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All-Star Celebrity Apprentice: Second Impressions
These "celebrities" are back for a second chance to make a first impression.
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The Prestige"One of Us Will Win, But Not by Much" - The winner is announced, after hours of relatively inconsequential programming. |
01.16.2021 | B- |
Carla Sparks |
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Air/Pub'l |
Grade |
Author |
13-11 Weecap |
I Scream, You Scream, But No One Screams Louder Than Gary Busey"May the Spoon Be With You" - The final four are narrowed mercilessly down to two, who then have to design an ice cream flavor and start in on the final task. |
05.12.2013 05.13.2013 |
A- |
Carla Sparks |
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King for a CrayThe Mayor of Stress Town - Does chess make for a good party? Spoiler alert: it absolutely does not. |
05.05.2013 05.06.2013 |
B- |
Carla Sparks |
13-9 Weecap |
Lights, Camera, Mechanical Dog"Ahab's in Charge, and He's Gone Mad" - We've seen some terrible celebrity attempts at finished products, but Gary Busey's "product demonstration" is possibly the worst. |
01.16.2021 04.29.2013 |
A- |
Carla Sparks |
13-8 Weecap |
Romance, Adventure, A Guy in a Shark Suit"Are You My Zulu Dancing Man?" - The teams set out to promote South Africa as a destination, and somehow end up pushing people across the room in an office chair. |
04.21.2013 04.22.2013 |
C |
Carla Sparks |
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The Coolest Guy On the BeachThe First Leaf That Hits the Ground - The celebrities create silent "mini-movies" for sun care products, but more importantly, Gary Busey is Project Manager. |
04.14.2013 04.15.2013 |
B- |
Carla Sparks |
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Simply Merlernia"How Do You Spell Milania" - What's in a name? Everything, it turns out, when you marry well enough to launch your own skincare line with your name as the brand. |
04.07.2013 04.08.2013 |
C |
Carla Sparks |
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Modern Art, in 3DLightning Strikes Mr. Hang Brain - When it comes to making "3D art," some celebrities are better at making money than others. |
03.31.2013 04.01.2013 |
D+ |
Carla Sparks |
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"Men in Black Are Gonna Come Get Him" - The celebrities create interactive campaigns for Farouk hair care systems as Gary Busey continues to distract, everyone fears Omarosa, and Marilu Henner remembers it all. |
03.24.2013 03.25.2013 |
C- |
Carla Sparks |
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Soap Drop-era"I'm Being Punked by a Jackson" - In this two-hour advertisement for Crystal Light, the celebrities create mini soap operas to promote Crystal Light Liquid Drops, for celebrities and regular people who want to jazz up their water. |
03.17.2013 03.18.2013 |
B |
Carla Sparks |
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Finally Understanding NothingJust as Simple as Making Soup - The teams are tasked with making "photo experiences" for Universal Orlando Resort, and it goes poorly because no one knows what they're doing. |
03.10.2013 03.11.2013 |
C- |
Carla Sparks |
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That's an Expensive MeatballThe Wolf in Charge of the Hen House - Gary Busey and Omarosa are back, along with some other Celebrity Apprentice All-Stars who don't stand a chance at getting attention with those two here. |
03.03.2013 03.04.2013 |
B |
Carla Sparks |
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Hall of FameAnd the Winner Is… - No meltdowns, no screaming matches, no boardroom battle to the death? What the hell kind of show is this? |
05.20.2012 05.21.2012 |
B |
Angel Cohn |
12-13 Weecap |
Mural's WeddingAnd Then There Were Two - There's no wedding in this penultimate episode of the season. There's no mural either, just endless arguments between Clay and Debbie Gibson about one. But just try and stop me from making a Toni Collette reference! Just try. |
05.13.2012 05.14.2012 |
N/A |
Joe R |
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Prostitution BoreBlown Away - Teresa Guidice never really brought the combativeness that Donald Trump was expecting of her. Also, she's of sub-average intelligence. That she made the top five at all is an indictment of more people than I care to fathom. |
05.06.2012 05.07.2012 |
B- |
Joe R |
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Jingle HellJingle All the Way Home - Dayana takes the reins for a jingle-writing competition and ends up antagonizing both Clay and Lisa, to extreme degrees. Meanwhile, Aubrey remains burdened with being the greatest person in the world. |
04.29.2012 04.30.2012 |
B- |
Joe R |
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Donald Trump SmellsWinning By a Nose - Who wants to smell like Donald Trump?? The teams have to sell a cologne called "Success by Donald Trump" and somehow keep everybody from laughing/barfing. Aubrey declares herself a one-woman team, but it's the Clay/Penn season long rivalry that comes to a head. |
04.22.2012 04.23.2012 |
N/A |
Joe R |
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It's Like Some Kind of Torture to Have to Watch This ShowPuppet Up! - Trump hops on the Muppet bandwagon as the teams have to present a puppet show for a live audience. Paul's sedentary, Teresa's an idiot, Dayana is marginalized and Lisa is maybe in need of some meds. |
04.15.2012 04.16.2012 |
B- |
Joe R |
12-8 Weecap |
That's Entertainment(.com)!Ad Hawk - Everything is happiness and harmony on a challenge for Entertainment.com, until it isn't anymore. |
04.08.2012 04.09.2012 |
B- |
Potes |
12-7 Weecap |
Walking and TalkingWalking Papers - Debbie Gibson runs afoul of Teresa yet again, Aubrey and Arsenio become the Nene and Star of this season and the Teflon dunce, Lou Ferrigno, gets another teammate fired. |
04.01.2012 04.02.2012 |
B- |
Joe R |
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Psycho Beach PartyParty Like a Mock-Star - The teams are tasked with throwing launch parties for new flavors of Crystal Light. Clay gets his sing on while the women get along for once, but Aubrey's horrible grudge against Venezuela rears its obnoxiously red head. |
03.25.2012 03.26.2012 |
B |
Joe R |
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Condescendin' the ClownsI'm Going To Mop the Floor With You - When the teams have to create a viral video for a mop, Lou Ferrigno dances his way to victory for Unanimous, even as Penn Jillette finds himself positioned as the new villain. |
03.18.2012 03.19.2012 |
C- |
Lady Lola |
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In Fair Verano, Where We Lay Our SceneFailure to Launch - When the Celeb-pprenti are tasked with pimping out the Buick Verano, the women eke out a victory as Michael Andretti snubs his orders to be Project Manager for Unanimous and Adam Carolla refuses to bring two men back to the boardroom. |
03.11.2012 03.12.2012 |
