Episodes The Apprentice (U.S. season 9)

1 episodes

1.1 episode 1: true colors
1.2 episode 2: smooth in, smooth out
1.3 episode 3: yellow blur
1.4 episode 4: focus on image
1.5 episode 5: shoots, scores
1.6 episode 6: beauty , brains
1.7 episode 7: rock n roll night
1.8 episode 8: rebuilding tension
1.9 episode 9: apartment journey
1.10 episode 10: weak link
1.11 episode 11 (finale): re hired, re fired

episodes
episode 1: true colors

task 1


airdate: march 14, 2010
actual date: october 2009
task scope: teams had run new york diner called burger heaven. ll making own menus. team money wins.
tenacity project manager: cyndi lauper
rocksolid project manager: bret michaels
judges: donald trump; ivanka trump; donald trump, jr.
winning team: rocksolid

reasons win: although didn t $10,000 joan rivers, earned total profit of $57,905. bret michaels had curtis stone create range of expensive truffle-based dishes ensure members of general public giving large donations, , curtis , bill goldberg made efficient kitchen team, despite rod blagojevich being slow server.


losing team: tenacity

reasons loss: though selita ebanks s cooking well-received , got $10,000 joan rivers, earned $39,559 overall. ivanka said tenacity s price points low tracking customers on streets, , team disorganized , failed ensure big donors served on general public.
sent boardroom: no final boardroom – cyndi said no member of team had performed exceptionally or poorly, ivanka concurred with. based on feedback other women , amount of money raised, trump narrowed down carol leifer , selita ebanks; while appeared inclined fire selita, brought in no donors whatsoever, ivanka pointed out without cooking skills women never have gotten money joan rivers, , have taken heavier beating. saved selita , led carol being fired.


fired: carol leifer – raising little money , not contributing overall task. carol s name came when trump asked teammates should fired, , felt have been partially @ fault poor crowd control in diner.
notes:

at start of task, 2 teams each asked choose opposing team s project manager. men chose cyndi lauper, hoping mess , eliminated on, native new yorker on either team, felt gave women big advantage. women split between bret michaels (who had admitted being severely jetlagged) , rod blagojevich (who felt focus on making himself @ expense of running task), , decided on bret, hoping set him failure.
joan rivers said burger got rocksolid s restaurant cold , wanted eliminate rod blagojevich acting politician other customers.
after carol leifer eliminated, asked trump if donate money charity, north shore animal league. trump agreed, , donated $10,000 out of pocket carol s charity.



episode 2: smooth in, smooth out

task 2


airdate: march 21, 2010
task scope: run kodak storefront
task sponsor: kodak
tenacity project manager: maria kanellis
rocksolid project manager: sinbad
judges: donald trump; ivanka trump; donald trump, jr.
winning team: tenacity

reasons win: seemed promote product more men kodak presidents looking despite 4 power outages threatened them during walkthrough


losing team: rocksolid

reasons loss: while men praised using celebrity power (such darryl posing in new york mets jersey) people men missed bill on getting product out customers , lost because of card had website find pictures taken @ store: website found on card, according 2 secret shoppers shopped @ men s storefront
sent boardroom: sinbad, bret michaels, rod blagojevich


fired: sinbad – not leading team leader , not being able manage bret, disappeared first part of task. sinbad criticized website card , fired bringing rod blagojevich in when not responsible loss.
kodak moment – america s choice: rod mistaken donny osmond
kodak moment – trump s choice: rod mistaken donny osmond

episode 3: yellow blur

airdate: march 28, 2010
task scope: teams asked create advertorial norton 360 + lifelock.
task sponsor: norton 360 , lifelock
tenacity project manager: summer sanders
rocksolid project manager: michael johnson
judges: donald trump; donald trump, jr.; gavin maloof
winning team: tenacity

reasons win: although floundered team s presentation, women had better use of graphics , more attention-grabbing, emotional connectivity in ad content.


