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Season 1 – I Survived a Japanese Game Show

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Americans compete in the ultimate Japanese game show.
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I Survived a Japanese Game Show — Season 1

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Alan Sepinwall Newark Star-Ledger 10/05/2019
There's plenty of humiliation in "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" as well, but there it's so varied and strange -- and very much in keeping with what I understand of those shows -- that it doesn't get repetitive or annoying. Go to Full Review Erin Stevenson Entertainment Weekly 10/05/2019
It was ludicrous...and genius all at the same time. If only the show had more of this insanity, and none of the reality TV living-in-the-same-house nonsense, which slows down the laughs. Go to Full Review Ray Richmond The Hollywood Reporter 10/04/2019
If this were consistently funny or remotely interesting, we could of course forgive the fact that "Japanese Game Show" bisects the Seventh Circle of Hell. But instead, it's just the same dopey, preening, hallucinatory vibe over and over. Go to Full Review Will Wade Common Sense Media 10/05/2019
2/5
These people are stereotypical "ugly Americans," straight from central casting. Consequently, the show borders on insensitive as it plays to the most basic of stereotypes of both America and Japan. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Mary Greenawalt

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Andrew Kelly-Hayes

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Bilenda Madison

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Cathy Nardone

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Darcy Sletager

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Donnell Pitman

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 24, 2008 Ten Americans compete in a Japanese game show, hoping to win the top prize of $250,000. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 1, 2008 Contestants participate in the Human Claw and try to deliver as many packages as they can to two mail slots while battling a powerful wind fan and flying debris. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 8, 2008 Teammates take turns riding tricycles to remain on a moving conveyor belt while other contestants pedal to keep the conveyor belt moving; wearing sticky jumpsuits, contestants bounce on a trampoline and throw themselves at patterns they must match. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 15, 2008 Contestants are dressed as babies and spun in an oversized crib, after which they must maneuver through an obstacle course carrying two cups full of milk; players must cover themselves with feathers, then pop large balloons with their behinds. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 22, 2008 One contestant is dressed in a sticky suit and suspended from a wire as one team throws projectiles and another team tries to keep those projectiles from sticking. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 29, 2008 Teammates criss-cross a playing field as they attempt to get a key to open a lock; contestants aim for speed as they change in and out of unique Japanese costumes. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 5, 2008 The final four players must complete tasks involving random strangers, wear a sponge suit and absorb water from a giant bowl, and compete in a giant obstacle course comprising the hardest tasks from all previous shows; the winner is determined. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Arthur Smith, Kent Weed, David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin, Tim Crescenti
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Reality
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 24, 2008