Dear people of North Korea.
What is this stuff?
Taskmaster, taskmaster.
And do it one more time just in case.
Good evening and welcome! Today, our entertainers go all in –
as they face some unusual tasks. I, on the other hand, go all in as I try to understand their train of thought while scoring the tasks.
I'm Jaakko Saariluoma, and this is Taskmaster.
Our regular contestants are:
Kalle Lamberg [Comedian, actor, art director of a theater]
Pirjo Heikkilä [Comedian, actress, screenwriter]
Eija Vilpas [Actress, screenwriter, drama teacher]
Fathi Ahmed [Comedian]
And today competing with them is Paleface! [Hip hop artist, rose to fame in early 2000s, still active]
And here, next to me on my left side, sits the scrutineer of slipups, the grand Duchess of directions, the show's official referee Pilvi Hämäläinen!
Pilvi, what can we expect tonight?
Well, let's just say that the amount of frustration that can be seen in their footages surpasses the frustration you can see in a four o'clock traffic jam.
Well that's understandable, as following the rules seems to be quite hard in both situations.
Especially for this lot, I'm sure. But let's get to it nevertheless.
For starters, let's find out what we'll be competing for tonight. And as we do, the first round of points is up for grabs.
Pilvi, could you just remind us and explain what this is about?
The prizes on each episode consist of personal property brought in by the contestants.
And today, what you asked them to bring in as a prize was –
the thinnest item to make other people jealous.
Oh that's right, the thinnest item to make other people jealous.
Genius, again. So what did they bring?
Eija makes the others jealous by bringing in a diploma from a Kellokoski* fishing event - [*Small village 50 kilometers from Helsinki]
which has been awarded to the Kellokoskian of the year 2009, Eija Vilpas. [*Small village 50 kilometers from Helsinki]
And Kalle... Kalle has brought in a supporter flag of the Superbowl 2014 winner Seattle Seahawks –
which, out of the team of 50, boasts the autographs of a whopping 3 players.
And Fathi, he brought an entry ticket to a Greek club.
And this makes people jealous because, as Fathi puts it:
"I can afford holidays, bitches!"
And then... To Paleface who brought in —
an aerobic vinyl record from 1981.
Admire and envy it.
(Kalle:) Damn! (Pilvi:) And last, Pirjo.
Pirjo brought in a fan letter.
According to her, nothing sparks quite as much jealousy as witnessing someone else receive a fan letter.
Pirjo! A fan letter, congratulations! – Thank you. – Who's it from?
– From Sanna Marin. [*Prime minister since 2019, female, born 1985]
Ooh! – What? [*Prime minister since 2019, female, born 1985]
(Jaakko:) Is it really? Congratulations, that's great.
(Fathi:) Is that really Sanna Marin's handwriting? (Pirjo:) I mean... (Paleface:) You suspect that it might be a fake? (Jaakko:) I mean...
That's what it says.
It's got Sanna Marin, written on it. At the end. [TEXT: ...any day that suits you. Regards, Sanna Marin, prime minister] (Jaakko:) When did you get this letter?
The day before yesterday.
I almost asked, when did you write this letter.
It says on it, as everyone can see, that it's from the Prime Minister's Office. – Right... [TEXT: Sender: Prime Minister's Office]
And it even goes on to say that my talent transcends comprehension – [TEXT: Sender: Prime Minister's Office]
and Petteri Orpo* also agrees, so... I think that's a fair amount of proof actually. – Well it is, I don't doubt this at all, Pirjo. [*Politician, leader of the National Coalition Party]
Thanks, Pirjo. Thanks for all of these, dear friends.
And um, it's time to score these.
And what I'll do is, I'll give the points as follows:
Eija 5 points. – Oh there we go.
Pirjo 4 points because –
because it was a fan letter from Sanna Marin, after all.
Paleface 3 points. – Alright.
(Jaakko:) Kalle 2 points and Fathi 1 point. – Ahh.
Regular contestants! At the end of the season, one of you is going to win this coveted golden taskmaster head. – Ooo...
