"The Apprentice" (2004)TV series 2004-????

Creator:

Mark Burnett

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

8 January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show | Reality-TV

Tagline:

The ultimate job interview

Plot:

A reality-tv based show in which contestants compete for a job as an apprentice to billionaire American Donald Trump.

Plot Keywords:

Marketing | Hair | Competition | Big Business | Boardroom

Awards:

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys. Another 9 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Donald Trump

...

Himself (78 episodes, 2004-2008)

Also Known As:

Celebrity Apprentice (USA) (seventh season title)
The Apprentice 2 (USA) (second season title)
The Apprentice Los Angeles (USA) (sixth season title)
The Apprentice USA (UK)
Aprendiz 2, El (Argentina) [es]
Aprendiz, El (Argentina) [es]
Diili (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-14 | Malaysia:U | Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Trump Productions LLC

Trivia:

The contestants had to keep their cell phones in "walkie-talkie" mode to make sure they weren't cheating by using connections made prior to the show or by making private phone calls.

Goofs:

Continuity: In several of the episodes, when the fired apprentice leaves Trump Tower they get into a cab in which the hack number is clearly visible; however, when the cab pulls away there is a different number on the side of the cab.

Quotes:

Katrina Campins: It's convenient for you to use me when my looks take our...
Bill Rancic: Wait a minute, "it's convenient?" You don't use that yourself? Are you kidding me?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy (#31.13)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

For The Love Of Money

Good season, stupid people

I think the worst part of the Apprentice is that it takes an excellent concept (finding the next Apprentice by putting the contestants in real-world situations where they have to show project management skills and business acumen to survive) and places the dumbest contestants where intelligent, ambitious people should be. It particularly angers me that the women on the show are always chosen solely for their looks and lose their tasks because they are vapid, engage in cat fights and have air in the space where their brains should be. Of course, this has to be contrasted with the male contestants who are (usually) immature and have superegos, but at least have some sort of brain power. The blatant sexism on this show is obvious. But at least the concept of a reality show for the business world is engaging and you can feel slightly better about watching reality TV when it isn't about TV romanticism or really bad singers. Let's just hope that eventually they can find competent contestants to fit the bill on the show. Now wouldn't that be interesting?