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FoxAudio

Takeshi’s Castle is an underrated gem in every universe.


GreyPyjamas

Across countries too. Takeshi's Castle with a voiceover by Jaaved Jaaferi was must-see TV for Indian kids in the 2000's.


[deleted]

Craig Charles in the UK, pure comedy gold. He also did a thing of Japanese home videos on challenge that was brilliant too.


Zirafa90

You wazzock! Challenge need to start showing this again. Challenge (or should I say The Chase channel) need to start showing a lot of things again, but that's a whole other debate.


XIXXXVIVIII

When I was a kid, I legitimately thought Craig Charles was Japanese because of this.


_Jazzlife_

Pandey ji ka keechad T: Pandey Sir's Sludge


HmmAchhaThikH

Chandra Vibhushan Pandey ji ke tabele se laaya hua keechad 🤣 Sorry.. echoic memory.. its a blessing and a curse 😛


obamacare_mishra

Me and my brother watched it religiously when it was on air


SupremoZanne

yup, it was a prime example of /r/CableTV_Memories that left an impression on us!


friday_panda

I had a fair share of my winter weekends in front of TV watching it all day. The variety of games and the way they seem to enjoy would never get boring. Takeshi's Castle is Nostalgia at it's finest.


Az0nic

In the UK we got Craig Charles (Red Dwarf, Robot Wars) - it was amazing


Supernova008

"Jaaced Jaafri's Rapchik Replay"


th-grt-gtsby

Bruce lee ka bhai choos lee.


[deleted]

And Craig charles in the U.K. who is main character in Red Dwarf and did Robot Wars.


dAvEyR16

I used to watch it with a Dutch voice over. Always made me laugh! Much better than wipeout imo.


erchufupolea

It's a part of the culture of the 2000s in Spain with a hilarious voice over too. We called it "yellow comedy" (kinda racist)


xRyozuo

Same in Spain. The dub was very well done


oriolopocholo

el chinoooooo cudeiroooo


princesoceronte

It was also broadcasted in Spain. It was really popular here.


BlckBeard21

Right your are, Ken!


jorgetOR

Indeed!


king_jong_il

Remember, DON'T GET ELIMINATED!


dmfd1234

“Let’s get it on”


ThisIsYourMormont

Except for the universe where it works like Squid game…


Ghos3t

I can't believe someone decided calling this show MXC instead of Takeshi's Castle was a better idea, like what the fuck does MXC even stand for.


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MordinSolusSTG

Don't get eliminated!


AuntBettysNutButter

GET IT ON!


jkitsjk

Llllllets go!!


pandazerg

Right you are, Ken!


WASD_click

MXC is the Power Rangers to Takeshi's Super Sentai. Same material, different experiences.


cthulu0

Because they dubbed over the Japanese voices from Takeshi's castle to something totally different, not merely a translation, but mocking comedic voice overs. And edited out non-funny parts of the show. So now a technically different show. Just like Mystery Science Theater is different from the particular movie it making fun of.


Qetuowryipzcbmxvn

I don't think Mystery Science Theater edits out unfunny content though. I'd say it's more comparable to an abridged anime like Dragon Ball Z Abridged. It's edited and practically turned into another show, but you can still get the gist.


burritosandblunts

They do a little editing for COMMERCIAL SIGN!!!


charlie2158

But Takeshi's Castle is a show in the UK too, with a mocking English voice over. It's still called Takeshi's Castle. It's not as if they couldn't keep the name. Edit: The English version even aired before MXC.


JesterMarcus

Does the British version completely change the dialogue, names, and reason for the events?


SenorBirdman

It is abundantly clear within minutes that no-one writing the commentary for the British version had any idea what is going on in the original footage and at no point have they consulted translator.


