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Template:In-progress tvshow Template:Infobox Television The Apprentice The Apprentice: Los Angeles is the sixth installment of the US version of The Apprentice reality television show. It was confirmed on November 30, 2005. Like the other Apprentice seasons, Donald Trump is the executive producer and host in his quest to hire a sixth apprentice. In a departure from the previous five Apprentice shows, this one was shot in Los Angeles, California. As with seasons 2-5, The Apprentice: Los Angeles features 18 contestants (whom Trump calls "candidates").

Ivanka Trump made her debut as a full-time boardroom judge this season (replacing Carolyn Kepcher, who was recently fired.).[1] Donald Trump Jr. also made his debut as a full-time judge. George H. Ross, Trump's full-time boardroom judge from the first five seasons, returns mainly as a substitute judge when Donald Jr. is unavailable due to the show's Los Angeles filming schedule. [2]

Season 6 changes

Template:Spoiler In addition to the change of locale, the following changes (including some "Apprentice firsts") have been made in the show's structure for the sixth season as described herein:

  • Candidates must earn the right to live in the candidates' mansion by simply winning the weekly task. Otherwise, the candidates will live in "Tent City", a location across the hedge from the mansion's swimming pool.
    • "Tent City" will not have any access to electricity for common living tasks and will sleep in tents, outdoors.
    • "Tent City" does have access to two tents, private (cold) showers, fresh water, alcoholic drinks, and food (and a grill on which to cook it).
    • "Tent City" also appears to have access to a indoor "business center" adjunct to the mansion, with computers and Internet service, though the use of this room has only been shown during a task (Week 3).
    • Candidates appear to be able to communicate to each other over the hedge separating "Tent City" from the mansion's pool, based on footage from Week 5.
    • This season at the request of Trump is a battle between the "haves" (inside the mansion) and the "have-nots" ("Tent City").
  • The candidates will be living next door to Trump's Los Angeles office mansion for this season.
    • The scenery and the elevation allows Trump to watch the teams in the top floor of his office mansion (both "Tent City" and the pool area) and observe the teams.
    • Trump, at his discretion, may also visit the teams while they are at the mansion to see some of the dynamics on the teams directly.
  • The Project Manager from the winning team will continue to be the Project Manager for that team until he or she loses.
  • The Project Manager from the winning team will be allowed to sit in on the boardroom firings for the losing team. He or she also will be allowed input into Trump's weekly firing decisions.

Candidates

The following is the list of candidates for this season, with their original team placements after teams were selected on Week 1.

Team 1 Team 2
Kinetic Arrow


Candidate Age Hometown Result
Heidi Androl - Sales Manager 26 Santa Monica, California
Nicole D'Ambrosio - Real Estate Broker 25 Chicago, Illinois
Kristine Lefebvre - Licensing Attorney 37 Studio City, California
Frank Lombardi - Real Estate Developer 27 The Bronx, New York
Stefani Schaeffer - Defense Attorney 32 Los Angeles, California
James Sun - Internet Company Owner 29 Seattle, Washington
Tim Urban - Tutoring Company Owner 25 Boston, Massachusetts
Angela Ruggiero - Olympic Athlete 26 Oyster Bay, New York /
Panorama City, California 		Fired in week 10
Muna Heaven - Family Law Litigator [3] 28 Mandeville, Jamaica /
Matawan, New Jersey 		Fired in week 9
Surya Yalamanchili - Brand Manager 24 Cincinnati, Ohio Fired in week 8
Jenn Hoffman - Publicist 26 Phoenix, Arizona Fired in week 7
Derek Arteta - Entertainment Lawyer 34 Covina, California /
Los Angeles, California 		Fired in week 7
Aimee Trottier - Surgical Sales Rep. 32 Chicago, Illinois Fired in week 6
Aaron Altscher - Real Estate Broker 25 Fredericksburg, Virginia Fired in week 5
Marisa DeMato - Class Action Attorney 28 Wellington, Florida Fired in week 4
Michelle Sorro - Real Estate Consultant 34 Los Angeles, California Resigned in week 3
Carey Sherrell - Marketing Firm Owner 25 Atlanta, Georgia Fired in week 2
Martin Clarke - Attorney/Professor 37 Atlanta, Georgia Fired in week 1

Olympic candidates

During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Donald Trump announced that 12 Olympians (eight men and four women) from Team United States 2006 would be vying for a spot on this edition. Voting continued throughout the entire Olympics concluding on the Closing Ceremonies.[4] Although not all of them made it to the "interview process", the 12 Olympians are as follows:

Team picks

  • Using feedback from the candidates, Donald Trump picked the first project managers for the first task.
  • Heidi and Frank were selected and picked their respective teams using alternate selections, one at a time.


