The WORST episodes of Tabatha Takes Over
Every episode of Tabatha Takes Over ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Tabatha Takes Over!
Australian native Tabatha Coffey, the straight-talking former contestant from Shear Genius, visits struggling salons in Los Angeles and New York, and whips the desperate stylists and salon owners into shape.
#1 - Nadia's Family Salon
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/20/2013
Nadia’s Family Salon in Englishtown, New Jersey was once a close-knit team of stylists that were more like family than colleagues. Owner Kevin Lichen’s passion for his salon led to a successful business that won the hearts of his staff and the business of customers. Within a few short years, all that has changed. Kevin’s absence from the salon, his gambling addiction, anger issues and poor communication skills, have driven the salon down the steep road towards failure. The stylists no longer respect Kevin and have made a mockery of him in his own business. Tabatha must get Kevin to take control of himself and the salon in order to be the business owner his staff needs him to be.
#2 - Candolyn's: Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/9/2008
#3 - Salon Tika: Rockville Centre, NY
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2008
#4 - Eclectic Salon: Los Angeles, CA
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/2009
Tabatha takes over a salon on the verge of bankruptcy and foreclosure.
#5 - Bang Salon: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/2009
Tabatha deals with the most unprofessional salon she's ever seen!
#6 - Plush Salon: Chatsworth, CA
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/1/2009
Tabatha takes over a salon with a shopaholic owner.
#7 - Browns & Co: Miami, FL
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/2009
Tabatha deals with one of the most stubborn salon owners she's ever met.
#8 - Refuge Salon: Los Angeles, CA
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/15/2009
Tabatha is used to renegade stylists with their own agenda, but when faced with a backstabbing owner and stylists who follow this poor example, Tabatha must decide herself whether or not to walk away
#9 - Chicago Male Salon & Spa: Chicago, IL
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/29/2009
Tabatha moves in to fix up the boys' club in Chicago Male Salon & Spa.
#10 - Tantrum Salon: Covina, CA
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/2010
#11 - Earth, Moon, Sun: Western Springs, IL
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2010
Tabatha now just has to transform both a hostile manager and a stylist she calls one of the worst hairdressers she has ever seen.
#12 - Beyond Salon: Cherry Hill, NJ
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2012
Aisha McKenzie has been taking her anger out on her staff and the atmosphere has turned her upscale multicultural salon "boughetto."
#13 - Chill: Ventura, CA
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2012
Sande Cranford and Jim Wright own Chill, a failing yogurt shop that has added coffee, baked goods and sandwiches to the menu. Jim runs a successful bar and Jim's daughter runs a successful pizza shop, both of which are around the corner. But Sande's effort to turn her love of yogurt into a business is failing. Their products are low quality, their staff is unprofessional and the business is unfocused. Tabatha will help decide what this business should sell and teach Sande to become a boss.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Manikir Royale
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2013
Tabatha revisits some of the businesses featured throughout the season.
#19 - Orbit Salon: Chicago, IL
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/2009
Tabatha takes over the filthy Orbit Salon in Chicago
#20 - Salon Deco: Atlanta, GA
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/27/2012
Absentee owner, Kim Krohn, has an "I don't care attitude" that has poisoned her staff and left her salon rudderless. Even though her house is in foreclosure, Kim barely spends time in her failing salon and her staff have checked out too.
#21 - Barkingham Palace: West Hollywood, CA
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/13/2012
Domestic partners Tee Sorge and Tania Raskin tried to translate their passion for dogs into a doggie daycare and grooming business, but they quickly learned that it wasn't as easy as they thought. Now they are on the verge of losing everything as Tabatha quickly discovers that Tania is a management nightmare who is alienating the staff and Tee has no backbone.
#22 - Revisit Show: Where Are They Now?
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/21/2011
Tabatha revisits some of her favorite and not-so-favorite salons from Seasons 1 and 2.