'''''Takeshi's Castle''' (風雲!たけし城 Fūun! Takeshi Jō'') was the Japanese game show that aired from either 1986 to 1989 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System. It featured a Japanese actor, Takeshi Kitano (aka "Beat" Takeshi) as the Count who owns the castle & sets higher impossible challenges for even players (or a volunteer army) for to him. A indicate has turn into cult television. The favorite survive 'revival' was broadcast in April 2, 2005, as section of TBS' Fiftieth day of remembrance celebrations.

A Australian writer & critic, Clive James was once the celebrity contestant.

In the United States, it airs as MXC (erstwhile Virtually all Extreme Elimination Challenge) in Spike TV, providing both dubbing & comment within English that effectively spoofs a original indicate.

In the UK, the shortened version given the comedic voiceover by Craig Charles has been shown on cable TV channel Challenge since 2002, where fans of the indicate (too when people inside Japan) come referred to as "Keshi-heads". In Saturday 3rd September, 2005, MXC aired for the first time in UK televisiin between 9 & 10 pm on Challenge under a title of ''Takeshi's MXC. the indicate received a big total of viewers however numerous viewers develop an incertain opinion on the indicate & come okay, demanding that Challenge'' indicate unedited episodes from either a original Japanese series.

Around India, a shortened versiin of the indicate is aired on Pogo TV channel, with the comedic voiceover of actor and dancer Jaaved Jaffrey. This style of fake dubbing the foreign indicate is similar that discovered within Woody Allen's ''What's Up, Tiger Lily?, where the entire order of events and even the events themselves are completely changed.

Inside more countries in which a indicate hwhen been seen, Germany experienced a dubbed versiin (airy on DSF), & Spain aired the program as Humor Amarillo (Yellow Comedy)'' in the early 1990s.

Highlights appeared within Australia in "World's Weirdest TV" in the Nineties.

Around Italy, the UK shortened versiin is existence broadcast on an encoded satellite channel known as GXT.

Around Taiwan a gameshow called 100 Wars, 100 Victories was formed from a original indicate, similar to how else MXC Nearly Survive was formed.

Original ''Takeshi's Castle'' Series
A original indicate required astir 142 contestants world health organization General Tani (referred to as General Lee in the UK version, & Captain Tenneal in the America-played by Hayato Tani) profits tested & challenged, eliminating a select few & keeping others. Apiece indicate finished by owning a Final Showdown/Final Battle in which Count Takeshi was faced per unexpended contestants. inside case it hit a paper ring in his cart by having their squirt gun (or even in late versions, a optical maser hitting a sensing element that deactivated his cart), a castle was taken & the game "won". A streaming video player world health organization shot down Takeshi-san won 1 million yen (just about $10,000 U.s.a.).

Challenges
Watch Takeshi's Castle Challenges for the full list of challenges featured in ''Takeshi's Castle/MXC.

