Junior Taskmaster Series 1, Episode 3 - 'Rustic shin pad.' | Full Episode

[@americascreepyuncle]

Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak in retrospect was pretty great casting having watched some episodes. Mike has such an, for lack of a better word, Gormless Awkward affect, he makes for such a great "Alex" type. Rose is a bit nicer than the average TM, but she is the Jr. TM so it makes quite a nice fit.

[@cactusjack1717]

Effortless Horne Energy

[@oliverse404]

these kids are so confident and funny, id like to think I would've crushed this as a kid but I would've been far too scared of being in front of such a big audience, props to them!

[@RainbowSunshineRain]

And props to their parents and community that raised them so confident.

[@CamilaCastilhosM]

Rose and Mike are doing great. More of these, please and thank you.

[@DanicaCidosa]

Rose's accent is just ELITE

They are, and please, more of them, but I am not convinced that the deprecating joke works that well with Mike Wozniak. They work with Alex because .. well, look at the guy for one second; everything in his unassuming persona works in favor of that kind of humor (and hey, props to him, that must not always be fun to film). Wozniak, on the other hand, ugh. On paper, it looks like it would work as well with that stache and suit .. but the guy is just .. cool. He has such a charming and charismatic persona that this bit does not work with him as the target. This is the first series, it makes sense to stick with what has worked, but I wish they will come up with new things coming forward. I want to see the guy who scares the street toughs with his mohawk so that he can get his night milk!

[@CamilaCastilhosM]

Agreed, it's natural. It'll take a bit of time for them to find their own thing but hopefully they'll find it.

[@islandtrevor7254]

I can't believe they basically tar and feathered the kids.

[@boydstephensmithjr]

Creme and petaled seems much nicer.

[@electricfootballhero1349]

If Joe Wilkinson watches the pea task, he's going to be furious these kids are not being held to the same rules standards he was.

[@DocFunkenstein]

I kind of would have loved him being the Alex for his, too. Though Mike is kicking ass in that role, Joe would have me rolling on the floor.

[@kyonizuka]

different taskmaster different standards. same with taskmaster Australia and taskmaster New Zealand. no two taskmasters judge a task the same

[@Dqtube]

I don't think he'd argue, because he'd probably eat the peas in this sort of task.

[@TheUberjammer]

He and Susie Dent are probably stoned and pissed at home watching this right now.

[@namebrandon]

⁠@@TheUberjammer I know Susie, and if she sent that in the evening, I would discount it

[@h0lly_blue]

"I'm nine" legendary

[@raymonsandhu5474]

She was definitely the funniest without delving into just being mean

[@Dqtube]

It's a refreshing change from the classic series. Certain kids have a better response than some of the adult contestants.

[@wilms2328]

I also really enjoy Mike's spin on the role of Taskmaster assistant. It should make for a more exciting series 19 when we'll be watching Alex in the role again

[@shreyshah33]

Is it just me or does Finely have a Macaulay Culkin vibe from Home Alone?

[@that_one_user]

Yes! I totally thought the same thing!

[@violdamor]

I was thinking The Good Son 😂

[@yester30]

Richie Rich more like

[@stealtharrow1]

Or joe burrow

[@JAAAY62]

Yes! So glad I'm not the only one who thought that

[@spiderwrangler4457]

1. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious 2. Done 3. Isn't 4. Oh 5. No 6. That's 7. One 8. Word 9. Hello 10. My 11. Name 12. Is 13. Finley 14. I 15. Love Harry, potter, and & of should not have counted, so he should have come last at 7 words remembered.

[@rafaelbrandao4059]

I never realized Bill Skarsgård was so small.

[@Awelbeckk]

Dude He is 1m92 ...

[@FMFvideos]

Kids try to mimic the adults, so they think it's fun to treat Mike bad.

[@h0lly_blue]

it is though, that's one of the joys of Taskmaster is to abuse the assistant, and Greg will certainly vouch for that - have you learned nothing over 18 series?

[@kischtrine]

Alex said when he played Taskmaster VR for the first time he was so annoyed with VR Alex that he wanted to hurt him. Maybe it’s also just the fact that someone is there but doesn’t really help, saying „all the information is in the task“ and sometimes even make silly remarks

[@pre-views2014]

The third task said "put the peas BACK on THEIR tees." The peas in the bowl did not have a tee therefore could not be put BACK on THEIR tee.

[@enossified]

Additionally, I'd expect each individual pea to be properly matched to its original tee. A quite tall order.

