Set 5, Game 11 [22.06.22] - No More Jockeys with Alex Horne, Tim Key + Mark Watson

[@NoMoreJockeys]

Are there any other similar examples of "chewing chewing gum" or "cooking cooking apples"?

[@gavinbuck8130]

Punching punching bags?

[@essentialatom]

Running running races? Walking walking tours?

[@essentialatom]

Throwing throwing stars! I knew there was a proper one in me

[@freddiehemingway6440]

Cooking cooking chocolate?

[@tomnicho1991]

Ready to eat, ready to eat apricots

[@samuelcardwell577]

Mind-boggling that this is the *second* time in NMJ history that we've had someone googling pictures of American presidents playing Cluedo

[@Jesse-lv2yo]

I'm actually not surprised 😂

[@Peteroranje]

Its really evolving into a family playing a game on Christmas Day with Horne as the grumpy dad and the two sons, one a delinquent and the other a good lad.

[@oliviaboxall8594]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ashkaruune1590]

Overjoyed to have an extra verse of 'Does a spider'

[@jabbawabs]

Mark saying "He's a bit littler but....still nice.", might be the most adorable moment I've ever witnessed.

[@mainie_videoediting]

I thought it was when Alex wished for some chocolate at 9:05

[@CarlosHotspur]

The Key/Neighbours/Covid/Actor segment had me in absolute tears... "Oh that's all I need..."

[@philh5292]

I've been very much enjoying Tim Key on this week's House of Games champions specials. Yesterday, there was a question about a mammal - the answer being Vampire Bat - that, of course, Tim didn't get (he went for Badger) as we all know he has trouble recognising Bats as mammals. 😆

[@sackclothandashes998]

Happy to see that the age old question “can a pineapple use a microwave” has finally been answered

[@ByteMe619]

it’s always down to the wire when Watto cycles through Mert Aksac, the Mouse, and Pineapple Man

[@TannerLikesStuff]

Alex is growing more every game into a disgruntled dad trying to quiet his two kids on a road trip

[@ebonycrawford2713]

Tim's elimination on this one is CLASSIC 🤣🤣😂😂

[@rob_beaumont]

Hands off your face popped up in the Horne Section TV Show! Loved it!

[@yakkyy]

I burst with glee when I heard "hands off your face" in the Horne Section tv show

[@BusinessFish99]

I re-listened to Key’s episode of the Moon Under Water podcast and he says it in that too!

[@MeredithWhitfield]

one could say they're ready to eat ready to eat apricots, but not everyone is as ready to eat apricots as they think they are

[@nuisancepenguin5210]

perfect crossover

[@MusicalJackknife]

I literally said that to myself when they were looking for examples lol, glad I'm not the only one.

[@asj2727]

Unbelievable scenes allowing Horne to introduce olden days Norse god and modern day action figure Thor to the game unchallenged. You can't move for statuettes of the man.

[@MusicalJackknife]

I'm late to the game but just commented about that as well. I suppose it would be hard in a search to find an action figure that you could prove was of the Norse god Thor rather than the comic book hero, but that's the only chance I can see of a rebuttal.

[@Rosalind-butNotThatOne]

The whole saga of "I want some chocolate" --> "I'll have a cuddle with my dog" --> "Brief. All too brief." --> "You're cuddling your bear, now" --> (I'm cuddling my much larger bear, now) --> "Oh, I didn't realize!" --> "He's a bit littler, but...he's still nice" is simply divine

[@hannahprose]

Love that Watto said Key borrowed his shirt yet nobody acknowledges that Key is wearing Horne's shirt, lol. This game was (as they always are) incredibly entertaining. Thank you!

[@nuisancepenguin5210]

yeah I was wondering if anyone would notice that, because I swore it was Horne's!

[@leona6455]

Key was on fire on this week's House of Games! The guy was chasing every ball. Beautiful to watch. And looking sharp too! 👌

[@peacefulpaul]

I'd be confident of finding a Thor little friend/figurine. Also this is my favourite TV show (big TV Show) and I hope it carries on forever.

[@jamiea18]

I thought that too! Very easy challenge to be made there

[@godfearingturtle]

Thor is Asgardian and I'm fairly confident he has shaken hands with some Earth person

[@jamiea18]

@@godfearingturtle That is a fantastic challenge!

