absentee owner in Hickory, NC, Jon finds that its driven staff offers a glimpse of hope.
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Fresh Bread, Rotten Bar
Episode 30 - 4-09-2023
Jon heads to Loveland, CO, to help an overworked, overbearing owner who is buried in debt take a step back, delegate tasks and let his hardworking staff shine.
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Loveless in Loveland
Episode 29 - 4-02-2023
The owner of Blue Sports Grille in Loveland, CO, is in danger of losing his marriage and retirement dreams if Jon can't get him to step up, make changes and create an identity for his bar.
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Pool House Rock
Episode 28 - 3-26-2023
Jon visits Colorado Cork & Keg in Castle Rock, CO, where the idle owner of the beer bar plays pool and socializes with customers as his wife and untrained staff pick up his slack.
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The Napoleon Complex
Episode 27 - 3-19-2023
Jon brings his experienced team to Charlotte, NC, to fix the issues at 360 Lounge Reloaded, where the helpless owner is losing up to $20,000 a month and the respect of his staff.
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Hideaway From Reality
Episode 26 - 3-12-2023
Jon heads to Meridian, Idaho, where he confronts the staff of The Hideaway Bar & Grill for enabling the owner's questionable behavior, which is impacting the business.
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Outta Touch, Outta Time
Episode 25 - 3-05-2023
Jon brings in his team of culinary and bar experts to revamp a 1950s-themed bar in Arvada, CO, for a soft-spoken owner, her hardworking staff and her entitled ex-husband.
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JJ's Sports Bust
Episode 24 - 2-26-2023
The owner of JJ's Sports Bar & Grill in Highland, CA, must take a hard look at his behavior if he wants Jon's help to save his failing family business amidst post-pandemic financial stress behavior.
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Game Over
Episode 23 - 6-12-2022
Jon heads to Sanford, Florida to revitalize a retro-arcade bar that is falling apart and an owner who has an excuse for everything.
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Till Failure Do You Part
Episode 22 - 5-29-2022
In Gibsonton, Fla., Jon must help rescue not only a failing bar but a broken marriage after the Covid pandemic destroyed both their business and their relationship.
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Rescue on the River
Episode 21 - 5-22-2022
A riverside bar in Florida is struggling to stay afloat due to a manager with no experience, a staff co-mingling and a wildly out-of-line menu for their community.
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Magically Atrocious
Episode 20 - 5-15-2022
In Ybor City, Fla., Jon helps rescue a bar owner who made some questionable choices on the theme, decor, and menu in her bar.
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Working to Death
Episode 19 - 5-08-2022
Jon heads to Tampa, Fla., to help save an owner who has suffered personal loss and health scares while trying to single-handedly keep his struggling bar afloat.
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Quick-Sandtown Rescue
Episode 18 - 4-24-2022
In the heart of Atlanta, Jon helps an owner seize her second chance in life by saving her struggling bar and managing her staff.
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Shutting Down the Confetti Party
Episode 17 - 4-17-2022
Jon helps an owner who battled childhood illness and the loss of his father learn how to run a bar and manage a business.
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Doing it for Dad
Episode 16 - 4-10-2022
After losing their father and stepmom, three sisters find themselves unexpectedly owning a bar that they never learned how to run.
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Personal Assistant, Professional Failure
Episode 15 - 4-03-2022
In the heart of Texas, Jon must help an owner figure out how to be a better boss and help her personal assistant step up to lead the bar.
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Ace's Wild
Episode 14 - 3-27-2022
Jon heads to Texas to help a husband and wife rescue their failing bar and learn how to be better partners in business.
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Penalty on the Bar
Episode 13 - 3-20-2022
In Dunwoody, Ga., Jon Taffer tries to help a former hospitality professional regain his passion for the industry and save his flailing bar.
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Wreck It Ralph
Episode 12 - 8-15-2021
Jon attempts to rescue a bar in Maricopa, Ariz., whose owner has squandered a half a million-dollar investment from his parents.
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Remembering Billy
Episode 11 - 8-08-2021
After a series of devastating losses, Jon must help an owner and her staff get back on track from their personal tragedies as well as a global pandemic.
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Ninja Karaoke's Swan Song
Episode 10 - 8-01-2021
Jon Taffer tries to help a struggling married couple save their karaoke bar in downtown Las Vegas and get back on track with their goals to start a family.
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Behind the 8 Ball
Episode 9 - 7-18-2021
A premiere billiards hall in Las Vegas is at risk of closing after it's owner struggles to recover from the effects of the pandemic and an inept manager.
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A Commander and His Post
Episode 8 - 7-11-2021
Jon heads to Pahrump, Nevada to save a VFW hall from permanently closing its doors and to help its commanding officer step away to take care of his ailing wife.
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A Bar to Take Pride In
Episode 7 - 6-27-2021
A gay bar in Las Vegas is on the verge of closing after losing all of its entertainment options due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Rookie of the Beer
Episode 6 - 6-20-2021
Jon Taffer must save an ambitious but rookie family-run brewery that was forced to open during the pandemic.
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Viva La Casona
Episode 5 - 6-13-2021
For his 200th rescue, Jon rescues a family who bought a Mexican restaurant at the height of the pandemic and put their daughter's future on the line to chase the bright lights of Vegas.
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Every Rosé Has It's Thorn
Episode 4 - 6-06-2021
Jon heads to Cork and Thorn, an offbeat Las Vegas hangout, to convince the artistic owner to focus less on her passion for flower arrangements and more on erasing her $200,000 debt.
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A Twice in a Lifetime Opportunity
Episode 3 - 5-23-2021
In his second re-rescue, Jon returns to Champagne's Cafe to help the struggling bar survive the pandemic and maintain its Las Vegas legacy.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Not Your Godfather's Speakeasy
Episode 2 - 5-09-2021
Jon helps the owner of Capo's Restaurant and Speakeasy in Las Vegas, who suffered personal and professional loss during the pandemic, restore the former glory of his mobster-themed bar.
7.7/10Where to watch
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Two Tickets to Paradise Cantina
Episode 1 - 5-02-2021
In his hometown of Las Vegas, Jon rescues a beloved party bar that blames their downfall on the pandemic until Jon discovers the truth.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Season 7
The Mother of All Failures
Episode 16 - 9-13-2020
Jon heads to Phoenix, AZ to help a veteran bar owner who's borrowed money from her entire family to fund her failing business.
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The Gaslamp Redemption
Episode 15 - 9-06-2020
An owner who is fighting cancer and his always-tense manager try to work together to save their failing bar in the heart of San Diego's Gaslamp District from closing its doors for good.
