The King Commands

Participants will, among other things, provoke tears, put on a frozen shirt and roast a waffle in a slightly different way.

Rub it in, people on the train

It's so nice to be stupid

"Palvaaksii Malaksij"

What did they do before the duct tape?

Children like violence

Now there's a bit of a Titanic like vibe here

We will remain in the rectum

Miserably delivered, Minnie Mouse!

Oh, Sudan is there?

Macaroni and elk

Licorice sealing strip

The rope says thanks

There was something strange about that plane here

Think like a tall man

Toast-in-one

Write hairbrush

Kilpisjärvi, have you been there?

The sulky finn

The little boy from Snåsa

Cross-country lights

Absolutely filled

Pinch

Lazy Linn

Domino stories

That pineapple, that place!

The fruit of the sea

Read the letter 100 times

Entertain us, eat cat food

‎Atle Antonsen and Olli Wermskog are back with a new season and brand new contestants! Amir Asgharnejad, Ida Fladen, Einar Tørnquist, Steinar Sagen and Solveig Kloppen will fight for the ultimate accolade – a gold bust by Atle Antonsen. Getting a hat on Olli's head from the furthest possible distance, eating something no one else eats and making a magic trick that amazes them is the first thing they should care about.‎

Shit task! Good bye

‎What's the heaviest blue thing that fits in a shoebox? How many steps is it possible to get on a pedometer in 90 seconds? Completing a puzzle and getting a watermelon to end as far away from Olli as far as possible are the tasks the King's subjects have to go through to secure important points in pursuit of the bust.‎

Twice as big as the bed

Who builds the best cabin, gets some participants to build a boat that can carry Olli, and manages to guess the right order of a selection of seemingly random things?‎

Norwegian poop association

A big teddy bear is going to make it from start to finish, caviar is going back in the tube and contestants are going to continue filming after a classic "don't do this at home" warning. In addition, we find out which of the participants is the best at making balloon animals.‎

‎The donkey that shoots gold out of her ass‎

We find out who can throw a pizza in an oven from the longest possible distance, who makes the loudest sound and it should be played "guess who" in the King commands.‎

‎Finnish fingers‎

‎Which of the participants manages to guess who is Olli among a selection of other people in suits? How are they going to sort non-stop as quickly as possible? And who is most helpful to a farmer who has fallen out of his hammock?‎

Even mold is bad

‎Participants will whip three litres of cream into cream and get a sticky laundry in 20 minutes. In addition, we will find out if any of the participants have managed to create life during the season's recording.‎

‎Did the others understand this?‎

‎Atle's seemingly talentless crowd attempt to sprint 100 metres and hold a balloon in the air while peeling potatoes. And how hard can it be to put a pearl in a glass? We are also served tactics and games in the studio task.‎

Tuja Be Continued

‎Things are intensified in the battle for the gold bust, and Atle and Olli give the participants new, silly tasks. How is it going when the season's five contestants are going to make as much foam as possible at Atle's? How far can they count in 45 seconds and who makes the best silent movie? In the studio, a football team comes to visit.‎

Hey, hey, flour

‎The battle for Atle's gold bust is not over and in today's episode participants will get the biggest thing through a bicycle hose, think strategically and press the second last on a button, and move as much flour as possible to a bowl on the lawn – without leaving the terrace with the flour.‎

No, I'll die

Atle longs for vacation, and asks the participants to take Olli on an amazing journey. Steinar, Solveig, Einar, Ida and Amir must escape from Olli and they must make a magnificent sandwich for Atle on a low budget.‎

‎Now I'm being tricked again.‎

The bust has been plastered and it is ready for the final in the King's command. Before a winner is to be awarded, participants must lay as many whole eggs as they can in a basket, build the tallest tower they can in packaging and play hide-and-seek.

Cult with Kongen Befaler then

‎In the course of ten episodes Harald Eia, Janne Formoe, Kristine Grændsen, Martin Lepperød and Henrik Elvestad will solve tasks in the hope of winning the best one can get your hands on, namely a bust in gold by Atle Antonsen himself!‎

Surprisingly painful

‎Participants include their best buy in the prize task. They will also give Olli the highest possible pulse, recreate a painting in the dark and move beer from the house to the caravan. The studio task offers tactics and carrots in unprecedented dimensions.‎

Dovregol

‎The tasks they have to go through are preparing for a task they don't know what is, spelling and eating a word with letter biscuits, as well as creating text for the theme tune.‎

Something Bombed

‎Atle's gang of cuckolds will go through new tasks in today's program. A bathing duck is going to get in a bucket, things are going to bounce and we get the award of the coolest participant. There will be a twist on the chair toy in the studio task.‎

Inflatable armchair

The most magnificent and shiny things should be awarded in today's prize task. Participants will find a baby monitor, attach stickers to their faces and create an amusement park attraction for Olli. In the studio assignment we get to see how good the participants are at calculating time.

