Really good.
"I can eat that one"
Welcome to Kongen Befaler, the show that never gives up.
Something that has led us to nothing less than season 10!
Someone who also never gives up,
who can soon multiply everything he has weighed,
measured and divided by 10 is you, Olli Wermskog.
Thank you. It's great to have 10 seasons.
I will never stop measuring, counting and weighing, even if the show ends.
Because who are you really, if you don't measure, count and weigh?
10 seasons, Olli. Taste that.
10 seasons, taste that.
I'm allergic.
Can't handle it. It's a season-based allergy.
Tough thing. - We need to move on!
Let's focus on the positives,
namely a group free of allergies that is more than ready for season 10.
A golden group, nothing less than Erik Solbakken! [presenter]
Tara Lina! [comedian and radio host]
Else Kåss Furuseth! [comedian and presenter]
Aksel Hennie! [actor]
And Bjarte Tjøstheim! [radio host and comedy actor]
And since it's season 10,
this season's prize is a bit special.
A bit special.
Please welcome a...
...bust in gold of me!
Yes.
That's nice. - Yes, it's nice.
Aksel, you are participating in a TV show for the first time as yourself.
Is that particularly wise? - Yes, ver... No, absolutely not.
We're looking forward to it. - I'll come off very badly.
It hasn’t paid off for many, up until now.
Bjarte, we can go straight to you.
It hasn’t paid off for me either.
You are known to be quite nervous.
You've basically made being nervous into your livelihood.
Yes, a small one-man business.
But it's going really well. - Surprisingly well.
There wasn’t a lot of competition for the throne of being extremely nervous.
Who do you fear the most among the participants?
Oh, is it Aksel? That's surprising.
Not Else.
I suspect, Else, that your motto is:
The important thing isn't to watch Aksel Hennie win, but to participate.
Well, I dream of...
If I could be Aksel Hennie for one day...
No, that's a bit too exhausting. For half a day.
If I could be Aksel Hennie for 15 minutes, I'd be exhausted.
Do you think you would manage that? - No.
I'm already tired.
Tara Lina, you are known from the youth radio channel P3.
After being here, are you afraid of getting the "old man" label?
No, I'm mostly afraid of losing my welfare money when they see that I'm working.
Erik, you have done a lot as a presenter.
Currently, you are best known as a member of the Table Tennis Buddies. [reality show involving comedians playing table tennis]
Do you now see yourself more as a presenter or an athlete?
I don't see myself as one. I feel like one, and am one.
Right now I am mostly in the elite sports lane.
I might be the elite sports athlete who has a trophy shelf ready,
but with the least on it.
That means, there's nothing. - It's a shelf.
It's a shelf, and there's room for that little beast.
So you're going for gold. - Yes.
You have a... competitive mindset.
That's good. It sounds promising.
There's nothing more to wait for. Let's get started.
Even though we're on season 10, we haven't changed how we do things,
including the prize task. - That's right.
As always, the participants will bring something
in a given category determined by you.
And then you distribute points based on how satisfied you are, from 5 to 1.
And for those who first started watching this season, that is season 10,
I can reveal that everything goes into a pot
that the winner of today's programme gets to take home.
That's correct, Olli.
And today I asked you to bring
something that creates a surprisingly good atmosphere [mood].
Surprisingly good atmosphere.
It's a fairly simple task, but it can be anything.
I want to start with you, Bjarte. - Yes.
It has already been established that I am a depressed, anxious old fart.
And for people like me... - Those were your words.
I am constantly on the lookout for something
that livens up the mood in my mind.
There are professionals you can go to, who have pills and stuff.
But there is also a whole industry of quacks out there
who also want to help me as best as they can.
I thank them for their help.
And in that regard, I have come across this.
This looks like a completely normal headset. - It doesn't.
Now you think, Atle, that I will play some cheerful music
to get over my depression. No, no, no.
This is something completely different.
Now you'll see...
Askel, if you could help me spread some smoke and joy around my face.
Yes, like that.
And if it's alright with you... Just keep going.
If it's alright with you, Atle, you can turn off the lights in the room.
We can do that. - Let there be darkness!
It's not music that's going into my ears.
It's light that will create a good atmosphere.
To light up and lift my spirits.
Just look.
You can turn on the lights now, Atle. - Let there be light!
