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Bad Ink Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2013 - 2013
Episode 1
A Damsel and a Nerd in Need
Thu, Aug 1, 201322 mins
Welcome to the "Mistake Capitol of the World": Las Vegas, where tattoo legend Dirk Vermin, and his best friend, Ruckus, are on a mission to find bad tattoos and transform them into works of art. They get a desperate call from Jacqui.
Episode 2
Monkey Business
Thu, Aug 1, 201322 mins
Dirk and Ruckus meet up with a "player" that thought he had all the right moves. Unfortunately, Lavon played himself into a tattoo disaster when he tried to impress the ladies with his bad ink.
Episode 3
Who Needs a Tattervention?
Thu, Aug 1, 201322 mins
Dirk and Ruckus are called by a desperate husband to stage a "tattervention" to convince his wife Kristen that her inappropriate tattoo has got to go. Then the guys meet Jordan out on the Vegas Strip.
Episode 4
Terrible Tattoo Showdown
Thu, Aug 1, 201322 mins
Dirk and Ruckus meet two college buddies with a bet to see who could get the worst tattoo. But they're not interested in cover-ups; Dirk is challenged to settle the score by making their tattoos even more ridiculous.
Episode 5
Tattoo Crimes and Misdemeanors
Sun, Aug 25, 201321 mins
I was the cop on the show. Dirk did my tat, and did a beautiful job. Rob and Dirk are great guys, and I did marry my wife on the show for real .
Episode 6
When Animal Tattoos Attack
Thu, Aug 1, 201322 mins
Vanessa got a tattoo out of spite and now it's getting in the way of her fitness model career. Dirk finds a way to turn her terrifying tattoo into a work of art. Ruckus plays a prank on Dirk.
Episode 7
Baby Mama Tattoo Drama
Sun, Sep 8, 201321 mins
Dirk and Ruckus come to the rescue of a new Mom that is convinced her bad tattoo is terrifying her newborn baby. Dirk has firsthand experience, being a Dad himself, so he gladly accepts the challenge to fix her ink. Dirk and Ruckus also meet Shaun, a guy with an eye for fashion, who happens to be wearing a terrible tattoo under his clothes.
Episode 8
All Is Fair in Love and Ink
Sun, Sep 1, 201322 mins
Dirk and Ruckus get a call from a girlfriend who desperately wants her boyfriend's arm tattoo removed... especially since it's a portrait of his ex-girlfriend! Later, the guys come to the rescue of a former bikini bar waitress.
Episode 9
The Family That Inks Together...
Sun, Sep 1, 201322 mins
Dirk and Ruckus are called in to convince a Dad that the horrible tattoo portrait of his wife has got to go. The whole family hates it, even mom! The problem is he isn't ready to cover it up. Dirk and Ruckus also meet Sharon.
Episode 11
Girls Gone Tattoo Wild
Wed, Sep 18, 201321 mins
A woman regrets getting a tattoo that was personally selected by her former boyfriend and now casts her in a negative light; an impulsive woman is branded with body art after having a bad day.
Episode 12
Show Me Your Tats
Tue, Oct 1, 201322 mins
Dirk and Ruckus meet Crystal, a former college party girl who got a tattoo in a very intimate place as a joke. Now that she's grown up and graduated, this tattoo that has quickly become a joke on her. Literally.
Episode 13
Close Encounters of the Butt Kind
Tue, Oct 1, 201322 mins
Rob and Dirk heads to the Public House in Las Vegas to meet Vince, a guy in town from Philly with an embarrassing tattoo in an even more embarrassing location. Next up, they get a call from Emily, who is making a move to Brooklyn.
Episode 14
Model Misbehavior
Tue, Oct 1, 201322 mins
Dirk and Rob come to the rescue of a model who made a rash decision after having a fight with her grandmother--she went to her local parlor and got a "Suck it Grandma" tattoo. And Dirk's fellow artist Jonny gives a satisfied customer a tattoo of a horned woman with spikes and blood.