The Almost Impossible Gameshow

The Almost Impossible Gameshow
Genre	Game show
Written by	The Rubberbandits
Directed by	Kevin Batchelor
Narrated by	The Rubberbandits
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	Catherine Lynch
Producer	Richard Greenwood
Editor	Connor Snedecor
Running time	60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company	Initial
Original release
Network	ITV2
Release	1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) – 11 May 2016 (2016-05-11)

The Almost Impossible Gameshow is a British game show that aired on ITV2 from 1 October 2015 to 11 May 2016 and is hosted by The Rubberbandits.

Gameplay

Each contestant starts the contest with 50 lives, and takes on a series of games. These games are designed to be extremely difficult, hence the show's name. For each attempt that ends in failure, the contestant loses one life and must reattempt the game. The contestant can only move on to another game after one successful attempt, or after failing the game outright by making 15 failed attempts. If the contestant can successfully complete five games before running out of lives, they win a trophy; any contestant who runs out of lives is out of the game.

Games

Games are sorted into seven zones: Tunnel, Paddock, Hill, Runway, Mud Pit, Hangar and Pool.

Zone	Name	Description
Tunnel	Groin Croissant	Contestants are given ten seconds to shake off several croissants that are stuck on various bits of their suit including on their crotch with Velcro.
	Word Lick	Contestants are given ten seconds to lick their way around a glass sheet containing a six-letter word whilst blindfolded and then identify the word.
	Bum Magnet	Contestants use a magnet in the bottom area of their suit to guide a metal disc around a vertical maze; a life is lost if the disc falls before the end.
	Shock Roulette	Contestants must find the one handle out of ten that won't give them an electric shock.
	Shin Smash	Contestants must time a jump sixteen seconds after a whistle to avoid their shins being hit by a thwacker.
Paddock	Dizzy Hurdle	In twenty seconds, jump over two hurdles while blindfolded and having been spun around for ten seconds.
	Blind Bender	Contestants have ten seconds to limbo under a pole whilst blindfolded.
	Eggy Hammer	Using a hammer attached to their helmet, contestants must smash five eggs, lined up at different heights, within five seconds. The egg only need be cracked.
	Musical Chair	Contestants have ten seconds to find a tiny chair and sit on it.
	Hop and Hide	Contestants have ten seconds to hop while tied while finding a place to hide.
Hill	Slippy Hill	Contestants must slide down a slippery hill barefoot without falling over.
Runway	Enter Trouser	Contestants have twenty seconds to reach and put on a pair of trousers that are hanging in the air while running on a treadmill, without falling over.
	Bouncy Sprint	Contestants have ten seconds to bounce across a treadmill on a space hopper.
	Yum Yum Run	Contestants have ten seconds to run along the treadmill and leap up to take a bite from a doughnut (or similar confection) hanging above the track.
Mud Pit	Tiny Bike	Contestants cycle across a narrow platform on a small bike without falling off, putting his/her feet down or unseating from the saddle.
Hangar	Punch Your Own Face	A cream cake is dropped from a height, contestants must punch their face and squash the cream cake at the same time.
	Hat Pop	Contestants, blindfolded and wearing a sombrero with a balloon on it, jumps around to bounce against the pin hanging from the ceiling and pop the balloon in ten seconds.
	Cream Fling	Contestants throw a cream cake into their mouth, with a ceramic bar across their wrists to limit the height of the throw.
	Teabag Thrust	Contestants hang a teabag between their legs and tries to catch it in a cup attached to their crotch within ten seconds.
	Crotch Catch	Contestants chuck an egg over a beam and has to catch it in a bowl attached to their crotch.
	Rump Pump	Contestants have to pump a balloon and sit/stand repeatedly until it is pumped.
	Candle Scream	With their head positioned through a hole in a table, contestants must pull a candle on a wheeled plate towards them using a piece of string in their mouth, and then scream the candle out.
	Sweetcorn Drop	Whilst wearing a pair of long arms, contestants have to pick up a kernel of sweetcorn and drop it into their mouth.
Pool	Belly Flop	Contestants have to belly flop on to a ball which is being spat out of a vent.
	Tiny Boat	Contestants must travel from one end of the pool to the other in thirty seconds using a small boat and a stirring spoon as an oar without falling out of the boat.
	Wet Slippy Discs	Contestants have to run across the length of the pool over a pathway of floating discs

Contestants and winners

Each episode has 10 contestants and many episodes ended with all the contestants out of the game, either due to running out of lives or for medical reasons. There was one winner in Series 1, Saylan, ^[1] and one in Series 2, Leo the medical student.

International versions

Country	Name	Host	Network	Date premiered
Portugal	Parece Impossível!	João Manzarra and Inês Aires Pereira	SIC	4 August – 5 October 2024
United States [2]	The Almost Impossible Game Show	The Rubberbandits	MTV	2016

• An American version was produced in the United States under the same name, but only aired 2 episodes on MTV. The Rubberbandits also narrated this version. In this version, contestants were only given 40 lives, failed a challenge outright after 10 failed attempts, and only needed to complete four challenges to win. In addition to the trophy, winning contestants received a cash prize of $500.

References

1. Almost Impossible (1 October 2015). "Saylan is our winner. But could his head get any bigger? #AlmostImpossible". Twitter.
2. VIDEO: First Look – New MTV Series "The Almost Impossible Game Show"

External links

• The Almost Impossible Gameshow at IMDb
• The Almost Impossible Gameshow at British Comedy Guide