Prepare for a wild ride through the most cringe-worthy, hilarious, and downright bizarre product pitches in Shark Tank history! From implantable Bluetooth devices to squirrel-zapping bird feeders, these entrepreneurs prove that not every million-dollar idea is actually a good one.
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00:00I don't think Mark's gonna like anything.
00:02Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks
00:05for the most memorably misguided products and presentations
00:09to appear on the high-pressure reality show, Shark Tank.
00:12Do not invest more money in this.
00:15Are you kidding me?
00:17Number 50. Tech.
00:19Scott Jordan set the standard for biting back at the sharks in 2012.
00:23The former corporate lawyer presented stylish travel clothing,
00:27engineered with dozens of pockets to store items without bulging.
00:31What if I told you I had everything on this desk
00:34in the vest I'm wearing right now?
00:36Anyone with an unsightly excess of gadgets
00:39may find technology-enabled clothing easily worth the $500,000 for 15%.
00:46But Jordan was actually pitching a patent
00:48that other companies had allegedly been infringing on.
00:51While Mark angrily dismissed this legally risky investment,
00:55Kevin and Robert made offers for the retail business.
00:58The insulted Jordan responded with smug retorts like,
01:02You're out.
01:03The way it works in the tank is, we make an offer, you counter.
01:07Kevin, you're out. You're out. I don't need you.
01:11He stormed off with nothing.
01:13Tech and the company, Scotty Vest, have since become a great success.
01:17But this awkward clash between a lawyer and investors
01:20remains one of the show's most infamous moments.
01:23Number 49, ViewSport.
01:26Who wants to draw more attention to sweat patterns during a workout?
01:29Actually, Ben Wood had a strong idea for fitness clothing
01:33that reveals graphic designs when exposed to water.
01:35ViewSport sweat-activated technology is built into the fabric of t-shirts.
01:40So when you sweat, a secret logo appears in the shirt.
01:43It's motivation through perspiration.
01:46ViewSport would theoretically encourage wearers to break a sweat during exercise.
01:51Unfortunately, Wood couldn't generate a clear image
01:54even when he had to spray his exercise demonstrator with water.
01:57He was practically perspiring as the Sharks criticized the amount of moisture required.
02:02The reaction is, is this is too monochromatic.
02:05You can't read it.
02:06It takes too much sweat to actually get the big bonus of reading something on your chest.
02:10So I'm out because the product is terrible, I think, honestly.
02:14Though Wood had plans to improve the technology and clothing designs,
02:18none of the investors were interested in the gimmick.
02:21Thankfully, ViewSport later landed a $6.9 million contract with the U.S. Army.
02:27So there was some gain to come out of Wood's painful experience on Shark Tank.
02:3248. Unpack
02:34Don't you just hate having to pack clothes for a trip?
02:37Well, how about wearing somebody else's?
02:39Aaron Liskov and Aaron Zahornatsky pitched a service that delivered rental clothes to
02:44frequent travelers, ostensibly to cut down on travel stress and costs.
02:49Sharks, Unpack is ready for takeoff.
02:52Who's coming with us?
02:53But with washing and retrieval fees, Unpack costs around $20 per day.
02:58And it was only bringing 37 active users
03:02and one location to negotiations for $500,000 for 40% equity.
03:07Mark deduced that the uneasy entrepreneurs
03:10really wanted someone more qualified to rework their business.
03:13You're asking for $500,000 for us to redo everything with you.
03:18Not to redo everything. We're optimizing.
03:20The other sharks brought up overhead issues and the necessity of luggage for personal items.
03:26Unpack couldn't land an offer or a solid market.
03:29In 2017, Liskov and Zahornatsky packed in their business.
03:3447. Mute Me
03:37Even with the rise of the remote workforce,
03:39many haven't gotten the hang of toggling their audio in conference calls.
03:43The Kickstarter-funded Mute Me aimed to make
03:46things easier with a button that controls a device's microphone.
03:49So our button, you plug it in, you press the button, it mutes and unmutes.
03:52Parm Doot and Ty Davis have an interesting product,
03:56but the Sharks see it as relatively easy engineering.
03:59What's worse is that the company only saw decent numbers in selling to physical retailers.
04:04The overall lack of modern vision convinced the Sharks to opt out.
04:08I see the benefit of it. I'm so on the fence about it.
04:12And whenever I feel that way, I have to go with my gut. And I'm so sorry, but I'm out.
04:17Doot later explained on Reddit that he actually declined an offer from
04:21Lori, which was edited out of the episode.
04:23Many satisfied customers agree on Mute Me's value,
04:27but its clunky pitch drowned out a sound investment.
04:3146. Trippy, the airport app
04:34Anyone who's been in an airport recognizes the value in an app to help travelers get around.
04:39College athlete Ryan Dew had a promising solution in Trippy, the airport app.
04:44Trippy takes the guesswork and turbulence out of navigating big airports.
04:49But he didn't have the charisma or resources to navigate the tank.
04:53Dew's lame skit about airport chaos didn't make up for the fact that Trippy was still
04:57in development. And the defense that he didn't have a rich uncle to help out seemed to offend
05:02Robert. The Sharks tried to let Dew down easy, until he came back to desperately plead his case.
05:24Viewers were torn between sympathy for the underdog and disappointment in his behavior.
05:29The good news is that his app took off in 2019, despite the initial televised turbulence.
