It's been a long week-
-and a generous helping of "Bäst i test" is just what the doctor recommends.
And those getting a taste of their own medicine all night are:
The holistic healer Gina Dirawi!
The imaginary invalid Alfred Svensson!
The merciful samaritan Olle Sarri!
The friendly wellness-influencer Christine Meltzer!
And the West Gothian patient Jan Rippe! [Swedish region known for corny dad jokes]
And tonight, among other things, you will see this...
Under David, there's a serial number.
Christ, I'm in a horrible mood today.
-Oh. -Is that criticism?
How are you doing?
-Now. Take it! -I can't deal with you.
I'm ashamed!
No, shit. Can I go again?
Hello, hello, gang! Welcome back.
Are your close ones proud of you thus far?
-A little bith of both. -Yes?
Yes, but you are so competent.
-I'm the least competent. -No, I'm sharing that spot with you.
-You're really fishing for compliments, Rippe. -Yes, I am to be pitied.
Yes, but I think you are all mixing top-notch performances with some whoopsies.
A bit all over the place, actually.
You are however pretty self-managed by this time, in contrast to my assistant.
-David, wave to the audience. -Howdy! Hey, hey! Pew pew pew! Let's go!
A bit over-excited today, I see. Could you calm down a bit and start the first task?
Yes, I sure can. Let's kick off with a triple task, task, task!
-I don't want to watch this. -Hello!
-I'll take this. -Ouch! I thought it would be soft.
Really think about this now, egghead. [In Sweden, "egghead" means a complete moron.]
But no, stop it! I read the first sentence. I can't deal. What's on there next? Okay, I'll just read it.
"Do an identical performance on the three stages."
"The performance has to be between 15 and 30 seconds long."
"Most synchronized performances win."
"Bonus point for best performance."
"Your performances will start each time you place one foot on a stage."
"You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now."
Aha! I have to do something there. Exactly the same thing there. Exactly the same thing there.
Juggling, fire breathing... Breakdance?
I have to ponder this one. I'm allowed to, right? I've got 30 minutes.
-Coffee and a sandwich? -Coffee and a sandwich.
Yes, so they had to mount the stages and do three performances-
-that, when edited together, form as synchronized a performance as possible.
There is a lot to say about this panel, but they have a lot of creativity and stage experience. [They actually do]
This will be incredibly fun to watch. Who shall go first?
Wearing a funny hat on his head, here is Jan Rippe.
-Oh, okay. -How fun.
♪ My name is Jolo ♪
♪ and I have bought myself a polo ♪
♪ When I wear it I am solo ♪
♪ Because it is a part of me ♪
♪ Made from Ban-Lon! ♪ [Popular 60's nylon fabric.]
No, shit. Can I go again?
♪ My name is Jolo ♪
♪ and I have bought myself a polo ♪
♪ Without it, I am solo ♪
♪ Because it is a part of me ♪
♪ Made from Ban-Lon ♪
- ♪ Rushing about like a cyclone ♪ - No, shit. Can I go again?
♪ and my pants from terylene ♪ [type of polyester]
- ♪ I'll be a star on the scene ♪ - ♪ Rushing about like a cyclone ♪
- ♪ I'm buying a polo ♪ - ♪ I'll be a star on the scene ♪
- ♪ When I wear it, I am cool-o ♪ - Yep.
♪ I bought it at Marc O'Polo ♪ [Mid-range clothing brand]
Woop-di-do!
-Thank you, Thank you. -Rippe, tell us.
Is this an old show-finale number?
Yes, I don't know about show-finale, but it's an old bit from 1984, maybe.
-Were all three of you in it then, as well? -Yes, there were three of us.
It's understandable, in 40 years it's easy to forget some of the lyrics.
But surely we can do better than that? Who is our next synced-up performer?
Yes, it's a dancing dandy named Alfred Svensson.
- Okay. How can I somehow keep a beat? - This is so embarassing. It's cringe.
Okay... Good.
-I have one small trick up my sleeve. -Yes?
-It could give me the bonus point, maybe. -Go with that.
Okay. Let's see now.
-Oh wow! Ooooh! -No, no, I can't watch this.
Oh, I lost my head phones. Fuck! I got it wrong. Oh, no!
-So good! -No! Fuck! -Turn it off.
Yes... It got fucked up.
There it is.
I heard "it got fucked up". Can you tell us what happened?
It got fucked up from the start. It got fucked up already with that outfit.
-What am I even doing? -Okay. Alfred is not pleased.
-But we will move on with our next performer. -Yes, let's. Here's Christine Meltzer times three.
It could be juggling. It could be standup comedy.
Synchronized? That's pretty good! It could be both.
-Juggling and standup? -Yes.
How are you doing?
Have you ever thought about why you wear your hat... No! No.
When you brush your teeth? Because it says so on the toothpaste tube.
"Don't forget to put on the cap!"
How are you doing?
Have you ever thought about why you wear your hat... No!
Have you ever thought about why...
When you brush your teeth? Because it says so on the toothpaste tube.
"Don't forget to put on the cap!"
Because it says so on the toothpaste tube.
"Don't forget to put on the cap!"
-That was funny. Yes it was! -It was not good.
It wasn't good at all. Nothing about it was good.
It got a bit messy there.
-Why did you choose this? -Well, sometimes David will just say something.
"You can do this." Okay. "And you can do this." Okay?
-And so I picked both. -That's where you went wrong.
