Bar Rescue
Jon Taffer, a bar/nightclub consultant, and his team of experts offer their expertise, helping real bar owners "rescue" their failing establishments by overcoming challenges and possibly saving them from closing.
Genre: Reality-TV
Cast:Jon Taffer , P.J. King , Mia Mastroianni , Russell Davis , Tom Bonello , Vic Moea , Tiffany Derry , Nicole Taffer , Kevin Bludso , Brian Duffy , Jason Santos , Nancy Hadley , Robert Floyd , Aaron McCargo Jr. , Phil Wills , Brad Bohannan , Peter O'Connor , Jessie Barnes
S4.E1 ∙ 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.
S4.E2 ∙ Thugs with Mugs
Bar Patrons discover the owners of a failing bar in Yonkers are refilling premium liquor with cheap booze, which leads to an assault on Jon's camera crew.
S4.E3 ∙ 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?
S4.E4 ∙ 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?
S4.E5 ∙ 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?
S4.E6 ∙ 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.
S4.E7 ∙ 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.
S4.E8 ∙ 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.
S4.E9 ∙ Spoiled Brat Party
Jon Taffer embarks on a cross-country tour of the worst drinking establishments in America. Bad drinks, wild staffs and wasted owners conspire against him and his experts as they give failing businesses one last shot at success.
S4.E10 ∙ Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling
Jon Taffer embarks on a cross-country tour of the worst drinking establishments in America. Bad drinks, wild staffs and wasted owners conspire against him and his experts as they give failing businesses one last shot at success.
S4.E11 ∙ 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?
S4.E12 ∙ 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.
S4.E13 ∙ 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.
S4.E14 ∙ 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.
S4.E15 ∙ 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.
S4.E16 ∙ 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.
S4.E17 ∙ 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.
S4.E18 ∙ Loose Lips Loose Tips
Jon is called to rescue a San Francisco bar run by four Irish sisters who bicker and argue amongst themselves.
S4.E19 ∙ 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.
S4.E20 ∙ Sticky Situation
A sons excessive partying and drinking and a couch used in a porn film at a family owned bar is causing profits to drop.
S4.E21 ∙ Take Me Out to the Bar Game
Jon is called in to help a former MLB pitcher bring his staff back under control before he sinks deeper into debt.
S4.E22 ∙ Emergency Exit
An ex-pilot must mend things with his partner and cut ties with his ex-girlfriend before Jon can save this Reno bar.
S4.E23 ∙ It's Always Sunny in Portland
Jon arrives in Portland to fix a bar with a bar owner whose not focusing on his bar, an inexperienced step-daughter who berates her staff, and an angry chef who does not want women in his kitchen.
S4.E24 ∙ Brokedown Palace
Taffer is assisted by Alexander Siddig and Iddo Goldberg, the stars of Spike's event series TUT, to help him rescue a Moroccon bar with an identity crisis.
S4.E25 ∙ Ants with Wings, Bro!
The owner of a Portland rock bar is not running his business properly, cocktails are being made up on the spot by inexperienced bartenders, the bands they book are driving away customers, and ants and pests are nesting in the kitchen.
S4.E26 ∙ 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.
S4.E27 ∙ Too Many Managers! Not Enough Man!
Jon Taffer battles with a management-heavy staff that disrespects their owner at this suburban Chicago sports bar.
S4.E28 ∙ Jon Ain't Afraid of Ghosts
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.
S4.E29 ∙ Till Debt Do Us Part
Jon is caught between a womanizing owner and his enraged wife in a run-down Caribbean bar. Can Taffer turns this bar around before the business hits the rocks and the owner's wife hits the road?
S4.E30 ∙ 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 fiancée leaves him.
S4.E31 ∙ 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?
S4.E32 ∙ Sour Lemons and Bitter Business
A landlord and bar owner is more interested in his artwork while his partnership with two brother is corroding and the bar falls deeper into debt.
S4.E34 ∙ 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.
S4.E35 ∙ 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?
S4.E36 ∙ Ripper's Rookie House
Jon Taffer embarks on a cross-country tour of the worst drinking establishments in America. Bad drinks, wild staffs and wasted owners conspire against him and his experts as they give failing businesses one last shot at success.
S4.E37 ∙ Boss Lady Blues
A former psychologist runs a Detroit jazz club, but her interfering family and lazy staff have her seeking help from John Taffer.
S4.E39 ∙ 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.
S4.E41 ∙ 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.
S4.E43 ∙ 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.
S4.E44 ∙ 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?
S4.E45 ∙ Paradise Lost
Three owners are locked in a hostile feud after Taffer exposes that one of them is siphoning the profits.
S4.E47 ∙ 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.
S4.E48 ∙ Getting Freaky at the Tiki
Jon Taffer is no stronger 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.
S4.E49 ∙ 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 the Bar Rescue's most stubborn owner plays out the show.
S4.E50 ∙ 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.
S4.E51 ∙ 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?
S4.E53 ∙ 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 are slowly sinking his business.