05:3545. Coin Out
05:37In 2018, Jeff Witten aimed to change the concept of change with an app that would
05:42earn users reward points at the scan of a receipt. But a $20 monthly subscription and
05:543% transaction fee sounds like a turnoff for consumers. The Sharks questioned Coin
05:59Out's business model and market relevance, but appreciated Witten's moxie. That is,
06:05until the arrogance became overwhelming. Robert was ultimately pressured into making
06:09a deal that eventually fell through. Of course, success can be as random as the
06:20flip of a coin. Or maybe it's just a matter of hustling investors and selling customers
06:24information. In 2021, Coin Out was acquired by and retooled into a free app by the market data
06:31company IRI. 44. Rent a Grandma
06:36Grandparents do tend to be the best babysitters. Granted, that's partly because their services are
06:41usually free. Todd Pliss may have been onto something with a service that would hire out
06:45grandmothers as qualified babysitters. The logic behind Rent a Grandma was fairly
07:07sound, but the profit margins weren't great. And let's just say there were unsettling factors
07:12implied by a policy to provide up to three replacement grandmas. Pliss's visibly uncomfortable
07:18disposition made this pitch all the more bizarre. He walked away with nothing more than the Sharks'
07:22amusement. While Pliss wound up having the last laugh, 13 years later, Rent a Grandma is holding
07:31up better than the owner's early negotiating skills. 43. Be Somebody
07:37Cash Shake shows how confidence can be a lucrative commodity. Mind you, that was after
07:42his appearance on Shark Tank. He presented Be Somebody as a marketplace platform where users
07:47could receive mentorship in their passion projects. From an abrasive attitude to an
08:00extravagant entrance with star athletes and Bollywood dancers, Shake had all the motivational
08:06speaking gimmicks. But his ego soon derailed talks with Mark. The rest of the Sharks then
08:11dismissed the brash businessman and his steep ask of $1 million for 10%. The Be Somebody app
08:33was later discontinued after being sold to Utivity Holdings. Meanwhile, the company saw
08:38amazing success shifting toward job training and business consultation. Clearly, Shake's skills
08:44are better suited for motivation than negotiation. 42. Samson Martin Maternity T-Shirt
08:51When are you due has to be an exhausting question for expecting mothers.
08:55Kim Price cut to the chase with maternity t-shirts printed with baby's due date.
09:04It's not like maternity clothes aren't popular in spite of their short-term value,
09:15but the Sharks didn't see enough uniqueness or stability in the company's Samson Martin product.
09:20They were particularly put off by a decline in initially strong sales after six years of
09:25operation by 2011. Price had celebrity endorsements, but no investors. Her anxious
09:30pitch fell apart with the realization that she really wanted the Sharks to save her business.
09:53Samson Martin shut down the following year and is now considered a cautionary tale about expecting
09:58a village to raise your brand. 41. Nice Pipes
10:02Yoga attire may be a bit too breathable for certain climates. A veteran worker in the yoga
10:07industry, Lisa Binderow had designed arm and leg warmers compatible with that wardrobe.
10:20But maybe she should have kept her cool while working with the Sharks. Most backed out over
10:24skepticism of Nice Pipes' $1 million valuation. Barbara offered the $100k Lisa wanted, but for
10:3030% equity over asking. The deal was also contingent on a partnership with Shark Tank alum Grace and
10:37Lace. Lisa couldn't take the heat, and left with nothing. As of 2025, she is still enjoying
10:52solid, independent success with Nice Pipes. Sometimes, the most valuable thing Shark Tank
10:57can provide is a warning about entrepreneurial flexing. 40. Chill Systems
11:03Aren't you tired of lugging around bulky coolers? The Sharks seem more tired of coolers as a product,
11:09even with Chill Systems' innovative concept. Brian Block and Chase Mitchell present a lightweight
11:15carrier that can sustain cold from the freezer all day. It's a superficially nice idea, but the
11:27Sharks aren't exactly chill about it. Kevin pushes his anger management to the edge to slam the
11:33cooler as too big for freezer storage and too small for a party. He also feels it has too much
11:39plastic material to be a strong eco-friendly alternative. Mark and Robert are more upset
11:44about the presentation leading with the product's profit losses. Shortly after getting the cold
11:53shoulder on Shark Tank, Chill Systems was put on ice. 39. Copa Divino
12:00Some great product pitches fall apart at the end. Copa Divino suspiciously suffered that fate twice.
12:06James Martin appears in Season 2 with premium wine in a stylish resealable cup.
12:14The Sharks are very impressed, but unsure if the wine or the cup's patent is on the table.
12:32Kevin makes a $600,000 offer for the latter, but Martin shockingly declines.
12:37The following year, he comes back, his business booming. Kevin, Mark, and Robert make a joint
12:42offer that's twice the asking price. And again, Martin walks away.
12:53The popular theory about this infamous Shark arc is that it was just deployed to promote
12:58Copa Divino. Considering its continued success since, it does pay to troll the Sharks sometimes.
13:0538. Minus Cal
13:07Crom, Carmichael, and Brett Jocks believe they found a solution to dietary dilemmas.
13:12Minus Cal provides tablets and protein bars that use the chemical colieve to filter out fat.
13:32Robert isn't crazy about the taste, but Mark isn't swallowing the data.
13:36He and Carmichael get into a huge argument over whether the product actually works.
13:41This brings a sour tone to the lively and confident presentation,
13:45especially as Minus Cal has not yet gone to market.
13:55None of the Sharks is willing to take the risk. This proved to be the right call when
13:59the product was later released to scathing reviews and accusations that it was a scam.
14:04Minus Cal went belly up not long after that.
14:0737. Lifted
14:09Ken and Alison Davidoff should have been sharper when pitching Lifted. The neurostimulation device
14:15uses small electrodes in a headband to stimulate the brain's frontal lobe.
14:28The couple is more abrasive than persuasive in their explanation of this admittedly far-fetched
14:33technology. Mark immediately dismisses the idea, while his peers fail to notice the effects in
14:39their samples. The headband supposedly requires mental engagement and up to 20 minutes of use
14:44to be effective. The Sharks don't need that much time to rule this harebrained product too risky.
14:58But maybe they should have thought that through. Lifted became a success and was named the best
15:02product of 2019 by GadgetFlow. If only the Davidoff's Shark Tank pitch was that stimulating.
15:1036. Amber Charging Station
15:12Charging your phone in a public space is an uncomfortable situation. Is locking your phone
15:17up supposed to be more comforting? Kyle Byrd and Bill Shuey think so when they pitch Amber.
15:22Their advanced public charging stations would allow patrons to securely charge their devices
15:34after paying a service fee and registering a thumbprint. But venues may not consider the
15:39one-time purchase of $2,000 to be a worthy investment. Granted, one station costs $1,000
15:46to make, with the security doors still in development. Byrd and Shuey clearly aren't
15:51ready for the Sharks, who have reason enough to dismiss them for the thumbprint scanner's
15:55notorious unreliability. Whether because of this infamous incident or the product itself,
16:04Amber was locked out in 2015. 35. Tycoon Real Estate
16:10The Sharks know the difference between crowdfunding and big investments. Experienced
16:15entrepreneur Aaron McDaniel still thinks real estate can be a layman's game.