But how did you like my standup routine? At least that was tight. [Christine does not do standup]
-It was top notch. -Sure, it was tight.
-Who are we trippling up now? -It's time to welcome Gina Dirawi to the stage.
"You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now." I can't deal.
But hang on, does it have to look like that one?
-Otherwise it's not synchronized. -Oh. Okay.
Okay, something... So you will time and tell me when to stop?
-From when you place your foot on stage. -Oh. So I've started? Okay.
-No! -Great, Gina!
Thank you.
But, hang on? I have to do it like that? Will you time me and tell me when to stop?
So it's started? So it's started?
Thank you.
-Yes, it's bottom level. -But still, pretty much the most synchronized so far.
Yes, you got an abrupt start to your performance.
I never understand these tasks. It's rough. But it turned out alright?
Yes, I think you salvaged it well. What was it? Step, linedance, or cowboy salute?
It was cowboy salute, linedance. It was many cultures merged together.
-It's how I work. -Okay.
-If I'm not mistaken, I believe Olle is still left to go? -You are never mistaken, Babben.
Here comes a stage experience c/o Sarri. [Olle had a sitcom called "c/o Segemyhr"]
-All right. And these are the stages, of course? -Yes.
Then I'm wondering... synchronized?
- Synced is when it's either exactly the same, or when you are getting in sync with each other. -You could say that.
-Wow! -Oh!
-Thanks, Thanks, Thanks. -Good job.
-You think? -Nice.
Thanks. Thanks, Thanks. So we are done?
-Yes. -Oh, how stylish.
-So stylish. -Amazing.
-Wow, wow, wow. -You must have planned this out?
Not really, I looked at the other two, and then just tried to...
-Yes, you get it. -I see.
It's my job to judge this.
And it's the level of synchronization we are grading on.
-Unfortunately, that means 1 point for Jolo and his polo. -Noooooo!
I am sorry! That's the way it is.
Then 3 points for Christine, Alfred, and Gina.
Because all of you got out of sync in different ways-
-but then tried to rescue it in different ways. You knew you had to be synchronized.
And finally, 5 points for Olle, who was the most synchronized.
Thanks, Thanks.
And then we had that bonus point for best performance.
None of you reached those heights. There will be no bonus point.
-So let's move on without further ado. -Yes. It has once again become time for a team task.
The teams are, as we all know, Gina, Olle, and Christine in one corner.
And Alfred and Rippe in the other. With reinforcements in the form of former contestant Ellen Bergström.
In this task, they will meet a mysterious robot.
-Oh! -Yes.
Oh.
-Okay. -D.A.V.I.D. manual, part 2 of 2.
Wow, so much information.
-Hello? -Oh, Christ!
-Hello? Can you hear me? -Hello!
-Can you hear me in the walkie-talkie? -Yes, I can hear you. What's happening?
-I can't hear anyone. -What?
-Can you both hear me? -Christine confirms, over.
Rippe, you have to push the button if you want to talk.
I will now start reading the task.
"Turn D.A.V.I.D. on." [Just like in English, the phrase can be interpreted sexually]
"Before you run out of time."
"Your team members have two versions of what together forms D.A.V.I.D.'s manual."
"No one may leave their respective rooms."
"Quickest team to turn D.A.V.I.D. on with no mistakes wins."
"You have 15 minutes. Your time starts now."
The time just started.
D.A.V.I.D. is a robot. It's David Sundin, but he's a robot, and we have to turn him on.
Look for clues in your rooms.
Yes, they had to turn robot-David on. That is, they had to activate him.
By pushing the right buttons and adjusting the correct settings.
One team member was handling the robot. The other two each had one piece of the robot manual.
Teamwork makes the dream work, as Mauri once said. [Mauri Hermundsson, S8]
But even the simple task of assembling a book shelf can make couples break up.
Let's see if the cracks are starting to show in these teams.
We shall see after the break. Those at home are going to get a small task.
Everyone in your household has to decide what the best spot is on your couch.
You can not sit on that spot for longer than 30 seconds.
Whoever sits on the best spot when we return wins-
-and can keep the spot for the rest of the evening. Your time starts now.
You're watching "Bäst i test", where our contestants have to boot up an almost human-looking robot.
Those who are trying to activate this handsome android first-
-is team Gina, Olle, and Christine.
-What do you have in your room? -I have David manual, part 2 of 2.
There is a table of contents: Turn David on, cleaning, etc. Over.
-I have part 1 of 2, manual, David. -Okay.
"Begin turn-on by entering the pin code on David's right shoulder."
"If you have lost David's pin code, refer to"-
-"the serial number under David's hindquarters."
Why does section 7.2 say "carbonara"?
Olle here, again. I've got a serial number.
-Why do we need a serial number? -16-18-5.
Oh! "The preset pin number equals", and listen up now, this is important-
-"the serial number divided by three."
And then you have to adjust David's feelings.
"If David is turned on before 12:00 noon"-
-"his feelings should be set to hungry and lazy."
"If the turn on happens after 12:00 noon", which it is-
-"David should be set to full and content."
-Full and content, over. -Okay, Okay, Okay.
"Connect the three coloured cables on David's front part."
It says it's detailed in article 7.2.
But that's just a recipe for carbonara.
So I don't know how to interpret that. Over.
-I'll check in mine. -Oh, my gosh! What the heck?
-Fuck, I hate manuals. -Me too!
"The order of the cable connections depends on the manufacturing year of David."
