Bar Rescue
Struck Out at the Dugout
Season 5 E 16 • 03/05/2017
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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Downey's and Out
Jon Taffer heads to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to breathe new life into failing Irish pub Downey’s. Taffer is tasked with reinvigorating owner Dom, a one-time star chef.
07/17/2011
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Swanky Troubles
Swanky Bubbles is a Philadelphia champagne bar that has fizzled out. Jon Taffer must revamp a sprawling menu, a bad layout, and corral a womanizing co-owner to right the ship.
07/24/2011
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Beach Bummer
Jon Taffer visits Redondo Beach, CA, to revitalize Kilkenny’s, an Irish pub on a pier. Owner Allie's relationship with failing bar manager Carlos complicates Taffer's task.
07/31/2011
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Fallen Angels
Bar expert Jon Taffer heads to Angels, a failing biker bar in Corona California, in order to revamp a rowdy clientele and an establishment that's more strip club than cocktail bar.
08/07/2011
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The Blue Frog Sings the Blues
Jon visits The Blue Frog 22 in Chicago, and discovers that in addition to needing an aesthetic overhaul, the bar’s feuding mother and son owners need a relationship makeover.
08/14/2011
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Shabby Abbey
The Abbey Pub in Chicago is on its last legs. In order to restore this famed music venue, Jon Taffer must reunite sibling managers who don't see eye-to eye.
08/21/2011
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Bar Fight
Baseball player turned bar owner Pauly Ambrus embraced the “Cheers” narrative when he bought the Canyon Inn, but now Jon Taffer must help get this slumping bar back on track.
08/28/2011
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Bad to the Bone
Jon Taffer heads to Boston to help Bill, a customer-turned-owner of The Chicken Bone. Bill’s lack of industry experience has driven the bar – and his temper with staff -- into the red.
09/11/2011
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Chumps
Jon Taffer attempts to take dated Burbank sports bar Champs out of retirement. To do that, he'll need owner Joe to take control of his over-pouring, raucous bartenders.
09/18/2011
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Hogtied Ham's
Jon must corral angry owners, and convince stonewalling city officials not to tap the breaks on a liquor license in order to save Massachusetts auto-themed bar Angry Ham's Garage.
09/25/2011
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Murphy's Mess
Jon visits Fells Point, MD to revamp J.A. Murphys, a dive bar owned by two frat brothers. Things take a scary turn when Jon learns that the building is on the verge of collapse.
07/29/2012
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Weber's of Lies
Jon must conquer a culture of theft and a resigned owner in order to rescue California music venue Weber’s Place.
07/29/2012
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Mystique or Murder?
In order to save Mystique Lounge in West Palm Beach, Florida, Jon must restore the club’s reputation, which was destroyed after a club-goer was fatally shot.
08/05/2012
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Owner Ousted
Navy vet Barry Rogers returned from service to buy a biker bar in Ohio, but his lack of industry experience and the bar’s prior reputation make for a difficult rescue.
08/12/2012
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Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb
Jon is sought to stop Silver Spring, MD bar Piratz Tavern from walking the plank. But mutiny is in the air when Jon forces the staff to cater to the city’s corporate clientele.
08/19/2012
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Bottomless Pit
Jon is called to Orange, CA to rescue 40 year-old dive bar, The Olive Pit. To save the bar, he must decide if owner Tim should serve as manager, or cede power to daughter Tracy.
08/26/2012
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On the Rocks
Jon is sought to stop former smoker’s haven, Rocks, in Laguna Nigel, California, from getting snuffed out. But a rowdy cast of regulars aren't ready to surrender their hangout.
09/09/2012
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Broke Black Sheep
Jon heads to Cheviot, Ohio to rescue family-run bar The Black Sheep, but is in for an unpleasant surprise when he learns the truth about the bar’s debt.
09/16/2012
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Tiki Curse
It’s hardly a day at the beach for owner Frank and his Fort Lauderdale haunt, The Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar. Jon has been tasked with restoring order before sunstroke sets in.
09/23/2012
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Bikini Bust
Feuding bikini-clad bartenders, and an owner more content to party than manage have driven Orange, California sports bar Extremes into the red.
09/30/2012
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Turtle On Its Back
In order to save failing New Orleans bar Turtle Bay, Jon Taffer must help owner Brad find the bar’s place on highly-competitive Bourbon St. before it’s too late.