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Fear and Molding on Pineapple Hill
Episode 14 - 6-14-2020
41m
Jon tries to help an owner who is unable to take control of her own bar and explosive chef due to her crippling fear of failure and change.
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A Silver Dollar Saved Is a Silver Dollar Earned
Episode 13 - 6-07-2020
41m
Jon heads to the Silver Dollar in Chula Vista, CA, where the unresolved tensions between the father and son owners have led to operational issues and neglect.
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Bottoms Up, Going Down
Episode 12 - 5-31-2020
41m
Jon arrives at Bottoms Up to discover a staff running wild, a manager lacking courage to control his staff, and an owner ready to sell her bar.
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In the Rough
Episode 11 - 5-17-2020
41m
Jon heads to Pepe's Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Canyon Lake, CA, to help a once-bustling bar that's now a ghost town and open the disconnected owners' eyes.
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Raging Turkey
Episode 10 - 5-03-2020
41m
Jon does reconnaissance at Kalaveraz Cocina-Cantina in Escondido, CA, and finds an owner so in over his head that he's resorted to not paying his staff.
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Beast Rescue
Episode 9 - 4-26-2020
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Jon travels to Oakland, CA, to help Marshawn Lynch turn around his bar, Rob Ben's, by teaching the NFL star to treat his staff less like family and more like a team.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Come Home to Roost
Episode 8 - 4-19-2020
41m
An inexperienced bar owner calls on Jon after hiring a hard-partying manager with no industry knowledge to run Broadway Club in Tooele, Utah.
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Taken for Granted
Episode 7 - 4-12-2020
41m
The Grant Bar & Lounge - Tracy, CA * Jon goes to Northern California to save The Grant Bar for a know-it-all owner who blames everybody but himself for the failures of his establishment.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Life's a Beach
Episode 6 - 4-05-2020
41m
Jon is brought in to save The Sandbar in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but before he can save the failing beach-themed bar, he has to figure out who the actual owner is first.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Saving Post 6216
Episode 5 - 3-29-2020
41m
VFW Post 6216 - Albuquerque, NM * Jon sets out on a rescue close to his heart when he attempts to boost membership and raise funds for a struggling New Mexico VFW post.
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Still Bill
Episode 4 - 3-22-2020
41m
Jon is in Midvale, Utah, to meet The Union owner Bill, who is over $500,000 in debt and hasn't picked up any of the bar knowledge required to help his staff.
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Breaking Brandon
Episode 3 - 3-15-2020
41m
After emptying his sick mother's life savings, a man is moments away from a meltdown; he is four days away from closing his dream bar.
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Gutterball!
Episode 2 - 3-08-2020
41m
A retired Vietnam vet bought a bar and bowling center as a tribute to his father, but the business is heading into the gutter. Now, his family's legacy is at stake, as his business is in danger of shutting down for good.
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Sactown Going Down
Episode 1 - 3-01-2020
41m
T-Pain and Jon Taffer travel to historic Old Town Sacramento to resurrect an owner haunted by the ghosts of his past, as well as his failures as an owner.
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Season 6
Get Off Your Ass!
Episode 47 - 9-29-2019
The owner of Utah's The Fifth realized too late that running a successful bar wasn't as easy as his dad made it look, and now he's poised to squander his family's legacy.
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Saving G.I. Jodi
Episode 46 - 9-22-2019
41m
Jon arrives in Littleton, Colorado, to find a mother and son at odds over running the haphazardly decorated G.I. Jodi's, which was originally conceived to honor the military.
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The Sound of Failing Music
Episode 45 - 9-15-2019
n affluent Aurora, CO, an undisciplined singer turned bar owner has allowed his bloated ego to destroy his business and family, and Jon's team must repair the damage.
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So We Meet Again, Mr. Taffer
Episode 44 - 8-25-2019
41m
Mark and Ozzie face Jon Taffer a second time in hopes that he will rescue another one of their failing bars.
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Sticks and Stones May Break Your Bar
Episode 43 - 8-18-2019
41m
After a decade of success, a drag racing bar owner sees his profits go up in smoke.
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Doreen's Dilemma
Episode 42 - 8-11-2019
41m
The daughter of a longtime bar owner finds herself saddled with the responsibility of running his business after he abruptly passes away.
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Green Walls and Donkey Balls
Episode 41 - 8-04-2019
41m
Two best friends are acting more like jackasses than owners and find themselves on the verge of losing their bar.
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John and Bert Bought a Bar
Episode 40 - 7-28-2019
Jon tries to fix the negligent behavior at Harbor Point Club & Grill in Richardson, Texas, where owners drink the profits away and the staff struggles to get one order right.
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Reckless Roundhouse
Episode 39 - 7-21-2019
41m
To save the Whiskey Girl Saloon in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, Jon must get an inexperienced co-owner to abandon his hard-partying alter ego, Rick Roundhouse.
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All Blaze, No Glory
Episode 38 - 7-14-2019
41m
Jenny McCarthy joins Jon to help the Thunderbolt Bar & Grill owner, an inexperienced man with poor leadership skills whose only ally is threatening to withdraw her services.
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Driving Miss Tara
Episode 37 - 6-02-2019
41m
Jon tries to help the owner of New England's Ale House Grille, a single mom who's become reliant on a rude, incompetent manager since her husband left.
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Pie Hard
Episode 36 - 5-19-2019
42m
Jon is tasked with rescuing Gil & Rick's, a sports bar and pizzeria run by two surly, inexperienced owners who resent customers actually ordering their subpar pies.
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Big Trouble in Little China Grove
Episode 35 - 5-12-2019
41m
The owners of the China Grove Trading Post bought the bar to provide for their daughter's future, but her spoiled, lazy attitude threatens to sink the whole business.
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LIV'n on a Prayer
Episode 34 - 5-05-2019
41m
Jon is called in to rescue LIV, a Las Vegas establishment lacking an identity, deprived of leadership and hampered by a chatty waitress with a heavy pour hand.
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Uncivil War
Episode 33 - 4-28-2019
41m
Jon attempts to rescue Eliphino, a Las Vegas dive dar struggling because of an owner who makes bad decisions and more enemies than friends.
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Miles from Success
Episode 32 - 4-21-2019
41m
Two rockers in need of money decided to open Kiva in a Texas college town, but their inexperience and apathy have cost them $200,000.
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Tanked and Toasty
Episode 31 - 4-14-2019
41m
The owner of the Recovery Room in San Antonio treats running a bar like a never-ending party, but her reckless ways may soon end the party, her business and her marriage.
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Back to School
Episode 30 - 4-07-2019
41m
Putting the future of the service industry to the test, Jon and the crew help students at UNLV's College of Hospitality prepare for a VIP cocktail party.