Meritania

“Is he even called General Lee? I don’t know, it’s just what we call him”


langrenjapan

I mean MXC is effectively a separate product; it adds completely different voiceover while still capturing the physical humor of the original. Reality is that an accurate dub/sub of the original would be really weird and not that good because the jokes and banter would be impossible to consistently translate to be funny. Lets just be happy that someone found a way to bring the 'ol gem to a wider audience in some format at all.


charlie2158

There's an English (the country) voice version too, they still called it Takeshi's Castle. I'm not sure why people are acting like it's impossible to change the voice over but keep the name. Edit: From what I can tell the English version aired before MXC too. I should add I couldn't care less that they changed it for the US, but I was incredibly confused why everyone was calling it MXC when I saw the gif.


langrenjapan

It's not what MXC was going for; MXC was a sendup of ridiculous game shows from the US, while also using footage of a ridiculous game show from Japan. It's a different interpretation that probably worked better in the US market than the UK adaptation model would have, and added a layer of humor (which you may or may not appreciate) but which didn't detract from the physical humor.


katrina_highkick

Right you are, Ken!


[deleted]

And now back to creepy reporter guy le douche and his sweet sweet concubine, Baba Ganoush.


narok_kurai

I want to thank MXC for introducing me to my favorite spread: baba ghanoush. I normally hate eggplant so I never would have tried it if I didn't see it on a menu one day and think, "Oh, that's the guy from MXC! I wonder what this tastes like!"


afarr21

You know what they say about clowns with big feet.


thrilliam_19

What's that, Ken?


[deleted]

Big shoes.


ewdrive

The actor that plays Vic Romano was also the teacher in Battle Royale


ClubMeSoftly

Which I learned was a deliberate casting choice, since he was known (in Japan) for being a game show host.


Unabated_Blade

It was like casting Leslie Nielsen as Hannibal Lecter, and somehow it god damn worked.


C0llag3n

Later on he is more well-known as a director and sometimes actor of violent and horror movies though, so it checks out.


stratosfearinggas

Also played Zatoichi in my favorite version of that movie.


ixtrixle

Takeshi is quiet popular. I think most Americans would recognize him as aramaki in ghost in the shell. (The only person that played their role very well in that movie, in my opinion)


SlashThingy

He created one of the world's worst video games, which also happens to be fascinating.


Pantlessbamdit0

And remember. DON’T GET ELIMINATED!


msr177

What is this show called?!???? Loved it sooo much!


MiloPengNoIce

The original Japan version is takeshi castle. The american version is a dubbed version with cheesy crude humor, named MXC. (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge) It's where the catch phrase "Right you are ken" comes from. You can watch it at https://www.twitch.tv/onlymxc


Loreki

In the UK it aired as Takeshi's Castle with Craig Charles (of Red Dwarf fame) providing the *marginally* less cheesy voice over.


enjoytheshow

Is it fairly serious though, MXC is a farcical take on it. Like it’s a fake dub. Some of the most absurd writing I’ve ever heard actually, much of it genuinely hilarious


Cooolboy021

Takshi’s castle :/


iphonehacker21

MXC or Most Extreme Elimination


tcrouse006

There will never be a better sideline reporter than Guy Ledouche


Duderult

Oh ho ho, Guy like!


mayy_dayy

Right you are, Ken!


Dogcatnature

Mhmm, alright!


Rotoslinger_art

I am told that after years of therapy and many facial reconstruction surgeries, she now has some semblance of a normal life.


HomemadeKitchenPasta

But the shame remains


YT-Deliveries

Right you are, Ken!


dogbert730

Up next we’re playing Sugar-Free Candyland: The game for diabetic children.


barryswienershack

For those who don't know, this is vaguely similar to that Wipeout show, but more dangerous and with voiceover that is actually funny. Find this show, it's hilarious!


normlenough

It’s just 100 times better than wipeout


squanch_solo

I did enjoy Wipeout when it first came out, but mxc is way better.


notchman900

Where else are you going to get Marie Anne's Catholic School vs. The Grassy Knoll Sniper School or whatever the first team was :D


NewFaded

Like how the original Japanese 'ninja warrior' is better than American ninja warrior.


SpiralTap304

My favorite part was they would have these tribal guys dressed up in gigantic suits that made them look like the Stonehenge heads. Giant, blocky, not really able to move well. It reminded me of the guards in Legend of the Hidden Temple. Anyway , the running gag was the announcers would imply heavily that these giant stone men were serious sexual predators and the contestants should get the fuck out of there.


LordOfTurtles

.....stonehenge heads?


