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Episode 4: Palvaaksii malaksij

Image of the title card at the start of this episode, showing a task brief with the show title, 'Kongen Befaler', and the episode title, 'Palvaaksii malaksij' [made-up Finnish], on a wooden desk. At the edges of the image, part of a typewriter keyboard and a stack of leather-bound books can be seen.

Air date:

07/11/2019

Original title:

Palvaaksii malaksij

Title coined by:

Vegard Ylvisåker

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in something they didn't think they needed but now love, get a block through a hole, move some party food to a different table, resist the urge to blink, and catch tomatoes in their chef's hats.

Title context

'Palvaaksii malaksij' was a string of fake Finnish uttered by Vegard Ylvisåker during the 'Don’t blink' task.

Alternate Titles

On Sweden's SVT Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Det omöjliga blinkrekordet', which translates as 'The impossible blinking record'. This is a reference to the mind-blowing performances in the 'Don't blink' task. [Translator credit: DANI]

Taskmaster Intro

A hearty welcome to Kongen Befaler, the programme where I give some of Norway's foremost comedians challenging tasks, which they must solve to the best or worst of their abilities. The overall winner after ten programmes gets a bust in gold... of me. First, of course, we will introduce the gang to the fire.