Yes!
Come on!
"Yeah, it'll be redcurrants in the nose"
Good morning. Welcome to Kongen Befaler.
We just got up. First out of bed, that was you.
That's right. New day, new opportunities.
Olli Wermskog.
You say it so well too. It is a new day, new opportunities.
That's how you think every morning. There's a lot to fight for,
and those who have the opportunity to fight for... For what?
A bust in gold of me.
Henrik Fladseth!
Ina Svenningdal.
Ole Henry Snildalsli.
Pernille Sørensen.
And Thomas Numme!
Yes. That's lovely.
Henrik, I can see you're happy.
You won the first show. We can have a little look at that.
How confident were you of your overall win after the first show?
There's no Kongen Befaler...
...Messi or Brækhus here. [Lionel Messi: Argentine footballer; Cecilia Brækhus: Norwegian boxer]
But they have their moments.
Then we'll see if they do that regularly throughout the season.
Pernille, which of your competitors surprises you the most,
or surprised you the most on the first show?
I would say Thomas. - Right.
Why? - Because I...
I was prepared for you to meander on 100% of the tasks,
and then you only did it on 85%.
I find that impressive.
And it's placed him in the middle. You're neck and neck.
I'm ready to get started right away.
No time to waste. Let's get cracking.
We'll get started on the prize task,
where the contestants today have been told to bring something...
Overrated. Something overrated.
It can be quite a lot. - Who would you like to start with?
I'd like to start with Ina. I want to give you a chance right away.
Thank you. That's nice. Something overrated...
I think this is insanely overrated.
I can't wrap my head around it.
I mean, I could just... I think this is pretty overrated.
It's...
First, I just want to say, in the first show, you brought one.
Then, it wasn't overrated, but it was very belittled by us.
You're learning very quickly.
Now you're back with three. - There are three brand new ones.
So I have four Labubus in total.
For about 1,000 kroner a pop? [£75 / US$100]
I know! That's way too much money,
and I don't get why I've been buying them!
It annoys me, but the internet tells me this is what I must have.
But they get you people's attention, don't they?
Yeah, but from 12-year-olds.
You may not be in the market segment for all advertising.
I'm 30, and I have four teddy bears.
Are they for 30-year-olds? - Someone wore it during Fashion Week.
It's fashion too. But overrated.
You really hit the brief with flying colours. Better this time.
I think so, too. - This was really fitting.
Henrik. What did you bring that's overrated?
I'm picking up where Ina left off,
because the internet is fooling the crap out of us.
What I think is overrated is everything I've bought
through social media ads.
I could've brought a lot of examples.
I was going to buy a shirt. Supposed to be the greatest ever.
It was paper.
It was the paper that's in your shoebox.
Rice paper! Great.
I brought two examples today.
The first example: a contraption.
It's a nose clip... - I've seen that!
...that's supposed to widen the nostrils.
When you look at the ads for this, and the reviews that are available...
You're supposed... I already have a magnet on my nose.
You're gonna be able to put it on, and then you're gonna get...
Yeah... In the commercial, there's an explosion of expansion.
People can't believe how much air is coming in.
The floodgates are opening.
I believed it. I've got narrow nostrils and I looked forward to...
Both directions of... - Is it so you don't snore?
Or just to get more air in? - More air in.
Is it pulling them out a bit? - It's not rearranging everything.
What they don't tell you is, in order for it not to fall off,
you have to sleep like Dracula.
Dracula in the coffin.
Garbage.
The other thing I've recently bought is cleaning devices
that you can stick on drills.
I'm afraid I have to say, I have the same.
It works well for the first two minutes.
If you're doing the shower curtain, it's not as if it's stable.
So you're going to...
It just brings you along...
You get several pads. Little things like that.
If the fat after Christmas dinner is a bit tough...
...then you do the toilet brush.
Just a couple of examples. - Lovely.
Yes. It's lovely.
Thomas, what did you bring that's overrated?
This isn't overrated. I've brought a coke can.
It's not overrated. And coke is good.
But what's special about this particular one...
Justin Bieber drank from this one.
Wow! - Okay.
It's a friend of yours. - Imagine he did that.
And Justin Bieber's not overrated.
He's good at both singing and dancing.
But his bloody 'Senkveld' visit is so fucking overrated! [talk show Thomas co-hosted from 2003 to 2018]
I totally agree. Yes, that...