16:20His platform, Tycoon Real Estate, walks users through investing in property developments.
16:25You have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an exciting new business
16:28that will change real estate investing forever. Tycoon Real Estate is a crowd investing platform
16:33that allows everyday people to invest in real estate for as little as $1,000.
16:37The pitch doesn't get far before Mark bails. The other Sharks at least let McDaniel finish
16:42before condemning these high-risk online deals, expense, and lack of transparency.
16:47Mark makes it clear that he thinks the whole thing is a scam. Kevin likes the concept enough
16:52to take 50% equity, hoping to make the business more secure. I wouldn't go anywhere higher than
16:5710% with that. Bummer. You think I'm going to put my name? I'm not asking for your name.
17:03But you have nothing. I have a proven model that raised a billion dollars in 36 months.
17:08The suspiciously slick McDaniel declines after being scolded,
17:12even by the one potential investor. Nonetheless, Tycoon wound up booming.
17:16McDaniel has since sold it and pursued other legitimate ventures.
17:2134. Vestpacks If your kid has a million-dollar idea,
17:26letting it mature may not be the best idea. Michael Woolley learns this lesson when he
17:30brings Vestpacks to Shark Tank. This backpack-slash-vest hybrid was invented by his daughter
17:36when she was in the 6th grade, and later won major accolades.
17:40Introducing Vestpack. It's a Vestpack combination. Its functional design helps distribute the weight.
17:46Still, it only grossed $10,000 after two months in 75 Walmart stores. The children
17:52modeling the product have to leave the room while the Sharks school Mr. Woolley.
17:56They end up in stitches when he reveals that the Vestpacks was invented in 1999.
18:01You made it seem like this just happened, and it was a new product.
18:05This terrific product's underwhelming sales was the consequence of taking too long to go
18:10to market. Thus, Vestpacks failed to get an offer and went out of business soon thereafter.
18:1633. UnderEase Underwear There's just no salvaging a pitch for certain
18:21products. Buck and Arlene Weimer are very compelling in their presentation of UnderEase
18:26Underwear, a brand of undergarments engineered to trap flatulence.
18:35The Sharks respect the couple's confidence enough to hold it in. The laughter, that is.
18:48Still, there are concerns that the market is too niche and that the well-made underwear
18:52is inherently unattractive. A sharp decline in sales over the past year reflects this observation.
18:59The Sharks politely pass. On the investment opportunity, that is.
19:05UnderEase Underwear did enjoy the Shark Tank effect after the Weimers' appearance,
19:14but the sweet smell of success was short-lived. The company simply ran out of gas in 2021.
19:2132. Esso Watches Even con artists know that products should
19:25have some apparent evidence of legitimacy. Ryan Naylor claims that the Esso Watches'
19:30silicone-based engineering regulates ions to bolster wearers' energy.
19:50This is seemingly demonstrated with a test of Lori's balance with and without the watch.
19:55But that isn't enough to convince Mark that this isn't just another placebo scam.
20:00The lack of decisive health benefits and lab testing sure convinced the other Sharks to
20:04follow his lead. Naylor even admits that he didn't fully come up with the technology's design.
20:09Thus, Kevin offers to balance Esso if Naylor admits that it could be a scam.
20:22The confident hustler is willing to die on that hill. Following massive backlash afterwards,
20:27his company tumbled.
20:2931. His & Her Bar Snack bars can be a great source of energy.
20:34Jennifer and Michael Gallagher's can especially boost performance in one area,
20:39due to its aphrodisiac ingredients. But does this make His & Her Bar's unique enough to
20:44tempt the Sharks? The unpleasantly spicy taste wasn't much of a selling point,
20:56as the Gallagher's struggle to make the bars seem more valuable. Their gratingly hyperactive
21:01tone takes a turn. Michael bursts into tears as he recounts past failures, health concerns,
21:07and the costly investment in this venture. The story is sympathetic, but not really relevant.
21:17It breaks the Sharks' hearts to turn down the underdeveloped brand.
21:21A slight sales boost thereafter couldn't spice up the company enough to save it.
21:2630. Pavlok How do you know that your pitch went poorly?
21:30Well, getting kicked out of the tank is a pretty good indication.
21:34Manish Sethi pitched Pavlok, which is essentially a dog collar for humans.
21:47Cleverly named after the famed scientist Pavlov, Pavlok is a wearable device meant
21:53to break certain bad habits. When the user presses the button, the Pavlok gives them a
21:58small shock, thereby preventing them from doing said habit. Yes, the Sharks laughed too. Not only
22:05is the product ridiculous, but Sethi gets angry when he's confronted. Laurie says he just wanted
22:20to get on TV, and Kevin calls him an a-hole before kicking him out. So yeah, it didn't go well.
22:2729. Squeaky Knees Parents might buy anything if it means
22:32making life just a little bit easier. But maybe not for the Squeaky Knees. This product is made
22:38by Ivan Barnes and Lisa Evans, who asked for $80,000 for 20%.
22:50Squeaky Knees are soft, squeaky pants for the baby on the go.
22:54It's a small pad placed on a baby's knees, thereby preventing their knees from getting
22:59hurt as they crawl around. The pads also make an annoying squeaking noise, which alerts the
23:05parents to the child's location. No one liked the product, and the couple even argue with Mark when
23:16he questions their dedication to the company. But the worst sting probably comes from Mr. Wonderful,
23:23who says the product sucks and quickly bows out. 28. Bed Rider
23:35George Conway strolls into the tank with Bed Rider, which is essentially a toddler's car seat
23:41for pickup truck beds. Yep, these bad boys are drilled directly into the trunk, thereby allowing
23:47adults to safely and legally ride in the back. But not only do they look a little off-putting,
24:07they cost nearly $800. While Robert and Barbara are more receptive to the idea,
24:13Lori and Kevin make their displeasure known. Lori calls out the product for possibly being dangerous.
