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This two hour season premiere started off with the introductions of the mens team vs. the ladies team. Meat was saved for second to last for the men.

They were greeted by Donald Trump and the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. The contestants were instructed to come up with a team name and report to the board room for their task.

They break away to the guys choosing their names where Richard Hatch tried to reign in all the ideas but had his own in mind (he came with a list). Hatch quickly started to "take control" over everything. Gary Busey pitched some idea about Sperm Farmers which had me in stitches. And then I saw Meat laughing behind his hand, which made me laugh harder. The guys came up with the name Backbone. They unanimously chose a team leader as Richard Hatch. The ladies were seen collectively coming up with the name ASAP...and if you listen to La Toya Jackson you'd be all confused cause' she f*cked up the name multiple times. I'm still not sure what it all stands for but it is an acronym.

The first task is to run a pizza parlor for charity. Gary Busey was the Pepperoni Profit dressed in some get up with his hair sticking out like he stuck his finger in an electrical socket. Meat was shown doing prep work with Jose Conseco. Meat was prepping the dough and weighing it. While David Cassidy was on topping prep work. When the doors were open, Meat was stationed at the cash register. Collecting big money, giving a teary fan a nice bear hug, and getting excited for the cause. I think I spotted the blow up from the Casa tour (it was either Meat or Randy) on the sidewalk by the pizza parlor. The ladies were shown doing the same prep work along with Dionne Warwick trying desperately to work a credit card machine.

The ladies had a BIG sale of $40,000 which they executed but failed to make a $35,000 delivery to the fire house after winning the taste test by a Celebrity Chef (whose name is escaping me). The ladies got a little catty in the boardroom but that did not pale in comparison to Jose Conseco going after Richard Hatch who was physically bullying David Cassidy. The ladies ended up winning the task sending team Backbone to the boardroom. Donald asked each of the men who he should fire. Busey went first and stated Hatch...then Meat Loaf stated Richard...Conseco and others said Hatch. Hatch was asked to bring two others into the board room...he chose Conseco and Cassidy. Cassidy ultimately gets fired as Trump senses that he just didn't have the confidence to be a leader.

Next weeks episode previewed Meat Loaf being the project manager for the next task. The teaser has me saying "oh no" because Meat sends the team to the wrong place. YIKES! Then Meat states, I'm doing terrible. Just enough to make me worry all week long. LOL. I'm still not mentally ready to "see" Meat cry, but I know it's coming. Kleenex are standing by.

That is the show as a recap. My take on Meat's participation. I've seen this show before and Meat is playing the smart card. He is liked by the other team members. But he's quiet and letting others blow up. You could see he was laughing in his collar. When things got heated in the board room, you can see him shift in his chair and scratch the back of his ear AS IF saying, I'm not involved in all that. There was nothing to incriminate Meat's image. It was all fine. Edits or whatever, Meat's integrity is totally intact.

Gary Busey was hilarious but I can see how he could get under skin. I like Lil' Jon too.

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