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22. I watched. No real interest in "reality" shows but mrs unblock likes, and I like watching tv with her
Tue May 7, 2024, 11:25 AM
May 2024

It was a season-long competition. Basically each week the two teams would have to compete usually by selling something. Imagine a lemonade stand or a t-shirt shop.

The teams would quickly design their product and their marketing pitch then go out and sell sell sell!

The losing team would then be brought into the "boardroom" when Donnie would berate them for losing, instigate arguments, and eventually "fire" the contestant he pinned the blame on.

In short, imagine the worst boss possible, that's Donnie.

Anyway, the last contestant left at the end of the season won.

Initially, they "won" a job working for this worst boss ever, with a salary of $250k. I don't know if they were guaranteed anything. For all I know he fired them after the first week.

Later they switched from ordinary suckups competing for a job to minor celebrities competing for their favorite charity.


Oh, I should note, the winners usually were the ones who simply called a rich buddy who would come and by $25k would have lemonade or whatever. Typical Donnie scam and turned the supposed competition into a who knows the biggest sucker game. Having the best lemonade or the best marketing pitch often didn't matter, just whose friend threw away more money.

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I hated the commercials so much I quit watching NBC while it was running csziggy May 2024 #1
3 dweller May 2024 #2
never saw a single episode getagrip_already May 2024 #3
Never watched it even once. northoftheborder May 2024 #8
I cannot stand "reality" tv shows. First of all, they aren't "reality". BComplex May 2024 #14
B-level celebs like RandySF May 2024 #4
And Obama's favorite, Gary Busey! mobeau69 May 2024 #11
Nope. Never watched it. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2024 #5
Watching an obnoxious big mouth demeaning other people didn't appeal to me. jalan48 May 2024 #6
Answer: THE APPRENTICE was a competition show... brooklynite May 2024 #7
Never watched it, either. GoCubsGo May 2024 #9
Never watched Trumps's tv shows zeusdogmom May 2024 #10
I have never seen a reality show NJCher May 2024 #12
this whole election is a reality show............ getagrip_already May 2024 #16
LOL, thanks for the tip NJCher May 2024 #21
Nope. Aristus May 2024 #13
I hate reality tv Maeve May 2024 #15
Nope. Always avoided ANYTHING Trump since first meeting in early 80s. blm May 2024 #17
I'm clearly the low class one here--lol! nolabear May 2024 #18
I watched it in the beginning Tree Lady May 2024 #24
I think so too. It was a more naive time. nolabear May 2024 #46
I watched it occasionally Mossfern May 2024 #25
Never watched it. Happy Hoosier May 2024 #19
No, you're not Stinky The Clown May 2024 #20
I watched. No real interest in "reality" shows but mrs unblock likes, and I like watching tv with her unblock May 2024 #22
I like "Say Yes To The Dress", "What Not To Wear" "Love Is Blind" "The Traitors" lindysalsagal May 2024 #23
Commercials only -- B through D list celebrities whoring themselves to get a job in the TFG company JT45242 May 2024 #26
I never watched them (n/t) MissMillie May 2024 #27
Not a single episode BigMin28 May 2024 #28
I watched part of one and found it rather stupid. Srkdqltr May 2024 #29
Alleged "reality" show that was actually scripted. Liberal In Texas May 2024 #30
Could not watch, Butterflylady May 2024 #31
Never saw those but I've seen clips of Penn Jillette and Gene Simmons throwing his BS right back at him underpants May 2024 #32
Not one. Jilly_in_VA May 2024 #33
I never watched it. In fact, imavoided "reality" shows karynnj May 2024 #34
Way back, I started to watch one Apprentice show. ananda May 2024 #35
Has anyone here seen Peter Sellars' Marriage of Figaro? ananda May 2024 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author underpants May 2024 #37
I didn't watch it. Elessar Zappa May 2024 #38
Right. H2O Man May 2024 #40
No. H2O Man May 2024 #39
Never saw it. Never intend to. Hermit-The-Prog May 2024 #41
Don't watch reality TV. shrike3 May 2024 #42
Add me to the list of never watchers. 3catwoman3 May 2024 #43
Never watched The Apprentice, was never attracted to the idea, & what I read about it repulsed me Hekate May 2024 #44
I never paid a bit of attention to Trump prior to 2016 -misanthroptimist May 2024 #45
I never watched it. Celebrity Apprentice was show where celebrities competed LeftInTX May 2024 #47
Nope. Was never interested in the slightest...nt Wounded Bear May 2024 #48
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