B- |
Lady Lola |
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Window StressingHow Much Is That Celebrity in the Window? - The ladies finally secure a win when even two big-time gays can't help team Unanimous in a window display task based around Ivanka Trump's shoes and accessories. |
03.04.2012 03.05.2012 |
C |
Lady Lola |
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One Knight OnlyGetting Medieval - The teams must create a 15-minute performance for Medieval Times. In the boardroom, Lou Ferrigno hulks out when the threat of being fired arises, but it's a bitter argument between Lisa Lampanelli and Victoria Gotti that really brings emotions to the surface. |
02.26.2012 02.27.2012 |
C- |
Lady Lola |
12-1 Weecap |
Chronic Fa-Tiegs SyndromeHero Worship - The newest batch of Apprenti sell sandwiches for charity. American Chopper boss Paul Teutul Sr. picks on George Takei, which is unacceptable. A tatted-up chick makes it rain on Clay Aiken. And, despite, a snore-inducing demonstration of harmony and team spirit, one of the ladies admits this competition isn't for her. |
02.19.2012 02.20.2012 |
C |
Lady Lola |
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Cowboy 7Up7Up Finale Part 2: Sweet Victory - It's not enough that John Rich wins; he also gets Trump to sport a cowboy hat on live TV, shocking his children and all of America. |
05.22.2011 05.23.2011 |
A |
DeAnn Welker |
11-11 Weecap |
Make 7Up YoursRetro Rumble - Our final two are both asked to do this (after their two other competitors are eliminated) in a challenge to celebrate the retro "uncola." |
05.15.2011 05.16.2011 |
B- |
DeAnn Welker |
11-10 Weecap |
So Long, SweetieLaugh On - Ding dong, the witch is dead. This episode gets an A+ because we got rid of three people -- including America's worst nightmare -- whittling our way down to the final four. |
05.08.2011 05.09.2011 |
A+ |
DeAnn Welker |
11-9 Weecap |
Evil. Fat. Lady.Shear Madness - As the men calmly sail through another challenge (this one about styling women's hair, of all things), Star and NeNe go toe-to-toe from the start of the episode to the end. It's almost Shakespearean in magnitude, and they'll fortunately both be around another week. Also Shakespearean? A ghost of firings past returns to haunt us. |
05.01.2011 05.02.2011 |
A+ |
DeAnn Welker |
11-8 Weecap |
Not So SuiteBitter Suites - The teams are tasked with making an ad for the Trump Hotel Collection, which is a colossal failure. But someone has to lose. |
04.24.2011 04.25.2011 |
A |
DeAnn Welker |
11-7 Weecap |
Put A Fork In Busey...Raising the Steaks - Because, after leading a steak-cooking task, he's finally, gloriously, done. |
04.17.2011 04.18.2011 |
A |
DeAnn Welker |
11-6 Weecap |
He Just Wants To FlyAustralian Gold - When the men's team loses again, project manager Mark McGrath offers himself up as a sacrificial lamb, but his team has a different opinion. |
04.10.2011 04.11.2011 |
C+ |
DeAnn Welker |
11-5 Weecap |
Let's Make A DealThe Art of the Deal - The winning team in a fundraising task gets to choose whether to fire someone from the other team or not. And it turns out they're not complete morons, so Trump gets to utter his famous catchphrase. |
04.03.2011 04.04.2011 |
A |
DeAnn Welker |
11-4 Weecap |
Shameful ResignationOff the Hook - It's a close loss this week, but there's no question who Trump's going to fire when someone offers herself up. We all know how Trump feels about quitters (you know, except for last week). |
03.27.2011 03.28.2011 |
A |
DeAnn Welker |
11-3 Weecap |
Calm of the WildUnhappy Campers - Niki Taylor's either sleepy or bored as she leads her team to a loss, and Busey leads like he does everything else: indecipherably |
03.20.2011 03.21.2011 |
B |
DeAnn Welker |
11-2 Weecap |
Mean GirlsChild's Play - Bully Star Jones and her followers pressure Lisa Rinna into leading the team, then push her around through the task. It all ends with a loss, and a boardroom fight that's more of a whimper than a roar. |
03.13.2011 03.14.2011 |
B |
DeAnn Welker |
11-1 Weecap |
Crazy TrainPepperoni Profit - All aboard Team Backbone: Richard Hatch is as much of an ass as he's ever been, Gary Busey is terminally insane, and Jose Canseco HULKs out in the boardroom. |
03.06.2011 03.07.2011 |
A |
DeAnn Welker |
10-13 Weecap |
Out With A WhimperWelcome to the Club - This incredibly dull season ends with a showdown between two incredibly dull players, making for ... I think you can guess where we're going with this. |
12.09.2010 12.10.2010 |
C |
DeAnn Welker |
10-12 Weecap |
Fighting the FairwayTee'd Off - Trump divvies the final tasks at Trump National Golf Course. Clint opts for a dinner gala with a concert by Liza Minnelli, and Brandy is charged with putting together a golf tournament featuring Kathy Griffin, but eleventh-hour challenges promise to take down one or both finalists. |
12.02.2010 12.03.2010 |
B+ |
Lady Lola |
10-11 Weecap |
A Very Supple, Cavernous, and Snuggly EpisodeDriving Miz-rahi - The teams travel to QVC for a relatively tranquil challenge in which quantity rules over quality. As such, Clint edges out Steuart for the Final Two. |
11.25.2010 11.26.2010 |
B |
Lady Lola |
10-10 Weecap |
I Want My FLO TVMust-See Mobile TV - The teams create a 30-second ad pimping mobile TV. Octane works in relative harmony since Brandy has totally checked out. They win over Fortitude, whose ad made practically no sense and advocated for watching TV on the job. Yet somehow, despite her ace concept and execution, Stephanie is sent packing. |
11.18.2010 11.19.2010 |
C |
Lady Lola |
10-9 Weecap |
Don't Be an AssEpisode 9 - A very special episode in which we learn the likes and dislikes of Kim Kardashian, and the dangers of text messaging. |
11.11.2010 11.12.2010 |
N/A |
DeAnn Welker |
10-8 Weecap |
Being Secretly Gay Doesn't PayDressed to Kill - David falls for a male model, and then refuses to come out of the closet in the boardroom. Awkward! |
11.04.2010 11.05.2010 |
A |
DeAnn Welker |
10-7 Weecap |
Drama QueenBroadway Boardroom - David proves to be quite good at musical theater. And everyone finally stops being afraid and speaks up against Mahsa. |
10.28.2010 10.29.2010 |
A+ |
DeAnn Welker |
10-6 Weecap |
Location, Location, LocationPedicab Confessions - Location leads to one team's demise, but the other team begs Trump to have mercy and fire one of them, too. |
10.21.2010 10.22.2010 |
B |
DeAnn Welker |
10-5 Weecap |
"It Was Like Watching A Horse Die"Episode 5 - Yes, that's a quote from the episode, but it's also the most apt description of what happens when the teams are tasked with putting on shoe fashion shows. |
10.14.2010 10.15.2010 |
A- |
DeAnn Welker |
10-4 Weecap |
"Minus One Tooth, We Still Prevail"Episode 4 - David has a fight with a bagel -- and the bagel wins. At least it's more of a fair fight than Mahsa vs. Tyana. |
10.07.2010 10.08.2010 |
B |
DeAnn Welker |
10-3 Weecap |
Pack LeaderEpisode 3 - Cesar Millan stops by to judge the teams' doggie day care centers, and you'd think someone might pick up some leadership skills while he's in the building. But they don't. |