"David's manufacturing year can be found under David's foot."
Lift up a bit here, David.
Olle here. He was manufactured in 2017.
I thought he'd be older, but that's what it is. Over.
Okay, in that case, you should connect them like this: Red, blue, yellow.
-Okay, here we go. -We have 2.5 minutes left.
Okay, we'll have to hurry up.
-Now we have to rotate David to the correct starting position. -Okay, over.
I've got something here. "One to five days equals 90 degrees left."
"Six to ten days equals 225 degrees right."
"The positioning is dependent on the number of days passed"-
-"since David was last serviced by a technician."
I have Babben's cat calendar here. David was serviced five days ago. Over.
-90 degrees left. -It's done, over.
"Push the ON-button and hold it for ten seconds."
They won't make it.
Done, over.
-Did you do it? -Damn, you made it!
-Good job. -What?! Did we do it?
Good job.
-Wow! -We were pretty short on time.
Oh, my god.
It was truly by a hair's breadth.
You turned David on with 23 hundredths of a second left on your time.
-That's okay, right? -It has to be.
Gina, you were very organised, even if you hate manuals.
I felt I couldn't let down... I'm good at leading others.
It's leading myself through life that's my problem.
So we should see what the other team did?
Yes indeed, here they come. Rippe, Alfred, Ellen, and robot-David.
Let's do it like this: under David there should be a serial number.
Yes, I found a serial number here.
You have to divide the serial number by three.
Oh, my god!
What's division?
Oh, no!
-Has anyone found anything? -No, hang on.
-I have manual part 1 of 2. -So we will start with yours, Rippe.
-"Follow these steps in order." -Push the button.
"Enter the pin code on David's right shoulder."
-Repeat. -Say that again?
-We're talking over each other. -Hello, hello?
-Can you read out the serial number? -1-6-1-8-5.
-Carbonara? -Talk to each other, come on.
-Aha! Okay. -Here it says...
It should be divided by three. The serial number, that is.
-Can anyone hear me? -It's 53-95.
-Wait, I have the serial number. -Okay, so we should...
Then it says it has to be in a certain starting position before turning on.
-But I have a calendar here. -Okay?
Wait, hang on. Should we not do this step by step in order?
"Adjust David's feelings" is written here as step 2.
We haven't done that. There are emotion buttons.
-Have you entered the pin code? -He's supposed to be full and content because it's after 12 noon.
Step 1 was to enter the pin code on David's right shoulder.
-But what's the pin code? -Ellen has that. -...95.
What did you say?
-Ellen has the pin code. -53-95.
But it says you have to turn him first.
5-3-9-5.
-Good. "Adjust David's feelings." What does yours say, Ellen?
-Full and content. -Very good. Let's move on to step 3.
"It is vital to connect the coloured cables in the correct order."
Carbonara ingredients. Order of cables. Pasta? No.
Why are we talking about that now? Aren't we doing cables now?
Over... Shut up!
Nothing is done in the correct order. We'll never get to turn him on.
[Jan] Moving on to step 6. "Push the ON-button."
-[Ellen] Carbonara recipe. -Yes, right.
-The cables aren't connected here. -Just connect blue on blue, red on red, and so on.
-You have to do it in the right order. -Okay.
-We have 46 seconds left. Should I just do it, then? -I think so.
There is an ON-button. Should I press it?
"Push the ON-button and hold it for ten seconds."
There's ten seconds left, so I'll try it. I'm pushing it.
Oh, fuck! What the hell are you doing?!
-Fuck! -Is something happening?
He squirted me.
Yes, this is what we ended up with.
I pressed this. Oh, shit!
Let's run! Let's run!
Rippe, you seemed very confused. Did you never finish your engineering degree?
No, I never did.
But we had some major communication issues.
I'll put that on me, Rippe. You and Ellen did fine.
You could always blame Ellen. She's not here.
But I don't feel I can do that. I wasn't really focused on doing things in the right order.
-I had the pin code right there. -There was a lot of cross-talk.
So the lab was bathed in red light, and robot slime was squirting out. That can't be good.
No, the instructions in the manual weren't followed in the correct order.
So 3 points for the only team that managed to turn robot-David on.
Gina, Christine, and Olle!
I think we'll wrap up the team portion for now, and return to individual competition.
Yes, and we'll do that with one of the finest things in the world. True friendship.
-Hello. -Hey!
-Yo! -Up here.
-How is it going? -Fine, fine. Just fine.
Here come the nerves.
"Turn this doll into your best friend."
"Take a picture with your best friend symbolizing your friendship."
"...symbolizing your friendship."
"Best best friend and friend pic wins."
"You have 30 minutes."
-"Your time starts now." -Wow!
I have absolutely no idea where I'm going, but I'll step away for a bit.
Yes, they had to create a really close friend-
-and then I would take a Polaroid photo of the contestant and their best friend-
-symbolizing their friendship as well as possible.
Then I am to judge both the friend and the picture?
Exactly, it's double the work and double the fun, as I always say.
And you know what? Here comes all the friends at the same time.
But what do you mean, symbolizing your friendship?
A nice memory, you know. Like when you went riding on that tandem bicycle.
I can't deal with you all.
-Is it Babben who decides? -In the end, Babben decides.
-We both have brown eyes. -Okay.
A little mustache? Thanks, Thanks.
-Oh, wow! -Yes.
-This is Charmaine. -Charmaine?