24:19I worry about crashes and I worry about rollovers. For me, I can't get past that.
24:25So for that reason, I'm out. Kevin thinks along the same lines,
24:29claiming that the Bed Rider is just asking for legal trouble. Maybe they're right. Maybe we
24:35just aren't meant to sit in the back of pickup trucks. 27. Haven
24:40Who doesn't cringe in embarrassment when a presentation goes horribly wrong?
24:44Enter Clay Banks and Alex Bertelli of Haven, a special lock that is meant to secure doors
24:50better than a standard deadbolt. It's a fair idea, but the presentation is an
25:04iconic disaster. Bertelli hopes to prove the flimsy nature of a deadbolt by kicking down a
25:10prop door. It does not go well. He continuously kicks the door to no success and even grabs a
25:17nearby stand to ram it, still to no success. Meanwhile, the sharks howl with laughter,
25:24drowning out Banks' desperate attempt to continue the presentation.
25:35Mark calls it the best pitch ever, and later called it the funniest pitch in the show's history.
25:41We can't argue with that. 26. Ledge Pillow
25:46There's a market for everything, or so Amanda Schlechter hoped. She brought in the ledge
25:51pillow, a small memory foam pillow meant for women with large breasts.
25:56It is the only wedge type pillow on the market for women
25:59with implants or with large breasts to just lay on their stomach.
26:03This small cushion is placed underneath the woman's stomach,
26:06allowing her to comfortably sleep on a bed. The presentation gets off to a bad start,
26:12with snickering through the demonstration and sarcastically calling out the big problem.
26:17Who knew we had this big problem?
26:20It's a problem!
26:20Thank goodness!
26:21I see, I knew this was one that the guys would want to get their hands on.
26:25They also joke and laugh their way frequently through the whole thing,
26:29even while trying to talk business with Schlechter. It's clearly not going well,
26:34and that's before Mark calls her a wantrepreneur and declines the offer.
26:39Was this sexism in action?
26:4225. GoCubes
26:44People like feeling alert and energized, and for many, that means coffee.
26:50But there are tons of products out there that purport to provide energy boosts,
26:54including what are called nootropics.
26:56There's things out there that are better for your cognition than just your ordinary cup of coffee.
27:00We're at the forefront of doing research and actually figuring out what these things are
27:04and telling a story about it.
27:05The company NootroBox presented a chewable coffee called GoCubes,
27:10which supposedly, among other ingredients,
27:13contains the same caffeine content as a standard cup of coffee.
27:17But the thing is, people like drinking coffee, and also, caffeine pills exist.
27:22None of the Sharks liked or even understood the product,
27:26with Kevin sarcastically calling them sugar cubes.
27:29This is the highest valuation we've ever had on Shark Tank.
27:32For sugar cubes?
27:32We've never had any company for $40 million.
27:35At what point does the company become worth that?
27:38They also gawk at the company's overall $40 million valuation
27:42and yell over their attempts to justify themselves.
27:46You're asking for it when you go up against Big Coffee.
27:49Number 24.
27:51Fitness Stride.
27:52The fitness industry is probably worth like a zillion dollars.
27:56Enter Stacey Irwin, who hoped to get a small slice of that big pie.
28:00He made the Fitness Stride, aimed at getting people into shape
28:04without going to the gym or even putting aside time for exercise.
28:07Every get-in-shape piece of equipment on the market requires this thing called time.
28:12But the Fitness Stride allows you to get in shape while you multitask.
28:16The Fitness Stride is basically a resistance band
28:18that users wear while walking around or doing chores.
28:21None of the Sharks bite on this one.
28:24Some complain of the valuation,
28:25arguing that $900,000 is way too high for a resistance band.
28:30Why?
28:32Well, there's value in the patent.
28:35You're valuing the patent at a half a million dollars?
28:38$400,000.
28:39So Stacey, for your company to be worth that kind of money,
28:42you gotta sell a lot.
28:43So tell me how you're gonna go from $150,000 in sales to millions.
28:47Barbara doesn't understand it, and Kevin calls it a marketing nightmare,
28:52as there are a billion similar products.
28:54Irwin strode away empty-handed.
28:57Number 23.
28:59Wired Waffles
29:00What did we just tell you?
29:02Don't compete with Big Coffee.
29:04Roger Sullivan hoped to get in on the energy-boosting business with his wired waffles.
29:09These are standard breakfast waffles infused with caffeine,
29:12the rough equivalent of two cups of coffee.
29:15With our proprietary energy blend,
29:17we've been able to create something that's delicious,
29:20functional,
29:21and designed for today's most active lifestyles.
29:24I brought some samples for you guys to try.
29:26There were numerous questions raised here,
29:28none of which got truly satisfactory answers.
29:31Is it safe?
29:32Not according to Lori,
29:34who feared young children eating 200 milligrams of caffeine.
29:38Is edible caffeine even a good idea in the first place?
29:41Not according to Daymond.
29:42I don't get the product.
29:43I think that the whole purpose energy shops are working is quick,
29:47you take it, you're gone.
29:49This is becoming a process of making a meal almost.
29:52Most importantly, do the waffles taste good?
29:54Not according to both Mark and Kevin,
29:57both of whom criticized the flavor.
29:59In other words, this pitch was a complete disaster.
30:03Number 22.
30:04Arkeg
30:05We don't know what's worse.
30:07The Arkeg itself or its silly name.
30:10The device is a combination video game arcade machine and beer dispenser.
30:14It comes pre-equipped with dozens of classic arcade games,
30:18and a beer keg sits under the console,
30:21allowing players to dispense themselves a drink.
30:23How about some wine for the chef of the house after a long day?
30:30That's how you drink your wine, Kevin, from a tap.
30:32There were deemed to be countless problems with this.
30:35The $4,000 price tag is a big one.
30:38Another is practicality.
30:40Why not just pour yourself a beer beforehand, then play the game?
30:43Listen guys, I appreciate the wine.
30:45It's actually quite good.
30:47I'm gonna take a pass.
30:49Are you really saving yourself that much time dispensing it from the machine?