[@ScreenFavorites]

The Taskmaster does what they want and accepted it

[@TheRealConcertKing]

I will say, the "twist" of the two-part tasks is way more telegraphed in Jr. Taskmaster. Like the "remember the 15 words" thing was the first thing I thought of when they read the first task. And it's VERY obvious that part 2 of the peas task is gonna be "retrieve your peas, fastest wins" and I haven't even gotten past them hiding the peas yet.

[@thatoneguy9309]

I mean yeah, it has to be a bit easier, they are children.

[@TalkingHeadProductions]

mike's rap name should be "sir mustache-you-a-question" 1) sir is a perfectly appropriate first part of a rapper name, as evidenced by sir mix-a-lot 2) mike is a gentleman, and a gentleman rapper's name should start with sir 3) mike's mustache is his most recognizable feature, and should feature in the name somehow. however... 4) mustache by itself is a terrible name, but if you make it part of a pun its brilliant 5) puns perfectly fit mike's personality 6) the whole name together sounds like a statement or question, which also fits mike's personality the only alternative that i can think of is "sir mustachio'd-daddy-o", though that feels less clever

[@PlanckRelic]

I submit 'WOZ', 'lil woz', and 'DJ Wozzy' for contention. Not a pun directly, but offers endless 'was' and "what's" pun opportunities.

[@tihinen92]

On the podcast, Ed described Mike as a 'cartoon adult' and I think that's a perfect description.

[@meitchris]

It would have been cool if this was long enough for them to do team tasks. I also love their accents being here in the US

[@poeiabird]

Until Season 11, I had never heard of of Mike Wozniak. I adore him. He and Rose are perfect together. Since the second pea task said "retrieve THE peas" it really was unfair to let them use substitute peas.

[@krock90]

Liana is the standout in this episode. Sassy but funny.

[@erinford8138]

1:55 Well, according to the podcast, Mike is in fact very fit and was achieving some notoriety for it … pre-casserole

[@emilyche1101]

I was thinking "Rose did you even see him retrieving that balloon?"

[@morphunkown]

Greg Davies is Rose Matefao's Father. Its Taskmaster canon now.

[@DuncanEvers]

George was not having a good time in the studio sometimes 😭😭😭

[@junbh2]

I found Finley a little obnoxious a couple of times. I wish they weren't sat next to each other, though I know it's always alphabetical.

[@junbh2]

Although to be fair George had his obnoxious moments too. A little teasing of Mike now and then is one thing, but he was going past silliness and just taking out his frustrations on Mike.

[@ComradeCoy]

"lil orange" is gold

[@silverlabguy9670]

Mike evil arc is starting, he's gonna become the greatest vilain the show ever seen after the abuse from those awesome participant XD

[@rogerjohnson6676]

I’m impressed all round, this whole taskmaster adventure must have done well for Alex Horne and he deserves it. Still he keeps evolving it.

[@kalindastrome2182]

It is so endearing to see the kids go “what’s the most surprising thing to have in a house? Some weird thing I found while being a little gremlin in nature” bc it is exactly what I would have done at that age. Maybe the kids are alright after all.

[@airhawkey]

a THREE HUNDRED pound hawk?? 😭

[@lcstark]

I do believe that's how Greg described himself. :D

[@SirYodaJedi]

Is that the weight, or the price?

[@andreasbaron9282]

Getting expensive these days!

[@morphunkown]

@@SirYodaJedi Yes.

[@skilletborne]

@@lcstark He'll also be on us like a puma

[@DavidBrown-hy4vm]

The belly button was robbed of a point. Incredibly surprising and next to no one has a spare one of those in their house. If they end up needing a spare, the redheaded girl was clever.

[@ScreenFavorites]

I 100% agree

[@LanaFifi]

Rose and Mike are doing super! I think it is not an easy task to catch that Taskmastery vibe and make it suitable for children. Personally, I liked the previous episodes more because the children were more...genuine? As if they cared more about the tasks than being on TV

[@RainbowSunshineRain]

I enjoyed this episode more than the first 2.

[@junbh2]

I think I found all the kids in episodes 1 and 2 quite likeable and thought both those groups had good dynamics with each other. This one was more of a mix, which made it harder to root for them.

[@BeboRulz]

Ebrima is adorable 😊 Should definitely grab a few of these kids to do their own show. Maybe a variety type show. Leana (sp?) is beautiful (and funny) too

[@SekhmetMorgan]

I think they knew Finley did so well they had to give him just 1 in the first round to not make it too crushing for the rest! He's got to be a big favorite for the series now! He was great, but George was hilarious! I never thought I'd care so much for TM kids!

[@morphunkown]

Mike's Rap name would be "Big 'Tash" 🥸

[@aellipsis]

They should’ve invited James Acaster to be a contestant on this series.

