Episode 7: The system of endless plates

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the think they'd most like to have with them on a car journey, pop exactly 99 red balloons with a weapon of their choice, get a feather into a bathtub, hit Bernard Mannequin with an exercise ball, and blow items onto The Knappett.

Title context

'The system of endless plates' was a phrase used by Fern Brady to describe her team's strategy for transporting the feather in the 'Get this feather into the bath' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Loputtomien lautasten järjestelmä', which translates as 'The system of endless plates'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Sweden's SVT Play streaming platform, this episode is titled '99 röda ballonger', which translates as '99 red balloons'. This is a reference to the 'Pop 99 red balloons' task.

Taskmaster Intro

Hello, everyone. Hello, and welcome. It's me, Big Daddy G, and things are about to get lit. A wise man once said, 'If you want to find out what drives the human spirit, get a person to eat weird flavoured ice cream, or collect sand in a shopping trolley.' That man - none other than Nelson Mandela. And before you start writing in, I'm talking about the Nelson Mandela who owns the launderette in my home town, and he did say that. And once I saw him eat 40 bags of Hula Hoops in one sitting. Guy's a legend. Who are the five whose spirits we look to test?

Assistant Intro

And next to me... He's got a brain made for business and a bod made for sin. It's little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So, what have we learnt today? We've learnt that, if we're going to survive as a species, we need to put all of our faith in the younger generation. And we can, because of great people like Greta Thunberg and Malala inspiring so many people around the globe. And Munya Chawawa, of course, who drives around with one hand on the wheel, with a balance game in the other, and who cheated at a bouncy ball gym task with a pretend man called Bernard. That's all for seven, but not all for tonight's winner. Of course, it's Dara Ó Briain.