That's true. - I mean, I get so...
I get so angry whenever I think of that visit.
He was supposed to do a concert. [he agreed to perform five or six songs]
He stopped after one song because of some water. [there was some water on stage]
That's what was the thing. - He said yes to do a talk show.
He'd rather not have questions, but rather do sit-ups with me
to show me how to get rid of the beer belly.
And a week later, he releases a song called 'Sorry'!
Yes, I agree.
I agree. Great. Pernille.
I've brought a piece of the Berlin Wall,
which I bought with my own money when I was in Berlin this winter.
I felt a sense of duty, because I was 12 when the Berlin Wall fell.
I remember that it was a huge moment.
I watched the news with my mum and dad
and I could tell by their faces that it was a historic moment.
"I'll buy this as some kind of diamond on my shelf at home."
Now I've had it on the shelf for six months,
and it feels more like a rock.
Ordinary rock.
Doesn't it leave a daily impression? - No.
That's what I was a little disappointed about.
I feel like I've basically paid six...
A lot of money to help clean up non-combustible waste in Germany.
It was supposed to symbolise that the East and West aren't enemies.
Well, they are, so the symbolic value of it...
Trump's gonna seal the deal. It's not going to work.
So I'm thinking, I'm happy to give it away.
So you're not going to win this competition?
That's what I'd really like to get back on the shelf.
Beautiful answer, Pernille. Let's move on to Snildal.
I'll pick up where Henrik left. But... It's an overrated thing,
but now I don't even know if I've considered it.
Hello there! - There you go.
I think it's overrated. You're supposed to go through...
You've gone to the toilet,
then you scrape it out and put it outside of the toilet.
That's sick.
I think that sounds...
Leave it. - That's a thought.
And then it'll come off eventually. - I kind of agree with you.
That invention has maybe been around for 70-80 years.
We're satisfied with that. We've reached our goal.
It doesn't get any better than this.
You have self-cleaning ovens.
Just turn them on and they're clean. But we're happy with this.
In the cabin, you can... Into coffee filters and it's gone.
Agreed.
It's a simple but good point. I think so.
You're pulling it all out. Leave it in the toilet.
There must be someone who can come up with something better.
This goes to people's homes. You're welcome to have a seat.
What are the scores? - It's a bit difficult to rank.
One doesn't want to win. - Yes. I'll give Pernille 1 point.
That's okay. - That's out of sheer consideration.
That's okay.
I agree with Snildalsli's point. I'll give you 2 points.
Those are 2 good points, though. - Number two.
Not bad. - It couldn't be any different.
You got me out of that jam.
I'll give you 3 points for your escapades, Henrik.
You've doubled, lowering the risk with a double set. In the middle.
I'll take that. - You know what? I'll give...
Since you've now re-classified the fucking idiotic shit bears
to be completely useless, I'll give you 5 points.
4 for Numme.
Things can turn on a dime.
I'm thinking it's time to throw in the towel.
Literally or symbolically? - Literally.
Okay. Copy that.
Hello, Olli. - Hello there.
"Throw in the towel."
"The towel must be thrown in the window pointed at by the arrow."
"Fastest to throw in the towel wins."
"Your time starts now."
Is there an arrow here? - No, it's not there.
It's a huge arrow. - I don't see an arrow.
The window pointed at by the arrow. There's not that many windows here.
Oh!
There it was.
There's the arrow.
No. - Missed.
A note for future tasks: the arrow's got to be bigger. Thomas?
Yeah, it's got to be bigger.
I didn't see it. - Too bad we scrimped on the arrow.
Everyone has finally seen the arrow, the window and the towel.
Who would you like to see first?
Now I want to see the whole bunch. - The whole bunch coming up.
I can't do that.
Now I feel stupid.
I'm sure there's a good solution to this.
Am I allowed in the house?
I am. I've smashed it!
Watch this, Olli. The towel's out.
In. - I've stopped the time.
I'm so happy.
Is it gonna be too heavy? It can't be too heavy either.
No!
Did it get too heavy?
I've been telling myself, "Never stand like an idiot,"
"go for the first thing, and just stand and throw things."
That's not even close.
Okay...
No.
It's not tall enough!
Impossible. I have to find something in the shed.
No! - It has to go in.
That's no good. Then we have to... Where are we going?
