Season 6
Episode Guide
Put It on Cody's Tab
S6
E1
A son takes over the failing family bar -- and its debt -- and the biggest obstacle to getting out of the red is his abusive father who spends all night sitting at the bar.
Close, but No Cigar
S6
E2
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.
Weird Science
S6
E3
Jon must educate a pair of brilliant scientists who proved to be not-so-brilliant bar owners when they bought a past-its-prime L.A. rock club.
Ground Control to Major Jon
S6
E4
King's Duck Inn, a working-class bar once popular with employees of the nearby Kennedy Space Center, is threatened by a volatile mother-daughter relationship.
Mississippi Rears
S6
E5
The owner of Joe's Thirsty Lizard, a failing Mississippi dive bar, compounds his troubles by promoting a dishwasher with no experience to manager.
Pole Without a Purpose
S6
E6
A soccer mom turned strip club owner refuses help from her daughter even though she's trained in hospitality management.
An Ode to the Cap'n
S6
E7
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.
Crazy Little Thing Called Selman
S6
E8
A frenetic bar owner with no prior bar experience drives the Copper Rocket Pub into the ground by bringing in carnivalesque entertainment.
Caving In
S6
E9
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.
Down and Out in Las Vegas
S6
E10
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.
Father Knows Best
S6
E11
Jon visits the No Name Saloon, a rowdy biker bar where the owner refuses to trust his daughter's managerial skills.
Phishing for Answers
S6
E12
A couple on the verge of bankruptcy battles their stubborn, lazy son before he sinks the family business.
Not Cleared for Takeoff
S6
E13
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.
Fish Out of Blue Water
S6
E14
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.
Operation Puerto Rico
S6
E15
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.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fatballs
S6
E16
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.
The Unwanted Saloon
S6
E17
Jon heads to middle-of-nowhere Tennessee to rescue The Wanted Saloon, whose remote location is just the first of many challenges.
Star Lite, Star Not So Brite
S6
E18
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.
There Will Be Family Blood
S6
E19
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.
The Lights Come Back in Puerto Rico
S6
E20
Jon heads back to Puerto Rico to help brother-and-sister bar owners who saw their business devastated by Hurricane Maria.
Dalia's Inferno
S6
E21
Jon heads to San Antonio to help a "cool mom" owner stop partying and start running her business like a professional.
Don't Cry for Me Jon Taffer
S6
E22
Jon must get an overly-emotional bar owner to stop wallowing and take action to save his bar.
Owner on The Run
S6
E23
A pair of brothers can't see eye-to-eye how their business should be run, so one of them takes a run.
Twerking 9 to 5
S6
E24
A twerking, drinking, fighting staff threatens a once-thriving bar, leaving Ashley and Robert Gaddy's future at a Crossroads.
Back to School
S6
E25
Jon looks to rescue the bars of tomorrow by giving hospitality students at UNLV a one-week crash course on running a successful bar.
Tanked and Toasty
S6
E26
A party-hungry owner's bar and marriage may both go up in flames if Jon is unable to turn things around and instill some responsibility.
Miles from Success
S6
E27
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.
Un-Civil War
S6
E28
A Las Vegas dive struggles under the an owner who makes more enemies than friends, so it's up to Jon to step in and teach a lesson on civility.
LIV'n on a Prayer
S6
E29
Jon must help a struggling establishment in the highly competitive market of Las Vegas figure out if it's a club, a restaurant or a bar.
Big Trouble in Little China Grove
S6
E30
Jon heads to a tiny bar in China Grove, Texas, to help a couple on the verge of retirement stop enabling their belligerent daughter.
Pie Hard
S6
E31
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.
Driving Miss Tara
S6
E32
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.
All Blaze, No Glory
S6
E33
Jenny McCarthy joins Jon to help the Thunderbolt Bar & Grill owner, an inexperienced man with poor leadership skills whose only ally is threatening to withdraw her services.
Reckless Roundhouse
S6
E34
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.
John and Bert Bought a Bar
S6
E35
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.
Green Walls and Donkey Balls
S6
E36
Two best friends are acting more like jackasses than owners and find themselves on the verge of losing their dream.
Doreen's Dilemma
S6
E37
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.
Stix and Stones May Break Your Bar
S6
E38
After a decade of success, a drag racing bar owner is seeing his profits go up in smoke.
So We Meet Again, Mr. Taffer
S6
E39
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.
The Sound of Failing Music
S6
E40
In affluent Aurora, CO, an undisciplined singer turned bar owner has allowed his bloated ego to destroy his business and family, and Jon's team must repair the damage.
Saving GI Jodi
S6
E41
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.
Get Off Your Ass!
S6
E42
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.
Back to the Bar: Don't Call It a Comeback
S6
E43
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.
Back to the Bar: Blue in the Frog Face
S6
E44
Jon finds family turmoil when he checks up on The Local, then he visits with the owners of Mac & Chester's to check on their business and their marriage.
Back to the Bar: The Power of Bacon and Beer
S6
E45
Jon looks back at some of his most successful turnarounds and asks the audience to share some of their favorite rescue memories.
Back to the Bar: Tough Love
S6
E46
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.
Back to the Bar: The Tradewinds of Change
S6
E47
Jon revisits bars The Tradewinds and 22 Klicks to see if their respective staffs are still working together or falling back into bad habits.