[@jackmartin7811]

The absolute GALL, the GUMPTION of Watto wearing an “all inclusive” jumper during a game which, when you think about it, is essentially an exercise in systematic exclusion. Shameless.

[@KNic0lson]

I love that you post it so early in the day because I see the notifcation and then get increasingly excited through the day to watch it in the evening

[@AKAMustang]

18:47 Tim's face of approval at "belt off" was a welcome sight to behold.

[@lindabeilig]

Little tip for doing the work: put things in quotes to search for exact phrases, e.g. instead of googling ms dynamite figurine, put "ms dynamite" figurine. In this case there still aren't any but at least it eliminates all the results that just have ms and dynamite somewhere on their page not next to each other

[@Gimpyjoe]

Quite famously, James Acaster is ready to eat ready to eat apricots.

[@leona6455]

Just watching this again...23:31...didn't mind the bit about the post-retirement skips.

[@Williamwerenberg]

There was a joke in there somewhere about shaking hands with people from abroad, but not having long enough arms.

[@Zolbat]

"because I liked you" "like" *stares 'how dare you'-ingly*

[@tr1ckster]

Just wanted to say I enjoyed the NMJ easter eggs in the final ep of the Horne Section TV Show. Over.

[@Jesse-lv2yo]

We get a lot of compliments on the captions themselves but I need to give proper props to the *timing* of the captions as well

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

Today I learned that Ms Dynami-teeee-heeeeee is from Crawley. Every day is an education.

[@bearhustler]

We need to know if her head has ever been in Crawley though?

[@DePieks]

Watson got away with Galileo Galilei there. I bet there's an abundance of figurines out there of the old man. Edit: and then Horne immediately plays Thor! The statuette category is very much underused this game.

[@TannerLikesStuff]

bizarrely, I think this is the second time “Cluedo in the White House” has been googled. Pretty sure there was a challenge on Barack Obama involving Cluedo.

[@bearhustler]

I thought that was a genius challenge, I'd never normally question Watto's work, he does the best work but that feels findable.

[@TattyBojangles81]

Horne Challenged on Obama playing Cluedo because the given name was Colonel Mustard!

[@DJChamber]

Hopefully this won't be the last we see of Reserve Face. Didn't mind that at all!

[@constablecomfortable]

Maybe 'Reserve Face' could have his own turn? 3 players 6 faces! NMJ EXTREME SLAMDOWN!

[@davidrysdam902]

Pretty sure Reserve Face shows up as the TM task where they have to make an upside down face.

[@Rosalind-butNotThatOne]

Not only are they each wearing a primary color--at 15:51, Key's all three at once!

[@stevemoisan]

I can't believe Tim and Mark didn't challenge when Alex played "Desiree Burch" - how could they not think she might have shook hands with a foreigner? Wowzers.

[@simonlake_]

I think by that point from previous experience they had learnt that actually finding pictures of people shaking hands was not that easy. Without the evidence the challenge would've failed.

[@stevemoisan]

@@simonlake_ That's a good point. My first thought was that I could swear I remember her shaking Alex's hand in the Taskmaster task where Alex is the shopkeeper of the balloon popping store with all the forks and darts and stuff. I just rewatched the video and she doesn't. And I also couldn't find photographic proof in 90 seconds. Still.....

[@trevorlutz3992]

Key, I love your hair-dough

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

Key's Jack Draper categories have given me an eyeache

[@bungaIowbill]

These are three very funny guys I noticed

[@NoukSilver]

To be fair, I don't mind Horne's Holiday Dad™ look. I thought he'd gone for the bleached hair cool kid look for a sec, but it might just be he spent time outdoors.

[@MB-xw1tu]

As a fan of what Key brings to the table, I'm just going to pretend the actor fiasco Did. Not. Happen. Now... in line with the last time I commented (and what I think will be my continuing theme): Is this the first that, when you have a good think about it, we've seen Watto drink a wine (presumably) that isn't red?

[@MsKatyDod]

I was also shocked to see him drinking white wine instead of red! Maybe it happened once before, during one of the lockdown shows?? Not sure

[@mollyp7559]

He drank an orange colored wine before and they had a lengthy conversation about why it was orange. But for sure, he’s a fan of red.

