Archive View (February 2008)

 Episode Summary:  Only seven celebrities were still in the running as this week’s episode began. They were Omarosa, Stephen, Tito and Trace at team Empresario; and Carol, Lennox and Piers at Hydra. The teams created ad layouts to be run in Redbook for Dial Nourishing Yogurt Body Wash. Executives from Dial and Redbook would pick the winning ad based on its creativity, brand integration, overall message and content. At Empresario, Omarosa was doing her best to claim the job of project manager. Then Mr. Trump said, “With a smaller number of you left, the job of project manager is now a lot riskier.&rdquo more...

I think there was a collective sigh of relief from all Apprentice fans during the last episode when Mr. Trump announced that Omarosa and Piers would no longer be on the same team. I’m sure most of us were waiting with baited breath to see what happened next between these two volatile characters, but it was a good decision overall that allowed both teams to be more productive on the task for this episode. So when Mr. Trump lined up both teams to give the task assignment and asked Piers how he felt that Omarosa was no longer on his team, I more...

Episode Summary: The teams produced 10-minute sales segments to be shown on the QVC home shopping network.  The team that made the most money selling one product would win. Things got off to a rocky start when both teams wanted to sell the same product - a combination ladder/handtruck called the LadderKart. So the teams flipped a coin. Empresario lost the toss and had to settle for a rechargeable electric sweeper. Empresario picked Stephen to lead them this week. Hydra chose Marilu. Then the teams boarded helicopters for a flight to QVC headquarters in Pennsylvania. Lennox napped during the flight because he had more...

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Episode Summary: Last night we saw the first Apprentice in history with no firing! Before the task was announced, Mr. Trump juggled the membership of the teams. For this week, Empresario’s members would be Marilu, Tito, Trace and Stephen; Hydra’s were Carol, Lennox, Omarosa and Piers. Piers made no attempt to hide his anger about being on the same team as Omarosa. The task this week was to sell rides in horse-drawn cabs in New York’s Central Park. Each team got three cabs, and the team that made the most money selling rides would win. Trace stepped up and became Empresario’s project manager more...

How can week 6 top the previous episode of the rat?  Now, that Vinnie is gone...where is the drama going to come from?  Oh, wait a minute...we still have Omarosa and Piers!  What I’m seeing is a great battle between the ex-Apprentice and the celebrity.   Here’s an idea for next season:  Former runner-ups versus Celebrities.  I’m not saying this just because I was last season’s runner up, but I think this would make for great television and competition.  The runner-ups all have something to prove (a little chip on their shoulders) and it would be a very interesting battle to see more...

 Episode Summary:  Before Mr. Trump had even announced the task this week, Omarosa and Piers were already trading insults. Then Stephen, looking bruised, asked to quit the show because Piers had called him a “hypocrite.” Mr. Trump advised Stephen, “Don’t go home a loser” and offered him a job on the women’s team, which he accepted.  While tempers still simmered, Mr. Trump gave out this week’s project. The teams would create a store display window to promote a new Serta mattress with an extra - it is designed by Vera Wang, the noted couturier of bridal apparel. Vera Wang and a Serta more...

I smell a rat! Wow, what can I say about this episode of Celebrity Apprentice, other than it was amazing. Bar none, the best single episode I have ever watched out of all the seasons including mine, which for most was considered the best season ever (the first season). So here I am a veteran of the Apprentice clan from season one, so I have a little insight on what to watch for and boy, how did we see it all last night! Corporate sabotaging, double agents, and even a possible hit man! The show opened with Mr. Trump meeting the two teams in more...

Episode Summary: Mr. Trump appointed Carol project manager for Empresario. But he let the men of Hydra pick their own leader - and they chose Piers. The teams created an awareness campaign for “SolesUnited,” a new program that recycles old Crocs into new shoes for needy people around the world. As part of the project, each team would create a bin for collecting donated shoes. Two Crocs execs would pick the winning campaign. On the Hydra team, Trace came up with “Wear Them, Share Them,” a terrific slogan for the campaign. The women chose “Share the Love.” While the two teams were working in more...