An old French buddy from 1970.
A swimmer from France I met back then.
-You've kept in touch? -Very little.
But I ran into her here.
-There's the rope done. -Should I take the photo from here?
Not yet. Wait.
Here it is. The buddy. Who is it?
His name is Bruha Knut Francisco.
This is how you care for your best friend.
You take them to do what your best friends love the most. Horses. [Babben is famously a lover of horses]
I've brought out these cable ties that you have to sort of tie...
-And what was her name again? -The Spätta. [1950's slang for a "riding bitch"]
This turned out pretty well. This is my best friend.
-I fell off the bridge. -Yes?
He tied himself to a rope really fast, and saved me.
-And we are playful. As you are. -Right.
Because it's important to show that too. That you're living a playful life.
Okay, so we'll meet on the bridge, where I'll take the photo as you pass.
-Can you take a bunch of them? -It's one photo.
Yes... It's one photo?
♪ When will you return to me? ♪
♪ Charmaine! ♪
Here's the whole crew.
And horsey, if you could... Okay. Here we go.
-There it is. -Did we get it?
Okay, I'll take it.
How nice!
-Good job. -Thank you.
Oops. He split his entire upper body rescuing me.
-Should I take it? -Wait. Oh, oh.
Right here might work.
-Should I take it? -Now. Take it!
-Did you get it? -What's his name?
Jonas... Brink. Ouch!
-Good job. -Yes.
The photo is taken. Brilliant.
-Good job. Are you going to sit here for a while? -Yes, we'll chat about some memories.
-Bye. -Bye.
Right? Do you remember the smell of chlorine from the pools?
Oh, how nice it feels in the sunshine.
There were some interesting personalities and exciting stories of friendship.
Truly. When we return, we will see the photos-
-that I snapped of the constestants and their BFFs.
Welcome back to "Bäst i test". We are going to get to know the contestants' best friends.
Yes, I have taken photographs of them with their friends.
Now let's look at the photos I snapped of you. Rippe?
-Check it, check it. -Nice!
Rippe, I have to ask. Is it possible you and Charmaine are more than just friends?
-I will keep that to myself. -Right, yes!
What happens in France stays in France.
Let's see Christine's friendship photo.
-Yes, look. -Wow, how nice.
-Christ, that's a photogenic horse. -Yes, really.
It was a lovely day we spent together, Christine.
How glad I am to hear you say that. It was amazing.
Remember how you borrowed 500 krona from me that you still haven't Swished me back. [Swedish version of Venmo]
-Yes I do. You'll get it. -That's good!
-Now I'm asking to see Olle's picture. -I'll give you 500, too.
That might be necessary!
-But I did manage to get you. -The Spätta likes speed.
-Let's see Alfred's photo. -Yes, of course.
There it is. Wow, how dramatic.
It's a very dramatic photo of you and your heroic friend Jonas Brink.
This is how we met, me and Jonas.
This was our first encounter. Since then, we've been this tight.
Okay! Let's see the last photo. Gina's picture.
-Yes! Gina, tell us. -They're all trying so hard.
-Just sitting in a tree with a friend. -And how did you get to know each other?
You know how it goes. We met on the streets. It evolved from there.
Aha. Okay.
Babben, you now have the delicate task of both grading the actual friend-
-and then also grading the photograph representing their friendship.
This won't be any problem. This is easy.
-Olle, it's 1 point. -One?!
You're going so fast, that could be anyone.
-It's The Spätta. You know this. -One point. Congratulations.
Two points for Alfred and Jonas Brink. It was chilling.
But Jonas did break, so I'm deducting a point or two.
Three points to Rippe and the former swimmer Charmaine-
-who unfortunately swam out of frame for me. [Iconic Sweden's Funniest Home Videos reference]
It's tough competition here.
Christine, we are actually friends. We have better selfies than that.
-We do. But what a day we had. -Yes, what a day. And such a pretty horsey.
-But the 5 points go to Gina and Bruha. -Oh wow, how fun!
What are we competing for tonight?
Tonight's winner will get a framed photograph of themselves and their very best friend-
-that they can keep as a memento of the best time in their lives.
And with that said, Babben-
-I think we've reached the very middle section of the show.
-Yes, yes, yes. Nag, nag, nag. -Oh, wow! Whoo-ee. Thanks, Thanks!
Not me, chatting with our contestants in a relaxed manner? Yes, if you declare it so, Babben.
For any new viewers at home, I thought I would read from Wikipedia-
-what the actual definition of this segment is.
"The middle of the show is a popular show feature in "Bäst i test"-
-"where you get to know the contestants"-
-"which then seamlessly transitions to a very cool studio task."
"The segment is hosted by the plump and complacent David Sundin."
It's pretty groovy, actually.
Anyway, gang. Let's talk a little ball.
Any spontaneous favorite ball amongst you?
-Tennis ball. -Golf ball. -Football.
-We know Gina has played a lot of basketball. -It hasn't helped me.
-No, but you spent a lot of time on it. -Some say, for no benefit. -That's the way it is.
-Anyone else? -Golf ball.
How fun to hear that you are so vaguely positive about the bouncing of balls.
Because it is time to play "Bounce the bounce!"
Yes, we'll be playing "Bounce the bounce" right here in the studio.
How fun and exciting! Rippe, you have received a task behind you.
Please read the rules to your fellow contestants, Babben, the studio audience, and people at home.
"Bounce the correct number of bounces on the ramp. You have two attempts."