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Twerking 9 to 5
Episode 29 - 3-31-2019
41m
A twerking, drinking, fighting staff threatens a once-thriving bar, leaving Ashley and Robert Gaddy's future at a Crossroads.
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Owner on the Run
Episode 28 - 3-24-2019
41m
Jon attempts to rescue The Original Hideout in Tucson, Arizona, despite that owner Ramiro is $300,000 in debt and his brother Raoul is overwhelmed with his management duties.
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Don’t Cry for Me Jon Taffer
Episode 27 - 3-17-2019
41m
Jon attempts to save sports bar RJ's Replays, which is full of potential but failing due to poor management, and mend the owner's relationships with his wife and parents.
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Dalia’s Inferno
Episode 26 - 3-10-2019
41m
Jon travels to San Antonio to help a bar owner whose life-of-the-party personality has set the standard for indulgent on-the-job drinking and unprofessional practices.
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The Lights Come Back in Puerto Rico
Episode 25 - 3-03-2019
41m
After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, a brother and sister find themselves in over their heads in damages to their previously successful Asian fusion restaurant Shibo.
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There Will Be Family Blood
Episode 24 - 8-26-2018
41m
A novice owner opens a bar to help cover his sister's medical bills, but when he staffs it with his equally inexperienced relatives, the business quickly becomes a money pit.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Star Lite, Star Not So Brite
Episode 23 - 8-19-2018
41m
Nostalgia drives a successful bar owner to purchase a dive bar he patronized in his youth, but his focus on his primary business causes the second bar to slide into chaos.
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Back to the Bar: The Tradewinds of Change
Episode 22 - 8-12-2018
41m
Jon revisits bars The Tradewinds and 22 Klicks to see if their respective staffs are still working together or falling back into bad habits.
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The Unwanted Saloon
Episode 21 - 8-05-2018
41m
Jon heads to middle-of-nowhere Tennessee to rescue The Wanted Saloon, whose remote location is just the first of many challenges.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Fatballs
Episode 20 - 7-29-2018
41m
An unappealing name is just the first of many problems plaguing Fatballs Sports Bar & Grill, where Jon must get a belligerent owner to accept responsibility.
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Operation Puerto Rico
Episode 19 - 7-22-2018
41m
Jon returns to Puerto Rico, where he used to live, to rescue a bar destroyed by Hurricane Maria and to help revive the rest of the community.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Fish Out of Blue Water
Episode 18 - 7-15-2018
41m
An industrious immigrant with a history of business success bites off more than he can chew when he buys Blue Water and takes a hands-off management approach.
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Back to the Bar: Tough Love
Episode 17 - 7-08-2018
41m
Jon reconnects with bar owners Mark Wilson and Ozzie Ardavani to find out what's in store for their relationship, then checks in with La Luz's Edith and Juan Pablo Martinez.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Not Cleared for Takeoff
Episode 16 - 7-01-2018
41m
A storied L.A. music venue has fallen into disarray, and it's up to Jon to revive the apathetic owner's passion for his own business.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Phishing for Answers
Episode 15 - 6-24-2018
41m
Jon brings in culinary expert Aaron McCargo Jr. and mixologist Mia Mastroianni to help a Florida couple's bar bounce back after years of failure under their son's management.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Father Knows Best
Episode 14 - 6-17-2018
41m
Jon visits the No Name Saloon, a rowdy biker bar where the owner refuses to trust his daughter's managerial skills.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Back to the Bar: The Power of Bacon and Beer
Episode 13 - 6-10-2018
41m
Jon looks back at some of his most successful turnarounds and asks the audience to share some of their favorite rescue memories.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Down and Out in Las Vegas
Episode 12 - 6-03-2018
41m
Jon provides a wake-up call to the owner of Barley Pop's Bar & Grill, who developed a severe drinking problem after suffering a pair of tragedies.
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Back to the Bar: Blue in the Frog Face
Episode 11 - 5-20-2018
41m
Taffer revisits The Local and finds family turmoil as Mimi is still a thorn in her son's side, while Todd and Elise of Mac & Chesters update Taffer on their marriage and bar.
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Caving In
Episode 10 - 5-13-2018
41m
The son of hardworking immigrants drives his late father's neighborhood bar into the ground with a poorly planned renovation and a bad over-serving problem.
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Crazy Little Thing Called Selman
Episode 9 - 5-06-2018
41m
A frenetic bar owner with no prior bar experience drives the Copper Rocket Pub into the ground by bringing in carnivalesque entertainment.
7.7/10Where to watch
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An Ode to the Cap'n
Episode 8 - 4-29-2018
41m
A daughter must grapple with the loss of her father as she struggles to preserve his legacy and save his bar, Cap'n Odie's Lounge.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Pole Without a Purpose
Episode 7 - 4-22-2018
41m
A soccer mom turned strip club owner refuses help from her daughter even though she's trained in hospitality management.
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Back to the Bar: Don't Call It a Comeback
Episode 6 - 4-15-2018
41m
Jon reconnects with bar owners he’s helped in the past to see if they’ve changed their bad habits, which include drinking on the job and being addicted to canned meat.
6.7/10Where to watch
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Mississippi Rears
Episode 5 - 4-08-2018
41m
A Navy vet finds himself in over his head when he relies on his unqualified friend to manage his failing Mississippi dive bar.
6.9/10Where to watch
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Ground Control to Major Jon
Episode 4 - 4-01-2018
41m
Jon visits a Cape Canaveral area bar frequented by local NASA astronauts; Jon attempts to get the bar back off the ground before a mother-daughter feud causes a failure to launch.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Weird Science
Episode 3 - 3-25-2018
41m
Two scientists struggle with the correct formula to run a successful bar.
6.6/10Where to watch
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Close, But No Cigar
Episode 2 - 3-18-2018
41m
When an old-school Memphis cigar man takes a stab at the bar business, he discovers hiring his millennial son wasn't quite what he had expected.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Put It on Cody’s Tab
Episode 1 - 3-11-2018
41m
A son takes over the failing family business and must battle his belligerent father, a volatile cook, and a filthy kitchen before Jon Taffer shuts it all down.
5.9/10Where to watch
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Season 5
Back to the Bar: Disasters of Epic Proportions
Episode 31 - 9-17-2017
Taffer revisits 3 bars whose fortunes have turned for the worse after disasters have ravaged their futures, from the apocalypse themed bar The End to Chicago landmark The Abbey. Can Taffer develop a plan to help them get back on their feet?