And Atle, this only costs a couple of thousand kroner.
Only...
But I have to ask, that is what they're made for?
Yes, that's what they're made for.
To light up inside your head, so it won't be so dark there.
Fantastically well solved.
Tara Lina, we're coming to you. - To me?
I'm newly single. - Yes.
Congratulations. - Deeply depressed.
And have been on a few dates recently.
What I've found out, is that
the movie 'Uno'... [written, directed by, and starring Aksel Hennie]
creates a surprisingly good atmosphere.
It's a sad movie.
Written and directed by the one and only...
It's Aksel's movie. - Bjarte Tjøstheim.
I forced two guys to watch it. The atmosphere becomes so great.
What I'm wondering is...
My plan is to win back all the prizes, so could you sign it?
That's nice.
How good would you say the atmosphere becomes,
given that you are single again?
It only works for a little while.
I always fall asleep halfway through the movie,
so don’t spoil anything.
It feels natural to move on to you, Aksel. - Yes.
Then I'll take this... There.
It could have been the smoke, because I find it surprising
that something that can kill you creates such a good atmosphere.
But I'm not that interested in smoking. - Even that was cool.
I’m interested in this.
Do you know what this is? - Plastic.
That’s what everyone says, but it’s a Hitler filter.
It's a Hitler filter. World War II wouldn’t have been the same without this.
Don’t ask me why, but I can recite the beginning of one of Hitler's speeches.
It goes like this.
And so on.
But that doesn’t sound cool.
Surprisingly simple, but surprisingly good atmosphere.
Surprisingly good atmosphere.
The task is solved.
Else. - Yes.
What creates a surprisingly good atmosphere?
Surprisingly, it's actually this that creates a surprisingly good atmosphere.
Yes. - Oh, yes.
This may seem incredibly boring,
but it creates a surprisingly good atmosphere.
That's quite a claim.
I think I just have to show it.
It must be shown.
Now I kind of want to go home.
What are you going to do? - Just wait a little.
Are you going to do a running start? - She's going home.
Not to brag or anything, but I've done this before.
And it created a surprisingly good atmosphere.
I didn't really want to do it again...
I've done it in front of 8000 people in Oslo Spektrum [arena],
and the audience went wild.
Okay, here we go.
I've done this with Morten Ramm and John Brungot. [comedians]
Stand up, you two.
You are going to bounce me against this ball.
You'll take... I'll stand here.
Then you go over there.
Now you are John Brungot.
And then you grab me like this.
Imagine that I'm a chicken fillet.
Let's say you're two. - Like that.
Then you do this, and we'll bounce until there is a surprisingly good atmosphere.
Okay.
I need to get the ankles up here. - Yes.
A big applause.
Well, I suppose all that's left to say is: Erik, you're next.
I've never been more happy about the order than this.
I have also brought something that is very simple, so this...
I've forgotten everything now.
I'm just going to take off my clothes, and then...
Yes!
No.
I've gone to a profession that often creates a good atmosphere,
but surprisingly bad ones too.
It's musicians.
Musicians? - Yes, musicians. Bands, artists...
Between songs, they start talking, kind of like I'm doing now.
Too many words and too many boring stories.
I have brought the experts on creating a surprisingly good atmosphere.
It's Yosef and Tshawe from Madcon. [Norwegian rap duo]
I've managed to get their script between songs.
It seems a bit short and simple,
but it creates a surprisingly good atmosphere.
We can try, if you read this, Olli.
Should I read what's written here?
"Is there any life here?"
Already now it's emerging, but if you do it the Madcon way:
Is there any life here?!
This is also a way to do it. Very simple.
I didn't have to undress and humiliate myself.
I can also bring it out any time, without having to undress,
and say: Is there any life here?!
I can also bring this out any time.
It was very simple and straightforward.
You avoided undressing and getting points.
This was an experience. - A bouquet [variety].
And there were a lot of good things.
Are you ready to award some points? - Yes.
Should I award the 5 points right away?
Else gets 5 points.
There's no question about that.
Aksel has to get 4.
He must get 4. It was very good.
Tara Lina, you get 3. Sorry, Bjarte. You get 2.
Then it's 1 point for Erik. It is.
Great start. Now it's time for this season's first task from the house,
and I want us to pick up the pace.
I want us to sprint a 60 metre.
