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The Apprentice: Donald Trump, Week 3: Best Buy, Electronics, and Old Folks!
Original Air Date: 10/6/05
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Clay then goes on record against the Tivo idea, saying, “If the group wants to go in that direction, and it’s wrong, we will deal with it then.” Yeah, that worked real well for Markus last week when he went on record over the infamous decision not to capitalize the word, “Italian.” Clay just became the new bastard stepchild of Excel. Or in Josh Shaw’s words, “the biggest bitch on the team. He is on the front of everybody’s radar and if he has one wrong move, that bitch is out!” Ouch.
I wonder where Josh gets all his class from…maybe Trump himself, who parades in Miss Universe to meet one of his lawyers and tells us, “People like working for the Trump Organization, because I make it fun…Where else are you gonna find it? Trump is Trump.” Hmmm, how about the Playboy Mansion? Trump maybe Trump, but Heff is Heff. Trump is no Heff.
Moving over to Capital Edge, we find Rebecca pulling out that plan I just knew she had up her sleeve. Relying on her trusty broken ankle, she steps up as project manager. This way, she can delegate all the tasks and just sit there, building up the sympathy vote. Rebecca wastes no time in assigning the food and décor to Jennifer Wallen. Now, I admit that Jen does have some experience with food, what with her being the owner of the “Off the Hook Sushi & Martini Bar,” but c’mon, Becky, you’re putting on a tech expo for old folks, not a wet T-shirt contest down in Miami during spring break.
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Rebecca’s second mistake is confusing PM with kindergarten teacher. She starts off by yelling out, “Everybody come sit down at the table, so we are looking at each other.” The demeaning way that she talks to everyone as if they were five year olds gets on everyone’s nerves, including Alla Wartenberg, who receives the Understatement of the Day Award for, “Rebecca’s management style was abrasive.” I mean, I really felt like I was going on a school field trip when the team was about to head to Best Buy and Rebecca said, “Everybody listen up! We are about to leave, so get your stuff together, so we can go.” Did she want them to form a buddy line too?!
Excel’s expo is divided into sections like “entertainment,” “hobbies,” and “photography,” employing a theme of connecting the generations. I don’t know about all that, but damn that food looks good. Is that quesadillas, I see? That’s it, next commercial break, it’s off to Taco Bell. And the way George is chowing down, I may well have some company.
Clay and Brian Mandelbaum head up the hobby section where they help the old folk surf the web to find things they’re interested in. My kudos of the week goes to the old geezer who asks if he can look up an old girlfriend. Tick, tick, Pfizer stock just jumped a point. Over in the photography section, Adam Israelov takes pictures of the grandfolk as they come in, printing out a copy for them on the spot. Too bad, a trip to Walgreen’s would have been more fun—and that geezer really looks like he could use some Bengay. Wow, I can be mean. Markus gets to demo his precious Tivo and the old farts love it.
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