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I chose "the hair, the hair!" I'm not really good at spotting a weave (just as I don't have the best gaydar) but I swear, that's got to be a weave. The ends of his hair weren't flush to his neck - they didn't quite meet the skin.

I didn't notice (tuned in late) - have his eyebrows gotten any more groomed since the 80s?

I had to add The Hair vote myself, just because it stunned and frightened me so much this first time around. Another mystery, however: whose portrait is that in "The Apprentice's" logo?
Is that figure supposed to be Donald? Or is the mysterious black and white figure supposed to represent the ideal apprentice or something? Cause if that's what going black and white does to someone as scary as Donald, it's a powerful tool.

No, really. What is with the hair? When he's on screen, I can't pay attention to anything else, because I'm too busy trying to figure out how that thing is constructed. I didn't notice the ducktail until he walked into his apartment, at which point all I could think was, "OK, that has to be a joke, right? Right? For the love of god, tell me it's a joke!" Sadly, I'm pretty sure that's how he looks in everyday life. I can only assume that he does it because it gets him talked about. Who knew that even famous, powerful billionaires could be famewhores?

Well, sure, but The Hair's been there for years, so I didn't suppose the pilot raised the question any more than it's already been raised.

I'm pretty sure Trump knows Manhattan, though, so I'll take his word about the stink. Why didn't any of the guys notice?

queasy, I'm thinking folks like Midas would probably think it just as foolhardy to set up a fruit and veggie stand 50 yards from a freshly fertilized field. DT, of all people should know, if there is a market for the product, a little stink is hardly a deterrent.

The Hair! The Hair!

The tackiest item in Trump's apartment? The Donald hisself, of course!

I've seen it fairly up close, and it looks to me like a total combover from the back, with a like, tuck-under to make that swoopy front. It's both frightening and fascinating in it's engineering. I could be wrong, but that's what I thought it was, there's a "part" about an inch up from the base of his neck and the hair cascades upwards from it.

So I voted for the idiot couldn't find Rock Center. Also, she couldn't figure out which way was east and which was west. It's a fucking GRID. Even streets go east. Nevermind that you can't miss... I mean it's ... I....

The Hair; first, last and always...The Hair.

The Hair makes Baby Jesus weep. I think it's made of that spray that Ron Popeil sells on tv.

I wanted to choose The Hair, but somehow, Sam bugs me more. Is that even possible?

I'm going to flip through Diagnostics Standard Manual IV, (DSM-IV), but my first guess is a variant on borderline personality disorder.

Wow. That's just ... wow.

Somehow, the idea that it's real makes it scarier to me.

I spent the majority of the first episode drawn in by the mystery of The Hair, so that's where my vote went. All the other questions seem so... minor in comparison. My god, that hair!

The Hair is huge, man,
The toupee, designed.

What happened to the Hair thread?

Elanarab, the Hair thread is alive and well! Go to the 'Donald and the Viceroys' thread, and you can denounce The Hair to your heart's content.

I too voted for The Hair. Good Lord, it should be illegal to leave your Vegas-meets-Versailles gaud-fest looking like that. It's like a separate, living entity. You've got to have an ego the size of the solar system to rock a "do" like that. He truly believes that his look is an acceptable way to go out & greet the world every day. Yikes.

What if hooker/girlfriend withheld S-E-X until he did something - anything - with The Hair? Naah, that probably wouldn't work - he'd just go out and find another woman willing to date him and The Hair in exchange for the money he throws at her.

Sorry but you guys have been making a mistake. The Donald is completly bald, what he has on top of his scalp is a squirel nest. They build it at night and they tell him what properties to buy. They then have a place to sleep at night!

Even thought I don't like the hair, I voted for the Rockefeller Center one. I've been in New York one time and I could easily find it again.

It's definitely The Hair. If the part is an inch from the base at the back, how in hell is it anchored at the front? Maybe he uses double sided tape, like that we ladies use when we want to avoid undergarments and yet keep our assets in check.

I'm not given to prurient thoughts, but what happens when he...er..retires to the bedroom? Does the combover stay in place?

Maybe he has a little hairnet...

ETA That I just went to the NBC website and there, in the exposition bit, is a nice shot of Our Mr Trump showing the left side of his head. And the famous combover parting.

And every morning when he wakes up, he clutches it and cries, "Mah hair! Mah hair!" Shades of George Clooney.

With regard to Sam, I assumed he had the DTs.

Delirium trumpens? Donald tremens? Something like that.

Was perusing Forbes 400 list to see where Trump ranks (#71, tied with Steven Spielberg) and all I can say is, someone on the layout staff must have an axe to grind...this is one of the most unflattering photos I've ever seen of Trump.

He's blonde!

I have just one thing to say: Ewwwwwww! (I'm an intellectual ...)

archer1267 - wow! Thanks for that shot...how hideous! I'm surprised that Sam didn't say "...your father Charles Trump, your mother Mary Trump, and you, Donald John Trump!"

I might have gotten the dad's name wrong...forgot it already!

I also voted for the Rockefeller Center lady - clueless!

While I did find the hair really interesting, I was more fascinated by Sam's behavior. Crawling on the floor, begging to be hit in the stomach...what's up with that? I can't wait for him to get fired because I'm sure he'll cry.

