History Trivia / BarRescue

* CreatorBacklash: Taffer has openly regretted a few rescues because the owners involved had gone back to their original ways after he left. The most prominent case of this is Piratz Tavern which went back to its original decor as quickly as it could and closed down a few years later.

* FollowTheLeader: The show is essentially ''Series/KitchenNightmares'', but in bars. Also the main difference from ''Kitchen Nightmares'' is that while it still has a good amount of drama, ''Bar Rescue'' focuses on more of the science of how to properly run a bar. Spike also copied the formula four more times. This includes:

** ''Series/HungryInvestors'' is a spinoff of ''Bar Rescue''. It follows Taffer, frequent ''Bar Rescue'' chef expert Tiffany Derry, and newcomer John Besh as they not only try to rescue two similar restaurants an episode, but also become investors in the one they think will have the most success.

** The infamous "Pit and Barrel" episode only aired at all due to a technical error--it was pulled from its first slot, but not the "encore" slot later that day. The owner had killed Wayne Mills only a day prior. If that never occurred, it would have likely been watched like any other episode of Bar Rescue would have.

** The infamous "Pit and Barrel" episode only aired at all due to a technical error--it was pulled from its first slot, but not the "encore" slot later that day. The owner had killed Wayne Mills only a day prior.

* OldShame: Taffer has openly regretted a few rescues because the owners involved had gone back to their original ways after he left. The most prominent case of this is Piratz Tavern which went back to its original decor as quickly as it could and closed down a few years later.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Season 8 premiered in May 2021 and consists of episodes filmed during the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States. In several of them, Taffer refers to the pandemic coming to an end -- but by August 2021, the Delta variant had caused millions of new cases and was putting the hospitality industry in jeopardy all over again.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently, O'Face was being planned to be turned into a railroad themed bar, given the nearby train yards, as part of its rescue. But as noted on the main page, the rescue never actually took place because the owners and most of the staff were so completely intolerable.

* ExecutiveMeddling: While it exists, Jon Taffer has no tolerance for blaming the show for the bar's actual problems. When accused of planting a liquor bottle full of fruit flies behind the bar, a ''very'' irate Taffer asks the bar owner if they really thinks he went out with a bunch of little traps and caught the fruit flies one by one to put in the bottle.

* OldShame: In extremely rare cases, Taffer has openly regretted a few rescues mainly because the owners involved had gone back to their original ways after he left. The most prominent case of this is Piratz Tavern which went back to its original decor as quickly as it could and closed down a few years later.

* OldShame: In extremely rare cases, Taffer has openly regretted a few rescues. Justified considering the owners involved had gone back to their original ways after Taffer left. The most prominent case of this is Piratz Tavern which went back to its original decor as quickly as it could and closed down a few years later.

** The infamous "Pit and Barrel" episode only aired at all due to a technical error--it was pulled from its first slot, but left on the "encore" slot by mistake. The owner had killed Wayne Mills only a day prior.

* BannedEpisode: The "Pit and Barrel" episode was pulled right before airing because the owner allegedly shot and killed a patron (country singer Wayne Mills). The encore airing of the episode was not pulled, however, and the episode can be found online.

* FollowTheLeader: The show is essentially ''Series/KitchenNightmares'', but in bars. Also the main difference from ''Kitchen Nightmares'' is that while it still has a good amount of drama, Bar Rescue focuses on more of the science of how to properly run a bar. Spike also copied the formula four more times. This includes:

* FollowTheLeader: The show is essentially ''Series/KitchenNightmares'', but in bars. Also the main difference from Kitchen Nightmares is though it still has a good amount of drama, Bar Rescue focuses on more of the science of how to properly run a bar. Spike also copied the formula four times. This includes:

* FollowTheLeader: The show is essentially ''Series/KitchenNightmares'', but in bars. Spike also copied the formula four times. This includes:

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Chloe, the bartender who ran Headhunters / Metal and Lace better than Steve the owner did before quitting from there, appeared in Season 6 of ''Face Off''.
** Tyrie, a bartender in the Oasis Hookah Bar / Taza Nightclub episode apparently has also appeared on Creator/{{MTV}}'s ''Series/TheRealWorld''.
** One of the guys Jon occasionally brings in to help with bar food is Vic Vegas, who was a fan favorite on season 7 of ''Series/TheNextFoodNetworkStar''.
** Pat Looney, the former GM of the Abbey Pub in Chicago and the older son of the family who owned it, is clearly visible grabbing at the baseball in shots of the infamous Steve Bartman play. ESPN [[http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=110927/patlooney even did a profile on him about it.]]

* ExecutiveMeddling: While it exists, Taffer has no tolerance for blaming the show for the bar's actual problems. When accused of planting a liquor bottle full of fruit flies behind the bar, a ''very'' irate Taffer asks the bar own if he really thinks Taffer went out with a bunch of little traps and caught the fruit flies one by one to put in the bottle.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Chloe, the bartender who ran Headhunters / Metal and Lace better than Steve the owner did before quitting from there, appeared in Season 6 of ''Face Off''.

* BannedEpisode: The "Pit and Barrel" episode was pulled right before airing because the owner allegedly shot and killed a patron (country singer Wayne Mills). The encore airing of the episode was not pulled, however.

* BannedEpisode: The "Pit and Barrel" episode was pulled right before airing because the owner allegedly shot and killed a patron (country singer Wayne Mills) though the encore airing of the episode was not pulled.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Chloe, the bartender who ran Headhunters / Metal and Lace better than Steve the owner did before quitting from there, appeared in Season 6 of Face Off
** Tyrie, a bartender in the Oasis Hookah Bar / Taza Nightclub episode apparently has also appeared on MTV's The Real World
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently, O-Face was being planned to be turned into a railroad themed bar, given the nearby train yards, as part of its rescue. But as noted on the main page, the rescue never actually took place because the owners and most of the staff were so completely intolerable.

** Tyrie, a bartender in the Oasis Hookah / Taza Nightclub episode apparently has also appeared on MTV's The Real World

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently, O-Face was being planned to be turned into a railroad themed bar, given the nearby train yards, as part of its rescue. But as noted on the main page, the rescue never actually took place because the owners and staff were so completely intolerable.