Who's ready for another two hours of Celebrity Apprentice? This week is all about body odor, which naturally these beautiful people know nothing about. What's a poor celebrity to do?
This week in the VIP lounge everyone is mad that Hershel got sent home and Clint is still around. Since Clint and Joan are the only ones left on KOTU, a wave of fear washes over team Athena as they wonder which one of them will be dragged over to sleep with the enemy.
Jesse takes a trip over to the auto shop of the Long Beach Education Center (I'm going to go ahead and say I was right in thinking all of these charity handovers happened long after filming) to give the kids a thrill and give the teachers some money. Love and teddy bears.
We head over to the NBA building (who knew?) to hear what The Donald has in store for us next. First on the docket is to send Jesse James over to team KOTU. Brande and Annie are aghast, Melissa is concerned, Joan is thrilled, and Jesse and Clint are like, "whatever." Melissa's understandable source of concern is that now she will be left alone with Annie and Brande, who have been acting like members of the Mean Girls clique. The Donald asks Jesse how he likes Joan and Clint and Jesse goes, "I love Joan." The end. He tells the camera that Clint thinks he's the foremost authority on everything and refuses to listen to the input of others. Yeah, that all blew up in Clint's face with his little laundry detergent commercial, so let's see if he's learned anything about hubris.
The Donald announces that he hates people who smell and as such today they will be working with Right Guard deodorant. This particular logic is why there will never be a challenge involving hair products.
Two guys from Right Guard step in and say that the teams have to come up with a four page editorial print ad that features David Lee, a basketball player for the New York Knicks. The ad needs to be designed for Sports Illustrated. Jim Kramer is filling in for Donny Jr., whom I have completely given up on. I just hope for his sake that his absence has nothing to do with drunk driving. Or smelling bad. Now choose Project Managers!
Brande steps up for Athena because she is a major expert on photo shoots - oh brother. And Clint steps up for KOTU because he is so extremely talented. I'm already sensing disaster.
As Athena begins brainstorming Melissa offers up an idea for a "story" for their layout and both Annie and Brande just look around blinking. She keeps firing out ideas and the other two keep right on ignoring her. Annie tells the camera that Melissa isn't thinking of appropriate ideas for Sports Illustrated - they would be better suited for a women's magazine. That might be true, but here's a thought: say that in the brainstorming session to redirect her. She's spitballing and when no one responds, how should she know where to go from there? Annie decides that a better idea is to have David Lee posing naked with a basketball strategically placed and the caption, "All I need to wear is Right Guard." Well, since Annie said it, it is now gospel. Naturally Brande is on board because number one, her girl crush came up with the idea, and number two, she is a huge fan of the naked photo shoot. The Right Guard guys aren't worried that this is too risqué so on with the show!
The Right Guard guys pop over to KOTU to give them the run down on their patented "power stripe" technology. I guess this was information Athena didn't need? Or information Annie deemed irrelevant, same diff. Clint wants to know if using beautiful women in the ad will be effective. Weren't they told to use a basketball player as the main draw? Jesse's getting more and more irritated as the minutes go by. To be fair, I think he was irritated with Clint since a few weeks ago, but having to work so closely with him isn't helping the situation.
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Comments (10)
I'm surprised that Joan couldn't spot that Annie HAS had a face lift. I thought it was obvious, especially if you look at the picture of her on Wikipedia.
Why exactly did they fire Melissa? She was about the third most-deserving of ouster on her team. Annie should have gone, really, and Brande was the Project Manager.
1 of 10 | Posted by pixielated | Posted on April 30, 2009 10:03 PM
Great recap Honey Gangsta! I almost snorted soda out my nose when Brande said she didn't "forgoo" anything. I was laughing so hard I missed what she said after that. Best moment this season, and one of those moments that you know will show up on TVgasm.
2 of 10 | Posted by crumze | Posted on April 30, 2009 10:16 PM
"Forgoo" is my new safe word.
3 of 10 | Posted by briar | Posted on May 1, 2009 1:48 AM
I call BS. Trump keeps changing the rules in this game, which means there's no point in watching. Criteria has always been the project manager's leadership abilities, and who has been the least effective worker. This week Trump changed to what someone might or might not be able to accomplish on future tasks, so apparently he is now using a crystal ball to decide who goes home.
As much as Melissa deserved to be fired earlier in the season, she was the only one from that team who didn't deserve to be fired this week.
And if ability to procure other peoples money is the new measure, then he should try to get Bernie Maddoff for the next season of this lousy show.
That said, could Melissa nd her mom have behaved more childishly? I half expected Melissa to fling herslef to the floor and start kicking her legs and slamming her little fists on the carpet.
Oh...and I hate Clint Black more with each passing episode.
4 of 10 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on May 1, 2009 9:09 AM
I want Jesse to win.
I thought the interview Melissa gave after the show (because she did give one) was just hysterical and proves how delusional she is. A quote: "I thought it would give me the opportunity for people to see me for who I am and not what they perceive me to be,” she says during the interview, which is below. “People perceive me to be simply an appendage of my mother. They perceive me to be spoiled, difficult, unpleasant, and not a hard worker, which is the exact opposite of who I am, and I think—I hope—people have seen that.”
Yeah...sure throwing a tantrum in no way makes you look spoiled and difficult lol.
5 of 10 | Posted by pixi-stix | Posted on May 1, 2009 10:08 AM
pixi-stix...it also didn't help that Mommy yelled at all the mean people for Melissa, and then Mommy quit, too, to protest how badly her Baby had been treated.
6 of 10 | Posted by cattyfan | Posted on May 1, 2009 10:23 AM
Great TV isn't it?
Joan'll be back.....
7 of 10 | Posted by chooch850 | Posted on May 1, 2009 10:47 AM
They fired Melissa, 1. because noone is willing to pony up for her because she is nothing more than her mother's daughter as opposed to a bonafide celebrity in her own right, 2. Donald likely wrote on that note to whathisface that he needed to stop harping on Brandy and go after Melissa because 3. he needed the increase in ratings that a one helluva pissed off Joan Rivers would garner.
The sad thing is is that Melissa was correct, Annie is manipulating everyone she comes in contact with and happily admitted as much [in confessional]. Unfortunately, Melissa has apparently boohooed to mama and allowed her to fight her battles for her for so long that she had no idea how to defend against someone of Annie's experience in these things.
I love Joan and she does seem sweet and caring, but lets face it, she's a bit of a nutbag and certainly wouldn't win any debate competitions. Nothing that Annie has done has risen to the level of Hitler and I feel certain ALL poker players aren't scum. And Brandy actually won her round against Joan too since Joan foolishly poopooed Brandy's claim of being there for Charity. That is afterall the number one reason these people are here, right? Its not supposed to be unveiled self promotion, that's just the bonus.
8 of 10 | Posted by splotchie | Posted on May 1, 2009 11:00 AM
Annie is one mean BJ giving mama.
I like Joan and Melissa’s relationship, though, if one of them ever dies the other one is going to have a tough time afterward.
Love, love, love Jesse but he was acting like a baby when he wouldn’t give Clint anymore input (but I understand why Jesse behaved the way he did.)
Melissa and Joan’s behavior after the firing was GREAT TV!
9 of 10 | Posted by Mr Dangerous | Posted on May 1, 2009 11:54 AM
per Mr D "Melissa and Joan’s behavior after the firing was GREAT TV!"
That was the only reason I was still watching the show after the BS way that Trump fired Khole K.
10 of 10 | Posted by dreamkeeper | Posted on May 1, 2009 3:20 PM