09.30.2010 10.01.2010 |
C |
DeAnn Welker |
10-2 Weecap |
Ice Cream, You ScreamEpisode 2 - The teams are tasked with what should be pleasant -- selling ice cream -- but it gets ugly before they even hit the boardroom, and only gets worse from there. |
09.23.2010 09.24.2010 |
B |
DeAnn Welker |
10-1 Weecap |
Designing WomenEpisode 1 - Our non-celebrity apprentices return just like they left us: Bickering, backbiting, fighting and getting fired. Only this time -- have you heard? -- the economy's bad, so they're more desperate then ever before. |
09.16.2010 09.17.2010 |
A+ |
DeAnn Welker |
9-11 Weecap |
Something to Believe InEpisode 11 - We spend two hours building up to Trump's announcement of the new Celebrity Apprentice -- but before he reveals who it is, he takes away any advantage to winning that title. It's all feel-good or something, unless you're watching it. |
05.23.2010 05.24.2010 |
B |
DeAnn Welker |
9-10 Weecap |
Tea PartyEpisode 10 - The firings come quickly this week, followed by a lot of buildup to next week's finale, which pits Bret vs. Holly in a task to create and market a new Snapple iced tea. |
05.16.2010 05.17.2010 |
B |
DeAnn Welker |
9-9 Weecap |
Fight to the FinishEpisode 9 - When a new Tenacity (Holly, Bret, and Cyndi) lose and face off in the boardroom, all three of them fight hard, like they really want to be here. What a nice change of pace. |
05.09.2010 05.10.2010 |
A |
DeAnn Welker |
9-8 Weecap |
Put Another Shrimp on the BarbieEpisode 8 - The teams have to write jingles about air conditioning, plumbing, and electricians, so the real drama's in the boardroom, where Sharon and Maria reveal they hate sweet, adorable Curtis and want to punch him in the face. Huh? |
05.02.2010 05.03.2010 |
B+ |
DeAnn Welker |
9-7 Weecap |
Get Well SoonEpisode 7 - Bret thrusts and grinds through a rock star workout while we say a little prayer for him. |
04.25.2010 04.26.2010 |
A- |
DeAnn Welker |
9-5 Weecap |
Girls Just Wanna Manage ThisEpisode 6 - It's a race to see which woman can be more difficult to work with. Is it too much talky? Or too little brain? Or too prissy of a demeanor? |
04.18.2010 04.19.2010 |
B |
Jeff Long |
9-5 Weecap |
Not A Dream TeamEpisode 5 - Two former NBA stars show up to star in deodorant ads made by our insane, sniping "celebrity" players, and surely leave asking themselves if there's compensation enough in the world to pay for the pain and suffering of being part of this show. |
04.11.2010 04.12.2010 |
B+ |
DeAnn Welker |
9-4 Weecap |
NerdlingersEpisode 4 - The men aren't big enough Harry Potter geeks to win a challenge that involves wizarding "facts" and "authenticity." |
04.04.2010 04.05.2010 |
B- |
DeAnn Welker |
9-3 Weecap |
Strawberry CrumbleEpisode 3 - The teams both pretty much fail in creating advertorials that convey how Norton and LifeLock have teamed up to battle identity theft. Cyndi's ramblings and Blago's complete ignorance of technology are just a few stumbling blocks. Tenacity ekes out a second consecutive win, proving RockSolid to be less than their title implies. Despite PM Michael's idiotic protestations, Darryl checks himself out of Trump towers. |
03.28.2010 03.29.2010 |
D |
Lady Lola |
9-2 Weecap |
Golden RodEpisode 2 - A Kodak task has the teams creating a Moment for customers using the ubiquitous brand's cameras, printers, website, etc. Scatterbrained players bring down both teams but RockSolid who suffers the most. Sinbad is sent packing, mainly because Trump doesn't get his balloon jokes. |
03.21.2010 03.22.2010 |
B |
Lady Lola |
9-1 Weecap |
"Those Beeyotches Are Gonna Be Sorry"Episode 1 - Fourteen "celebrities" are back as we answer the ultimate question: Can Curtis Stone out-cook a Victoria's Secret model in a restaurant-running task? |
03.14.2010 03.15.2010 |
N/A |
DeAnn Welker |
8-11 Weecap |
May The Best Woman WinEpisode 11 - It's a vicious, ugly catfight between Joan Rivers and Annie Duke, but Trump totally makes the right decision -- after three long hours. |
05.10.2009 05.11.2009 |
B+ |
DeAnn Welker |
8-10 Weecap |
Catfight!Episode 10 - A songwriting task has a surprising outcome, and then Piers essentially chooses the final two. And, let me tell you, it is so on for next week's finale. |
05.03.2009 05.04.2009 |
C |
DeAnn Welker |
8-9 Weecap |
Rivers = CrazyEpisode 9 - When one of the Rivers women is fired, they both act completely insane. Or, wait, that's actually not an act. |
04.26.2009 04.27.2009 |
C |
DeAnn Welker |
8-8 Weecap |
Jesse's GirlEpisode 8 - Two boardrooms, one extremely long episode, lots of fighting between Annie and Joan, and someone finally has the guts to ask Jesse why he doesn't ask his famous wife for donations. |
04.19.2009 04.20.2009 |
C+ |
Angel Cohn |
8-7 Weecap |
Girl Fight!Episode 7 - If you thought Clint and Joan hated each other, just wait until Joan turns her wrath on Annie this week. Melissa hates Annie, too, but she's snarky about it, which is actually much more fun. And that all happens after someone's fired. |
04.12.2009 04.13.2009 |
B |
DeAnn Welker |
8-6 Weecap |
Karma's a BitchEpisode 6 - I don't think Clint's necessarily thankful that Khloe drove drunk, but it sure helped him out this week. Oh, and Tionne pulls a Baldford. If you get that reference, you've been watching this show way too long, just like the rest of us. |
04.05.2009 04.06.2009 |
C |
DeAnn Welker |
8-5 Weecap |
Dennis has a ProblemEpisode 5 - First, the guy might be crazy. Also, he has a drinking problem. And then there's the fact that he's fired. It's been fun to watch him, but it's totally his time to go. |
03.29.2009 03.30.2009 |
A- |
DeAnn Welker |
8-4 Weecap |
It's About Damn TimeEpisode 4 - Finally, a task that favors the men, and they win easily, even with Dennis stuck on the bench all episode. |
03.22.2009 03.23.2009 |
B- |
DeAnn Welker |
8-3 Weecap |
It's A Woman's WorldEpisode 3 - Who would have guessed that in another task geared towards women (selling wedding dresses), Team Athena would emerge triumphant once more? Oh, right, everyone would have guessed that. |
03.15.2009 03.16.2009 |
C |
DeAnn Welker |
8-2 Weecap |
Thin IceEpisode 2 - A superhero challenge is anything but comic relief as tension grows on Team Athena and the rift grows on Team Kotu. In the end, PM Scott's soft leadership falls to Tom's clever machinations. |
03.08.2009 03.09.2009 |
B- |
Lady Lola |
8-1 Weecap |
Who's the Biggest Loser?Episode 1 - Dennis Rodman, Herschel Walker and Andrew Dice Clay walk into a boardroom, and who do you think gets fired? It's harder than you'd think, isn't it? |
03.01.2009 03.02.2009 |
B |
DeAnn Welker |
7-13 Recap |
Under the HammerUnder the Hammer - Trump makes his choice between the nice guy and the successful guy. Try to act surprised. |
03.27.2008 03.28.2008 |
C |
M. Giant |
7-12 Recap |
Going Once, Twice, You're FiredGoing Once, Twice, You're Fired - Trace and Piers begin the final confrontation. |
03.19.2008 03.21.2008 |
C+ |
M. Giant |
7-11 Recap |