30:53Unsurprisingly, all of the sharks hated the Arkeg,
30:56with Lori calling it a gimmick.
30:59Number 21.
31:00Sticky Note Holder
31:02I have created a product that will keep your sticky notes in place and organized
31:06while working at your computer.
31:07Have you ever thought to yourself,
31:09man, I really wish I had a device that could attach post-it notes to my laptop?
31:14No, you probably haven't because, well,
31:16post-its are already perfectly capable of sticking to things.
31:20This example here is an example of what we're all used to seeing.
31:23There's been no change in it.
31:25There's been no solution to it until today.
31:27It's kind of a big part of their job description.
31:29Mary Ellen Simonson,
31:31the woman pitching this wonderfully useless product,
31:34was asking the sharks for half a million dollars in funding.
31:37Can you say delusional?
31:39Stop the madness.
31:40Are you out of your mind?
31:41Yes.
31:42Are you crazy?
31:43Yes.
31:43Who would give you 10 bucks for that?
31:44A lot of people.
31:46To top it all off,
31:47she had made zero sales and didn't even have a patent on her invention,
31:51which if you're a regular Shark Tank viewer,
31:53you'll know is a recipe for a quick rejection.
31:56I don't think your product is worth what you're asking,
31:58but I do think you have a product there.
32:00I think for $10 a pop on a QVC type station.
32:04What planet did you come from?
32:05No, let me tell you.
32:06I think you could sell it.
32:07Number 20.
32:08iBlock.
32:09Okay, so we get that the product slash company is called iBlock,
32:13but rocking sunglasses inside is rarely a good look.
32:16So we were already skeptical by the time entrepreneur Craig Isaacow
32:21suddenly starts yelling and took them off.
32:23And I'm seeking $50,000 for 10% of my company
32:26because Sharks, Americans are being watched.
32:30Granted, all of the concerns he raises about laptop and phone cameras are valid,
32:34and there's admittedly something appealing about the simplicity of his invention
32:38to cover your laptop camera.
32:40Unfortunately, that same simplicity
32:42also significantly diminishes the worth of the product.
32:46There's a solution, Sharks.
32:48iBlock, the webcam privacy shield.
32:52Worse, Isaacow himself oversells the device,
32:55coming across like a bit of an eccentric conspiracy theorist in the process.
32:59I'm like, did you catch it?
33:01Did we catch it?
33:03Whoa!
33:04iBlock.
33:05And people don't like to get into business with eccentrics,
33:08especially when people can get the same results
33:10they're selling with a simple piece of tape.
33:13Number 19.
33:14No Fly Cone.
33:15You see the flies that they accumulate.
33:17With this, you don't see the flies
33:19until you actually look to see what you've caught.
33:20Heads up, crappy idea coming your way.
33:23Entrepreneur Bruce Gaither had an idea
33:25that involved using dog poop to attract flies to his trap.
33:29So I designed an all-natural fly trap,
33:31and right away, we were successful
33:33catching them where they feed and breed.
33:35To bring his idea to life,
33:37he asked for $25,000 for a 15% stake.
33:41Sure, he gets points for bringing his adorable golden retriever
33:44onto the show with him,
33:45but a cute pup isn't enough to change the shark's minds.
33:48You're kind of creating the problem
33:51by leaving the poop outside, aren't you?
33:54Aside from the fact that this product
33:55can only be marketed to dog owners,
33:57the sharks made the legitimate point
33:59that no one would want to use the device in their homes
34:01for obvious reasons.
34:03Even Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane's endorsement
34:06couldn't save this doomed pitch.
34:08He's your spokesman and doesn't even have a dog?
34:12If I did, I'd be the first guy in line.
34:14Number 18.
34:16Wink Frozen Desserts.
34:17Here's a simple fact of food marketing.
34:20If you can come up with an alternative version
34:21of a popular treat that tastes great
34:23but has fewer calories,
34:25people are going to buy it like crazy.
34:27The most crucial part of that phrase, however,
34:29are the words, tastes great.
34:31We use organic stevia and monk fruit to sweeten it.
34:34It tastes kind of, you know, in the middle.
34:38This low-cal substitute for ice cream
34:40has many selling points,
34:42including it being dairy-free,
34:43soy-free, gluten-free, and vegan.
34:46But as the sharks are quick to point out,
34:48much to their dismay,
34:49because some of them seemed genuinely interested,
34:51it doesn't taste good.
34:59And so all its virtues become somewhat moot.
35:02It'll still sell, sure,
35:03but only to a much smaller demographic.
35:06And for that simple reason,
35:07the sharks walked.
35:09Number 17.
35:10Squirrel Boss.
35:20Any pitch that involves herding woodland creatures
35:22deserves a great big no,
35:24and that's exactly what this one got.
35:26Michael DeSanti markets his product
35:28as the world's first
35:29interactive squirrel-proof bird feeder.
35:31The interactive bit is what's key here.
35:34So Mike D., just to be clear,
35:36I'm sitting in my house.
35:37I see the little squirrel eating.
35:39I think he's had too much.
35:41I zap him.
35:42You see, the bird feeder isn't exactly squirrel-proof
35:45so much as it is an opportunity for sadists
35:47to torture small, fluffy-tailed animals.
35:50Animal cruelty aside,
35:51the obvious problem here
35:52is that you'd need to be sitting around all day
35:55holding your zapper at the ready
35:56for this product to work.
35:58But that means I have to be watching a bird feeder.
35:59That's our second biggest objection
36:01that I get all of the time in public.
36:03What's the first?
36:04That you have to be watching.
36:05It's too expensive,
36:06and that's why I'm here.
36:07Unless this is a pitch exclusively
36:09for the unemployed or in-firm,
36:11it didn't really make a whole lot of sense to anyone.
36:13Don't worry,
36:14no squirrels were hurt in the making of this episode.
36:17We think.
36:18But Mike,
36:18when the animal rights people get all over this,
36:21you're electrocuting the animals.
36:23Number 16.
36:25Pet Paint
36:26Are we charmed by London the Bulldog?
36:28Absolutely.
36:29Bring any animal into a room
36:30and you'll almost immediately grab
36:32the attention of everyone in it.