02/10/2013
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Rock N Roaches
Jon Taffer must contend with roaches and raunchy performances in his mission to rescue fetish-themed tiki and rock bar Headhunters in Austin, Texas.
02/17/2013
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Bro's Got To Geaux!
In order to rescue TJ Quills, a New Orleans dive with a reputation for serving minors, Jon must convince owner Darian to curb his frat boy ways and manage his bartender buddies.
02/24/2013
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Tears For Beers
Tim and Sara purchased Austin, Texas bar The Brixton, but managing this terminally hip bar is driving the couple into deep debt and possibly divorce.
03/03/2013
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Empty Pockets
Jon goes to Denver, Colorado to aid a pool hall owned by proud immigrant owner Ami. But the rescue is complicated by Ami’s pride, and his past issues with former employees.
03/10/2013
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Jon T, He Don't Like It
The Kasbah in Aurora, Colorado was once an urban hotspot. Now, Jon must help owner Shelton find a new, less rowdy customer base before the club plays its final tune.
03/17/2013
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In a Pinch
Lona's Wardlow Station has locals upset over a controversial lobster tank game. To bring this bar back from the brink, Jon must revamp décor and teach Lona to manage her staff.
03/24/2013
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Karaoke Katastrophe
Jon heads to California to revive Dimples, America’s first karaoke bar. But resistance from an angry chef, and a lascivious, memorabilia-hoarding owner complicate the rescue.
03/31/2013
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A Horse Walks Into a Bar
Scott and Donna are on the brink of foreclosure with their Arizona bar Kid Chilleen’s. Jon must restore order, and evict the bar’s equine and biker visitors to save the business.
04/07/2013
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Meat Sauna
Jon goes to Arizona comedy club Stand-Up Scottsdale to properly ventilate a "meat sauna," transform a comic into a competent manager, and to save the business.
04/14/2013
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Don't Judge A Booze By Its Bottle
Cashmere Nightclub in North Carolina must be modernized, have its wild manager reformed, and halt the sale of cheap booze in bogus bottles if it doesn't want the music to die.
07/14/2013
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Two Flew Over The Handlebars
Sisters Betsy and Stephanie have driven Connecticut biker bar Handlebar Cafe into a ditch. To save the bar from stalling, Jon must keep these rowdy siblings focused and sober.
07/21/2013
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There's No Crying in the Bar Business
Distrustful owners and a massive employee theft problem await Jon as he visits Georgia to rescue flailing sports bar Barlow’s.
07/28/2013
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PLAY. SOME. JANET. JACKSON!
Jon needs to set the intoxicated, verbally abusive owner of Las Vegas' first gay nightclub straight if he hopes to rescue historic club Gipsy.
08/04/2013
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Characters Assassination
To save poorly-themed Characters Quarters in North Carolina, Jon must restore unity to a "Yankee" family, and help northerners adapt to business ownership in the south.
08/11/2013
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Corking The Hole
Military veteran Todd’s Fort Bragg bar Cliques suffers from a juvenile name and a bad reputation. Jon must put staff through bar boot camp to restore this business’s honor.
08/18/2013
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A Bar Full of Bull
Jon must resurrect a food program, and put bar staff back on course in order to prevent coastal Massachusetts establishment Libads Bar & Grille from becoming lost at sea.
08/25/2013
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Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas
Chefs and best friends Chris and Mitch opened Las Vegas bar The Hammer to cater to blue-collar locals, but when Mitch got pneumonia, the bar – and their friendship, went to ruins.
09/08/2013
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Barely Above Water
Rhode Island bar Marley’s On The Beach has stretched its owners’ finances and relationship thin; now they’re counting on Jon to save their business, and their marriage.
09/15/2013
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Crappy Cantina
Two brothers have drained their parents' retirement fund by opening an ill-conceived death-metal concert bar. Jon must ward off metal-head clientele to rescue the family's future.
10/06/2013
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Jon Of The Dead
Las Vegas goth bar Underworld is facing the horror of closing its doors. To spare this fate, Jon must change the ways of a crass bartender, and tweak the grizzly décor.
10/13/2013
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Grandpa Got Run Over By His Grandkids
Vegas bar Kerry's was a dream gift from a parent to his family that has turned into a nightmare. Jon must empower manager Kim, and rein in staff to keep the bar alive.
10/20/2013
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Hurricane Jon vs Hurricane Sandy
Jon is tasked with his biggest challenge yet: rebuilding Hurricane Sandy stricken Bungalow Bar, in Rockaway, NY. And as the summer season approaches, time is of the essence.