But now we'll really set the ball rolling and head to the mansion to check out the first task.
Afternoon. -"Make your way to the destination and back without being caught on camera."
"The camera snaps a picture every 2 seconds."
"You may not touch, cover or move the camera in any way."
"You have 5 minutes to prepare, after which the camera starts taking pictures."
"You may not move any items while the photography sequence is in progress. The best performance wins. The time starts... now."
So the objective was to journey the route between the posts to and fro, without being seen in pictures taken by the camera.
They had 5 minutes to prepare, after which the camera started taking photos every 2 seconds.
And after the preparation time, they weren't allowed to move any items that they may have collected.
Sounds very intriguing. Who's first?
Let's start with the footages of Pirjo, Eija and Kalle.
Well I do have a solution for this, actually.
Hah! I'm going to hide because then it can't see me, can it.
Thank you. So this is the starting point. And now, to avoid the camera.
So you're not allowed to move when the sequence is in progress, right?
Every 2 seconds. Click, click.
They're no bigger than this!?
I'm not necessarily quite Usain Bolt enough to just like, make it to the other end and back in 4 seconds.
I'll make another one from this.
...Here. Can't see me!
And I can't go over there?
– What does it say on the task? – Right, and what I also can't do is that I'd like... I can't do stuff like this. No.
(In a high-pitched voice:) Huff! How much time left? – 1 minute 30 seconds.
There's sour milk or something flowing out now. Oh no, some kind of milk flowing...
Yeah but I mean, you can't make yourself not exist in the world, can you.
I mean, there's no way I could hide when I'm supposed to, um...
10 seconds of preparation time left. – That's perfect.
The camera starts shooting... now.
I'm safe!
The camera starts shooting now.
What's the task... What was it that I had to do, I mean, go to and fro, was it?
Did I have to go as many times as I had time for, was that it? – The camera starts shooting now.
Oww!
Oh my. (Paleface:) And I was afraid that I would look somehow stupid!
(Jaakko:) You haven't been up there yet. (Paleface:) I know.
Kalle. You seemed a little bit out of breath. – Well, just look at the task, mate.
How did that look? – Well it didn't look very good, did it. But, but...
(Eija:) Yes it did! I think it looked fine! – Thank you.
Shall we look at a still image of Kalle's performance? – Right, so let's see the starting point first.
Where he hasn't started yet. There.
And then, what the camera caught during the performance.
(Kalle:) Well alright, okay...
– Not bad. – Pretty good, pretty good! – Yeah!
And next, Eija. – You startled me.
Honoured taskmaster, I might have a few questions as well. But you ask first.
Yeah. Eija, would you like to start by explaining the philosophy, "A person can't just make themselves not exist in the world."
Yeah I mean, that was the challenge with this task, that there was nowhere you could go!
(Paleface:) At some point you even pleaded that pillar for help.
I thought I'd just solve this by, like, being motionless, so... And I'll close my eyes so when I can't see anything, no one can see me either.
Right. Let's take a look at Eija's picture, maybe it will shed some light on this.
Let's see the starting point. – Right. So this is the starting point.
So the sequence hasn't started yet. And now, what the camera caught during the performance.
I had to get an actual still image made for myself. It's so inspiring.
(Jaakko:) I was weighing up if I'd frame it, or... (Kalle:) I've got a name for that. – What's that?
"Stay Vilpas." [*Vilpas = her last name. The phrase has one letter's difference from meaning "stay alert".]
I just love the last one because you're like, "Fuck this shit, I'm going home."
At that point I sure am just walking.
Eija, can I ask, how did you play hide and seek as a child?
With the same technique.
And next, Pirjo. So um...
I think you had added something onto the soundtrack of the footage, like, in post. Because I definitely didn't hear about not being allowed to touch the items.
Right, so you don't remember that you weren't allowed to touch the items after the preparation time even though that was stated on the task.
Yeah, I think that was only put out there here, just now.
You did read the task yourself.
I only heard the sound just now. – Let's see Pirjo's photos.
Right, so this was Pirjo's starting point.