losing team: rocksolid

reasons loss: despite having presentation, men s advertorial verbose effective. trump felt using curtis stone front-man campaign strange decision, , bill goldberg s wrestling background have made him better fit.
sent boardroom: no final boardroom – when trump asked men should fired divided between michael johnson, felt directly @ fault loss, , rod blagojevich, felt team s weakest member overall. however, discussion rendered irrelevant when darryl strawberry announced didn t want continue on show, , willing fired.


fired: darryl strawberry – functionally quit asking fired, adding felt unable keep pace of competition. trump hinted michael johnson have been fired had not been darryl asking leave.
kodak moment – america s choice: rod s computer incompetence
kodak moment – trump s choice: michael s photo shoot
notes:

not did summer win $20,000 charity life lock , norton donate $10 every sale. @ finale, revealed got additional $25,000 sales.
rocksolid slowed down in planning stages when rod blagojevich, supposed in charge of research, proved unable use supplied computers , had reassigned different task, proved rather slow at. michael johnson felt rod had been team s weakest contributor, said in boardroom wasn t @ fault loss.



episode 4: focus on image

airdate: april 4, 2010
task scope: create 3d experience wizarding world of harry potter
task sponsor: universal studios florida
tenacity project manager: selita ebanks
rocksolid project manager: rod blagojevich
judges: donald trump; george h. ross; erin burnett
winning team: tenacity

reasons win: team more focused on theme park image, , children went both experiences unanimously preferred tenacity s experience. credit given in particular cyndi lauper, enthusiastic performance in presentation.


losing team: rocksolid

reasons loss: although focused on demographic of overall theme park of new attraction, there inconsistencies in display smoke , confused harry potter terms, mispronouncing castle hogwards instead of hogwarts, , classes instead of houses . executives , children felt bill goldberg had been extremely unconvincing in 2 roles in presentation.
sent boardroom: curtis stone, michael johnson, rod blagojevich


fired: rod blagojevich – having poor quality leadership , not delegating team correctly, , not bringing bret michaels, made of key decisions when rod separated team in task.
kodak moment – america s choice: rod s sleepy journey
kodak moment – trump s choice: cyndi s wacky wizard
notes:

selita ebanks had won $20,000 charity.
sharon osbourne still ill tenacity @ prop house.
selita ebanks , rod blagojevich both flown universal studios florida resort carry out research, , had delegate jobs teams remotely during first half of task. while selita did well, rod struggled due lack of technical knowledge. moreover, selita worked , focused on task during flight , florida, while rod slept through both legs of journey.
bret michaels states during task likes erin burnett.



episode 5: shoots, scores

airdate: april 11, 2010
task scope: teams asked develop 10-second , 30-second commercial right guard. each team have ex-nba star.
results: rocksolid selects clyde drexler , tenacity selects scottie pippen.
task sponsor: right guard
tenacity project manager: holly robinson peete
rocksolid project manager: curtis stone
judges: donald trump; george h. ross; ivanka trump
winning team: rocksolid

reasons win: trump & right guard executives said 10-second commercial perfect, , 30 second commercial funny.


losing team: tenacity

reasons loss: although had best 30 second commercial, jingle perfect cyndi s voice, commercial s focus didn t target right demographic. ivanka pointed out didn t produce 2 required separate ads.


quit: michael johnson – had unknown issues of take care. did not disclose issues, admitted hated quit.

initial boardroom: during task, holly went edit room heard wrong in audio. played 5 times , said, that? . holly brought point maria did not hear it. in boardroom, holly not think maria loyal team player; ivanka brought statement up.
sent boardroom: holly robinson peete, maria kanellis, selita ebanks


fired: selita ebanks – not being aggressive or passionate other contestants, , being unanimously named weakest member of team (despite winning project manager previous week) other women.
kodak moment – america s choice: donald shoots , scores
kodak moment – trump s choice: donald shoots , scores
notes:

right guard gave curtis & feeding america matching check of $20,000 winning challenge.
in beginning, trump made celebrities shoot basketball hoop. person made $10,000. maria tenacity got it, won $10,000 holly.
holly awarded $10,000 charity basketball hoop challenge.
curtis stone became man aside eventual winner bret michaels win project manager season, , man aside bret , darryl strawberry raise money charity.
holly wanted bring cyndi boardroom because had missed first day, trump didn t recommend it, saying wouldn t fire cyndi if holly brought back.



