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Donald Trump divides 16 new celebrities into male and female teams, then sends them off to bake and sell cupcakes to raise money for charity. Fierce power struggles erupt on the women's team, while the men are confident their celebrity power will carry the day. Kitchen disasters plague both teams as they bake their cupcakes, but when they hit streets of New York City, the cash rolls in. A surprise taste test brings yet more conflict for the women, and the men confront one celeb who's not pulling his weight. In the end, the team that makes the most money wins, and the first celebrity hears Trump's fateful words, "You're Fired.”
turn2theriiight
I am so, so, so jazzed that Joan Rivers is on this. Genius wit, smart, and doesn't take herself too seriously. Can't wait until she starts to unload zingers.

Kardashian looked, um, pissed.

Is Clint Black really a Cabbage Patch doll? I swear his face looks like the Geico CP kid gone bad, driving off in a K-car.

Haven't seen her in a while, do I still wish that I had Jesse's girl?

ADC is why I love Celebrity Apprentice. Most of them know the value of hamming it up and playing characters instead of necessarily trying to win it all. "Don't touch my hand" and the bagel boardroom stink bomb were funny. Loved the slacker act. I don't care who wins a TV show, just entertain, make me laugh. He was hired to be irreverent, he played his part.

"He relaxes well." Nice quip, Oompah Loompah.

Why no shots of Herschel doing his several hundred nightly pushups? (More Grubes, less Corby.)

"A grown ass woman" is such a professional term.

Mussol-Annie, sowing discord. And here I thought it was going to be Tionne burning down the house...
BlackSocrates
Why do they always do "sales" events? Women will almost certainly outdo men basically because of looks.
Eluvre
I think I'm going to enjoy watching this Celebrity Apprentice.
lynettefl
And here I thought it was going to be Tionne burning down the house...


It was Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes who burned down the house.
VAHokies
That was fun. I do miss the regular Apprentice -- but considering I didn't recognize half of these people, it sort of feels like a normal Apprentice.

The right person was fired.
Stinger97
I'm not sure why, but I was convinced the women were going to lose and either Joan and Melissa were going to get the axe. I think that's because I'm usually a pessimist and I really like the two of them. They seemed to do awesomely in terms of sales, but I figured that Melissa chose the wrong cupcake (the chocolate one with the ganache) to submit for judging and then she'd have received much of the blame for the loss. I was surprised I was wrong, but glad. I hope to see one or the both of them go far in this. They're fun to watch. And as old as Joan is, she still has so much spunk.

I already dislike most of the men.
natureboy
Heh, yeah the bagel thing was hilarious.

Both Dice and Rodman have no interest in being there... would be interesting to know whether / how much of an appearance fee they get for this show and if its contingent on how long they stay.

Over time the women will be more interesting than the guys... they totally wanted to kill each other way more than the guys. Guys are guys, they don't give nearly as much of a shit.
King Cat Sam
I can only imagine if Hell's Kitchen - Gordon Ramsay would have been supervising kitchen details - now that would have made it real sweet !
ottoDbusdriver
They are really scraping the bottom of the E-list barrel for celebrities -- that was just awful.

And apparently Joan Rivers is the new Joker -- why so serious, Joan ?

And Dice couldn't leave fast enough -- his schtick was old and tired 20 years ago, and he's just lazy now.

Aren't celebrities supposed to be somewhat physically recognizable -- in a addition to having some name-recognition ?

Khloe Kardashian -- is a celebrity ? Who would have known ?
I had to look her up only to discover she has never done anything significant in life -- ever, aside from riding the large coattails (covering the considerably larger ass) of her sextape-famous sister.

The Deal or No Deal model -- I had no idea who she was from looking at her, and still had no idea who she was after they announced her name. Even after the caption indicated she was Deal or No Deal model, couldn't even tell you what number briefcase she is.


