The Apprentice
Who Wears the Pants
TV Flash files “Who Wears the Pants” as hour 78 of 107 in the TV Flash guide — The Apprentice (2004–2017) on NBC, season 5, episode 13, aired 2006-05-22, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E13: listed hour 78 of 107 in the The Apprentice guide, hour 13 of 15 in season 5. It aired 2006-05-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Backs Against the Wal-Mart” (S05E12). Next is “The Mother of All Tasks” (S05E14).

Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The final four candidates create a new line of uniforms for the nation's largest brand of upscale, all-suite hotels. One team uses its love of fashion to try to stitch together a win, while the other team models its designs on market research. The winners hit the town with Trump's favorite apprentices, while the losers struggle to survive the boardroom.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Who Wears the Pants sit in the The Apprentice guide?
S05E13 is listed hour 78 of 107 — hour 13 of 15 in season 5, season 5 episode 13.
When did The Apprentice S05E13 air?
Who Wears the Pants aired 2006-05-22 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is The Apprentice just the catchphrase?
Tasks, boardroom, weekly elimination — Burnett business theater. You're fired entered the lexicon because the format printed it nightly.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Corporate tasks, a boardroom, a pointing finger, and a catchphrase that left the studio. The Apprentice is Mark Burnett business theater that turned a real-estate showman into a prime-time character — elimination math as entertainment, with a political afterlife nobody booked as a twist.
The pointing finger is the silhouette. Mark Burnett's The Apprentice premiered on NBC in 2004 to huge ratings: Donald Trump as host, a real-estate showman turned into a prime-time character, Ivanka Trump, George Ross, Carolyn Kepcher in the boardroom. Contestants battle corporate tasks. Elimination math as entertainment. You're fired entered the lexicon like a garment everyone suddenly owned. Later seasons shifted hosts after Trump's political rise. The afterlife is the argument. The original lighting is the…
Filed against
- Donald Trump as Host
Donald Trump hosted The Apprentice as boardroom business theater — corporate tasks, a pointing finger, a catchphrase that left the studio, Mark Burnett turning a real-estate showman into a prime-time character. Elimination math as…
- Ivanka Trump as Advisor
Ivanka Trump sat in The Apprentice as Advisor — Mark Burnett business theater, corporate tasks, a boardroom, a pointing finger, a catchphrase that left the studio. Real-estate showman as prime-time character; the daughter as counsel in…
- George Ross as Advisor
George Ross sat in The Apprentice boardroom as Advisor — 2000s Mark Burnett business theater, corporate tasks, a pointing finger, a catchphrase that left the studio. Real-estate showman as prime-time character; Ross as the counsel in the…
- Carolyn Kepcher as Advisor
Carolyn Kepcher sat as advisor on The Apprentice — corporate tasks, a boardroom, a pointing finger, Mark Burnett business theater that turned a real-estate showman into a prime-time character. Elimination math as entertainment, a…