How are you at 60 metres?
Are you good? Are you quick on your feet?
On my feet?
In Finland, is it on foot?
Do you do 60 metres on foot?
Yes. - Here we do it on our hands.
It's 60 metres by hand here in Norway.
Oh, it is? I see. - Keep up.
Hi. Done? - Done.
Is there something in here? Ew, this is very gross, Olli.
Is there something...
It's there, yes.
"Complete a 60 metres the fastest from start to finish." Fun.
"You can only use your arms as the engine."
Not fun.
These planks here are not two-by-fours.
"You can perform the 60 metres wherever you want."
"There are 45 minutes until the race starts."
"The fastest 60 metres wins."
Yes...
Was there a special reason why we are here in the toilet?
No. - Just because of your needs.
Start, finish.
What does he say?
He's saying: "Get inspired by me."
That's what we'll do.
The birds have inspired you.
What kind of Durek setup is this? [Shaman Durek Verrett, recently married a Norwegian princess]
It was a powerful moment.
You're standing there, and sometimes in life you just get a calling.
I felt like I got that there. We'll see if it works or not. I think...
It usually doesn't work. - It's usually not good when you get a calling.
We have to move on.
Alright. Should we just get started? - Yes, we won't go any deeper into that.
Let's see almost everyone.
If I simultaneously take a rope... around...
and pull myself down really fast...
That's allowed, right? Yes, yes, yes.
This is as good as gold.
Now I'll drill through here.
Then I'll fly over to the trolley,
make the turn, pull in, and bam! 60 metres.
Nine seconds is the goal.
No!
Let's just do it.
The engine I made, Olli,
is called a "release" or "go" engine.
Here...
There, yes.
Now we're up at a steady pace here.
Like that.
There!
Move!
Oh shit, this is quite high up.
Then I’m off.
Ready, set... There, yes.
Shit, are there brakes?
That was heavier than I thought.
I’ve lost.
No!
This isn’t where I’m supposed to go.
Shit.
You have a little root problem.
I can just do this.
Are we there? - Yes.
There! - Yes.
What an incredibly big disappointment.
This is my chance to be beaten by Else in 60 metres.
I imagine she'll just... roll in.
I’m using my arms. Ow, this hurts.
Massage!
Oh, the chair is here. Around the chair.
Hi, Olli. - Hello.
Thank you.
Where is the finish line?
Over there.
Okay, this is no problem.
I'm using my arms.
There!
You are watching Kongen Befaler.
This was the arm roll by Else Kåss Furuseth,
and I am today's winner.
Bye, Olli. Thanks for having me. Wish me luck.
But you know what we need?
A little advertisement is what we need.
There was a lot of arms, legs, and gravity in use by everyone.
And body. - Yes, everything was in use.
But since this is the first task, I'll be a bit generous.
I'll be so generous that I'll allow a lot more than usual.
Otherwise, almost everyone would have been disqualified. That's a bit sad, too.
As long as you make it to the finish and have somewhat used your arms,
I will approve it.
But we'll still take the time to pick apart a few things.
Shall we take a look at what you actually did?
A lot of stuff was going on.
You used your legs a lot here, and you included the butt there.
And there are the legs again. Into that, and pulling...
There is a lot of use of the legs here. It's the whole body.
And when it comes to you, Aksel.
You started with your arm, but 95% of it was gravity.
"Arm-powered" is probably too much of a stretch.
But, like I said, I’m being generous.
I wouldn't bother to argue too hard, if I were you.
If there's one person you should disqualify, it’s Aksel.
But you probably won't dare to do that in the first programme.
But the viewers at home have their own thoughts about that.
"Atle has become cowardly in his older age."
What do you say, Olli?
We'll see. You said that the things here are okay.
Yes, they are okay as long as they are partially arm-powered.
It was 60 metres, but I only measured 52 metres for Erik.
Is that also acceptable?
No, that’s not acceptable.
We need one rule. It has to be 60 metres.
So you do dare to disqualify in the first programme.
Yes, there will be a disqualification.
There’s a difference between generosity and stupidity.
Then I can summarise so far. There’s one left.
Else, you spent 5 minutes and 15 seconds on 60 metres.
Bjarte, 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
Aksel, you're in the lead with 13 seconds.
And Erik, you didn't get any time, because it was only 52 metres.