And you know their will never be another regular Apprentice, since Trump's empire is failing fast since it is massively in debt.
bagatelle1
The blonde playboy model looks just like the other reality show blonde Playboy model who is married to Gene Simmons. I kept thinking it was her. I guess they went to the same plastic surgeon.

I love Joan Rivers, but I bet she has something in her contract that states her daughter can't be fired too early. Melissa didn't do badly this episode, but she doesn't have the brains or skill of her mother.

How many reality shows has Dennis Rodman been on now... and how many has he won? He always does better than I think he will.

Did anyone notice the shoes Kardashian was wearing? She could hardly walk in them. And speaking of wanting to look good on camera, I kept wishing the women in the kitchen would tie their hair back. I'm sure they would look just as cute and it would be so much more hygienic.
veronaz
They are really scraping the bottom of the E-list barrel for celebrities -- that was just awful.

And apparently Joan Rivers is the new Joker -- why so serious, Joan ?

And Dice couldn't leave fast enough -- his schtick was old and tired 20 years ago, and he's just lazy now.


So much word. Dice was a waste and not even a little funny. Sweet Scott Hamilton was trying not to do the eyeroll. I kind of liked Joan being focused on winning the task.
wheeler
A few things I learned watching this episode:

1. My definition of "celebrity" is not the same as whoever decided that this cast consisted of celebrities.
2. If Andrew Dice Clay was half as funny as he thinks he is, there would be no more wars.
2B. If he was twice as funny as he thinks he is, he would almost be funny.
3. Herschel Walker hasn't aged since I watched him play at Georgia (boo) 26 years ago.
4. Trump Jr. needs a girlfriend who will tell him how bad his hair looks.
5. Either my hearing or Trump Senior's math is really bad.
CdnTVwatcher
I figured that Melissa chose the wrong cupcake (the chocolate one with the ganache) to submit for judging and then she'd have received much of the blame for the loss.


As it turned out, Melissa could've dropped that cupcake in a puddle and stepped on it before serving it to the cupcake judge and it still would've beat the men.

Dice is an arrogant loser. Hershel was right, what has Dice done recently? He is so irrelevant it isn't even funny. He deserved to be fired. And loved how Trump called Rodman on his "poor me, always the victim" routine.

ETA:
Trump Jr. needs a girlfriend who will tell him how bad his hair looks.


Believe it or not, he's married.
King Cat Sam
Whenever Trump's wife runs her fingers through his hair, she finds some $100 crisp bills hiding in that nest so she won't be complaining.
AVorlon
I don’t know how we end up with guys on this show who think they’re just too cool to be there. Why did they sign up in the first place?

I’m wondering when they filmed this, since everyone in New York was walking around without a coat. It must have been in the can for quite a while now.
bagatelle1
I was a bit surprised that Jesse James told Trump he had no one to call because none of his friends have money. I wasn't expecting him to call his wife, Sandra Bullock, but her production company is extremely successful, so he certainly could have called her if he wanted to. Says a lot about him that he didn't. Or are they not allowed to call a spouse?
MerBear
I will say this -- the Trump children always come across well, very poised and likeable and bright. And yes, Donny needs a new hairdo. Ivanka is gorgeous.

So glad ADC is gone. He is a dinosaur.

Joan Rivers is so calm and seems gracious in real life. Good job, Brandie. Annie cannot be fired soon enough for me.
King Cat Sam
Trump was on Regis & Kelly last week. I remember him saying that you are all going to just love Joan Rivers and how truly outstanding she was on the show.
Sine
I found this episode pretty funny, I think mostly because of the inherent humor value of the word "cupcake," especially in proximity to the word "ass."

"I'm a grown-ass woman, and she's telling me how to frost cupcakes!"

"Those cupcakes taste like ass!"

I guess I'm just easily amused.

