The Celebrity Apprentice (2004)
The ultimate sixteen-week job interview where eighteen Americans compete in a series of rigorous business tasks, many of which include prominent Fortune 500 companies and require street smarts and intelligence to conquer, in order to show the boss that they are the best candidate for his companies. In each episode, the losing team is sent to the boardroom where they are judged on their performance in the task. One person is fired and sent home.
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Episode 1 - Meet the Billionaire
Release Date: 2004-01-08The contestants are split into two teams, one team of 8 men and another team of 8 women. The two teams are then given their first challenge - sell lemonade on the streets of New York with a budget of $250. The team that makes the most profit wins.
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Episode 2 - Sex, Lies and Altitude
Release Date: 2004-01-15For the second task, the corporations have to design advertisements for the Marquis Jet Card.
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Episode 3 - Respect
Release Date: 2004-01-21The challenge this week is a lesson in negotiation. The task is a scavenger hunt of sorts - the teams are given a list of items to buy from vendors from all over New York City.
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Episode 4 - Ethics, Shmethics
Release Date: 2004-01-29This weeks task is to manage a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Times Square. The object is to make more money in one night than the same night last year.
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Episode 5 - Trading Places
Release Date: 2004-02-05After a corporate restructuring, where Project Managers Nick and Kristi choose their own team, the new co-ed teams are given their fifth task: hold a flee market.
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Episode 6 - Tit for Tat
Release Date: 2004-02-12This week's task is to raise money for charity at a Sotheby's celebrity auction.
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Episode 7 - Dupe-lex
Release Date: 2004-02-19This week's task is renovating and leasing apartments in New York City.
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Episode 8 - Ice Escapades
Release Date: 2004-02-26This week's task is marketing a new product.
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Episode 9 - DNA, Heads and the Undead Kitty
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Episode 10 - Wheeling & Dealing
Release Date: 2004-03-11This weeks task is operating a rickshaw pedicab service.
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Episode 11 - A Look Back
Release Date: 2004-03-18Nobody gets fired on this episode, in which Mr. Trump recaps the first 10 shows and explains his termination decisions. The episode also includes outtakes from past episodes.
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Episode 12 - Circus, Circus
Release Date: 2004-03-25This week's task is to lure gamblers to Trump's Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City by creating a new and unique game of chance for customers to play.
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Episode 13 - The Price is Height
Release Date: 2004-04-01This week's task is to rent out a luxurious penthouse for one evening. The catch is it must be rented for at least $20,000.
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Episode 14 - Down to the Wire (1)
Release Date: 2004-04-08In the first individual task, the remaining four candidates participate in a series of round robin, one-on-one interviews with some of Trump's most trusted advisors, who give their feedback, which is somewhat surprising, to Trump.
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Episode 15 - Down to the Wire (2)
Release Date: 2004-04-15The final two tasks, running a Chrysler-Trump golf tournament.
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Episode 16 - Down to the Wire (3)
Release Date: 2004-04-15The final two tasks, running a Chrysler-Trump golf tournament.