The Assistant — Season 1, Episode 4: Clean up in Aisle Vomit
Reality, Comedy • 25 min • 1 season, 8 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
That morning, Andy wakes up to find himself in need of the vomit bucket. After having Colin clean the vomit bucket, Andy hands out various assignments to the assistants. Tanika and Mykell have to get Andy a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, Stefani and Melissa have to take out Andy's "Little Brother", Anna has to look over scripts with guest star Jack Osbourne, etc. Melissa and Stefani take the "Little Brother" bowling, Tanika and Mykell have no luck convincing the committee people to give Andy a star, and Anna instead of looking over scripts, goes ice skating with Jack. At elimination, the room is decked out in 'Apprentice' gear. Two by two, Andy dismisses the assistants back to the garage until only Anna and Mark are left. In the end, Mark is fired!
About The Assistant
The Assistant is a reality television show that parodied other reality shows such as The Apprentice, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Survivor, American Idol, and Fear Factor. Its eight episodes originally aired on MTV. It featured comedian Andy Dick's search for a new personal assistant. The beginning of the first episode parodied The Bachelor, with the twelve contestants arriving in limousines, and Dick waiting outside to greet them with his maid and butler. A "rose ceremony" immediately followed, and one contestant was eliminated. Dick assigned the Hollywood hopefuls to some absurd tasks such as pretending to be him in an interview with a Japanese television station, bringing him coffee by traversing on a beam over a swimming pool, breaking up with his girlfriend, and attempting to get him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Contestants were usually "snipped" in elimination ceremonies parodying those on other reality series. Like some other programs, The Assistant also included double elimination episodes and brought back fired candidates. Driving home Dick's message that they were starting from the bottom, candidates slept in Dick's garage. He also woke them with a flashing, siren-generating alarm, was prone to tantrums, and griped that, "This reality show is ruining my life!"