Season 5 (Production Order)

35 Episodes

1

Whipped Into Shape

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August 21, 201643m
5x3

After gambling his life savings on a run down Las Vegas bar, a desperate owner tries out a fetish night to whip up new business.

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2

The Perks of Being a Wallpaper

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August 7, 201643m
5x1

A classic dive bar with mob ties in Las Vegas is about to close its doors because of an owner who's busy being a nice guy rather than a wise guy.

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3

Antisocial Media

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September 18, 201643m
5x4

Taffer helps an owner whose social media mishaps have made him public enemy number one.

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4

Wheels of Misfortune

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August 14, 201643m
5x2

In a desert town, Taffer collides with the owner of a bar in a roller rink, a local landmark close to closing for good.

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5

Listen Y'all It's Sabotage

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October 9, 201643m
5x7

New bar owners accuse their manager (and the bar's former owner) of sabotaging their business to try to steal it back. With no clear proof, Jon uses a stress test to determine who's right and who's wrong.

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6

How to Train Your Goldfish

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September 25, 201643m
5x5

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?

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7

Chase Lounge

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October 23, 201643m
5x9

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.

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8

Win, Lose or Brawl

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October 2, 201643m
5x6

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.

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9

Gettin' Jigger With It

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October 16, 201643m
5x8

A historical landmark bar, divided in profits and responsibility, pits brother and sister against one another.

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10

Ice, Mice, Baby

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November 6, 201643m
5x11

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?

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11

Zero Dark Drunky

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October 30, 201643m
5x10

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.

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12

Punk as a Drunk

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November 13, 201643m
5x12

A former punk rocker hits bottom after being overwhelmed with tragedy. But his constant roughhousing with his employees draws Taffer's ire.

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13

Don't Tell Mom the Bar is Dead

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February 19, 201743m
5x14

An abrasive owner takes advantage of his mom's generosity to take over a craft beer bar from his landlord.

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14

I Know What You Did Last Summit

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February 26, 201743m
5x15

An absentee owner puts his marriage on the line by drinking away his financial sorrows and flirting with the female clientele. Can Taffer step in to save a crumbling relationship and a failed bar?

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15

Casually Tapped Out

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July 2, 201743m
5x22

Taffer tries to resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt out firefighter who owns it.

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16

Struck Out at the Dugout

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March 5, 201743m
5x16

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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17

There Will Be Family Blood

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August 26, 201843m
6x24

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.

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18

Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' To Do

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April 2, 201743m
5x20

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?

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19
5x18

An owner twerks her way to tears when her bar gets out of step

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20

Bar Over Troubled Water

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March 26, 201743m
5x19

In this special episode, Taffer rescues a successful bar – the beacon of the community – that was destroyed by a recent hurricane in Baton Rouge

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21

Things That Go Pahrump in the Night

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July 16, 201743m
5x23

It's a race against the clock when Jon Taffer heads to Pahrump, where he must save the failing bar owned by a man who might lose his sight forever.

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22

Down and Out in Las Vegas

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June 3, 201843m
6x12

Jon provides a wake-up call to the owner of Barley Pop's Bar & Grill, who developed a severe drinking problem after suffering a pair of tragedies.

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23

Pole Without a Purpose

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April 22, 201843m
6x7

A soccer mom turned strip club owner refuses help from her daughter even though she's trained in hospitality management.

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24

Mother Doesn't Know Best

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July 23, 201743m
5x24

Jon Taffer tries to convince the ultimate maternal figure to make her decisions like a business owner to save her struggling Las Vegas dive bar from closing its doors.

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25

Silence of the Ants

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August 6, 201743m
5x26

A Long Beach dive bar becomes infested with more than just bar problems -- they have bug problems.

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26

Not Cleared for Takeoff

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July 1, 201843m
6x16

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.

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27

Star Lite, Star Not So Brite

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August 19, 201843m
6x23

Nostalgia drives a successful bar owner to purchase a dive bar he patronized in his youth, but his focus on his primary business causes the second bar to slide into chaos.

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28

Ground Control to Major Jon

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April 1, 201843m
6x4

Jon visits a Cape Canaveral area bar frequented by local NASA astronauts; Jon attempts to get the bar back off the ground before a mother-daughter feud causes a failure to launch.

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29

Caving In

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May 13, 201843m
6x10

The son of hardworking immigrants drives his late father's neighborhood bar into the ground with a poorly planned renovation and a bad over-serving problem.

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30

Weird Science

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March 25, 201843m
6x3

Two scientists struggle with the correct formula to run a successful bar.

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31

The Unlucky Leprechaun

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September 10, 201743m
5x30

Jon Taffer tries to convince a foul-mouthed owner to change his ways before the bar he owns with his ex-wife shuts down for good.

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32

Daddy Dearest

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August 13, 201743m
5x27

Jon Taffer arrives just in time to save a family run bar on the brink of ruin with an aggressive father at its helm.

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33

Crazy Little Thing Called Selman

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May 6, 201843m
6x9

A frenetic bar owner with no prior bar experience drives the Copper Rocket Pub into the ground by bringing in carnivalesque entertainment.

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34

Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's

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August 20, 201743m
5x28

It's a race against the clock as Jon Taffer tries to rescue a failing bar with a crumbling floor.

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35

Father Knows Best

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June 17, 201843m
6x14

Jon visits the No Name Saloon, a rowdy biker bar where the owner refuses to trust his daughter's managerial skills.

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