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Episode 8: Aquatic sewing machine

Image of the letters 'TM' written in the sand of a beach (a reference to the 'Make a portrait of a former contestant using sand and one tool' task), with the episode title, 'Aquatic sewing machine', superimposed on it.
Air date:
26/06/2019
Title coined by:

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the nicest thing to hold, make a portrait of a former contestant using sand and air, catch some tennis balls, move a beach ball across a finish line using only water, and complete some five-syllable words.

Title context

'Aquatic sewing machine' was a phrase used by Greg Davies to describe how a horny male dolphin might go at him, if he was to take Lou Sanders' prize in the 'The nicest thing to hold' task.

Alternate Titles

  • On Denmark's TV2 Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Vandsymaskine', which translates as 'Aquatic sewing machine'.
  • On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Vedenalainen ompelukone', which translates as 'Underwater sewing machine'. [Translator credit: zador]
  • On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Undervannsymaskin', which translates as 'Underwater sewing machine'. 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, on the much smaller throne to my left, is a man who still comes to work with his sandwiches cut into fingers because he thinks they 'taste better'. It's... little Alex Horne!

    Taskmaster's Sign-off

    So what have we learned today? We've learned that Taskmaster has been going so long now that we've forgotten some of our past contestants. So let's have a big shout-out to Predator, Big-Tooth Guy and The Old Chinese Man! And we learned that Paul Sinha has won an episode! What a victory! Thank you and good night!

    Official episode video

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    Official podcast episode

    Episode stats

    Points Awarded
    66
    Disquals
    2
    Assignment Type
    Solo
    4
    80%
    Team
    1
    20%
    Special
    0
    0%
    Split
    0
    0%
    Tie-Break
    0
    0%
    Task Format
    Prize
    1
    20%
    Filmed
    3
    60%
    Homework
    0
    0%
    Live
    1
    20%
    Judgment Type
    Objective
    3
    60%
    Subjective
    2
    40%
    Combination
    0
    0%
    Unjudged
    0
    0%
    No. of Task Briefs
    Single
    5
    100%
    Multiple
    0
    0%
    Task Originality
    Original
    5
    100%
    Adapted
    0
    0%

    Subtitles

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