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An imbalance in the poppability.Oatmeal and death.The end of the franchise.The customised inhaler.Croissants is croissants.A chair in a sweet.The integrity of the product.A couple of Ethels.Nothing matters.Caring Uncle Minpict.

An imbalance in the poppability. was the first episode of Series 12 of Taskmaster and was first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 September 2021. The episode was won by Morgana Robinson.

Episode breakdown[]

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Task Description Alan Davies Desiree Burch Guz Khan Morgana Robinson Victoria Coren Mitchell
1 Prize: The thing that if you put it in a bag and sat on it, it would feel the nicest. 4 5 1 2 3
2 Strike Alex with a ball. Alex may not run, hide or leave the Taskmaster grounds. Fastest wins. 1 4 2 5 3
Bonus for calling Alex a "little fucker" 0 0 0 1 0
3 Paint the most flattering picture of the Taskmaster in action on the canvas in the lab. The canvas will either be six inches or six feet above you. You must lie flat on your back on the creeper at all times. You must tell Alex if you want the canvas to be six inches or six feet above you within the next ten seconds. 4 3 5 2 1
4 Pop the balloon. You must stay behind the rope at all times. You must not move the rope. You may buy the tools you need with time. Fastest wins. 5 1 3 2 4
5 Live: Write down a cool hobby, a fun animal and a famous person. 1 3 3 5 1
Live: Strike a pose to represent first, your cool hobby, then your fun animal, then your famous person. You must hold your pose until the end of the round. The Taskmaster will attempt to guess what each pose represents. You may not make a noise or movement when posed.
Total 15 16 14 17 12

Trivia[]

  • When first aired, the bleeped version was accidently broadcast on Channel 4, rather than the regular version.[1][2] It was confirmed that this was a mistake, and the regular version would return the next week.[3]

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References[]

  1. Tweet by @gdavies - Twitter (retrieved 25 September 2021)
  2. Tweet by @AlexHorne - Twitter (retrieved 25 September 2021)
  3. Tweet by @taskmaster - Twitter (retrieved 25 September 2021)
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