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7.3/10 TV Original language(s) English Running time 60 minutes First episode date 7 November 2004 Language English | 5.8/10 IMDb Country of origin United States No. of episodes 10 Final episode date 12 December 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring William AugustJamie DenboDavid JahnTamara ClatterbuckKent Sublette Genres Reality television, Game show Similar My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance, The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's, The Apprentice, The Benefactor, Renovate My Family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
My big fat obnoxious boss elimination thank you
My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss was a television show on the Fox Network that was filmed in July 2004 and aired from November–December 2004. Similar to My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance, it was a parody of shows such as The Apprentice. The contestants performed several tasks that they were all told would help them win a job at the Chicago-based conglomerate IOCOR and a $250,000 prize. However, none of the contestants knew that the company - and the position - were fake.
Contents
- My big fat obnoxious boss elimination thank you
- My big fat obnoxious boss my favorite scenes
- Rules
- N Paul Todd
- Teams
- Episode 1 How Low Can You Go
- Episode 2 The Sword and the Soup
- Episode 3 Thats Fascinating
- Episode 4 Craptacular
- Episode 5 Thanks I Appreciate That
- Episode 6 Next Stop the Guggenheim
- Episode 7 Drop Dead Gorgeous
- Episode 8 Blowin in the Wind
- Episode 9 My Kingdom for a Chicken
- Episode 10 The Real Boss is
- After the show
- References
The show was usually punctuated by the actions of the "boss" Mr. N. Paul Todd, whose name was an anagram of that of Donald Trump. The contestants learn about his multibillion-dollar venture capital firm IOCOR, and in any episode, he or a member of his "family" could usually be found doing something either to unsettle the contestants or to test the limit of their blindness to truth.
Fox advertised the show, along with another Apprentice-inspired show called The Rebel Billionaire, during the 2004 Major League Baseball playoffs. But the show received low ratings in the United States and was cancelled after five episodes. Fox released the remaining 5 episodes online in late March 2005. All 10 episodes were broadcast in full in the UK on Channel 4 (and on Channel 4's sister station E4), in Australia on Channel 7 and later Fox8, in Singapore on Channel 5, in Poland on TV4 and Polsat, in Malaysia on 8TV and in Denmark on SBS Net. In 2008, the entire series - including the five unaired episodes in the USA - aired on Fox Reality Channel.
My big fat obnoxious boss my favorite scenes
Rules
The rules of the game were similar to The Apprentice. The contestants were split into teams, with a team boss immune from elimination. The teams would then compete in a challenge to determine which would be eliminated. Some of the tasks endured by the contestants included selling hot soup on a hot day, creating and selling art they made out of scraps, and selling other ridiculous products. The members of the losing team met Mr. Todd in the boardroom on the next day, where he derided their performance. The team boss nominated two teammates for elimination—because Mr. Todd explained that, in real life, the boss is never held responsible. The player not eliminated became the team boss, and the winning team named a new team boss.
The audience would then see N. Paul Todd referring to "the real boss" for the decision on who was to go. The real boss was not seen or heard until the final episode, and was kept a complete secret from the contestants. The official website suggested that the real boss could be Donald Trump's ex-wife Ivana Trump or Oprah Winfrey, although David Hickman did refer to the boss as a "him." The real boss gave no reason for the decision, so Todd was given free rein to make it up as he went along.
In the final episode, "the real boss" was revealed to be a chimpanzee who responded to the name of "Mowgli" and who made his decisions by spinning a wheel with the names of the contestants.
N. Paul Todd
N. Paul Todd was played by actor William August, a graduate of Harvard University and an experienced California attorney.
August described Todd as a man who "probably has a number of sexual harassment lawsuits pending."
Todd's catchphrase for elimination was "Get the hell out of my office." Another of his catchphrases was "Welcome to my world."
A variety of assistants helped Mr. Todd with his contests. His alleged Vice President Jamie Samuels is sent to hate the women, while the COO David Hickman is "a little too excited about these fresh-faced young men." Mr. Todd also relies on his wife Lynn and his son Kent to help judge the competition when a member of the executive team is not available.
Teams
The contestants were initially split into a male and female team. Each team was responsible for naming their opponent. The men named the female team Femron, a portmanteau of female and Enron. The women named the male team Concad, a portmanteau of con and cad.
The teams were re-organized in episode 4. At the beginning of episode 8, the remaining five players were combined into a united team for an elimination, where Damien was named team boss. Afterwards, the four players left over were split into two teams for the episode's challenge. Following that challenge, the three finalists were on their own.
The contestant won the competition. The contestant won as team boss on his/her team. The contestant lost as team boss on his/her team. The contestant was brought to the final boardroom. The contestant was fired. The contestant won a task granting him/her immunity.Episode 1: How Low Can You Go?
Episode 2: The Sword and the Soup
Episode 3: That's Fascinating
Episode 4: Craptacular!
Challenge: Sell bogus products to the public and the most sales wins. Products include canned oxygen gas, "natural" tampons, and reusable toilet paper.
Episode 5: Thanks, I Appreciate That
Challenge: Teams raced to perform certain office tasks while under fire from paintballs that Mr. N. Paul Todd shot at them. Members had to shield the team boss from getting hit or be penalized. A tie breaker came down to a 10 ball shootout.
Episode 6: Next Stop, the Guggenheim!
Challenge: Make works of art out of garbage and sell them at an art gallery they run themselves. One of the members of each team has to masquerade as the artist who made the works of art.
Episode 7: Drop Dead Gorgeous
Challenge: Design an advertising campaign for 1 of 3 products. They include home security land mines, breast milk, and plastic surgery for the deceased.
Episode 8: Blowin' in the Wind
Challenge: Sell as much distribution of T-shirts, baseball hats, and mugs that had written on them "Chicago is for losers", "The windy city blows", and "I hate Chicago" to real shop owners as possible.
Episode 9: My Kingdom for a Chicken
Episode 10: The Real Boss is...
After the show
Annette became a professional model, and ironically, later appeared as "Trump's Executive Assistant" (boardroom lobby receptionist) on several episodes of The Celebrity Apprentice. Kerry wrote a book. As of 2007, Elli remained the president of Eye5. Jamie Denbo and Kent Sublette both moved on to late night television programs, with Denbo being featured on The Late Late Show and Sublette joining the writing staff of Saturday Night Live in 2007. Robert appeared on the 2014 reality show Utopia.