Top 20 Worst Shark Tank Pitches of All Time

behold what could be the biggest spectacle in history welcome to watch mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 worst shark tank pitches so when you lose one you still have a pair don't call me i'll call you i'm out for this list we're looking at the absolute worst products or services ever pitched on the us version of shark tank but we're also taking into consideration the quality of the pitches themselves which of these do you think is the worst let us know in the comments number 20. sticky note holder i have created a product that will keep your sticky notes in place and organized while working at your computer have you ever thought to yourself man i really wish i had a device that could attach post-it notes to my laptop no you probably haven't because well post-its are already perfectly capable of sticking to things this example here is example of what we're all used to seeing there's been no change in it there's been no solution to it until today it's kind of a big part of their job description mary ellen simonson the woman pitching this wonderfully useless product was asking the sharks for half a million dollars in funding can you say delusional stop the madness are you out of your mind yes are you crazy yes who would give you 10 bucks for that a lot of people to top it all off she had made zero sales and didn't even have a patent on her invention which if you're a regular shark tank viewer you'll know as a recipe for a quick rejection i don't think your product is worth what you're asking but i do think you have a product there and i think the ten dollars a pop on a qvc type station why not did you come from no let me tell you i think you could sell it number 19 iblock okay so we get that the product slash company is called iblock but rocking sunglasses inside is rarely a good look so we were already skeptical by the time entrepreneur craig isakow suddenly starts yelling and took them off and i'm seeking fifty thousand dollars for ten percent of my company because sharks americans are being watched granted all of the concerns he raises about laptop and phone cameras are valid and there's admittedly something appealing about the simplicity of his invention to cover your laptop camera unfortunately that same simplicity also significantly diminishes the worth of the product there's a solution sharks i block the webcam privacy shield worse isaac howe himself oversells the device coming across like a bit of an eccentric conspiracy theorist in the process did you catch it did we catch it and people don't like to get into business with eccentrics especially when people can get the same results they're selling with a simple piece of tape number 18 no fly cone when you see the flies that they accumulate well this you don't see the flies until you actually look to see what you've caught heads up crappy idea coming your way entrepreneur bruce gather had an idea that involved using dog poop to attract flies to his trap so i designed an all-natural fly trap and right away we were successful catching them where they feed and breathe to bring his idea to life he asked for 25 000 for a 15 stake sure he gets points for bringing his adorable golden retriever onto the show with him but a cute pup isn't enough to change the shark's minds you're you're kind of creating the problem by leaving the poop outside aren't you aside from the fact that this product can only be marketed to dog owners the sharks made the legitimate point that no one would want to use the device in their homes for obvious reasons even family guy creator seth macfarlane's endorsement couldn't save this doomed pitch he's your spokesman he doesn't even have a dog if i did i'd be the first guy in line number 17 wink frozen desserts here's a simple fact of food marketing if you can come up with an alternative version of a popular treat that tastes great but has fewer calories people are going to buy it like crazy the most crucial part of that phrase however are the words tastes great uh we use organic stevia and monk fruit to sweeten it it tastes kind of you know in the middle this low-cal substitute for ice cream has many selling points including it being dairy-free soy-free gluten-free and vegan but as the sharks are quick to point out much to their dismay because some of them seem to genuinely interested it doesn't taste good what is the substance that this is made out of so the base is pea protein so it's a vegetable protein base non-gmo and so all its virtues become somewhat moot it'll still sell sure but only to a much smaller demographic and for that simple reason the sharks walked number 16 squirrel boss now we know squirrels are extremely cute and they need to eat too but they are five pound gorillas and they are hogs any pitch that involves herding woodland creatures deserves a great big no and that's exactly what this one got michael desanti markets his product as the world's first interactive squirrel proof bird feeder the interactive bit is what's key here so mike mike d just to be clear i'm sitting in my house i see the little squirrel eating yes i think he's had too much i zap it you see the bird feeder isn't exactly squirrel proof so much as it is an opportunity for sadist to torture small fluffy-tailed animals animal cruelty aside the obvious problem here is that you'd need to be sitting around