Junior Taskmaster Series 1, Episode 7 - 'Shout-out to slow maths.' | Full Episode

[@randyastle3301]

Mike's commitment to holding onto his clipboard, even during a soccer/football game, is top-tier assistant behavior.

[@hoebare]

If he didn't hold on to it, we'd all be screaming, "you had _one_ job!" in the comments. :)

[@EricSundquistKC]

Honestly, just spending five minutes playing ball with a kid can make their day. Good on him.

[@WukongTheMonkeyKing]

"It's better than a therapist. You can't hit a therapist." I mean, she is right.

[@studkickass513]

Of course she's not! Ridiculous thing to say! You can hit a therapist.

[@Paulie151]

Actually, you could... But there would be consequences and litigation afterwards.😜🤪🤣

[@heatherfyffe3618]

I'm amazed that nobody observed that Kyra's psychic guess of "John" was actually correct??? She just translated the gaelic "Ian" to the English "John!"

[@edmis90]

Ohh my god, you're right..

[@PauxloE]

15:58 "Can I keep his money" - I'd have expected the answer "All information is in the task."

[@MarioSMG64]

The quick wit of Rose coming up with “Spear Room” is under appreciated

[@saltytrey]

Is Rose's spear room a sheed?

[@bobafettjr85]

@@saltytrey a shid?

[@q-tuber7034]

Certainly that was scripted

[@h0lly_blue]

@@bobafettjr85 a shaaaaad

[@Amateurstrongman]

@@q-tuber7034 no. on taskmaster the assistant's gags are scripted, the taskmasters responses are always improvised.

[@ceostudio]

Okay Rose and Mike are absolutely smashing this, they are perfectly cast!

[@Chris_Reynolds]

Is Rose a good comedian outside of this? I just don't like her. Mike is great, but I haven't found her funny at all.

[@neithere]

I think she's mostly talking to the younger part of the audience so her jokes are mostly very accessible and so is her stage persona here. She's usually more calm and reserved IIRC.

[@n0isyturtle]

Mike is great with all the kids, and they all seem to like him

[@SpoookiePoookie]

@@Chris_Reynolds I think she's incredibly smart--her task attempts on her season were some of the most creative I've seen, and her romcom show Starstruck is exquisitely written. But her persona is always kind of zany and scatterbrained, which isn't for everyone and also makes a lot of people seriously underestimate her intelligence. I saw a comment below about how Rose and Mike are a Wooster-Jeeves combo and while I think it's a deft little bit of analysis, again, I think it underestimates Rose's sharpness. Personally, I think she's doing great in this role with her warmth and cute banter with the kids, even if she doesn't have the lightning wit of Greg (who does tbf? arguably Lee Mack but Greg is wittier imo). Some people will never accept a cool/mad aunt type in the TM role but I much prefer it to the sterility of a Jeremy for example.

[@studkickass513]

Mike is, yeah.

[@wilsonborsato9548]

Hey, just want to thank whoever makes the subtitles. English is not my first language and it does help having accurate subtitles.

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

The cut between Zac playing video games and Shenaya cleaning had me on the floor 😂😂😂

[@Kamarovsky_KCM]

Nah the metallic baby modern art definitely deserved to get 5 points! I mean he built that magnificent thing himself!

[@Zack16611]

I love that Kyra has the angry Scot personality down pat! Such a firecracker!😂

[@dannysstart2218]

haha, i was waiting for her to react to the boy who thought welsh flag with scotish lol

[@valerielevasseur8674]

I could see her as Prime Minister - but, you know, a good one - were it not for her possible emergent separatist leanings 😂

[@elizabethkerschbaumer8426]

she’s so adorable!

[@Fortunateson69]

“Acheeevin’ stuff?” Had me rolling

[@sherryxia8362]

@@Fortunateson69 competitant

[@ceostudio]

This rendition of the show has been so fun to watch, thank you SO MUCH for not infantilizing them! These kids have been a joy and hope they have fond memories of this experience ❣

[@CamilaCastilhosM]

the syncing of the theme song with the gong in the end.. chef's kiss

[@Dax893]

Al Murray has paid a lot of money to get his gong in this episode.

[@draxan42]

THANK you! I couldn’t remember his name, but his gong lives on in infamy!

[@lhfirex]

I love the idea of him giving a stack of cash to the kid who brought it.

