What do robots, Jon Favreau, white man rap and parades have in common? Damned if we know, but they're all featured on this week's "Apprentice."

It's week five and an increasingly blond Donald Trump gathers teams Capital Edge and Excel together at Grand Army Plaza in the heart of the Big Apple to announce their next project. The Donald seems a tad frustrated at the lack of success on the part of Capital Edge and bellows an offer across the tundra: the ladies can choose one of the men of Excel to join their team. It's good news for Marshawn, since she's "really tired of being around bickering women." Without hesitation, the gals opt for Randal, much to the dismay of Excel, who was obviously hoping to unload Markus.

Their challenge: create a parade float to promote the new movie "Zathura", directed by Favreau. Their obstacle: pronouncing the name of the damn thing. The float will be featured in the ever-popular Hollywood Holiday Parade, which no one but the producers of this show has ever heard of. Jennifer takes over at Project Manager for Capital Edge while wee little Brian does the same for team Excel. "It's time for me to step up," he says. We presume a footstool will be involved.

Who knew the team members were so skilled in the art of sawing, painting and forming foam rubber into spaceships, but here they are, working away in hazmat suits to create their respective floats. The movie is apparently exactly like "Jumanji" only instead of Kirsten Dunst, Robin Williams and jungle creatures, it features some other kids, Tim Robbins and meteors. As a result, the floats feature basically the same elements: a house which evidently gets shot into the stratosphere, various planets, rockets and a few robots.

The dudes' float also features a helpful soundtrack: some guy repeating "Zathura" on a loop in a vaguely sexy voice. The women have included some partially amputated children on theirs in the form of mannequins supposed to represent the kids in the film.

Capital Edge also has other problems: namely, Kristi. Seems the resident Reese Witherspoon isn't getting along so well with PM Jennifer. "There seems to be a lack of respect amongst certain members of the team," notes Randal cautiously. Jen attempts to give Kristi a dressing down but the Mouth of the South won't be silenced.

Meanwhile, Excel is dealing with their own human resources issue in the form of -- who else? -- Markus. "I cannot stand his bulls*** anymore," says Josh, sick of enduring backbreaking labor while Markus is off, combing his fluffy locks. Brian, craning his neck to address Markus, tells him to lose the 'tude.

Finally, the floats are revealed and the presentations to Jon Favreau and some Sony exec take place. Excel's Brian takes the opportunity to blather on, causing Josh to wonder if he's been "injected with Markus juice." Nevertheless, their float is a hit. Over at Capital Edge, Jennifer has evidently sipped from the Markus cup as well, as she lamely tries to describe the concept behind her team's float. In the end, it's Excel that emerges at the clear winner, thanks to the fact that their float was emblazoned in several areas with the word "Zathura" and because, unlike Capital Edge, their PM managed to pronounce it correctly.

And what is the reward for this challenge? Free movie tickets? A guest spot on "Dinner for Five: The D List"? Nope. It's the opportunity to record a rap with hip hop icon Wyclef Jean! Don't worry if you don't understand, because this makes no sense. But it gets better. There's nothing quite like a bunch of white guys in suits rapping lines like "Ladies, if you see us in the club, freakin', join in." I vote that this be the new theme song of "The Apprentice."

Back in the Opium Den, Jen weeps to James about her insecurities involving the challenge. He pretends to care, and telepathically communicates to her an invitation to his next club freakin' excursion.

In the boardroom, it's Jen vs. Kristi. Kristi's a liability for being a contentious loudmouth, while Jen failed to execute on the project but claims that people like her. "This is a job interview; it's not a popularity contest," sniffs Carolyn.

In the end, although the chips seem stacked against her, the Donald elects to save Jennifer and can Kristi. Presumably, this has nothing to do with the fact that he told the New York Times that Jennifer "is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen."

-- Liz Scott lives in Philadelphia. Her hobbies include listening to Prince, watching "Cops" and reading about celebrities.