all day holding your zapper at the ready for this product to work but that means i have to be watching this second biggest objection that i get all of the time in public what's the first that you have to be watching too expensive and that's why i'm here unless this is a pitch exclusively for the unemployed or infirm it didn't really make a whole lot of sense to anyone don't worry no squirrels were hurt in the making of this episode we think but mike when the animal rights people get all over this you're you're electrocuting the animals number 15 pet paint are we charmed by london the bulldog absolutely bring any animal into a room and you'll almost immediately grab the attention of everyone in it three animals even better but founder abe geary might have been better off had he just let the animals do the talking his opening attempt at hype is very over the top behold what could be the biggest spectacle in history and unfortunately his word play isn't much better the way he mixes metaphors is a real turn off especially his big finale and like every fashionista chino's life is a catwalk when you force two sayings together you often wind up saying nothing at all the unfortunate thing is the paint you can safely use on your pet's product isn't terrible and when giri speaks outside the shark tank he's a businessman who actually inspires confidence his cheesy pitch was just a major misfire number 14 throx hello hello hello i'm edwin heaven i'm the creator of the cure for the missing sock there's something about the idea of selling packs of three socks that seems more creepy than practical so when you lose one you still have a pair what do you do with the extra sock until you need it we're kind of torn on this one because on the one hand the mysterious loss of individual socks is a real problem in our contemporary society on the other hand though a simple solution to this problem would be to man up and buy your socks in bulk at costco so that they'll all look the same and the concept of pairs becomes irrelevant while edwin heaven's presentation is certainly magical somehow this product seems like it would cause more problems than it would solve have you patented this you cannot patent a package of three socks right number 13 eco mower andy humphrey creator of the eco mower is another entrepreneur who could have chosen his words more carefully though his manual lawnmower has curb appeal the way he goes about selling it rubs some of the sharks the wrong way hey guys we're gonna reduce the emissions on cars because i've invented a bicycle yeah damon john is not on board and as soon as he starts tearing apart the pitch even sharks who initially seemed open to the concept begin to express similar doubts the major selling point is that this is a push mower that doesn't require sharpening but when damon and company grill humphrey about this supposed advantage it quickly begins to lose its competitive edge you're basically saying you're building a better bike number 12 track days we're seeking 5 million whoa that's a lot of money in exchange for 34 equity in our production pitching a feature-length film to the shark seems ambitious to begin with but when it sounds as bad as this the creators are bound to get eaten alive so boys you want 5 million bucks to make a movie i know how you feel that you know you think that filmmaking is a crap shoot which we completely understand making up the pitch team are a former stuntman a writer and a producer when they make their pitch they have no script no actors and no financial backing essentially what we'll be doing is we'll be putting a script together which is in the process of being read we didn't have a script yet the guys make sure to stress that this is not a movie about the popular sport of motocross since they were told there's no viable us market for a motocross movie no this is a film about moto gp a lesser known sport that's given little to no attention in the united states they also mentioned that there's never been a movie made about the sport but maybe there's a reason for that you know i'm a huge motorcycle fan and there's been such a lack of movies made about them number 11. chimera bodyboard honestly we didn't even need to hear a pitch to be sold on this electric watercraft a still image with a description would have been enough so how did such a promising product sink so hard well though the sharks seem on board with the concept the more they heard about inventor jason woods the more obvious it became as to why the chimera board wasn't already a success story khmer's unique heads-up riding position gives you all the thrill and excitement of a conventional full-size watercraft but at a much safer speed he had no sales history and had apparently been at it for 10 years rarely has such a compelling product received a worse pitch thankfully woods went out and found himself a more business-minded partner and years later the chimera board returned seeking redemption sure enough woods and partner adam majewski walked away with a deal number 10 the sullivan generator with your help and your business acumen together we can develop this new technology and leave a lasting legacy of goodness if we're being completely honest we're just as baffled by this guy's pitch as the sharks were he claims to have invented an electric generator that harnesses the spin of the earth to create electricity