And during the task, this is what the camera caught.
(Chaotic laughter.)
There's, there's, there's... Human centipede at one point. (Paleface:) Oh yeah!
Pirjo, do you know what this picture is called? – Do tell.
It's called "the human whose evolution never progressed to the bipedal stage."
Oh dear me. Thanks for these great performances! We still have the footages of Paleface and Fathi left, –
but we'll see them after the following break.
Welcome back. Before the break, we watched how Pirjo, Eija and Kalle tried to aviod being caught on camera.
We still haven't seen how Paleface and Fathi did.
(Pilvi:) And we'll see them now.
I'm not allowed to cover it, but I can surely hide myself from view, like this. Doesn't mean that the camera would be covered.
Can I see which way the camera is pointing?
Okay. That's good.
Also, I could go through the house couldn't I.
Am I allowed to go into the house?
So you would like to start doing your task already? – Yes.
The camera starts shooting... now.
Does that mean that I'll also go now? – Yes. – Guess it does.
The camera starts shooting... now.
(Fathi:) I don't even have to go in there. I can do it like this.
And I'm sure it won't see an afro or a kinky curl or something.
It's a breeze isn't it. No problem at all.
The camera definitely can't see anything from there.
– One time, right? – Yes. – And another one.
And do it one more time just in case.
I'm sure Kalle has tried to run through the course as fast as he can, he's such a dork.
I know the starting point was about five feet from there. I'm done.
Thank you, Paleface. – Cheers.
Paleface and Fathi, it's easy when you know how.
Paleface was so good at it, he did it twice. – Yeah. — Was there a reason for that?
I think I went off before um, the referee officially gave the signal, —
so I ran through the course twice, just in case.
...Before the task even started, so I was knackered by the time when the actual task started.
Made me feel really smart, that.
We can probably see the pictures of both gents in one go.
Yes. Whether we look at one or the other picture, the end result looks like this.
(Paleface:) Yay! Wallah! (Fathi:) Wallah, wallah!* [*Arabic for 'I swear to God'. Helsinki slang, spread from youth of Somalian background. Can either mean 'I swear' or (approximately:) 'really'.]
So the points for this will go as follows: Paleface and Fathi 5 points, –
Kalle 3, Pirjo 2, and Eija, you'll get 1 point for a nice try.
(Paleface:) (Unclear, possibly more slang.)
The guy knows, the guy knows! – Actually... Actually, Eija, the entertainment value was so great, I'll give you 2 extra points.
(Paleface:) So it was worth going all in. – Yes indeed.
My oh my. This was such great madness, it's a shame that's over already.
Well actually I suspected that you might be hungry for a bit more, so I delved through the archives for some footage. Enjoy.
Did I have to do it as many times as I had time for? Was that it?
I think it was.
Oh no! No. I'll have to start again.
Oh no, they're all the way over there!
Was it, as many times as I was physically able to? Or... What was the time limit for this?
Hang on, I'll just take that paper. I mean... What's the time limit?
What? It doesn't tell what the time limit is!
Oh my, oh my. Oh, I'll just have to award Pirjo with 1 more extra point for this entertainment value.
Wow. – So come on, say it one more time, was there a time limit?
No, there was no time limit to it, all we cared about was the picture. You could've freely spent the entire day doing that task.
Which, I guess, you did.
Let's get to the mansion for the next task.
Hello.
"Make an educational video. The topic of the educational video is 'Why you should listen to the taskmaster'."
"You have 15 minutes to make the video." – "The most educational video wins."
"The time starts now."
So, why should you listen to him? (Inaudible)
So the objective was to make the most educational educational video from the prompt –
"Why you should listen to the taskmaster".
Now I'm very excited to learn more about the content of these people's imaginations. (Kalle:) Educational.
Who's first? – First, let's see how they all prepared their educational shows. – Let's do that.
The most educational video wins. (He does a weird laugh like Woody Woodpecker.)
– Right. (Fathi:) I think educational videos are sort of, a thing of their era.