Kinetic Arrow
PM Heidi Frank
1 Derek Carey
2 Aimee Tim
3 Marisa Aaron
4 Angela Nicole
5 Surya James
6 Kristine Stefani
7 Muna Michelle
8 Jenn Martin

Weekly results

Candidate Original team Week 4 team Week 10 team Final task team Application result Record as project manager
Heidi Androl Kinetic Kinetic Kinetic 2-1 (win in weeks 1 & 2, loss in week 4)
Nicole D'Ambrosio Arrow Arrow Kinetic 0-1 (loss in week 2)
Kristine Lefebvre Kinetic Kinetic Kinetic 1-1 (win in week 8, loss in week 9)
Frank Lombardi Arrow Arrow Arrow 0-1 (loss in week 1)
Stefani Schaeffer Arrow Arrow Arrow
James Sun Arrow Arrow Arrow 2-0 (win in weeks 9 & 10)
Tim Urban Arrow Arrow Arrow
Angela Ruggiero Kinetic Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 10 0-1 (loss in week 10)
Muna Heaven Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 9
Surya Yalamanchili Kinetic Arrow Fired in week 8 2-1 (win in weeks 6 & 7, loss in week 8)
Jenn Hoffman Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 7 0-1 (loss in week 7)
Derek Arteta Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 7
Aimee Trottier Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 6 1-1 (win in week 5, loss in week 6)
Aaron Altscher Arrow Arrow Fired in week 5 2-1 (win in weeks 3 & 4, loss in week 5)
Marisa DeMato Kinetic Kinetic Fired in week 4
Michelle Sorro Arrow Resigned in week 3 0-1 (loss in week 3)
Carey Sherrell Arrow Fired in week 2
Martin Clarke Arrow Fired in week 1

Note: Kinetic was exempt from week 3 as a result of their win in week 2. Arrow was split in two factions (Team Aaron and Team Michelle) during week 3.

Episodes

Season preview

Dial will be the second company to sponsor two episodes of The Apprentice in a single season, after Wal-Mart (Sam's Club and Wal-Mart) in The Apprentice 5. The season’s sponsors will also include AdSpace Networks, Adwalker, AMC Entertainment, El Pollo Loco, GNC, The Home Depot, KB Home, Lexus, Priceline.com, Ralphs Supermarket, Sue Bee Honey, Trina Turk and SmartMouth mouthwash. [6]

Episode 1 - To Have and Have Not

  • Airdate: January 7, 2007
  • Prologue: The applicants were required to construct a tent as so they could determine how they worked along; this also served to determine which two candidates were to be the first project managers (Heidi and Frank). Subsequent teams were selected by a schoolyard pick.
  • Task sponsor: None
  • Task scope: Each team was assigned a car wash to run for a day. The teams could use any method to try earning the most sales.
  • Kinetic project manager: Heidi
  • Arrow project manager: Frank
  • Winning team: Kinetic
    • Reasons for win: The team immediately got to work, using signs on cardboard boxes and arranging for a free lunch (hot dog and soda) with every car wash. They also took advantage of the demographics of West Hollywood, hiring shirtless guys to hold the signs and to attract customers.
    • Reward: Dinner at Spago with Wolfgang Puck, Donald, Melania, and Ivanka Trump.
  • Losing team: Arrow
    • Reasons for loss: Frank ran off early with another team member to attempt to make signs, leaving the rest of the team short on manpower. The price point of $10 for a basic wash, set by Frank after a brief discussion at the start of the task, may have been too low, as the team only lost by less than $120. Martin was shown to not contribute as much as other members of the team.
    • Task epilogue: "Team Frank" had to set up a second tent after their loss was announced.
    • Sent to boardroom: Frank, Martin, and Tim
    • Firing verdict: Tim was told to go back to the losers' tent after Trump announced Tim not responsible for the loss. Most of his team felt that Frank did not make some smart decisions but agreed he had the drive and the passion for the show. Martin was found to be annoying and a poor contributor by most of his team.
      • Ivanka was a heavy contributor to his decision to fire Martin, pointing out his inability to work well with others and her not seeing him ever being able to fit into a business like structure that the job would require in addition to a couple of unprofessional flaws Ivanka spotted during the first 5-15 minutes of the show. Trump agreed.
  • Fired: Martin by process of elimination. Trump determined that both Frank and Martin performed poorly and contributed to the loss with their fatal mistakes. Trump stated that Martin would fit better within the fields of a professor or lawyer as opposed to a business executive for the Trump organization.
    • Postmortem: While deciding between Frank and Martin, Trump remarked that this was one of his toughest decisions in the history of the show.
  • Notes
    • The season premiere aired for 90 minutes. The full episode can currently be seen on the Yahoo! Apprentice site.
    • Although the teams at the time the episode aired were identified by names of their inaugural project manager, the team names were identified throughout the opening credits.
      • Kinetic, at the time the episode aired, was called "Team Heidi"
      • Arrow, at the time the episode aired, was called "Team Frank"