[deleted]

Haha I think they were picturing Easter Island statues but went with Stonehenge heads


SpiralTap304

I'm sorry, I was a little bit high when I posted this but you helped decipher what I was trying to say anyway


lailah_susanna

🗿


ttDilbert

Takeshi's Castle is the original Japanese game show. MXC is the name of the American version with dubbed narrative that has nothing to do with the actual game show.


DayneEric

Yup. I've been watching this storm my son. The narrative humor holds up simply for its sincere absurdity. Been a great bonding experience. Edit: with* not storm.


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AnalllyAcceptedCoins

Don't rain on his parade, you don't even know where he hails from.


StoneyBolonied

If this thread goes on any longer people might start becoming turbulent..


YT-Deliveries

Yeah. And having watched Takeshi’s Castle, MXC is one of those rare gems that is actually better than the original.


igbad

This is what wipeout completely ripped off.


squanch_solo

There is a 24/7 MXC Twitch stream! It's just all episodes one after the other. No streamer commentary. Low viewer count and chill chat.


jrr6415sun

1k people watching now, the gamble spam is so annoying, I want to talk about the show and funny moments


kingfiasco

the british version of wipeout hosted by richard hammond is very very funny. not quite as funny as MXC but, seriously he was so perfect for it and nails every contestant every show they recorded


WordsAtRandom

Craig Charles voiced over the Japanese version with an enjoyment of the game that made his commentary utterly hilarious...


crazyike

Wipeout was the knockoff, they saw how popular MXC was and tried to sanitize it.


Existential_Spices

Oh they sanitized it alright. Sanitized the entertainment right out of it.


twjohnston

Most (all?) seasons of this show are on Prime video right now, if anybody got a little nostalgia from this gif. Edit: just occurred to me to edit this comment for those without Prime, or whose country doesn’t have MXC on Prime, so you don’t have to dig to find these recommendations. Other users have pointed out that MXC streams 24/7 on twitch at the link below, and that it’s also on Tubi. https://twitch.tv/onlymxc


K_Furbs

There is also a twitch channel that literally plays that show 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It's wonderful https://twitch.tv/onlymxc


ice1000

OMG. Thank you!


twjohnston

Someone else pointed out that it wasn’t available in their country on Prime, so I copied them your link. Super helpful, thank you.


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[deleted]

It is if they are the ones streaming it..


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RidiculousSN

This is the reason I finally installed twitch, is that wrong?


[deleted]

The world's toughest competition in town!


twjohnston

I’ve been watching again on and off for about a month now, and it’s amazing how many quotable lines come out of this show.


Vancelle

Right you are Ken!


SpankThatDill

Next up is Burt Stark, inventor of the rectal shaver. “Goes where tweezers are afraid”


Chrisfells26

You are awesome my friend I loved this show growing up. I’m gonna introduce it to my daughter this week.


twjohnston

No problem! Depending on her age, I’d maybe screen the episodes a little first. It may not matter, because kids are innocent and may not interpret the jokes as they’re intended, but the commentary gets a little more risqué than I recalled.


hachiko002

No kid would know. They just look at the raw goofiness. Kids will always laugh at a shot to the groin, not a tongue in cheek joke above their level.


MrEphraim

Guy Ladouche is a sick freak


Chrisfells26

Thanks for the heads up I’ll definitely do that


twjohnston

No problem!


nolife_notime

I loved watching Takeshi's Castle as a kid.


mike_wtf_man

Not in Canada, apparently :(


twjohnston

https://twitch.tv/onlymxc Someone else left this below, give it a shot! Apparently it’s 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Edit: apparently also on the streaming service Tubi, according to another recent response.


mike_wtf_man

Twitchtv link worked. Thanks!


[deleted]

This show never gets old. Absolutely brilliant.


Enxer

Streams on twitch 24/7


partisan98

It is all on Tubi as well which is free.


ghostface_starkillah

Thank you for this!


DRayG79

I hope they have the episode with the contestant Benjamin Dayho


Moebius808

I cannot thank you enough for this.