Take a sip of crowbar

For today's prize assignment, participants will bring something Martin Lepperød does not know what is. In Atle's house, a wine glass should be filled with as much weight as possible, an optical illusion should be made and a suitcase should be filled and moved.

The MILF with Jesus in her heart

Participants will get a nut in a hole, use their feet to do something you usually do with your hands, and send in a casting tape to Atle.

Sorry, Atle

The participants are given the task of giving an eggplant an unforgettable experience, they must slide as far as possible and guess what is inside a locked suitcase.

Hi, I'm from the municipality

Atle gets to see what the participants think is too "fancy" for him in the prize task.

Safe, lazy, eccentric and crazy

The table is set for the final and the participants will win over Olli, mash a grape and turn off a TV from the longest possible distance. The excitement is palpable in the last task of the season, and the winner is chosen with a bang.

The New Chef

Atle Antonsen and Olli Wermskog are back with a wonderful group! This season's lucky selected participants are Espen Eckbo, Kristoffer Olsen, Live Nelvik, Henriette Steenstrup and Martha Leivestad.

What kind of sick porno is this?

Atle's minions must paddle a kayak, put the correct fruit in a box and remove balls from a ball bin. The studio task offers strategy and tactics.

Oh, I'm here?!

The participants will shop in Olli's shop, make a satisfactory sound and in the studio the participants will be put to the test when Atle must guess whether they are standing or walking.

Porcelain?

Eggs must be thrown as far as possible and music must be made without instruments. The participants have to brush up on the phenomenon of magnetism, and they have to go through the first team task of the Kongen Befaler story in the studio.

It's beep, and then it's like this

Atle's minions must create a video that will work on the internet, complete a puzzle and collect as much water as possible from a water dispenser. In the studio task, office chair curling is played!

Massive self-censorship

The competition for Atle's bust is heating up! Impressive poetry is served, hedgehogs must be put in their enclosure and in the second team task of the season the participants must get eleven points as quickly as possible. The audience becomes involved in a surprising studio task.

Intestine, owl, being, wolf

Atle's gang bring something bad with them in tonight's prize task. The participants finally get plenty of time for a task, much to the dismay of some! They are also invited to afternoon tea together with cacti and balloons in a delightful concoction, and Atle gets out some aggression in the studio task.

I thought I liked Espen Eckbo

The participants bring something they need on a Sunday morning and Olli gets to experience closeness. The gang has been given a task in the house to be revealed in the studio, and the third team task of the season offers a dispute. The studio task is apparently simple and tasty.

I'll go for gay

The participants must measure a distance of their choice, write the shortest word on the board and give an adult's mouth. We see how close-knit the gang has become in a task where they have to write the same thing on a board within a given category.

I'm going to catch a bird, is that it?

The winner of Atle's bust will be chosen, but before then the participants must look for a sound, build a tower in a very short time and water a rose from the farthest possible distance.

I am not there, I am here!

In this inaugural episode of the seventh season, the contestants must bring in something they think makes them tough, compose their own intro song, get as much weight as possible into a glass cylinder, deliver the most items to Olli in a hat, and pull the longest match out of a cabinet.

I'm brilliant

In this episode, the contestants must bring in a good pair of things, transport something they can lift as far as possible, find a bell pepper, record the highest speed on a speed camera, and play a game of portrait darts.

An entertainment square

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the most impressive home-made square, make the tallest stack, leave the lab in exactly seven minutes, make a giant teddy bear disappear, and make the Taskmaster say specific words.

I don't have a license, is that okay?

In this episode, the contestants must bring in something that makes the wrong sound, place as much weight as possible on some eggs, play a game of 'the floor is lava', document that the house is haunted, and then play a game of 'service bell helmet tag'.

The depression gnome

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the thing they most often lose, move some juice to a measuring cylinder, find a clementine in a sock, perform a 30-second revue sketch, and drive a nail into a wooden beam while listing items in categories.

