Just now, I made my manager go out to buy injection-type ointment. It doesn't take much to contribute to the community. If you have any feedback we'd appreciate it. Hitoshi once said of the show’s comedy nut shots: “It’s been a while since I’ve been hit to the point where I might suffer from hemorrhoids. This episode was created by volunteers under the management of 'The Wednesday Downtown Project' which is a community run project aiming to create and share translated episodes of WDT. At the end of the various contests, the comedians who fail are forced to succumb to brutal punishments, which sometimes means getting their balls busted on television. The show, which premiered in 1989 and has its own subreddit, sees the veteran comedians taking part in a number of ridiculous challenges. These contextless clips - in which seemingly normal people get whacked in the nuts for no discernable prize - feature Gaki no Tsukai’s resident comedians, Hitoshi Matsumoto and Masatoshi Hamada, who make up the comedy duo Downtown, as well as Hōsei Tsukitei, and Naoki Tanaka and Shōzō Endō, aka the comedy duo Cocorico. There are so many who have left a lasting impression and shown devotion to this fandom. As you can see by its logo, the name is a word made of two kanjis: sky () and ear (). Gaki no Tsukai Appreciation Thread Who are the heroes of this community that deserve our recognition and applause Discussion (self.GakiNoTsukai) 160 points - submitted 4 weeks ago by GakiNoSuitGuy1 to r/GakiNoTsukai. Michael points out in The Atlantic, when you search “Japanese game show” on YouTube, the first clips are from this variety show, which is best known for its segments where men are getting hit in the balls. This is a rare non-upload post, which I decided to write to introduce you to a non-gaki, non-downtown j-comedy show I’ve found about about during my days in Tokyo and quickly grew on me: Soramimi Hour. Unbeknownst to many Western viewers, this is in large part because of a show called Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! (which, according to Reddit, means something along the lines of Not an Errand Boy or No Task for Kids).
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Michael says that nowadays, “more and more Japanese people say their TV choices have become boring,” with many preferring to watch ordinary quiz shows with celebrity contestants.Īnd yet, the “bizarre” Japanese game-show stereotype prevails.
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Michael, who wrote about the “misunderstood history” of Japanese game shows in a 2013 article for Atlantic, these shows - particularly the sexually explicit ones - weren’t primetime staples in Japan, but rather late-night segments that had their heyday in the early 1990s. The Batsu Game is one of the most well-known segments in Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende and its history, going back to the shows debut in 1989. 4 Addeddate 15:32:40 Identifier gaki-ni-modotte-yarinaoshi-01 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. According to Tokyo-based journalist Patrick St. 1 Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai Yaarahen de Zettai ni Tsukamatte Haikenai Gasu Kurobikari Land.