I thought it was strange, when Trump was kidding ADC about disrespecting women, and he said very seriously, "You have to cut that out," or something like that. He kept talking about how successful he was back in the day, but it's like he doesn't want to own what his act was about.
Hubble
I am already liking this Celebrity Apprentice more than last years. It should be interesting. Can't wait to see if some of the girls gang up on Melissa Rivers.
lindiana53
Jesse James--yum. But I don't buy the no-friends-with-money bit. Loved Joan in the kitchen putting an apron over that Chanel jacket.

I know this show is scripted, but I wonder if it's scripted down to the win. There was some pretty bad acting tonight; these people are in show business, after all. It could be a painful few weeks for them and us.
Snark Shark
Okay, get ready to er... fire away when I make y'all mad.

I thought that was a MAGNIFICENT performance by Dice.

Let me explain. I'm not referring to how he did on Trump's task... but how did he did on his OWN obvious task--making people notice (and curse) him after YEARS of absolute obscurity.

Clearly Dice was playing his character. You know. The completely made up character called Andrew Dice Clay, who's little like the real Andrew Clay Silverstein, who boasts about things which he shouldn't be boasting about, leers at women and makes disgusting over the top advances, puts out a lot of fake talk about looking tough, looks like the 70s version of Elvis, etc.

Every moment we just saw with him was his audition for America to bring the "character" back. His slacking off, his ridiculous comments about who does what, his big amber sunglasses, his almost quitting and then making SURE he'd get ditched by attacking Scott Hamilton, the "nicest" guy there.

Bravo Dice! At least for what you REALLY were doing there.

The problem, of course, is that the world has passed him by in many ways. While he plays the character of Dice to the hilt... the market for him is really gone. People flocked to see him be an absolute slime at one point because it came off as a novelty. But the second time around, as deftly as he pulled off acting deliberately slimy, I think people are bored by it now. He would have been better off pulling back on the assyness a bit and staying a bit longer, rather than crashing and burning "big" in hopes that people would remember that more. They might... but they won't CARE enough to pay for tickets to his shows. Not anymore.
terxav
ADC saying he is the best comedian of all time, sold out more concerts, OK I guess there must be this ADC Universe I don't live in. He did nothing on the task, and Rodman is such a punk.

Well I guess ADC can still show his face in Jersey and not feel ashamed. Hold on, I am not going to put down a state like that, ADC is just a priss who needs a real job.

Joan Rivers was just hard to watch, I keep thinking, WHY didn't someone stop her from altering her face time and again. But what is also scary is that Melissa looks like she is going down the same path.

But really it is just too easy for these people to call friends to buy some product at an outrageous price. That is not too hard, cell phone "Hey we are selling garden hoses tommorrow in times square can I count on you for $5,000.00, thanks."

I thought Brandie was going to go into the van and smack Annie around, those two are not going to get along. But I can see Claudia Jordan is going to get into a shouting match sometime in the near future, "Grown Ass Woman."

I think that statement goes back to a routine by Cedric the Entertainer where in a story he said "I'm a Grown Ass Man." Which in the routine cracked me up. He had a book of that title published in 2002.
reese23
Some notes on the constestants. As far as Khloe Kardashian, not my fave KK but I recall reading where her sister Kim kept getting invited to celeb events, where she picked up lots of swag. And because she is Hollywood elite, was able to get a lot of one of a kind designer things or things that were in limited quantity. What she did was turn around and them sell them on ebay. She did so well the family now has three? boutiques in LA. So the mom and all three sisters do work everyday and do more than just do parties.

Dennis Rodman, championship basketball player for the Chicago Bulls, like somebody said, don't count him out. He keeps his cards close to his chest and really is a smart cookie. He completely sandbagged everyone on Celebrity Mole to win that prize.

and why didn't Jesse James call his famous wife??
BlackSocrates
Actually Dice still does pretty well in the comedy circuit for what was, and still is, essentially a gimmick comic.

I don't think Carrottop or that guy who drinks Windex will last for 20 years.