[@iambicpentakill971]

I appreciate the good sportsmanship from Zac

[@marielavalon]

Wouldn’t have guessed Mike’s handmade ties would be in the running for the sweetest thing about this show 🥲🥰

[@junbh2]

I can't believe I didn't notice until this episode that they were knit!

[@nightbird2905]

They were mentioned on Richard Osman's House of Games before and Mike said his mother-in-law makes them for him.

[@stannastoner9298]

Love Shaneas quote “ you can buy anything with money but abstract nouns” .That girl is a writer in the making.

[@Zaihanisme]

*Shenaya

[@RottenBen]

Feels like a Sir Terry Pratchett quote, honestly. I agree

[@stannastoner9298]

@ as a huge Pratchett fan I agree -

[@justincase4708]

That puts Scarlet from last week & Gwen from this week both in 3rd place with 16 points. Man, when they said we'd find out next week who was going through to the final they meant it! Good luck Scarlet & Gwen!

[@Bobberation]

I almost hope they open the finale with a tiebreak task

[@Makenz]

I kinda want them to have both contestants on and make it the first ever 6 contestant round.

[@Damianalt]

When they say most points ¿It's just through the semifinals or the whole show until that point ?

[@kathilisi3019]

​@@Damianalt I think they said it comes down to the total points earned in the show

[@justincase4708]

@@Damianalt I was thinking it was just for the semi's, but you may be correct about adding the points from the prior games. I'd have to listen to the rules again at the beginning of the episode. In any case, good luck to whomever!

[@elizabethkerschbaumer8426]

The modern art is sincerely amazing, I wish I made that

[@NeonNijahn]

Proof that a child can make modern art at the level of any of the stuff you see in galleries.

[@elizabethkerschbaumer8426]

@ I would disagree! Not any child! I think he is a real talent.

[@NeonNijahn]

​@elizabethkerschbaumer8426 you're right he's very talented. I should clarify that. I didn't say any child. I said a child.

[@elizabethkerschbaumer8426]

@ sorry for misreading! I am so glad we agree what a great kid he is :) ❤️

[@NeonNijahn]

@@elizabethkerschbaumer8426 he's a really great kid. Very talented and hardworking and funny and clever.

[@Strangwood]

I hope that loo roll stays up there forever.

[@readingid5917]

I loved the open endedness of the productivity task, it really gave a sweet element of children at play.

[@Fortunateson69]

“I’m gonna do your taxes” “I’m going to get my steam deck” Inside you there are two wolves

[@readingid5917]

@Fortunateson69 😂

[@Nebuloid1]

@@Fortunateson69 So that was a Steam Deck ? Thought it was but hey that's a child how can he afford that...

[@lhfirex]

@@Fortunateson69 I think that was a Switch actually.

[@karinapfel650]

Productivity should actually produce something. Preferably something useful.

[@GeekPublic]

The fact that the caterpillar task had the same sad music as Rose's chickpea task was not lost on me.

[@annburlingham4563]

Great observation - it was lost on me!

[@TheFloon]

"Well it was active.....for MIKE" made me laugh SO hard.

[@CS-pz8wq]

Team Spork did have a good comeback

[@jimdaug]

Did anyone catch Jamie United's logo was crossed sporks? Lol.

[@woopdee77]

Mike’s logo is perfect too. 😂

[@joybuzzer]

Mike is the best thing to happen to Taskmaster. He's absolutely brilliant on series 11 along with Lee Mack.

[@lucaselvis]

He actually won one of the original edinburgh taskmaster live shows in 2011, he's been on the taskmaster honor roll for over a decade

[@shutupwesley7744]

Fun fact: the third place winner of the first semi was Scarlett who also had 16 points, so she and Gwen are tied for the last spot in the final.

[@junbh2]

I wonder if they didn't decide which semi would be aired first until after both were filmed. That would explain why they didn't mention the tie. I guess total points could be used as a tiebreaker? I'll have to look up the points from the heats.

[@Tarkris]

Scarlett should go through, she got 1 point in the prize task and came third, while gwen got five and came third

[@elikyals]

My inner David Mitchell. “Spider is not an insect”

[@q-tuber7034]

And neither is a worm

[@holleysdotcom]

🤣🤣🤣

[@studkickass513]

Yeah, it bothered me too.

[@lasagnahog7695]

It's easy to forget these are young kids. And then one of them asks for help with their spelling.

[@studkickass513]

Oy! Pedo over here!

