Series synopsis
Tabatha Takes Over is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on August 21, 2008. It ended on June 27, 2013. It stars Tabatha Coffey.
The straight-talking, perfectly coifed Tabatha Coffey lends her sound advice and styling expertise to help desperate salon owners turn their struggling businesses around.
Premise
The straight-talking, perfectly coifed Tabatha Coffey lends her sound advice and styling expertise to help desperate salon owners turn their struggling businesses around.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tabatha Coffey as Self
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | August 21, 2008 | October 9, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 10 | November 3, 2009 | January 12, 2010 |
| Season 3 | 10 | December 6, 2010 | February 21, 2011 |
| Season 4 | 12 | January 10, 2012 | April 3, 2012 |
| Season 5 | 12 | April 4, 2013 | June 27, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ten Salon: Long Beach, CA Tabatha races to save a salon where the staff members feel oppressed by an employee handbook. |
August 21, 2008 |
| 2 |
De Cielo Salon: Burbank, CA A salon promises a heavenly experience, but Tabatha uncovers a filthy hellhole when she drops in. |
August 30, 2008 |
| 3 |
Martino Cartier at Giovanni and Pileggii: Sewell, NJ Tabatha Coffey has one week to show a New Jersey party guy that he needs to grow up. |
September 3, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Orbit Salon: Chicago, IL Tabatha takes on a debt-ridden owner who treats his Chicago salon like a garbage dump. |
November 3, 2009 |
| 2 |
Allure: Miami, FL Tabatha teaches a young owner how to manage his salon and employees. |
November 10, 2009 |
| 3 |
Eclectic Salon: Los Angeles, CA Jacqui Montero has lost her passion for her business and control of the staff. |
November 17, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mia Bella: San Bruno, CA Sisters' family drama alienates the staff and threatens a salon's business. |
December 6, 2010 |
| 2 |
Christopher Hill: Brentwood, CA A couple believes business sense is enough to run a salon. |
December 13, 2010 |
| 3 |
Vendome: Houston, TX Five selfish owners with bad customer service drive away high-end clientele. |
December 19, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jungle Red: Minneapolis MN 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. |
January 10, 2012 |
| 2 |
Club Ripples: Long Beach, CA Club Ripples, the first gay dance club in Long Beach, CA, is owned by couple Larry Hebert and John Garcia. Ripples used to be the gay hot spot, but now it's empty seven nights a week and they blame the competition and their staff. Tabatha quickly discovers the real problems are John's penny pinching business practices and Larry's crazy club rules. To make matters worse, the bar has a bad reputation in the community and the employees' suggestions are falling on deaf ears. Can Tabatha get John and Larry to change their stubborn ways in order to save a Long Beach gay icon and bring it into the new millennium? |
January 17, 2012 |
| 3 |
Beyond Salon: Cherry Hill, NJ Aisha McKenzie has been taking her anger out on her staff and the atmosphere has turned her upscale multicultural salon "boughetto." |
January 24, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Salon Mogulz 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. |
April 4, 2013 |
| 2 |
VIP Night 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. |
April 11, 2013 |
| 3 |
Top Cuts The owner of a salon is afraid of returning to work, and tries to run her business from home. |
April 18, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Bravo |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 21, 2008 |
| Last aired | June 27, 2013 |
| Runtime | 46 minutes |
| Status | Ended |