"The towel must be thrown in the window pointed at by the arrow."
Yes. - Yes.
Come on now.
Oh, hell no...
What just happened? - I'm going in.
I'm going in.
Are you ready?
Woah.
Yes!
First of all, I have to commend you on not throwing in the towel,
when throwing in the towel. Impressive.
Ina, how effective was this?
I don't think it was that effective. I wish it was more effective.
One ski too few. - Right.
Ole Henry, what do you think when you see the other wise guys' solution?
I didn't think about that. I didn't see that you could go in.
No. And it shows. - You've got to prepare and nail it.
If you were as smart as Thomas and Henrik, you'd be a little dumber
than what you are now because you were faster than both of them.
Wow.
I can give more numbers.
Not surprisingly, Ina. It took you 12 minutes to do that.
Twelve?
I'm sorry.
Woah! She's starting to gloat.
That's your only comfort, kicking downwards.
I just laughed at the time. - You don't laugh for no reason.
Because it's a good jump to the rest. Henrik: 4 minutes 23 seconds.
What? - Pernille...
Although it seemed very quick... - I felt lightning quick.
Do you remember, you couldn't find the window?
No, I didn't. Dammit. - It was 3 minutes and 3 seconds.
Ole Henry: 2 minutes 40 seconds. Thomas: 2 minutes 27 seconds. 5 points!
Okay, let's take a look at the scores.
In total, so far today, it's Thomas in the lead.
Three points down to second place. - I never imagined.
Nobody imagined. Then we're on the same page.
Olli, just stop nagging. - Huh?
Stop nagging.
It's time for a commercial. I'm aware of that.
We're getting to that now. We'll see you before you know it.
We're going to the big choices in life, Olli.
Do you mean our career choices, living in the moment,
or choosing humanitarian or ecclesiastical confirmation?
No, the real big choices.
Marbles in thimbles, or redcurrants in the nose?
Oh, those choices.
Hello. - Good morning.
Marbles and redcurrants. And a little... What should I call that?
A little miniature drink mixer?
"Put the most marbles in the thimble or redcurrants in your nose."
"You may not leave the lab, and have 90 seconds to solve the task."
Redcurrants in the nose could go to the brain.
They can disappear and stay there forever.
Yeah. How unusual to see you catastrophise.
Haven't you read 'Madicken'? [book series by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren]
Her little sister sticks a pea in her nose,
and they have to go to the doctor. I didn't want to put you through that.
Sad story.
But we don't have time for the whole thing.
Henrik, you see a thimble and think "A little drink mixer!"
It's an association. How do you mix drinks with a thimble?
A thimble is not a tool... Do you use thimbles these days?
Not very often.
People even younger than me would never get it.
If you mend socks, you use a thimble.
When do you mend your socks? - So you don't poke yourself.
When did you mend your socks? - I said those who do!
I don't have proof.
But I mended socks for my kids when they were little.
I even had a darning egg. Do you know what that is? No.
Then you don't need a thimble. We can go over this afterwards.
Are you really that old? - I was unsure if I should mention it.
It was all in black and white, just so you know.
I, as a young man, associate it with a drink mixer.
It's gonna be thimble cause you don't want that much.
But we can confirm that it's not a drink mixer.
So the task is pretty straightforward.
You have to decide whether it's best to put marbles in the thimble,
or to put redcurrants up your nose.
In the nose is rarely a good idea. - But it's fun!
One would think so.
Yeah, it'll be redcurrants in the nose. Was it 90 seconds?
Yes.
I don't feel like redcurrants in the nose.
One, two, three.
Was that four? - It was four.
Four.
One, two, three, four, five.
I don't want to go to the outpatients' for redcurrants.
I guess in the thimble, you get... "Most marbles in the thimble."
Hell, no.
Here we go. It's in there and all the marbles are in.
There's nothing about them staying in the thimble at the same time.
Like this. Oh my god. I can just keep going like this.
It doesn't say that they have to stay in there.
Don't giggle.
I usually laugh with my nose.
No!
And... There.
Okay.
Twenty-two.
Twenty-three...
Twenty-six. - Time's up.
Twenty-four. It's closed now.
Look at Ina. That's what happens when you use your head.
But do you see now what I mean about health and safety?
Do you see why I was a bit cautious?
But were you too cautious? We'll see. Some weren't as cautious as you.
