A new season of Shark Tank is underway and fans can look forward to more exciting deals as well as new guest sharks. One of the investors expected to make deals in season 14 is the Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow, who also founded the wellness and lifestyle brand, Goop.
Throughout the series, a total of 26 guest sharks have appeared on the tank. While the likes of Kevin Hart, Ashton Kutcher, and Rohan Oza left a good impression on viewers, a couple of others are ones that fans would rather forget ever appeared on the series. More importantly, Redditors aren’t afraid to name them, lest they appear again to annoy audiences.
Peter Jones
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Jones labeling himself “Mr. Global” isn’t wrong since his companies are spread across the world, but the tag came off as unoriginal to fans of the show. That’s because Kevin O’Leary is already known as “Mr. Wonderful”. By Jones trying to be a mister-something, it felt like he was trying too hard to be cool. On a positive note, Jones was assertive and precise during his negotiations with entrepreneurs, thanks to his experience as an investor in a show that’s very similar to Shark Tank.
Chris Sacca
The Lowercase Capital owner has huge stakes in Facebook, Twitter, Kickstarter, and Uber. As such, SlappyHandstrong repeats something Sacca likes reminding everyone about: “Did you know he was an investor in Uber?”
During his numerous guest appearances, Sacca sure has come off as annoying by constantly reminding everyone that he was one of the first people to invest in Uber. He enjoys picking fights too, with Mark Cuban being the biggest target of his rage. Furthermore, Sacca always sounds mean by constantly suggesting Mark isn’t smart. After all, one doesn’t get to be a billionaire by being dumb.
Richard Branson
The Virgin Group CEO did well on the show, even warming hearts by investing in Locker Board, a skateboard company founded by an 11-year-old child. Sadly, his fight with Mark tainted his image, and Leto2AndTheCrew doesn’t mince their words, stating, that “throwing water on someone is childish.”
Branson’s decision to pour water on Mark after pouring money on entrepreneurs concluded the biggest arguments on Shark Tank and while it did add to the entertainment value, it was quite unprofessional. It all seemed like an effort to embarrass a fellow billionaire on TV. Even more interesting is the fact that two of the 1% were fighting over Simple Habbit, a product meant to calm people down.
Bethenny Frankel
The former Real Housewives of New York City cast member is now a multi-millionaire owner of the lifestyle brand, SkinnyGirl. Redditor dbennet36 its to disliking the shark because of a deal where she demanded that “her dog had to be on the cover of the product.”
The product in question was an advanced pet bathing tool and the Redditor’s frustration is understandable since it felt like Bethenny was making the business all about her. The Redditor is also being modest since Bethenny mentioned making all her puppies the faces of the product and not just a single dog. She also dived deeper into antagonist territory by going for low blows throughout her appearance. Among her shocking moments? Arguing that she was better suited to invest in Yumble because she was a mother and Lori wasn’t.
Nick Woodman
Woodman is the founder and CEO of GoPro. ChoctawJaw responds when a Redditor mentions the investor, writing, “I forgot about him. He was terrible.”
The fact that some viewers forgot about Woodman shows how little an impact he made on the show. His legacy was also hurt by the fact that life wasn’t so good to him outside the show. Shortly after his appearance, he was named one of the worst CEOs (via Fox Business). His company has also laid off hundreds of employees in recent years.
Kendra Scott
In a thread about the least impressive sharks, hunybunn444 simply writes, “Kendra Scott 100%.” The fashion designer is the chairwoman of Kendra Scott, LLC.
Why exactly Kendra made the Redditor angry is a mystery, but it’s presumably tied to her decision to abandon Barbara at the last minute. Despite having agreed to team up with the regular shark to invest in BootayBag, Kendra abandoned her and offered a juicier deal to the entrepreneur. With that kind of betrayal, it’s no surprise that Barbara never looked in Kendra’s direction for the rest of the episode.
Alex Rodriguez
BlondeFox18 declares that the worst guest shark is “ARod. For so many reasons.” The former New York Yankees star is the owner of AROD Corp and has made 3 appearances on the ABC show.
The many reasons the Redditor is talking about include Alex’s tendency to be biased towards sports and fitness products. He offers more advice than he makes deals too, which goes against the point of the show. Nonetheless, viewers will appreciate him for always being nice.
Sara Blakely
Blakely, the owner of women’s apparel company, Spanx, made appearances in seasons 9 and 10. Debboat thinks “she rode on Lori's coattails too much.”
The investor’s decision to operate using Lori’s template wasn’t exactly a bad thing since it was also a way for her to learn the ropes. However, it started to feel wrong when she got some deals Lori would have gotten. And given that Lori is one of the most likable sharks on Shark Tank, that was always going to be a problem.
Steve Tisch
Tisch is a co-owner of the NFL team, the New York Giants. He also co-owns the film production company, Escape Artists. But despite his business accomplishments, Cynical_badger thinks “he's not made for television.”
It’s a bold declaration, considering Tisch’s Hollywood accomplishments. The billionaire also produced the best movies of all time. But as familiar as he is with screen productions, he went about his appearance with too much nonchalance, making him come off as boring at .
Emma Grede
Emma is the CEO of Good American and a founding partner of Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand, Skims. SharkInvestor22 feels “she didn't vibe with anyone and really added nothing as far as entertainment value.”
Most guest sharks do make a point of getting along with the main investors, but Emma went about it her own way. This even made Barbara warn an entrepreneur about staking a deal with Emma at some point. But it could be argued that with her $360 million net worth, she had every right to do things her way.