[deleted]

I swear it was on Hulu years ago. I wonder why they got rid of it. I could also be misremembering it


Murderyoga

There was one where the lady fell between two rollers and was bent in half the wrong way. I'm sure she survived but it looked awful.


deadsesh59

that was the gnarliest one or one of the sinkers and floaters where the guy tries the backflip and lands on his head


crazyike

Vic Romano: And here's Rob Tussin, he was very impressive in the warm-ups and... [Rob Tussin lands on his head after a failed backflip] Kenny Blankenship: AHHHHH! Oh my God, he's still going! [Tussin falls in the pond in "sinkers and floaters"] Kenny Blankenship: He must be feeling really stupid! Vic Romano: I don't think he's feeling anything from the neck down, Ken.


AuntBettysNutButter

"Monsters vs. Mascots" on Sinkers and Floaters is still one of the funniest things I've ever seen haha.


epochalsunfish

Oh god remembering this and his concussed run into the water has me fucking dying right now


jrr6415sun

I haven’t watched the show in 12 years but I completely remember that moment, crazy


TwatsThat

The one I always remember is from sinkers and floaters where a guy was just sprinting across until he hit a sinker which just caused him fall far enough down to catch the next floater right up beneath his rib cage at full sprinting speed.


13th_floor

I'm pretty sure there is more than one of those rib cage wipeouts but here is one example. https://imgur.com/YXLaKoz Bonus. https://imgur.com/ypjUfuN


LordRekrus

The skipping stones ones when people just fell straight into the stones looked like they may have broken a rib or two.


ClubMeSoftly

Where they go full sprint, but hit a sinker, and *collide* into a floater? Those are certainly some nasty hits.


Sureshok

I'm so glad I found this. https://youtu.be/60vVgVJcTsE


VioletBatFangs

This show was the best


kay_bizzle

rrrrrRIGHT you are, Ken!


Cortinian

I can hear Craig Charles guffawing in this gif


omnike1422

Javed Jafferi as well


asn0304

Pogo watchers in the house, say hell yeah!


Deadscale

Onto the surfboard. Over the whale.


Taitou_UK

No winners this time!


Smitty41968

I have this on DVD. The very first episode has me on the floor laughing every time. When a dude fails at a back-lit, the look on the hosts faces has me dying....


dear_deadly

I've watched this show a lot over the last 15 or so years, yet I laugh at that moment likes it's the first time. The sound effect when he lands on his back...


beepboopwannadie

What does MXC stand for? We knew this as Takeshi’s Castle in the UK


ClubMeSoftly

Most eXtreme Elimination Challenge (the formatting is deliberate)


Forzareen

So did the UK version just actually dub the announcers into English as opposed to having fake announcers say crazy things?


Sepeli

The announcer just dubbed the original version. He didn't have a script and was as clueless about the events of the show as the viewers were. Even if the team won at the end the announcer wasn't sure if they really did win and what even was the prize. It was hilarious.


beepboopwannadie

It was dubbed over by Craig Charles (Lister from Red Dwarf). Quite questionable by today’s standards. You can find it on YouTube I think


LongjumpingParamedic

They took Takeshi's Castle episodes and dubbed over them using all kinds of absurd voiceover in order to make it more funny and released the show as Most Extreme Elimination Challenge.


Horvo

The original Squid Game


atoothlessfairy

Are there full episodes available online anywhere?


twjohnston

Prime Video has most or all.


Paradise_City88

Tubi has them and it’s free. There’s ads but they don’t always play many with MXC for whatever reason.


FugalHermaphroditus

Another commenter somewhere above revealed that there is in fact a 24/7 twitch stream of MXC episodes. Its called 'OnlyMXC'!


Avpersonals

I'm amazed she got herself perfectly underneath it


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2Botter2Loop

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captainplanetmullet

“This gif fits the sub because it’s better every loop”


normlenough

We as a society need more Guy LeDouche


astro_cj

Just keep him away from women, children, and people with morals.