Now you've seen Ina's solution, what do you think of your own?
Immediately, I think that was better.
I'm guessing Numme agrees. - Absolutely.
It hit me after I'd finished and I had 38 redcurrants in my nose.
"I can do this, can't I?"
Henrik, we can't bear to talk about you.
I could see that you didn't believe you'd get away with it.
We're going to go through... - What are you thinking?
You didn't feel confident when you left.
I brought my lawyer. Meling! [possibly referring to lawyer Brynjar Meling]
Meling! Now I need you. - With Meling, it's 1 point.
It wasn't top-notch. Thomas, how many did he get up his nose?
Thomas got 24. - Wow.
Pretty impressive. Was it without squeezing them?
Thanks for the compliment for the big nostrils.
And Pernille got 12. - Impressive for Pernille.
I think so, too. Remember, I was terrified the whole time.
I'm impressed with 12. In others, it's 36, sort of.
Should I do it in complete order? - Complete.
Henrik: One, maybe zero.
No. - One touched it.
Stop it. - You're still at the bottom.
Pernille: 12.
Thomas: 24 redcurrants. Ole Henry: 32 redcurrants.
Whoa! - That's good.
You're good.
There's not much in there, so it's just...
It's inside the sinuses and above and below the eyes.
But nothing compares to Ina's 53 marbles.
Yes.
Right.
I suggest we just go straight to the next task.
Yes, let's do that. Let's see... - What's going on?
It's not working. - I'm waiting.
There's something wrong with the machine.
Make it work, then! - I'm trying my best.
There are signs of panic here! - You press it.
It's not working. - It's a prank!
No, is it a prank?
Oh, no.
Holy shit, you got me! - Oh, no.
Holy shit, you got me.
Hi, Olli. - Is that for me?
Blank... There.
There was nothing inside. - I can't find... I can't.
"Prank yourself. The best prank wins."
"When completed, look into the camera with a mischievous gaze and say 'prank!'."
"You have an hour. Your time starts now."
Pranking myself?
Pranking humour might be the worst thing I know.
It's like, "Holy shit".
One thing I'd be fooled by is a plastic mouse.
One that you'd think is a mouse.
And then it's not a mouse.
That's too low.
That's so bad.
Nice. I need to get that rope cut in a surprising way,
so that I fall into the pool. Maybe flames.
Method acting. Go deep into the role of living in this house.
You're gonna hide.
Or go in somewhere and a water balloon drops on my head.
My goal must be that I'm going to prank myself to the point
that I'm going to end up going, "Holy shit, not cool."
One hour. It has to be a little impressive.
I can't walk in and be like, "There's a real deer in there."
You're kidding! Oh, holy shit. Holy shit.
How the fuck did you manage to put a reindeer in the living room? Fuck!
Prank!
That was fun.
Right.
It was definitely entertaining.
What have you got to say for yourself here?
It's just on too low of a level.
Although pranks are low-level, this was below prank level.
We've only seen one solution, but do you want to bet already
where you'll end up on the scoreboard?
Do you think it's high up? - It's possibly at the bottom.
I guess we could say that you won't make it to Oslo.
I won't? Dammit.
Shall we have a look at Ina then? - Yeah.
Prank!
Yes.
I thought that was a real classic. Straight to the point.
The purest prank.
Absolutely. You didn't make too much of it.
I thought it was great. - Ole Henry, you're next.
Do you want to explain your segment? - No, it was...
This is engineer level... - Prank?
Yes. Loads of stuff had to work for the prank to work.
Let's have a look then.
Yes. What a lovely evening.
Can you hold my cigarette?
Prank!
Wow. That's good.
What's in your plan now, Olli? - It says commercials.
It's in my plan too. Then let's do commercials.
I have to take back what I said about Ina, because this was a classic.
A lot of hard work went into this to make it the best possible.
I'll reward you for that. Nothing negative to say.
Moving on. Who shall we see next? - We've got Henrik and Thomas left.
Who do you want to see first? - Shall we go for Henrik then?
Henrik went for method acting. Someone who lives in the house.
In order to prank yourself, you have to forget that the prank exists.
Yes.
Otherwise, it's not a prank. - Exactly.
You have to go deep into the soup.
If I had the time, I would've stayed there for 50 years.
With that pitch, I hope it shows.
Let's check.