conveniently enough the waste that this machine supposedly produces is gold the waste products are the mineral precipitates manganese and gold what gold entrepreneur mark sullivan who also markets himself as a songwriter and ladies clothes designer among other things says he's invented over 1 000 products that make over a billion dollars a year in profit and i'm an inventor with over 1 000 inventions the technology i'm offering you today is the sullivan generator even so it looks like the sharks have a hard time believing anything this guy says because it all sounds straight up crazy especially if you know even a little bit about science the gold is left in the ocean number nine elephant chat let's address the elephant in the room hey we can appreciate the initial hook here but apart from co-opting a popular saying this business model just doesn't have that much going for it introducing the elephant in the room oh lord acknowledging that you're having issues in your relationship is difficult enough as is but bringing a stuffed animal in to help well it's not hard to imagine many partners being very put off by the idea i simply remove the cover and reveal the elephant in the room so when i get home and i see the elephant is in the room i immediately know that she has something she wants to talk about it's undeniably cute but its application elicits eye rolls from a number of the sharks almost immediately and we're pretty sure that most viewers at home had a similar reaction communication is the key to a good relationship we're just not convinced this elephant needs to be part of it number eight cougar limited the cougar modern sexy because what the world really needs is another energy drink especially one with such a small and kind of derogatory target market introducing energy drink for women not to mention women between the ages of 35 and 55 hardly seem like the prime demographic of energy drink consumers also how many women can there possibly be out there who self-identify as cougars okay in case you're unclear on the concept this is an energy drink for women of a certain age who like to date younger men isn't that cougar typically older because she looks younger than you are well she's been drinking the cougar the cougar for isn't that too young to be a cougar the inventor ryan custer claims this is quote the industry's first gender-specific functional beverage but even that doesn't seem to be true this product pretty much has nothing going for it and it really doesn't help that according to barbara corcoran the drink tastes like chalk zero calories steal sugar the taste i have on my tongue now could be uh maybe the niacin number seven the skinny mirror as the old saying goes beauty is in the eye of the beholder this product pitched in season seven takes that to a more literal conclusion by offering to trick your eyes into seeing yourself as being more slim than you actually are voila the um skinny mirror even if it's a not so skinny you the real motivation to slim down is to look at reality deal with the truth every day and finally get around the idea that losing weight's hard work entrepreneur belinda jasmine pitches her invention as a tool to help boost self-confidence but kevin o'leary isn't having any of it but when i started this company i said this mirror would not be used to deceive anyone and that's why i told you it's doing it every day even though you're saying they have to find your little logo down there to figure out what's going on you can see it all you got to do is just take a look not only does he take issue with her lack of patent and blind faith in her brand identity but he also appears to be offended by the concept jasmine for her part tries to keep the momentum going and a smile on her face but the pitch quickly falls apart and the tension in the room is palpable if a customer looks at that and they look great in that outfit and then they take it home and they obviously look bad or different they're not going to be happy number six waken bacon my product takes a unique approach on waking up in the morning it's pretty much the only one of its kind didn't michael scott have this one covered when i wake up i plug in the grill i go back to sleep again then i wake up to the smell of crackling bacon when you want to wake up to freshly made bacon you just set up a george foreman grill at the foot of your bed right clearly this inventor isn't a fan of the office because he came up with a pig shaped device with the exclusive purpose of bedside bacon making and so inspired i went home and i built the world's first alarm clock that actually wakes you up with bacon this is the first idea on our list that actually seems kind of appealing until you think about the logistics of it you have to put the bacon in before you go to sleep and leaving raw meat unrefrigerated overnight seems like a recipe for disaster not to mention the whole thing seems like a serious fire hazard you got no projections whatsoever you got a pig box that's gonna catch on fire and kill somebody i'm gonna be sued into the stone age those problems notwithstanding maddie salan should just keep working on this one we are intrigued hey maddie i love the face of the pig do you have a slogan for this or anything rise and swine number five licky brush where to begin we get that people love their pets but we draw the line at holding a giant fake