36:34Three animals?
36:35Even better.
36:36But founder Abe Geary
36:37might have been better off
36:38had he just let the animals do the talking.
36:40His opening attempt at hype is very over the top.
36:44Behold,
36:45what could be the biggest spectacle in history.
36:48And unfortunately,
36:49his wordplay isn't much better.
36:51The way he mixes metaphors is a real turnoff,
36:54especially his big finale.
36:56And like every fashionista,
36:57Chino's life is a catwalk.
37:00When you force two sayings together,
37:01you often wind up saying nothing at all.
37:04The unfortunate thing is,
37:06the paint you can safely use on your pet's product
37:08isn't terrible.
37:09And when Geary speaks outside the shark tank,
37:12he's a businessman who actually inspires confidence.
37:15His cheesy pitch was just a major misfire.
37:19Number 15.
37:20Original Man Candle
37:22When it comes to outrageously awful ideas,
37:24it's hard to beat the Original Man Candle.
37:27These candles were created to market exclusively to,
37:30well, manly men.
37:32We've got pot roast,
37:33we've got golf course,
37:34barbecue,
37:35football,
37:35draft beer,
37:36popcorn,
37:37awesome manly fragrances.
37:39The idea is not only sexist,
37:41the smells are ridiculously silly,
37:43bordering on offensive.
37:45Silly comes in the form of smells like fart and football,
37:48whatever that smells like,
37:50and offensive in the form of beach babe.
37:53The sharks didn't care for the candles
37:55and made their opinions known.
37:57This is a situation,
37:58I really call it a vitamin C deficiency.
38:04Because you don't have cash, credit,
38:06or enough customers.
38:08I'm out.
38:09None of them believed there's any money in the product,
38:12and Kevin was quite harsh towards the candles themselves,
38:15calling them crap for tourists.
38:17Once a shark calls your product crap,
38:20you know you're done for.
38:22Number 14.
38:23Throx
38:24Hello, hello, hello.
38:25I'm Edwin Heaven.
38:26I'm the creator of Throx,
38:29the cure for the missing sock.
38:30There's something about the idea of selling packs of three socks
38:33that seems more creepy than practical.
38:36So when you lose one,
38:39you still have a pair.
38:40What do you do with the extra sock until you need it?
38:43We're kind of torn on this one
38:44because on the one hand,
38:45the mysterious loss of individual socks
38:48is a real problem in our contemporary society.
38:51On the other hand though,
38:52a simple solution to this problem
38:53would be to man up and buy your socks in bulk at Costco
38:56so that they'll all look the same,
38:58and the concept of pairs becomes irrelevant.
39:01While Edwin Heaven's presentation is certainly magical,
39:04somehow this product seems like
39:05it would cause more problems than it would solve.
39:08Have you patented this?
39:10You cannot patent a package of three socks.
39:13Right.
39:14Number 13.
39:15EcoMower
39:16Andy Humphrey, creator of the EcoMower,
39:19is another entrepreneur
39:20who could have chosen his words more carefully.
39:22Though his manual lawnmower has curb appeal,
39:25the way he goes about selling it
39:26rubs some of the sharks the wrong way.
39:28Hey guys, we're gonna reduce the emissions on cars
39:32because I've invented a bicycle.
39:34Yeah, Damon John is not on board.
39:37And as soon as he starts tearing apart the pitch,
39:39even sharks who initially seemed open to the concept
39:42begin to express similar doubts.
39:44The major selling point is that
39:45this is a push mower that doesn't require sharpening.
39:48But when Damon and company grill Humphrey
39:50about this supposed advantage,
39:52it quickly begins to lose its competitive edge.
39:55You're basically saying you're building a better bike.
39:57Number 12.
39:58Track Days
39:59We're seeking $5 million.
40:02Whoa.
40:03That's a lot of money.
40:04In exchange for 34% equity in our production.
40:07Pitching a feature-length film to the sharks
40:09seems ambitious to begin with.
40:10But when it sounds as bad as this,
40:12the creators are bound to get eaten alive.
40:15So boys, you want $5 million to make a movie.
40:17I know how you feel that, you know,
40:19you think that filmmaking is a crapshoot,
40:21which we completely understand.
40:23Making up the pitch team are a former stuntman,
40:26a writer, and a producer.
40:27When they make their pitch,
40:28they have no script, no actors, and no financial backing.
40:32Essentially what we'll be doing
40:33is we'll be putting a script together,
40:35which is in the process of being rewritten.
40:37You don't even have a script yet?
40:38The guys make sure to stress that this is not a movie
40:41about the popular sport of motocross
40:43since they were told there's no viable US market
40:46for a motocross movie.
40:47No, this is a film about MotoGP,
40:50a lesser known sport that's given little to no attention
40:53in the United States.
40:54They also mentioned that there's never been a movie
40:56made about the sport,
40:57but maybe there's a reason for that?
40:59You know, I'm a huge motorcycle fan
41:01and there's been such a lack of movies made about them.
41:04Number 11.
41:05Chimera Bodyboard.
41:07Honestly, we didn't even need to hear a pitch
41:09to be sold on this electric watercraft.
41:12A still image with a description would have been enough.
41:15So how did such a promising product sink so hard?
41:18Well, though the Sharks seem on board with the concept,
41:21the more they heard about inventor Jason Woods,
41:23the more obvious it became as to why the Chimera board
41:26wasn't already a success story.
41:29Chimera's unique heads-up riding position
41:31gives you all the thrill and excitement
41:32of a conventional full-size watercraft,
41:34but at a much safer speed.
41:35He had no sales history
41:37and had apparently been at it for 10 years.
41:39Rarely has such a compelling product
41:41received a worse pitch.
41:43Thankfully, Woods went out and found himself
41:44a more business-minded partner.
41:46And years later, the Chimera board returned
41:49seeking redemption.
41:50Sure enough, Woods and partner Adam Majewski
41:52walked away with a deal.
41:54Number 10.
41:55The Sullivan Generator.
41:57With your help and your business acumen,
42:00together we can develop this new technology
42:04and leave a lasting legacy of goodness.