Amazing Jonathon is his name.
mooncreek
King Cat Sam - I saw that interview and so far Trump is right. Joan Rivers was the celeb I tuned in for and she did not disappoint.

Who the fuck does the Deal or No Deal chick think she is? It is not a given that a "grown ass woman" knows how to frost a professional cupcake - it was just another reason for her to be pissed off at Annie's bossiness. Other than that, DoND chick didn't contribute anything and she was only "celeb" who I didn't know by name or face.

The ladies team (minus the Riverses) is a sad commentary on celebrities. Okay, yes Tionne is a celeb but I had to go back to the cast list to remember she was even there. The others: I know Brande because of Surreal Life, vaguely heard that there existed a "new hot golf chick", Khloe is thanking her sister's ass to the bank. I love poker and respect what Annie Duke has done but a little goes a long way, plus is she even known to non-poker fans?

Now the men, I recognized without the names all except Herschel Walker. Smarts, not so sure about this group yet. How sad is this team when I find myself totally rooting for Tom Fucking Green? At least I no longer think that Drew Barrymore should have been committed after marrying him.

Trump fired the right person. Andrew Dice Clay is a sad pathetic joke who seems made up by a filmmaker to make a depressing movie. I figured Dennis could talk his way out of this mess since he is pretty good at the reality show thing (though Yay! Trump for stopping the "woe is me" nonsense right away) and ADC is, well, not.
lindiana53
Joan's on QVC at the moment selling hand cream. This woman really works!
Orion7
It's funny to think that Jon Stewart started out as looking a little like Andrew Dice Clay.

I can't believe how much I liked Joan Rivers in this. I always knew she was smart, but we've seen so little of that side of her in recent year that I guess I forgot. But what she has done to her face, and what her daughter is doing to hers, is just sad. It is very difficult to look at them.

Dennis Rodman makes a lot of sense when he finally opens his mouth, but we've only seen him do that in a talking head shot, or in front of Trump. I'm not sure his attention will be held enough for him to contribute much. But if ever a guy knew how to market (himself, at least), it's Dennis.

Tom Green was the other surprise for me tonight, both with what he said, and with the way he was able to command the big bucks.

People were swiping credit cards at the cupcake stand: is that new for this season? From what I remember from the last season, they needed cash or cashiers checks, and that caused some drama for some of the tasks as teams raced to get the money in on time.

I was glad to see that the show made the taste of the cupcakes part of the challenge. That bothered me in some of last year's challenges, many of which came down to who could extort the most money out of their friends and acquaintances.
Rex Raider
Andrew Dice Clay thought that he was cool and could run his own show like Gene Simmons of last year. Unfortunately, Gene Simmons WAS cool, and Dice is a washed-up has been.

"I don't believe in baking."? I guess he must think the keebler elfs really exist.

I'm sure Sandra Bullock will make an appearance later in the season. No one should pull out their big guns on the very first challenge. Do you think playboy girl can go to Hef on every challenge?

And I like Tony Hawk, but his $1000 donation looked kind of weak compared to the others....
DockterJ
I will say this -- the Trump children always come across well, very poised and likeable and bright. And yes, Donny needs a new hairdo. Ivanka is gorgeous.


Yeah, but I really, really miss Carolyn and George.

I'm with Scott, fire both ADC's and Rodman's "I'm too good to bake/sell cupcakes" asses. Though, if only one could go, then Trump chose correctly. If Rodman can be motivated, then he is the most recognizable, at least to me.

Do ALL the charities get at least some money?
Orion7
And yes, Donny needs a new hairdo.

I think it's a requirement that he can't appear on the show unless his hair looks worse than his dad's. And hey, that's tough to do!
trojanchick99
I like Jesse James. He says "bitchen". Tom Green, Joan Rivers, and ice skating dude are early favorites to do well. However, I agree that Dennis Rodman should not be counted out, but it really does depend on what he's feeling on that particular day.
Snark Shark
ADC saying he is the best comedian of all time, sold out more concerts, OK I guess there must be this ADC Universe I don't live in. He did nothing on the task, and Rodman is such a punk.

