My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss was a television show on the Fox Network in 2004-2005. Similar to My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance, it was a parody of shows such as The Apprentice. Contestants had to perform several tasks in order to win a job, however the contestants didn't know that there was no role or offer. 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 show was usually punctuated by the actions of the "boss" 'Mr. N. Paul Todd' (an anagram of 'Donald Trump'). The contestants learn about his multi-billionaire conglomeration, IOCOR, and in any episode, he or a member of his 'family' could usually be found doing something to unsettle the contestants or to test the limit of their blindness to truth.

When the task was completed for the episode, N. Paul Todd would refer to 'the real boss' for the decision on who was to go. The real boss gave no reason for the decision, so Todd was given free rein to make it up as he went along.

The show was cancelled in the USA due to low ratings five episodes into the run, although Fox did release 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, and in Malaysia on 8TV.

N. Paul Todd was played by actor William August, a graduate of Harvard University and an experienced California attorney.

Cast

Role	Real Name	"Position"
N. Paul Todd	William August	The Obnoxious Boss
Jamie Samuels	Jamie Denbo	Executive Vice President, IOCOR
David Hickman	David Jahn	Chief Operations Officer (COO), IOCOR
Lynn Todd	Tamara Clatterbuck	Wife of N. Paul Todd
Kent Todd	Kent Sublette	Son of N. Paul Todd
Danielle Todd	Danielle Schneider	Daughter of N. Paul Todd
Shannon	Shannon Hall	Executive Assistant to N. Paul Todd
Jason	Jason Kollar	Bodyguard to N. Paul Todd
Michael Delaney	Michael Keenan	IOCOR Board Member
John Benjamin	John Gilbert	IOCOR Board Member

Contestants

Team 1	Team 2
Femron	Concad

Candidate	Age	Hometown	Result
Annette Dziamba - Sales	24	Whippany, NJ	Winner of $350,000
Michael Gregorio - Liquor Sales	34	Reading, MA	Runner-up; winner of $200,000
Kerry McCloskey - Marketing Director	29	Jersy City, NJ	Eliminated in episode 9
Damian Scott - Entrepreneur	29	Chicago, IL	Eliminated in episode 9
David Harper - Financial Advisor	25	Atlanta, GA	Eliminated in episode 8
Douglas Dennard - Investment Banker	24	Greenville, NC	Eliminated in episode 7
Whitney LaBelle - Sales Director	26	Atlanta, GA	Eliminated in episode 6
Robert Hospidor - Mortgage Broker	28	Middlesex, NJ	Eliminated in episode 5
Tonia Jacobs - Construction	35	San Marcos, TX	Eliminated in episode 4
Elli Frank - Entertainment Marketing Company Owner	26	Jacksonville, FL	Eliminated in episode 3
Christy Hollie - Sales	30	Austin, TX	Eliminated in episode 2
Daniel Hoe - Financial Manager	29	Dallas, TX	Eliminated in episode 1

Episodes

Episode 1: How Low Can You Go?

• Airdate: November 7, 2004

Episode 2: The Sword and the Soup

• Airdate: November 14, 2004

Episode 3: That's Fascinating

• Airdate: November 21, 2004

Episode 4: Craptacular!

• Airdate: December 5, 2004

Episode 5: Thanks, I Appreciate That

• Airdate: December 12, 2004

Episode 6: Next Stop, the Guggenheim!

• Airdate: unaired

Episode 7: Drop Dead Gorgeous

• Airdate: unaired

Episode 8: Blowin' in the Wind

• Airdate: unaired

Episode 9: My Kingdom for a Chicken

• Airdate: unaired

Episode 10: The Real Boss is...

• Airdate: unaired

This episode reveals the real boss to be a monkey (Mowgli) who would decide the winning contestant by spinning a wheel with the contestants names written on portions of the wheel.

Sources

Reality TV Calendar - info about contestants

TV.com - info about cast, summaries of series/episodes

Reality News Online - Episode titles, summaries and recaps

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