Bread And Badda-BingBread And Badda-Bing - Never mind the misspelling in the episode title; the hinted-at Vinnie Pastore cameo never happened anyway. |
03.12.2008 03.14.2008 |
C+ |
M. Giant |
7-10 Recap |
Painting By NumbersPainting By Numbers - What happens if Omarosa loses to Piers by a 20-to-1 margin? Well, we'll never know, because she loses worse than that. |
03.05.2008 03.06.2008 |
B |
M. Giant |
7-9 Recap |
The Money ShotThe Money Shot - Tito scores the most profitable loss of his career. |
02.27.2008 02.29.2008 |
D+ |
M. Giant |
7-8 Recap |
Quality, Value, And ChaosQuality, Value, And Chaos - The teams compete to sell you crap you don't need. More so than usual, we mean. |
02.20.2008 02.22.2008 |
C+ |
M. Giant |
7-7 Recap |
The Mane EventThe Mane Event - The episode title isn't just a lame pun; it's a prizefight up in here. |
02.13.2008 02.14.2008 |
B |
M. Giant |
7-6 Recap |
Window Of OpportunityWindow Of Opportunity - To dump your Telemundo stock, that is. |
02.06.2008 02.07.2008 |
C+ |
M. Giant |
7-5 Recap |
The Croc And The RatThe Croc And The Rat - Those shoes are made for walking, and that's just what Vinnie does. In circles. |
01.30.2008 02.01.2008 |
C+ |
M. Giant |
7-4 Recap |
A Knight On BroadwayA Knight On Broadway - There are a lot of hits on Broadway, and Empresario takes one of them. |
01.23.2008 01.24.2008 |
C+ |
M. Giant |
7-3 Recap |
Mr. Outside The BoxMr. Outside The Box - Gene is so sure he led the women to victory in this task that he gets himself fired rather than risk having to admit otherwise. |
01.16.2008 01.17.2008 |
C+ |
M. Giant |
7-2 Recap |
Task: Pedigree Community Awareness AdTask: Pedigree Community Awareness Ad - Who can make a better ad with cute animals and emotional appeal? It's not who you'd think. |
01.09.2008 01.10.2008 |
C+ |
M. Giant |
7-1 Recap |
Task: Selling Hot DogsTask: Selling Hot Dogs - There are plenty of wieners to go around. |
01.02.2008 01.03.2008 |
B- |
M. Giant |
6-14 Recap |
Lessons LearnedSeason 6 Decision Time - Trump takes out first Frankie and Nikki, then -- for reasons only known to him -- James, resulting in one of the only legitimate winners in the history of this show. That takes up five minutes; the rest is mostly Hair and whinging. |
04.21.2007 04.27.2007 |
B- |
Jacob Clifton |
6-13 Recap |
Lesson Thirteen: Stinky Bums Are Definitely FunnyThe Final Four - Totally Bizarre: Nicole ROCKS, Frank is HELPFUL and MOTIVATED, and Stefani SAYS and DOES things. In front of everybody! Less Bizarre: James is deluded and sucky; returnees Tim and Surya say nothing for the entire task. Not That Bizarre At All Really: returnees Aaron and Angela turn invisible, while the stronger personalities shine; Don's hair reaches weirdness levels equaling that of his father's. |
04.14.2007 04.20.2007 |
A |
Jacob Clifton |
6-12 Recap |
Lesson Twelve: Go With Your GutLas Vegas, Baby! - The tents are gone, there are no more Project Managers, the Apprenti reshuffle into three teams, and the world is finally rid of the strong, independent, beautiful, intelligent women of Kinetic. |
04.07.2007 04.13.2007 |
B- |
Jacob Clifton |
6-11 Recap |
Lesson Eleven: The Smartness Is In The Science!Shut Your Smartmouth - But Frank's is still M.I.A., as Tim openly states when he gets backed into the corner during this season's second-grossest boardroom. |
03.31.2007 04.06.2007 |
C- |
Jacob Clifton |
6-10 Recap |
Lesson Ten: After This Interview I'm Still MeGirls On Rollerskates - Angela learns that Olympian and Workhorse are not an entire person; Frank continues to be weirdly awesome; Tim and Nicole have strengths and weaknesses some more. |
03.24.2007 03.31.2007 |
B- |
Jacob Clifton |
6-9 Recap |
Lesson Nine: Pain Is TemporarySoap Gets In Your Eyes - Trump's continuing breakdown in the face of massive disrespect hits another level; Nicole is gross in a bathroom; Heidi reveals her awesome true reality. |
03.17.2007 03.22.2007 |
A |
Jacob Clifton |
6-8 Recap |
Lesson Eight: The Level Of Our IncompetenceBend It Like Donald - A half-time show for some soccer team I've never heard of means skits about vitamins, lots of bitching, the exposure of James's CYA nature, and Muna's emergence into the radar. In other news, it's really hard to create compelling or fun skits about vitamins. |
03.10.2007 03.17.2007 |
A |
Jacob Clifton |
6-7 Recap |
Lesson Seven: Sometimes The Joke Is Not On YouLife In The Luxury Lane - Jenn and Derek are double-cobra'd in the sweetest, funniest, weirdest episode in recent memory. A car that is also a witch, a woman who is also a robot, and a switcheroo of trash and class. Oh, and SNOOP. |
03.03.2007 03.09.2007 |
A+ |
Jacob Clifton |
6-6 Recap |
Lesson Six: Accessibility Is Never Politically IncorrectTravel Sweepstakes Smackdown - Everybody gets tongue-tied when a language barrier sends Kinetic out to the yard again, and Tim kisses Nicole on the mouth, whilst sitting in a tree. |
02.17.2007 02.23.2007 |
B- |
Jacob Clifton |
6-5 Recap |
Lesson Five: Speak Up. Or: Don't, DependingTo Bee Or Not To Bee - Aaron loses a honey-marketing task by wandering about aimlessly, sending Team Arrow back to the yard; Aimee remains Kinetic PM despite also wandering about aimlessly. |
02.10.2007 02.16.2007 |
B- |
Jacob Clifton |
6-4 Recap |
Lesson Four: Don't Use Your WordsDrive-Thru Duel - A mere bowl of chicken and mangos destroys everything Heidi has worked so hard for -- except the continuing hypnosis under which her team continues to labor. |
01.27.2007 02.02.2007 |
B- |
Jacob Clifton |
6-3 Recap |
Lesson Three: Finite & Infinite GamesHollywood Walk Of Shame - Michelle engages in violence against words and the game itself, freaking out everybody involved with the show, after an Arrow v. Arrow task sends Kinetic to the spa for a day of relaxation and yet more drinking. |
01.21.2007 01.25.2007 |
B- |
Jacob Clifton |
6-2 Recap |
Lesson Two: Be The Good Kind Of GayPink Is The New Black - Nicole leads Team Arrow to another loss after failing to control the monster that is Carey's crotch, wounding Trump perhaps permanently. |
01.13.2007 01.19.2007 |
D |
Jacob Clifton |
6-1 Recap |
Lesson One: Jump That Shark Like You Mean ItTo Have And Have Not - Perpetual PM Heidi wins the first task: a car wash; Loser PM Frank takes Martin into the boardroom, then shreds eardrums for the remainder of the episode. |
01.06.2007 01.12.2007 |
A |
Jacob Clifton |
5-15 Recap |
Lesson Fifteen: Shed Your Personality Like So Many Unwanted PoundsSeason 5 Finale - Sean and Lee, the least memorable personages ever to grace your screen past Week Five, go head-to-head in a battle so uninteresting they don't even bother to show it. |
06.04.2006 06.14.2006 |
C- |
Jacob Clifton |
5-14 Recap |
Lesson Fourteen: Accountability Is A ChoiceThe Final Battle - The final task gets underway, as Team Lee freaks out their corporate and charity sponsors while doing nothing to prepare for the Barenaked Ladies, while Team Sean loses their PM to fake romance and a team member to Ebola. |
05.28.2006 06.03.2006 |
B+ |
Jacob Clifton |
5-13 Recap |
