Episode 5: Two guys on a mop

Image of the lower half of a wooden zebra statue with balls of yarn in various colours hanging from it, on the floor of the lab (a reference to Jackie van Beek's attempt at the 'Take the most mind-blowing photo' task), with the episode title, 'Two guys on a mop', superimposed on it.

Air date:

01/09/2025

Title coined by:

Jeremy Wells

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the two best things that rhyme, take the most mind-blowing photo, kick a ball into the caravan, improve New Zealand’s national anthem, get a ball into a clown’s mouth, and count the popcorn popped.

Title context

Jeremy Wells asks Pax Assadi “what was gonna be mind-blowing about two guys on a mop?”, during studio discussion of his attempt at the ‘Take the most mind-blowing photo’ task.

Taskmaster Intro

Nau mai piki mai, and welcome to Taskmaster. May name is Jeremy Wells, and if you’re watching this on demand, please feel free to skip ahead six seconds to when this introduction is over and we finally get to the good bit when I tell you that I am the Taskmaster. With me on stage tonight are five winners of life and losers of tasks.

Assistant Intro

And next to me, as always, because every principal first violinist needs someone by their side playing second fiddle, it’s the one, the only Paul Williams!