Hello? I'm home. Little surprise for you.
Holy shit! Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Prank!
I'd forgotten! I'd forgotten he was there.
Right. We believe you. We have to believe what you say.
I relived... - You'd forgotten now as well?
I relived that shock. - So the real prank was really now?
It was a good drama production.
He tried to get in touch with a hypnotist.
So you could hypnotise yourself, so you could forget.
There was a centre for hypnosis in Denmark.
Remote hypnosis. - Remote hypnosis!
You'd love to see that! But they didn't answer my calls.
But they didn't see that coming. - No.
That was my worst nightmare, Olli showing up at my house.
One more to go. - I don't know if I fully got it.
You'd forgotten... Okay. We have to take your word for it.
One more to go. Thomas. He's having a little barbecue in the backyard.
That's right. - As simple as that.
Oh my god, this is gonna be so good.
Prank!
I mean... - That was back to the classics.
On top of that, very impressive. I didn't know you had a twin.
I dug it out at the last minute. - The things we can do today... Impressive.
I think everyone solved it well. You won't hear that often.
Did everyone solve it well? - No, not everyone.
But even the bottom level was higher than it usually is.
That's true. - I salute you, Pernille.
It's up to you. It's not measurable, except for your whim.
I think I'll start in the middle with you, Ina.
I'll take that.
We've given it to Pernille already. It'll be the bottom.
That's 1 point. - That's perfectly fair.
I'll give two to you, Henrik, as the level here was high just now.
I know you support me. - Yeah.
I have to give engineering five, and four for Numme.
Wow!
Very good. - No, don't do that!
You see it there. - Let's have a look at the totals.
That's exciting now. Wow! It's very close!
Forget about the bottom two. But a lot can change in the end here.
Today's episode will be decided as usual with a studio task.
Get up!
Yes. Final task.
You have been fitted with hats and flippers.
In front of you, you see rubber ducks of different colours and sizes.
In one minute, I want you to put the most rubber ducks in your hat
because there's no top on it.
I mean... Yeah, exactly. - Feel free to have a feel.
If you can reach it. But you're not allowed to use your hands.
You can only use your flippers.
That's a rotten thing to do. - Yeah, but it's also really fun.
Is anyone's hat too big?
Okay. - One minute from...
Okay, wait...
No, gosh.
No. Woah!
It's impossible. - Well done, Henrik.
I feel... - Whoa!
No!
No, dammit. - I can't see it.
Oh, dammit. - No!
This is just impossible!
Wait. I'll get that one.
No! - I'll...
Fuck! - No.
Help!
No! Come on!
Are you kidding me? No!
I can't see anything.
What's going on? Why are there so many?
This is fucking annoying.
Ten seconds left. - You're very elegant, Pernille.
Excuse me!
Five, four, three, two, one...
Who was the absolutely brilliant one?
Don't take off your hats.
Leave your hats on, and we'll do the summary in our places.
Right.
It was fun to watch, anyway.
I don't get tired of seeing you with those hats.
I have to commend Pernille's walk.
She managed an elegant walk with her flippers, eventually.
Graceful. - I kept my focus on two ducks.
I'm excited to see the results. I'll let you reveal them one by one.
We can start with you, Pernille. - I know roughly how...
So you have the count? - Zero.
Pour it and we'll see. - I'm not bragging about zero.
I mean, I...
Let's move on. Henrik, I'll let you bend over, so it'll be faster.
Wow! - One.
Thomas.
Right. Ina?
It's zero. Ole Henry? - Were all the applauses yours?
Yes. - No!
One...
Eight. - Look at that!
Eight. Alright, we have our scores.
Ole Henry, you got eight. Henrik, one, and the rest of you got zero.
Zero can't be more than 1 point. - They get 1 point.
Even for third place, it's 1 point. Henrik, you get 4 points.
Ole Henry, that's 5 points.
That's good. Here are the scores.
It'll be exciting then to see who's won today's show.
Let's see the grand totals.
It is Ole Henry Snildalsli!
With today's grand prize.
I hope you'll be able to appreciate all the overrated items.
There's always a better solution than redcurrants in your nose.
We'll be back next time. If you enjoyed today's show,
you're going to love the next one.
See you. - Bye!
Original English subtitles: Tommy Lund (LinQ Media Group)
Proofreading and adjustments: u/taskmastermaster