[@bearhustler]

When are Watto and Key going to stop messing with us and stage their improvised musical ?

[@trishking6343]

That was a brilliant game. Thanks gents.

[@barnaclefelching4079]

I concur, Dan Rhodes is a wonderful author. I bought Timoleon come Home for my mother and she returned it to me the next time we met, foolish to think we'd have the same taste in authors just because we are quite similar genetically

[@isobel.eleanor]

nice to see a return to spider pondering

[@patitoshore]

What I'd like to see next time is an on-screen graphic of how many challenges you all have left please, thanks

[@Ethan-id8cm]

Sorry to be a stickler for the rules but it's not really fair that Tim Key is allowed to use his reserve face.

[@albl247]

Tim is lucky, as Bill Tidy would be a problem for Thomas character names...

[@GeordieMcGrathCoolBoy]

And they're both nouns

[@BodywiseMustard]

Richard Harris is one I thought straight for 3 repeated letters

[@OscillatorSink]

I'm fairly certain one of the players also owns a knitted figurine of Pineapple Man which might have been fiddly.

[@DanBarnesDavies]

I appreciate the use of IPA in the subtitles 👌

[@silsonsteve]

Very entertaining. Lovely game.

[@roarmalf]

"I think it's gotta be one song per person per go", when you think about it, tickled me just right

[@bearhustler]

Isn't Ludo called Ludo because it means 'play' in Latin ? So Cluedo is extending that.

[@thehornet35]

so 'play ludo' is the same as 'cooking cooking apples'

[@bearhustler]

@@thehornet35 Oh well done sir. I do NOT mind that :)

[@IstvanTM]

This is easily the best episode!

[@philh5292]

I wonder if Alex was subconsciously thinking of Reverend W Awdry, the creator of Thomas The Tank Engine, when he named Reverend Green straight after Watto's TTTE category. 🤔

[@csurname]

also some trains are green

[@praalgraf]

tim key makes a surprisingly good sandi toksvig

[@ursulageorgeson7086]

I would love Totti Totti Stoi to be watching this, hoping to take off big time like Mert Aksac

[@gabriellag2611]

This ep was a dose of pure joy

[@andrewclark6228]

Am I the only one that was fervently wishing for the BFG to be Key's first name? First name Big Friendly, last name Giant.

[@sophiusdynami3401]

The first name is always a woman

[@MalcolmPowder]

I'm watching this whilst drinking drinking straws.

[@theledge3748]

he's a bit littler, but still nice ❤

[@britishhedgehog]

Key looking a lot like Michael Fabricant

[@VinceCaramel]

Fabricant is a dab hand at the air trumpet. Who would've guessed (not me).

[@Izzno]

Anybody knows where that jumper is from on old Watto's torso here? Been looking for it since he was on Taskmaster.

[@eprstockholm372]

It's Scotch and Soda, but seems an old one that you'd have to look for second hand. Agree that it's pretty nice.

[@Izzno]

@@eprstockholm372 Awesome, at least I know where to look now!

[@csurname]

@@Izzno Save a Search for it on eBay! Turn on email notifications.

[@bearhustler]

My Boss called me during my Friday NMJ break, when I think about it that's workplace abuse !

[@ReegusReever]

I've been holding off since the jockstraps came back, stocking up on, your friend and mine, minutes of playback - and I don't mind it; however, this is the sort of thumbnail that threatens my soft fought winter stash.

[@nathan87]

When you think about it, Horne wasn't very in to it this week, but he did come round as the game went on.

[@BenBeckford]

We go again!

[@gryrabild]

Primary colours! 💙💛❤️

[@ChrisBillig]

Have they not seen the movie? It's Mr Green in American Clue.

[@davidrysdam902]

I paused the video to buy the Dan Rhodes book even though I've never bought a Tim Key book.

[@Eggfreg]

There must be so many statuettes of Thor

[@partymarty1856]

3:47

[@eagle4560]

i feel like there's got to be at least one panel of thor using a microwave over the years of all the comics he's been in right?

[@stevemoisan]

At 2:26 Key looks just like Jack Black.

[@peterking3196]

Watto's 'holding category' of no more people with n's in their name served its purpose in a sense - it moved the game on. But also, practically everyone named after had an n in their name and no one spotted it.