"If you fail to bounce the correct number of bounces in two tries, you are eliminated."
"Your butt may never leave the couch. Last one remaining wins."
In our first round, everyone should bounce two bounces. Then three, and so on.
If you should fail?
Then you have to wear the dunce cap. And you get your second chance.
If you fail again? Then you are out.
Last one still in the game wins.
You get two chances. Does everyone understand?
We will start with Gina Dirawi, since she is currently in the lead.
One, two. It bounced on the table, not the ramp.
Gina is still in the competition.
It's now Christine's turn. Here comes two bounces on the ramp.
-Oh no! I shouldn't have used that much force! -Then it's the dunce cap for Christine.
-Will you wear it? -Apparently.
-Then you will get a second chance. -Do I start? Bounce the bounce.
-Yes! -Two, two, two.
-Wear it until the end of the round. -Nooo!
Yes, that's the way it is. A little punishment. You have to wear the cone for the entire round. The rules are pretty clear.
And now for Olle. Will there be a cone or not? One, two.
-Alfred? -I want the confidence of Olle.
-He doesn't have any. -Yes he does!
-One, two, out. -Nice!
And now, two bounces from Rippe are next on the agenda.
-One, two. -Good!
And we get one more round. Christine may take the dunce cap off.
It's Gina's turn to bounce three times. Bounce the bounce.
-One, two... -No!
It's the hat for you. Then you may make your second attempt.
You know what, Gina? You look like an old-timey princess.
-I think we should emphasise that. -You will do this on instinct now.
-No, Gina. -What a pity, Gina.
First cone, then out [rhyme]. You can exit the same way you came.
It is what it is. Gina has left. It's now time for Christine. Three bounces.
Okay, I'm going. Bounce the bounce.
-One, two... -Oh, so close!
-You know this cone well. -I got too cocky! I didn't take it seriously.
-I am now! -This should be taken seriously.
I'll just go and then leave.
One, two, three.
Good!
No, I lifted my butt. But that was after.
-It was correct. -It was?
-Now it's Olle's turn. -Here I go.
He just goes for it. One, two, three.
You are so fucking confident. I don't get it.
-You don't have any performance anxiety at all. -No, I was really nervous.
-No, you weren't. -Yes!
Please go ahead, Alfred. You probably won't make this. Bounce the bounce.
-Oh, stop it. -Three bounces. One, two.
-Yes, it's cone on for you. -You know the rules by now.
Alfred, you do not look like an old-timey princess.
I can imagine. On me it more fulfils the function you originally intended.
Second attempt at three bounces. Alfred Svensson. Wearing the cone.
-No. -You know what happens.
I'm leaving before I rage out.
And then there were three. Now Rippe, for three bounces.
One, two... And it's the cone.
Please attempt to bounce the bounce.
-One, two... -No.
-It was two.
-And thus it is cone and out. -All I'll say is: ♪ Saint Lucia! ♪ [Saint Lucy Day "star boy" tradition]
Now for the exciting finale between Christine and Olle.
Christine is first to go. We're going for four bounces.
One, two, three... And it's three. It's the cone.
-If I leave now, does he need to do it? -No.
Last chance now, Christine. For four bounces.
No, no, no. No but, now...
-Congratulations! -That's 5 points for Olle!
And that's how we play "Bounce the bounce"!
How fun and exciting that was. Groovy. The points were as follows:
It was in the order we saw you leave the studio.
1 point for Gina, 2 for Alfred, 3 for Rippe-
-4 for Christine, and 5 for Olle. Congratulations!
This has had quite the effect on the overall scores.
Gina is lagging a little bit. You are currently in second place.
Shared first place: Christine and Olle.
Shared last place: Rippe and Alfred.
Someone has to be there. Lovely.
Yes, it's getting very exciting. Let's move on to the next task with high spirits.
The contestants will now get access to my full arsenal.
No!
What is it I see?
Jonas Brink it is, indeed!
The Spätta you know well. Your best friend. Wow.
-A new task. What a handsome one. -Thanks, Thanks.
"Pop the three balloons aided by the things in David's arse..." ["arsle" = ass]
-"...Arsenal." -Arsenal.
"Whoever pops all three balloons in the fewest attempts wins."
"You may not step in front of the marking."
"You may not move the marking."
"You have 30 minutes. Your time starts on David's signal."
We have three balloons here. Charmaine needs no introduction.
The arsenal is here.
Here it is. The arsenal. I might have overdone it a little.
-Christ! -One fork costs one attempt.
The bow arrows cost 20 attempts. Soft airgun, two pellets. 50 attempts.
Hay fork, 15 attempts. Spear, 10 attempts.
Throwing knives? Three attempts a piece. This one? Woo-ee!
25 attempts. And an axe. 5 attempts.
The point is doing it in as few attempts as possible.
Your time starts now. What can I serve you with?
They had to pop three balloons with the help of things from my arsenal.
Different things in the arsenal cost a different number of attempts.
Add to that the added pressure that their best friend has been kidnapped-
-and tied up dangerously close to the balloons they have to pop.
Pressure and stress is the signifier of this show.
I think we now have collectively earned ourselves a much-needed break.
After the break, we will pop balloons.
Welcome back. We are just about to start popping balloons.
Not only are their new best friends situated dangerously close to the balloons,
but the different things in my arsenal, available to them for throwing-
-were worth a different number of attempts.
They had to really think and conserve their resources.