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The Unlucky Leprechaun
Episode 30 - 9-10-2017
41m
Jon Taffer tries to convince a foul-mouthed owner to change his ways before the bar he owns with his ex-wife shuts down for good.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Back to the Bar: For Whom the Cajun Belle Tolls
Episode 29 - 9-03-2017
41m
Taffer revisits The Cajun Belle to see whether husband Dave still supports his hard-working wife and whether their marriage needs another rescue, checks in on the partnership at Hammer & Ales, and heads back to The Wildcatter.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's
Episode 28 - 8-20-2017
41m
It's a race against the clock as Jon Taffer tries to rescue a failing bar with a crumbling floor.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Daddy Dearest
Episode 27 - 8-13-2017
41m
Jon Taffer arrives just in time to save a family run bar on the brink of ruin with an aggressive father at its helm.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Silence of the Ants
Episode 26 - 8-06-2017
41m
A Long Beach dive bar becomes infested with more than just bar problems -- they have bug problems.
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Back to the Bar: Flying Fists and Bar Brawls
Episode 25 - 7-30-2017
It's all fists and fury when Taffer revisits the bars with the biggest fights, including the most dangerous brawl in show history at the bar whose owner is fighting foreclosure.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Mother Doesn't Know Best
Episode 24 - 7-23-2017
41m
Jon Taffer tries to convince the ultimate maternal figure to make her decisions like a business owner to save her struggling Las Vegas dive bar from closing its doors.
7.7/10Where to watch
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Things That Go Pahrump in the Night
Episode 23 - 7-16-2017
41m
It's a race against the clock when Jon Taffer heads to Pahrump, where he must save the failing bar owned by a man who might lose his sight forever.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Casually Tapped Out
Episode 22 - 7-02-2017
41m
Taffer tries to resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt out firefighter who owns it.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon
Episode 21 - 4-09-2017
41m
Former bar owners return to praise Taffer for turning around their businesses, including an owner once accused of embezzlement by his father, a vape-smoking dragon lady who crafted conflict in her St. Louis bar & more.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' To Do
Episode 20 - 4-02-2017
41m
After suffering a stroke, this bar owner is on the verge of losing his family legacy. Can Taffer save this bayou bar before it sinks?
7.9/10Where to watch
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Bar Over Troubled Water
Episode 19 - 3-26-2017
41m
In this special episode, Taffer rescues a successful bar – the beacon of the community – that was destroyed by a recent hurricane in Baton Rouge
7.5/10Where to watch
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All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down
Episode 18 - 3-19-2017
41m
An owner twerks her way to tears when her bar gets out of step
7.3/10Where to watch
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Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water
Episode 17 - 3-12-2017
Taffer confronts AJ from Brick & Barley over her blistering attitude and the civil strife with her daughters over the bar's uniforms while a combative owner comes clean about the failure of his bar after the rescue.
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Struck Out at the Dugout
Episode 16 - 3-05-2017
Taffer faces his most resistive owner yet after a lackluster landlord falls into the sports bar business when a previous tenant refuses to pay rent of this World Series winning Chicago Cub's hangout.
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I Know What You Did Last Summit
Episode 15 - 2-26-2017
41m
An absentee owner puts his marriage on the line by drinking away his financial sorrows and flirting with the female clientele. Can Taffer step in to save a crumbling relationship and a failed bar?
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Don't Tell Mom the Bar is Dead
Episode 14 - 2-19-2017
41m
An abrasive owner takes advantage of his mom's generosity to take over a craft beer bar from his landlord.
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Back To The Bar: Drunky Mcdrunkerton Returns
Episode 13 - 11-20-2016
41m
The gloves are off as Taffer confronts the leopard-print loving ladies of The Handlebar; Janet Jackson-playing bartender Brandon, plate-throwing Ami, and The Brixton owner Tim return.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Punk as a Drunk
Episode 12 - 11-13-2016
41m
A former punk rocker hits bottom after being overwhelmed with tragedy. But his constant roughhousing with his employees draws Taffer's ire.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Ice, Mice, Baby
Episode 11 - 11-06-2016
41m
A spoiled owner is gifted a nightclub by his father. Can Taffer save this mice-infested tourist bar before the owner gives away all his profits?
7.3/10Where to watch
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Zero Dark Drunky
Episode 10 - 10-30-2016
41m
A military hero on the verge of being redeployed needs a rescue of his own, before he drinks away his profits and angers his bartender girlfriend past the point of no return.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Chase Lounge
Episode 9 - 10-23-2016
41m
A lazy step-son fails to step into his new role as bar manager. And while his father can sell a car, it doesn't mean he can run a bar.
6.6/10Where to watch
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Gettin' Jigger With It
Episode 8 - 10-16-2016
41m
A historical landmark bar, divided in profits and responsibility, pits brother and sister against one another.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Listen Y'all It's Sabotage
Episode 7 - 10-09-2016
41m
New bar owners accuse their manager (and the bar's former owner) of sabotaging their business to try to steal it back. With no clear proof, Jon uses a stress test to determine who's right and who's wrong.
6.9/10Where to watch
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Win, Lose or Brawl
Episode 6 - 10-02-2016
41m
Taffer must fix an out-of-control staff and the owner’s freeloading friends. But a violent physical fight threatens this sports bar’s rescue potential.
7.2/10Where to watch
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How to Train Your Goldfish
Episode 5 - 9-25-2016
41m
Nasty nachos & goldfish races are on the menu at this sports pub. But in a Bar Rescue first, a staffing crisis hits before the stress test, leaving the owners without any employees. Can Taffer right the ship before it drowns?
6.8/10Where to watch
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Antisocial Media
Episode 4 - 9-18-2016
41m
Taffer helps an owner whose social media mishaps have made him public enemy number one.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Whipped Into Shape
Episode 3 - 8-21-2016
41m
After gambling his life savings on a run down Las Vegas bar, a desperate owner tries out a fetish night to whip up new business.
6.3/10Where to watch
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Wheels of Misfortune
Episode 2 - 8-14-2016
41m
In a desert town, Taffer collides with the owner of a bar in a roller rink, a local landmark close to closing for good.
7.1/10Where to watch
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The Perks of Being a Wallpaper
Episode 1 - 8-07-2016
41m
A classic dive bar with mob ties in Las Vegas is about to close its doors because of an owner who's busy being a nice guy rather than a wise guy.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Season 4
Raising Arizona
Episode 58 - 7-31-2016
41m
The owner of The Gallopin' Goose ruined his marriage and his bar's reputation when he had an illicit affair that resulted in a child.
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Drunk on Punk
Episode 57 - 7-24-2016
41m
Jon has a hard time getting through to the owner of the Black Light District, who's convinced fixing up his rancid dive would be a betrayal of his punk rock credo.
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Momster's Ball
Episode 56 - 7-17-2016
41m
Jon is called in to help the failing owner of Baseline Sports Bar, whose sexually exploitive spaghetti wrestling events have driven away female customers.