10/27/2013
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Drunk & Dirty Dolls
Vegas locals bar Alibi came off the track after owner Artie suffered a near fatal accident. Jon must re-energize Artie and restore order to staff in order to save the business.
11/03/2013
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Empty Bottles Full Cans
Beer-only M T Bottle is suffering from BYOB, with patrons bringing their own liquor to the bar. Jon must harness owner Tracy’s “redneck ingenuity” to spare the bar from going bust.
11/10/2013
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Hole In None
Golf-themed Fairways Golf & Grill is a double-bogey and its filthy conditions are out of bounds. Jon must get rid of the grime as well as the staff who made his expert green.
11/17/2013
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Brawlin' Babes
Brawling employees and a sports bar sans TVs are just the beginning of the issues with Longshots Sports Bar. Jon must ban the hypnotist and unite the team to save the bar.
12/08/2013
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Twin vs. Twin
Jon must get twins with identical egos to see eye-to-eye, and prevent owner apathy and dangerous over-pouring to save Kansas City family business RG’s Lounge.
12/15/2013
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Hostile Takeover
A binge-drinking bar owner is the subject of a hostile takeover by his co-owners at Nebraska bar O’Banion’s. Jon must restore unity among co-owners to save the bar and their homes.
03/09/2014
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Critters and Quitters
In order to save Kansas members-only KC’s Bar & Grill, Jon must evict the bar’s raccoon guests, and prevent owner Bill from checking out.
03/16/2014
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Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed
A feuding, dysfunctional family pushes Jon Taffer to his limit. Can Jon save their OFace Bar…and more importantly, does he want to?
03/23/2014
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Scoreboard To Death
Maria Menounos goes undercover when Jon pays failing California bar Scoreboard a visit. In addition to novice staff and an inept manager, Maria gets a nasty surprise.
03/30/2014
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Grow Some Meatballs!
The Tailgate in Santa Clarita has been in a tailspin since extended family members joined its team. Jon must curb the family’s antics and ditch the bad staff to save the bar.
04/06/2014
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Taxed Out in Texas
Bryant’s Ice House is a biker bar with a bad reputation and an even worse location in Katy, Texas. Jon must take control of wild staff and fix the image problem to save the bar.
04/13/2014
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When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons
A manager who’d rather canoodle his wife than lead, and an owner set on retiring have given Pat’s Cocktails bar staff no choice but to seek Jon’s help.
04/20/2014
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I Smell A Rat
It’s hardly an “Oasis” at an Omaha hookah bar for owner Jesse, who has allowed his staff to run his business like a frat house, and has watched his money go up in smoke.
04/27/2014
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Scary Mary's
The lecherous owner of a dying Texas dive crosses the line with one of Jon’s experts. Jon must set this owner straight to save his business, and his marriage.
05/04/2014
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Muscle Madness
Stripper pals Justin and Shawn have lost their tempers – and are losing their shirts – on their Houston, Texas bar, The End Zone. Jon must unite this warring duo to save the bar.
05/11/2014
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Bug Bite
A nightclub resorts to an 18-and-over night to draw a crowd, but ends up liable for unruly teenagers while an infestation of mosquitos and fruit flies puts the owner in a precarious position.
10/05/2014
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Thugs With Mugs
Taffer’s crew is attacked in a massive brawl at this New York sports bar when rowdy customers discover they’re being served cheap booze at premium prices.
10/12/2014
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Schmuck Dynasty
Fireworks spark when abrasive customers overrun a Staten Island bar, cooking their own food, pouring their own drinks and calling the shots. Can this family regain control before it’s too late?
10/19/2014
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El Moronte!!
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?
10/26/2014
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Anything You Can Yell, I Can Yell Louder
Three loud-mouthed firefighting brothers struggle to keep their Queens bar afloat. Can Taffer calm the sparks before this family implodes?
11/02/2014
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To Protect And To (Over) Serve
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.
11/09/2014
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A Dash Of Bitters
It’s a bitter brawl when Taffer shows up at this rescue enlisting the help of the owner’s ex-wife and former manager to turn the bar around.
11/16/2014
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Swinging From The Rafters
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.
11/23/2014
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Spoiled Brat Party
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.
12/07/2014
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Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling
The American dream becomes a hard reality for this Irish bar owner after Taffer discovers he withheld employee paychecks to keep the business afloat.