We will start by seeing how Gina, Alfred, Rippe, and Olle managed the situation.
Alfred, if that is your real name, your time starts now.
-Not fork. I'm the worst at that. -The worst at fork?
That mace club thingy, man.
-Get the soft air gun, dammit. -Okay.
-One shot costs 50 attempts. -Yes, it's expensive.
Give me a bunch of forks. Five.
-Sorry, The Spätta. -It was very close.
-I'll try this one. -For Charmaine.
-Sorry! -That might have ruptured a spleen.
-Ouch! -More forks.
Gosh, I feel so powerful. I can do anything. For Sweden.
Yes!
The axe has a tendency to go very straight.
-Oh no, Christ. -I'm sorry! I'm sorry, Charmaine.
-Wow! That's how you do it. -Thank you. Give me five more forks.
Let's go with that bow instead. How do I do this, then?
-There. -Okay. This doesn't feel...
-Oh. -Is that criticism? Of my merchandise?
-No! -It's a toy.
That's what we like to see.
When they are thrown that slowly, the tip really has to go first.
I'm very tempted by both the bow and the soft air gun.
But it doesn't feel economical.
Give me the gun. Let's do some shooting.
Give me the gun.
-We'll do one more. -There are no more bullets.
What?!
-It would be good with one more bullet. -You designed it like this.
-No! -Can I have the axe?
The axe is coming up.
-No! -Very close to the head.
Two, three.
-Throwing knives? -Yes, all of them.
-Spear, thank you. -Give me the mace. Here we go.
-No! -It almost got there. A little more than half way.
-Yes! -Yes... It's not perfect.
-Oh. -Get it away!
-The friendship took a hit. -Yes.
But what the hell? Oh. Straight into the hose box.
Give me five forks. But I can't throw!
-Soft air gun. No more playing around. -You're done now?
-Wow. -Like a Greek goddess.
-That's more like it. Five forks left. -Get them. I've got my aim now.
The arsenal is empty. Three minutes left.
He goes into a kneeling position. Very experienced.
And there it's over. Come on!
-Yes, now. There you go. Thank you. -You won't pay for these.
-How generous. -They're on the house.
-Here it comes. -Nice!
Very good. Thank you.
-But what a friendship it's been with Charmaine. -It has been, yes.
I think it will be difficult to patch up both the cheek and the friendship.
Yeah, thanks. I'll go into the caravan.
You can go back to your place.
-No more throwing stuff. We're finished with that now. -Always a pleasure, Gina!
No more throwing!
Gina, you don't like throwing. Shooting, however, is fine.
-Gosh, I'm born to shoot things! -Oh, oh, oh!
-That sounded cool. -It's not very good.
-Rippe, poor Charmaine. -Yes, it left a bad taste.
As a true pacifist, I couldn't do that to Charmaine.
You shot her straight in the cheek.
And before that, a mace to the stomach and an axe in the neck. It was hardcore!
How many attempts did they take?
As we saw, Rippe was not able to do this.
Charmaine didn't make it, either. There will be a short memorial later.
Gina popped all the balloons in a total of 230 attempts.
Olle managed with 149 attempts. But Alfred only needed 125 attempts, and is in the lead so far.
-Okay. -Yes! I needed that now.
But there is never one single solution in "Bäst i test".
-Someone else may have figured something out. -Absolutely, Babben.
What would "Bäst i test" be without tricksy loop holes?
Let's watch Christine Meltzer and her close friend Babben Larsson.
-What will it be, please? -Do I have to get something from here?
No, I'll go to the caravan. But what does that stuff cost?
It's only these things that cost anything. Everything else is free.
Great, I'll go and look in the caravan.
It's been 1 minute and 20 seconds.
-No, I can't reach there. -If the balloon pops, there's no cost...
It doesn't matter if I hit Babben?
-No, it just... -It hurts, sure, but sometimes... Okay.
-You know what? That was pretty close. -Not an old family heirloom? No.
No. This is more to gauge the distance for the rest of the things.
-No. -A little longer, distance-wise.
No, sorry. There has to be another way.
-Can you get things from over there, if I ask? -No.
-One arrow for 20 attempts? -I'll go with that.
-Have you shot with a bow before? -Never.
Like this, right? No. Can you help me?
No, wait. What...?
You've done a lot of bow-shooting.
-I should have shot that way. -Are you joking?
-Do you have faith in me? -Yes.
-You should have aimed a bit higher. -Oh! But that was good!
Oh, so close! Oh, none.
There. Yes!
No.
-Get five new ones. -Five new ones coming up.
Oh, crap!
-Yes! -And it's over.
That one doesn't count. You just have to believe in yourself.
-And you can do anything. -Thank you so much. Good bye!
Wow, Christine. You have real sharp aim!
But you fired arrows at my face. You're not invited to my party.
-No, sorry. Sorry. -How many attempts did she end up taking?
Yes, Christine had to beat Alfred's 125 attempts.
We could see she was closing in on those numbers.
The fact is that Christine popped all three balloons in...
-...114 attempts. -Really?
Christine gets 5 points, Alfred 4, and Olle 3.
There is 2 for Gina. Rippe gets only 1 point.
On top of that, he lost his best friend.
To make up for those wounds, and there were quite a few wounds-
-I've been kind enough to supply some gifts for our contestants. Here is the next task.
What weather we are having, eh?
-Olle? What weather we are having. -Now what?