[@apaulatinamente]

can’t believe next episode’s the finale 😭😭 i’m gonna miss this show, the kids were amazing!

[@Reisende193]

Mike is really good at keeping things smooth and entertaining while on stage, brilliant in the tasks as well, of course.

[@CapitalisticEmu]

I thought Zac's modern art was a philosophical take on Junior TM where kids fight one another and there is 1 🏆 . And wish I could do that level of modern arting 😂

[@valerielevasseur8674]

2:26 Or, if you'll permit: tick tock, it's prize task o'clock. ETA alternate title: You Can't Hit a Therapist.

[@jand563]

Or "Lan X"

[@sirnate9065]

I was skeptical about whether I would watch this series, but I think the casting is great all around. Rose and Mike were good choices as hosts and the kids have been great too.

[@iambicpentakill971]

I felt and feel the same

[@CamilaCastilhosM]

same

[@joshtaylor6137]

I know the answer is no, but... can... they all win? Mike & Rose absolutely perfectly cast for their "main" job, but are great together and also really great with the kids, but honestly all of these contestants have been the highlight of the show. Such a wonderful blend of whimsy, sass, appreciation, sportsmanship, and competitiveness that is refreshing and heartwarming. I'd watch an infinite number of episodes with the smashing quality they put out each week.

[@rastaoneeye]

Zach got robbed on the first challenge, thought it was cool, creative and deserved a 4 or 5

[@RetiredBrass]

He got robbed on the second challenge as well. Yes, he did touch the caterpillar, but only AFTER it was on the leaf. He didn't move it or something. Should have gotten points for the challenge.

[@heppolo]

​@@RetiredBrassmaybe he should have argued his case 😂

[@RetiredBrass]

@@rastaoneeye wait, you mean the prize taak? Yeah, definitely got robbed there. I thought it was very unfair, because in previous episodes the contestants own creativity was indeed rewarded.

[@travis303]

When Mike first did Episode 1 with this "this is a show about" bit, I thought that was a one time thing and like Alex, the banter with rose would go in all kinds of silly places. I had no idea this would be a running gag. I kind of like it. Maybe I have just never seen Mike in anything outside of here and that is just his comedy?

[@inkstained8165]

His podcast St Elwick's Neighbourhood Association Newsletter Podcast has a very similar vibe

[@studkickass513]

He's a genius. He was the first ever Taskmaster winner at Edinburgh.

[@Rosalind-butNotThatOne]

@inkstained8165I love that podcast. I wish he’d do more!

[@zwizh]

I don’t know if I’ve ever heard my 12 year old laugh as hard as she did during the caterpillar task.

[@scottishjohnInTexas]

This show was a brilliant idea, it needs to become a permanent feature. I just LOVE IT.!!!!!

[@studkickass513]

Oh yeah. Taking a game show and making a children's version. Brilliant new take. How ever did they come up with that?

[@h0lly_blue]

Jamie is a legend, love his energy - not a dud in this entire series as far as I can see it

[@ArcticAirUltraPro]

I appreciate the lil gamer justifying progress in the game as valid in productivity 😅 as so many of these definitions are subjective

[@drorbedrack8720]

Jamie Tart. He even has the hair style

[@guyjackson132]

Are you implying that's why he did the football game with Mike "Lasso" Wozniak? :D Jamie Tartt...do do do do do do...

[@woopdee77]

Have thought about it jt since his first ep. Same energy and style. 😂

[@SimonMoon5]

The Ian = Lan thing is a real problem for some of us. My middle name is Ian, but for a long time, my gas bill would come addressed to me by my full name, using "Lan" instead of Ian.

[@imago2788]

You think that's bad, try being an Iain.

[@iambicpentakill971]

It's why I use a lower case i in my screen name (obviously not a real problem though)

[@mickeyiael9013]

I have to put the capital at the end! ( iaeL)

[@michaelalim9340]

Your gas bill walks to your house and talks to you?

[@studkickass513]

​@@michaelalim9340That was dumb and didn't work *at all*

[@notaKROOK]

Kyra is the true Junior Taskmaster and should host her on version moving forward

[@BenDavidin5785]

The statue thing representative of human greed was robbed

[@rlosangeleskings]

Still looks like Weird Al...

[@ayaku2253]

Also, playing a videogame gets 1 point and playing football gets 5. Cant make sense of it xD

[@ToyInsanity]

At least that kid didn't take Ian's money like the other two.

[@pendlera2959]

@@ayaku2253 Football is exercise, which is often included in productivity goals.

