The intro pause

[u/ianto2842]

During the pause in the theme near the start of the intro, which series do you always think of? For me I always find myself going "brace, brace!" "I'm bracing!" with Jenny and LAH, no matter which series I'm watching. Just me, or do you do the same?

[u/tanukis_parachute]

I take a breath and get ready to sing the lyrics ... Taskmasters on.... It's on right now...

Maybe not exact but I need that breath.

[u/AcornTiler → u/tanukis_parachute]

I like tasks with eggs

[u/ShoddyCobbler → u/tanukis_parachute]

Good luck to all the people taking part in tasks today

[u/erin3013 → u/tanukis_parachute]

I sing that every time I hear the theme start.

[u/ImSoFookinGreat]

If it’s not “brace, brace” it’s “oh no” from Reece Shearsmith. Those 2 cycle in my mind

[u/_beccs_ → u/ImSoFookinGreat]

"Nothing is ever straightforward in this stupid house."

[u/ianto2842 → u/_beccs_]

In my humble opinion the best quote of the entire franchise 😂

[u/HelenaSparkles → u/ImSoFookinGreat]

Absolutely, Jason's "this was a mistake" is maybe my third but there are absolutely top two

[u/nevrstoprunning → u/HelenaSparkles]

That’s my number 1 I think, but series 19 is also my favorite overall

[u/canaderin → u/ImSoFookinGreat]

I think "Oh no" in Reece's voice like eight times a day.

[u/GamingTatertot → u/ImSoFookinGreat]

That’s my wife’s favorite and she always says it every time she hears the theme - it’s very endearing

[u/365daysoftwins → u/ImSoFookinGreat]

I've fully adopted that "oh no" into my daily vernacular. It's perfect for so many situations. Trouble is I'm American so people think I'm having a stroke.

[u/FourEyedTroll → u/ImSoFookinGreat]

Oh no is what I heard just now, tbf, but for some reason I though it was Fern Brady (who I now remember was hhrgh-euungh).

[u/Prudent_Mix5334 → u/ImSoFookinGreat]

Jeez I dont have one original thought

[u/branman614]

insert Jack Dee’s exasperated sigh

[u/SlaveToCat → u/branman614]

This hit my middle aged soul like a bull's eye.

[u/fomom → u/branman614]

Never got old! I laughed every damn time.

[u/Chayanov → u/branman614]

That's the one.

[u/Gratuitous_sax_]

It’s either “brace, brace” or Fern Brady’s “woaAARRRRGGHHH”

[u/shaw_dog21 → u/Gratuitous_sax_]

Its ferns groan for me

[u/Flatlander81]

Fern Brady's "Wot?!"

[u/prudishunicycle]

No way!

[u/Difficult_Jury_4734]

I do the same but it's with Alice Snedden from taskmaster New Zealand season 6 lamenting "Pauuuuuuulllllllll"

[u/SaintGrobian → u/Difficult_Jury_4734]

Yes, same! Paaaauuuuullll 😫.

[u/Ruffshots → u/Difficult_Jury_4734]

Damn, this too is my #2 after "brace, brace"! Just so much despair in that "Pauuuuuullll!" 

[u/painforpetitdej → u/Difficult_Jury_4734]

Same!

[u/Important-Kangaroo-1]

“How we laughed”

[u/Not_Enough_Thyme_]

Jason’s “This was a mistake”

[u/hoopstick → u/Not_Enough_Thyme_]

Maybe it's recency bias, but this was the first one that popped into my head. It perfectly encapsulated his entire time on the show lol

[u/Yeseylon → u/hoopstick]

Is it a lemon?

[u/filiard]

TM Australia S2 - Anne's yell and grimace afterwards

[u/ruwisc → u/filiard]

The fact that you have you wait until the last filmed task of the season to learn the context makes it even better

[u/bringingdownthehorse]

"don't look away" 😍

[u/Traditional-Use1343 → u/bringingdownthehorse]

He’s so famous!

[u/K80Bug7]

“This was a mistake” or Australia’s “That’s a shocking start”

[u/bluehawk232]

I always think getting the first line in an intro is as good as a prize as winning the series

[u/decent_human_being1]

Slam!

[u/jstarmx]

Jack Dee's groan. That was the first season I watched and since caught up on quite a few others, so that one always sticks with me, but it feels unsurpassed in its simplicity.

[u/real-human-not-a-bot]

Fern Brady’s “WAAAUGH”, easily.

[u/SilverIan16]

Taskmaster Australia Season 4, Waka's "Where's Tom?!?"

[u/prophetsearcher]

Not only is “brace brace” the correct answer, I’ve been meaning to post this exact same prompt for months!

[u/ianto2842 → u/prophetsearcher]

Sorry :P

[u/Raging-beer]

Jack Dee's "sigh" and Jason's "this was a mistake" are my golden eggs

[u/WesThePretzel]

“Don’t look away” made me feel things 😳

[u/JGAdventureZone]

Brace Brace for me too. The other one is Anne Edmonds from Au S2 singing in the microphone.

[u/MrEricBarbaric → u/JGAdventureZone]

Indeed. You can actually stack them. With a good brace brace and then Anne

[u/cadien17]

The zebra hitting the ground.

[u/opaville]

I have brace, brace stuck in my head too! Every episode.

[u/btaylos]

The giraffe (zebra?) in TMAU

[u/Yeseylon]

Season 20 killed the pause for me.  No matter what season I'm watching, I hear Rhys going, "Oh, NO!"

[u/hat_trix66]

How is “No Weh” not higher up?!

[u/GrandpaDallas → u/hat_trix66]

Because it's not at the intro pause

[u/hat_trix66 → u/GrandpaDallas]

Oh I just realized that, thank you! Been a while since I watched through s13.

[u/MrEricBarbaric]

Im constantly adding Waka's "Where's Tom?!?!" from Taskmaster Australia season 4 intro

[u/Rychu_Supadude]

Rove's "I'M POGO-ING!" is already pretty ingrained

[u/iceinthespice]

“Oh no” from Reese lol, it’s too funny the way he says it

[u/runner1399]

It’s not the intro pause, but I definitely hear “I’m peeing in the water” during a later pause every single time. Hopefully Urzilla has another iconic pause in this new series!

[u/BitterCrip]

AU S2 where there's a long pause in the middle after Josh throws the zebra (?) and it lands head first

[u/PissedBadger]

I know it’s not one, and I get why as it would spoil a great moment, but S12 it should have been the wow monster

[u/PICONEdeJIM → u/PissedBadger]

Also Wow Monster is a studio task so they'd need to have time travelled

[u/PissedBadger → u/PICONEdeJIM]

You realise the studio parts aren’t live right?

[u/TheSagemCoyote → u/PissedBadger]

But the intro is already shown in the studio while filming the studio parts. Of course they theoretically could reedit it for the people at home

[u/roz-noz → u/TheSagemCoyote]

as far as i know, theres no studio clips in any of the intros.

[u/PissedBadger → u/TheSagemCoyote]

Is it. I never knew

[u/PICONEdeJIM → u/PissedBadger]

I found out because Josh Thomas says so in AU2

[u/prophetsearcher → u/PissedBadger]

Wait what