Episode 2 - Pink is the New Black

  • Airdate: January 14, 2007
  • Task sponsor: Trina Turk
  • Task scope: Each team was tasked to create a line of swimsuits (3 womens, 3 mens) for Trina Turk. The team with the most sales following a runway show (with the contestants as their own models) of the swimsuit line would win.
  • Kinetic project manager: Heidi
  • Arrow project manager: Nicole
  • Winning team: Kinetic
    • Reasons for win: The team stayed with a conservative line of swimsuits as noted by the buyers, in contrast to Arrow's line, and primarily won due to Arrow's missteps. Kinetic earned $20,011.
    • Reward: An opportunity to meet up with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and enjoy a pool party with his girlfriends and several of the Playmates at his Mansion.
    • Apprentice first: As Trump promised, all of Kinetic will be exempt from the third task.
  • Losing team: Arrow
    • Reasons for loss: Carey, in charge of the design of the mens swimsuits, insisted on making them too short and in colors and prints that would appeal to primarily only gay men, as noted by many of his teammates; one particularly was pink, very short, and revealed "too much information" when worn by Carey himself. As a result, the buyers at the fashion show bought less than $400 of the male swimsuit line (out of a total $19,616 in sales).
    • Sent to boardroom: Nicole, Carey, and Michelle
    • Firing verdict: Nicole brought up Carey's insistence on his designs and the lack of their appeal to the majority of the population. Other team members noted that Nicole, as PM, approved of Carey's designs despite her own questionable opinion of them. Carey defended his design selection, alluded to in the episode title, "Pink is the new black", and also pointed to Nicole's poor management.
  • Fired: Carey for his critical design flaws and poor decisions throughout the task.
    • Trump permitted Carey to keep the pink swimsuit he wore for the show as a parting gift before Trump fired Carey.
    • Nicole was not held responsible for the loss since she motivated her team, met task deadlines, and held the team together.
    • Michelle was not held responsible for the loss as per the final boardroom.
  • Notes:
    • Both Derek and Carey revealed that they are gay during this episode.
    • For the first time, the team names seen prior in the opening credits were officially used in this episode. Unaired footage available from the Apprentice web site shows the teams selecting their respective names after the return of Frank from the boardroom last week (Week 1) and prior to the start of the task this week.
    • The second episode can be seen here