Then it’s Tara Lina left.
Do you think it's better or worse than 13 seconds?
I think it's better. - We'll see. Here is Tara Lina.
Is this a real gun? - Yes.
It doesn't say anything about me having to go the 60 metres.
I can shoot something that goes 60 metres.
Then my finger is the engine, right?
The bullet flies and hits the target.
Then I just have to wear the "Gentleman's Club" flat cap.
Forget the wife and kids, and go shooting with the guys.
Here is 60. - Is that 60 metres?
Yes, it's from here to up there. - That's really far. Watch this, Olli!
There's no need to stress about it.
What do you think about that, Aksel Hennie?
Played in eight Oscar films, but have you shot a balloon from 60 metres?
Yes!
Yes. So cool.
Can you believe it?
No reason to hold back the triumph there. - Is there any life here?!
Tara Lina, you take the lead with 0.67 seconds. Not bad.
You get 5 points. Congratulations.
Now let's see the standings here.
After this task, it's a total of...
Eight for Tara Lina and Aksel, but it's close.
Now I want a task that is completely obvious,
where it's about being the fastest,
without any difficult choices, and with no possible misunderstandings.
It must be completely obvious. At most two choices, no more.
But it should be completely obvious what is the right choice.
It can't possibly go wrong.
It must be 100% on the spot. It's not possible to misunderstand.
So there are two choices and one completely obvious solution.
Yep.
Bonjour!
I like this... a lot already.
Should I just open it? - No.
You have two 'pærer' in front of you. Choose one of them. ['pærer' means both 'pears' and 'bulbs']
This is the great choice in life.
I assume, since this is here, that it's smartest to choose this one.
But that seems too easy.
The thing is, that one won't light up, but I can eat that one. I'll take this.
That one can light up this.
This cannot get the light on. So I'll choose that one.
I bet there is a twist, so I'll choose...
Then you can open the letter.
"Light up the pear/bulb you chose. Fastest wins. Your time starts now."
There.
I've stopped the clock. - Lovely.
Damn, I choose that one. - Okay.
Imagine if I had smashed it.
I think I made a good choice.
"Light up the pear/bulb you chose. Fastest wins. Your time starts now."
There, yes.
So that... No!
There. - Was that it?
I can imagine that Bjarte Tjøstheim chose this one.
Balls.
Look at that, yes.
I didn't think the pear would burn so poorly...
No, shit. It's not burning.
Hang on, give me a second.
Don't stress. Stay calm. This is fine.
Fuck! What on earth?
Yes!
I... Solution submitted.
Holy shit. - Yes...
Bjarte, I don't quite know where to start. Yes, I do!
You tried to extinguish an electric cable that was burning with lighter fluid.
I blacked out. I don't even remember it, but seeing it now...
What were you thinking there? - Well, I like when...
Yes, but an electric cable burning with lighter fluid...
We can agree that...
There is something "don’t try this at home" about it.
Yes, absolutely.
But you actually did light up the pear,
despite a rather unfortunate choice.
This must have been very close.
Except that there are 341 seconds between first and last place.
But other than that, it was very close.
Top three, especially. It's very close there.
It was so close, especially between two of them,
that we chose not to separate them.
It was a matter of thousandths of a second. So were dropped that.
There’s a tie for first place between Tara Lina and Aksel.
Half a second later, is Erik.
Else, you spent a full 5 seconds.
You spent 5 seconds.
To think about putting in the bulb? - You were just holding it like...
Did it take 5 seconds for me to put in a bulb? I'm going home.
No, stay seated.
Tara Lina and Aksel, you get 5 points.
I really enjoy bonfires, but I'm not too fond of hiking.
Then you can just light a bonfire without going hiking.
No, because the bonfire atmosphere isn’t the same
when it’s not combined with a hike.
But I’ve found a way to combine hiking and bonfires without going hiking.
That sounds too good to be true.
No, because you light the fire from a distance.
So it's the bonfire that has gone hiking.
But you don't have to do the hike yourself. What do you give me?
Hi, Olli. - Hello.
Fire pit? You look cunning. - Where's the task?
Can I just say, I get a little uneasy as soon as I see a fire pit.
I assume something is about to be set on fire,
but I'm incredibly bad with fire.
"You must light this bonfire from as far away as possible."
