Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

Synopsis

A Japanese variety show hosted by popular Japanese owarai duo, Downtown, with comedian Hōsei Tsukitei (formerly known as Hōsei Yamasaki) and owarai duo Cocorico co-hosting.

First Air Date: 1989-10-03

Last Air Date: 2025-01-05

Number of Seasons: 37

Number of Episodes: 1695

Created By: Toshio Tsuchiya, Kenji Suga

Networks: Nippon TV

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Top Cast

Masatoshi Hamada as N/A
Hitoshi Matsumoto as N/A
Hōsei Tsukitei as N/A
Naoki Tanaka as N/A
Shôzô Endô as N/A

Seasons

Specials (2000) - (3 Episodes)

Season 1 (1989) - (13 Episodes)

Season 2 (1990) - (52 Episodes)

Season 3 (1991) - (49 Episodes)

Season 4 (1992) - (49 Episodes)

Season 5 (1993) - (48 Episodes)

Season 6 (1994) - (52 Episodes)

Season 7 (1995) - (50 Episodes)

Season 8 (1996) - (48 Episodes)

Season 9 (1997) - (49 Episodes)

Season 10 (1998) - (47 Episodes)

Season 11 (1999) - (48 Episodes)

Season 12 (2000) - (48 Episodes)

Season 13 (2001) - (48 Episodes)

Season 14 (2002) - (51 Episodes)

Season 15 (2003) - (49 Episodes)

Season 16 (2004) - (51 Episodes)

Season 17 (2005) - (50 Episodes)

Season 18 (2006) - (50 Episodes)

Season 19 (2007) - (50 Episodes)

Season 20 (2008) - (51 Episodes)

Season 21 (2009) - (52 Episodes)

Season 22 (2010) - (51 Episodes)

Season 23 (2011) - (51 Episodes)

Season 24 (2012) - (51 Episodes)

Season 25 (2013) - (52 Episodes)

Season 26 (2014) - (53 Episodes)

Season 27 (2015) - (53 Episodes)

Season 28 (2016) - (54 Episodes)

Season 29 (2017) - (55 Episodes)

Season 30 (2018) - (54 Episodes)

Season 31 (2019) - (55 Episodes)

Season 32 (2020) - (55 Episodes)

Season 33 (2021) - (48 Episodes)

Season 34 (2022) - (47 Episodes)

Season 35 (2023) - (6 Episodes)

Season 36 (Unknown Year) - (4 Episodes)

Season 37 (2025) - (1 Episodes)

Specials (2000)

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! (Dauntaun no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!?, lit. "Downtown's 'This is no task for kids!!'")

Episodes:

Ep. 1: 24-Hour TagOnigokko (2000-03-26)

A batsu game that took place over the period of 24 hours where all the cast, except Matsumoto, are locked in a sports arena, playing "tag" with various Oni (demons) (who, here,—except for two or three instances {that were on film},—were men dressed in full-body black suits) that were "summoned" to attack at random moments, each with a specific type of punishment written on the suit to be inflicted whenever the victims were tagged. This batsu game is the result of Matsumoto winning the race against the four others in "Gaki no tsukai - 4 tai 1 100m sou Taiketsu!" (on Oct. 17, 1999).
Ep. 2: Haunted Hotel (2001-08-05)

After Matsumoto loses a swimming match (match aired on Feb. 11, 2001) against the other four cast members, a batsu game is set at a "haunted ryokan", where Matsumoto must remain overnight. He endures ghost apparitions, a seemingly empty samurai suit that comes alive, and random knocks on walls, among other things. The other four cast members attend to support him in controlling his fear, but end up scaring him as well.
Ep. 4: No-Reaction Pie Hell (2002-11-03)

In this game, Matsumoto is punished for losing a bet (bet aired on Oct. 27, 2002) with Hamada over the 2002 Japan Series. In their bet, Hamada picked the Yomiuri Giants while Matsumoto picked the Seibu Lions; the Giants won the series four games to none. Matsumoto's punishment was having to spend a day at home while Hamada, Endō, Tanaka and Yamasaki threw pies at him (after showering and in bed) and everything he touched (including a television set and a toaster), non-stop. Matsumoto had to ignore all of this while following prompts from a narrator over the sound-system.