Welcome, Gina. To another task.
-Take off your blindfold. -No.
-What? -Oh! I'm stuck here.
This is not okay!
I almost want to just go home, but I can't.
It's a little funny.
Okay. "Go into the house."
-"Once in the house, you must shout:" -"Honey, I'm home!"
-"To stop the clock." -"Fastest into the house wins."
-"You have 30 minutes." -"Your time starts now."
-What does all this have to do with it? -It's a few little presents I got for you.
-That may be of some... -Use?
Yes, they had to get into the house as quickly as possible-
-and say: "Honey, I'm home."
The problem was they were tied to a flag pole, and had some issues with reaching.
But I had placed some gifts I thought would be helpful.
Which Houdinis will we see first?
It will be Olle, Rippe, and Gina breaking free from their chains.
-Okay, then. -What do you mean, go into the house? How do I get into the house?
Oh, la, la! And then using that...
I'm guessing there's something about a key.
-For the handcuffs. -That would solve a lot of problems.
And I guess the presents...
-Oh, yes. -This one seems useful.
-Oh! -No!
It's important to keep your chin up all the way.
Toaster.
That might be something you wished for? Unlike the toaster.
-Oh! Tape. -That one's not bad.
-If there is tape, there is hope. -What the hell, David?!
I'm in a horrible mood today.
It's almost further away now.
We didn't have this on our bingo card for today, Rippe.
That we would be here together, enjoying ourselves.
-Awww! -I'm feeling quite content now.
Yes, then I'm content.
-We can just wait out the time. -And bask in the sun.
-Half the time left. -Let's get it together.
There, Yes. Here we go! This is where it's at.
What would you most like to see in the present?
-Keys for handcuffs. -Okay.
-Oh, wow. -A bottle of lemonade. Not too bad.
-Gina, I've got my fingers crossed for you. -You're a snake.
A small hook?
Maybe it's a slice of toast for you to put in the toaster.
-Yes! -There, Yes. Oh!
-The hook came off. -Nooo!
-I think I'll rest for a bit. -Yes.
-Yes...? -And what is it?
-A magnet? -That's what it is.
-That's all of it. -You have that one, too.
-Oh. -Soon, buddy.
Come on.
It's on the short end. Can it be enough with just the short end?
Oh! Oh, wow, wow.
No, no, no, no, no. I was thinking there would be a key here.
-And what it is? -A tent.
"Enter the house." This is a house.
-Okay, I'll build a house. -Fastest wins.
-I think it's kind of cool. -You do?
There might be those who don't complete it at all.
Can you believe this is our job? It's amazing.
Send me the invoice.
The house is taking shape. Honey, I'll be home soon.
I'm in the house now. Honey, I'm home!
Is this a good enough house for me and my wife?
-You are in the house. -Yes, I'm in the house.
-I can see a window, Olle! -I just need to bring the painting.
Honey, I'm home! Hi, David.
That's done, right? And Babben is with us.
-Ten seconds left. -Check it out, how nice.
-It is. -No!
We didn't need that today. Three, two, one, zero.
Yes, Yes. That's what happens sometimes.
-Good job. -Thank you.
It's fortunate there were keys in the house so I could get loose.
Rippe, did that cloth count as a house, you think?
-Absolutely. -How?
A house is when there are sides all around you.
I think that's a very weak argument from you.
But I still rule that you get accepted by a hair's breadth on the house issue.
That was a proper house. There was no need for the scaffolding.
But it was very nice of you, Olle, to also bring the painting in.
It's almost worth a bonus point.
-So... that was a house? -Yes, it was.
We're not moving in together, Babben. Not into a house, at any rate.
-We have so different... -Preferences?
-What were their results? -Gina recuperated in the house of life.
Had some lemonade, and never actually entered any actual house.
Olle erected the house by the book.
Finished in 27 minutes and 51 seconds. Great.
Rippe shouted "Honey, I'm home" in his cloth-house after 22 minutes and 39 seconds.
You may have to hurry up and feel pleased now, Rippe.
I think this is beatable if you have more luck with the presents.
Let's see what Christine and Alfred do after the break. We'll see you on the other side.
Welcome back. The contestants have to get into the house as quickly as possible.
The problem is: they're tied up.
Let's watch Christine and Alfred trying to get into the house.
There are key holes.
-Can I open them? -With a key.
Could there be a key in these? There has to be.
Oh, I'm going insane! I can't believe you're making me do this.
-Can you give it to me?! -You're lying all crooked.
-You have to lie a little bit closer to here. -Yes, but I'm ashamed!
I'm so ashamed. Can you just avert your eyes?
-Look away! -Okay.
You can't peek, David. I got it! You can look now.
I can look now.
-There it is. -Yes.
The absolute last thing I needed right now was a toaster.
I think that is something from your wish list.
I think this one is a fishing rod. That would be awesomely useful.
Ta-da!
Why am I stuck?
Otherwise you could just walk straight into the house.
-A pair of pants. -No, maybe I will need that.
Wait, hang on.
Come on.
"Key pole"!
"Key pole", it says here.
Yes, there it is! Yes!
I knew I had to look somewhere, but I didn't know where.
Sure, thing. Absolutely. There. Fucking watch this.
-Honey, I'm home! -Honey, I'm home!
There. That wasn't too bad?
-You ran into the house. -And shouted: "Honey, I'm home."
-I did it. -Good job.
I'm pleased with that.