Episode 3 - Hollywood or Bussed

  • Airdate: January 21, 2007
  • Prologue
    • Kinetic didn't have to participate in this task since they earned the show's first-ever team exemption from week 2.
    • Since Kinetic didn't have to participate, they spent an evening at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
    • Arrow was split into two teams, with Aaron and Michelle voluntarily stepping up as Project Managers and to select their teams. Aaron's team included James and Stefani, while Michelle's team included Nicole, Frank, and Tim.
  • Task sponsor: Starline Tours of Hollywood and Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
  • Task scope: Each team was to design a unique Hollywood bus tour. The winner would be the team that had the best approval ratings from the tour bus customers.
  • Team Aaron project manager: Arrow
  • Team Michelle project manager: Michelle
  • Winning team: Team Aaron
    • Reasons for win: The team came up with a plan to use the Los Angeles Laker Girls to entice people onto the bus, and based on a pre-tour evaluation of the tour, offered water and snacks and provided a well-rounded tour experience with a high approval rating of 82% from the customers.
    • There was no reward for this task since both factions had to compete against each other and were required to remain in the tents regardless of the outcome.
  • Losing team: Team Michelle
    • Reasons for loss: The tour route was not well planned and highly repetitive (based on customer comments), and received an average approval rating of 58% from customers.
    • Sent to boardroom: No boardroom sessions
      • Reasons for foregoing a boardroom session: Michelle tendered her resignation immediately after the task results were revealed. Trump canceled the end-of-task boardroom sessions figuring that Michelle's resignation meant that she was primarily responsible for the defeat, thus sparing the rest of her team from judgment.
  • Quit: Michelle at her discretion. Michelle determined that she did not care anymore about the job interview, and thus decided to tender her resignation after the results were tabulated. Trump lectured Michelle about how quitting was an extremely bad decision but accepted Michelle's resignation.
  • Notes:
    • No special team names were given to the sub-teams of Arrow, and thus are identified by their project managers.
    • This is the second time that someone quit, and the first time as part of the normal Boardroom sequence. The first resignation occurred during Season 3.
    • This is the first appearance of Donald Trump Jr. as a Boardroom member this season.
    • This episode can be seen here

Episode 4 - Drive-Thru Duel

  • Airdate: January 28, 2007
  • Prologue:
    • Trump called both teams and instructed Kinetic to select volunteers to go over to Arrow in order to balance the teams. Surya, Aimee, and Marisa volunteered to join Arrow. Arrow decided on Surya as their new team member.
    • Sean Yazbeck, Season 5 Apprentice, filled in for Ivanka for this task.
  • Task sponsor: El Pollo Loco[7]
  • Task: Each team was to create a new menu item for the El Pollo Loco chain, and then run an El Pollo Loco store for a day to promote that item. The winning team was the one with the most sales (by dollar amount) of their new item.
  • Kinetic Project Manager: Heidi
  • Arrow Project Manager: Aaron
  • Winning Team: Arrow
    • Reasons for win: Arrow promoted their store with balloons and banners and also attempted to make "bulk sales" outside of the store; as a result, the store was constantly busy during the day, with one boss ordering 23 of their products for his employee's. Their total sales were $488.
    • Reward: A private performance from Andrea Bocelli on the beach followed by a fireworks show.
  • Losing Team: Kinetic
    • Reasons for loss: Unlike Arrow, Kinetic had nearly no marketing advertising their dish and never saw a similar crowd as Arrow had. Potentially, their dish, combining chicken and fruit, may have also been considered unappealing, as stated by Trump. Their total sales were only $314.
    • Sent to boardroom: Heidi, Marisa, and Aimee
      • Key firing points: Marisa was blamed by her team for seemingly sticking to a single idea of having two people in chicken outfits to advertise their item, and unable to come up with any other marketing plan. Sean, as viceroy, also noted that the task was lost by marketing, which Marisa was in charge of for Kinetic.
  • Fired: Marisa at the recommendation of Kinetic due to her being the weakest link in the team. The rest of the team unanimously cited reasons such as not listening to others and disrupting conversations.
    • Trump stated that while Marisa's firing was a hard decision, he admits that he sometimes has to listen to the recommendation of others, mirroring what he did during the one-on-one interviews in the first 3 seasons.
  • Notes:
    • This episode can be seen here
    • This episode shows a connection between Tim and Nicole

