Yes I have, and I am watching it with great interest. It is based on a Japanese game show hosted by a fellow named Beat Takeski (the guy in the white uniform tunic with the eupalettes on the sleeves). My ex-wife and I were contestants on one of these shows, broadcast on the Japanese TBS network in 1988 when I was stationed in Japan in the Navy. We didn't win, but we received an appearance fee of about $100 US and they fed all the contestants.
I don't know how far back they're going to go for their raw material, but if you see a guy wearing dark glasses, a red helmet, a white Cowboys football jersey with the number 42 with a Texas flag sewn on the sleeve, that's me. My part of the competition and that of my former comm chief was televised.
My downfall came on the surfboard that circles over a pit of water. Unfortunately, as I found out on a first-hand basis, that water was just above freezing.
I'm watching the US version of the show to see if they air the episode or not, because my copy of the tape is terrible (recorded during a thunderstorm, bad reception, and a few minutes of material was lost due to power failures).
I have a million questions about the original show, but will settle for asking these two: Who are the people that sit behind "Kenny" and the other host? And did you have to sign something in case you got hurt?
I just love the challenges where they are in puffed up baseball or football costumes-oh heck, they're all funny!
can you ping me if you see yourself? Normally, it's on Sat. night, and reruns on Sun. night...