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S6 E8 Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fatballs

Reality

TV-PG

41 minutes

Jul 28, 2018

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.

Season 6, 31 Episodes

Bar Rescue - Put It on Cody's Tab

Put It on Cody's Tab,

A son takes over the failing family bar, and the biggest obstacle to getting out of the red is his abusive father, who spends all night sitting at the bar.

Bar Rescue - Close, but No Cigar

Close, but No Cigar,

When an old-school Memphis, TN, cigar shop owner opens an adjacent cocktail bar and hires his son as manager, the bar quickly becomes an afterthought.

Bar Rescue - Mississippi Rears

Mississippi Rears,

The owner of Joe's Thirsty Lizard, a failing Mississippi dive bar, compounds his troubles by promoting a dishwasher with no experience to manager.

Bar Rescue - The Unwanted Saloon

The Unwanted Saloon,

Jon heads to middle-of-nowhere Tennessee to rescue The Wanted Saloon, whose remote location is just the first of many challenges.

Bar Rescue - Twerking 9 to 5

Twerking 9 to 5,

A twerking, drinking, fighting staff threatens a once-thriving bar, leaving Ashley and Robert Gaddy's future at a crossroads.

Bar Rescue - Operation Puerto Rico

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.

Bar Rescue - Phishing for Answers

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.

Bar Rescue - Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fatballs

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.

Bar Rescue - Fish Out of Blue Water

Fish Out of Blue Water,

An industrious immigrant with a history of business success bites off more than he can chew when he buys Blue Water and takes a hands-off management approach.

Bar Rescue - An Ode to the Cap'n

An Ode to the Cap'n,

A daughter must grapple with the loss of her father as she struggles to preserve his legacy and save his bar, Cap'n Odie's Lounge.

Bar Rescue - LIV'n on a Prayer

LIV'n on a Prayer,

Jon must help a struggling establishment figure out if it's a club, a restaurant, or a bar, in the highly competitive market of Las Vegas.

Bar Rescue - Un-Civil War

A Las Vegas dive struggles under an owner who makes more enemies than friends, so it's up to Jon to step in and teach a lesson on civility.

Bar Rescue - Back to School

Back to School,

Jon looks to rescue the bars of tomorrow by giving hospitality students at UNLV a one-week crash course on running a successful bar.

Bar Rescue - The Lights Come Back in Puerto Rico

The Lights Come Back in Puerto Rico,

Jon heads back to Puerto Rico to help brother-and-sister bar owners who saw their business devastated by Hurricane Maria.

Bar Rescue - Don't Cry for Me Jon Taffer

Don't Cry for Me Jon Taffer,

Jon must get an overly-emotional bar owner to stop wallowing and take action to save his bar.

Bar Rescue - Owner on The Run

Owner on The Run,

A pair of brothers can't see eye-to-eye on how to run their business, so one of them takes a run.

Bar Rescue - Big Trouble in Little China Grove

Big Trouble in Little China Grove,

Jon heads to a tiny bar in China Grove, Texas, to help a couple on the verge of retirement stop enabling their belligerent daughter.

Bar Rescue - Miles from Success

Miles from Success,

Jon must help two burnout rockers turned bar owners grow up in order to save their business, which is currently losing $100,000 a year.

Bar Rescue - Dalia's Inferno

Dalia's Inferno,

Jon heads to San Antonio to help a "cool mom" owner stop partying and start running her business like a professional.

Bar Rescue - Tanked and Toasty

Tanked and Toasty,

A party-hungry owner's bar and marriage may go up in flames if Jon is unable to turn things around and instill some responsibility.

Bar Rescue - Pie Hard

Two long-time postal employees' failing pizza bar is on the brink of closing its doors for good unless Jon Taffer can find a way to rescue both the bar and their friendship.

Bar Rescue - Doreen's Dilemma

Doreen's Dilemma,

In his first-ever emergency rescue, Jon uses his last resort to help the overwhelmed and grieving owner of Buffalo City Bar & Grille save her father's legacy.

Bar Rescue - Driving Miss Tara

Driving Miss Tara,

Jon tries to help the owner of New England's Ale House Grille, a single mom who's become reliant on a rude, incompetent manager since her husband left.

Bar Rescue - Reckless Roundhouse

Reckless Roundhouse,

To save the Whiskey Girl Saloon in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, Jon must get an inexperienced co-owner to abandon his hard-partying alter ego, Rick Roundhouse.

Bar Rescue - Green Walls and Donkey Balls

Green Walls and Donkey Balls,

Two best friends are acting more like jackasses than owners and find themselves on the verge of losing their dream.

Bar Rescue - John and Bert Bought a Bar

John and Bert Bought a Bar,

Jon tries to fix the negligent behavior at Harbor Point Club & Grill in Richardson, Texas, where owners drink the profits away, and the staff struggles to get one order right.

Bar Rescue - Stix and Stones May Break Your Bar

Stix and Stones May Break Your Bar,

After a decade of success, a drag racing bar owner is seeing his profits go up in smoke.

Bar Rescue - All Blaze, No Glory

All Blaze, No Glory,

Jenny McCarthy joins Jon to help the Thunderbolt Bar & Grill, whose owner is an inexperienced man with poor leadership skills, and his only ally is threatening to withdraw her services.

Bar Rescue - So We Meet Again, Mr. Taffer

So We Meet Again, Mr. Taffer,

Owners Mark and Ozzie call on Jon for a second time when they need help with their outdated and failing bar, The Edge of Town, in Blue Springs, MO.

Bar Rescue - Saving GI Jodi

Saving GI Jodi,

Jon arrives in Littleton, Colorado, to find a mother and son at odds over running the haphazardly decorated G.I. Jodi's, which was originally conceived to honor the military.

Bar Rescue - Get Off Your Ass!

Get Off Your Ass!,

The owner of Utah's The Fifth realized too late that running a successful bar wasn't as easy as his dad made it look, and now he's poised to squander his family's legacy.

Details

Bar Rescue

Reality

TV-14

2 Seasons

40 minutes

Nightlife expert Jon Taffer helps struggling bar owners overcome health hazards, mediocre staffing and branding issues in order to become profitable establishments.

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