He may be half right about the concerts, at least "back in the day", but you have to remember that he's "in character" when he's making all of these claims. Andrew Silverstein, the real person behind "Dice" doesn't necessarily believe anything coming out of that mouth, the persona "Dice" does, and its an aspect of the character that he's boastful, as well a letch (and lazy too).

Not that I'm asking anyone to love Dice (why the heck SHOULD you?), but I do think it brings another dimension to what we saw to realize that he was doing his act the whole time we saw him tonight. Not a single thing out of his mouth was an "honest" reaction, it was all through a deliberate filter.

Who the fuck does the Deal or No Deal chick think she is?

Well she's ALSO a former "Barker's Beauty" from The Price Is Right!

How sad is this team when I find myself totally rooting for Tom Fucking Green? At least I no longer think that Drew Barrymore should have been committed after marrying him.

Its a sad sad crowd when Green is the most sane one there. But I DO still think he has this kind of creepy aspect to him. The one recognizable "good" thing about him in terms of this show is that he CLEARLY wants to do well. He wants to win more than just look good.

I can't believe how much I liked Joan Rivers in this. I always knew she was smart, but we've seen so little of that side of her in recent year that I guess I forgot.

Joan is fabulous. It's her daughter who's useless and annoying.

Now the men, I recognized without the names all except Herschel Walker.

Walker is really big in one sense, and totally unknown in another. What surprised me most though was... that he was kind of a chucklehead. I hadn't been expecting that from what I knew about him.

Andrew Dice Clay thought that he was cool and could run his own show like Gene Simmons of last year. Unfortunately, Gene Simmons WAS cool, and Dice is a washed-up has been.

That is completely true. While "Dice" is a character, and we should remember that IMO, and I actually think in a strange way he's actually talented AT playing that disgusting character, its also a fact that it was ALWAYS a novelty and its time has passed.
wheeler
I don't think Carrottop or that guy who drinks Windex will last for 20 years.


Believe it or not, Carrot Top has already been around for almost that long. He started his career in 1990 and by 1993 he was actually an award-winning comedian.

Yes, I just used "award-winning comedian" and "Carrot Top" in the same sentence. I didn't want to, but it's true.
protanto
Of all these celebs I probably know four. They are such a sorry bunch. I know they are entertaining me and giving to charity while I watch and I should be kinder and more thankful. I feel bad for feeling sorry for them. The real star today was Donald Trump Sr. - just imo.
Snark Shark
Believe it or not, Carrot Top has already been around for almost that long. He started his career in 1990 and by 1993 he was actually an award-winning comedian.

Yes, I just used "award-winning comedian" and "Carrot Top" in the same sentence. I didn't want to, but it's true.

Carrot Top is smart enough to play on the fact that people inherently diss him. He makes hay of that. I'm not claiming it makes his comedy any BETTER, but it shows that he's actually NOT a stupid person.

In a way that makes him similar to Andrew Clay. Clay TRIED dropping the Dice character in the mid 90s and do a squeaky clean sitcom. And people hated it. Since then, as with Carrot Top, whatever work Clay has managed to dig up has been to go along with what people already think about him and roll it up into the act. So Carrot Top makes appearances on talk shows after they drop jokes about how unfunny he is, and Clay acts super-egotistical and boastful, while clearly understanding people see him as a failure, again as part of his schtick.
LrLo
Tom Green was the other surprise for me tonight, both with what he said, and with the way he was able to command the big bucks.

I was also surprised by Tom Green. I was prepared to hate him, like I usually do whenever he appears on my screen, but he was impressive. I think this may be the first time I've ever seen him take something seriously! As Jr. mentioned, his contacts made up 1/3 of the men's contributions. Who knew Tom was so well connected?

