All episodes Season 7 S07E03 2010-09-30 60 min 2000s NBC

The Apprentice

Working Like a Dog

TV Flash files “Working Like a Dog” as hour 97 of 107 in the TV Flash guide — The Apprentice (2004–2017) on NBC, season 7, episode 3, aired 2010-09-30, 60 min.

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This leaf is S07E03: listed hour 97 of 107 in the The Apprentice guide, hour 3 of 13 in season 7. It aired 2010-09-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Frozen Assets” (S07E02). Next is “Snack Attack” (S07E04).

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The teams are tasked with running all aspects of a dog daycare and spa. One Project Manager threatens to bench a team member if they continue to act up. On the other side, a fearful team member is resentful when their Project Manager puts them in charge of dogs. A surprise visit from "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan puts everyone on their toes. In the boardroom, Trump reveals which team has pulled out the win, and on the losing team another candidate is fired.

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Where does Working Like a Dog sit in the The Apprentice guide?

S07E03 is listed hour 97 of 107 — hour 3 of 13 in season 7, season 7 episode 3.

When did The Apprentice S07E03 air?

Working Like a Dog aired 2010-09-30 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.

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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…

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