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I Survived a Japanese Game Show

2008

Seasons & Episodes

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EP1 Week 1 Jun 17, 2009

The contestants don Velcro rabbit suits for one game, which involves boxes, a narrow beam and being shot at with a cannon using Velcro balls as ammunition. Then they change into spider suits for the second game where they carry bug parts to the top of the playing field and must make a match in patterns before being yanked away. Also, in Human Torpedo, the players take turns being launched from a spinning platform and try to knock as many metal cans as possible off the playing field while sliding through slippery lotion.
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EP2 Week 2 Jun 24, 2009

The 11 remaining contestants face the following challenges, catching tennis balls fired at them inside the large pants they wear; and finding clothing hid in a pile of flour and then dressing a mannequin which they are told is Judge Bob. Also, they will go through an obstacle course while covered in lotion.
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EP3 Week 3 Jul 01, 2009

The remaining 10 players will be challenged to blow ping pong balls into bins while being attacked by their opponents with foam hammers, transport milk on a conveyor belt while wearing goggles which are slightly impaired, and try to break balloons by belly flopping on them.
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EP4 Week 4 Jul 08, 2009

Games played this week include Snap Attack, Paint Splash Madness and An Alien Took My Teddy Bear in hopes of being the last player standing.
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EP5 Week 5 Jul 15, 2009

The eight remaining contestants will face off against the following games: kicking a soccer ball into a goal while wearing goggles that alter depth perception; and try to get golf balls stuck on a sticky surface while their opponents try removing them using a golf club.
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EP6 Week 6 Jul 22, 2009

This weeks teams will be faced with catching as many fish as possible within 2 minutes and 30 seconds from a tank of icy water with only their mouths. Next, they will run an obstacle course while dressed as babies. And lastly, each contestant will slide down a wall while attempting to throw balls into one of two holes before reaching the ground. Most balls scored in 2 1/2 minutes wins.
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EP7 Week 7 Jul 29, 2009

Jamie Lewis has been eliminated. Games include: "Sour Milk For Kitty", "Big Foot Bang Bang" and "You Look Funny Stuck On Wall" (Elimination game).
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EP8 Week 8 Aug 05, 2009

One of the final 5 will win $250,000. Games include: Dude. Where's My Luggage?, Balloon Assassin (Elimination game), You Stand Still. No, You Stand Still, T-Shirt of Torture (Elimination game), Making New Friends in Japan and Super Majide.
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Synopsis

American contestants with larger-than-life personalities compete in a wacky, over-the-top Japanese-themed game show. Host Rome Kanda, den mother Mama-San and the poker-faced Judge Bob referee the hilarity as the contestants compete for the big cash prize.

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Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!
Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!
CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
AlwayzLookingForIt I want to be on this show. That's how much I love it. I'm willing to risk humiliation. Sure I lived in Japan for a little while, but not in Tokyo and not to do this. The excitement and fun jumps through the screen. And I like the reality show portion of the show. It helps you decide who you should root for; who are the good guys and the bad. And I love the host of the game show, Rome, and the ever goofy Judge Bob. I wish they'd make it a fall show, but I guess I'll have to wait until next summer. Most summer shows aren't worth looking forward to, but this is one of the exceptions. Until then I'll leave you with "hi majide!".
Peter Finn When I first saw advertisements for the first season of I Survived a Japanese Game Show, I thought it looked really stupid. But eventually, it started to grow on me. So I tuned in to the series premiere. My expectations were blown out of the water. This series is a very clever idea. It was the perfect mix of laughter-inducing stunts and reality TV drama. I hope ABC puts this out on DVD sooner or later.I like the second season, too. Although it isn't as good as the first season. They got rid of Tony Sano, which is too bad, because I thought he was a good host. They also put three games in each episode instead of two, so there's less time for reality TV drama. It has been better, but I still like it.
sedativchunk For those of you who do not have the G4 TV channel, this show works well. It introduces the crazy and wacky world of how Japanese people do their TV shows. No reality, no fake love stories, only pure game when it comes to Japan (although this show is broken into a reality show, and I will get to that).Though this show is for a prize of $250,000 USD in the end, Japanese game shows generally do not have a physical prize in the end other than having recognition for being one of the very few people who win the show.The main thing this show's downside is, is that it is a reality show. Of course, it wouldn't be "American" without the "reality" part to it! I have heard numerous people complain of the show containing more reality than game show, and that you cannot really get the full experience from it. I can agree with this to some extent. Think of the general American audience. Most of them have no clue how Japanese game shows run, and that is why I say this show is good for people who do not have G4. For those who do not know, G4TV features two TV shows called "Ninja Warrior" and "The Unbeatable Banzuke" where contestants compete for the ultimate level of glory, of having not a physical prize, but the recognition of being one of the very few people to complete the insanely hard challenges featured on these two TV shows. Most people would get lost watching these shows at first because there are little to no American contestants, and no English is spoken.This show is a good way to introduce Japanese Game Shows to the general American audience without losing them in the crazy fast all Japanese, no English yelling and chanting that goes on during a TV show, and it explains the courses very well also. I have been in Martial Arts for 8 years, and watching shows like this also helps people who are interested in Japanese culture and language understand them better.This show is not perfect and the reality is a bit overdone, but I believe that it opens to the door up to networks like ABC, CBS, and NBC to Japanese game shows and maybe bringing some of them to America. In the end, I would rather watch this than American Gladiator, and if you want a true half hour to hour long, non-interrupted Japanese Game Show, go over to G4 and watch the shows I mentioned above!
stevenmaier This could've been a really fantastic show, giving us Americans a taste of those crazy Japanese game shows. This show is actually that, only chewed up, spit out, stomped on the floor, then put on a plate for us to enjoy.In the whole one hour time slot, we only see 1.5 games. The half of a game is actually 2 contestants competing to stay on the show. There's way too much talking, and not enough of the games.I set my TiVo to record this, and fast forwarding through the talking and commercials, I watched the whole hour episode in less than 20 minutes. Needless to say, this show is off my 'record' list with three thumbs down. I wish networks would stop wasting our time with this trash and give us something fresh and new (ie. NOT A REALITY SHOW).Skip this show at all cost. I give this show 1 finger out of 10. You can guess which finger that is.