Boise on reality TV: Idahoan stars in season premiere of ‘inspirational’ CBS show
Idaho’s capital city will get some national TV love this weekend and, for once, it’s not those cheerful “Boise Boys” again.
But the dynamic feels similarly apropos.
The season premiere of “Undercover Boss” features College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving, a Florida-based company with a Boise location. Part of the episode, airing at 7 p.m. Friday on CBS, was filmed here.
Highlighting a moving company seems fitting. After all, the entire universe has relocated to Idaho. (Thanks in part to the “Boise Boys” constantly hyping our city on HGTV, right?)
Er .... wait. I guess a Boise moving company would transport people away from here as well. My logic might be backward.
Either way, the cameras on “Undercover Boss” follow Chris Buss, general manager of College HUNKS in Boise. “Chris is a military veteran trying to raise his family while being dedicated to his job,” according to a publicist for the reality series.
Many viewers will be familiar with the premise of “Undercover Boss,” now in its 11th season. Forbes recently praised the show as “inspirational.” In each episode, upper-management types infiltrate the working class, pretending to be entry-level staffers. Ultimately, they always seem to magically discover a special employee toiling in the trenches.
Let’s go out on a limb. Let’s predict that Buss is one of those.
“The end result: A big payoff where the typically shocked employees are rewarded with financial payoffs,” Forbes observed. “You name it ... cash, college funds, mortgage and student loan payoffs, and money for rent; vacations; cars; work promotions; and, in a few cases, new homes. As the seasons have progressed, so have the value of the rewards.”
Here’s an official description of the episode with Boise in part of it: “Omar Soliman and Nick Friedman, who cofounded College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving over 15 years ago, go on separate missions to make certain that the foundation of their company is strong enough to withstand exponential growth in the next couple of years. Will they need to do any heavy lifting within their company after seeing what’s happening on the front lines? Will they (or any items in their care) crack under pressure while undercover?”
Will they get hired by the “Boise Boys” to haul the truckful of cash those two made flipping houses?
Set that DVR to find out.