Fuck strikes, man

"Fakk slag" (Fuck strikes) was uttered by Leo Ajkic during the Hit the rubber duck through the croquet hoops task, but became "Fakk slag, mann" (Fuck strikes, man) when repeated by Bård Ylvisåker and Olli Wermskog in the studio, since Leo habitually ends his sentences with 'man'.

We'll hear what the union says

"Vi får høre hva fagforeningen sier" (We'll hear what the union says) was a statement made by Leo Ajkic, during the Hold the coffee pots above the microwaves' task.

You had me at school bun

Bård Ylvisåker told Lars Berrum that "You had me at skolebolle" (You had me at school bun) during the Something you can threaten with, that is not a weapon prize task.

Meny taimes

"Mångt gong" was a mis-spelled version of 'Mange ganger' (Many times), used by Vidar Magnussen, during the Write the longest sentence with these tiles task.

I'm sawing a monkey

Vidar Magnussen said "Eg sager en ape" (I'm sawing a monkey) during the Look as little as possible task.

Ready, Set, Meat

Marte Stokstad says "Klar, ferdig, kjøtt" (Ready, set, meat) as she reveals her submission for the The best life has to offer prize task.

More enlightenment than entertainment

While explaining his submission for the The best life hack prize task, Christian Skolmen admits that it’s likely "Mer opplysning enn underholdning" (More enlightenment than entertainment).

The ink on the finger ahh

"Blekket på finger´n ahh" (The ink on my finger then) was written by Christian Skolmen while drafting his list of wishes during the List your wishes, then make them come true task, and then repeated verbally in the studio. His actual wish as stated was ‘For the ink on my finger to go away’, but as he was running out of time, he only wrote ‘The ink on my finger then’.

It goes in the butt

"Den går i ræven" (It goes in the butt) was uttered by Stian Blipp during the Hide three lemons from Olli task, as he laid out his lemon-hiding strategy to the cameras.

World record

The phrase "Verdensrekord" (World record) is used by Tete Lidbom, during the Something you have but are too old for task. After Marte Stokstad submits the fact that she is still menstruating at the age of 45, Tete genuinely asks whether perhaps that might be a world record, and is quickly educated by the rest of the panel about the typical age at which the menopause occurs.

My first picnic

Tete Lidbom utters the phrase "Min første piknik" (My first picnic) after successfully completing the Set up a picnic for Olli and yourself task.

There are a thousand beads in the glass

"Det er tusen perler i glasset" (There are a thousand beads in the glass) was the penultimate line of the task brief in the Write down how many beads are in the jar task, which baffles several of the contestants. It cannot be attributed to any particular member of the cast.

More skin residue than cap

"Mer hudrester enn caps" (More skin residue than cap) is how Christian Skolmen describes the results of a microscopic analysis of the contents of Atle Antonsen’s baseball cap, during the Something that contains more than you’d think prize task.

Who is Mats?

"Hvem er Mats?" (Who is Mats?) was asked directly to the camera by Tete Lidbom, immediately after reading the task brief for the Win against a child task.

Impressive spinning top

"Imponerende snurrebass" (Impressive spinning top) is not a direct quote from anyone or anything that happens during the episode. Instead, it is a reference to the euphemistic nature of the Make the largest spinning top task. While the Norwegian word ‘snurrebass’ means ‘spinning top’, it is also a euphemism for ‘penis’).

Cactus in my forehead

Ingrid Gjessing Linhave utters the phrase "Kaktus i panna" (Cactus in my forehead) after trying to move a table with a cactus on it with her mouth, during the Make the bookcases identical task.

Ballefrans!

Ingrid Gjessing Linhave utters the exclamation “Ballefrans” during the Fill the cups with water from the tube task. This mild expletive is a compound of the word for ‘ball’ and the name ‘Frans’, and is equivalent to the English exclamation ‘balls’.

Opposite of Mensa

Ingrid Gjessing Linhave uses the phrase "Motsatt av Mensa" (Opposite of Mensa) to describe her experience of the Hide the rubber duck / Find the rubber duck task. Mensa is an international association for people with high IQs.

Episode 4

Nora Svenningsen encourages Olli Wermskog to "Bare gønn på" (Just go for it) as he’s guiding her, blindfolded, to the lab during the Build a tower of cans in the lab task.