episode 6: beauty , brains

airdate: april 18, 2010
task scope: make on aspiring country musician.
results: tenacity selected emily west , rocksolid selected luke bryan.
tenacity project manager: cyndi lauper
rocksolid project manager: bill goldberg
judges: donald trump; trace adkins; donald trump, jr.
dramatic tension: men struggled luke bryan accept ideas makeover, had specific image of himself , extremely reluctant alter in way. cyndi lauper annoyed other women on team, particularly maria kanellis, rejecting ideas , going own, sharon osbourne (who returned show halfway through task) being other person listened to. in boardroom, maria backed off on criticisms of cyndi, admitted expert in industry , knew doing. cyndi, on other hand, furiously attacked maria, accusing of being person on team failed deliver , saying maria should fired if lost.
winning team: tenacity

reasons win: emily west gave more inspiring , emotionally moving performance, , gave far better magazine interview luke. major flaw noted promotional material produced team looked unprofessional, largely due cyndi lauper s insistence on not airbrushing or otherwise touching photographs.


losing team: rocksolid

reasons loss: despite having better promotional materials, , lively concert performance, industry experts , luke bryan himself unanimously disliked tough guy image team came with, , felt bill goldberg , bret michaels had applied own personal tastes luke. felt luke came across rambling, inarticulate , lifeless in interview given people magazine.
sent boardroom: no final boardroom – despite bret michaels admitting should fired, trump deemed bill goldberg @ fault loss, , given along him not adequately defending himself against donald trump, jr. s accusation had been content stay in background on previous tasks, obvious choice leave.


fired: bill goldberg – stepping project manager during task better suited bret michaels, admitting bret had done 95% of work on task , later trying deny having made claim, , being seen weaker contributor prior tasks bret or curtis stone.
kodak moment – america s choice: emily idolizes cyndi
kodak moment – trump s choice: bret , trace bond
notes:

despite women naming selita ebanks weakest link, cyndi lauper , summer sanders disappointed see had been fired, both agreeing have rather seen holly robinson peete (who saw strongest competitor) or maria kanellis (who both had personal problems with) fired instead.
after getting $20,000 mr. trump, emily west , luke bryan donate proceeds @ next month of sales itunes new singles blue sky , rain thing cyndi s charity. @ finale, cyndi had earned additional of $25,000 sales.
bret michaels visibly despondent after bill goldberg s firing, , snapped @ trump left boardroom. guest judge trace adkins unsure whether or not agree decision, admitted bill had been such ineffectual leader music industry experts thought bret project manager.
cyndi lauper mentioned episode on finale of america s got talent when performed own song true colors emily west. did not know if apprentice , america s got talent on same network, lauper did not mention show name, after being assured emily was, said apprentice .



episode 7: rock n roll night

airdate: april 25, 2010
task scope: create celebrity workout class 24 hour fitness. team raised money win both team s money of profit.
task sponsor: 24 hour fitness
corporate reshuffle: men having been virtually wiped out losing 4 out of previous 5 tasks, , due michael johnson resigning show leaving 2 men left (curtis , bret), trump started reshuffle teams sharon , maria moving rocksolid & curtis tenacity.

new rocksolid team: bret michaels, sharon osbourne, , maria kanellis
new tenacity team: curtis stone, holly robinson peete, cyndi lauper, , summer sanders


judges: donald trump; ivanka trump; donald trump, jr.
tenacity project manager: holly robinson peete
rocksolid project manager: sharon osbourne
winning team: tenacity

reasons win: team raised $206,090.