42:11If we're being completely honest,
42:12we're just as baffled by this guy's pitch
42:14as the Sharks were.
42:15He claims to have invented an electric generator
42:18that harnesses the spin of the earth
42:20to create electricity.
42:22Conveniently enough, the waste that this machine
42:24supposedly produces is gold.
42:26The waste products are the mineral precipitates,
42:30manganese, and gold.
42:33What?
42:34Gold.
42:35Entrepreneur Mark Sullivan,
42:36who also markets himself as a songwriter
42:39and ladies' clothes designer,
42:40among other things,
42:41says he's invented over 1,000 products
42:43that make over a billion dollars a year in profit.
42:46And I'm an inventor with over 1,000 inventions.
42:51And the technology I'm offering you today
42:54is the Sullivan Generator.
42:55Even so, it looks like the Sharks have a hard time
42:58believing anything this guy says
42:59because it all sounds straight up crazy,
43:01especially if you know even a little bit about science.
43:05The gold is left in the ocean.
43:08Number nine, elephant chat.
43:11Let's address the elephant in the room.
43:13Hey, we can appreciate the initial hook here,
43:15but apart from co-opting a popular saying,
43:17this business model just doesn't have
43:19that much going for it.
43:20Introducing the elephant in the room.
43:24Oh, Lord.
43:26Acknowledging that you're having issues
43:28in your relationship is difficult enough as is,
43:31but bringing a stuffed animal in to help?
43:33Well, it's not hard to imagine many partners
43:35being very put off by the idea.
43:37I simply remove the cover
43:39and reveal the elephant in the room.
43:41So when I get home and I see the elephant is in the room,
43:44I immediately know that she has something
43:45she wants to talk about.
43:46It's undeniably cute,
43:48but its application elicits eye rolls
43:50from a number of the Sharks almost immediately.
43:53And we're pretty sure that most viewers at home
43:55had a similar reaction.
43:57Communication is the key to a good relationship.
43:59We're just not convinced this elephant
44:01needs to be part of it.
44:02Number eight, Cougar Limited.
44:04The Cougar, modern, sexy.
44:07Because what the world really needs
44:09is another energy drink,
44:11especially one with such a small
44:12and kind of derogatory target market.
44:15Introducing Cougar energy drink for women.
44:19Not to mention women between the ages of 35 and 55
44:23hardly seem like the prime demographic
44:25of energy drink consumers.
44:27Also, how many women can there possibly be out there
44:30who self-identify as Cougars?
44:32Okay, in case you're unclear on the concept,
44:34this is an energy drink for women of a certain age
44:37who like to date younger men.
44:38Isn't a Cougar typically older?
44:40Because she looks younger than you are.
44:42Well, she's been drinking the Cougar shot for a while now.
44:46I'm 35.
44:4735.
44:47Wow, you look great.
44:49Isn't that too young to be a Cougar?
44:50The inventor, Ryan Custer,
44:52claims this is, quote,
44:54the industry's first gender-specific functional beverage.
44:57But even that doesn't seem to be true.
44:59This product pretty much has nothing going for it.
45:02And it really doesn't help that,
45:03according to Barbara Corcoran,
45:05the drink tastes like chalk.
45:06Zero calories, zero sugar.
45:07It looks like chalky taste I have on my tongue now.
45:09Could be maybe the niacin.
45:10Number seven, the skinny mirror.
45:13As the old saying goes,
45:14beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
45:16This product, pitched in season seven,
45:18takes that to a more literal conclusion
45:20by offering to trick your eyes
45:22into seeing yourself as being more slim
45:24than you actually are.
45:25Voila, the, um, skinny mirror.
45:28Even if it's a not-so-skinny you.
45:30The real motivation to slim down
45:32is to look at reality,
45:33deal with the truth every day,
45:35and finally get around the idea
45:37that losing weight's hard work.
45:39Entrepreneur Belinda Jasmine
45:40pitches her invention as a tool
45:42to help boost self-confidence.
45:44But Kevin O'Leary isn't having any of it.
45:46But when I started this company,
45:47I said this mirror would not be used
45:49to deceive anyone.
45:50And that's why I told them...
45:51It's doing it every day.
45:53Even though...
45:54You're saying you have to find
45:55your little logo down there
45:56to figure out what's going on?
45:57You can see it.
45:57All you gotta do is just take a look.
45:59Not only does he take issue
46:00with her lack of patent and blind faith
46:03in her brand identity,
46:04but he also appears to be offended
46:06by the concept.
46:07Jasmine, for her part,
46:08tries to keep the momentum going
46:10and to smile on her face.
46:11But the pitch quickly falls apart
46:13and the tension in the room is palpable.
46:15If a customer looks at that
46:17and they look great in that outfit
46:19and then they take it home
46:21and they obviously look bad or different,
46:24they're not going to be happy.
46:25Number six.
46:26Wake & Bacon.
46:27My product takes a unique approach
46:29on waking up in the morning.
46:30It's pretty much the only one of its kind.
46:32When you want to wake up
46:33to freshly made bacon,
46:34you just set up a George Foreman grill
46:36at the foot of your bed, right?
46:38Clearly, this inventor isn't a fan of The Office
46:40because he came up with a pig-shaped device
46:42with the exclusive purpose
46:44of bedside bacon making.
46:46And so, inspired, I went home
46:48and I built the world's first alarm clock
46:51that actually wakes you up with bacon.
46:53This is the first idea on our list
46:54that actually seems kind of appealing
46:56until you think about the logistics of it.
46:58You have to put the bacon in
46:59before you go to sleep
47:00and leaving raw meat unrefrigerated overnight
47:03seems like a recipe for disaster.
47:05Not to mention the whole thing
47:07seems like a serious fire hazard.
47:09You got no projections whatsoever.
47:10You got a pig box that's going to catch on fire
47:12and kill somebody.
47:13I'm going to be sued into Stone Age.
47:14Those problems notwithstanding,
47:16Matty Salen should just keep working on this one.
47:19We are intrigued.
47:20Hey, Matty, I love the face of the pig.
47:23Do you have a slogan for this or anything?
47:25Rise and swine?
47:27Number five, Licky Brush.
