Broccoli Wad
Research status: unresolved as of 2026-09-10
Also known as: Broccoli Wads, Wise Guy Productions LLC
Current commercial status, ownership and the outcome of any Shark Tank agreement remain unresolved. No absence-of-site or stale-reseller inference is presented as a closure finding.
Shark Tank appearance
Season 2, episode 4
- Appearance source
- ABC — businesses from S2E4 episode
- Pitch
- A money clip branded as Broccoli Wad.
- Deal closed?
- Unresolved
Dated timeline
| Date | Event | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-29 | CIPO records a Canadian BROCCOLI WAD trademark application filed by John Gennaro for money clips. | BCW-CIPO |
| 2014-05-21 | CIPO records the Canadian trademark application as abandoned under section 40(3). This is a trademark event, not business dissolution. | BCW-CIPO |
| 2026-09-10 | Current commercial and entity status remains unresolved after review; no entity-specific New Jersey result or primary closure evidence was retrieved. | BCW-CIPO |
Legal and entity identity
- Legal entities
- Unresolved
- Aliases
- Broccoli Wads, Wise Guy Productions LLC
- Successor/acquirer
- None verified
No conclusive registry record was retrieved.
Notable findings and disputes
- verified fact ABC's historical S2E4 roster lists Broccoli Wad with Ride On Carry On, Uncle Zip's Beef Jerky and Hill Billy Brand. The page is episode evidence, not evidence of a completed investment or current operation. [ BCW-ABC ]
- verified fact CIPO's application record identifies a BROCCOLI WAD application filed by John Gennaro and abandoned in 2014. It does not establish corporate standing, sales cessation, dissolution or motive. [ BCW-CIPO ]
- unresolved Current commercial status, ownership and the outcome of any Shark Tank agreement remain unresolved. No absence-of-site or stale-reseller inference is presented as a closure finding. [ BCW-ABC, BCW-CIPO ]
What we could not verify
- Entity-specific New Jersey records, current commercial operation, ownership, deal closing and a primary closure record remain unverified.
- No dated archive comparison establishes historical company wording or edits; no concealment is inferred.
Full research sources
- BCW-ABC — ABC — businesses from S2E4 official episode roster accessed 2026-09-10
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BCW-CIPO — CIPO trademark application 1525694
government trademark record
accessed 2026-09-10
Official Canadian trademark application record; it is not a corporate registry record.
Status-Verification Sources
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ABC — businesses from Shark Tank Season 2, episode 4
(abc.com)
ABC's historical episode roster includes Broccoli Wad.
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CIPO trademark application 1525694
(ised-isde.canada.ca)
The Canadian record reports a BROCCOLI WAD application abandoned under section 40(3) in 2014; it is not a corporate dissolution record.