Takeshi's Castle

Television series
German title	Takeshi's Castle
Original title	風雲! たけし城
Country of production	Japan
Year (s)	1986-1989
Production ; company	TBS
length	( DSF ): 34 minutes, ; ( RTL 2 , RTL Nitro ): approx. 17 minutes, ; (TBS): 54 minutes, ; ( Comedy Central ): 30 minutes
Broadcasting ; cycle	weekly
genre	Game show
First broadcast	May 2nd, 1986 on TBS (Japan)
German-language ; first broadcast	August 16, 1999 on DSF

Takeshi's Castle ( Japanese 風雲! たけし城 , Fūun! Takeshi-jō , German for example: "Show what's in you! Takeshi Castle") is an internationally known Japanese game show that was first broadcast on the Japanese television station TBS between 1986 and 1989.

Since 2014 a new edition has been produced in Thailand under the name Takeshi's Castle Thailand .

Production and broadcast

The show was broadcast from May 2, 1986 to April 14, 1989 on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. on the Japanese television station TBS . There were a total of 133 episodes: 118 episodes with normal length and finals, 11 specials (9 of them with finals) and 4 flashbacks.

The basic idea of the show was a real implementation of platformers Run -Computerspielen as Super Mario . Initially shot with a low budget and effort, later on the site of the Midoriyama Studios ( 35 ° 34 ′ 6 ″ N , 139 ° 29 ′ 2 ″ E ) near Yokohama a separate area for the show with permanent buildings and artificial lakes was created furnished (today there is a company there). 35.568333333333 139.48388888889

To mark the 20th anniversary of TBS, another live special broadcast from Takeshi's Castle took place on April 2, 2005 .

International success

During the numerous international broadcasts of the show, the rather sober style of the original Japanese commentaries was in most cases replaced by humorous comments and the conversations on the show were often retubed by cabaret artists or comedians known in the respective country. Sometimes the new words and names created for the show even found their way into common usage, for example in Spain.

Takeshi's Castle was u. a. shown in Great Britain, Spain, Italy, France (excerpts), Portugal, Germany, India, Australia (excerpts), Taiwan and the USA.

In the years that followed, many countries produced their own adaptations of Takeshi's Castle in order to build on the success of the game show. In Germany, boarding or capsizing is particularly worthy of mention, which showed many parallels to Takeshi's Castle .

In May 2013, a Swiss youth and student portal announced that it had acquired the rights to the series in order to shoot a Swiss adaptation in summer 2014.

Germany

In Germany, Takeshi's Castle - for German viewers a certain connection to Spiel ohne Grenzen - ran for the first time from 1999 to 2001 in 120 episodes on DSF . The commentator was the actor and speaker Armin Berger . This version was 34 minutes long with no ads. Only the moderators' interviews with the retired candidates were cut out.

A new broadcast took place from July 3, 2007 to September 2, 2008 on workdays at 4:05 p.m. on RTL 2 . This was a newly dubbed version based on a British version shortened to 25 minutes (approx. 16-20 minutes without advertising and without recaps and other repetitive sequences) per episode. What was special about this version was that all comedy sketches between Takeshi and his advisor were cut out and only the stage games (mostly 7 of the 9 original games per episode) were shown. The British company has produced a total of 145 episodes (including specials). RTL 2 initially broadcast 40 episodes, the first British season. From August 28 to September 14, 2007, this season was repeated at the same time slot. From September 17, 2007, the second British season ran on RTL 2, with repeated episodes being shown at irregular intervals and for no apparent reason. From January 2 to March 28, 2008, the first eleven episodes of the third season were broadcast. Since March 31, 2008, RTL 2 has shown the remaining episodes of the third season from England. After the fourth season was shown in full, all 122 normal episodes were repeated. From November 9, 2009, Comedy Central aired the first season of the British adaptation in the evening.

Since the end of February 2017, two episodes (RTL 2 version) have been broadcast on RTL Nitro every Saturday around 1:20 p.m. and repeated on the following Sunday.

procedure

Takeshi Kitano

At Takeshi's Castle , two parties compete against each other. One is led by General Hayati Tani , who, with the help of a team of 90 to 150 candidates, is trying to conquer the castle of Prince Takeshi (played by the Japanese actor, cabaret artist and director Takeshi Kitano ). Your opponents are Takeshi and his entourage, who try to stop the onrushing masses.

