The BEST episodes of Tabatha Takes Over

#1 - Salon Mogulz

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2013

Tabatha kicks off season five when she visits the up and coming area of East Nashville, Tennessee where celebrity stylist Tanzy Clark Wright’s salon Mogulz is in a tizzy. Although Tanzy has been a pillar of her African-American community for years, she has struggled to evolve her business to attract the diverse clientele that now inhabit the booming area. Not only has the salon fallen out of touch with the community, the pregnant shopaholic Tanzy has lost her drive, her money and control of her staff. To save Tanzy’s salon, Tabatha must get her to step up, be responsible and lead her and her staff to embrace the diverse wave of the future.

#2 - Flavio Beauty College: Torrance, CA

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/6/2012

Eighty-four-year-old Flavio Bisignano was a legend when he opened his beauty school over 50 years ago, but now he's ready to hand over the reins to his daughter Tiana who is not a hairdresser. Tabatha is appalled to discover that the school is failing miserably because the teachers are not teaching and the students are uninspired and bored.

#3 - Hairlab: Woodland Hills, CA

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/2/2008

#4 - De Cielo Salon: Burbank, CA

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/30/2008

#5 - Salon Bridgette: Swedesboro, NJ

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2012

It's a family affair at Salon Bridgette, where Bridgette Orcutt, the passive aggressive owner, treats her enabling mother like a maid and allows her spoiled daughter to get away with everything. Tabatha's biggest challenge will be to motivate Bridgette to change her negative ways so she can start motivating her team.

#6 - H Design: Minneapolis, MN

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/28/2012

Stockbroker owner Brian Honn seems to have no idea why his salon suffered a massive walk-out and has no idea that he is about to suffer another one. Tabatha, answering the frustrated managers' plea for help, discovers unhappy stylists and an owner who claims he doesn't do anything wrong.

#7 - Summers Sports Bar

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2013

Husband and wife Willie and Mary Jimenez fulfilled their American dream when they opened up Summers Sports Bar in beautiful sunny Manhattan Beach, California. Sadly after the passing of Mary’s husband, the business has taken a turn for the worse leaving the coveted prime piece of beach front real estate to waste. With sloppy service, worn down interiors and an apathetic staff, Mary has been left to keep the family business going along with her two irresponsible twenty something sons. With Mary unable to manage the business with the iron fist her late husband did, Mary calls in Tabatha for reinforcement. Can Tabatha help this matriarch get her sons and staff to step up and reopen this once popular beach front bar?

#8 - Jungle Red: Minneapolis MN

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2012

Suzanne Erickson owns Jungle Red salon but she seems more interested in acting like a teenager than a boss, which is why her staff are out of control and she has started to put most of the responsibility on her daughter Kari. To make matters worse, Tabatha is quick to discover that Jungle Red is a failing salon by day and the owner’s home by night. Tabatha has to motivate Suzanne to grow up and stop relying on her daughter to manage her staff so that Kari is free to pursue her own dreams.

#9 - Studio 157

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/13/2013

Photographer and former Miss West Virginia pageant beauty queen, Jenn Cady knows the ins and outs of glitz and glam. However, having perfect hair and a million dollar smile couldn’t help her when she opened up a combined photography studio and hair salon. This passive, people-pleasing owner has no rules, no structure and sells everything from jeans to jewelry in her salon. To make matters worse, Jenn has handed over management to her best friend and her daughter. Instead of making things better, the mother-daughter duo constantly feud with the staff, causing major strife and a division within the studio. Tabatha must weed through the fighting and drama in order to get Jenn back on her throne and become the take charge owner she needs to be.

#10 - Bombshells Salon and Spa

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2013

Jennifer Norfleet and Tiffany Crawford are best friends turned business partners. However, Bombshells Salon and Spa is about to implode. Tiffany treats the business like her personal piggy bank, while Jennifer puts her blood, sweat and tears into the salon only to never receive a paycheck. With a staff that prefers to party rather than prep their stations, the business on the brink of failure. Tabatha must lay down the law to turn these two owners into a united front, mend their friendship and salvage their business.

#11 - Manikir Royale

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2013

Tabatha revisits some of the businesses featured throughout the season.