losing team: rocksolid

reasons loss: though won $24,000 bonus, raised $131,803.


sent boardroom: no final boardroom
fired: no 1 — since did outstanding job in fundraising efforts, trump decided keep teams intact task.
kodak moment – america s choice: barron trump tees off
kodak moment – trump s choice: barron trump tees off
notes:

at end of episode, nbc wished speedy recovery bret michaels, hospitalized before episode aired.
although tenacity raised more money, rocksolid won $24,000 having better celebrity workout video, themed around rock concert.
the total raised $347,893, celebrity apprentice record episode other finale.
for second time in apprentice history, nobody fired.
while practicing team s workout routine, summer sanders did squats. while squatting, shirt rode , jeans drooped down, exposing lower tattoo, underwear, , butt crack.
holly cut portion of raised money sharon s charity.



episode 8: rebuilding tension

airdate: may 2, 2010
task scope: create 3 radio commercials 3 different areas (plumbing, heating/air-conditioning, , electricity maintenance) of home repair company named clockwork home services.
tenacity project manager: summer sanders
rocksolid project manager: bret michaels
dramatic decision: 7 celebrities escaped boardroom after 24 hour fitness task. trump promised 1 of them fired; in fact, hinted might 2 people.
judges: donald trump; ivanka trump; eric trump
winning team: rocksolid

reasons win: executives of company believed commercials superior tenacity s in terms of clarity , originality, despite having made reference plumber s crack in 1 of ads, executives found distasteful.


losing team: tenacity

reasons loss: despite enjoying cyndi lauper s singing, executives believed team s commercials wordy, , wanted hear more of cyndi s voice.
sent boardroom: cyndi lauper, summer sanders, curtis stone. cyndi sent out of boardroom before trump fired summer.


fired: summer sanders – taking responsibility project manager , not defending herself.
kodak moment – america s choice: holly s surprise visit
kodak moment – trump s choice: holly s surprise visit
notes:

at end of episode, nbc wished speedy recovery bret michaels, hospitalized.
during task, maria stole piece of pizza tenacity, angered curtis. later in boardroom, when trump asked sharon , maria thought should fired tenacity, both said curtis, sharon believing smug.
this first time eric trump has joined in mr. trump s eyes , ears .
the executives decided double money making $40,000.
bret michaels received $40,000 charity; had raised $140,000.



episode 9: apartment journey

airdate: may 9, 2010
corporate reshuffle: @ last boardroom, curtis made reason how maria & sharon dislike him since haven t work yet, , re working together. trump moved bret tenacity , curtis (his old original team) rocksolid.
taskscope: teams asked rebuild , remodel apartment.
tenacity project manager: holly robinson peete
rocksolid project manager: sharon osbourne
judges: donald trump; donald trump, jr.; richard lefrak
winning team: rocksolid

reasons win: judges felt solidly decoration, , thought had managed make apartment feel bigger. while criticized lack of wow factor in celebrity room, thought rocksolid far superior.


losing team: tenacity

reasons loss: although loved cyndi s idea celebrity room , liked pictures bret took of new york, team made apartment cheaper zen, there lot of things going on inside apartment, , frankly executives disliked master bedroom has color seafoam green .
initial boardroom: trump critical bret because felt bret not being decisive firing holly or cyndi.


sent boardroom: mr. trump requested holly robinson peete, cyndi lauper, , bret michaels wait in reception area.

internal review turning point: mr. lefrak considered firing bret because felt bret not giving answer eliminate 1 person , bret off prior concert engagement, albeit 1 night. don jr. noted ve suggested holly, until cyndi told mr. trump holly s idea paint celebrity room red. because of this, don jr. felt cyndi made huge tactical mistake.