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Gon in a Flash
Episode 55 - 7-10-2016
41m
The timid owner of City Bistro in St. Louis, MO, looks the other way as her raunchy bartenders flash customers to drum up business.
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Danny Sits on His Fanny
Episode 54 - 5-22-2016
41m
After convincing his friends to invest their life savings, the rookie bar owner of Cirivello's has turned a community staple into a money pit and now faces a hostile takeover.
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We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
Episode 53 - 5-15-2016
41m
A former doctor decides to run The Bridge Lounge, his father's once-successful bar, but runs into trouble when the BP oil spill devastates the local customer base.
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Back to the Bar: Luck of the Irish
Episode 52 - 5-08-2016
Jon reveals which of his rescues has been most successful, tests the luck of Campbell's Irish Pub and revisits The Lister and its infamous "porn couch."
7.4/10Where to watch
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Demolition Man
Episode 51 - 5-01-2016
41m
Jon schools the clueless owner of Grinders, whose unauthorized and unsafe renovation has the city threatening to shut the place down.
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How to Train the Dragon
Episode 50 - 4-24-2016
41m
Jon must help the owner of George & Dragon come to terms with his mother's death before he drinks away all his profits and the family legacy.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Back to the Bar: Empty Pockets
Episode 49 - 4-17-2016
41m
Jon heads back to MT Bottle to put a fork in their gravy dispute, then he finds out what the owners of Piratz have planned for the future.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Getting Freaki at the Tiki
Episode 48 - 4-10-2016
41m
He's no stranger to unkempt bars, but Jon is absolutely disgusted by the rat, roach and raccoon problem inside Freaki Tiki.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Land of the Beer and Home of the Misbehaved
Episode 47 - 4-03-2016
41m
A successful St. Louis, MO, restaurateur risks everything when she decides to add a downtown sports bar to her portfolio and put her out-of-control nephew in charge.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Back to the Bar: Meathead-to-Head
Episode 46 - 3-27-2016
Jon revisits the Dirty Rooster and ruffles the feathers of its owner, then he mediates a muscle-bound dispute between rival Texas bar owners.
6.9/10Where to watch
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Paradise Lost
Episode 45 - 3-20-2016
41m
An explosive conflict breaks out among the owners of Dale 1891 when Jon discovers one of them has been siphoning off profits.
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Dragon Lady
Episode 44 - 3-13-2016
41m
Jon is tasked with getting the apathetic owner of Van Goghz to put down her vape pen and start engaging with customers.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Hard Heads and Softballs
Episode 43 - 3-06-2016
41m
The feud between the owners of Mac & Chester's SRO has led to a bifurcation of their business and attracted a dysfunctional, rowdy clientele.
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Back to the Bar: No Laughing Matter
Episode 42 - 12-20-2015
Jon returns to see if the McGowan brothers have cooled off their fiery relationship. He also takes on an angry stand-up comedy club owner from Stand Up, Scottsdale
6.9/10Where to watch
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Bare Rescue
Episode 41 - 12-13-2015
41m
In a Bar Rescue first, Jon helps a failing strip club saddled with a disinterested staff, a skeevy vibe and an off-putting name: Chix on Dix.
6.3/10Where to watch
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Boss Lady Blues
Episode 40 - 12-06-2015
A former psychologist turned bar owner attempts to run a Detroit jazz club, but her interfering family and lazy staff have her seeking counseling from Jon.
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Unnecessary Toughness
Episode 39 - 11-22-2015
41m
At an Ann Arbor, MI, college alumni bar, Jon is forced to deal with a hotheaded owner whose fiery temper keeps his staff on edge and his million-dollar debt on ice.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Vulgar Vixens
Episode 38 - 11-15-2015
Jon visits The Hooch, an X-rated bar where the foulmouthed owner wastes her husband's money and constantly berates her female staff.
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Big Sister's Watching
Episode 37 - 11-08-2015
41m
In a struggling military bar, a distrustful owner spends her time spying on her staff instead of watching the bottom line.
6.9/10Where to watch
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Ripper's Rookie House
Episode 36 - 11-01-2015
41m
Former Judas Priest front man Tim "Ripper" Owens calls in Jon after discovering being a rock star and running a rock club are two very different skills.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Sour Lemmons and Bitter Business
Episode 35 - 10-25-2015
41m
After giving their artsy, irresponsible landlord a share of the bar, the brothers behind Martini Brothers Burger Bar are at their wits' end and ready to call Jon for help.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Blowing Royal Smoke
Episode 34 - 10-18-2015
41m
The obnoxious behavior of two feuding brothers threatens to put an end to the storied legacy of Royal Oaks, the oldest bar and barbecue joint in Youngstown, Ohio.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Shamrocks and Shenanigans
Episode 33 - 10-11-2015
A lackadaisical owner may lose more than his Irish pub if Jon isn't able to help him take charge and end the fighting among his bartenders.
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Till Debt Do Us Part
Episode 32 - 10-04-2015
41m
A womanizing owner will lose his run-down Caribbean bar, and his wife, if he can't change his toxic behavior.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Back to the Bar: Delusional Owners
Episode 31 - 8-30-2015
42m
Jon checks in on four previously rescued bars, including Dimples and 22 Klicks, to see if the owners have a better grasp of the reality of their businesses.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Jon Ain't Afraid of No Ghost
Episode 30 - 8-23-2015
42m
A bar owner takes a less active role in his business after becoming convinced his bar is haunted.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Too Many Managers, Not Enough Man
Episode 29 - 8-16-2015
41m
Jon is tasked with rescuing a Chicago sports bar that's heavy on managers and light on respect for the owner.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Put a Cork in It
Episode 28 - 8-09-2015
42m
The eccentric owner of Brix Wine Bar is too busy being the life of the party to notice his business is withering on the vine.
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Back to the Bar: Stubborn Owners
Episode 27 - 8-02-2015
42m
Jon checks in on some of the most stubborn owners he's ever worked with, including the owner of O Face, where Jon previously walked out without completing the rescue.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Ants with Wings, Bro!
Episode 26 - 7-26-2015
42m
Jon tries to motivate the inattentive owner of a failing Portland, Oregon, music venue plagued by mismanagement and an ant infestation.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Brokedown Palace
Episode 25 - 7-19-2015
42m
Taffer is assisted by Alexander Siddig and Iddo Goldbert, the stars of TUT, to help him rescue a Moroccan bar with an identity crisis.