So someone can, like, in 50 years time, think that taskmaster was a propaganda figure of some kind.
Why should we listen to this unpredictable figure who just acts like a dictator and then, like... Hands out points in a completely arbitrary way?
(In the character's voice:) Hi there. Ha ha! We'll need a so-called antihero who messes up a lot.
The taskmaster is a king of sorts, isn't he. So I can put some kingly vibe to it.
Can the educational video's message be, why you *shouldn't* listen?
Yo! I'm the taskmaster. (Rhyming:) Here's to you, my middle finger. Yup, yap, yippety-yay.
Look. I mean, the uncle Kylli that the world has missed by not having me! [*Aunt Kylli (female first name) was an artist who painted while telling a children's story on national TV between 1957-1995]
I'll close the curtains because it won't... So the magic of the theater isn't sort of, broken. [*Aunt Kylli (female first name) was an artist who painted while telling a children's story on national TV between 1957-1995]
Hey referee, would you like to help me just a bit? Maybe you can take part. I'll just need one extra hand. Is that alright? Great.
Does it have a plot of some kind? – Of course it has a plot.
I'm not sure what it's going to be just yet.
And then, I'll be the CEO of Raksek Ltd*. [*A made up business, no meaning]
Taskmaster! – (Rhyming:) You didn't respond to my text!
– Pirjo. – Yes? – Do you have something against me?
Nnn... N-no. No I do not. – Very sincere.
No I just thought I'd challenge this autocrat. I mean, if you're an autocrat, there has to be like, something wrong with that setting.
Challenging is always a good thing. Anyway, let's take a look at the educational video you've made. Or whose videos will we watch first?
Yeah, let's see the videos of Pirjo, Fathi and Kalle. – Excellent.
(Fathi:) Taskmaster. But this isn't about him, this is about two little lake boys.
"I'm smart and strong!" Lake boy number two, on the other hand, was an idiot.
(In a soft voice:) I'm Mister Mitten. My life has no direction.
I wish there was someone that I could follow like a disciple —
without questoning anything. – Nyahhh!
Smell my breath. Does it smell like a hand?
It does not. – Good.
(Fathi:) They decided to go for a walk.
Taskmaster has ordered us to build him a palace. The builder people Simo Rantalainen* - [*Former journalist in the 90s]
and Raimo Helminen* are busy with work on the torrid construction site. [*Former ice hockey player; some world records regarding hockey.]
"I'm feeling quite hot. Why has the taskmaster forced us to build this great palace?" [*Former ice hockey player; some world records regarding hockey.]
"I don't know. He just wants to be surrounded by palaces that belong to him."
(Fathi:) On their walk, they ran into the taskmaster.
"Hey! My Huuma* was better than the others!" [*Show based on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Jaakko was the original presenter in 2005-2007. After long hiatus, a reboot started in 2019, Jaakko didn't return.]
"Who are you then?" (The other one makes unintelligible noise.) [*Show based on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Jaakko was the original presenter in 2005-2007. After long hiatus, a reboot started in 2019, Jaakko didn't return.]
He replied: "I'm the taskmaster. And I warn you about the monster in my lake."
"No, I won't listen to you, you..! Whatever master you said you are."
As they went away, the taskmaster looked at their backs, confused, but not, like, in a disturbing way.
Did I just hear that your life has no direction?
You heard right. – Don't you worry.
I have a solution. – (Gasp) Oh no!
The taskmaster himself is approaching. "Oi! What, is the work in a standstill or what are you slacking off for?
"Well, we just got a bit carried away with our feelings for a moment, and..."
"What? Some kind of sentimental slush?"
"There the lake is!" He ran towards the lake, until... BLERGH (honk)
(Party horn honking, noise.)
"Oh no! Who would've believed?"
"I was warned! Aah! It takes so long! So brutal!"
"Oh my god, he's gone."
What's that? – Read it.
"If there's no direction in your life then all you have to do to thrive is to listen to the taskmaster."
Is this true? – Yes, it is.
"I mean it's a part of the modern world's work culture that we make the time to stop and really face our co-workers as individuals instead of just being there to execute work.