fired: cyndi lauper – telling mr. trump color of celebrity room, judges favorite room , cyndi given credit, holly s idea. cyndi criticized bossing around men had come work on apartment.
kodak moment – america s choice: bret s stair climb
kodak moment – trump s choice: sharon s prop house espionage
notes:

richard lefrak decided double money sharon won making total $40,000.
rocksolid had won 5 out of 6 factors: bathroom, apartment size, master bedroom, kitchen, , living room. judges felt celebrity room turned media room. , had no wow factor.
tenacity had 4 out of 6 factors: bathroom, kitchen, living room, , cyndi s favorite red celebrity room. apartment smaller , seafoam green room awful.
sharon osbourne had won $40,000 charity. meant every female competitor season had earned money charity.



episode 10: weak link

airdate: may 16, 2010
taskscope: interviews bill rancic & joan rivers
judges: donald trump; joan rivers; bill rancic
fired:

maria kanellis – making uncouth remark curtis stone prior interviews. kanellis explained reason calling curtis arrogant previous week, saying because took crap in rocksolid bathroom , let stench waft on team room. have been fired @ point anyway since other candidates near-unanimously deemed weakest candidate final five, insulting remarks ensured dismissal.
curtis stone – being weakest out of 4 remaining candidates. according joan , bill, curtis weaker other contestants, rancic calling him one-trick pony . holly, bret, , sharon agreed, although complimented him being gentleman , fantastic contestant.
sharon osbourne – not having took @ time become celebrity apprentice. bill thought sharon not strong holly or bret, joan disagreed, feeling sharon , holly should advance finals. in end, trump heeded bill s advice , fired sharon, thought may not strong enough deal huge task come. had concerns sharon in awe of holly, due sharon s lengthy praises of prior interviews , felt sharon acknowledging holly being better candidate.


kodak moment – america s choice: curtis manipulates bret
kodak moment – trump s choice: curtis manipulates bret
notes:

in episode, 3 people fired, revealing final two. after previous episode s boardroom, trump summoned remaining 5 celebrities, , told them 4 of them take part in interviews, while weakest candidate final 5 dismissed immediately. upon questioning, celebrities (apart bret michaels, whom trump did not around questioning before firing occurred) agreed holly robinson peete strongest of remaining candidates , maria kanellis weakest.
after being criticized curtis stone, maria accused curtis of being arrogant taking crap in our dressing room , leaving stench in room during previous task. trump felt statement offensive curtis s character , hitting below belt . curtis told trump depiction of maria s character. following dismissal still refused admit wrongdoing, , called trump s decision laughable .
interviews conducted apprentice season 1 winner, bill rancic, , celebrity apprentice season 8 winner, joan rivers.
coincidentally, 3 of people fired (sharon, curtis, , maria), last remaining members of rocksolid, while bret , holly, final two, both on tenacity.
this episode continued finale episode, winner announced.
maria s elimination marked first time candidate fired before task began.



episode 11 (finale): re hired, re fired

task scope: teams asked develop new flavor snapple. then, marketing materials asked 30-second commercial , brochure.
bret s team: summer sanders , darryl strawberry
holly s team: curtis stone , maria kanellis
runner up: holly robinson peete – having less effective overall campaign bret michaels
named celebrity apprentice/winner: bret michaels
kodak moment of season – america s choice: rod mistaken donny osmond
kodak moment of season – trump s choice: rod mistaken donny osmond
notes:

the finale televised live new york university.
cyndi lauper , summer sanders announced money have made respective tasks.
cyndi performed live song upcoming memphis blues album, in danced on boardroom table.
donald trump gave $25,000 darryl strawberry s charity coming show.
neither sharon osbourne nor bill goldberg returned participate in finale. bill goldberg not return because son gage sick. sharon osbourne not return because of pre-existing charity commitment.
both bret michaels , holly robinson peete received $250,000 snapple.
donald trump never said re fired holly robinson peete; rather, turned bret michaels , announced re hired! .
in season finale, joan rivers clashed bill rancic.
in unaired scene television episode, mr. trump gave sharon donation of $10,000 charity because felt deserved win more money.






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