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Wednesday Downtown Season 8

January. 13,2021
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Wednesday Downtown

Everybody has theories that they personally cling blindly to regardless of proof or scientific validity. In this entertaining information program, a host of celebrities present their cases for pet theories to studio guests by any means be it academic argument or laughably “out there” logic. Can their theories gain acceptance? Or will they be discarded as pop science that only adds confusion to the world? Find out through exhaustive examination including on-location experiments!

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Wednesday Downtown

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Everybody has theories that they personally cling blindly to regardless of proof or scientific validity. In this entertaining information program, a host of celebrities present their cases for pet theories to studio guests by any means be it academic argument or laughably “out there” logic. Can their theories gain acceptance? Or will they be discarded as pop science that only adds confusion to the world? Find out through exhaustive examination including on-location experiments!

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Masatoshi Hamada, Hitoshi Matsumoto
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Wednesday Downtown Season 8 Full Episode Guide

Episode 41 - Episode 41
First Aired: December. 22,2021

The last episode of 2021 is a 90-minute extended special with 'special theories'! Theories that are so scary they give you a headache. Theories that are difficult for anyone to handle. Theories that seem impossible to make funny.

Episode 40 - Episode 40
First Aired: December. 15,2021

The 'Grandfather's Grandchild Laughing Championship' where the grandchild doesn't laugh at all, creating a reverse prank that is heart-wrenching. ▼ The theory that The Tachi (a comedy duo) do have solo work after all.

Episode 39 - Episode 39
First Aired: December. 08,2021

The theory that it’s hard to point out if a female talent, whom you haven’t seen in a while, has had extreme plastic surgery... Tested with Hiroko Anzai and Chiharu Niiyama. ▼ The ‘Unsuccessful Comedian Lunch Takeaway Championship’ where comedians compete to take the most bento boxes from the dressing room.

Episode 38 - Episode 38
First Aired: December. 01,2021

[Everyone's Theory Special] The theory that if you sleep in an extremely noisy place, you’ll wake up the moment it becomes quiet. ▼ The theory that harvesting the fruit variety of bontan (a type of citrus) is also called 'bontan hunting.' Testing 15 theories.

Episode 37 - Episode 37
First Aired: November. 24,2021

The theory that if you fall into a pit and the reveal of the prank never comes, you won’t be able to stay sane as the day goes on. A brutal prank is set up using a pit more than 3 meters deep, impossible to escape on your own, as comedians face an incredibly harsh challenge.

Episode 35 - Episode 35
First Aired: November. 10,2021

A Werewolf-style game, 'Kansai Werewolf,' where people from Kansai try to identify the fake Kansai person among them. ▼ What is the limit to what can be carried home from a convenience store without a plastic bag? ▼ The theory that the 'Mikoshi Tako' (festival octopus) person is starting to lose their octopus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episode 34 - Episode 34
First Aired: October. 20,2021

≪Behind the Live Broadcast, We Were Doing a Lot of Things Special≫ The comedians of Lavit! remotely control the female guests in an improvised comedy challenge. ▼ Discovering a young comedian with a charismatic sense of humor whose scores perfectly match Matsumoto’s in the King of Conte.

Episode 33 - Episode 33
First Aired: October. 13,2021

The theory that it's possible to naturally incorporate Nagabuchi's song lyrics into a sermon — Part 2. ▼ The theory that children who resemble celebrities on impersonation shows now look exactly like the original celebrities. ▼ Wife competition! The Sleep Talk Contest, where wives try to make their husbands laugh while sleep-talking.

Episode 32 - Episode 32
First Aired: October. 06,2021

The Obon & Kobon Reconciliation Project finally reaches a conclusion! Will both of them appear together at Kobon’s daughter’s wedding? And will their relationship be repaired? Tonight is the finale! What conclusion will they come to?

Episode 11 - Episode 11
First Aired: March. 31,2021

[Everyone's Theory Secial] The theory that even when living alone, you’ll say 'I’m in here' if someone knocks while you’re in the bathroom. ▼ The theory that the oldest rental properties have buildings from the Edo period — testing 16 theories all at once.

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