A silly Japanese game show on which contestants are painfully eliminated through barely possible stunts and events, most taking place above pools of mud. Probably like a lot of people, I discovered this show while idly channel-flipping. At first the games themselves fascinated me. I'd heard about Japanese game shows for years, but only seen brief snippets of them. I started laughing hysterically as a succession of hapless schmucks got slammed by huge fake boulders rolling down a narrow channel. But it took a while for the bizarre and clever dubbed-in voiceovers to register. Once they did, I realized that I'd found a new favorite. This show combines elements of "Fear Factor" with "Mystery Science Theater 3000" and "What's Up Tiger Lilly?" The completely made-up spoof of Japanese game shows called "Banzai" that was briefly popular a few months ago was somewhat amusing, but this show just delivers HUGE and consistent belly laughs, and that's as healthy as a tub of granola and tofu, and lots easier to take.<br/><br/>An earlier poster listed the fake names given to some of the games in this show, but I just heard my favorite tonight. In this game, a contestant clings to a huge spinning mushroom that is propelled over a pool of muddy water, trying to land on a small platform at the other end of the pool. The name of the game was "Eat Shitaki." I almost ruptured myself. I love the fact that I am going to be able to watch Kenny & Vic whenever i want now. this show is by far one of the funniest reality shows on TV. i mean it is real, right? those boulders looks so scary when they are coming at the competitors. for what ever reason, the show puts me on the floor whenever i watch it. I'm not sure if I have ever even seen any of the episodes from the first season. i was told that they are much different than current ones that air on spikeTV. not sure if the show had the amount of money to put into each episode like they do now. From what i know the show started in Asia in like the early 90's and we here in the states are only getting the remains of what is left from restored episodes that aired over their so many years ago.
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