Episode 5 - To Bee or Not to Bee

  • Airdate: February 11, 2007
  • Prologue:
    • Sean Yazbeck, Season 5 Apprentice, filled in for Ivanka for this task again.
    • Donald Trump was away on business for the bulk of the task, including hearing the results and announcing the reward while in front of a crowd in Minnesota, but was back for boardroom sessions.
  • Task sponsors: Sue Bee Honey and Ralphs Supermarket
  • Task: To harvest and package honey for Sue Bee Honey brands and to sell the harvested honey through assigned Ralphs supermarkets locations. The winner was the team that sold the most honey.
    • Cliffhangers: During the harvesting event, the teams had to put up with angry bees to "grab" the honey needed for the actual sales of the honey. Kinetic was faced with having a couple of bumps on the road with some honey not on shelves while Arrow was bogged down by lacking honey sales.
      • Derek got stung by a bee when he went harvesting honey with his team members
  • Kinetic project manager: Aimee
  • Arrow project manager: Aaron
  • Winning Team: Kinetic
    • Reasons for win: Kinetic had a good marketing strategy, with Derek creating a buzz with the bee suit, Angela with the slogan "Olympic Gold honey" since she was an Olympic winner, and Aimee's signage outside the supermarket labled "Today is HONEY DAY". The price of each honey bottle is $4.99, buy 2 for $5. The team sold a total of 345 bottles and earned $836.48 in sales.
    • Reward: A basketball game against and training with basketball legends Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, James Worthy, Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson, and player Brian Cook.
      • Correction: In actuality, the Lakers are second to the Boston Celtics in NBA championships. (The Celtics have won 16, while the Lakers have won 14.) Trump, apparently unaware of the Celtics' record, inaccurately claimed that the Lakers had won more NBA championships than any other team.
  • Losing Team: Arrow
    • Reasons for loss: Aaron performed poorly as a project manager, there was no marketing strategy (such as signage) which Aaron claimed was Surya's responsibility, and Tim and Nicole were unsuccessful at any bulk sales. The offer of the honey bottles was "buy two, get one free." The team sold a total of 217 bottles and earned a total of $775.48 in sales.
  • Pre-boardroom: Derek tells Aimee to help Surya in the boardroom
  • Initial Boardroom: The developing relationship between Tim and Nicole was announced by Frank to everyone at the first Boardroom, including Trump.
    • Sent to boardroom: Aaron, Surya, and Nicole
      • Boardroom tension: Aaron reveals that Surya was a brand manager for Procter & Gamble and he blames Surya for the loss due to the lack of marketing strategy
      • Key firing points: Trump reflected Aaron's lack of input in the previous week's boardroom in addition to a couple of key flaws Trump and Surya pointed out. Although Nicole was brought to judgment, was not held liable for the loss since she did her best as far as bulk sales are concerned.
  • Fired: Aaron for leaving the tasks to his subordinates intentionally, weak leadership, poor strategy, and not helping the team during the supermarket portion of the task.
    • Surya did poorly due to his marketing strategies, but Trump decided to give Surya a second chance.
  • Notes:
    • Unless Trump forbids, the opposing teams are apparently allowed to communicate with each other over the hedge that separates Tent City from the pool area that is part of the mansion, as shown by two scenes during the show.
    • This episode can be seen here.

Episode 6 - Travel Sweepstakes Smackdown

  • Airdate: February 18, 2007
  • Prologue: Irritated at the false testimony from the last boardroom, Surya opted to step up as project manager for the next task. The teams arrive at Los Angeles International Airport to receive their next task.
  • Task sponsors: Priceline.com
  • Task: Teams were required to set up a kiosk at their assigned Westfield Shoppingtown malls, and then to get people to sign up for Priceline.com. The team with the most sign-ups over a 2 hour period (during lunch hours) would win the task.
    • Change of judges: For the first part of the task, two Priceline.com executives observed the teams.
  • Kinetic project manager: Aimee
  • Arrow project manager: Surya
  • D-Day prologue: After the two Priceline.com executives gave Trump feedback, Donald Trump, Jr. took over the executives' place as the "close-of-task" judge.
  • Winning Team: Arrow
    • Reasons for win: Several members, particularly Frank, were very aggressive on driving customers to their kiosk. They were able to sign up 359 people.
    • Reward: A private surfing lesson with professional and world-renowned surfers (including Lisa Andersen) in Santa Monica beach and brunch at Gladstone's.
      • Apprentice first: While Nicole was thought to have suffered an ankle injury due to increasing waves, a hospital visit concluded that Nicole was stung by a jellyfish. Tim escorted Nicole to the hospital, prompting the two to skip their visit to Gladstones. This eventually led to a romance between Tim and Nicole after the reward as Tim and Nicole of Arrow were showing each other affection near the pool.
  • Losing Team: Kinetic
    • Reasons for loss: Though Derek and Jenn were told that the mall had about a 50% Hispanic consumer base from a mall executive, they did not relay this number to Aimee figuring that the demographics of the mall were obvious to anyone that was walking through it. As a result, they were not prepared to handle both the verbal and written language barrier at their kiosk, despite Derek and Muna being able to help with the language. They were only able to get 326 people to sign up.
    • Sent to boardroom: Aimee, Derek, and Jenn
      • Key firing points: Trump took time to bring up a couple of issues including but not limited to the following: Aimee not understanding the mall demographic, Derek and Jenn not making Aimee aware of the mall demographic, the fact that Aimee refuses to hear from her subordinates during certain times, and Aimee's weak overall leadership.
  • Fired: Aimee for not understanding the demographics of the mall's frequent visitors, and not listening to her team for suggestions.
  • Notes:
    • This is the first time a sponsor served as an in-task judge before Donald Trump Jr. took over as verdict judge.
    • This episode can be seen here