I hope Joan sticks around for a while. That woman can work!

I will say this -- the Trump children always come across well, very poised and likeable and bright. And yes, Donny needs a new hairdo. Ivanka is gorgeous.

She looked great on tonight's episode. I thought she looked beautiful when she was out checking up on KOTU. Some of these other socialites should take notes from Ivanka, and that includes Khloe!
hjmugillecuty
Annie has to stop talking about what happened last season or I will reach through time and space to smack her.

It seems that the men have the more recognizable celebrities, which should be an advantage in some of the later challenges. Plus, their celebrities cover a wider base. I am surprised that they didn't do better tonight.
persiaa
Annie needs to remember that she's part of a team.
I was prepared to like Joan and Scott, but not sure about the others. Still trying to make up my mind, but it should be entertaining. I'm wondering how long NBC is going to be doing 2 hour shows. Next week's program is 2 hours also.
redbirds
ADC is not and has never been funny. Wow the amount of ego in that boardroom was unbearable.
Ganymedeone
It's probably just my deeply suspicious nature, but I called shenanigans on the guys' loss, when Trump announced the entirely subjective vote on taste right after the women not surprisingly turned on each other without the provocation of knowing the outcome of the task. Can't recall the exact figures, but even Trump pointed out that without the taste loss the sales were extremely close when he had the guys in the boardroom.
Glad it was ADC who went home. Herschel Walker apparently has a painting somewhere that is aging for him, as I recall him from my youth as an idol. I think I now somehow older than him?
When the bankerette made the statement about being a 'grown- ass woman', I was waiting for Ms. Kardashian to comment, as in 'You should see my sister!" Unfortunately, it didn't happen. Whoever said the blonde looked like Shannon Tweed, same here. I was shocked to fond out she wasn't. Also, the hats in the kitchen? Supposed to keep hair out of the food. Perhaps if someone had explained that to the women, they might have discovered a way to wear them effectively. AND they have a special bonus for the guys of hiding the fivehead or receding hairline, a possible selling point for Mr. I Don't Bake.
Are we sure the Trump hair isn't genetic?
chewycandy
Was I hearing things or did Ivanka say "laxadaisical" when she was being interviewed?
JakeyIsSusan
It seemed very conspicuous to me how the men were seated during the final meeting. Half of them were the standouts due to their behavior and getting camera time, while the other four were laying low (and then I squeed BRIAN McKNIGHT! and told myself that if he started singing "6, 8, 12" the competition would somehow be all over). I'm interested to see if any of them will try to step up their visibility. ADC was obviously the attention whore of the group and now that he's gone the dynamics of that team will certainly change (Rodman, as was shown tonight, can be absolutely inert and still command attention).
Stinger97
Annie has to stop talking about what happened last season or I will reach through time and space to smack her.

Seems like the other women felt the same way. The only thing is, I thought it was pretty smart of her to bring up the past season. You can glean past strategies and whether or not they were successful from the folks that came before you. It was a little annoying the way she kept bringing it up, for sure, but I don't think the rest of the women should have dismissed her out of hand like they seemed to do. Any inside information you can get on Trump and the way he thinks (which is difficult, considering he changes his tune depending on which way the wind is blowing) can only benefit the team.
It's probably just my deeply suspicious nature, but I called shenanigans on the guys' loss, when Trump announced the entirely subjective vote on taste right after the women not surprisingly turned on each other without the provocation of knowing the outcome of the task. Can't recall the exact figures, but even Trump pointed out that without the taste loss the sales were extremely close when he had the guys in the boardroom.

