Episode 5: Old Honkfoot

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the luckiest thing, fake something, play a game of musical Simon Says, salvage the most spoons, and stuff their team-mate's waders.

Title context

Greg Davies refers to Jenny Eclair as "Old Honkfoot", during the 'Musical Simon Says' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Vanha torvikoipi', which translates as 'Old Honkfoot'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Gamle Tutefoot', which translates as 'Old Tutefoot'. Note: this Norwegian translation of the title only appears in the subtitles for the episode, whereas the episode title listed on the platform is the original English title. [Translator credit: Jan Harald]

Taskmaster Intro

Hello! Yeah! Welcome, everyone, to Taskmaster! I'm Greg Davies, and I have a secret to tell you. People often say to me, 'If you're the Taskmaster, how come you're so old and out of shape?'. After I put them in a half Nelson, I whisper the secret in their ear: 'It's a fat suit, you fool. To be taken seriously, I need the gravity of an older man. Beneath the suit, I am hench, ripped, tight, piercing blue eyes, and soft, sun-bronzed skin. My real name... Juan Monroe III.' Let us meet those craving my wisdom, drunk on my judgment.

Assistant Intro

And next to me, a man who recently told me he thinks that former heavyweight world champion boxer Anthony Joshua lost his title because of cowardice. And I quote, 'If I ever meet him at a TV event, I'm going to teach that pussy to dance.' It's little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So, what have we learnt today? In these uncertain times of climate change and political unrest, a show like this should provide much-needed light relief. What none of us needed to hear tonight was... 'No, Ivo, there's no time to go into the kitchen!'.