"He came to our level. Although, I'm a master too."
"So am I... a master."
"I've wrestled." "So we're all masters."
Yes. We're all masters.
(Fathi:) Listen to the taskmaster.
(Kalle whispers:) Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. (Fathi:) Thank you, thank you.
Thanks for these educational videos.
Fathi. The story was a bit confusing but um, I have a question. The taskmaster was played by a bowling pin.
So is there something that you're trying to communicate with this symbolism?
Well it was like, it was just like the kind of pin, that like, you could try and knock over the other pins, but the taskmaster stays.
(Everyone:) Ooooh!
(Kalle:) – Ffff what an ass (kisser)...!
Kalle, aunt Kylli doesn't need to worry, nothing's changed. – Good.
So um, the other character was called Mynthon* fist. Is that a reference to our referee somehow? [*The most well known lozenge brand.]
Umm, yes, it was a tribute to her.
Pirjo, a beautiful thought that we're all masters, but why the characters Raimo Helminen and Simo Rantalainen?
First there's puppets, then the names, and those were the first ones that came to mind.
Aren't Helminen and Rantalainen also sort of, grand masters of their own lives? [*Suurmestari literally means 'grand master', not 'taskmaster'.]
(Jaakko:) In a way, sure. – Because I'm under the impression that either one of them has won something. So in that case... [*Suurmestari literally means 'grand master', not 'taskmaster'.]
Yes. And I'd rather not be any more distinctive about it.
Thanks for these, um... We still haven't seen the educational videos of Paleface and Eija.
But now we'll have to take a little break so we can manage, so see you soon.
Welcome back to Taskmaster. Before the break, we saw what kind of taskmaster themed educational videos Kalle, Fathi and Pirjo had created.
And we're yet to see the videos of Paleface and Eija.
And we'll see both creations now.
Right. So, over there then? (Pilvi:) The time starts now.
Dear viewers.
This is an educational video about why you should listen to the taskmaster.
Dear friends. Comrades. Dear people of North Korea.
Part 1: Reasoning.
You should listen to the taskmaster in order to avoid punishments, -
shame that spans generations...
Now it would be very important to remember that you're not to look at him.
You only listen to him. – Part 2: Practice.
Most problems are a result of not having read the instructions given to us by the taskmaster, carefully enough. The taskmaster himself –
will respond at jaakko.saariluoma@pornhub.com if you have any questions.
Thank you. The battle continues. – So: listen, don't look.
Have a nice evening.
It's absolutely brilliant. Mwah!
– Eija... – Yes? – Eija, um...
Considering the videos I saw before, do you think you may have just taken the easy way out there?
Well, as I was looking at all those great puppet shows, it did make me notice —
that I didn't have a lot of props, did I. (Paleface:) It was very persuasive. – It was persuasive, right, wasn't it persuasive? – Eija, you had no props.
Indeed, I had none. – But the idea was that um, "listen, don't look".
(Jaakko:) Quite clear. – Yes, I thought so too. – Yeah.
Educational videos have to be clear, don't they!
But it didn't quite answer the question WHY you should listen.
Oh, and not look?
(Pirjo:) It didn't say that you shouldn't look at him.
Can you tell that I'm just stalling for time?
Paleface, why North Korea? – Well I don't know, I mean –
North Korea is one of the few countries that stick to obeying the rules —
as strictly as what the taskmaster expects from us.
For this task, the points will go as follows:
Umm, I'll give umm... Just a mo, I'll just mark that...
Pirjo gets 5 points. – Oh really? Thanks.
It was the best story and the clearest message. Paleface, Fathi and Kalle 3 points each. – Yay.
And Eija 2 points.
But for the global approach, since it demonstrated such broad thinking, I'm giving Paleface 1 extra point. – Thank you.
The points have been given now. Pilvi, how are the scores at the moment? Who's in the lead?
Well let's just say that the scoreboard looks —
titillatingly exciting.
Excellent. Let's find out how it changes, let's go to the mansion and check out the next task.