Characters
Count "Beat" Takeshi (Takeshi Kitano ビートã?Ÿã?‘ã?—) - The lord of the castle & eventual target of the competition. He likewise makes comment on the contestants. Called Vic Romano in MXC. Takeshi Doll - While Takeshi was unable to attend tape because of period served around poky in the mid Eighties (& late was under home arrest similar to Martha Stewart two decades later), one of a Emerald Guards filled around by wearing his robe & a giant papier-mâché Takeshi head such as the ones sports team mascots apply all over their heads. Saburo Ishikura (石倉三郎) - First consultant (or even council member) of Takeshi. Discusses a competition by owning Takeshi & will bring comedy skits too. He was shown in MXC as the teacher showing Vic training exist as a lumberjack. Sonomanma Higashi (ã??ã?®ã?¾ã‚“ã?¾æ?±) - Originally leader of a gundan of Takeshi-san, he replaced Ishikura in the middle of the series rerun, & did the equivalent stuff that he did. Called Kenny Blankenship in MXC''. Takeshi's Gundan/Defence Troops (ã?Ÿã?‘ã?—è»?団) - The Count's guards that wear white or emerald green, seen in "Final Showdown" and other challenges, and are more popularly known as "The Emerald Guards". Once Higashi became Takeshi's freshly consultant, Omori Utaeman took over when a leader. More members involved Matsuo Bannai, Tsunami Edamame, Yurei Yanagi (or "Joker"), Rakkyo Ide (he was the bald guy in the "Monsters Special" world health organization bore the shark outfit & fell inside in the period of Skipping Stones & suffered a select few good bleeding), Great Gidayu (or "Purple Ronnie" or even "Putrid Porker" in the UK version), Danken, Third Nagasima, "Rusher" Itamae, Taka Gadarukanaru, Hakase Suidobashi, Sintaru Mizushima and "Loyal" Tadajij Kikuchi. These troops come as well ordinarily seen in a background of Takeshi-san & his consultant in the period of the indicate. General Tani - Hayato Tani (谷隼人) - Leads the contestants through the challenges placed by Count Takeshi. In the UK version he was known as "General Lee". His real-life married woman, Kikko Matsuoka, appeared in an episode & slapped her real-life hubby silly for non eating his noodles. Known as Captain Tenneal in MXC. In international specials (involving non-Japanese players), he was assisted by the lady, known as "Corporal Kirsty" on the UK version (her really title is unknown) & served when Tani's translator. In MXC she was known as '''Pey'oncé (title taken from either pop-star, Beyoncé Knowles). Junji Inagawa (稲å·?淳二 - also referred to as Jyunji Inagawa), Akira Sakamoto and Shingo Yanagisawa (柳沢慎å?¾) - Three of the Field of battle Newsman, it commonly bore hunting expedition zone outfits. Called Guy LeDouche' & his assorted cousin-german in MXC''. (NOTE: When it were seen in the UK version of the series, it weren't actually acknowledged, except whenever when Craig commented on the size of the newsman's mike. ["Put the toffee-apple away and help him!"]) Kibaji Tankobo (丹å?¤æ¯?鬼馬二) and Shozo "Strong" Kobayashi (ストロング金剛) - A pair of guards who would probably scare you off just by looking at them, which they normally do to contestants in the Honey Comb Maze and other games. Kibaji ordinarily wears an extended red wig, when Hard is bald, & it paint their faces to farther intimidate their opposition. deuce Tankobo-san & Kobayashi-san come considered to exist as two of the finest henchmen Takeshi has. Brad Lesley, a/k/a "The Animal" (亜ä»?丸レスリー) - Famous Japanese/American ballplayer nicknamed "The Animal". His independent job was to humiliate & frighten the contestants in any imaginable way, normally dressed as a samurai complete using a blade. Beast-san has as well been seen around the green sumo lawsuit, spider costume, Fred Flintstone-style outfit, the baseball uniform & a Las Vegas-era Elvis Presley jumpsuit costume. Around MXC when you took a Circle Jerkers game he is referred to as a Green Tea Bagger, because he picks higher contestants, flips the two all over his back & sits in their heads. Michiru Jo (城ã?¿ã?¡ã‚‹) - One of the sole guards to own been included from either the super number 1 episode, he commonly bore a pinkish outfit. Jo was the famed Japanese popular (J-Pop) singer in the 1970's. Called Danny Glands (the play in words of long-period Las Vegas entertainer Danny Gans), "Jimmy Junk", "Golden Shower Boy" or even "Barry Sosa" in MXC. Yoroi/Ritter Chuu - Called a "Boxing Beast" by Craig, he stood about 16 feet tall & tried to keep players from either reaching a goals within many games. In MXC, his title is Skanky. Makoto Dainenji (大念寺誠) and Katsuo Tokashiki (渡嘉敷å‹?