Like that, yes! You both found the key pole. How satisfying was that?
It's not really like me to come up with such a solution.
I usually get stuck in the little traps you set.
The interesting question is what the times are.
Yes, Alfred entered the house in 4 minutes and 27 seconds.
But Christine?
She finished in 17 minutes and 31 seconds.
Not quite as fast.
Perhaps because Christine spent a lot of time lying down and feeling ashamed.
Yes, I saw that. So it's 1 point for Gina, who drank lemonade.
2 for Olle who got the house erected.
3 for Rippe, 4 for Christine, and 5 points for Alfred.
That's what it is. That's what it is.
Don't forget our winner tonight will have their photograph framed-
-to be hung on the wall at home as a lovely memento of today.
And remember, anything can happen, and everything can turn. It's time for the finale.
How exciting. Gina?
There's a task under your butt.
You may read it to your fellow contestants, Babben, the studio audience, and the folks at home.
"Enjoy Babben's story and David's parade."
"Following it, you will have to answer Babben's five questions."
"Most correct answers win."
You may not take notes during the parade. Everything has to be noted in your heads.
I'm handing over to Babben.
Once upon a time, there was a boy named David Sundin.
As a five year old, David dreamt about becoming a train engineer.
Next stop Arboga, Sweden's armpit!
1986, at ten years old, he wanted to become a pilot.
The thought of getting that applause every time he landed the plane-
-made him all twitchy.
No nuts onboard. Except, of course, in the cockpit.
As a 27-year old, David dreamt of becoming a rock star.
Girls would be screaming his name in a good way-
-and not as an answer to: "Who broke their finger playing air guitar?"
When he was 30, he wanted to become a daytrader.
Gimo's really cool yuppie, they would call him. [the tiny town David is from]
He would invest in Argentinian pharmaceuticals combating hair loss...
-...and gluten free balloons. -Buy, Sell!
As a 40-year old, David found a new dream job.
TV-show host!
He would get to talk non-stop, without anyone asking him to shut up.
-And say things like: -Thanks, Thanks!
-And... -If there is tape, there is hope.
I'm going to ask some questions now. Get ready with your slates.
First question. What would people call David when he was a daytrader?
-Why won't you start at the beginning? -Everyone ready?
Everyone turn your slates at the same time.
-Tell us what you've written, Gina. -I just wrote baba ganoush blah blah blah.
-What did you write, Alfred? -I got stressed.
-I just wrote something and piss. -Okay. What did you write, Olle?
Cool yuppie or the cool yuppie.
-And you, Christine? -Profit boy.
-And finally, Jan. -Jimmy Geno. [not a reference]
No one got this question correct. Right answer: Gimo's really cool yuppie.
Question 2. With what adjective was David described as a pilot?
-Like, how he was? -Tough questions. -Thanks!
Has everyone answered? We'll ask you all to turn your slates.
We will start with Rippe this time. What did you answer?
-Strippy. -And what does Christine say?
-Twitchy. -Twitchy.
-What does Olle say? -Groovy.
-What does Alfred say? -Very pretty.
And what does Gina say?
-Cool. -Cool?
The correct answer is twitchy. One point for Christine.
I thought that was when he was a train engineer.
Let's get ready for Question 3.
How many times did David blow his train whistle?
-Has everyone answered? -Yes.
Let's turn the slates. Twice, says Jan.
Three, we got four from Olle, four from Alfred and three from Gina.
The correct answer is four. One point for Olle and Alfred.
Question 4. How old was David when he wanted to become a rock star?
You really are cute.
Everyone has answered. Please turn the slates.
Gina answered 27.
27 is also what Alfred has written.
27 also from you, Olle. Everyone got it correct.
Five points are handed out. One each. And now for the final question.
What did I hold up when David said: "If there is tape, there is hope"?
-What?! -I was holding up an object. What was it?
Trickster.
Then you will turn your slates and tell us what you've written.
Let's start with Gina again. Book, book, glove, and one tape.
None of you were correct. I was holding up a satsuma.
Yes, there we have all the questions and all the answers.
Let's gather together.
Wow, wow, wow! Thank you for such a cool finale.
And some nice story telling, Babben. They got one point for each correct answer.
It was 1 point for Gina and Rippe. Bang, bang!
And then 2 points each for Christine, Olle, and Alfred.
Bang, bang, bang.
And taking the scores from the finale...
-David, you're still wearing earrings. -They're yours.
-Handsome. -I borrowed them.
We have the following results:
In fifth place we find Rippe at 12 points. It can be like that.
In fourth place we have Gina, 16 points.
It's you and me, Rippe.
In third place is Alfred with a total score of 18 points.
And who will win the whole thing, and whose photograph is already here?
We can do it in no other way than by simply unveiling it-
-and see who the winner of tonight's show is.
It's someone who is here with their best friend.
It is...
-Christine Meltzer! -Come on, what is this?!
Really! Thank you, Babben! My best friend.
And what have we learned tonight? Well...
Have you made a mistake? Do the exact same mistake two more times.
Never fire an arrow into your best friend's face.
And it's not easy to turn robot-David on.
I am Babben Larsson, direct from the "Bäst i test" studio. I wish you a pleasant evening.
See you next week, and anytime on TV4 Play. Bye!
Thank you, Babben! I'm the one to say thank you.
Original Swedish Text: Johanna Svensson, Iyuno Translation by: u/Tulip-O-Hare Proofreading by: u/Chequedummy