Undercover Boss

When Brandon Landry, founder and CEO of Walk On's Bistreaux & Bar, cooks up a plan to go undercover and make improvements as his restaurant chain faces rapid expansion, his co-owner and partner, NFL Super Bowl champion Drew Brees, trades in his Saints jersey for an apron to tackle his own separate undercover mission at a New Orleans-based location.

Stacy Anderson, brand president of Anytime Fitness, works in a set of undercover missions to make sure her gyms are operating in tip top shape and tries not to break a sweat when put through a workout by a fanatically clean gym manager.

Scott Fischer, owner and CEO of Dippin' Dots, dips undercover to see where the stress points are at his company and tries not to freeze up when an employee at their ice cream manufacturing plant raises suspicions about his true identity.

When Alan S. McKim, Chairman and CEO of Clean Harbors, tackles some dirty jobs to see if his company needs cleaning up, he's faced with the challenge of working in a confined space while treating the inside of a dirty tank at a re-refinery that processes waste oil.

Ray Blanchette, chief executive officer, TGI Fridays, who started at the company as a manager in training on Oct. 2, 1989, finds out if he can still stand the heat in the kitchen and behind the bar, as he attempts to cook up extra business at a couple of locations.

Colie Edison, chief customer officer of Bowlero Corp and CEO of the Professional Bowlers Association, works to spare the customers from waiting too long when checking them in to bowl, and tries for a perfect game while taking food orders as a lane server.

Xavier Mufraggi, president and CEO, Club Med, Europe, Africa and the Middle East*, is “shaken” when he has trouble keeping up with drink orders while behind the bar, and he “has a lot of baggage” while trying to keep his cover on a busy arrival day at the resort

Wan Kim, chairman of the board and CEO of Smoothie King, endeavors to “blend in” as he struggles to prepare smoothies quickly during a rush hour at one of his stores.

Adrian Perkins, Mayor of Shreveport, La., the second-youngest mayor in the city's history, feels the heat undercover as he faces literal fires and hard truths while being trained by city employees within the fire and police departments, the park maintenance team, and at a youth recreation center, with the goal of finding a way to deliver a brighter future for his hometown