The taste test is subjective, but it wasn't like some schmo off the street was the judge. It was the owner of Crumbs, a bakery the specializes in cupcakes? And from what we saw, it wasn't that difficult to pick the better tasting cupcake considering the men had to douse theirs in simple syrup after they were already baked because they forgot the sugar the first time around. Even though it had no bearing on the outcome, I also liked how the women had their cupcake delivered in a box that was decorated (with, what looked like blue permanent maker). It was a nice little touch.
Nohissyfits
I'm not overly familiar with Jesse James. I knew he was married to Sandra Bullock, but I didn't realize he was also related to Garth Algar.
sleekandchic
Was I hearing things or did Ivanka say "laxadaisical" when she was being interviewed?

Yes! That's the way I heard it too, which surprised me because Ivanka is a highly-educated woman.

I think Jesse won't be calling Sandra Bullock because, technically, then he's donating his own money, right? A married couple is one entity as far as properties and money, I think.

I've always liked Tom Green and I think he's business-smart as a fox, so I'm rooting for him.
SunShine Gal
I don't care if ADC was acting 'in character' or not. I don't like the guy. He's an ass. This setting wasn't one of his walk-ons during a routine. It's a reality show with celebs. Sure they want to win but it's also for a charity. If he's not going to put out and be part of the group then GO-f*cking-HOME. I don't want to watch him and his "I don't bake" antics at all. On another note, I don't like that he disrespected Ivanka and the Donald let him get away with it. Shame on both of them.

Why is Rodman there? He sits in the van, doesn't want to participate, doesn't want to act like he's there, yet in the boardroom he wanted it to sound like he was willing but the others were keeping him down. Face the truth dude and see that the problem is YOU. Good that Trump didn't let him get away with the 'poor pitiful me' routine. This show didn't need Rodman. I don't want to watch him be his ugly self once again on another reality show. It won't bother me to see him fired.

Wow, Herschel Walker looks amazing! I recognized him since he used to be a Dallas Cowboy. He's still a good looking man. He's smart, well spoken, handled himself very well in the boardroom and was wise about the whole thing. I loved it when he said "we aren't here to babysit". So true! Why can't ADC and Rodman step up and act like grown men? No one should have to lead them around by the hand making sure they get their butts out of the van to sell a cupcake.

What the heck was wrong with all of them that they screwed up CUPCAKES! One team doesn't add sugar and the other forgot the baking soda. I thought the recipe was written right there on the board. They've also got the bakers there to ask. I'm guessing all of that was just for the drama because WTF? It's not difficult to do a cupcake.

It's good to see Clint Black there. He's a gentlemanly type. Scott Hamilton's a nice guy, too, and should not have been disrespected by that blonde girl. She said something like "it's always the short guy who says size doesn't matter". Why the rudeness? He didn't do anything to her. I really want to see how well Clint will do. I'll tune-in to see him, Herschel and Brian McKnight.

Good thing for Melissa that they won even with their worst cupcake. Why not ask first, is it too much to ask? I hope Joan will do well. I did catch a couple of "thank you's" from her when talking to people. Nice to see some courtesy from a celebrity for a change.
KerleyQ
Dennis Rodman makes a lot of sense when he finally opens his mouth, but we've only seen him do that in a talking head shot, or in front of Trump. I'm not sure his attention will be held enough for him to contribute much. But if ever a guy knew how to market (himself, at least), it's Dennis.


I kind of think I know what Dennis was getting at, in regards to his staying in the truck instead of standing outside it--that he didn't want to make himself quite so accessible to the public wandering by so that they could snap pictures and try to get autographs without actually buying any cupcakes. Two problems, though. First, he didn't do the best job of spelling that idea out in the boardroom (or probably to his teammates and project leader to make it clear what he was doing, I think Tom Green knew what he was doing, but that may be the extent of it). Second, he likely could have stood maybe close by the truck and still been out there, drawing attention to himself without making himself too accessible to the general public who weren't buying cupcakes, thus, hopefully, garnering more interest in their sales while not "giving it away" in terms of meeting people and posing for pictures. I think the bottom line is, he should have done a better job communicating that idea to his team, and given them a chance to agree on it and then come up with a strategy then to promote that he was hidden away in that truck if that was the way they wanted to go--some sort of "buy a cupcake, get a one on one meet and greet with Dennis Rodman" pitch.

