Undercover Boss (Hebrew: בוס בהסוואה, Bos Be'hasva'a is a 2013 Israeli reality television series based on the British series of the same name. Each episode depicts a person who has a high management position at a major business, deciding to become undercover as an entry-level employee to discover the faults in the company.
| Undercover Boss Israel | |
|---|---|
| בוס בהסוואה | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Directed by | Ohad Gal-Oz[1] |
| Country of origin | Israel |
| Original language | Hebrew |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Omer Lakner and Assaf Gil[1] |
| Producer | Eyal Siman Tov[1] |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Gil Productions[1] |
| Original release | |
| Release | 2013 |
| Related | |
| Undercover Boss (franchise) | |
Format
editEach episode features a high-ranking executive or the owner of a corporation going undercover as an entry-level employee in their own company. The executives alter their appearance and assume an alias and fictional back-story. The fictitious explanation given for the accompanying camera crew is that the executives are being filmed as part of a documentary about entry-level workers in a particular industry. They spend approximately one week undercover, working in various areas of their company operations, with a different job and in most cases a different location each day. They are exposed to a series of predicaments with amusing results, and invariably spend time getting to know the people who work in the company, learning about their professional and personal challenges.[2]
At the end of their week undercover, the executives return to their true identity and request the employees they worked with individually to corporate headquarters. The bosses reveal their identity, and reward hard-working employees through campaign, promotion, or financial rewards, while other employees are given training or better working conditions.
Episodes
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series premiere | Series finale | |||
| 1 | 6[1] | January 2013 | March 2013 | |
| 2 | 9 | April 2015 | June 2015 | |
Series 1: 2013
edit| No. | Title | Boss | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Isrotel" | V.P. Operations Shlomi Tachan | TBA | |
| 2 | "Albar" | CEO Yinon Amit | TBA | |
| 3 | "Pizza Hut" | Owner & CEO Udi Shamai | TBA | |
| 4 | "Café Café" | Owner Mickey Til | TBA | |
| 5 | "Team 3" | Owner & CEO Nir Gilboa | TBA | |
| 6 | "The Excellent Employee" | N/A | TBA |
Note: Episode 6 did not focus on a new company, it was filmed 6 months after the original ones, as a follow-up.[3]
Series 2: 2015
editA second season was picked up,[4] which aired in 2015 and contained 9 additional episodes.[5]
| No. | Title | Boss | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Burgus Burger Bar" | Owner Yaron Israel | TBA | |
| 2 | "Na'amat" | Chairman Galya Wolach | TBA | |
| 3 | "Holmes Place" | Owner & ECO Jonathan Fisher | TBA | |
| 4 | "Israel Electric Corporation" | ECO Iftach Ron Tal | TBA | |
| 5 | "Yenot Bitan" | Deputy CEO Yossi Bitan | TBA | |
| 6 | "Fattal" | Director General Reuben Elkes | TBA | |
| 7 | "Mey Eden" | V.P. Marketing Michael Rabinovich | TBA | |
| 8 | "Golf & Co" | TBA | TBA | |
| 9 | "El Al" | V.P. Computing Ofer Tzabari | TBA |
Criticism
editMany criticized the show for focusing too much on the company. By focusing on the company rather than the interaction, critics said the show became just one big advertisement for the companies.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Undercover Boss – Retrieved 10 September 2014
- ^ "בוס בהסוואה": גם המסר האמיתי מוסווה – Retrieved 10 September 2014
- ^ The Excellent Employee – Retrieved 10 September 2014
- ^ הפקות טלוויזיה נדחות, The Voice מתארכת – Retrieved 10 September 2014
- ^ Undercover Boss New Season
- ^ אסף גיל: "בוס בהסוואה אינה סרט תדמית" – Retrieved 10 September 2014