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Season 1
Shark Tank - "Ionic Ear" - on "Shark Tank," Sunday, August 9th on the ABC Television Network.
Episode 101
Season 1 | Episode 1 | Aired 08/9/09


ENTREPRENEUR: Darren Johnson

PITCH: The Ionic Ear, a Bluetooth device that's implanted surgically into the customer's neck. Yes, you read that correctly—their neck.

ASKING FOR: $1 million for 15% stake in ownership.

CREEPIEST PART OF THE PITCH: The implant would be charged each night by shoving a Q-tip-sized needle into your ear.

DO THE SHARKS BITE? Barbara sums it up best: "I'm out. This is the weirdest damn thing I ever heard!" Darren is laughed out of the room by all five of them.

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