47:29Where to begin?
47:31We get that people love their pets,
47:33but we draw the line at holding a giant fake tongue
47:36between your teeth and using it to lick a cat.
47:39And apparently, the sharks feel similarly.
47:42So why should you be left out
47:43of their intimate bonding ritual?
47:45Husband and wife team Tara and Jason O'Meara
47:48know their stuff,
47:49and they've successfully gotten another product
47:51backed by a Kickstarter.
47:52Licky Brush is a tongue-shaped brush
47:54you can use to finally lick your cat
47:56just like a mama cat licks her young.
47:58But when you start licking a cat during your pitch,
48:00it becomes really hard to take you seriously.
48:02The sharks are at once horrified
48:04and more thoroughly entertained
48:06than we've ever seen them before.
48:08We've no doubt that there are customers
48:10who love this product,
48:11but it's just too niche.
48:14There's one!
48:20Somebody had you,
48:21you need to drop a mic right about now.
48:24Number four, Rolodoc.
48:26And what we've realized
48:27is that when it comes to communication,
48:29medicine is not in the 21st century.
48:31Aren't doctors supposed to be smart?
48:33Well, brothers and doctors Albert and Richard Amini
48:36managed to give a bad name
48:38to a well-respected profession,
48:39at least in the eyes of Mark Cuban.
48:41You're not gonna let him tell me how I make money?
48:43Because there's no chance
48:44of you making money on this.
48:45Their idea for a mobile app
48:47that connects doctors and patients
48:48isn't fundamentally stupid in theory,
48:50but their pitch was so bad
48:52that there's no way anyone
48:53would trust their business sense.
48:55Sharks, with your investment,
48:56we will revolutionize
48:57the way we communicate in medicine,
48:59but most importantly,
49:00you'll help us get rid of these pagers
49:01and make some money doing it.
49:03They keep throwing in buzzwords like social media
49:05without an actual plan to back any of it up.
49:08It sounds like what they want to do
49:09is create a LinkedIn for physicians,
49:11but they have no idea
49:12how to get doctors to use their app
49:14or how to monetize it.
49:16The sharks are understandably
49:17a bit harsh with their criticism.
49:19It's a valid concern
49:20because you don't want to be reading
49:21about somebody that actually isn't a surgeon
49:22for suffering heart surgery.
49:23That would be a bad outcome.
49:24I don't think they'll be able to get anybody.
49:26It's gonna be dangerous
49:26if you can't get any doctors.
49:28Number three, Euro Club.
49:30For every problem, there is a solution.
49:33But when it comes to the problem
49:34of needing to pee while on the golf course,
49:36there must be a better solution out there.
49:39Presented by urologist Dr. Floyd Seskin,
49:42the Euro Club is a hollow golf club
49:44that you urinate into.
49:45In Seskin's defense,
49:47he does a lot right in this presentation.
49:49This is a trademark patent-pending product
49:52that functions as a self-contained receptacle.
49:55He's professional,
49:56he has a good sense of humor,
49:57and has put in the work.
49:59And against all odds,
50:00he actually secures an offer,
50:02albeit a small investment for a majority share.
50:05But that doesn't make this any less silly.
50:07This is a novelty product through and through.
50:10Can you get stuck?
50:12Nobody's complained yet,
50:13but it is the one-size-fits-all right now.
50:15Plus, leak-proof or not,
50:17the idea of carrying a tube
50:19full of fresh urine around with you
50:21is seriously off-putting.
50:22Pop-up tent with an attendant,
50:24I think, to take you to the bathroom.
50:26And you would need several of them.
50:28Number two, Ionic Ear.
50:30My name is Darren Johnson,
50:32and I'm here today to explain
50:34the Ionic Ear investment opportunity.
50:36One of the all-time worst pitches
50:38comes from Shark Tank's very first episode
50:40all the way back in 2009.
50:43You guys are so close-minded,
50:45please let him finish.
50:46Okay, okay.
50:48Apparently, back in the old days,
50:49Bluetooth earpieces were the must-have tech gadget.
50:52But this guy took it one step further
50:54so that you and your Bluetooth
50:56would never have to be apart.
50:57I'm sorry,
50:58were you implanting this into another device?
51:01What are you implanting this into?
51:02No, it's actually going into your ear.
51:05Pitching a surgically implanted Bluetooth device
51:07that's inserted into the wearer's ear canal,
51:10Darren Johnson manages to creep the sharks out
51:13and get some of the fastest I'm-outs
51:15in the show's history.
51:16Don't call me, I'll call you.
51:18I'm out.
51:20Okay, I appreciate that.
51:21The fact that the device has to be charged nightly
51:23by inserting a large needle into one's ear
51:26definitely doesn't help his cause.
51:28And neither does the fact
51:29that he didn't actually get any doctors
51:31to approve his product.
51:33Surprise, surprise,
51:34this product never took off.
51:35Darren, here's insanity, here's genius.
51:41You're somewhere.
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51:58Number 1.
51:59No phone
52:01Oh boy, where to begin with this one.
52:04It's just a fake plastic phone.
52:05We agree with the basic point
52:07that the omnipresence of smartphones
52:09is problematic.
52:10Glance away from your phone for a second
52:13and look around.
52:13Most people within sight
52:15are likely staring at one.
52:16Step 1.
52:18Pick it up.
52:19Step 2.
52:20Hold it.
52:21It's that simple.
52:23But this placebo-type approach
52:25of giving people something
52:26to just hold in their hand
52:27completely fails to address
52:28any of the key factors
52:30that drive people to their phones.
52:31The hunger for communication
52:33and the promises of distraction,
52:34whether with entertainment
52:35or information.
52:37With all that being said,
52:38we have to give credit
52:39where credit is due.
52:40It's cute, but I think pragmatically
52:42it's never going to be
52:43a very big business.
52:45It's like I'm in an alternate world.
52:47For an utterly useless product,
52:49Chris Sheldon and Van Gould
52:51put together one heck
52:52of an attempt to sell it.
52:54What are your favorite products
52:55that sank on Shark Tank?
52:57Give us your own pitches
52:58in the comments.
52:59Wait a minute, are you serious?
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