Episode 6: Rock ‘n’ roll umlaut

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the best see-through item, conceal themselves inside a phone box, design an iconic album cover, recall the order of a deck of cards, score a goal from the greatest distance, and then retrieve their shoe using toilet paper.

Title context

'Rock ‘n’ roll umlaut' was a phrase used by Joe Thomas to describe his team's choice of band name character decoration, in the 'Design an iconic album cover' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Denmark's TV2 Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Rock and roll-umlaut'.
• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Rock 'n' roll -umlaut', which translates as 'Rock 'n' roll umlaut'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Rock 'n' roll-tødler', which translates as 'Rock 'n' roll umlaut'. 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

Hi, hello and welcome! That's fine! You're watching Taskmaster and pretty soon you'll be watching five funny folk completing tasks for the Taskmaster! But right now, you're watching the Taskmaster introduce those five funny folk!

Assistant Intro

And, to my left... I'm going to introduce him because I have to, but I ask you now not to applaud him. Not this time. He doesn't deserve it. Just eery silence, alright? Ready? Ladies and gentlemen... little Alex Horne.

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So, what have we learnt today? We've learnt that the path to true love is difficult. But if you're feeling strong enough, there's always the chance that you can... ♫ Oom! Get it together. Oom! Get it together. Oom! Oom! Get it together. It's too big! ♫ But let's not forget the successes of a certain Sian Gibson. Sian, we salute you. See you next time for number seven. Goodbye!