Episode
Bar Rescue: Close, But No Cigar
Overview
When an old-school Memphis cigar man takes a stab at the bar business, he discovers hiring his millennial son wasn't quite what he had expected.
Details
- Series
- Bar Rescue
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2018-03-18
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Close, But No Cigar is Episode 2 in Season 6 of Bar Rescue. It aired on 2018-03-18. The runtime is 43 min.
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