Dog Bones: I Am Moving To Japan

Thursday, July 27, 2006

I Am Moving To Japan

Categories: television, japan, awesome, games, youtube

Seriously, I think it is time to start packing my bags. I have tried it here in the US, with all the crappy MTV-era reality shows like America's Got Talent, My Super Sweet 16, and Survivor that have infected our television networks. All these shows ever do is make me angry that the contestants never face any sort of real world retribution for their wildly inappropriate and/or annoying behavior. Japan on the other hand seems to have stuck to the basics. Here is a tongue twister, say it correctly or get hit in the nuts. Like peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches and Snakes On A Plane, you know exactly what you're getting and if you don't like it then that is your problem.

Congratulations Japan! On getting your own category tag on my blog.

33 Comments:

Man, that would've totally wiped that smirk off Ken Jennings face if they did that on Jeopardy.

By Nonchalant Savant, at 3:27 PM EDT
that is the greatest gameshow ever

By bret, at 5:31 PM EDT
The guy in purple is hot.

By metric, at 5:43 PM EDT
He is not a gay anymore :-)

By Anonymous, at 6:29 PM EDT
excellent. have you seen this one?

By joel, at 6:57 PM EDT
Those TV shows are funny in small doses, but let me tell you that they get really, really old after a while. Personally, I'd take Survivor over Japanese television any day!

By RisingSunofNihon, at 8:54 PM EDT
Isn't this just a Japanese version of the show "Distraction" aired worldwide? It doesn't have the same set, but it's a near close idea.

By Anonymous, at 12:35 AM EDT
This exemplifies so many things that I loved about living in Japan.

That guy in the red needs to suck it up and stop being such a whiny little bitch.

By Carol, at 9:14 AM EDT
outch!

By Peter Gogik, at 9:26 AM EDT
See if Japan played cricket at least one of those guys would know what to wear for protection..

By Anonymous, at 3:07 PM EDT
i lived in the states for almost 30 years...
japan for more than 6...
canada for just over 3...

americans are very proud of themselves...
canadians are extremely proud of their modesty...
here we see exactly where the japanese think you should put your pride...

ah the self deprecating, fun loving japanese tv. nothing in the world can compare.
there is also a game show where if you don't conjugate the counting words properly you get bitch-slapped and tossed about by a sumo wrestler. they, of course, wear leather biker outfits and ride a motorcycle-go-round while doing this.

By dr.smelly, at 4:53 PM EDT
I think when a country is hit with nuclear/atomic weapons it does something to the national psyche.

By Anonymous, at 5:14 PM EDT
Japans version of "The Sopranoes"

By SmailsIII, at 11:24 PM EDT
I think the guy in red is trying to manzai it up- "akan! akan!" Let"s hear it for the kansai-ben.

By idunn, at 1:35 AM EDT
hey, let me know when you leave. That's the best game show ever

By Guide_to_life, at 12:28 PM EDT
I'm in love with a stripper

By Anonymous, at 9:39 PM EDT
You're my boy Blue!!

By Anonymous, at 9:41 PM EDT
What a stupid, stupid, stupid show! I didn't know what it was before I clicked on the link and after half a second I had had enough... man I can't believe people watch these things!

By Anonymous, at 2:24 AM EDT
The anonymous above who states "he can believe people watch these things, must be a human being.....pity

By Barking, at 2:58 PM EDT
I'm waiting to see Gavin and Will play this game. Ha.

By Dad, at 1:35 PM EDT
I hate TV. that is funny though. i like th internet. i'm no good at the internet. i had help. man, i bet i'm anonomys [sic] too. go yankees.

By Anonymous, at 9:17 PM EDT
Ahhh I love that show ^__^ It is called "Hey Hey Hey"

By Anonymous, at 2:24 PM EDT
I'm a Japanese expat living in Europe. Some of the programs are hilarious, but some are sickening, and I don't need them everyday. If you like silly Japanese TV programs, try this.

By Mami, at 4:04 PM EDT
Voluntarily taking a shot to the coin purse? I'll pass. Give me MXC anyday.

By G, at 9:25 AM EDT
Imagine if this game was in the US where the men are not uniformly stricken with microscopic genitalia.... That would really hurt I think...

By Anonymous, at 9:33 PM EDT
Actually, the show is called DOWNTOWN. The guy blowing the whistle is Hamada and the guy in red is Matsumoto and they host both shows, DOWNTOWN and HEY!HEY!HEY! where Hey!x3 is more of a musical talk show.
The guy in red, Matsumoto, acts like a whiny bitch because that's his character. He's the funny, wimpy, whiny guy while the other host is the tough one.

If you like this stuff, you'll like their other stuff. Search on YOUTUBE for silent library or silent gaki.

The biker one is a show called Mecha-Iketeru. They're not really bikers, they're imitating a Japanese group who's name I can't remember right now.

By Anonymous, at 2:25 AM EDT
Oh, so this is where AeroSmith got the inspiration for their album title "Night in the Ruts!" (LOL)

By dot commer, at 11:27 PM EDT
screw the Yankees!

By Anonymous, at 7:49 PM EDT
It's too bad he doesn't know that the japanese have reality shows too. they're just a whole lot wierder.

By Anonymous, at 5:47 PM EST
これ面白いから紹介して下さい！(Gaki no Tsukai english sub)
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=mjS-woLs24I
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=3HmagDD0-YY

By Anonymous, at 3:09 PM EDT
And this is how you find out you're gay, by enjoying watching your own gender getting hit in the genitals. Seriously, you don't even know what Japan is really like.

By Anonymous, at 3:23 AM EST
Hoho. This is a really post/video sharing. I've seen other sickening hilarious Japanesse tv shows. They just have lots of 'surprised' idea to come with. :D

By George, at 9:45 PM EST
Good JoB! :)

By Markus, at 9:10 AM EDT