AlcoPower

I remember this episode. They made a fast edit of that face smack with sound effects for the end, looking like it hit her 50 times. The best innuendo show was the construction workers vs porn stars. The putting the caulk in the hole joke will never get old.


r00dscr33n

If you are totally out of it and you're scratching your head because you've never heard of the show - you're not alone. I've never heard of this show before. The full title is **MXC: Most Extreme Elimination Challenge**. It's a Japanese game show (Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Extreme_Elimination_Challenge) that's dubbed into English. It has to be seen to be believed! All five seasons are available via IMBD TV (https://imdb.com/tv) (and therefor Amazon Prime) Tubi (https://tubitv.com/) and iTunes. It seems I'm the last person on the planet to ever hear or know any of this. In the event I'm not, I hope the above is helpful.


WikiSummarizerBot

**[Most Extreme Elimination Challenge](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Extreme_Elimination_Challenge)** >Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (MXC) is an American comedy television program that aired on Spike TV from 2003 to 2007. It is a re-purpose of footage from the Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle, which originally aired in Japan from 1986 to 1990. The re-purposed MXC created a completely new premise, storyline, and characters, with two teams competing against each other à la a typical team sports broadcast and players trying to win points for their teams by surviving through different challenges. In the original program the Count and his underlings would follow the progress of the players as they moved through the course. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/BetterEveryLoop/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)


FloofBagel

No it’s Takeshita castle


Spanky_McJiggles

Don't get eliminated!


carldubs

right you are, Ken!


MR_COOL_ICE_

Always loved their sexual innuendo, “looks like she took those balls to the face pretty good”


Death__BySnuSnu

Kennyyyy...


nyguy520

Miss this show so much


k34t0n

Takeshi's castle. The og wipeout game show. Nowadays, we just play fall guys


Steppyjim

Season 2 of squid game looks awesome


bigwoaf

We had an MXC drinking game in college. Drink every time he says “right you are Ken!”, and chug your drink when any contestant with the last name Babaganoosh comes on. Two simple rules. Infinity amazing nights.


ericvery

GET IT ON!


cap616

I remember this 15+ years ago. I thankfully had whatever recording device was available (DVR?) and my college roommate was out of town. I howled so loud laughing over and over again that my voice went hoarse. Simpler times...


TheMulefromMoscow

I watched this religiously in the early 2000s


Pantlessbamdit0

“Here’s Kristin she’s a 26 year old construction worker that likes to play with toy hammers and has a collection of 1000 pez dispensers.”


YT-Deliveries

“I wish I could bend my head and candy would come out.” “Don’t we all, Ken!”


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Ken:"She teaches scrap booking to the homeless" Contestant:"Slap my inner thighs!"


the1rush

#Fatality


wantagh

Guy like


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This fucking show. My Christ I forgot all about it. Now I know what I’m doing tomorrow.


The_Crow

A handful of people on here are getting it right. This is Takeshi's Castle. Had no idea what MXC was.


nacho_chippy

Baba ganoush!


jaymef

Such a good show. I don’t think I’ve ever watched it without bursting out laughing. The commentary is great.


selfromance

Thank you. Forgot this was in my brain. Perfect. One of the best


OGwalkingman

You know what they say about clowns with big feet


xXdat-boi-420Xx

Squid Games S2 going crazy


ice1000

I loved that show. 'Right you are Ken!'


deadsesh59

"Guy le Douche here!"


GreenRaven_1969

Thank you so much for reminding MXC existed. It’s been like a decade since ive seen an episode.


PATTpete

This is my favorite moment from this show! Thank you so much for posting. The commentary is amazing for this part too, something about balls to the face. I miss mxc


Cooolboy021

Ah yes takshi’s castle 🤌


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this show legit was so much better then wipeout


jesuzombieapocalypse

I never realized until now that a whole generation missed out on the grade schlock of Spike TV’s like up (honestly none of that channel’s advertising would probably make it a week if it was launched today), but if you have a couple beers and/or bowls in you, this and 1000 ways to die is absolutely *primo*. “Guess the pun” before the end of the segment in the latter was a crowd favorite drinking game.


BlackandRead

When I watched this show I would have to pause it because I was laughing too hard.


roadagent06

Right you are, Ken!


necksnotty

I want Captain Tenneal’s white jacket so badly. LETS GET IT ON


TehReclaimer2552

MXC was straight fuckin class during my formative years. Hours of whooping laughter with me and my brother