Taskmaster fans spot season 1 Easter egg in memory challenge

Taskmaster season 18 spoilers follow.

Taskmaster fans have picked up on a season 1 nod in a new memory challenge.

Tonight's (September 19) episode saw comedians Babatunde Aléshé, Jack Dee, Rosie Jones, Emma Sidi and Andy Zaltzman having to acquaintance themselves with a group of ten mannequin heads in fabulous wigs and accessories.

Each head had a name, with multiples names, including "Dina", "The Colonel", and "The Yank Tank", catching the attention of loyal Taskmaster viewers.

"Is 'Yank Tank' a call back to the Australian rules football team from a few series back?" one person asked on Twitter/X, while another declared: "yank tank is back".

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"The Yank Tank" and the rest of the mannequin gang's names were first mentioned all the way back in season 1, aired in 2015.

During a studio task, contestants Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe, Romesh Ranganathan, Roisin Conaty and Tim Key were introduced to members of an Australian rule football team which included, you guessed it, The Yank Tank and his pals.

The comedians were then asked to remember the names of three random players they'd been assigned, ending up guessing one each.

Greg Davies and Alex Horne's nostalgia for the first season didn't just stop there. The heads named after the Aussie players returned for another task later on, with the quintet having to remember their monikers to mixed results.

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Emma bested her co-stars, remembering all ten names with the help of hidden pictures, leaving one she affectionately renamed "Tamzin Outhwaite" for last.

After Babatunde triumphed in a "spin-the-wheel" studio task, Greg and Alex revealed the final score, with Jack winning the episode with 20 points.

Taskmaster season 18 airs Thursdays and streams on Channel 4. A Junior Taskmaster spinoff has been confirmed.

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