"Most Extreme Elimination Challenge" (2003) TV series 2003-????

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Game-Show

Tagline:

The World's toughest competition in town!

Plot:

A silly Japanese game show on which contestants are painfully eliminated through barely possible stunts and events, most taking place above pools of mud.

Plot Keywords:

Extremism | Based On Japanese TV Series | Stupidity | Redubbed With Comedy Soundtrack | Surrealism

Cast

Victor Wilson	...	Vic Romano (79 episodes, 2003-2007)
Christopher Darga	...	Kenny Blankenship (79 episodes, 2003-2007)
John Cervenka	...	Captain Tenneal / ... (75 episodes, 2003-2006)
Mary Scheer	...	Female Voices (75 episodes, 2003-2006)

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Series Writing credits
John Cervenka		(66 episodes, 2003-2007)
Kip Madsen		(13 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Produced by
Mickey Ramos	....	supervising producer (81 episodes, 2003-2007)
Herbert C. Goss	....	producer (52 episodes, 2004-2007)
Cece Pleasants	....	producer (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Melissa Patson	....	contestant producer (3 episodes, 2003-2007)
John Cervenka	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Christopher Darga	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Roy Jenkins	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Peter Kaikko	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Kip Madsen	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Amanda Salas	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Mary Scheer	....	producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Larry Strawther	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Victor Wilson	....	producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Richard Bon		(unknown episodes)
H. James Harvey		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Richard Bon	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
Michelle Reid	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Jon Weber	....	carpenter (1 episode, 2004)
H. James Harvey	....	graphics (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Patrick Grandclaudon	....	sound editor / sound re-recording mixer / ... (80 episodes, 2003-2007)

Series Editorial Department
Mickey Ramos	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Robby Thompson	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Carlos Huizar	....	production assistant (42 episodes, 2004-2006)
Patrick O'Riley	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Devin O. Mahoney	....	assistant to writers (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Bobbi Conway	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
D.J. Gilbert	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Herbert C. Goss	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Amy Matthews	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Gregg McClurg	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Peilin Chou	....	special thanks (unknown episodes)
Albie Hecht	....	special thanks (unknown episodes)
Kevin Kay	....	special thanks (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• RC Entertainment Inc.
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)

Distributors

• Spike TV
• Channel V (2006-) (Australia) (TV)
• The National Network (TNN)

Also Known As:

MXC (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | USA:TV-14 (some episodes)

Company:

RC Entertainment Inc.

Trivia:

"Fûun! Takeshi Jô" (1986) involves not teams, but all 100 contestants trying to get past the challenges, thus the numbers sometimes listed in Japanese on the bottom of the screen. The golden tank "Kenny" and "Vic" are sometimes seen in during final segments is part of "Takeshi's Castle"'s extremely difficult endgame, in which contestants who survive all the challenges try to defeat Takeshi and his minions in a motorized tank battle.

Quotes:

[Repeated line]
Kenny Blankenship: Nose-nuggets!

Movie Connections:

Edited from "Fûun! Takeshi Jô" (1986)

Funniest Reality Show on TV

If your sense of humor runs along the lines of ridiculous, unbelievably silly, and downright immature (like mine!) then you will absolutely LOVE this show! The Japanese "sports" challenges themselves are very goofy and quite creative. My favorite challenges involve jumping off a trampoline and trying to stick to a Velcro wall and running across huge spinning foam logs above a muddy water pit. Just watching the show on mute could make me erupt in helpless giggles, but what really sends me over the edge is the outrageous comments made by the voice-overs. The combination of the two is unmatched in television, as far as I'm concerned.

Unfortunately, as far as I know, you can only see it on TV, since it hasn't released to DVD yet. I am fervently hoping it comes out on DVD soon.