Hi Pilvi. – Hi.
"Put the banana into the bottle." – "You may not damage the bottle."
"You may not take the bottle out of this room." – "Fastest wins."
"The time starts now."
So the objective was to put a banana into a bottle as quickly as possible.
They weren't allowed to damage the bottle or take it out of the room.
Alright, I'm excited to see this. Who's first?
Let's see how Pirjo, Fathi and Eija did.
Who can even come up with tasks like this?
I mean who thinks of...? – Huh? I'll have to crack this code.
Oh no I don't, it came off. It's frozen solid. Oh Pilvi...
So it won't go... I'll just pop into the kitchen. – "Now."
...chopped a frozen banana before. This is nothing new to me.
Oh right, and you had to be quick.
(Fathi:) There's no microwave, but we've got a chef. [*Fathi is originally a chef by training.]
Here, I've got a delicious dessert coming up just for you. Look at this.
Damn it, I didn't realise that I'm gonna have to remove some water first.
I do think that I'm actually going to be one of the fastest.
It won't go in! Have you put something in to block it? Pilvi!
(Fathi:) Is there ice in the bottle?
There's some kind of jelly in the bottle!
You're all mad.
I thought it was just the water that was cold but damn, this is actually frozen.
Well, I'll just do what I can.
It's got some jelly, I'll have to get that jelly out first.
Bad idea! Blergh!
I mean this is bad television. Coming up with a task like this. It's not possible, is it.
(Eija:) It just won't go in, will it. And I definitely won't eat the rest of it either.
I think this is it.
Pilviii, the banana is inside the bottle.
Due to reasons, I'll have to leave in reverse.
I'm not hiding anything!
Oh my. Pirjo, which kitchen style did yours represent?
New cross kitchen.
New cross kitchen, huh. Were you taken by surprise when you found out that the stuff in the bottle wasn't ice but jelly?
I was surprised, and annoyed!
Yeah, we could tell. Fathi.
Was it a good idea to try to suck stuff out from the bottle? – Well, it wasn't flavoured jelly, no. – No it wasn't.
It definitely was one of, like, the most infuriating things I've had to do for some time, so...
You didn't look very happy by the end of the task, did you. – No, I really almost jumped from the balcony there.
Well, I'm glad you didn't jump. Pilvi, what were the times?
Pirjo's time was 6 minutes 42 seconds, but some of the banana was left outside the bottle.
Eija's time was 4 minutes 26 seconds, -
and some of the banana didn't just get left outside of the bottle, but also outside of the mansion.
And Fathi's time was 12 minutes 36 seconds.
Great performances, Eija, Pirjo and Fathi.
We're yet to see the footages of Paleface and Kalle. And we will see them after the following break. See you soon.
Welcome back! Before the break, we saw –
how Pirjo, Fathi and Eija tried to put a banana into a bottle as quickly as possible.
It was quite something. We're yet to see how Paleface and Kalle did.
And we'll see their performances now.
"Time starts now."
I wonder what material this is. It's frozen.
I'll have to but this to bits. Is that frozen too?
It is. In that case I'm gonna need, yeah... – I mean, the fastest way to thaw it would be to rub it, but —
I can't just start doing that here, because...
But I mean, there's no way I could get a frozen banana into a bottle —
without thawing both of them.
(Sings 'Mission Impossible' theme.)
What is this? Is it hair gel?
The longer it's taking, the more you start to question your own plan.
Come on out!!
That's some hot water.
(Kalle:) There. Look at that!
And now I'll just gel the bananas, so to speak.
Smells a bit (inaudible), the contents.
Think about it, you could sell one of these in some home decor shop as a 'hygge bottle'. [*Hygge = Unique Danish word describing a cozy and comfortable mood]
(Paleface:) (In Swedish) Have you seen? Fucking hell...
For fuck's sake.
Theeere we go, it goes smoothly like a hand to a glove.
I reckon the task is completed.
Thank you. Paleface, should I have mentioned it in the instructions that you shouldn't damage the mansion either, when you...