Tastes like ants

Ingar Helge Gimle says that tea "Smaker sånn maur" (Tastes like ants), during the Something that smells different than it tastes prize task.

Daddy's here!

Jonis Josef exclaims "Pappa er her!" (Daddy's here!) to the birds flocking around him as he feeds them during the Become the least functional scarecrow task.

Ten push-ups is too many

Petter Schjerven ultimately decides that "Ti push-ups er for mye" (Ten push-ups is too many) while listing the things he plans to do, during the Do the most different things in 70 seconds task.

Only the lost is eternally owned

Ingar Helge Gimle quotes Henrik Ibsen’s play Brand by saying "Evig eies kun det tapte" (Only the lost is eternally owned), after he finally makes it into the Zoom video call during the Join the video chat dressed as Henrik Ibsen task.

I just have to piss

Jonis Josef says "Jeg må bare pisse" (I just have to piss) while relieving himself in a hedge to ease his nerves, before attempting a back-flip during the Create two seconds of footage for the title sequence task.

I'll go for zero!

Ingar Helge Gimle proclaims "Jeg går for null!" (I'll go for zero!) during the Eat twice as many marshmallows as the person who eats the fewest task.

I can eat that one

Aksel Hennie states that "Den kan jeg ete" (I can eat that one) while mulling over his two options in the Light your pære task.

Then this must be chardonnay

Bjarte Tjøstheim points to one of the rows of shot glasses, during the Write the solution word task, and confidently asserts that "Da må jo dette være chardonnay" (Then this must be chardonnay). It actually turns out to be cod liver oil.

15 seconds of free-jazz

Bjarte Tjøstheim announces that he’s going for "15 sekunder frijazz" (15 seconds of free-jazz), during the React to your own cheer-worthy content task.

Olli, do the confetti!

Atle Antonsen commands "Olli, kjør confetti!" (Olli, do the confetti!) at the start of the episode, in celebration of the fact that it is the 100th episode of the show.

The evil little cousin

Erik Solbakken describes the trumpet as the saxophone’s "onde lille fetteren" (evil little cousin) during the Air jazz quintet task.

Ball, ball, there, built up

Erik Solbakken mutters "Ball, ball, der, bygd opp" (Ball, ball, there, built up) to himself while reviewing his creation during the Create a chain reaction to pop the balloon task.

Been spending too much time with Staysman

Olli Wermskog tells Else Kåss Furuseth that she has "Vært for mye med Staysman" (Been spending too much time with Staysman) after she celebrates her successful attempt at the Get a mini-ball into a mini-bucket task. Stian Thorbjørnsen (aka Staysman) was a contestant in the 2022 Christmas Special of the show.

Everything is rusk

Else Kåss Furuseth checks that she needs to prove that "Alt er kavring" (Everything is rusk) during her attempt at the Prove that rusk is the building block of the universe task.

Release the spirit level

"Slipp vateret fri" (Release the spirit level) was the phrase the contestants had to utter during the Balance Olli on a see-saw task, and was therefore not coined by anyone in particular.

The rear egg cup

Bjarte Tjøstheim describes his own anus as "Det andre bakre eggeglasset" (The rear egg cup), during his attempt at the Do the riskiest thing with this egg task.

Impossible to breathe in bread

Alex Rosén observes that it’s "Umulig å puste i brød" (Impossible to breathe in bread), during his attempt at the Make the best bread head (or a cabbage head) task.

Dick, thick, prick

Abubakar Hussain lists the words "Pikk, tykk, stikk" (Dick, thick, prick) during the Say as many words ending with a ‘k’ as possible task.

Hawk tuah

Snorre Monsson repeatedly exclaims “Hawk tuah, spit on that thing!” during the Make 30 seconds of pillow TV task, referencing the meme-ified catchphrase of internet personality Haliey Welch. ‘Hakk tua’ is presumably just a Norwegian take on the spelling of the sound of someone spitting.

Is it Jan Eggum?

Anne Marit Jacobsen asks "Er det Jan Eggum?" (Is it Jan Eggum?) during the Build the tallest cardboard box tower while performing impressions task.

Kløfta’s Robin Hood

Snorre Monsson claims that he is "Kløftas Robin Hood" (Kløfta’s Robin Hood), during studio discussion of his attempt at the Make a realistic gull to steal Little Olli’s sausage task.