Episode 7 - Life in the Luxury Lane

  • Airdate: March 4, 2007
  • Prologue: Randal Pinkett, Season 4 Apprentice, served as a substitute boardroom judge.
  • Task sponsors: Lexus
  • Task: Teams were to create an event for Lexus VIP customers to present the features of the new Lexus LS 460. The team with the best rating from the event customers wins the task.
  • Kinetic project manager: Jenn
  • Arrow project manager: Surya
  • Winning Team: Arrow
    • Reasons for Win: The team promoted the concept of luxury properly and allowed their guests to either take a look at the Lexus LS 460's features or to just simply take a test drive of the LS 460. Arrow received an overall rating score of 94 points (out of 100) from the attendees.
    • Reward: A chance to participate in creating a freestyle rap with Snoop Dogg.
      • Apparently, James and Frank did all the rapping and Surya was left in a corner, watching them rap without contributing.
  • Losing Team: Kinetic
    • Reasons for Loss: The team had less signage, utilized go-karts and an illusionist for crowd entertainment, which were out-of-place for the Lexus brand. The presentation was also shaky and flawed. They also promoted the concept of luxury improperly. They received an overall rating score of 84 points (out of 100) from the attendees.
      • Randal, who admits to owning a Lexus vehicle in Yahoo's uncut boardroom battle clips, brought up the go-kart blunder.
    • Sent to boardroom: No final boardroom.
      • Reason for not holding a final boardroom session: Trump indicated that he "did not want to waste time." Despite Jenn earning her team's respect, Trump had enough information to hold her liable for the loss (regardless of whom she would have selected to accompany her in the final boardroom).
  • Fired: Derek was fired before the last intermission for unprofessional behavior per Trump (he jokingly referring to himself as "white trash," to which Trump took offense). Jenn was fired at the end of the airing for poor decision-making throughout the task, allowing for ideas like the go-karts to be approved.
    • After Jenn's firing, Trump commented on his displeasure with Angela's poor performance in this task.
  • Notes:
    • Effective this episode, The Apprentice 6 moved to 10 pm ET/PT, 9 pm CT/MT on NBC.
    • This was the first time that a candidate was fired in the middle of an ongoing boardroom session.
    • This episode can be seen here.