#12 - NexGen Barber Shop

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2013

NexGen barbershop in Murfreesboro Tennessee was once known as the place to go if you needed to maintain your mane or a five o’clock shadow. All that has changed since owner Mike Garcia abandoned his business for nearly a year to work with a youth ministry in another state. As Mike’s passion for ministry grew, his wife Layla and his barbers were left to manage the shop as best as they could. With customers coming in at a snail’s pace, morale was low, tensions were high and Nexgen dwindled down to a thing of the past. Before Mike knew it, his barbers staged a walk out causing Mike to be angry, bitter and left his wife to pick up the pieces. With the business on the verge of a meltdown, Tabatha must step in to clear the air and help Mike turn this once bustling business, into the upscale barber shop it was intended to be.

#13 - bQute: Palmdale, CA

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/31/2011

Tabatha has to fix an out-of-control staff and a marriage on the brink, and turn this low-rent beauty shop into a high-end salon.

#14 - Concerto: Valencia, CA

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/14/2011

#15 - Mia Bella: San Bruno

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/2010

#16 - Where Are They Now?

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/27/2013

On the season finale, Tabatha revisits the most memorable businesses from past seasons. Are they striving, struggling, or even worse, have they closed? Tabatha stops by Dr. Flavio’s Beauty School in Torrance, California, to see if Flavio’s 50 year old legacy has been kept intact by his daughter. In Long Beach, California, we’ll check in to see if the party at Club Ripples has started back up and if the owners have regained the reputation of having the best gay nightclub in town. Has Avanti Salon on posh Newberry street in Boston Massachusetts survived? Has the owner stepped up to become a leader, or has he gone back to his old ways? In San Bruno California, the catty Phun sisters “work hard, play hard” ethic at their salon Mia Bella weighed heavily towards “play hard.” Has the partying and cattiness subsided or are their claws out for more? Along the way, Tabatha leaves the owners and staff with new recommendations and even gets a few surprises along the way.

#17 - Café Treats

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2013

Veronica de Messina hoped Café Treats in Sherman Oaks, California, would hit the sweet spot with customers. Unfortunately, her café has garnered the reputation for leaving a bad taste in people’s mouths. Veronica thought that her large Mexican food menu, coffee, teas and juices with a Moroccan theme would have the formula for success. However, Veronica’s lack of experience in the food industry, her abrasive management style, and unfocused menu has been a recipe for disaster. Tabatha must get Veronica to hone in her passion, get the staff up-to-par and size down the menu before Café Treats becomes a business gone bust.

#18 - House of Synergy

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/23/2013

A masseur by trade, Reg Mangone is the owner of House of Synergy Salon and Spa in beautiful Long Beach, California. Unlike its name, "Synergy" as a business is lacking some serious harmony. Reg has extended his business to provide a plethora of other services including teeth-whiting and "vajazzling." With an owner who’s unclear and unfocused, the staff treats Reg more like a doormat than a boss. Reg has lost control of his business and respect for himself. Tabatha must get him to find his backbone, step-up and take control of what’s his. Can Tabatha empower Reg to make House of Synergy into the Salon-Spa that he dreamed it would be?

#19 - VIP Night

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2013

VIP Nightclub in Riverside, California was once the talk of the town, known for its fabulous, fierce drag shows, it also doubled up as a hip gay nightclub with lines out the door. But time has been unkind to this Riverside landmark. When Tabatha arrives, she is welcomed by three stubborn owners, whose spirits have been broken by their rundown business. These grumpy unmotivated owners, along with an indifferent staff, and a club filled with rotting furniture are taking this business closer to shutting its doors for good. Tabatha embarks on a mission to get the drag queens back on their rightful throne. By changing the owner’s antiquated attitudes and straightening out the staff, Tabatha hopes to turn this outdated dive back into the VIP hotspot it once was.

#20 - Sweetgrass: Atlanta, GA

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/20/2012

This hippie spa owner wants to treat his staff like a "community" and is at odds with his aggressive manager, who is driving away the staff.

#21 - A Star is Born: Mission Viejo, CA

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/7/2011

Joy admits that she doesn't even know if she wants to save her salon, creating a huge challenge for Tabatha.

#22 - Touch of Elegance: Tewksbury, MA

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/24/2011

After a recent staff mutiny, owner Debbie is taking out all her anger on her remaining staff as she panics about the bottom line.

#23 - Avanti: Boston, MA

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/10/2011

#24 - Vendome: Houston, TX

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/19/2010

#25 - Christopher Hill: Brentwood, CA

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/13/2010