Abu’s 100% lottery

Abubakar Hussain titles his lottery "Abus 100%-lotteriet" (Abu’s 100% lottery), during the Make a lottery for Olli task.

Fun suitcase

Snorre Monsson says "Gøy koffert" (Fun suitcase) during the Do something incredible under the table while waving task. This is a reference to a common idiom ‘å tenke koffert’ (to think suitcase), meaning ‘having a dirty mind’. This is understood to be a Freudian reference, since containers such as suitcases are interpreted in Freudian psychology as symbols representing female genitalia.

Are you wearing a dog collar?

Anne Marit Jacobsen asks Olli Wermskog "Har du på deg hundehalsbånd" (Are you wearing a dog collar?) during the Work out what Olli is wearing task.

If you’re naked, honk three times

This title is actually a quote from the previous episode, when Amalie Stuve told Olli Wermskog "Er du naken, tut tre ganger" (If you’re naked, honk three times), during the Work out what Olli is wearing task.

Finale

Finale is the tenth episode of Season 11 of Kongen Befaler and was first broadcast on TVNorge on 10 April 2025. The episode was won by Abubakar Hussain.

I'm going for a thin waffle

Pernille Sørensen says "Tynnvaffel går jeg for" (I'm going for a thin waffle) during her attempt at the Fry a waffle in the waffle iron on the ceiling task.

Yeah, it’ll be redcurrants in the nose

Thomas Numme says "Ja, det blir rips i nesa" (Yeah, it’ll be redcurrants in the nose) during his attempt at the Put the most marbles in the thimble, or redcurrants in your nose task.

Is this good enough?

Thomas Numme asks "Er dette bra nok?" (Is this good enough?) during his attempt at the Burn the candle at as many ends as possible task.

Lots and lots of blood

Ina Svenningdal indicates that she’s collected "Masse masse blod" (Lots and lots of blood) during her attempt at the Fill this dish with blood, sweat, or tears task.

Forward-heavy tower

Pernille Sørensen describes her creation as a "Framtungt tårn" (Forward-heavy tower), during the Transport a swimming toy on top of a tower from ‘A’ to ‘B’ task.

But I but but yeah well it's that one then

Ina Svenningdal stutters "Men jeg men men den er vel er den ja" (But I but but yeah well it's that one then) after reading the task brief in the Get the balloon into the bucket task.

Cat being squeezed

Pernille Sørensen decides that her sound effect should be "Katt som klemmes" (Cat being squeezed), during the Make a video using all of the sound effects task.

Take back the Sunday

Thomas Numme yells out his rule "Ta tilbake sønda'n" (Take back the Sunday) from the balcony, during his attempt at the Break your own rule task.

Cactus, ow-ow-ow-ow!

Pernille Sørensen exclaims "Kaktus, au-au-au-au!" (Cactus, ow-ow-ow-ow!) during her attempt at the Pop the most balloons from the balcony task.

You are so daft, Olli!

Ina Svenningdal says "Du er så teit, Olli!" (You are so daft, Olli!) during her attempt at the Do something physical as many times as possible in three minutes task.

Failure in Three Acts

King Atle and his assistant Olli are joined by Johan Golden, Robert Stoltenberg, Iben Akerlie, Ulrikke Falch and Aslak Maurstad in the battle for the golden bust.

Test Me in the Arse

How much liquid can you get through a straw? Can Johan cross a bridge in a sexy way? And who does the best impression of Atle in the comments section?

My name is Kåre, I love sex

The contestants are put to the test when they have to get a ball on top of a bucket - not in it, fill a balloon with the water from another balloon, and who will prove to be the best reality contestant?

Is There a New Mole Now?

There is a mole among the participants. How do you place beads on a table using a robot vacuum, and the participants have to scare teenage girls?

I Could Have Done Something Else

How quickly is it possible to get ten birds onto the roof? Can a task be solved simply by viewing things from a new perspective? What should the participants be ashamed of?

New Zealand might not agree on this one

Expect high serves, geography that isn’t really geography, and somewhat overly coarse baked goods when Atle Antonsen and Olli Wermskog guide us through yet another chaotic spectacle from Drammen Theatre.

That is straight up lethal

The contestants try to drink boiling-hot tea as quickly as possible, hunt in Atle’s garden with unconventional ammunition, and roll halved balls into halved buckets.

Episode 8

Who can achieve unlikely success with crispbread? And how difficult is it to convey something with your face underwater?

Episode 9

Episode 10