tongue between your teeth and using it to lick a cat and apparently the sharks feel similarly so why should you be left out of their intimate bonding ritual husband and wife team tara and jason o'mara know their stuff and they've successfully gotten another product backed by a kickstarter licky brush is a tongue shaped brush you can use to finally lick your cat just like a mama cat likes her young but when you start looking a cat during your pitch it becomes really hard to take you seriously the sharks are at once horrified and more thoroughly entertained than we've ever seen them before we've no doubt that there are customers who love this product but it's just too niche and what we've realized is that when it comes to communication medicine is not in the 21st century aren't doctors supposed to be smart while brothers and doctors albert and richard amini managed to give a bad name to a well-respected profession at least in the eyes of mark cuban you're not gonna let him tell me how i make money because there's no chance of you making money on this their idea for a mobile app that connects doctors and patients isn't fundamentally stupid in theory but their pitch was so bad that there's no way anyone would trust their business since sharks with your investment we will revolutionize the way we communicate in medicine but most importantly you'll help us get rid of these pagers and make some money doing it they keep throwing in buzzwords like social media without an actual plan to back any of it up it sounds like what they want to do is create a linkedin for physicians but they have no idea how to get doctors to use their app or how to monetize it the sharks are understandably a bit harsh with their criticism there's a valid concern because you don't want to be reading about somebody that actually isn't a surgeon that's offering heart surgery that would be a bad outcome i don't think they'll be able to get any but it's gonna be dangerous if you can't get any doctors number three euro club for every problem there is a solution but when it comes to the problem of needing to pee while on the golf course there must be a better solution out there presented by urologist dr floyd seskin the euro club is a hollow golf club that you urinate into in seskin's defense he does a lot right in this presentation this is a trademark patent-pending product that functions as a self-contained receptacle he's professional he has a good sense of humor and has put in the work and against all odds he actually secures an offer albeit a small investment for a majority share but that doesn't make this any less silly this is a novelty product through and through nobody's complained yet but it is the one size fits all right now plus league proof or not the idea of carrying a tube full of fresh urine around with you is seriously off-putting pop-up tent with an attendant i think to take you to the bathroom and you would need several of them and number two ionic ear my name is darren johnson and i'm here today to explain the ionic year investment opportunity one of the all-time worst pitches comes from shark tank's very first episode all the way back in 2009 you guys are so close minded please let him finish okay thank you thank you apparently back in the old days bluetooth earpieces were the must-have tech gadget but this guy took it one step further so that you and your bluetooth would never have to be a part i'm sorry where are you implanting this into it into another device what are you implanting today it's actually going into your ear pitching a surgically implanted bluetooth device that's inserted into the wearer's ear canal darren johnson manages to creep the sharks out and get some of the fastest i'm outs in the show's history don't call me i'll call you i'm out okay i appreciate that the fact that the device has to be charged nightly by inserting a large needle into one's ear definitely doesn't help his cause and neither does the fact that he didn't actually get any doctors to approve his product surprise surprise this product never took off darren here's here's insanity here's genius you're somewhere before we continue be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you'll have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one no phone oh boy where to begin with this one it's just a fake plastic phone we agree with the basic point that the omni presence of smartphones is problematic glad it's away from your phone for a second and look around most people within sight are likely staring at one step one pick it up step two hold it it's that simple but this placebo type approach of giving people something to just hold in their hand completely fails to address any of the key factors that drive people to their phones the hunker for communication and the promise of distraction whether with entertainment or information with all that being said we have to give credit where credit is due it's cute but i think pragmatically it's never going to be a very big business it's like i'm in an alternate world for an utterly useless product chris sheldon and van gould put together one heck of an attempt to sell it do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from watchmojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos you

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Length: 21min 58sec (1318 seconds)

Published: Fri Feb 19 2021