ç”·) - Makoto, a karate master & Katuso, a boxing champion within Japan, come the Final Fall guards. It is known as "The Pink Panzers" for their pink-toned outfits that it commonly have on. Katsuo when well serves as a referee in the Sumo Rings game. Within MXC it keep close at hand just been seen inside microscopic sketches, it used to be that when a "New Jersian Kenny & Vic". Masanori Okada (岡田正典) - Usually seen in the punt Slip Way, he would go for it away from a water supply to click a contestants into a ingest whenever it failed to email a target. Okada-san likewise has played in the Honey Comb Maze & more games too. Likewise referred to as a "Sea Goblin" in Japan & was the boxer in the 1970's. In MXC he is referred to as "Mr. G-Spot", "Dr. Bill Veto" or even "The Diddler". Umanosuke Ueda, a/k/a "Blondie" (上田馬之助) - This aggressive guard, a previous matman inside realistic, has been seen inside Honey Comb Maze, Square Maze, Sumo Rings, Grid Iron & Bridge Ball. Large Fuji - Replaced Shinoburyo around a later episodes when the purple sumo fighter in Sumo Rings, in MXC he was one of them "Purple Packages". Yousichi Shimada (島田洋七) - A guard that is unremarkably seen in the games Blueberry Hill inside overalls akin to "Dennis The Menace", and inside Kill, dressed higher as a female Native Western (Indian) nicknamed "Pocahontas", pushing people into a a river whenever it missed a surfboard. A latter is referred to as Chief Otto Area (the parody of the Main machine Area auto supply store chain) in MXC. Shoji Kinoshita & Shoichi Kinoshita (ãƒ?ップコーン) - Better known as "Popcorn", these well-known identical twin actors in Japan are commonly seen wearing rainbow ponchos and bowler hats. It develop besides worn baseball uniforms & more humourous costumes, appearing in the stake Rice Bowl Down Hill in which it try & put a contestants polish off by singing an super plaguey chant, also when Bridge Ball & more games. Known as Bud & Pudding or even Em in Em, the charade of rapper Eminem (among others) on MXC. "Ordinary" Oki Bondo (大木凡人), Takayuki Yokomizo, Nobuo Yana and Koji Sekiyama - They participate in the Karaoke game. Oki acts when a emcee, Takayuki is the bouncer (doorman) world health organization ejects contestants who don't sing swell, Koji is the creator of the karaoke bar & was late filled around by Nobuo who appeared in the late episodes of the indicate. In the MXC charade, highborn Elimination Idol, Bondo plays Ryan Seachest, Takayuki is Andy Jackson & each Nobuo & Koji come known as Simon Bowel, 100% naturally swimming off American Idol regulars Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell. Shinoburyo (å¿?ç«œ) - Sumo wrestler within Japan world health organization appeared in the back Sumo Rings in a period of the series. In MXC he was one of them Purple Packages. Konishiki Doll - Only seen within Sumo Rings & in an odd occasion of Tug of War. A Konishiki Doll is one of a Emerald Guards dressed inside the big costume (typically credited as a potato lawsuit by Craig Charles) which is intended to resemble Konishiki Yasokichi, one of the big sumo wrestlers to ever live. Called Spud in the UK & when Mel Anoma in MXC. Noboru "Shin" Sugamema (ã?™ã?Œã?¬ã?¾ä¼¸) - Loyal member of Takeshi's Gundan who is a pathetic sumo wrestler in Sumo Rings. Ritsuko Nakayama - Also referred to as Refreshing Ritsuko-Ritsuko, she occurs as broker bowler inside Japan world health organization has appeared in the Star Bowling game. Yutaka Enatsu - This Japanese baseball player world health organization was a pie thrower inside Die or even Pie around one episode. In the MXC "Master Debaters" favorite, he was renamed "Nader O'Reilly", the fusing of the surname of multiple-instance United States Presidential canidate and consumer militant Ralph Nader and TV political commentator Bill O'Reilly. Bunny/Geisha Girls - Led by Miyuki Ono (not related to Yoko Ono!), they helped contestants inside many games & as well helped Takeshi & his adviser inside comedy skits. A others were Harumi Tomikawa, Mika, Mina Morishima, Sawada & Mitsumi Yokota. Anmore time, after Junji & Shingo were off a indicate for other commitments, one of the babies served in the Battlefield Reporter's role. Shizuo Miyauchi (宮内鎮雄) - Commentator for the original series in Japan. Recently out from either TBS fallowing working as a commentator for many decades. His voice can occasionally exist as heard in a UK Series due to the fact that the original audio can be heard under Craig Charles' comment, even so around MXC he was non heard in the least.

