Episode 8: 100% Bosco

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in something they take everywhere with them but struggle to fit in their bag, pile some pineapples onto a path, repurpose an umbrella, put the most stuff on top of a jelly, and use a scratching post to remove balls from their suits.

Title context

Mae Martin used the phrase "100% Bosco" during the 'Repurpose an umbrella' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Sataprosenttista Boscoa', which translates as '100% Bosco'. [Translator credit: zador]

Taskmaster Intro

Hello! Hello, everyone. Hello. I'm Greg Davies, and this is Taskmaster. It's funny what counts as entertainment these days. We see people clamouring for true crime stories, and anyone can start a podcast and chat about socks or whatever. But what happened to the good old-fashioned tradition of humiliating people? As a young man, my father regularly pulled my trousers down at public events, and I always found it funny, even during the backlash at my grandmother's funeral. Can we please get back to wholesome fun? Can we? It's a complicated world, guys. Let's pull together. Let's identify the victims, and all pile on. Boop-boop! Oh, here comes the victim train now.

Assistant Intro

And next to me, a man who told me his father has only ever given him one Christmas present in his life: a beautifully wrapped piece of Welsh slate that had one solitary word engraved upon it. That word? Toad. It's... little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So, what have we learned today? We've learned that if you want to achieve something in life, use your intelligence, use lateral thinking, use gut instinct, if you will. Failing that, maybe give this a go.

Note: At the end of Greg's statement, an audio clip of Ivo Graham saying "Please. Please! Pleeease!" during the 'Pile the pineapples on the path' task is played.