Rescue the cat was a task featured on Series 2 of Taskmaster, as the second task in Welcome to Rico Face. The task was won by Katherine Ryan.
Setup[]
| Location | Taskmaster House |
|---|---|
| Equipment | Patatas the cat |
| Measurement | Best rescue |
Summary[]
The task was presented as a missing cat poster, with Patatas the cat being stranded at the top of a tree. The contestants had to rescue Patatas, with Greg judging the task on the best rescue, not the fastest rescue.
Performance[]
Doc Brown: Doc kicked a football at Patatas, before using a piece of string to shake the branch the cat was balanced on, with the cat falling after 7 minutes. He received 4 points based on the rationale that cats like string.
Joe Wilkinson: Joe threw tennis balls and a football, knocking it down after 3 minutes 55 seconds. He received 3 points.
Jon Richardson: Jon threw several things at Patatas to get the cat to fall, including a football, tennis balls, a tennis racquet, a lacrosse stick, a croquet mallet, a crutch and a space hopper. He took 20 minutes 55 seconds. He received 2 points.
Katherine Ryan: Katherine created a long pole to get Patatas down, getting Alex to catch the cat in a net. She received 5 points.
Richard Osman: Richard created a long pole and threw things into the tree, but failed to get Patatas out of the tree after 45 minutes. He received 0 points.
Other Appearances[]
Het Grootste Licht[]
The task was featured on Season 1 of Het Grootste Licht.
Bäst i Test[]
The task was featured on Season 5 of Bäst i Test.
Le maître du jeu'[]
This task was featured on Season 3 of Le maître du jeu.
Trivia[]
- This task was referenced in one of the break segues in Don't like them go bang. as well as during Steve Pemberton's attempt at the Do the riskiest thing involving this egg without breaking this egg in Grappling with my life.
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