Challenge (UK version)
This condensed versiaround of the original series became an unexpected hit after it premiered on Challenge in November 2002, regularly dominating the top decade programmes on the channel weekly. Further series were accredited & shown on top the next couple of months, culminating within a series of hour hanker specials in the Autumn of 2003, and the favorite highlights indicate, ''The A-Z of Takeshi's Castle, broadcast in January 1, 2004. Though there are no recently episodes use at times been processed since so (due to all the Japanese episodes getting at present been shown) repetitiinside however air regularly in Challenge, including featuring in eight episode blocks off on Sundays, by owning an norm of 130,000 viewers an episode. Challenge keep around regularly been asked to assume showing unedited episodes, however from either September 3, 2005, they aired MXC in the UK instead.

MXC (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge)
In April 13, 2003, Spike TV (then known as A National Network or even "The New TNN") began airing the comedy-oriented dub of the series, known as "Most Extreme Elimination Challenge" (or even MXC for short).

Around MXC'', deuce teams come pitted against both more (like Inventors vs. Ex-Child Actors). "Vic Romano" & "Kenny Blankenship" provide comment throughout. Like than showing a "Final Showdown" at a prevent of both indicate, Kenny numbers down the x virtually all "Painful Eliminations of the Day."

Several of the contestants & games keep around been renamed per indicate's staff fallowing noted celebrities and/or use at times processed-higher list using occasionally kinda intimate insinuation. So, these are non rare to look at participants sustaining list of renowned jock or even Hollywood stars (e.g. "Hugh Grunt") competing on the United States version. Too, about each episode features 1 contestant by having a surname "Babaganoosh." Contestants of that name come said to use at times a bit of kinda connection sustaining a Middle East, but actually these are a favourite meal of one of the producers of MXC.

In April 22, 2004, Spike TV aired a favorite edition of a indicate to begin the 2nd year, featuring skateboarder Tony Hawk and snowboarder Tara Dakides. A favorite was taped at Nickelodeon Studios at the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida using students from nearby colleges, & fitly dubbed "MXC Almost Live". A favorite edition is non according to a original Takeshi's Castle footage, but only has a few added around for Vic, Ken, a Captain & Guy LeDouche. Actors were hired to play people world health organization would replenish a roles of the latter deuce, known as "Gimp LeDouche" (Eric Esteban) & "Major Babe" (Michelle Sorrell). When everyone in the episode is Western, all about said by any contestants besides Hawk & Dakides is however dubbed into English. (Of these contestant, astir to compete, says something within English, however these are overdubbed using "It doesn't matter what I'm going to say, you're just going to overdub my voice!") By owning a 2nd year, Spike TV officially changed a title of the United states of america version to MXC.

A overdubbed dialogue gives little regard to what contestants come actually locution in the original Japanese dialogue. (Unlike a UK version, in which occasionally of a background Japanese audio could actually become heard, the MXC version wholly replaces 100% of the audio). the indicate tends to apply jokes of a supplementary Our contries style, that includes non-sequiturs & intimate humor. This is done to help a tastes of the arranged audience besides when for the originative fun of it.

Freshly episodes of MXC may go to to Spike TV in October 20, 2005. A number one of a newly episodes may feature the Desperate Housewives vs. Ultimate Fighting Champs.

Characters
Numerous of the characters & contestants in MXC come voiced per producers of a indicate, world health organization too help when the series' writers.

Of the principals exposed, "Vic Romano", whose lines replenish people of Takeshi, is played by Victor Wilson, who likewise serves when a supervising producer. "Kenny Blankenship", MXC's counterpart of Takeshi's 2nd consultant Higashi, is voiced by Christopher Darga. When Romano occurs as level-intelligent play-by-play voice, Blankenship, his colour commentator, is somewhat dazed. John Cervenka voices three characters: "Captain Tenneal" (whose title comes from either a 1970's musical comedy work The Captain and Tennille), whose views are conservative & self-self-involved, replaces General Tani/General Lee; field newsperson "Guy LeDouche", world health organization substitutes for Jynuji-san, & is portrayed as a Frenchman who has some like flaky fetishes and has more personal members like "Geek", "Giddy", "Goon", "Gawp", along using females known as "Gay", "Grandma", "Gabby" & "Gidget" (world health organization were voiced by Mary Scheer); & "Your Humble Announcer" (since a indicate's fifth episode) for the program's opening & breaks to & from either commercial message. Completely of the female voices ("Everygirl" based on data from a credits) come treat Mary Scheer.