Episode 8 - Bend It Like Donald

  • Airdate: March 11, 2007
  • Prologue: Realising that Kinetic has been decimated, Kristine opted to step up as project manager to bring the team back to its winning track, hoping that herself, Muna, Heidi, and Angela will be the final four.
  • Task sponsor: GNC
  • Task scope: Each team was to create a short halftime show promoting the GNC brand at a Los Angeles Galaxy soccer game. The team with the best show, as determined by GNC's vice president of marketing, would win the task.
    • This halftime show took place during the Los Angeles Galaxy's confrontation with the Houston Dynamo on June 24, 2006. This game happened to be during the World Cup and both teams were without star players.[8]
    • Based on reports of people that attended this game, the crowd was asked after both presentations to indicate which show they preferred using colored placards underneath their seats.[9] These reports also indicate that the challenge was not well received by the fans.
    • Bill Rancic, the original Apprentice, filled-in for Ivanka as a substitute judge.
  • Kinetic project manager: Kristine
  • Arrow project manager: Surya
  • Task cliffhangers: Muna started to lash out against Kristine at certain points of the task. Surya started to lose the respect of his entire team.
  • Winning team: Kinetic
    • Reason for win: Per GNC's vice president of marketing, Kinetic promoted the GNC brand closely, and the crowd apparently liked Kinetic's show.
    • Reward: Golfing with Trump and the head of TaylorMade Golf, Mark King, at Trump's own golfing greens in Los Angeles (Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles). As an additional reward, Kinetic also get to take home a full set of golfing clubs from Taylor Made based on the Donald J. Trump signature collection.
      • Trump thought that Angela was the strongest golfer aloft, since she had the advantage by playing hockey. Trump was surprised that Kristine, Heidi, and Muna did well.
      • Trump also commented that the last time he went golfing with the contestants from The Apprentice 5, he commented that the team weren't stars due to their losing record.
  • Losing team: Arrow
    • Reason for loss: Per GNC's vice president of marketing, Arrow did not promote the GNC brand well, and presented a difficult story to follow.
    • Pre-boardroom: Surya said he regretted leaving Kinetic for Arrow, and communicated behind the trees for advice from Angela and Muna.
    • Initial boardroom tension: Although Surya defended himself by repeatedly mentioning his 5-2 team record, Arrow held Surya liable for the loss.
    • Sent to boardroom: Surya, James, and Tim
      • Firing points: Surya said that he's a good follower, but per Trump the Apprentice would have to be a leader rather than a follower. Tim was responsible for coming up with the losing idea for the project. Surya held James liable for being disloyal and very hard to work with during this task.
      • Bill acknowledged the fact that James always "covered his ass" by changing his ideas at the last minute.
  • Fired: Surya at Trump's discretion. Per Trump the criteria for the Apprentice was to be a good leader, a good listener, and a good problem-solver.
    • Trump believed that it was a very tough decision to make, with all of the team members rooting against Surya. Nonetheless, Trump said with the fire and attitude Surya possesses, he will have great success in the future.
    • Surya commented that 95% of the time he felt like an outsider and this show shows that the best person does not always win.
  • Notes:
    • This is the first episode of The Apprentice 6 in which Bill Rancic appeared.
    • This episode can be seen here.

Episode 9 - The Webisode Mother Lode

  • Airdate: March 18, 2007
  • Prologue: James becomes Arrow's project manager due to his belief that it's either "now or never."
  • Task Sponsor: Dial Soap
  • Task: Each team was to create and direct a webisode soap opera featuring a new Soft Scrub bathroom cleaner. The best webisode as determined by Dial Soap executives would win the task.
  • Kinetic project manager: Kristine
  • Arrow project manager: James
  • Winning team: Arrow
    • Reason for win: Although Arrow had a weak storyline and cliffhanger, they explained the product well. To watch Arrow's webisode, click here.
    • Reward: Arrow team members were rewarded with a private flight to Sacramento to meet Arnold Schwarzenegger for tea and to hear his story of how he succeeded.
  • Losing team: Kinetic
    • Reason for loss: According to the Dial Soap executives, even though Kinetic had a good cliffhanger and a good webisode, the team couldn't get the information out well enough due to Muna's heavy accent. Kinetic had to cut out the parts that presented the most information on the brand because they were difficult to understand. To watch Kinetic's webisode, click here.
    • Sent to boardroom: No final boardroom.
      • Boardroom risks: Muna asked Heidi if Heidi would rather keep Muna or Kristine on the team. Heidi hesitatingly selected Kristine.
  • Fired: Muna was fired by process of elimination. Most of Muna's dialogue was inarticulate and incomprehensible in the team's final webisode product.
    • Trump acknowledged that Kristine's absence during the early part of shooting and the general resulting effort of the team made his choice difficult between firing Kristine or Muna. Muna herself asked her teammates which of the two should not be fired. Both Heidi and Angela selected Kristine.
  • Notes:
    • After Muna's firing, Heidi said that choosing between Kristine and Muna was the hardest thing she had ever done in her life.
    • This episode can be seen here.

