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Episode 6: Rock ‘n’ roll umlaut

Image of the custom deck of Taskmaster themed playing cards featured in the 'Recall the order of the deck of cards' task, with the episode title, 'Rock ‘n’ roll umlaut', superimposed on it.
Air date:
12/06/2019
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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]

    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!

    Official episode video

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    Official podcast episode

    Episode stats

    Points Awarded
    60
    Disquals
    5
    Assignment Type
    Solo
    5
    83%
    Team
    1
    17%
    Special
    0
    0%
    Split
    0
    0%
    Tie-Break
    0
    0%
    Task Format
    Prize
    1
    17%
    Filmed
    4
    67%
    Homework
    0
    0%
    Live
    1
    17%
    Judgment Type
    Objective
    4
    67%
    Subjective
    2
    33%
    Combination
    0
    0%
    Unjudged
    0
    0%
    No. of Task Briefs
    Single
    5
    83%
    Multiple
    1
    17%
    Task Originality
    Original
    6
    100%
    Adapted
    0
    0%

    Subtitles

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