Relax Tom was a task featured on Season 4 of Taskmaster Australia, as the second task in It's tickle time. The task was won by Emma Holland.
Setup[]
| Location | Taskmaster Retreat |
|---|---|
| Equipment | Heart rate monitor |
| Timing | 7 minutes (both parts) |
| Measurement | Biggest difference in Tom's bpm |
Summary[]
The first task was presented underneath a stress ball. The contestants had to stress out Tom C as much as possible. The second task was given to them by Tom. The contestants then had to lower Tom's heart rate to achieve the biggest difference in Tom's bpm.
Performance[]
Dave Hughes: Dave stressed Tom out by plucking his ear hairs with a pair of tweezers, raising his bpm to 85. Dave continued to pluck out Tom's nose hairs, later claiming to have "lost focus on the task at hand", reducing Tom's bpm by 19. Dave received 1 point.
Emma Holland: Emma stressed Tom out by throwing prop fruit at him, chasing him with a bat, and threatening to key his car, raising his bpm to 140. Emma relaxed Tom by having him lie down in the caravan, telling him a soothing story, then leaving, reducing Tom's bpm by 63. Emma received 5 points.
Lisa McCune: Lisa tried to stress out Tom by making him drive blindfolded, though Tom's peak heart rate of 100bpm was achieved when she argued with a producer over her getting on the roof. Lisa tried to relax Tom by sitting him down and massaging his legs and head, reducing Tom's bpm by 31. Lisa received 3 points.
Takashi Wakasugi: Waka tried to stress out Tom by pushing him on a surfboard and doing squats, raising his bpm to 105. Waka tried to relax Tom by having him lie down directly in the sun and massaging him with two fake hands, reducing Tom's bpm by 41. Waka received 4 points.
Tommy Little: Tommy stressed Tom out by tickling and waterboarding him, raising his bpm to 104. Tommy relaxed Tom by sitting him down and massaging him, which turned into more tickling, reducing Tom's bpm by 29. Tommy received 2 points.
Other appearances[]
Taskmaster[]
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A task similar to the initial task was featured on Series 7 of Taskmaster, as the second task in Twelve blush majesty two., where the contestants had to raise Alex Horne's heart rate as much as possible.
The task was won by Jessica Knappett.
Trivia[]
Behind the Scenes[]
Seeing Tommy tickle Tom C led Tom G to give him a tickle while announcing the ad break in the middle of the task, with Tommy also joining in. At the end of the episode, he announced, "It's tickle time," the episode's name, prompting Tommy, Dave, Emma & Waka to all begin tickling Tom C.