Bar Rescue season 3

Bar Rescue
Season 3
No. of episodes	40 (Including 2 removed episodes)
Release
Original network	Spike
Original release	February 10, 2013 (2013-02-10) – May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)
Season chronology

The third season of the American reality show Bar Rescue premiered on February 10, 2013 and concluded on May 11, 2014. The series stars renown nightlife consultant Jon Taffer who offers his professional expertise plus renovations and equipment to desperately failing bars in order to save them from closing. This season was split into multiple parts.

Experts

• Jon Taffer – Host/Star/Bar Consultant/Recon Spy
• Nicole Taffer – Host's Wife/Marketing/Recon Spy

Chefs

• Ron Duprat
• Brian Duffy
• Aaron McCargo
• Jason Febres
• J.B. Brown
• Nick Liberato
• Tiffany Derry
• Tony Gemignani
• Brendan Collins
• Stretch – Culinary Expert/Fabricator
• Kevin Bludso
• Celina Tio
• Anthony Lamas
• Vic "Vic Vegas" Moea
• Eric Regan

Mixologists

• Ricky Gomez
• Joseph Brooke
• Elayne Duke-Duff
• Peter O'Connor
• Jenny Costa
• Russell Davis
• Franky Marshall
• Jen J
• Rachael Ford
• Adam Carmer
• Phil Wills
• Mia Mastroianni
• Trevor Frye
• Lisamarie Joyce
• Kate Gerwin

Other special experts

• Jessie Barnes – Hospitality
• Tommy Gregory – Artist/Sculptor
• Doc – Security
• Dan "Big Cat" Katz – Karaoke
• Fred Medrano – Karaoke Specialist
• Owen Benjamin – Comedy
• Gianluca Rizza – Comedy Club
• Dominique Kelley – Choreography
• Anthony Curtis – Gaming Specialist
• Dave Gravino – Owner of Iggy's Doughboys & Chowder House/Consultant
• Sal Ferro – Contractor
• Steve Blovat – Health Inspector
• Brandy Starr – Hospitality
• John Naddour (a.k.a. HookahJohn) – Hookah

Production

Taffer has confirmed that season 3 of the show began filming in late October 2012, with 20 episodes being prepared to premiere on February 10, 2013. Season 3's episodes were split into three parts with the first half premiering on February 10, 2013 while the second and third half aired on October 6, 2013 and March 9, 2014 respectively.

Episodes

Main article: List of Bar Rescue episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Bar name	Location	Original air date
21	1	"Turtle on Its Back"	Turtle Bay	New Orleans, Louisiana	February 10, 2013 (2013-02-10)
22	2	"Rock N Roaches"	Headhunters	Austin, Texas	February 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)
23	3	"Bro's Got to Geaux!"	TJ Quills	New Orleans, Louisiana	February 24, 2013 (2013-02-24)
24	4	"Tears for Beers"	The Brixton	Austin, Texas	March 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)
25	5	"Empty Pockets"	Zanzbar	Denver, Colorado	March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)
26	6	"Jon T, He Don't Like It"	The Kasbah	Aurora, Colorado	March 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)
27	7	"In a Pinch"	Lona's Wardlow Station	Long Beach, California	March 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)
28	8	"Karaoke Katastrophe"	Dimples	Burbank, California	March 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)
29	9	"A Horse Walks Into a Bar"	Kid Chilleen's Badass BBQ	Black Canyon City, Arizona	April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)
30	10	"Meat Sauna"	Stand Up, Scottsdale	Scottsdale, Arizona	April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14)
31	11	"Don't Mess with Taffer's Wife"	Sand Dollar	Las Vegas, Nevada	July 7, 2013 (2013-07-07)
32	12	"Don't Judge a Booze by Its Bottle"	Cashmere	Raleigh, North Carolina	July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14)
33	13	"Two Flew Over the Handlebars"	Handlebar Cafe	Pawcatuck, Connecticut	July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21)
34	14	"There's No Crying in the Bar Business"	Barlow's	Tucker, Georgia	July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28)
35	15	"Play. Some. Janet. Jackson!"	Gipsy	Las Vegas, Nevada	August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04)
36	16	"Characters Assassination"	Characters Quarters	Garner, North Carolina	August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11)
37	17	"Corking the Hole"	Cliques	Hope Mills, North Carolina	August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18)
38	18	"A Bar Full of Bull"	Libad's Bar & Grill	New Bedford, Massachusetts	August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25)
39	19	"Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas"	The Hammer	Las Vegas, Nevada	September 8, 2013 (2013-09-08)
40	20	"Barely Above Water"	Marley's on the Beach	Warwick, Rhode Island	September 15, 2013 (2013-09-15)
41	21	"Crappy Cantina"	Rocky Point Cantina	Tempe, Arizona	October 6, 2013 (2013-10-06)
42	22	"Jon of the Dead"	The Underworld Grill & Bar	Las Vegas, Nevada	October 13, 2013 (2013-10-13)
43	23	"Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids"	Kerry's Sports Pub	Las Vegas, Nevada	October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)
44	24	"Hurricane Jon vs. Hurricane Sandy"	Bungalow Bar	Rockaway, New York	October 27, 2013 (2013-10-27)
45	25	"Drunk & Dirty Dolls"	The Alibi	Las Vegas, Nevada	November 3, 2013 (2013-11-03)
46	26	"Empty Bottles Full Cans"	MT Bottle	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	November 10, 2013 (2013-11-10)
47	27	"Hole in None"	Fairways Golf & Grill	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	November 17, 2013 (2013-11-17)
48	28	"Music City Mess"	BoondoxXx BBQ & Juke Joint	Nashville, Tennessee	November 25, 2013 (2013-11-25)
49	29	"Brawlin' Babes"	Long Shots Sports Bar	Grain Valley, Missouri	December 8, 2013 (2013-12-08)
50	30	"Twin vs. Twin"	R.G.'s Lounge	Independence, Missouri	December 15, 2013 (2013-12-15)
51	31	"Hostile Takeover"	O'Banion's Bar & Grill	Bellevue, Nebraska	March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09)
52	32	"Critters and Quitters"	KC's Bar & Grill	Shawnee, Kansas	March 16, 2014 (2014-03-16)
53	33	"Punch-Drunk & Trailer-Trashed"	O'Face Bar	Council Bluffs, Iowa	March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23)
54	34	"Scoreboard to Death"	Scoreboard	Norwalk, California	March 30, 2014 (2014-03-30)
55	35	"Grow Some Meatballs!!"	The Tailgate	Santa Clarita, California	April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06)
56	36	"Taxed Out in Texas"	Bryant's Ice House	Katy, Texas	April 13, 2014 (2014-04-13)
57	37	"When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons"	Pat's Cocktails	Valley Village, California	April 20, 2014 (2014-04-20)
58	38	"I Smell A Rat"	Oasis Hookah Bar	Omaha, Nebraska	April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27)
59	39	"Scary Mary's"	Mary's Outpost	Grand Prairie, Texas	May 4, 2014 (2014-05-04)
60	40	"Muscle Madness"	The End Zone Sports Bar and Grill	Houston, Texas	May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)