Lesson Thirteen: You Are His Bitch, He Will Be Hanging His Slam On YouWho Wears The Pants? - A fashion-design task proves once again that you can't keep a good man down, or a couple of mediocre ones, even -- but you can do whatever you want to the ladies. |
05.21.2006 05.27.2006 |
B- |
Jacob Clifton |
5-12 Recap |
Lesson Twelve: Use Your WordsBacks Against The Wal-Mart - The Commemorative Stacie J sisterhood breakdown comes later this year than usual, but the result is the same: the Synergy Xbox task goes down in flames even though the Rush project looks like hell, and PM Tammy goes home. |
05.14.2006 05.20.2006 |
B- |
Jacob Clifton |
5-11 Recap |
Lesson Eleven: Don't Share BitchesBack To School - Outback and Rutgers proves an unbeatable combination for Synergy and PM Roxanne, while PM Lee loses for the first time as a team leader, and "fires" Michael. |
05.07.2006 05.13.2006 |
A |
Jacob Clifton |
5-10 Recap |
Lesson Ten: Girls R Just DumBlow Out - A task in a hair salon turns every male candidate into a lumbering idiot, because that's how not gay they are, and Trump into something really terribly troubling. PM Charmaine and anti-PM Tarek finally both get the boot. |
04.30.2006 05.06.2006 |
F |
Jacob Clifton |
5-9 Recap |
Lesson Nine: You Can't Bulk-Sell BullshitAssault On Battery - Gold Rush does a Fatality move on Synergy, beating them not only soundly but brilliantly, under the watchful eye of Lady Liberty. Both Ivanka and Donald, Jr. are there to watch it, which somehow makes it even more amazing, but not as amazing as watching Andrea's heart grow three sizes on the cab ride home. |
04.23.2006 04.29.2006 |
A |
Jacob Clifton |
5-8 Recap |
Lesson Eight: Horatio Alger Is Mother Goose For WeaselsA Slice Of Heaven - The self-mythologizing of Lee goes into turbo mode as we remember what he's really like, and try to invent more Jewish holidays so he'll go away again. Leslie gets fired, but...I don't believe we've met. |
04.09.2006 04.16.2006 |
C+ |
Jacob Clifton |
5-7 Recap |
Lesson Seven: Speak My LanguageIt’s More Than Décor - PM Michael does not lead Synergy to victory, exactly, but PM Lenny screws up amazingly enough that he gets a boot via the Boys and Girls Club rec room task. |
04.09.2006 04.15.2006 |
C |
Jacob Clifton |
5-6 Recap |
Lesson Six: Trump's Your Momma NowKing Of The Jingle - Yet another candidate falls prey to the idea that there are points for good behavior, while behaving horribly. A surfeit of all-natural chicken melodies about all-natural chicken, pissy tantrums, creepy Brit-centric threesomes, and an almost-complete lack of Andrea send Bryce home nuttier than he started. |
04.02.2006 04.08.2006 |
C+ |
Jacob Clifton |
5-5 Recap |
Lesson Five: Zip It! How Many Times Do You Need To Hear This?Cruise Control - Dan asks politely to be fired after a disastrous ad campaign for a cruise line causes Tarek to revert to his pre-Clockwork state. Roxanne leads everybody in Synergy to victory, and Andrea leads herself over the edge altogether. |
03.26.2006 04.01.2006 |
B+ |
Jacob Clifton |
5-4 Recap |
Lesson Four: How To Sell Brent Michael Buckman Down The River Once AgainCereal Killers - Synergy PM Tammy and her Mean Girl BFF Andrea successfully destroy the lambent hope of Brent; Gold Rush Charmaine makes good; everybody eats boxes and boxes of an unpronounceable cereal. |
03.19.2006 03.25.2006 |
A+ |
Jacob Clifton |
5-3 Recap |
Lesson Three: Holidays Are For The LazyGet It In Gear - Lenny goes nuts on every single person, Brent is almost eaten by a shark, Theresa loses her mind, Tarek loses his jerkiness, Andrea is a great manager but has emotional problems, and we still haven't gotten word one from the majority of the contestants, because this show is even more of a freakshow this year than ever before. |
03.12.2006 03.18.2006 |
A |
Jacob Clifton |
5-2 Recap |
"You Are Chaos And Disorganization!"The Razor's Edge - Brent's continuing whirlwind of bullcrap bounces off Boyfriend Bill and sticks to both Pepi, who sucks as a PM unbelievably, and Stacy, who's admittedly kind of a jerk to Brent anyway. |
03.05.2006 03.11.2006 |
B+ |
Jacob Clifton |
5-1 Recap |
Lesson One: Competence Is Only Skin DeepSummer Of Sam's - The best team-picking exercise in the history of the show takes place this season, as a beauty pageant on a dusky Long Island airport runway. Lenny, Lee, and Summer all suffer Tarek's wrath, but it's Summer who throws herself in front of a bullet labeled "Tarek" at the last moment, and is sent home for the simple reason of her immense stupidity. |
02.27.2006 03.03.2006 |
A |
Jacob Clifton |
4-13 Recap |
Lesson Thirteen: People Aren't MetaphorsSeason Finale - Randal and Rebecca go head-to-head, and one after the other, Trump first hands them the Apprenticeship and then snatches it away. Rebecca is offered a job the next day by Yahoo!, while Randal gets to spend the next year lame-ducking it up in an office that even Kelly wouldn't abide. Sole winner: Trump, but then, he has to be Trump. Every single day. |
12.14.2005 12.20.2005 |
A |
Jacob Clifton |
4-12 Recap |
Lesson Twelve: The Customer Is Always "Right"The Final Showdown - Randal and Rebecca go head-to-head with their hand-picked teams, but a mysteriously disappearing Joe Piscopo and a suddenly appearing thunderstorm make sure that it's all of us who have the last laugh. |
12.07.2005 12.13.2005 |
B+ |
Jacob Clifton |
4-11 Recap |
Lesson Eleven: Be Bold, And Mighty Forces Will Come To Your AidTo Lead Or Not To Lead - "Goethe said that. It's not too late for you to become a person of substance." Boldness is the watchword as Felisha and Alla approach mutually assured destruction, while Randal and Rebecca finally complete that freaky mind-meld they've been working on. After a disastrous Microsoft promo video, we quickly go to an Excel final two, as the remaining members of the Bloven are sent packing. |
11.30.2005 12.04.2005 |
B+ |
Jacob Clifton |
4-10 Recap |
Lesson Ten: Keep It In The AughtsShaniagans - Excel and Capital Edge take it to the limit, horse-and-buggy style, celebrating the life and smell of Shania Twain. PM Randal overcomes PM Alla for like the hundredth time, thanks in largest part to a bad Adam idea, but also because Rebecca and Randal totally serve them up a nice hot cup of industrial espionage. |
11.23.2005 11.24.2005 |
B |
Jacob Clifton |
4-9 Recap |
Lesson Nine: Your Life Is Not The Truman ShowOne Hit Blunder - It's international a-go-go as The Sovereign Nation of Clay is tread on for the last time by new team Excel. Alla, Adam, and Capital Edge PM Felisha are revealed as the blandest kids in Blandonia, and thereby win the task, adorably. Meanwhile, Randal and Rebecca take a short trip to Fake Nigeria, where they are busted for lots of little things by Trump. |
11.16.2005 11.19.2005 |
B |
Jacob Clifton |
4-8 Recap |
Lesson Eight: If There Is No "Try," You're All ScrewedStore Wars - If you've heard of this "Star Wars" thing, you might understand this episode, but...I, for one, have never heard of it. In fact, the only people who have are Trump and Randal, but this doesn't save Excel from a crash-and-burn that leaves both Brian and Marshawn in the wreckage. Meanwhile, Clay proves me right about him one hundred more times. |