[@12_Feet_Up]

I support this movement

[@paulomatute4114]

Is the thumbnail wrong? There was no blue face task on this video

[@elizabethfredrickson264]

I noticed that too. I think it’s the wrong kid too. I don’t recognize them from this heat

[@morphunkown]

If you didn't spot the hidden guest on the first watch you're in for a big surprise when you rewatch!

[@benadj]

First episodes I thought Rose was going too easy on Mike, damn do the kids compensate for it

[@Spoonie86]

Don't watch the prize task while eating!

[@wilska1184]

Made the same mistake lol

[@sharkofjoy]

George is the cutest kid I have ever seen and I want to adopt him 😍

[@nancyscogin7549]

Was rooting for Ebrima. 😐

[@BG_StuartJ]

6:30 I'm somewhat familiar with the English Adder, particularly the Black variety

[@galaxa13]

Liana absolutely refused to play along with the absurd nature of the show. She was so done with all the nonsense.

[@hono50]

Do I understand it correctly that the live task was fully random with no skill or deduction involved?

[@junbh2]

Yeah, that was quite boring.

[@BeboRulz]

Anyone else think Finley is related to Ed Gamble?? 😂 His lips & eyes aaaand the WAY he speaks makes me think of Ed

[@ChadKovac]

Lucky kids! This would be fun today but imagine as a kid?

[@ghosttundra]

george looks like a little damon albarn and i was rooting for him all the way

[@shellegriffin]

Black and blue nails are so cool

[@ronimprowizator4663]

One of today's prizes - definitely Rosie Jones is his auntie.

[@sankai91]

I like the show, but I don't know how I feel about the inconsistency with the tasks/rules.. In the sticky task, they are so adamantly about the tasks words, that it "clearly says different things" With the peas task it says "Retrieve the peas... Most peas back on their tees..", yet Rose "couldn't be bothered more" Imho this inconsistency is a bad aspect in a really good show. If you want to make it they can put these peas on, then use a more open wording or stop being so strict with the wordings of other tasks alltogether

[@junbh2]

Was it 'back on their tees'? I thought it said 'back on the tees'. Which changes the meaning slightly.

[@Huntracony]

I think the Taskmaster being an inconsistent human being is a fun part of the show. Like, if it tries to be fair the show suddenly becomes a lot more serious and any bad decisions start to feel unjust. With a tyrannical taskmaster in a show that's not trying to be fair any bad decisions just feel a part of it, and often a fun part too, at least for me. In fact, I wouldn't mind if Greg took his role as Taskmaster a little less seriously again.

[@sirshmango]

If they had reworded the first task to be "Say fifteen very different words in the next thirty seconds, then open the next task.", that would have been fifteen words. Oh, well...

[@manskken]

Fun fact: JTM us the equivalent of ILY

[@mrwatson4569]

Really saw something that reminded me of myself in that George kid. He's reminding me I want to get my nails painted.

[@iHEARTice94]

I don’t know why Finley gives me Ed Gamble vibes

[@nortonhugogouvea]

The last task, being purely luck rather than skill, was so unfair to Liana who was in second place before it

[@perefalc]

This was a close one!

[@rivlry1975]

I think rose is the perfect pick

[@robertgibson1156]

atMike "1800 WASPBEEF" Is the Dr Bob Trescothick bleeding through?

[@12_Feet_Up]

Mike's rap name could be MC Stache.

[@shellegriffin]

My brothers used to use shaving cream for hair mous

[@1492irina]

I feel like that second task was also designed by a child. (An 8 year old hopped up on a stolen Red Bull, I'm thinking.)

[@Stuffthatsfunny1]

Should of reversed the order in the final game, the 2 girls were at a big disadvantage

[@EnglishInfidel]

Why do the Taskmaster trophies never look anything like the Taskmasters 😄

[@junbh2]

It's creepier when they're terrible

[@conanthecribber]

Last task is unfair to the kids going first. More chance of being kicked out.

[@junbh2]

It's particularly weird if they rank them by what order they got kicked out, rather than how many successful rounds they do.

[@Paniccccccc]

Could you add subtitles❤

[@BeboRulz]

For which language?? Captions are available in a bunch

[@ImNotYourTypicalGamer]

Why are these different kids?

[@junbh2]

Because they don't want to have five kids on for 10 episodes. Too intense, too risky since none of them have been on TV before, too much time commitment... Two from each episode will go on to semifinals.

[@h0lly_blue]

they literally say in the beginning - 25 kids, 5 contestants each episode 5 episodes = 25 kids, then the next five will likely be the semis

[@RyanMercer]

🤘🤘

[@TheRealConcertKing]

The biggest challenge of watching Jr Taskmaster is that the children are either weird, funny and oddly charming, or INSUFFERABLY ANNOYING.