12/14/2014
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Second Base, Third Strike
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?
02/08/2015
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Crayons & Anger Lines
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.
02/15/2015
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Beach Rats
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.
02/22/2015
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All Twerk & No Pay
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.
03/01/2015
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Bromancing the Stone
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.
03/08/2015
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Storming the Castle
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.
03/15/2015
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Lagers and Liars
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.
03/22/2015
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Loose Lips Loose Tips
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?
03/29/2015
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Back to the Bar: Hot-Headed Owners
Jon Taffer returns to bars with the most hot-headed owners, including Solids & Stripes and Corporate Bar & Grill aka Piratz Tavern, to judge whether they continued to succeed or fail without him.
04/05/2015
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Mandala Down
A self-proclaimed “nightlife expert” afflicted by mounting debt and a ballooning ego butts heads with Jon Taffer as he battles to show him the error of his ways.
04/12/2015
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Sticky Situation
A family-owned bar risks shutting down when a son’s excessive drinking creates bad management decisions that sends their profits down the drain and attracts some x-rated characters.
06/21/2015
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Take Me Out of the Bar Game
A retired professional baseball player turned bar owner strikes out as his intoxicated staff gives away his profits. Can Jon Taffer fix his slump and save his business before he's forced to retire for a second time?
06/28/2015
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Emergency Exit
Before he’s able to save a bar from spiraling out of control, Jon Taffer is forced to navigate a turbulent partnership between an ex-pilot and his ex-girlfriend that’s neither business nor pleasure.
07/05/2015
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It's Always Sunny In Portland
Tempers ignite in this Portland bar, when Jon Taffer and his experts face off with a stubborn chef, while an owner is ready to cut the cord as his over-bearing step-daughter and business partner berates her staff.
07/12/2015
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Ants With Wings, Bro!
A failing Portland music venue with an ant infestation brings in Jon Taffer to motivate an inattentive owner, and amp up their business before the stage goes dark for good.
07/26/2015
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Back to the Bar: Stubborn Owners
Bars with the most stubborn owners are revisited by Jon Taffer as he judges whether they continued to succeed or fail without him, including walk-out bar O'Face and Spirits on Bourbon.
08/02/2015
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Put a Cork in it
An eccentric wine bar owner is too busy being the life of a party to notice that his business is withering on the vine.
08/09/2015
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Too Many Managers, Not Enough Man
Jon Taffer battles with a management-heavy staff that disrespects their owner at this suburban Chicago sports bar.
08/16/2015
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Jon Ain't Afraid of No Ghost
Jon Taffer is forced to stir up a different type of spirit than he's used to in order to save haunted bar with a cursed past.
08/23/2015
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Back to the Bar: Delusional Owners
Bars with the most delusional owners are revisited by Jon Taffer to judge whether they continued to succeed or fail without him, including former hookah bar Taza and Metal and Lace.
08/30/2015
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Till Debt Do Us Part
Jon is caught between a womanizing owner and his enraged wife in a run-down Caribbean bar. Can Taffer turn this bar around before the business hits the rocks and the owner's wife hits the road?
10/04/2015
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Shamrocks and Shenanigans
A failing Irish bar with battling bartenders calls in Taffer to show an idle owner the error of his ways, before his fiancee leaves him.
10/11/2015
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Blowing Royal Smoke
The oldest bar and BBQ joint in Youngstown, Ohio is in the pits as feuding brothers drive away customers with their obnoxious behavior. Can Jon Taffer put the fire back in their bellies before their business goes up in smoke?
10/18/2015
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Sour Lemons and Bitter Business
Bitter owners clash with their landlord and partner, who would rather paint fruit in the name of art, than fight to save this failing Ohio burger bar.
10/25/2015
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Ripper's Rookie House
Rock legend and former Judas Priest front man turned bar owner calls on Jon Taffer to amp up his struggling live music venue before he's forced to pull the plug on the entire business.
11/01/2015
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Big Sister's Watching
In a struggling military bar, a distrustful owner spends her time spying on her staff instead of watching her bottom line.
11/08/2015
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Vulgar Vixens
Jon confronts a foul-mouthed owner in this failing Michigan bar with a confusing theme. Can Taffer turn profanity into profits before this bar goes bust?
11/15/2015
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Unnecessary Toughness
At a college alumni bar, Taffer is forced to deal with a hot-headed sports bar owner whose fiery temper keeps his staff on edge and his million dollar debt on ice.
