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The Apprentice Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2004 - 2004
Episode 1
Meet the Billionaire
Thu, Jan 8, 2004 60 mins
Starting with seed money of $250, purchase supplies and sell lemonade on the streets of New York.
Episode 2
Sex, Lies and Altitude
Thu, Jan 15, 2004 60 mins
A sexually provocative ad campaign divides the would-be tycoons, who get a taste of corporate jet-setting. But a slacker among the 14 apprentices who remain falls asleep on the job, so "master" Donald Trump pares the field to 13.
Episode 3
Respect
Wed, Jan 21, 2004 60 mins
Donald Trump shows candidate No. 3 the executive suite's door after an hour in which tempers flare and an underdog takes charge.
Episode 4
Ethics Schmethics
Thu, Jan 29, 2004 60 mins
Business ethics are on the menu (and Donald Trump eats candidate No. 4 for lunch) when the teams are tasked with running a restaurant.
Episode 5
Trading Places
Thu, Feb 5, 2004 60 mins
Big changes precede this week's task: selling at a flea market. And the losing team is testier than ever in the meeting at which candidate No. 5 is Trumped.
Episode 6
Tit for Tat
Thu, Feb 12, 2004 60 mins
Protege and VersaCorp vie to raise money for charity at a Sotheby's celebrity auction. One of the project managers is too controlling, and one of the apprentices is out of control around celebrities. But a romance begins to blossom.
Episode 7
Real Real Estate, Trump Style
Thu, Feb 19, 2004 60 mins
The task: renovating and leasing New York City apartments that are decidedly unlike the Master's Trump Tower penthouse. Squabbles erupt over which apartments to rent, and illness becomes an issue.
Episode 8
Ice Escapades
Thu, Feb 26, 2004 60 mins
The task: marketing a new product. The winners will fly high in the Trump helicopter, while the losers face a bruising boardroom session before The Donald tells Apprentice No. 8, "You're fired."
Episode 9
DNA, Heads, and the Undead Kitty
Thu, Mar 4, 2004 60 mins
The task: Pick an artist and sell his/her art at a gallery. One of the artists chosen does controversial work and one of the project managers makes a controversial decision. There's also a food fight, of sorts, before Mr. Trump tells Apprentice No. 9: "You're fired."
Episode 10
Wheeling & Dealing
Thu, Mar 11, 2004 60 mins
The task: operating a rickshaw pedicab service. There are ethical battles and morale-boosting schemes. Meanwhile, two candidates jockey for position aboard a yacht and another visits an ailing parent in the hospital before Apprentice No. 10 hears those dreaded two words ("You're fired").
Episode 11
A Look Back
Thu, Mar 18, 2004 60 mins
Nobody gets fired on this edition of the reality hit, in which Master Donald Trump recaps the first 10 shows and explains his termination decisions. The program also includes outtakes from past episodes.
Episode 12
Circus, Circus
Thu, Mar 25, 2004 60 mins
The task facing the six remaining apprentices: Lure gamblers to Trump's Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. Before their number is pared to five, there will be an abandonment and some conspicuous high-rolling.
Episode 13
The Price Is Height
Thu, Apr 1, 2004 60 mins
The task confronting the five remaining candidates involves the sort of pricey Manhattan real estate to which they all, no doubt, aspire. The losers are left behind in a plume of jet vapors and, after "Mister" Trump's boardroom ritual is over, the apprentice roster stands at four.
Episode 14
Down to the Wire
Thu, Apr 8, 2004 60 mins
The road to that "dream" job at Trump Tower is down to the final four, who'll face intense grillings before the Donald says those two little words to two of them.
Episode 15
Season Finale
Thu, Apr 15, 2004 60 mins
The final two contestants face off for the job opportunity of a lifetime.