"The distance between you and the bonfire is measured when the fire is ignited."
"For the fire to be approved,"
"the water in the kettle must boil on the fire."
"The water must boil within 60 minutes from now."
So I should throw heat balls or something?
Heat balls? - Fireballs.
Throw heat balls? - Just get the fireballs, Else.
Sorry, but I don't understand anything.
Then maybe we should just start with the one who doesn't understand anything.
Let's do it. - Let's start with her.
Should we throw in a couple more? - Yes, a couple more.
I'll pour petrol through the entire hose,
then I'll pull out the hose.
Like that, nicely.
Okay, I'll place a fuse here and light it from way the hell over there.
Now I've soaked the rope. And then I start walking.
I think this will go well, Olli.
This is a little fuse,
so I can try to throw it into the fire pit.
This is going to be a proper bonfire.
Just keep pouring it on.
Since I'm the one who will light the flame...
I only found one pair of safety goggles, so I'll take those.
Just stay back, and it will be fine.
There, yes. Oh!
Come on now. Yes!
Yes, here it comes.
Come on!
No... This isn't working.
There!
But it doesn't go any further.
If I take this...
There, like that.
I just ended up lighting the fire the normal way, with a shirt.
I'll hide behind the outhouse.
Okay, then I'll light it.
Okay. Oh, it's this much.
Oi! That went in.
Yes.
Nothing has happened up there yet.
I thought the petrol would just bring it straight up.
I was sure that this would go super well.
I'll just light it up here and see what happens.
Yes, now it's burning here!
I'm very satisfied with this bonfire, but I'm a bit scared.
It's a fire with many surprises.
Fun for the whole family.
I’m staying... - We need to move further away.
Now the kettle started going.
It's boiling here. - Yes.
Oh! Yes!
We'll take a little break, and be back right after this.
I must say, Tara Lina. That was impressive.
First throw.
You threw small explosives into a crib.
It was grotesque, but effective.
It's something my ancestors have done for over a hundred years.
It runs in the family. - It's latent.
So now the family is proud. - They are.
You almost managed to do what TVNorge has been
trying to do for 10 seasons: Get rid of Olli.
That was close. And then it did a nice arc around.
Wonderful. - Very good.
Do you want the standings so far? - Yes.
Even though you tried to fool the system, Bjarte, we could see you.
We had cameras, you know. - I didn't think of that.
We filmed everything.
You and Else were standing right next to the fire pit when you lit it up.
So both of you are in last place so far.
Tara Lina, 7 metres away. - Oi.
But we have two more. - Then 7 metres is the distance to beat.
Yes. I should have probably done this earlier,
but I just have to give a little warning first.
What could that be?
Yes, what could that be? "Don't try this at home".
This is only for professionals, and what do you call them?
Idiots. - Then we'll take a look.
I can move this.
Imagine my good friend, the drone.
It will fire up nicely for a few minutes.
Then it will come flying here.
Now we will hang something on a pulley up there.
Then it will land down here.
We won't apply lighter fluid to all of it, but only to half. There...
Now we'll fire up the drone.
There we can see it.
Now let's find the bonfire!
Oh! Is it burning, Olli? - Not quite yet.
Yes!
Yes, indeed!
This will be nice.
Are you ready down there? - Yes.
That's a nice sound.
It's burning, yes.
This is cosy. - Yes, it's cosy.
Yes...
What do we think about the combination of old wooden houses and petrol?
I quickly realised that I had zero... - Control. - ...respect for the house.
Or control. - I had plenty of control.
It burned well on the railing.
I have a question.
We discussed here...
Why are you climbing up like a monkey on the outside of the house?
There are plenty of stairs on the inside.
That has nothing to do with the task, it's just: "Look at me!"
We know you are Aksel Hennie.
I had already attached the wire to the tree.
So it would be foolish to take it in through the front door and then up. - Yes, that would be foolish.
"When I get home, I won't take the stairs. I'll climb up from the outside."
This is a scary bunch. - A scary, flame-based bunch.
Do you want to know who wins?
No doubt about who had the greatest distances,
but which of them is furthest away?
First and second place. They were only 1 metre apart.
Aksel: 30 metres.
And Erik:
31 metres. - Yes! I needed that.
Bjarte and Else get 2 points, Tara Lina 3, Aksel 4, and Erik 5.
