Episode 9: Assistantbury

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must: bring in the most splendid spherical thing; come up with a new tradition to celebrate Assistant’s Day; repeatedly peg a sock, bin a sock, and then don a sock; make the back of their head look like the front of a head; and bounce a ball on a bar a given number of times.

Title context

Steve Pemberton tells Alex that he’ll see him at “Assistantbury”, during the ‘Celebrate Assistant’s Day’ task.

Alternate Titles

• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Apparila', which translates as 'Helperville'. [Translator credit: yellowrainboot]

Taskmaster Intro

Hello! Hello again. Welcome to Taskmaster! Or, as it's referred to in North Korea, a correction facility for enemies of the state. Our five remain unbroken, but I'm yet to use my full body weight. Let the games continue.

Assistant Intro

And next to me, a man who says that the mothers at the gate of his children's school are ‘a duplicitous gaggle of witches’. It's little Alex Horne!