Cry? If Sam gets fired, I could picture him just refusing to accept it, trying to get on the "up" elevator, and having to be carried out by security while he screams, "You've made a mistake! I know Trump's parents' names!"

I totally think the next question should have to do with what in the hell is up Oompaloompa'a ass.

After the second episode I think that question is even more pertinent.

I hope this is the right place to ask this question. Does anyone know what the theme song is to The Apprentice? It sounds like it's from the 1960s or thereabouts.

The theme song is "For The Love of Money", performed by the O'Jays. I believe it is from the early 70s. I really have to commend Mark Burnett for choosing it-I would imagine the money he spent for its clearance rights is a lot higher than if he had commissioned a generic theme.

I do think it's funny that MB cut out part of the the bridge: "You know that money is the root of all evil, do funny things to some people..."

In light of the women's actions, I think it's also funny that one of the cut lines is "For the love of money...a woman will sell her precious body..."

I'm thinking that a hairpiece would look so much BETTER than this 'do' so it's got to be a comb-over!! I voted for the Sam question because OMG!!! After last night's eppy, tho, it's obvious that the Donald is keeping Sam just so America will tune in every week HOPING he gets canned!!

If you looked up "small man syndrome" in a psych book...Sam's picture would be there!!

I have a sneaking suspicion that darling Omarosa will be the girls' equivalent of Sam...we will all be hoping she will go but he'll keep her around just for sheer 'stir the pot' fun!
;)

who has led so far?
I know that Troy- Lemonade,Kristi/ Nick-flea market, Jason-ad, Sam/Jessie-scavenger hunt, katrina/kwame - planet hollywood? Which girl led the lemonade and ad campaign? I know amy has led, but I can't remember on what.

Ereka was the leader for the lemonade and Amy was the leader for the ad campaign.

Dude, Rockefeller Center. Manhattan is a GRID.

Couch Baron, I couldn't agree with you more. Anyone who has even seen a MOVIE would know how to get there. Yipes.

Those phone numbers! Picture this [/sophia petrillo], everyone sitting around waiting for the red and/or silver (depending on the ep.) to ring...

**Ring!**

"Hello? What? Huh? Um, yeah, hold on...(away from phone) Amy! It's for you! Some guy who says that he paid $100 for your number...?"

In my fantasy world, Amy is too nice to have given a fake number. Whereas Assorama would have just told they guy to dial 1-800-OMAROSA, fully expecting it to reach her. That is, if anyone had asked for her number. Not saying she's not attractive, but she goes from 0 to bitch so fast that by the time she got through just ten digits (remember, you need area codes in NYC), they guy would have taken off.

I have just figured out why they chose these eight women. They are the only ones that fit into the black coat seen walking out to the taxi at the end of each episode. Can anyone remember one of the girls leaving the tower in anything other than a long black coat? I can't.

It's gotta to be the hair...

I work with a balding guy. He has grown out the hair that remains and he coils it around his huge bald spot. I swear if we straightened the hair it would be about 3 feet long. My point? It's old hair... it's waaaaay grown out.... and it's a strange yellowy color. My guess is Trump has something like that going on...

My question is what is up with that weird pucker face with the squinty eyes Trump makes during the beginning of the show.

I believe that this is the greatest Trump photo ever.

Judging by his suit, it's pretty old (the border seems to hint to a reversed "89")... but the hair hasn't changed much at all. Ah, the mysteries of time travel.

You know what this reminds me of? The Austin Powers movie (the third one?) where they show Dr. Evil and Austin in prep school. I think it's the squinty-eyed look, he just needs to remove one hand from the dove (???) and put a pinky to his mouth.

That's his THINKIN' face!

Trump, giving us the bird. Now that's comedy!

I was looking for a thread where I can ask a question:

Does Donald Trump get to see all of the footage of the apprenti working on the tasks?
Does he know what really goes on or does he just see the end results/boardroom?

Sorry, I can't phrase this question the way I'd like to. Any thoughts?

ksulaura, I don't know for sure how much Trump watches of the footage, if any at all. But your question brought to mind something that I thought about last night. At the beginning of the episode, Trump does a recap of what happened the previous week. I never paid that much attention to that part before, and I suddenly realized last night that it was Trump's voice recapping. Thinking back, I believe that I sort of recognized that it was him on an unconscious level, but never really gave it much thought.

That's when it struck me that at some point, he does know more about the conflicts, who tanked, who coasted on thier immunity, etc. than he seems to in the boardroom. I have a feeling that this knowledge comes later, and maybe they just give him a quick synopsis to read.

I don't think he would have time between the end of the weekly task and the boardroom to look at much footage, and sometimes he acts like he really isn't that aware of what went on, except what George and Carolyn tell him.

It's just a guess, but I would suspect that he might look at more footage beween the time that the final two are picked and the season finale. Maybe someone else can shed more light on this area.

Edited to try to make more sense.

The whole thing is taped in advance, I think, so that by the time he does the voice-over recaps, it's pretty much all over except for the live finale. As for right then at the time everything is happening, he talks about George and Carolyn being his eyes and ears.

Can the Apprenti disclose that they are on the Apprentice when trying to set up focus groups? It seems like Bren would have been much more successful with setting up meetings if he had done so.

He would have also been more successful outside with cameras following them around. People would have been, "oh, I might be on TV."

noirish, I think someone from season 2 during a fishbowl interview was asked this and said no.

Thanks anonymiss.