[@okokitsme]

It was "no more people with END in their name", I think

[@peterking3196]

@@okokitsme ahhhhh, that would make more sense. I should be listening closely

[@MarkPentler]

legge is going to be over the moon about this or give literally no fucks, it's one of the two

[@gappy3234]

Ludo means "I play", so that's an extra reason to pun on it when naming Cluedo. But it is a shit gag, no denying.

[@MusicalJackknife]

I'm shocked nobody challenged Thor on the figurine category. It's possible they could survive if all the figurines were of the Marvel character and that he is distinct from the actual god, but that's a big if. I'm not going to search the whole BTL section on here, but I hope somebody else has mentioned this already.

[@kgpierce]

Kitson's earthenware, la lala l'la!

[@SgtLion]

Three Es! On Desiree and on Michael Legge!

[@mikeharman4257]

The category wasn't 3 of the same letter, it was 3 different letters used in both names

[@partymarty1856]

The primary color shirts

[@maladaptvs]

was marks category before dynamite not… no more “n’s” …..

[@musical3lottie]

No more 'end's

[@chesshead]

I share Alec's pain when the others begin singing. We both mind it.

[@ianchandler9993]

It'll be Alex, surely

[@chesshead]

@@ianchandler9993 I was having fun. Also, I don't want to stop the sing songs, I just want to acknowledge the pain they cause.

[@simonbennett9687]

Everyone knows the big locos of Sodor but there’s so little recognition of its smaller denizens. Gauge discrimination I call it.

[@glester-smith4569]

Hornes face cracks me up when Key and Watson start singing. It’s all he can do not to shout “shut the fuck up!”

[@patitoshore]

Apart from being a board game, Ludo is latin for I play, surprised lah doesn't know that. Just saying

[@pandaitis4157]

Between this and the Mesopotamia show, I've been very surprised by the Northern Nelson

[@Liam-rl9iy]

Alex Horne - No more eating

[@ljgreene3999]

TOTTY-TOTTY STOY.

[@francescalisette3091]

I absolutely lost it at that point

[@GaybrohamStinkton]

4 ril though, musical episope when? You instantly forefeit if your answer isnt in an musical format, not that they all have to have been tangentially relate to musicals

[@clivemurray]

Why, Tim? Why?

[@JoQeZzZ]

I much prefer our dear old Horne *not* in the jungle...

[@JackFlash23]

Poor Tim got covid and eliminated within seconds.

[@ardhtp]

PRIMARY COLOURS!

[@csurname]

I'm a neighbour - not really - £5000 please

[@BudBonkerson]

Tim Key - chewing gum and giving disappointing performances like his name's Lana Del Rey

[@Marciestclair]

I still don’t understand this game

[@sarika.h]

Category Spoilers the spider returns and I love that Watto’s (at least) 5 year old chewed sweatshirt that also has Key’s DNA on it makes an appearance Barbara Bush no more been in the White House Edwards Scissorhands no more namesakes with trains in Thomas & Friends Reverend Green no more depicted as figurine Jack Draper no more shown shaking hands with a foreigner Galileo Galilei no more names with 3+ letters repeated in forename and surname Thor no more never used microwave Bill Tidy no more names of equal length Ruth Rendell no more containing ‘end’ Ms. Dynamite/Jesus Christ no more names appearing in a song Dan Rhodes no more English Michael Legge no more body parts within name Desiree Burch no more actors Anne Haddy no more surname rhyming with relative ~ actor … Key out (dumb ass) Pineapple Man no more never visited a restaurant ~ never used microwave … Watto out Horne wins Set 5 Game 11

[@emilyj.yamada2426]

Horne wins…

[@sarika.h]

@@emilyj.yamada2426 d’oh ~ thank you

[@max_oats]

👍 pretty woman

[@angeskye]

Background music has been too loud lately, can we just have no music please Alex?

[@mrsbaloney168]

The background music is the joy of the edit. I couldn't disagree with this request more if I tried. I rarely notice it during the game, but love it at the opening and as it swells at the end. Perfection.

[@BethanyLowe8773]

I love hearing the music and used to enjoy it in parallel to the game in the early series. It has often been too soft to hear in the middle sets. It's beautiful to appreciate these two different ways of time passing and appreciate the resourcefulness of Horne/Lee in picking 30-minute music. Keep the music please!