6.8/10Where to watch
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It's Always Sunny in Portland
Episode 24 - 7-12-2015
42m
Jon tries to help the owner of a failing Portland, Oregon, bar cool the temper of his stubborn chef and his overbearing stepdaughter turned business partner.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Emergency Exit
Episode 23 - 7-05-2015
42m
Before he can save their failing bar, Jon must navigate the turbulent business partnership between an ex-pilot and his ex-girlfriend
7.2/10Where to watch
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Take Me Out of the Bar Game
Episode 22 - 6-28-2015
42m
Jon is called in to help a retired baseball player turned bar owner who struck out when he hired a boozy staff content to waste the bar's profits.
7/10Where to watch
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Sticky Situation
Episode 21 - 6-21-2015
42m
A family-owned bar is put at risk when a son's excessive drinking and poor management choices begin to attract X-rated clientele.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Mandala Down
Episode 20 - 4-21-2015
42m
Mandala Lounge in San Mateo, California
7.3/10Where to watch
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Back to the Bar: Hot-Headed Owners
Episode 19 - 4-05-2015
42m
Jon revisits Solids & Stripes, Pat's Cocktails, MoonRunners Saloon and Corporate Bar & Grill to see if the hotheaded owners of these once-failing bars are keeping their cools.
6.7/10Where to watch
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Loose Lips Loose Tips
Episode 18 - 3-29-2015
42m
The Holding Company
San Francisco, CA
Four bickering Irish sisters talk themselves in circles as their San Francisco bar takes a nosedive. Can Jon Taffer turn their luck around before they miss the boat on their American dream?
7.2/10Where to watch
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Lagers and Liars
Episode 17 - 3-22-2015
42m
The Los Angeles Brewing Company
Los Angeles, CA
Celebrity guest Maria Menounos joins Jon Taffer at this Los Angeles beer bar where a million dollar debt and decision to keep or sell the business has triggered a family divide.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Storming the Castle
Episode 16 - 3-15-2015
42m
Friar Tucks
Pomona, CA
Jon Taffer arrives at this castle-shaped bar to a surly owner with anger management issues whose attitude has pushed his staff to their breaking points.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Bromancing the Stone
Episode 15 - 3-08-2015
42m
Sandbar Sports Grill
Coconut Grove, FL
Jon Taffer has his hands full with the owner of an outdated college sports bar who is more interested in managing his fantasy football team than running a business.
7.3/10Where to watch
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All Twerk & No Pay
Episode 14 - 3-01-2015
42m
Heat Restaurant & Lounge
Hollywood, FL
Too busy dancing on the bar top to pour drinks, these out-of-control bartenders are in for a shock when Jon Taffer puts an end to the party.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Beach Rats
Episode 13 - 2-22-2015
42m
Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill
Hollywood, FL
This failing beachfront bar is shut down after rodents invade the kitchen, but Taffer is brought to tears upon discovering what the owners have endured.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Crayons & Anger Lines
Episode 12 - 2-15-2015
42m
Underground Wonder Bar
Chicago, IL
A hippy-dippy live music bar owner is more concerned with the spirit of wonderment than appealing to her trendy Chicago community, causing Taffer to enforce some tough love.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Second Base, Third Strike
Episode 11 - 2-08-2015
42m
Second Base
Orange, CA
In a first-ever re-rescue, Jon Taffer returns to Second Base Bar & Grill to find a disengaged owner who has let the bar deteriorate. Will Jon save this bar once again?
7.7/10Where to watch
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Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling
Episode 10 - 12-14-2014
42m
Packey's Pub
Milwaukee, WI
The American dream becomes a hard reality for this Irish bar owner after Taffer discovers he withheld employee paychecks to keep the business afloat.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Spoiled Brat Party
Episode 9 - 12-07-2014
42m
Y-Not III
Milwaukee, WI
A third generation Milwaukee bar owner puts his father’s legacy on the line by living off his family instead of trying to cut his own piece of the pie.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Swinging from the Rafters
Episode 8 - 11-23-2014
42m
Dirty Rooster
Antioch, IL
An outrageous lakeside bar owner spends more time swinging from the rafters than managing his bar, causing Taffer to abandon ship until the owner can face reality.
6.6/10Where to watch
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A Dash of Bitters
Episode 7 - 11-16-2014
42m
Plush
Glenside, PA
A rescue turns testy when Taffer enlists the help of the bar owner's ex-wife and former manager.
7.2/10Where to watch
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To Protect And (Over) Serve
Episode 6 - 11-09-2014
42m
Lickety Split
Philadelphia, PA
A former Philly detective-turned-bar owner hits the bottle hard after years of dark days on the force when Jon Taffer shows up to straighten him out.
6.3/10Where to watch
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Anything You Can Yell, I Can Yell Louder
Episode 5 - 11-02-2014
42m
Jack's Ale House
Sunnyside, NY
Three loud-mouthed firefighting brothers struggle to keep their Queens bar afloat. Can Taffer calm the sparks before this family implodes?
7.8/10Where to watch
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El Moronte!!
Episode 4 - 10-26-2014
42m
Laguna Lounge
Jersey City, NJ
A passionate Puerto Rican bar owner berates his staff and sons as the bar sinks further into debt. Can Taffer deflate the owner's ego in order to save his bar?
6.9/10Where to watch
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Schmuck Dynasty
Episode 3 - 10-19-2014
42m
Rhythm & Brews, Staten Island, NY. A Staten Island bar that is overrun by customers who are cooking their own food and getting their drinks, due to the employees poor work ethic and the owner's hands off approach in running the bar. Jon must re-ignite the owner's fire and teach the staff why they need to do their own work.
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Thugs with Mugs
Episode 2 - 10-12-2014
42m
Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill, Yonkers, NY. Rowdy customers at a New York sports bar attack Taffer's crew when they discover they are being served cheap booze at premium prices, prompting Jon to teach the importance of serving quality drinks and maintaining crowd control.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Bug Bite
Episode 1 - 10-05-2014
42m
Thanks to an ill-advised promotion and sloppy maintenance, a nightclub is overrun by mosquitos, fruit flies and unruly minors.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Season 3
Muscle Madness
Episode 40 - 5-11-2014
42m
The End Zone
Houston, TX
Two muscle-bound meatheads can't see pec-to-pec on how to run their Houston bar. Now, their tempers and testosterone threaten to tear their friendship apart.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Scary Mary's
Episode 39 - 5-04-2014
42m
The owner of a struggling Texas dive crosses the line with one of Taffer’s experts.
7.3/10Where to watch
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I Smell A Rat
Episode 38 - 4-27-2014
42m
Oasis Hookah bar in Omaha, NE is in dire straits. They serve toxic drinks and have terrible service. To top is all off, there's a dead rat somewhere in the building, but nobody knows where.
