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The Apprentice, Week 9: Home Depot, The Box, and Zero G
Original Air Date: 3/17/05
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Erin: “He swallows it!”
Chris: “Do you see how vindictive she is?”
Trump: “Chris, do you use a spittoon?”
Chris: “I don’t think this is at all relevant.”
Trump: “It is. I don’t want a man working for me who needs a spittoon.”
Chris: “I don’t need a splitoon, sir.” (Yes, he says splitoon.)
Trump: “What do you do with it?”
Chris: “I swallow it if I have to.”
The entire room says “Ugh” simultaneously.
Carolyn Kepcher warns Erin that picking on Chris’s grodiness is very convenient, which translates into “now shut up.” Erin can’t stop herself from wrapping it up with, “He uses foul language and chews tobacco. Unacceptable.”
Angie sends Stephanie back up to the suite. Trump asks for advice. Both Carolyn and George back up Angie for being the only one to lead and make decisions, but basically seem to think that the whole team is lame.
Back in. Angie bravely admits, “I definitely think I could have done a better job,” which is usually the kiss of death for the project manager. Especially this season, as Trump seems to love dumping the leader for not handling a team full of sloppy losers. This time though, he interrupts, “I think you did sort of a bad job, but George and Carolyn, they think very strongly that you should not be fired, and I listen to my good people. So you’re not going to be fired.”
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Erin takes her cue to start defending and says her piece about everyone blaming her out of “convenience.” Yeesh, I wish corporate jargon weren’t so catching. Someone utters a line once and next thing you know it’s a cliché.
Chris is given a minute to save his life (run away! Run away!), but Trump interrupts him after about eight seconds to say, “But don’t you think Erin’s better than you?” Ooh, shnap!
Chris is not a happy camper, and the steam is starting to puff out of his little ears. “Absolutely not… I think she’s very well spoken, and she’s more well spoken than me.” Now, I know it’s not irony when someone mangles his grammar when talking about not being well spoken, but is that just considered a coincidence? Poetic justice, maybe?
Erin can sense that she’s got Trump on her side, and Angie is in the clear, so she goes for the gold, talking a mile a minute. “Chris needs adult supervision 24/7. He has a hot temper, people in the suite have been afraid of him, and he is not a professional. He should not be working for you. He shouldn’t even be here.”
Yay, more silly tobacco talk. Trump so obviously still wants to fire Angie and is looking for any excuse between her and Chris. “I can’t see a guy working for me that’s chewing tobacco,” he says. Chris promises to quit chewing tobacco right now. Trump repeats it over and over. “I think you’re addicted.” “I’ll quit chewing right now.” “I think you’re addicted.” Well, yeah dude, that’s why it’s called “quitting,” as opposed to “not doing it anymore.”
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I swallow it if I have to.