11.09.2005 11.12.2005 |
C+ |
Jacob Clifton |
4-7 Recap |
Lesson Seven: If You Can't Say Anything WellBack To School - Team Excel -- PM Randal, Marshawn, Rebecca, and Brian -- teach a class on making yourself stand out. Capital Edge (PM Adam, Markus, Felisha, Clay, and Alla) make themselves stand out, all right -- as total fools -- teaching a class about Sex In The Workplace. Then Donald Trump freaks your brain out. |
11.02.2005 11.08.2005 |
A+ |
Jacob Clifton |
4-6 Recap |
Lesson Six: Don't Swing When You're SellingTake Me Out To The Boardroom - The newly-aligned Excel and Capital Edge go head-to-head in a Dick's Sporting Goods Event that leaves Excel down four players: PM Josh, Jenthura, Mark, and James. Meanwhile, PM Alla and her new Capital Edge get crazy all East-Hamptons-style. |
10.26.2005 11.01.2005 |
B+ |
Jacob Clifton |
4-5 Recap |
Lesson Five: Swing When You're WinningLost In Space - Capital Edge gains the Randal Edge, and Brian offends Markus's delicate sensibilities, on a task promoting the quasi-sequel to Jumanji. PM Jennifer and Kristi get all kinds of mud-slinging mad in an explosive boardroom that ends with a whimper -- namely Carolyn's -- as Kristi is sent home as the fourth social scapegoat running. |
10.19.2005 10.25.2005 |
C+ |
Jacob Clifton |
4-4 Recap |
Lesson Four: Strap It BackIce Cream Of Genie - Whether it's your unearned sense of superiority or anything else you like to swing around, this week we learn to tone it down and let it speak for itself, and take our punches where they fall. In a promotional campaign for Dairy Queen, Felisha finally takes out Toral -- a devoted member of the militant anti-milkshake-ist sect -- while Clay cracks the whip enough to satisfy even Josh and Mark. |
10.12.2005 10.18.2005 |
C+ |
Jacob Clifton |
4-3 Recap |
Lesson Three: Whoring It Up For The CommunitySomething Old, Something New - Toral, Rebecca, and Clay show their true colors (Supercilious Superiority Salmon, Steely Blue, and Undermining Aubergine), while Mark shows his stupid hick teeth some more. Excel PM Randal leads his team to victory in the "Tech Expo" and Jen W.'s hideous layout gets her gone. |
10.05.2005 10.11.2005 |
C+ |
Jacob Clifton |
4-2 Recap |
Lesson Two: Leave It On The PlaygroundThere's No "I" In Team - After several mistakes with their Lamborghini ad campaign, including a semiotic misstep equating the car with the rise of fascism in mid-twentieth century Italy, Team Excel's PM Chris basically asks to be sent home by choosing to put the team's hatred of Markus ahead of properly-assigned blame. Trump obliges. |
09.28.2005 10.04.2005 |
B |
Jacob Clifton |
4-1 Recap |
Lesson One: Don't Make People Hate YouLet's Get Physical - Trump tries and fails to teach Markus and Melissa that not being a total jerk-off is the first key to success, as they drive their respective teams, you and me, an entire gender, the Viceroys, and Trump himself to utter rage. The first task, selling extra-cost fitness classes at two different Bally's gyms, gives the men the early advantage, but Markus loses his exemption from next week's Boardroom. After a slightly post-feminist and hugely insane episode-long rant about God knows what, Melissa goes home without having learned a damn thing. |
09.21.2005 09.27.2005 |
B+ |
Jacob Clifton |
3-18 Extra |
Trumptastic!Trump: Unauthorized - In this rather wretched Donald Trump biopic, we learn that Ivana had an awesome accent, Marla was kind of dumb and trashy, and Trump's father was mean. "Earth-shattering" doesn't even begin to describe the shattering of the earth that ensues. |
05.23.2005 06.06.2005 |
N/A |
Miss Alli |
3-17 Recap |
The court of public TrumpinionInto The Stretch (3) - In this weird, stilted, abbreviated finale, Trump sits atop a judge's bench in a courtroom of his own making, repeating many of the questions he already asked Kendra and Tana, and then hiring Kendra because Tana was such a jerk to her team. Aside from whatever's going on with Boyfriend Bill's teeth, there's not all that much news. |
05.18.2005 05.24.2005 |
C- |
Miss Alli |
3-16 Recap |
Games of the video and Olympic varietiesInto The Stretch (2) - Tana and Kendra continue to plug away at their final tasks. Tana pisses off just about everyone associated with her event, while Kendra charms just about everyone associated with hers. It should be more complicated than that, but...it's not. |
05.11.2005 05.17.2005 |
B |
Miss Alli |
3-15 Recap |
Interview to a killThe Games People Play (1) - Craig, Kendra, and Tana give their interviews, and Craig is quickly dispatched. Kendra and Tana get their final tasks, and they are assigned to work with the lamest members of their teams. It's kind of funny, really. |
05.04.2005 05.10.2005 |
B |
Miss Alli |
3-14 Recap |
Fifty years, and it's come to thisBedazzled By A Beefy T - The now-tiny teams design commemorative T-shirts and sell them, which is about as exciting as it sounds. Alex is a drip, Tana is a flake, and Trump sends the drip packing. Adios, Alex. You never were very impressive. |
04.27.2005 05.03.2005 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
3-13 Recap |
Office spaceI Can't Believe It's Not Clutter - The shrinking teams are assigned to produce clutter-control devices for Staples. Kendra, Craig, and Tana think you need a rotating desk organizer. Alex and Bren think you need another desk. Take a guess. Oh, and take Bren with you. |
04.20.2005 04.26.2005 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
3-12 Recap |
The angry young manA Lonely Drive - It's time to sell cars, and the men of Magna are feeling confident, despite being led by Chris. When Tana and Craig bail on Kendra, she finishes the brochure on her own and brings home the victory. And Chris is finally done. And also? There is crying. |
04.13.2005 04.19.2005 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
3-11 Recap |
And now for something completely...uhh...Seams Stress - The teams design clothes for American Eagle, and sort of for Nokia, and sort of for Sony, and logos are put on backwards and other calamities occur, but when Angie stammers her way through a presentation like a frightened squirrel, she gets the boot. |
04.06.2005 04.11.2005 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
3-10 Recap |
Get out of my faceThe Pie's The Limit - It's such a great expression, and they say it so often in this episode. Alex and Chris wind up having this giant dust-up during the pizza task, you know? And Chris sort of spazzes out, and then they overstate each other's reactions, and then Stephanie gets fired anyway. Which is great. |
03.30.2005 04.05.2005 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
3-9 Recap |
Box of tricksPandora's Box - A Home Depot task challenges the teams to come up with a "clinic" for a home-improvement project. Craig's idea is so dumb that his team totally wins, and when Erin doesn't so anything on the task and then goes all bitchy in the Boardroom, she leaves, which is cool, because it's time. |
