Episode 7: The worm effect

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the best thing for all five senses, complete the most tasks, get someone to repeat a chosen word as many times as possible during a phone call, fill a cup until it overflows, stick something heavy onto a board, get Fish the fish back home, and shove fish across the stage. The guest contestant is Hugo Van der Ding.

Title context

Pedro Alves warns the production crew that the hose he’s turning on could have “a worm effect”, during the ‘Fill the cup to overflowing’ task.

Taskmaster Intro

Good evening! That time of the week has come, where everything in the world starts to make sense — which says a lot about the state of the world. God help us; Our Lady, help us. Drop everything you’re doing — unless, by chance, you’re behind someone who’s choking on something, holding them and squeezing their ribcage so that cheeky cashew won’t come flying out their throat, and so the person survives. We don’t want to carry any more guilt. We’ve got enough on our plate, with what we do here every week to five renowned public figures. [Markl: And with what those five renowned public figures do to me.] No, I’m totally fine with that. Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise, because this is Taskmaster!

Assistant Intro

Next to me, a man who just confessed to me that, every year, he signs up for numerous salsa tournaments, from the north to south of the country — in the hopes that at least one of those tournaments will actually be about the famous aromatic herb, instead of about Latin dance. Nuno Markl!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

You may like Ruca, you may like Noddy.
But a real friend is one who says pamodi.
Arrange a dinner with him, grab some chicken and a can.
Vandalise a xylophone, throw an orangutang.
Do crazy things, but it’s not so decent
To end up stuffing a baby with sealant.
Go to the club, get in the zone.
Say bye to pamodi: ‘Go, Fish. Have a safe trip home!’