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Junior Taskmaster

Junior Taskmaster

  • TV comedy
  • Channel 4
  • 2024
  • 8 episodes (1 series)

A version of Taskmaster featuring young contestants. Stars Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak.

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Series 1, Episode 5 - Nice Shiny Buttons

Junior Taskmaster
We've made it to the last heat of the series - and we're going out with a bang. But which of our final five contestants, who are all aged between 9 and 11, will make it through to the semi-finals? Well, that's up to Junior Taskmaster Rose Matafeo, but they're not making it easy for her this week. There are ducks gliding down drainpipes and presents to wrap, and all five contestants - August, Olivia, Reuben, Scarlett and Sid - are invited to insult Rose's assistant Mike Wozniak, with impressively inventive results.

Prize task: The most interesting item that fits inside a pillowcase.

- Reuben: A TV remote. - 5
- Olivia: A book about the universe. - 4
- Scarlett: A MINI picnic. - 3
- August: A chess set. - 2
- Sid: Worry dolls. - 1

Task 1: Make this duck travel the furthest down these pipes and into the red bucket. You must be behind the start line for the duck's journey. When you are ready for your official attempt you must duck and shout: "Duck." The duck that travels the furthest down the pipes wins. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.

- Scarlett: 892cm - 5
- Olivia: 301cm - 4
- Sid: 73cm - 3
- August: 461cm, but penalised for not ducking. - 2
- Reuben: 241.5cm He was penalised for not ducking, but his score remained the same regardless as he was already fourth. - 2

Task 2: Beautifully wrap up this present. You must maintain eye contact with Mike at all times. If you break eye contact with Mike at any time, he will unwrap your present and you must start again. Most beautifully wrapped present wins. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.

- Scarlett - 5
- Olivia - 4
- August - 3
- Reuben - 2
- Sid - 1

Task 3: Play these notes. You may hear the note whenever you either insult or compliment Mike. Most correct consecutive notes in your final attempt wins. You have a maximum of ten minutes. Your time starts now.

- August and Sid - 5
- Olivia - 3
- Scarlett - 2
- Reuben - 1

Live task: Put red clips on the blue spikes and blue rings on the red spikes. You must remove your helmets. If you put a thing on the wrong thing, two things will be taken off your thing total. Most things on the right thing wins. You have 100 seconds.

- August: 25 - 5
- Scarlett: 22 - 4
- Reuben: 20 - 3
- Olivia: 16 - 2
- Sid: 9 - 1

Final scores

- Scarlett - 19
- August and Olivia - 17
- Reuben - 13
- Sid - 11

Tie break: Throw this feather. Furthest feather wins.

- August: 217cm - Wins qualification for semi-final.
- Olivia: 209cm

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 6th December 2024
Time
8pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Rose Matafeo Host / Presenter
Mike Wozniak Host / Presenter
Writing team
Nic Sampson Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Barbara Wiltshire Director
Tommy Forbes VT Director
Mia Cross Series Producer
Sophie Le Good Producer
Richard Allen-Turner Executive Producer
Rob Aslett Executive Producer
Andy Cartwright Executive Producer
Andy Devonshire Executive Producer
Alex Horne Executive Producer
James Taylor Executive Producer
Jon Thoday Executive Producer
Gabby Tomlinson Edit Producer
Steve Nayler Editor
Lachlan Wilson VT Editor
David Frisby Editor
Ben Scriven VT Editor
Lucy Fyfe Production Designer
James Dillon Production Designer
Sam Montague Director of Photography
Gary Parkhurst Director of Photography
John Ford Lighting Designer
Dru Masters Composer
Tom Howe Composer
Martin Rosten Graphics
Alex Horne Creator

Video

Wrapping paper task

Mike's favourite task of the series. In his own words: "I think my favourite task from the series... it involved wrapping, and it probably didn't reflect well on me. I think a bit of schadenfreude came out, but I had a lot of fun."

Featuring: Mike Wozniak.

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