11/22/2015
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Boss Lady Blues
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 Taffer.
12/06/2015
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Bare Rescue
In a Bar Rescue first, Jon Taffer helps a failing Detroit strip club in the hopes of stimulating profits before the entire business goes bottoms up.
12/13/2015
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Back to the Bar: No Laughing Matter
Taffer revisits Jack's Fire Department to see if the McGowan brothers have cooled their fiery relationship, and its no joke when he takes on an angry stand up comedy club owner from Scottsdale.
12/20/2015
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Hard Heads and Softballs
For Bar Rescue’s 100th episode, Taffer is called to settle the score between two feuding bar owners, one with his foot out the door and the other with his marriage on the line, in a bar that is literally split in half.
03/06/2016
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S4 • E42
Dragon Lady
An apathetic owner would rather vape in the corner than engage with customers at her own bar. Can Taffer turn the situation around before the entire business goes up in smoke?
03/13/2016
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41:17
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S4 • E43
Paradise Lost
Three owners are locked in a hostile feud after Taffer exposes that one of them is siphoning the profits.
03/20/2016
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S4 • E44
Back to the Bar: Meathead-to-Head
Taffer revisits the Dirty Rooster and ruffles the feathers of owner Rob, and mediates a muscle-bound dispute between two rival bar owners from Houston, Texas.
03/27/2016
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S4 • E45
Land of the Beer and Home of the Misbehaved
Expanding her business to a downtown sports bar, a successful St. Louis restaurant owner risks losing everything as her out-of-control nephew and unqualified manager run the bar and her livelihood into the ground.
04/03/2016
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41:15
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S4 • E46
Getting Freaki at the Tiki
Jon Taffer is no stranger to finding rats, roaches, and raccoons inside the bars he rescues. But his discovery of a used condom at this rundown Florida tiki bar redefines owner neglect.
04/10/2016
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S4 • E47
Back to the Bar: Empty Pockets
Taffer revisits MT Bottle to find out if they still have empty pockets, and puts a fork in a gravy dispute. The owners of Piratz return once again and Bar Rescue’s most stubborn owner plays out the show.
04/17/2016
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S4 • E48
How to Train the Dragon
After the tragic loss of his mother, the owner of this British pub is destroying his family legacy, by drinking the profits and gambling his way to ruin with his weekly poker tournaments.
04/24/2016
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S4 • E49
Demolition Man
The city threatens to shut down a bar after the owner unsafely renovates without a permit. Can Taffer school the clueless rookie owner and bring the construction disaster up to code before the city intervenes?
05/01/2016
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41:18
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S4 • E50
Back to the Bar: The Luck of the Irish
Taffer reveals his most successful Bar Rescue ever, tests the post-rescue luck of Campbell’s Irish pub and revisits The Lister – home of the infamous "porn couch."
05/08/2016
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S4 • E51
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
A grieving son struggles to keep his fisherman bar and father’s legacy afloat, while the weight of his family’s criticism is slowly sinking his business.
05/15/2016
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S4 • E52
Danny Sits On His Fanny
After convincing his friends to invest their life savings, a rookie bar owner has transformed a community staple into a bottomless money pit. Will a hostile takeover revive the business before the investors go bankrupt?
05/22/2016
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S4 • E53
Gone In A Flash
A timid bar owner looks the other way as her promiscuous staff expose themselves in an effort to retain their customers. Can Jon Taffer clean up their reputation before the staff’s assets strip the bar’s profits bare?
07/10/2016
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S4 • E54
Momster's Ball
A bar owner relies on her attractive bartender daughters and spaghetti wrestling events to lure customers in the door. But mounting debt, a lack of female customers, and a family feud threaten the future.
07/17/2016
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S4 • E55
Drunk on Punk
A resistant owner of a rancid dive bar refuses to sell out by putting his obsession with punk music before his own financial success. Will his clash with Taffer threaten the bar’s future?
07/24/2016
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S4 • E56
Raising Arizona
A saloon owner’s illicit affair produces a child & destroys both his marriage & the reputation of his bar. Taffer offers him the chance to save his business & reconcile with his ex-wife, who’s been raising the child as her own.
07/31/2016
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S5 • E1
The Perks of Being a Wallpaper
Las Vegas's last classic dive bar with mob ties is about to close its doors due to an owner who's too busy being a nice guy to act like a wiseguy.