[@Ramonstres]

​@@pendlera2959 and involve goals right. Scored 8 in 5 minutes, quite a good performance :D

[@lhfirex]

"Be the most productive" and the studio task are fantastic tasks. The studio task has kids' TV energy.

[@djvWOODSTOCK]

"How would you have gotten the wheelbarrow in the caravan?" I DUNNO ROSE, HOW DID YOU DO IT?

[@peterwarwick4140]

I Officially Love Mike Wozniak. Football with Jamie killed me. Lol

[@meintveldman4769]

The artwork made by the kid who looks like a cartoon bully.. IS MAGNIFICENT! It should be in a museum, if he made it all on his own .. or maybe if he didn't.. he should become a famous artist! I mean, is there even a choice between this and a banana on a wall?

[@paulomatute4114]

It is also funny how being good at art is also something cartoon bullies sometimes are

[@junbh2]

​@@paulomatute4114 True. But there was nothing about his behaviour in either episode he was in to suggest that Zac is a bully.

[@fmbz858]

@@junbh2 yeah people projecting so hard on these kids

[@paulomatute4114]

The caterpillar task is really good, it should go as a Taskmaster classic

[@Veggieman87]

I don't think I'll ever become a father, but if I did, I'd be proud if I were able to raise a daughter as snarky as Kyra.

[@hoebare]

You'd be her first and most frequent victim, and you'd bask in it. :)

[@entiquity]

I actually really liked Zach's art piece, it is quite creative.

[@davidyoung5114]

I would really like to see whomever wins Junior Taskmaster to be invited back to participate in the New Year's Eve Taskmaster!

[@MikeNay]

Let's take a minute to acknowledge that Kyra has an absolute cannon for an arm

[@bryanobrien7246]

“Ian” is the Scottish version of the name John.

[@fmbz858]

did you mean Lohn?

[@travis303]

oh it took me a while to notice the symbols used in the soccer game: a spork and a moustache and tie for Mike hahahaha

[@junbh2]

That was perfect 😂

[@siucracos]

25:39 I wish Mike had pulled out a spork

[@q-tuber7034]

Most productive use of time: look under all the tables in the house?

[@steve470]

Sarah Millican, is that you?

[@travis303]

"a shout out to slow math" 🤣🤣

[@h0lly_blue]

3:08 Al Murray approved

[@valerielevasseur8674]

45:19 And here

[@LvndrHppE2]

Shanaya and Zack's ideas of being productive is the same as mine and my husband's.

[@sherryxia8362]

rip

[@jand563]

Funnily enough, "cleaning the room" was the only thing I came up with. Even though I am a gamer and can get behind Zac's argument 100%

[@CLARKTHEOPTIMIST1989]

"spear room" instant classic to me

[@uo6ep]

excited for the grand final! i feel like rose and mike started out a little stiff in the first couple episodes but now they fit their roles perfectly!!! hope the show continues for more seasons :)

[@elizabethkerschbaumer8426]

She’s right about Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤

[@mremumerm]

interestingly the only competition is where Rose is from.

[@NuclearArcticFox]

So, Jamie is actually Jamie Tartt Jr.

[@mk44214]

Okay ... I give this Episode the Certrificate of MY ALL TIME FAVORITE EPISODE FROM ALL TASKMASTER SERIES ...

[@ondrejsmejkal1525]

Kyra, Queen of Scots.

[@suzannewinz1099]

Gwen nailed productive while passing the time.

[@ChristianSpliess]

There‘s something about Mike that is really, really charming …

[@iambicpentakill971]

A gong was a brilliant choice

[@Calciyum88]

These kids are excellent comedians in the making - no matter the points they got! 😄

[@tubblebub]

I love how Mike's mustache has become a character on the show. And I freaking love Kyra. It'd be great to see who she is as an adult, but in the meantime, I'm crossing my fingers for a KZbin channel, haha. I would watch her do or talk about anything; she's so funny, clever, and sweet but mildly threatening. 😂

[@localcalifornianman7325]

another episode to retroactively create a jealousy that childhood me cant attain

[@ryanschwartz4959]

18:48 You know, there was no rule in the task saying the kids couldn't move the leaf to the living room

[@jand563]

I would want to consult with Susie Dent about the wording of the task before I did that. However, they could have unplugged the toaster once Mike started and then maybe have a little peek in the living room? 🤔

[@fmbz858]

No: "Move the caterpillar ... to the leaf on the caravan table." So if anything, they would have had to move leaf and table.

