'The Celebrity Apprentice': Sinbad's gotta have his balloons

On tonight's episode of "The Celebrity Apprentice," the teams were assigned a task from Kodak to set up a "storefront experience" and photo studio. They're going to be judged on the originality of their set-up, the Kodak Moments brand messaging, and the overall experience for the public.

I'm not sure who died and made Rod Blagojevich governor, but he appoints Sinbad as the project manager for the men's team, Rock Solid. Maria Kanellis takes charge of the women's team -- Tenacity.

Time out for a moment: What is Maria wearing? She's got giant heavy chains around her neck, a flower the size of a dinner plate pinned to her head, wrist warmers, huge hoop earrings and a leather vest. And she hasn't even started carrying around that giant popsicle yet! It must be exhausting, hauling all those accessories around all day.

When it's time to brainstorm, both teams hit a wall. Sinbad makes absolutely no sense when he's trying to speak. I'm not sure he finished one sentence in the entire episode. He seems to think that blurting random words at people is a totally acceptable and normal form of communication.

There's only one major problem with the women's team: Cyndi Lauper. She's wandering around, grumbling about carpets, demanding that the Kodak executives give her a personal lesson in using a digital camera. "Show me what this camera can do!" she crows while he's trying to discuss marketing strategy. Still, Cyndi is by far the most entertaining of the women to watch, if only for her constantly changing hair and her propensity to randomly burst into song.

Meanwhile, tension builds between Sinbad and Bret Michaels. Sinbad ignores Bret several times, and Bret gets frustrated because Sinbad isn't delegating. Bret has to excuse himself to go down to the basement and pace, angry because he knows he's going to come off looking bad on TV. After three seasons of "Rock of Love," we wouldn't want that.

The most entertaining of the men is definitely Blagojevich himself. I know, I know, nobody likes Blago!! We certainly love to hate him, though. While doing an interview on the sidewalk, a passerby yells, "Hey, you're from Chicago!" to Blagojevich.  

"Yes!" Blago calls out, before turning back to the camera. "Did you guys get that?"

Later, Blago says that he's part of Teddy Roosevelt's "Fellowship of the Doers." All he's doing, though, is ranting to someone on the phone about his legal woes. "There's no tape that corroborates that, right?" he asks an unnamed acquaintance. "Okay."

When he goes back outside, someone barks at him, "You're a disgrace. Enjoy prison."  Another woman rambles about how she was named after him ... but it turns out she had him confused for Donny Osmond. Really? This guy should get his own reality show. He can have all the goldenrod (not yellow!) balloons he wants and he can go around reminding everyone that he "used to be the governor of a big big state." This is TV gold.

Generally, Sinbad seems to be a terrible project manager. The most constructive input he makes all day is supporting Blago's decor suggestion that "balloons and plants are good in politics."

"Wherever I go," Sinbad agrees, "If they have no balloons, I'm the hell up outta there. Man's gotta have his balloons."

In the end, balloons can't save Rock Solid. While both teams leverage their celebrity and offer photos with celebrity guests, the women's team, Tenacity, beats the men because they do a better job of selling the Kodak product.

With the men on the chopping block instead of the women, there's a noticeable lack of bullying (and sexual harassment!) from Trump in the board room. It seems he's more hesitant when it comes to picking on someone his own size.

It comes down to Blago, Bret Michaels and Sinbad. Eventually, Sinbad gets the boot, which was a relief. The women won enough money to grant the wishes of five kids with terminal illnesses for the Make a Wish Foundation, Maria's chosen charity.

Most importantly, Cyndi Lauper has now sung an '80s hit in two out of two episodes. Can she keep up her streak? Check in with Zap2it next week to find out.

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