6.4/10Where to watch
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When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons
Episode 37 - 4-20-2014
42m
Pat's Cocktails
North Hollywood, CA
Too busy canoodling to notice his staff is sinking, a manager treats his bar like a romantic playground, forcing Taffer to demand inside help from the bartenders.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Taxed Out in Texas
Episode 36 - 4-13-2014
42m
Jon visits a struggling biker bar owned by a former tax accountant.
6.9/10Where to watch
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Grow Some Meatballs!
Episode 35 - 4-06-2014
42m
Issues at a family-run bar include a forceful patriarch and an impending disaster in the kitchen.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Scoreboard To Death
Episode 34 - 3-30-2014
42m
Wrangling with an incompetent owner and under trained staff; actress Maria Menounos guest stars.
7/10Where to watch
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Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed
Episode 33 - 3-23-2014
42m
A dysfunctional family’s feuding pushes Jon Taffer to the limit. Will their outrageous antics force Jon into an extreme decision?
8.1/10Where to watch
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Critters and Quitters
Episode 32 - 3-16-2014
KC's Bar & Grill in Shawnee, Kansas
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Hostile Takeover
Episode 31 - 3-09-2014
42m
O'Banion's Bar & Grill
Omaha, NE
A heavy drinking owner of an Irish sports bar is the subject of a hostile takeover… by his co-owners!
7.2/10Where to watch
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Twin vs. Twin
Episode 30 - 12-15-2013
42m
Lights, sirens and handcuffs greet Jon before he even enters the door of this Kansas City bar. Sibling rivalry between two identical twins with identical huge egos present Taffer with one of his toughest rescues.
6.9/10Where to watch
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Brawlin Babes
Episode 29 - 12-08-2013
42m
A sports bar with no TV's isn't Jon's biggest problem at this Missouri establishment. Taffer must get brawling buckle bunny bartenders and their spineless owner to unite in one common cause: Gut the competition!
6.9/10Where to watch
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Music City Mess
Episode 28 - 11-24-2013
42m
Jon attempts to turn around a Nashville bar with a dated concept.
Note: The episode was originally supposed to air on November 24, 2013, but was replaced with an encore after the owner was involved in a fatal shooting.
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Hole in None
Episode 27 - 11-17-2013
This golf-themed bar is a swing and a miss and its horrendous sanitary conditions are completely out of bounds. Jon must clean house and get rid of the filth as well as the staff responsible for making his expert sick.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Empty Bottles Full Cans
Episode 26 - 11-10-2013
42m
Customers bringing in their own booze and bartenders flashing their boobs aren’t Jon’s biggest problems with this Tennessee watering hole. Taffer must ignite a lazy owner’s ingenuity to save the bar from going bust.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Drunk & Dirty Dolls
Episode 25 - 11-03-2013
42m
After a near-fatal heart attack, Artie, the owner of Alibi in Las Vegas, lost his zeal for the work, and it's up to Jon to help him get it back.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids
Episode 23 - 10-20-2013
42m
Jon tries to turn around a Las Vegas establishment owned by a man whose family is wasting his money.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Barely Above Water
Episode 20 - 9-15-2013
42m
Taffer makes two bars out of one in an attempt to save both a beachfront bar in Warwick, Rhode Island, and the owner’s marriage.
6.9/10Where to watch
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Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas
Episode 19 - 9-08-2013
42m
Jon visits a struggling blue-collar joint in Las Vegas, where he deals with the strained friendship between the two classically trained chefs who own and operate it.
6.4/10Where to watch
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A Bar Full of Bull
Episode 18 - 8-25-2013
42m
Jon tries to help two siblings from wasting their father's retirement with a rickety mechanical bull in a New England bar.
6.6/10Where to watch
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Corking the Bunghole
Episode 17 - 8-18-2013
42m
13 miles from Fort Bragg, Cliques suffers from a juvenile name and a repugnant reputation. Jon puts a bar's owners through a personal bar boot camp to attract the local military personnel.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Characters Assassination
Episode 16 - 8-11-2013
42m
A poor concept is among the problems hampering a North Carolina bar run by a family of Yankees.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Play Some Janet Jackson!
Episode 15 - 8-04-2013
42m
Las Vegas' first gay nightclub, Gipsy, is months from closing its doors thanks to its verbally abusive and over intoxicated owner.
7.1/10Where to watch
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There's No Crying in the Bar Business
Episode 14 - 7-28-2013
42m
Jon heads to a Georgia sports bar and encounters an owner who’s incessant crying seems to prevent her noticing the massive employee theft issue occurring right under her nose.
6.9/10Where to watch
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Two Flew Over the Handlebars
Episode 13 - 7-21-2013
42m
Two buxom sisters have driven their biker bar in Pawcatuck, Connecticut into a ditch. Can Jon get these party women to stop binge drinking and focus on the real assets of their bar?
6.7/10Where to watch
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Don't Judge a Booze by its Bottle
Episode 12 - 7-14-2013
42m
North Carolina’s Cashmere Nightclub has a bad name, poor décor and an embarrassing manager, but when Jon learns that they are refilling premium liquor bottles with cheap booze, all hell breaks loose.
7/10Where to watch
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Don't Mess With Taffer's Wife
Episode 11 - 7-07-2013
42m
An aggressive Las Vegas bar owner tries to pick up Nicole Taffer, sending Jon into a rage. Can he set this owner’s wandering eyes straight and save a once famous blues bar without coming to blows first?
7.2/10Where to watch
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Meat Sauna
Episode 10 - 4-14-2013
42m
Bad ventilation cause hot, moist burger smoke to fill Scottsdale’s least funny comedy club. Jon Taffer arrives to clear the air and use proven bar techniques to create bigger laughs and bigger profits for the troubled owners
6.5/10Where to watch
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A Horse Walks Into a Bar
Episode 9 - 4-07-2013
42m
Horses defecating inside this Arizona bar are the least of Jon Taffer’s problems. He must contend with drunk owners, a family in turmoil, and a bank foreclosure if he hopes to save this business.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Karaoke Katastrophe
Episode 8 - 3-31-2013
42m
Jon makes over one of the country's first karaoke bars, dealing with outdated decor, a hot-under-the-collar chef and an owner who's oblivious to what's going on in his place, and a hoarder to boot.
6.9/10Where to watch
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In a Pinch
Episode 7 - 3-24-2013
42m
The locals are up in arms over a controversial lobster-tank game at a blue-collar watering hole.
6.6/10Where to watch
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Jon T, He Don't Like It
Episode 6 - 3-17-2013
42m
The formerly rocking Kasbah Lounge in Aurora, Colorado, which has fallen on hard times, is made over.