03.23.2005 03.29.2005 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
3-8 Recap |
Second Verse, Same As The FirstWhat You Didn't See… - Little bit longer and a little bit worse! Yeah, it's the clip show, people. You know it, you hate it, you totally don't look forward to it. But here it is anyway. |
03.16.2005 03.22.2005 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
3-8 Recap |
Chain wallets and small potatoesBling It On - John leads the negotiations for Net Worth when the teams have to deal for charity auction prizes. He is badly outmaneuvered by a twitchy Tana, and the recent spate of project-manager firings is briefly interrupted long enough for John to be sent home. |
03.09.2005 03.15.2005 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
3-7 Recap |
Puttering aroundProject Putt Putt - This week's task is all about miniature golf, and it delivers all of the pettiness that suggests. Audrey and John have a face-off to see who's the bigger jerk, and it's kind of a photo finish, but she's a more ineffectual jerk, so it's goodbye, Audrey. |
03.02.2005 03.08.2005 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
3-6 Recap |
Wall of confusionThe Writing On The Wall - Who knows Harlem? Oh, reality show contestants. And they're heading out to paint an ad on a big wall. But when she gets all community-oriented, Tara shoots herself in the foot and takes her leave. Goodbye, Tara. |
02.23.2005 03.01.2005 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
3-5 Recap |
Trailer for sale or rentAirstream Of Consciousness - The teams are assigned to come up with a "mobile business" in a trailer, and a spa faces off against a casting couch. But not that kind. Magna loses again, and Michael's luck finally runs out. |
02.16.2005 02.21.2005 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
3-4 Recap |
Washing outSoap Dopes - Both of the teams make such crap-ass body wash commercials that they both wind up in the Boardroom, where Kristen is mercifully fired. |
02.09.2005 02.15.2005 |
B |
Miss Alli |
3-3 Recap |
Coffee, tea, or blechTrouble Is Brewing - Instant coffee is the order of the day, and the teams are in charge of coming up with a way to make it look less revolting. Good luck, teams! Unable to rise to the challenge, Danny goes home with his guitar. |
02.02.2005 02.07.2005 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
3-2 Recap |
The no-sell motelMotel 666 - The candidates renovate a couple of Jersey motels and learn that paint is stinky, toilets are expensive, and there is one circumstance in which if you tell Donald Trump what to do, he'll probably do it. Want to guess what it is? |
01.26.2005 01.31.2005 |
B |
Miss Alli |
3-1 Recap |
Have it your way or the highwayWhopper 101 - Trump and the butt-kissing non-geniuses angling to work for him are back, and this time, it's all about jealousy and resentment, but at least it's not about gender politics. And also? There's a plastic Viking hat. |
01.19.2005 01.25.2005 |
B |
Miss Alli |
2-16 Recap |
Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, K-E-L-L-Y...Decision Time (3) - So the winner is Kelly. And it's almost unanimous, except for Assorama. So that was a close one. |
12.15.2004 12.22.2004 |
C- |
Miss Alli |
2-15 Recap |
Flair, Care, And The Dirty ChairDecision Time (2) - Kelly operates the Connecticut polo match while Jen runs the basketball game, and quite frankly, neither of them comes off especially well. Who will succeed? Who will fail? Does anyone care? |
12.15.2004 12.18.2004 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
2-14 Recap |
Kelly and Jen, sitting in a treeIntellectual Horsepower (1) - F-I-G-H-T-I-N-G. They don't like each other. We don't like them. There is polo and basketball. Is it over yet? |
12.08.2004 12.13.2004 |
B |
Miss Alli |
2-13 Recap |
Degradation with a crisp candy shellSweet & Lowdown - The paltry remains of the teams go off to sell M&M bars, only to find that the task is primarily about the proper use of stunt pricing. Ivana's late-stage effort to save her team by stripping to her underwear doesn't impress the way you might think, and she finally goes home. |
12.01.2004 12.06.2004 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
2-12 Recap |
Memories, a blight on the corners of my mindA Look Back (Season 2) - Yeah, this season has been pretty random and stupid, as you will immediately notice upon watching this anemic clip show. At least Wes takes his shirt off one last time. |
11.30.2004 12.03.2004 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
2-12 Recap |
The [Pepsi] Edge of ReasonThe Pepsi Challenged - Have you ever wished there were a drink with all the aftertaste of diet and all the tooth-rotting properties of regular? Enjoy Pepsi Edge, which will be marketed to you either via a hole in the bottle or a geography lesson. I know you cannot wait. Also this week: Andy makes a couple of stupid mistakes and gets fired. But for all the wrong reasons. Well, you'll see. |
11.24.2004 12.01.2004 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
2-11 Recap |
Bitchy, death...it's not an easy choiceThe Butt Stops Here - Maria takes over Mosaic operations when the team is called upon to do a Levi's catalog. She blinks a lot, but she ultimately flubs the task and acts like a complete buffoon, so that will be it for her. Oh, and also for her PM Wes, who allowed the buffoonery and failed to intervene. Two firings, people. Awesome. |
11.17.2004 11.23.2004 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
2-10 Recap |
The vurrrry fahshunable wahhdingRunaway Pride - And the fall in this case is Chris's, when he craps out on the wedding task he so cleverly talked himself into managing. So long, sucker. |
11.10.2004 11.16.2004 |
B |
Miss Alli |
2-9 Recap |
Fop till you dropBringing Down The House - Raj does just about everything wrong during a home renovation task, and as a result, he finds himself begging for a date on his way to Loserville. Sayonara, you big weirdo. |
11.03.2004 11.09.2004 |
B |
Miss Alli |
2-8 Recap |
Dumb as a (cop) rockA Tale Of Two Leaders - Elizabeth is the PM, and she waffles her way to another loss, while the rest of the candidates go from bad to worse. |
10.27.2004 11.02.2004 |
B |
Miss Alli |
2-7 Recap |
For a small person, she was very annoyingBarking Up The Wrong Tree - Stacy has complained, started trouble, pissed people off, and generally done nothing of value for her team. And finally, the time has come for her to go. Oh, and they mix the teams, but that's not nearly as good as the news of Stacy's departure. |
10.20.2004 10.26.2004 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
2-6 Recap |
When did "capelets" become all the rage?Crimes Of Fashion - Apparently, I missed it, but when the teams are assigned to come up with a line of women's clothing, the one thing the designers agree on is that it's all capelets now. The women's capelet is better than the men's, so for once, it's the boys in the Boardroom, where pretty, pretty John takes a powder. |