The taste test is subjective, but it wasn't like some schmo off the street was the judge. It was the owner of Crumbs, a bakery the specializes in cupcakes? And from what we saw, it wasn't that difficult to pick the better tasting cupcake considering the men had to douse theirs in simple syrup after they were already baked because they forgot the sugar the first time around. Even though it had no bearing on the outcome, I also liked how the women had their cupcake delivered in a box that was decorated (with, what looked like blue permanent maker). It was a nice little touch.


I thought it was only their chocolate cupcakes that had been made without sugar and needed the syrip brushed over them to try and correct the issue? Although I can't think of why, if they followed the recipe on the yellow cupcakes, they would have tasted like ass. I mean, it's a cupcake, and I'm assuming those were tested recipes. Did they forget to taste test the yellow ones?

I found it awfully coincidental that both teams had a problem with one of their batches of cupcakes, and that both problems seemed to be caused by the ingredients (either a mix up in the proper ingredients or one ingredient not being added).

Dice definitely had to go. I'm surprised Dennis didn't bring up Dice's admission to him that he didn't want to make cupcakes. That was pretty much a slam dunk to get him fired, right there--he was looking for shit to do to get out of doing the thing that needed to be done the most because he thought it was beneath him in some way. Dennis seemed to want him to admit it for some reason, but then didn't bring it up. It's kind of like the Dennis from The Mole, observing and filing away what everyone is doing, but not necessarily sharing his thoughts and observations with everyone. And that's a great strategy for The Mole, but this is a different show with different objectives and different criteria for success. Gathering information and observing what everyone else is all about is great, but keeping it to yourself is not so great. You need to be able to use that to justify why others should go ahead of you. I thought it was interesting that one of the guys (I don't remember who, I think Scott) said Dennis doesn't have a work ethic. That's not entirely true. He has one when he sets his mind on something. He didn't accomplish what he did in the NBA out of luck. He outrebounded guys who had a lot of height over him because of the work he put into it, and because he set his mind to it and figured out how to be smarter about it. I think a lot of the rest of the cast is going to sell him short, and it may come back to bite them in the ass, because he's not a stupid man, and he's not the total slacker wastoid that they may all be ready to write him off as.

Annie would get on my last nerve. Her bitching about Brandie selling that last tray of cupcakes for $9,000 was ridiculous, and I think competitive on her part--she didn't like Brandie being the one to sell it because she wanted to be the alpha female. It was so idiotic to be bitching after the fact that they were out of cupcakes. They were almost out of time anyway, and like she was really likely to sell any of those last 24 for more than $375 per cupcake. Not to mention, whether she wanted to sell them 2 dozen or 1 dozen, they were there willing to donate a large amount of money to their efforts, and she was being a rude bitch to Brandie's donors because she was trying to be a control freak who wouldn't let any of the women make decisions that she didn't sign off on first.

Oh, and Dice was an ass saying the women's box wasn't going to get them extra points on the taste test. Yeah, actually it is, dude. I'd find a cupcake that made the car trip in a box much more appealing than one that made that trip riding in your paws. I'm just saying. Couldn't even find a bag or something, men? You had to send your cupcake for the taste test over in Dice's bare hands? Eww. No wonder it tasted like ass. I know there was a paper liner and all, but still. Pass.
LunaChick
And yes, Donny needs a new hairdo.


I said to my friend "Is he growing a mullet?" and his reply was "He's growing his hair so he can make a wig" I guess that makes sense - that way he can say it's his own hair (like his father does), when someone asks.

I'm so glad ADC went home. I'm loving Tom Green and Jesse James...I'm not a fan of Joan, but I'm liking her too. Herschel is one beautiful, ageless man.
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