Controversies

Lawsuit

Jon and Nicole Taffer, along with the show's production company Bongo LLC, have been sued by Dr. Paul T. Wilkes from Bar 702 (formerly Sand Dollar). In "Don't Mess with Taffer's Wife", the bar and its staff were featured in, Paul is shown to hit on Nicole and Jon yells at him in retaliation. However, he claims that in reality that the producers ordered him to be sleazy and make offensive comments on women and texted him to "Hit on Mrs. Taffer hardcore!!" After he did so, instead of "setting him straight", the doctor claims that Taffer allegedly called the control room to tell them to have a drink near the spot where he intended to confront Dr. Wilkes, so he could throw it in his face and said to a colleague "Now I'm going to show you why my show is Number One." Dr. Wilkes then claimed that Jon Taffer came in to confront him and showed him footage of his audition tapes where he insulted the way Jon dressed. Jon then grabbed the drink in his hand, threw it in his face, and smashed the cup in his face. Jon then spit in his face and tore off his shirt so violently that buttons ripped off his shirt. Jon then picked up the second drink that was planted and threw it in Dr. Wilkes' face. After that, Jon swung at Dr. Wilkes' head with his electronic tablet and turned around to get his coat. Dr. Wilkes thought Taffer was going for a weapon, so he tried to restrain him and was punched in his left jaw by him. Jon Taffer began hyperventilating and collapsed on the floor with the entire attack caught on camera. As a result of this attack, Dr. Wilkes claims he suffers from emotional distress and symptoms such as migraines, nausea, vomiting, night terrors, crying spells, severe depression, and anxiety attacks. There is currently no update on the lawsuit.

Wayne Mills murder

During the taping for the episode "Music City Mess", Taffer visited BoondoxXx BBQ & Juke Joint in Nashville, Tennessee and worked with owner Chris Ferrell who was noted for having a hot temper. The rescued bar was renamed Pit & Barrel and the episode featuring the bar was to air on November 24, 2013 but on the night before the episode was supposed to air, Ferrell was arrested by Nashville police for shooting and killing country singer Wayne Mills during an argument inside Pit & Barrel. Spike immediately pulled the episode from its originally scheduled premiere slot. It did not, however, remove the episode completely and the regularly scheduled encore presentation of the episode, which aired in the early morning hours of November 25, accidentally served as the premiere. The network drew criticism for the error in light of the circumstances.

Ferrell eventually stood trial for the murder of Mills and asserted he acted in self-defense, claiming that Mills had violated the bar's nonsmoking rule and had threatened to kill him with a broken beer bottle. The jury, however, convicted Ferrell of second-degree murder in March 2015 after a long-delayed trial and he was given a twenty-year sentence of which Ferrell is required to complete in its entirety. The verdict and sentence are being appealed.

External links

• Bar Rescue season 3 at IMDb
• Bar Rescue Updates — Unaffiliated site that keeps track of bars being open or closed and has updates for each bar