08/07/2016
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S5 • E2
Wheels of Misfortune
In a desert town, Taffer collides with a hometown hero who operates a bar out of a roller rink, a local landmark that is one wipe-out away from crashing for good.
08/14/2016
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S5 • E3
Whipped Into Shape
Brad Stegman is losing money fast, thanks to poorly received theme nights and a lackluster drink selection. Will Jon be able to turn the spot into a lounge the locals love?
08/21/2016
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S5 • E4
Antisocial Media
Taffer helps an owner whose social media mishaps have made him public enemy number one.
09/18/2016
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S5 • E5
How to Train Your Goldfish
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?
09/25/2016
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S5 • E6
Win, Lose or Brawl
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.
10/02/2016
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S5 • E7
Listen Y'all it's Sabatoge
New bar owners accuse their manager ­and the bar's former owner ­of sabotaging their business to steal it back.
10/09/2016
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S5 • E8
Gettin' Jigger With It
A historical landmark bar, divided in profits and responsibility, leave brother and sister bar owners at war with each other.
10/16/2016
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S5 • E9
Chase Lounge
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.
10/23/2016
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S5 • E10
Zero Dark Drunky
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.
10/30/2016
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S5 • E11
Ice, Mice, Baby
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?
11/06/2016
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S5 • E12
Punk as a Drunk
A former punk rocker hits bottom after being overwhelmed with tragedy. But his constant roughhousing with his employees draws Taffer’s ire.
11/13/2016
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S5 • E13
Back to the Bar: Drunky McDrunkerton Returns
Biker-gloves are off as Taffer confronts the leopard-print lovin' ladies of The Handlebar, while Janet Jackson-playing bartender Brandon, plate-throwing Ami, and The Brixton owner Tim return.
11/20/2016
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S5 • E14
Don't Tell Mom the Bar is Dead
An abrasive owner takes advantage of his mom’s generosity and risks a potential deal to take over this craft beer bar from his landlord.
02/19/2017
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S5 • E15
I Know What You Did Last Summit
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?
02/26/2017
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S5 • E16
Struck Out at the Dugout
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.
03/05/2017
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S5 • E17
Back to the Bar: Brick & Barley Above Water
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.
03/12/2017
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S5 • E18
All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down
An owner twerks her way to tears when her bar gets out of step.
03/19/2017
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S5 • E19
Bar Over Troubled Water
In this special episode, Taffer rescues a successful bar – the beacon of the community – that was destroyed by a recent hurricane in Baton Rouge.
03/26/2017
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S5 • E20
Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' To Do
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?
04/02/2017
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S5 • E21
Back to the Bar: Hallelujah for Jon
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.
04/09/2017
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S5 • E22
Casually Tapped Out
In Bar Rescue first, Taffer must resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt-out firefighter who owns it.
07/02/2017
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S5 • E23
Things That Go Pahrump in the Night
Its a race against the clock when Jon Taffer heads to Pahrump where he must save the failing bar of a man who might lose his sight forever.
07/16/2017
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S5 • E24
Mother Doesn't Know Best
Jon Taffer must 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.
07/23/2017
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S5 • E25
Back to the Bar: Flying Fists and Bar Brawls
It’s all fists and fury when Taffer revisits the bars with the biggest fights, including the most dangerous brawl in Bar Rescue history at the bar who’s owner is fighting foreclosure.
07/30/2017
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S5 • E26
Silence of the Ants
This Long Beach dive bar is infested with more than just bar problems, they've got bug problems.
08/06/2017
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S5 • E27
Daddy Dearest
Jon Taffer arrives in the nick of time to save this family run bar on the brink of ruin with an aggressive father at its helm.
08/13/2017
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S5 • E28
Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's
It’s a race against the clock as Jon Taffer tries to rescue a crumbling bar with a crumbling floor.
08/20/2017
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S5 • E29
Back to the Bar: For Whom the Cajun Belle Tolls
Taffer revisits The Cajun Belle to see if husband Dave still supports his hard-working wife and if their marriage needs another rescue, checks in on the partnership at Hammer & Ales, and heads back to The Wildcatter.
09/03/2017
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S5 • E30
The Unlucky Leprechaun
Jon Taffer has to convince a foul-mouthed owner to change his ways before the bar he owns with his ex-wife shuts down for good.
09/10/2017
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S5 • E31
Back to the Bar: Disasters of Epic Proportions
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?