[@junbh2]

Yes, although to be fair that's a bit like the adults 😂

[@TheRealConcertKing]

@@junbh2 Well usually when the adults are annoying, they're still mostly entertaining and funny. And the regular Taskmaster contestants are all entertainers and know that above all else, Taskmaster is an entertainment show. A smug obnoxious child isn't funny.

[@TPH250290]

@@TheRealConcertKing Agree, this is why I was sceptical when I first heard about this format. In the same way that when I see some people comment about inviting ordinary adults to do this show, it'd just be a disaster. I think they've somewhat mitigated any problems with this idea of having 25 kids. I definitely wouldn't be watching if I knew Finley was going to be in 8 or 10 episodes.

[@Cal-xe9qy]

🎉

[@h0lly_blue]

no livestream? oh well

[@watchtv3282]

☹

[@Sidekick701]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

[@zhuofanzhang9974]

I knew there's still a kid in me when my first reaction was also supercalifragilisticexpealidoucious. Not sure how to feel about the final task that seems to be purely luck-based, though

[@jacklogansmith7646]

19:03 Finley and George seem quite entertaining, but having them on the same episode was unfortunate (in my opinion) due to how similar they look.

[@Spoonie86]

I think they look really different from each other, both in phsyical attributes and style.

[@jacklogansmith7646]

@@Spoonie86Interesting. I suppose that losing the comparative height difference when they were separate (and Finley not having the suit on) led to the hair and faces being similar enough to trick me.

[@jacklogansmith7646]

@@Spoonie86 I will say that I was delighted to see Finley get through, having known before the studio task that George really didn’t (mathematically) have a chance. Congrats as well to Shenaya.

[@junbh2]

I found their style and mannerisms and personalities so different they ended up being super distinct to me.

[@adamurvalek9348]

George got robbed

[@tayloreddesigns6852]

They don't really stay at the taskmaster house

[@TPH250290]

This was the first episode I didn't really enjoy. The studio dynamic was super awkward and then the live studio task involved no skill or logic at all.

[@SonnyDarvish]

Even I, as a 36 year old adult, don't listen to Cardi B. Aren't her songs pretty much all explicit and a bit much for children?

[@It-b-Blair]

Wap

[@Huntracony]

I was never forbidden from listening to any music is a kid, nor afaik any of my friends. My mother was a music teacher for years, she says she's never experienced it (though she knows it happens). Most parents don't seem to care to censor music, and I think that's fine honestly.

[@ursanator]

I predicted they would have to repeat the words. I would of used something like colors , sports or animals . Considerably easier to remember

[@maranatha_777]

Or whole sentences.

[@erinford8138]

I was thinking the start of a speech or something. “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new…”. All different words, different parts of speech, easily remembered, and hopefully unique in case the second part was comparing me to someone else.

[@bojly]

*would have Also, I would use numbers: one, two, three, ...

[@junbh2]

But then they said the words need to be very different. They just didn't end up judging based on that. Although maybe that was just to avoid things like eat eating eaten eats, or rhyming words.

[@dixieblasberg7405]

Love Rose & Mike, not so much this group of kids. They are trying too hard to be funny & frankly, the snide remarks are a bit too much.

[@MTKarthik]

6th.

[@BobMotster]

That boy George is exactly the type of person no society should suffer. Sadly, our world has one too many of those right now.

[@steakrapper]

I'd be pretty ashamed of myself if I was hating on a young kid as a grown adult

[@junbh2]

I liked him. Although also, he's like 9??? Suggesting that a nine year old is the wrong 'type of person' is disgusting and sociopathic.

[@nori2434]

second :)

[@AngelaJeanBarr]

I know what they're trying to do with the show, but I absolutely detest precocious children. I love Rose and Mike, but this is unwatchable.

[@GoldenSandslash15]

Sounds like a "you" problem.

[@rayrowley4013]

For me it is the same conclusion but the other way around. The kids seem genuine, but the adults seem fake. Like they are being overly cautious or walking on eggshells. I get that they are kids but its just comes across kind of off in a way I can't really explain well. Edit: I'll keep watching and hope they find their rhythm.

[@1492irina]

I mean, that makes sense. A Junior Taskmaster is inevitably gonna be entirely composed of precocious children being as precocious as they know how. So maybe just give this show a miss? I think NZ Taskmaster has been uploaded at some point, if you wanna go watch something else.

[@CamilaCastilhosM]

@@rayrowley4013 it's normal, they need to find their own voice, that takes a bit

[@DomenBremecXCVI]

Bit weird to open a 3rd episode in that case.

[@m1093Gudrunun]

Wenn wir jeden Abend so viel Spaß hätten, würden wir uns nie vermissen🌺