Seth MacFarlane comes to the Tank to support his friend and horseback riding teacher from Sylmar, CA, who claims he has built a better fly trap. A mother from Walnut Creek, CA found inspiration when her little girl burnt her bottom on a hot swing, motivating mom to create a multi-functional child cover that can serve as a seat protector, car shade and more.
Also, Lori and Daymond find the idea of a unique food storage container worth sinking their teeth into, and fight each other for a piece of it, much to the delight of the San Francisco, CA based entrepreneur. In a follow-up segment, Barbara Lampugnale from West Hartford, CT gives an update on NailPak, an all-in-one manicure system which Lori invested in during Season 3.
Season 4 Episode 8 of Shark Tank resulted in a 2.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
Shark Tank follows aspiring entrepreneurs as they present various business ideas to moguls (known as "the sharks") in hopes of landing an investment in their ideas. Each week, ambitious entrepreneurs present their breakthrough business concepts to ruthless investors to convince them to invest in the concept.