Top 10 Funniest Shark Tank FAILS

#10: Vestpakz

If your kid has a million dollar idea, letting it mature may not be the best idea. Michael Wooley learns this lesson when he brings Vestpakz to “Shark Tank.” This backpack/vest hybrid was invented by his daughter when she was in the sixth grade, and later won major accolades. Still, it’s only grossed $10,000 after two months in 75 Walmart stores. The children modeling the product have to leave the room while the Sharks school Mr. Wooley. They end up in stitches when he reveals that the Vestpakz was invented in 1999. This terrific product’s underwhelming sales was the consequence of taking too long to go to market. Thus, Vestpakz failed to get an offer, and went out of business soon thereafter.

#9: No Fly Cone

Heads up, crappy idea coming your way. Entrepreneur Bruce Gaither had an idea that involved using dog poop to attract flies to his trap. To bring his idea to life, he asked for $25k for a 15% stake. Sure, he gets points for bringing his adorable golden retriever onto the show with him, but a cute pup wasn’t enough to change the Sharks’ minds. 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.

#8: Underease Underwear

There's just no salvaging a pitch for certain products. Buck and Arlene Weimer are very compelling in their presentation of Underease Underwear, a brand of undergarments engineered to trap flatulence. The Sharks respect the couples’ confidence enough to hold it in. …The laughter, that is. Still, there are concerns that the market is too niche and that the well-made underwear is inherently unattractive. A sharp decline in sales over the past year reflects this observation. The Sharks politely pass… on the investment opportunity, that is. Underease Underwear did enjoy the “Shark Tank Effect” after the Weimers’ appearance, but the sweet smell of success was short-lived. The company simply ran out of gas in 2021.

#7: UroClub

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 uroclub is a hollow golf club that you urinate into. In Seskin’s defense, he does a lot right in his presentation. He’s professional, has a good sense of humor and has put in the work. And against the 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. Plus, leak-proof or not, the idea of carrying a tube full of fresh urine around with you is seriously off-putting.

#6 “Track Days”

Pitching a feature length film to the Sharks seems ambitious to begin with, but when it sounded as bad as this, the creators were bound to get eaten alive. Making up the pitch team are a former stuntman, a writer and a producer. When they made their pitch, they had no script, no actors and no financial backing. The guys made sure to stress that this is not a movie about the popular sport of motocross, since they were told there’s no viable U.S. market for a motocross movie. No, this is a film about MotoGP, a lesser-known sport given little to no attention in the United States. They also mention that there’s never been a movie made about the sport but... maybe there’s a reason for that.

#5: Rent-A-Grandma

Grandparents do tend to be the best babysitters. Granted, that's partly because their services are usually free. Todd Pliss still may have been onto something with a service that would hire out grandmothers as qualified babysitters. The logic behind Rent-A-Grandma was fairly sound, but the profit margins weren't great. And let's just say there were unsettling factors implied by a policy to provide up to three replacement grandmas. Pliss’s visibly uncomfortable disposition made this pitch all the more bizarre. He walked away with nothing more than the Sharks’ amusement. Well, Pliss wound up having the last laugh. Thirteen years later, Rent-A-Grandma is holding up better than the owner's early negotiating skills.

#4: LICKI Brush

Where to begin? We get that people looooove 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. Husband and wife team Tara and Jason O’Mara know their stuff, and they’ve successfully gotten another product backed via Kickstarter. But when you start licking 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 out there who love this product, but it’s just too niche.

#3: Ledge Pillow

There’s a market for everything. Or so Amanda Schlechter hoped. She brought in the Ledge Pillow, a small memory foam pillow meant for women with large breasts. This small cushion is placed underneath the woman’s stomach, allowing her to comfortably sleep on a bed. The presentation gets off to a bad start, with snickering through the demonstration and sarcastically calling out the “big problem.” They also joke and laugh their way frequently through the whole thing, even while trying to talk business with Schlechter. It’s clearly not going well, and that’s before Mark calls her a “wantrepreneur” and declines the offer. Was this sexism in action?

#2: Pavlok

How do you know that your pitch went poorly? Well, getting kicked out of the tank is a pretty good indication. Maneesh Sethi pitched Pavlok, which is essentially a dog collar for humans. Cleverly named after the famed scientist Pavlov, Pavlock is a wearable device meant to break certain bad habits. When the user presses the button, the Pavlock gives them a small shock, thereby preventing them from doing said habit. Yes, the Sharks laughed too. Not only is the product ridiculous, but Sethi gets angry when he’s confronted. Lori says he just wanted to get on TV, and Kevin calls him an a-hole before kicking him out. So, yeah, it didn’t go well.

#1: Haven

Who doesn’t cringe in embarrassment when a presentation goes horribly wrong? Enter Clay Banks and Alex Bertelli of Haven, a special lock that is meant to secure doors better than a standard deadbolt. It’s a fair idea, but the presentation is an iconic disaster. Bertelli hopes to prove the flimsy nature of a deadbolt by kicking down a prop door. It does not go well. He continuously kicks the door to no success and even grabs a nearby stand to ram it, still to no success. Meanwhile, the Sharks howl with laughter, drowning out Banks’s desperate attempt to continue the presentation. Mark calls it the “best pitch ever” and later called it the funniest pitch in the show’s history. We can’t argue with that.

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