Then we see that the scores are as follows.
Look how cheerful he is, the 5-pointer!
Oi, look here. Tara Lina and Aksel, very close.
But anything can still happen, because we are ready for the studio task.
Get up on stage.
We have now reached the final task.
As always, we've moved up onto the stage.
Here you see a sort of point system with a pizza in the middle.
You will go one-by-one to that line, grab yourself a piece of pineapple
and throw it as close as possible to the pizza.
The one with the least points is eliminated.
But Atle, do you like pineapple on your pizza?
No-one does. - No-one does, no.
Here are the rules: If your pineapple stays on the pizza or stays touching it,
you lose immediately.
There are both pineapple rings, pineapple pieces, and a whole pineapple.
In the first round, you choose one of the options.
In the next round, you cannot choose the same
option you have already chosen, and so on.
It's like a regular Saturday night.
Else, since you know what it's like, you can start. Come over here.
Oi.
I'll do as we usually do in Jessheim. [her home town]
We like pineapple on our pizza.
Yes! - Relax now, Else.
No! - Oh!
No!
You can go back.
That makes it exciting. Erik.
Yes. Then I can use the strategy: Don't throw as badly as Else.
Don't hit the pizza. Just a bit inside...
It landed on the pizza!
It's moving. - It's actually moving.
Yes, it's moving. Wait, I can hear the bird.
I can hear the bird. - You shouldn't have heard that.
You can go and sit down. Aksel.
But...
What are you going to do, Aksel? - Are you going to climb first, or?
It's not... - What did you do now?
Alright, that's fine.
Bjarte, are you in shock?
I'm in shock, yes.
Why did you do that?
He's out. - But you're the best.
I don't know if you understood the rules, Else.
I haven't quite understood the rules.
Your turn, Bjarte. - Now we're excited.
Don't embarrass us. - Oi! That's the best one.
Tara Lina.
I actually, for real, inherited a pizza restaurant from my father.
And this is how we usually put on the toppings there,
so this won't be a problem.
Ooh! Bold.
Round two.
I'm thinking we'll start with Aksel, who's sitting on the bench there.
Don't take the same one as before.
Go Aksel. Askel is the best. - There, yes.
It landed on eight.
Tara Lina.
Then we'll go for a pineapple ring. - Alright.
That's not bad.
Oh!
Eight. - That's an eight, yes.
Not bad.
Yes, Else.
Yes, yes. - It's on two.
Bjarte.
You're shot-putting it, yes. That's probably smart.
- Come on, Bjarte.
There, yes. - Bjarte.
There you saved Else.
Round three. Now we can start with Tara Lina.
You have one left.
What is it that you haven't thrown?
I thought you meant that I only have one parent left. Mum.
I'll take this one, a pineapple piece.
Oi oi oi! - That's seven.
Aksel. Your turn.
Yes, yes, yes. - That's a slightly better seven. Else.
Yes!
Now we've reached the final.
Aksel, you get to go first.
And in the final, you throw a whole pineapple.
A whole pineapple? - Yes.
The plan is for it to land on top of the pizza, and to then roll off.
It's too far. - This is interesting.
Else. - I dropped it.
If she knocks out Aksel now...
Clearly, she wins then. - That's allowed.
I'm not the queen of shuffleboard, so I'll take this...
Nice and calm.
No!
We have a winner. We have crowned a winner.
We'll go through the points down in our seats.
Yes.
We will go through the point distribution, Olli.
Are you a sore loser, Erik?
I'm a very sore loser. I found that out now.
You get 1 point.
Then Bjarte, you get 2 points.
Tara Lina, you get 3 points.
Else, 4 points. Aksel, 5 points, congratulations.
These are the scores from this task.
Now let's see how it turned out in total after the first programme.
It's Aksel who runs away with the victory,
and gets five things that will create a surprisingly good atmosphere.
Else is also part of the prize.
Today we have learned that we must hide the matches, petrol, and lighter fluid
when Bjarte Tjøstheim is visiting.
We'll be back next time with new tasks, new points,
but with the same old participants.
Goodbye!
Original Norwegian captions: Sunniva S. Olsen (LinQ Media Group)
English translation by: u/msbtvxq
Proofread by: u/taskmastermaster
Translation produced in association with: Taskmaster Worldwide Inc @tmworldwideinc