10.13.2004 10.19.2004 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
2-5 Recap |
All up in your grillLights! Camera! Transaction! - The teams do a little selling at QVC, where the men have better luck moving a panini grill than the women do with a bunch of magic sponges. Thanks to another group effort from her new horrible team members, Pamela -- the only woman who has done anything worthwhile so far -- finds herself going home. Greeeat. |
10.06.2004 10.12.2004 |
B- |
Miss Alli |
2-4 Recap |
The dangers of little black dressesThe Last Supper - The teams try to open restaurants on short notice, and when the men master flirting and service while the women act pinched and irritating, it's another Apex loss. Despite an abundance of fire-worthy women, Jennifer C. is this week's bootee. |
09.28.2004 10.03.2004 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
2-3 Recap |
The Tooth HurtsSend In The Crowns - And so do the candidates' efforts at selling toothpaste. Circuses, Mets, and the bizarre and ugly firing of Stacie punctuate a week with an ironic absence of grins to be found. |
09.22.2004 09.28.2004 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
2-2 Recap |
Donut underestimate good ice creamScoop Dreams - The teams are sent to sell ice cream, and after Baldford makes the fatal error of giving up the exemption he earned last week, he finds himself on his way home, giving Stacie, Ivana, and Jennifer C. a little more borrowed time on which to live. |
09.15.2004 09.19.2004 |
A |
Miss Alli |
2-1 Recap |
Welcome back, suck-upsToying With Disaster - The second season kicks off with toys and hair and red pants and whatnot. Bye, Rob. You were roadkill from the start. |
09.08.2004 09.14.2004 |
A |
Miss Alli |
1-14 Recap |
He's just a BillDown To The Wire, Part II - But he manages to take the competition right out from under Kwame's nose. Golf tournaments! Breakfast meetings! Assorama being dissed by Trump! Yeah, there's some good stuff here. |
04.14.2004 04.20.2004 |
A |
Miss Alli |
1-13 Recap |
Goodbye, young loversDown To The Wire, Part I - We begin with interviews that quickly do away with Amy and Nick, leaving Bill and Kwame to battle it out for the win. When some of the more recently booted candidates return to act as staff on the final task, Assorama proves once and for all that she is not to be trusted. Don't act surprised. |
04.07.2004 04.13.2004 |
A |
Miss Alli |
1-12 Recap |
The penthouse and the doghouseThe Price Is Height - This week's task takes the last five candidates to the ninetieth floor to rent out a lush penthouse for one night. When Nick and Amy get a last-minute save, Protégé heads for the Boardroom. A heartbreaker of a showdown between Kwame and Troy ends with the Idaho potato being sent home. Sniff. Love Troy. LOVE! |
03.31.2004 04.05.2004 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
1-11 Recap |
The big gambleCircus, Circus - The teams head to Atlantic City to come up with a game to attract casino patrons. It turns out that high rollers really do spend more, and a Bill-enriched Protégé manages a victory. After escaping the axe repeatedly, Katrina can avoid it no more, and she is fired. |
03.24.2004 03.30.2004 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
1-10 Recap |
The dreaded clip showA Look Back (Season 1) - Remember when there were ten episodes before this one? And they were really kind of good? Would you like to relive them? Well...okay. |
03.17.2004 03.24.2004 |
C+ |
Miss Alli |
1-10 Recap |
Your ad hereWheeling & Dealing - When the teams are challenged to increase the revenue of a pedicab fleet for a day, VersaCorp hits on the idea of plastering the pedicabs with advertising. Troy hits on the idea of selling pedicab rides in bulk. It turns out about the way you would expect, and Heidi gets an overdue booting. Adios, chickadee. |
03.10.2004 03.13.2004 |
B |
Miss Alli |
1-9 Recap |
Adieu, Connoisseur of Art and WaterDNA, Heads, And The Undead Kitty - After a long string of bitch sessions, glamour-fests, harangues, and a bump on the head that's gotten more camera time than Martha Stewart in the last week, it's finally time to get rid of the truly odious Assorama. May we all soon forget she was ever here. |
03.03.2004 03.09.2004 |
A |
Miss Alli |
1-8 Recap |
Water, water, everywhere, and yet it costs a lotIce Escapades - The teams face off at the task of selling expensive Trump-branded water. Troy is still a great salesman, and Bill can close a deal in a pinch. Assorama? Nick? Not so much. |
02.25.2004 03.01.2004 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
1-7 Recap |
"You must pay the rent!" "I can't pay the rent!"Dupe-lex - The candidates renovate a couple of apartments and try to get them rented in three days. It's like Trading Spaces, with less skill and more yelling. Farewell, Tammy -- I think Tiger Woods did you in. |
02.18.2004 02.23.2004 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
1-6 Recap |
The Unbearable Lightness of Carson DalyTit for Tat - VersaCorp and Protégé line up celebrities to pimp themselves for charity. Everybody loves Rocco DiSpirito and Carson Daly, which just goes to show you what's wrong with the world. And Trump hates everyone at the final table, but only can fire one of them, so it's Jessie going home. |
02.11.2004 02.16.2004 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
1-5 Recap |
Somewhere Beyond The FleaTrading Places - The candidates hawk their wares (what wares they come up with, that is) at a flea market, trying out new teams composed of some chicks and some dudes. Kristi folds like a pair of threes, and she receives the first female boot. |
02.04.2004 02.10.2004 |
B |
Miss Alli |
1-4 Recap |
Lonely Planet HollywoodEthics, Schmethics - The teams each spend a night managing Planet Hollywood. Both experience ethical dilemmas, but at least the men's strategy isn't putting anyone's life or liquor license in jeopardy. The men manage to drop their fourth challenge in a row, and Bowie takes the boot. Adios, Bowie. |
01.28.2004 02.02.2004 |
B |
Miss Alli |
1-3 Recap |
Sam's Enchanted LeavingRespect - When Trump hits the teams with a negotiating task, the men take the opportunity to put Sam to the test. His paper comes back covered with scribblings in red pen, and at long last, it's time for Trump to dump the chump. |
01.20.2004 01.27.2004 |
B+ |
Miss Alli |
1-2 Recap |
Ad nauseamSex, Lies And Altitude - Trump sends the Trumpettes into the big, cold world of advertising. The men's campaign is boring; the women's campaign is tacky. As you know if you watch any advertising, this means that the women emerge victorious. Goodbye, Jason. Don't be too rough on the tenants. |
01.14.2004 01.19.2004 |
B |
Miss Alli |
1-1 Recap |
Donald Trump and the suck-upsMeet The Billionaire - Meet the sixteen fools who will be competing for an opportunity to suck up to Donald Trump for a living. Never have so many sold so much lemonade for so little reward. Thankfully, the "I have a high IQ" guy gets sent home first. Yech. |
01.07.2004 01.11.2004 |
B |
Miss Alli |