09/17/2017
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S6 • E1
Put It on Cody’s Tab
On the season premiere, 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 down.
03/11/2018
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S6 • E2
Close, But No Cigar
When an old-school Memphis cigar shop owner opens an adjacent cocktail bar and hires his son as manager, the bar quickly becomes an afterthought.
03/18/2018
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S6 • E3
Weird Science
A pair of brilliant scientists prove to be not-so-brilliant bar owners when they decide to buy a past-its-prime L.A. rock club.
03/25/2018
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S6 • E4
Ground Control to Major Jon
A working-class bar once popular with employees of the nearby Kennedy Space Center is threatened by a volatile mother-daughter relationship.
04/01/2018
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S6 • E5
Mississippi Rears
The owner of a failing Mississippi dive bar compounds his troubles by promoting a dishwasher with no experience to manager.
04/08/2018
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S6 • E6
Back to the Bar: Don't Call It a Comeback
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.
04/15/2018
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S6 • E7
Pole Without a Purpose
A soccer-mom-turned-strip-club-owner refuses help from her daughter, even though she's trained in hospitality management.
04/22/2018
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S6 • E8
An Ode To The Cap’n
A daughter must grapple with the loss of her father as she struggles to find a way to keep his bar afloat and save his legacy.
04/29/2018
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S6 • E9
Crazy Little Thing Called Selman
Can Taffer tame the rocket like owner of the famed Cooper Rocket before he does himself in.
05/06/2018
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S6 • E10
Caving In
A son and mother find themselves at odds on how to save their failing bar. When mom steps away, her son runs the bar into the ground.
05/13/2018
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S6 • E11
Back to the Bar: Blue in the Frog Face
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.
05/20/2018
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S6 • E12
Down and Out in Las Vegas
After years of running a successful bar in Las Vegas, all bets are off for an owner who spends more time drinking than running his bar. Can Taffer help this lost soul find his way?
06/03/2018
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S6 • E13
Back to the Bar: The Power of Bacon and Beer
Jon looks back at some of his most successful turnarounds and asks the audience to share some of their favorite rescue memories.
06/10/2018
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S6 • E14
Father Knows Best
Jon travels to Edgewater, FL, to deal with a demanding father who has no control over his biker bar and doubts his daughter's managerial skills.
06/17/2018
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S6 • E15
Phishing for Answers
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.
06/24/2018
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S6 • E16
Not Cleared for Takeoff
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.
07/01/2018
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S6 • E17
Back to the Bar: Tough Love
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.
07/08/2018
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41:10
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S6 • E18
Fish Out of Blue Water
Jon brings in professional mixologist Charity Johnston and chef Michael Ferraro to help a Chinese immigrant regain control of his failing beach bar.
07/15/2018
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S6 • E19
Operation Puerto Rico
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.
07/22/2018
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S6 • E20
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Fatballs
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.
07/29/2018
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S6 • E21
The Unwanted Saloon
Jon calls in award-winning chef Kevin Bludso and master bartender Shawn Ford to help revive The Wanted Saloon bar in rural Tennessee.
08/05/2018
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S6 • E22
Back to the Bar: The Tradewinds of Change
Jon revisits bars The Tradewinds and 22 Klicks to see if their respective staffs are still working together or falling back into bad habits.
08/12/2018
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S6 • E23
Star Lite, Star Not So Brite
Nostalgia drives a successful bar owner to purchase a dive bar he patronized in his youth, but a focus on his primary business causes the second bar to slide into chaos.
08/19/2018
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S6 • E24
There Will Be Family Blood
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.
08/26/2018
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03/02/2018
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Mother and daughter need to reconcile otherwise this bar is doomed.
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The rescue at Bungalow Bar in Rockaway, NY was the most meaningful and rewarding of Jon Taffer's career. Find out how the rescue came together, and get some insight into the resliency of the Rockaway community in the face of adversity.
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The owners of J.A. Murphy's in Fell's Point, MD, treat their bar like a never-ending keg party. This is problematic enough, but when Taffer looks at the rotting foundation of this building he sets out to tackle the real problem with this bar.
06/30/2014
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At Kid Chilleen's, in Black Canyon, AZ, the owners would rather get drunk than try and fill the cash registers. Can Taffer keep their partying at bay?
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08/29/2018
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Comedian Lil Rel Howery recreates the theme from "Ghostbusters" with a little help from Ray Parker Jr., the song’s original artist.
07/26/2018
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