6.4/10Where to watch
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Empty Pockets
Episode 5 - 3-10-2013
42m
A Denver pool hall owned by a proud immigrant gets help.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Tears for Beers
Episode 4 - 3-03-2013
42m
A too-hip-for-its-own-good bar in Austin may need a hip replacement if it is to survive.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Bro's Got to Geaux!
Episode 3 - 2-24-2013
42m
Jon schools the owner of a beat-up college bar with a reputation for serving underage drinkers.
7/10Where to watch
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Rock N Roaches
Episode 2 - 2-17-2013
42m
Jon Taffer descends on a grotesque goth and rock bar in Austin, TX. Tasteless performances and cockroach infestations are the least of his problems as he spars with the worst bar owner to date.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Turtle on Its Back
Episode 1 - 2-10-2013
42m
For a bar to fail on Bourbon Street in New Orleans it takes a special kind of incompetence.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Season 2
Bikini Bust
Episode 10 - 9-30-2012
42m
Despite beautiful bikini-clad bartenders, Extremes is less than a month from closing its doors.
7/10Where to watch
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On the Rocks
Episode 9 - 9-23-2012
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer must save a failing former smoker’s haven in Laguna Niguel, California from burning out for good. However, the bar’s gang of hard-drinking regulars aren’t about to give up...
6.9/10Where to watch
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Owner Ousted
Episode 8 - 9-16-2012
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer must rescue a bar owned by a former Naval Officer from total ruin. But when Jon discovers one of the owners isn’t pulling his weight, Jon shows him the door.
7/10Where to watch
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Weber's of Lies
Episode 7 - 9-09-2012
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer must make a former strip club turned music venue profitable. But when the bar’s staff is found to be contributing to the financial problems, Jon must convince the owner to take a stand.
7/10Where to watch
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Broke Black Sheep
Episode 6 - 8-26-2012
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer is called in to save the family-run Black Sheep in the Irish-German community of Cheviot, Ohio. But Jon discovers that the bar may be beyond rescue due to the owners’ massive debt.
7/10Where to watch
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Bottomless Pit
Episode 5 - 8-19-2012
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer has his hands full with a failing dive bar in Orange, CA. When he discovers the owner is incapable of running the bar, Jon must pin his hopes on the owner’s untested but eager daughter.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Mystique or Murder?
Episode 4 - 8-12-2012
42m
Mystique Lounge in West Palm Beach, Florida, has operated under the shadow of a murder for three years. Can bar expert Jon Taffer restore a positive mystique to this once-cursed venue?
6.8/10Where to watch
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Murphy's Mess
Episode 3 - 8-05-2012
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer must fix a dirty, binge-drinking bar owned by two fraternity brothers in Fells Point, Maryland. But the rescue gets derailed when Jon discovers the building is about to collapse.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Tiki Curse
Episode 2 - 7-29-2012
42m
Located on a prime stretch of beach, The Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar is still failing. Can Bar Expert Jon Taffer get a bevy of beautiful barmaids to fix this oceanfront eyesore instead of working on their suntans?
7.1/10Where to watch
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Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb
Episode 1 - 7-29-2012
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer must patch holes in a sinking Pirate-themed bar in Silver Spring, MD. But mutiny is in the air when Jon forces the pirate staff to cater to the city's corporate clientele.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Season 1
Hogtied Ham's
Episode 10 - 9-25-2011
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to save automotive-themed Angry Ham’s Garage from stalling out. Rowdy owners and stonewalling city officials are all lurking right under the hood.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Bar Fight
Episode 9 - 9-18-2011
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer goes toe-to-toe with a former baseball player turned bar owner as he tries to revive the Canyon Inn, a decaying bar on its last legs.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Chumps
Episode 8 - 9-11-2011
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to take Champs, a dated sports bar in Burbank, CA out of retirement. To do that, he’ll need owner Joe to go on the offensive, and take control of his over-pouring bartenders.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Bad to the Bone
Episode 7 - 8-28-2011
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer heads to Boston to help Bill, the owner of The Chicken Bone, avoid financial ruin. Bill, a former customer who took over the Bone, learned the hard way that running a bar is much tougher than it looks.
7.3/10Where to watch
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The Blue Frog Sings the Blues
Episode 6 - 8-21-2011
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to get The Blue Frog 22, a failing bar in Chicago, to grow up. To do that, he'll need the mother-and-son owners, Mimi and John, to ditch the "Mom's Basement" aesthetic that's dragging them down.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Swanky Troubles
Episode 5 - 8-14-2011
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to breathe new life into failing Philadelphia champagne bar Swanky Bubbles. To accomplish that, he'll need to deal with a playboy owner, a sprawling menu, and the worst bar layout in America.
6.6/10Where to watch
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Beach Bummer
Episode 4 - 8-07-2011
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer is called to Redondo Beach, CA, to save Kilkenny’s, an Irish pub on the decline. Though bar manager Carlos threatens Jon’s method and the pub’s success, owner Allie refuses to fire him.
7/10Where to watch
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Shabby Abbey
Episode 3 - 7-31-2011
42m
Legendary Chicago music venue The Abbey Pub is a family-owned bar on its last legs. When bar expert Jon Taffer tries to return the pub to its original glory, he discovers that two of the sibling managers don’t see eye-to-eye.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Downey's and Out
Episode 2 - 7-24-2011
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to resuscitate Downey’s, a failing Irish pub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To do that, he’ll have to inspire Dom, a one-time star chef turned negligent owner, who has let the bar go to ruin.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Fallen Angels
Episode 1 - 7-17-2011
42m
Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to class up Angels, a failing biker bar in Corona, California. To do that, he’ll have to transform their rowdy clientele, scantily-clad bikini bartenders and strip club persona.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Magically Atrocious
Episode 20 - 5-15-2022
In Ybor City, Fla., Jon helps rescue a bar owner who made some questionable choices on the theme, decor, and menu in her bar.
8.6/10Where to watch
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Things That Go Pahrump in the Night
Episode 23 - 7-16-2017
41m
It's a race against the clock when Jon Taffer heads to Pahrump, where he must save the failing bar owned by a man who might lose his sight forever.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Wreck It Ralph
Episode 12 - 8-15-2021
Jon attempts to rescue a bar in Maricopa, Ariz., whose owner has squandered a half a million-dollar investment from his parents.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Game Over
Episode 23 - 6-12-2022
Jon heads to Sanford, Florida to revitalize a retro-arcade bar that is falling apart and an owner who has an excuse for everything.
8.3/10Where to watch
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Operation Puerto Rico
Episode 19 - 7-22-2018
41m
Jon returns to Puerto Rico, where he used to live, to rescue a bar destroyed by Hurricane Maria and to help revive the rest of the community.
8.2/10Where to watch
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