Yeah I suppose so. At that point I just kind of went haywire.
At that point, I had already been executing the task coherently for some time.
Heated up some water in the kitchen, and... And there, you find yourself in this moment of disbelief where...
Fuckit! Bam! Bam!
Because I forgot about the rule that the bottle shouldn't be damaged.
– Kalle. – Yes. – Um, how many times did you get frustrated in there?
Umm... About 300 or so, but...
What worries me more is that, I was just looking at that footage and what it looked like and —
heating of the banana, emptying of the bottle and so forth —
I'll be looking forward to the gifs and memes that will appear on social media.
Right. Um, how often do you say "I shouldn't do this" and you're actually doing it as you speak?
Quite often. Surprisingly often, even.
Excellent. Thanks for these performances. This task will be judged according to the times. What were they?
Right. So Paleface's performance did look almost perfect but it took a surprisingly long time.
The end result was 16 minutes 47 seconds.
And Kalle's result was 8 minutes 8 seconds!
Oh, that fast? Wow. Impressed.
And then the points... Of course we must remember that a lot of the banana has to get into the bottle. So, Kalle, 5 points.
Fathi 4, Paleface 3, -
Pirjo 2 and Eija 1 point.
Something at least. Thank you.
I'm holding that point behind my back. I'll start reversing out of here now.
It's time for the final task. Get ready.
Pilvi, what's the final task?
The final task requires accuracy, and knowledge of biology.
Paleface, please read the task aloud to all of us.
"Throw the salmiakki* fish into the aquarium." [*Salmiakki = Type of strong black candy in Scandinavian countries. Salty liquorice that gets its characteristic taste from ammonium chloride.]
On every throw, you have to name a different animal. [*Salmiakki = Type of strong black candy in Scandinavian countries. Salty liquorice that gets its characteristic taste from ammonium chloride.]
If the fish you throw lands into the aquarium, the animal you named becomes your choice of animal.
The strongest animal wins.
The task starts from the taskmaster's cue."
Dear friends, any questions? – No.
Good. Let's start with Pirjo.
The strongest animal I know is a walrus.
(Clink.) Ahh...
Blue whale.
Ooh!
Ox. – No! Say it first, and then...
(Jaakko:) Eija, animal first. – Ox!
Aah! – Tyrannosaurus rex.
Ant. Fffu!
Horse. – Ooh!
(Jaakko:) Eija. – Crocodile.
(Fathi:) Try throwing like darts. – Humpback whale.
That was a great choice. – Polar bear.
Oh fffiddlesticks!
Some spin on it, from the knees... – Donkey. Oh!
Really close, that was really close. – It was.
Giant sloth. Fuck.
Tiger.
Tortoise/turtle. [*no separate words in Finnish]
Heey!
(Fathi:) That was great! – Plesiosaur* – Ooh! [*He literally says "swan necked lizard" which sounds made up although we can imagine which kind of marine dinosaur he's referring to. Real Finnish name of the order of these dinosaurs translates to "swan lizards" but I find no mention of any specific species "swan necked lizard".]
Thank you. Time to go through your animals now. So Pirjo had horse, – [*He literally says "swan necked lizard" which sounds made up although we can imagine which kind of marine dinosaur he's referring to. Real Finnish name of the order of these dinosaurs translates to "swan lizards" but I find no mention of any specific species "swan necked lizard".]
Fathi had blue whale, –
Eija had turtle/tortoise. Paleface had "swan necked lizard", –
and Kalle had tiger. – Yes.
Good. So um, they'll be scored in the order of strength. Fathi's blue whale was the strongest, 5 points.
Paleface 4 points, Kalle 3 points, -
Pirjo 2 points and Eija 1 point.
And the most important question: Pilvi, who won tonight's competition?
After all the tasks, the one to accumulate the highest score...
(Clears throat.)
Paleface! (Eija:) Congratulations, Paleface!
(Jaakko:) Congratulations! Go enjoy your victory!
Thanks to all of our contestants, and thanks to you viewers at home.
This was Taskmaster.