Episode 10 - Girls on Rollerskates

  • Airdate: March 25, 2007
  • Prologue: Trump directed James to send a member of Arrow to Kinetic since Kinetic was "decimated." With no volunteers, and with James stating that Frank and Stefani were invaluable to him, he picked Nicole to go. Nicole felt this choice was personal to send her to team Kinetic and said she will do anything to win this task to show James that he is wrong. With Tim and Nicole now on opposite teams, the two had several discussions throughout the episode over the hedge separating the pool from Tent City. The teams meet up at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre with Trump and Ivanka.
  • Task sponsor: Universal Studios Hollywood
  • Task: Teams had to sell special on-the-spot front-of-the-line passes and discount season passes at Universal Studios Hollywood theme park using Adwalker, an advertising and media platform worn by its operators. The winning team would be the one with the most sales.
    • As noted by James, this was the first task in this season where both teams had to compete in the same area for sales.
  • Kinetic project manager: Angela
  • Arrow project manager: James
  • Winning team: Arrow
    • Reason for win: Arrow used a fixed booth with signage and offers of free water bottles with the sale to draw customers at the entrance to the park. They also aggressively went after customers that were waiting in line to talk to Kinetic players and were able to take the business away from Kinetic. They earned over $32,000 in sales.
    • Reward: A private helicopter ride above Los Angeles.
  • Losing team: Kinetic
    • Reason for loss: Kinetic, while using some sex appeal and being more mobile by being on roller skates, they were not aggressive in retaining the customers from Arrow's pitch. They only sold about $25,000.
      • Nicole predicted correctly that Arrow would be using large signs and sales pitches during Kinetic's brainstorming session for this task, and argued they needed to do something to counter it, which eventually resulted in the idea for using roller skates to be mobile.
    • Boardroom tension: After both teams heard the results, Kinetic was upset with Arrow's aggressive tactics of "stealing" customers away, but Trump dismissed this and said it was strictly business. Angela continued to argue this in her defense during the boardroom, though admitted that it would have not countered the entire $7,000 difference in sales.**Sent to boardroom: No final boardroom.
      • Angela pointed out that Nicole was the one who came up with the roller skating idea.
      • James said that Nicole was the weakest link in his team out of members from Arrow.
  • Fired: Angela for poor quality leadership and for not defending herself per Ivanka. Trump ultimately held Angela liable for the loss (the margin was approximately $7000).
    • Postmortem: Nicole told Trump to request Tim to transfer over to Kinetic, but Trump said Tim was disloyal and that Nicole should dump him
  • Notes:
    • This episode can be seen here.

Episode 11 preview

  • Airdate: April 1, 2007
    • SmartMouth mouthwash will be the sponsor for this task. [10]
    • The task involves creating a newspaper supplement for the L.A. Times to advertise a new way to keep breath fresh. The two teams will utilize different approaches, from "sexy risks" to scientific approaches.
    • Per the Week 10 end preview, Trump and Ivanka will each show their dark side in the boardroom, the losing candidates will be severely chastised by the two.
    • The preview shows Frank having a low confidence level.
    • Depending on the outcome of this task, either Tim or Nicole will be responsible for the loss.
    • Depending on who wins and who loses the task, one candidate's loyalty will be questioned.
      • Depending on the outcome of the task, either Tim or Nicole must make a tough decision between love and loyalty.
    • Since James was the winning project manager, he will be the project manager of this task.

Episode 12 preview

  • Airdate: April 8, 2007
    • The final six candidates are split into three teams, with two members each. [10]
    • This task will be held in Las Vegas to promote the Trump Organization's latest project.
    • This task will be the final task before the tentative interviews and the "ultimate task."
    • Donald Trump, Jr. will make an appearance in this episode.

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Ratings

The 90-minute premiere of the sixth season averaged 4.3 million overall viewers and a 4.1/10 rating/share in the Adults 18-49 demographic. The figure for total viewers for the show's sixth season debut was much lower than that of the show's fifth season debut.[11] The second episode of season 6 averaged less than 4 million viewers. [12]

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  7. ^ El Pollo Loco Apprentice press release
  8. ^ "Apprentice 6 candidates reportedly performed halftime infomercial at LA Galaxy game". reality blurred. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
  9. ^ e.g. Report from attendee the night of the game and Report from attendee of Dynamo-Galaxy game after seeing this episode
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