Rescue the cat was a task featured on Series 17 of Taskmaster, as the second task in Jumungo. The task was won by Steve Pemberton.
Setup[]
| Location | Taskmaster House |
|---|---|
| Equipment | Patatas the cat, claw, boxing glove, plushies |
| Measurement | Fastest rescue |
Summary[]
The task was presented as a missing cat poster, with Patatas the cat being located amongst numerous stuffed animals. The contestants had to remove Patatas from the dome, with the person who releases the cat from the dome fastest winning.
Performance[]
Joanne McNally: Joanne located Patatas and removed him from the dome through the side hole. After realising it had to be released through the top hole, she reinserted Patatas and then removed him again from the top hole. She did it in 22 minutes and 20 seconds, receiving 2 points.
John Robins: John took the boxing glove off to reveal the extendable claw, grabbed Patatas and lifted it through the top hole. Despite the short video of his attempt making it look like he completed the task almost immediately, he did it in 3 minutes and 24 seconds, receiving 4 points.
Nick Mohammed: Nick began to make the pole have a sticky end using magnets. He grabbed Patatas and tried to pull him out, before the cat fell off the rod. After reconnecting Patatas, he pulled it towards the side hole, where he reached his arm in and threw Patatas through the top hole. He completed the task in 14 minutes, receiving 3 points.
Sophie Willan: Sophie started by attempting to grab other plushies, such as a bear, a panda, and a wolf. After 10 minutes, she found Patatas and created an improvised fishing rod. She asked Alex to enter the dome to attach Patatas to her rod. After connection she pulled Patatas out with ease. She completed the task in 26 minutes and 6 seconds, receiving 1 point.
Steve Pemberton: Steve almost immediately opened the door, before stopping. After finding a giant hook and almost putting his head through the hole, he managed to remove Patatas from the dome. He finished the task in 2 minutes and 19 seconds, receiving 5 points.
Trivia[]
- Aside from Buy a gift for the Taskmaster, this is the first task to share the same initial brief instruction with another task, as Series 2 also featured a task called Rescue the cat.
- This was one of the first tasks Steve attempted and was the first task Nick attempted.[1][2]
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