[@junbh2]

​@@fmbz858 If they moved the table, would it still be the 'caravan table'?

[@ryanschwartz4959]

@@jand563 Only problem with unplugging the toaster: since most toasters use electromagnets to stay down, unplugging it likely would've caused the toast to pop up immediately

[@ryanschwartz4959]

@@fmbz858 Not necessarily, as by using Richard Osman's reading of the exercise ball task from Series 2 as a precedent, the task was to "move the caterpillar... to the leaf (that is) on the caravan table", which is open to interpretation, as it's a classically ambiguous English prepositional phrase.

[@Kara-ke1ph]

How adorable is Kyra🤗

[@jand563]

"Yeah, she kinda is, isn't she?" - "SHE IS!"

[@TheClosetFloor]

Ian is actually a variation of John, so Kyra should get a point for that...😁.

[@LawloGaming]

Zach got robbed on that caterpillar task. How is the nose NOT part of the caterpillar?

[@Kara-ke1ph]

I love listening to little kids with accent banter😂❤

[@redmisery]

Kyra is the next Scottish Lois Lane; determined, rambunctious, single minded, patriotic, and she displays spelling difficulties. ✨ Saying that as if I knew how to spell 😅🤣 -red.

[@elizabethkerschbaumer8426]

Anyone else tempted to start going by Lan X?

[@lhfirex]

I would if the adult show hadn't convinced me to go with Qrs Tuvwxyz.

[@AniketPatil-nk1vw]

Damn Scarlett and Gwen both got 16

[@zebdawson3687]

28:36 Gwen’s take on rollercoasters is pretty insightful

[@studkickass513]

Describing how things work in a basic, literal way?

[@JolynBowler]

Terrific episode. congrats to all!💙🌻🌲🌟🌲🌻💙

[@anthtan]

31:43 well, also, chips are dope…. Anytime!

[@sebastiaomendonca1477]

I wish we could get a full series with Kyra. Bring in Reuben too for the Scottish chaos

[@Amateurstrongman]

zac deserved 5 points if he actually made that piece. that's really impressive for a preteen wtf.

[@Nihilore]

Roses spear room joke was amazing

[@ratinthecat]

John, Juan, Ian. Pretty much the same thing.

[@sherryxia8362]

Lan

[@andrewbattleship2420]

Ivan

[@ratinthecat]

I was going for different localizations of the name Yohannan, but you all went for names a substitute teacher has called out during roll. And you forgot Anne.

[@cannibalbananas]

I do love sporks! I have a few titanium ones too. They cut better than a butter knife, they stab well, and there's enough spoon left over to eat soup with.

[@NoisqueVoaProduction]

37:00 imagine if he challenged Alex Horne, a soccer enjoyer, and Alex ended up winning the match???

[@grayson_gregory_]

Scottish Kyra is so feisty. Shes a gem.

[@sharkofjoy]

Every time one of the kids is on the screen, I think, this is my favorite child, hands down, they are so cute and witty, and then they show a clip of another kid and I have the same thoughts.

[@highelectricaltemperature]

I was a little saddened not to see the Richard Osmand precedent come into play during the caterpillar task. No one thought to use the "leaf [that is] on the caravan table" as one of their tools, a la Richard in Season 2 bringing the yoga mat on the hill to the exercise balls.

[@mg0020]

As soon as I hear they have to figure out the nationality I automatically guessed Welsh. I started laughing when it was true

[@iliketrains3495]

Zac in this episode feels like what would happen if Jack Dee won his series and had to do Champion of Champions

[@MaccaroniAndMemes]

guessing John and 61 are actually incredibly close guesses since Ian is Gaelic for John, and therefore pretty impressive

[@kezzyhko]

I thought someone would for sure increase the microwave timer

[@edmis90]

I'd argue Zac was the most influential and therefore productive in his 5minutes - his performance may have given some people time of self reflection, including possibly himself after watching the episode.

[@XionicAihara]

36:10 i'm 31 and this still rings so true to me haha

[@MSmith-Photography]

Gwen and the gong. Is she Al Murray's niece? 😂

[@eyeonus]

I wonder what game he was playing on the JTM Deck

[@orenbernstein3277]

It was Five Nights at Freddy’s

[@DoctorQP]

Christmas is here

[@Psy0psAgent]

Happy Winter Solstice.