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Koji Higashino
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Wednesday Downtown
Everybody has theories that they personally cling blindly to regardless of proof or scientific validity. In this entertaining information program, a host of celebrities present their cases for pet theories to studio guests by any means be it academic argument or laughably “out there” logic. Can their theories gain acceptance? Or will they be discarded as pop science that only adds confusion to the world? Find out through exhaustive examination including on-location experiments!
Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji
Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji (ダウンタウンのごっつええ感じ, roughly "Downtown's Feeling Real Good"), was a Japanese variety show. It premiered on December 8, 1991 and ended its run on November 2, 1997. It aired on Fuji TV every Sunday night. Hosted by the comedy duo Downtown (consisting of Masatoshi Hamada and Hitoshi Matsumoto), it had several other actors and comedians in its regular cast, including You, Koji Imada, Koji Higashino, Itsuji Itao, Ryoko Shinohara and Honkon (Takahiro Kurano). Like most other Japanese variety shows, it featured guest interviews and games, but it is best known and remembered for its sketch comedy. Downtown and other cast members would dress in costumes and perform absurd skits with bizarre characters.
SPEC ~ First Blood
An eccentric genius and a demoted special forces officer team up in Tokyo's Unidentified Crimes Unit to tackle criminals with supernatural abilities.
白黒アンジャッシュ
ウンナンのホントコ！未来日記
深夜のダイアン
Caligula
"Caligula" is a psychological phenomenon in which you want do things that are prohibited. Featured here are numerous pitches rejected by multiple TV stations. However, there are some treasures buried among them. Proposals once buried in the darkness revived here!
The Tales of a Couple of Minami Rascals: What’s the big deal?
Yuji and Kaoru have the mental capacity of primary school children. Yet these two are spotted by an executive of the Hanatate-gumi and recruited into the gang. However, their boss Okita makes them clean the toilets, steals their pocket money, and to top it all off, they end up eating and drinking on the house. Female police officer Fusako clings to them, trying to turn them into decent human beings – it’s a far cry from the yakuza in the films. Just then, the Akai-gumi starts wreaking havoc on the Hanatachibana-gumi’s turf. Yuji is chosen as the gunner. But wait—Okita’s sold off all the guns and knives! The industry’s first bare-handed gunner!? That’s ridiculous!!
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Geinoujin ga Honki de Kangaeta! Dokkiri GP
'Geinoujin ga Honki de Kangaeta! Dokkiri GP' is a variety show in which celebrities try to prank other celebrities.
Yoshimotozaka46 ga Ureru Made no Zen Kiroku
We Love Television?
The MC3
In this program, the "MC3" (Nakai, Higashino and Hiromi) invite the most exciting guests of the moment and present the results of a "What do people think of you?" survey of the guests and the three MCs.
