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So I was watching a clip from a Japanese game show on youtube and it launched a naked guy down a snow-covered mountain in a rocket-powered massage chair while his family watched from a secret viewing room. Can anyone come up with a show to top that?

Its Japan, they're insane, they'll come up with soemthing

How's this? : A show where people have to wear nothing but a pair of mittens and swim across a pool of vanilla ice cream and once they crossed it, they have to use a metal pole to climb up a wall made entirely of ice while barefoot. But wait! They also have to run across a floor smothered with butter and reach the flag at the end of the room before anyone else does! And the winner gets a mint condition new pair of socks!..................................... Yes really random.

Takeshi's Castle is one that is at least on par...

How's this? : A show where people have to wear nothing but a pair of mittens and swim across a pool of vanilla ice cream and once they crossed it, they have to use a metal pole to climb up a wall made entirely of ice while barefoot. But wait! They also have to run across a floor smothered with butter and reach the flag at the end of the room before anyone else does! And the winner gets a mint condition new pair of socks!..................................... Yes really random.
That's supposed to be creative? Sounds like a normal one...

Takeshi's Castle is one that is at least on par...
I like the American dubbed version of it. It's called Most Extreme Challenge. They dub over the two hosts' voices and rename them Kenny Blankenship and Vic Romano.

Its Japan, they're insane, they'll come up with soemthing
Japan is a very static, droll place. Their only outlet for everything is gameshows. This is what happens.

Japan is a very static, droll place. Their only outlet for everything is gameshows. This is what happens.

I formally invite your to a personally guided tour of AmeMura, Shinsaibashi, Roppongi, and other destinations that will releave you of such silly ideas....

I formally invite your to a personally guided tour of AmeMura, Shinsaibashi, Roppongi, and other destinations that will releave you of such silly ideas....
I've heard of Roppongai. That doesn't counter the nature of the culture.

Flyingseizurerobots! :d

Stick yourself with pushpins. The person with the most lodged in their body wins.

Tentacles!

Japan is a very static, droll place.

I've heard of Roppongai (sic). That doesn't counter the nature of the culture.

If you know Roppongi, then you give lie to yourself...

Stick yourself with pushpins. The person with the most lodged in their body wins.

Already seen that one. (really!)

Already seen that one. (really!)

I believe you.

If you know Roppongi, then you give lie to yourself...

No, it's you who is lieing to yourself.

Everyone makes their own concuctions from ingredients found on an assualt course. When everyone's finished, they line up in front of a shooting gallery of prizes (bikes, holiday tickets etc.), drink the mixtures, then aim their vomit at their desired prizes. Anything their vomit hits is theirs.

Have the contestants wear gigantic hotdog buns and run through obstacle courses while trying to get squirted by cannons with ketchup, mustard and relish before finally jumping down an enormous water slide (which instead of water has flowing milk) into a large black hole.

No, it's you who is lieing to yourself.

heheh... I'll take my own experience w/ Japan over your lack of such... go away XXXXXXX.

For some reason, an old National Lampoon Radio Hour bit comes to mind called "Catch It and You Keep It". In that skit the game show hosts throw prizes and major home appliances from off the roof of a ten story building while the contestants wait on the street below, attempting to catch the prizes.

Major carnage ensues. It is one of the most hilarious sketches they had ever come up with.

"Silent Library"...there's a few clips on youtube, I think...http://youtube.com/watch?v=IjUkS63mfVY&search=silent%20library

Set in a library, with 6 people. They're sat round a table 'reading', with cards faced down on the table. They each pick a card and the one who picks the card with a cross on it has to do a forfeit. For example, to crouch on the table and let a baseball player whack his ass with a baseball bat. Or to have his ear chewed by a toothless old man...

I saw the one where they push some guy over a toilet, and then launch him half naked down a ramp - whereby the toilet and the guy slide out onto an ice rink.

Maybe some sort of competition revolving around that.

Everyone makes their own concuctions from ingredients found on an assualt course. When everyone's finished, they line up in front of a shooting gallery of prizes (bikes, holiday tickets etc.), drink the mixtures, then aim their vomit at their desired prizes. Anything their vomit hits is theirs.

This one for sure. I could watch it for hours. :)

Anyone know any TV execs?