In order to be able to face the prince personally in the final, the candidates have to master some more or less difficult stages (games). At each stage, candidates are eliminated until the finalists have been determined.

The introduction at the beginning of each episode was always the same in the first German version on DSF (1999-2001) with slight modifications:

... and another day begins at Prince Takeshi's castle. Even today he will have to fight off intruders who try to storm his castle. His opponent is the general, who finds new volunteers every day who want to conquer the castle with him. However, Takeshi's defense holds against it. Takeshi is prepared. His advisor, the devious advisor Ishikura, trains the princely defense team. Her greatest fun is making life difficult for the general's candidates.

In 133 (127 with final game) original episodes, the castle was conquered nine times, 117 times the attackers were successfully repulsed. Once, due to a technical defect, no final game could take place, which was considered a draw.

Game teams

General Tani's team

General Hayati Tani's team, called General Lee on RTL 2 , consists of volunteer men and women. In some episodes, however, the castle is only stormed by one gender or even only by children. In three episodes not only Japanese but also international candidates and others participated. a. also from Germany participated in the show. There were also various special programs in which u. a. engaged couples, father and son or mother and daughter etc. came into play.

Takeshi and the Life Guard

Lord Takeshi

The pleasure-loving Prince Takeshi, who takes pleasure in confronting the candidates with difficult tasks and seeing them fail. He is played in episodes 1 to 27 and 55 to 133 by Takeshi Kitano , who appears under his stage name Beat Takeshi. In episodes 28 to 55 he was represented by a "Takeshi cardboard head" (a bodyguard with an oversized paper mache head).

The life guard, called the emerald guard on RTL 2 , consists of:

Saburō Ishikura (first "devious" advisor to the prince, will be replaced by Higashi from episode 44)
Michiru Jō (the nephew of the prince, who among other things often appears on the suspension bridge stage, where he tries together with Pop and Corn to shoot the candidates from the swaying suspension bridge with foam polystyrene cannonballs)
Oniji Tankobo and Strong Kanegou (Takeshi's strongest fighters, are mostly used in the labyrinth, also in football, among others)
Brad Lesley (Ajimaru Resry) - called "Animal" (only comes in from episode 72 and takes on a role similar to Tankobo or Strong Kobayashi)
Tatsuo Tokashiki and Makoto Dainenji (were mainly used on the last stage, the secret entrances to the castle)
Masanori Okada (all-rounder, worked in the labyrinth and sumo wrestling; his prime role, however, is to push the candidates into the water by the rail board)
Umanosuke Ueda (was also active in the labyrinth)
Yohichi Shimada (has many functions; prime role: disguised as Pocahontas, he confuses the candidates at the surf stage)
Sonomamma Higashi (whipping boy for many things that fail; later Takeshi's new advisor). Hideo Higashikokubaru , who played him, is now a politician and was governor of Miyazaki Prefecture from 2007 to 2011 .
Konishiki-chen, an allusion to the heaviest sumo wrestler of the time, Konishiki Yasokichi (only for sumo wrestling and goal wall running)
Gitayu Great, Shino-ryu, Ofuji Seki, Mimi Hagiwara, Shin Sugamuma, Joker (only for sumo wrestling)
Kuihiko Katsura (Head of Karaoke Singing)
Koji Sekiyama and Takayuki Zokomizo (jury singing karaoke)
Bondo Oki (presenter in the karaoke bar)
Tadajij Kikuchi (leader of the castle hill)
Pop & Corn (pair of twins - also known as the "rainbow brothers" because they usually wear rainbow-colored capes - that shoots a cannon at the candidates on the suspension bridge stage or bumps them in the rice bowl on the journey)
Knight Chu (huge samurai doll that is used again and again in the various stages)

and many more

The battlefield moderator team

Consists of several moderators dressed in a safari look who interview the retired candidates in a funny way. They do not appear in any German version. They can only be seen in Japan, America, and Spain.

The stage games

Single games

The border wall (RTL 2), The border wall (DSF): A two and a half meter high, vertical wall must be overcome by the participants. Then it goes down the steep slope on the back of the wall. The game has a time limit.
The Grenzmauer (RTL 2), The Grenzwall (DSF): Alternating to the border wall, the participants first have to reach the top of the border wall via a steep, slippery slope in order to then slide safely and above all wet into the second stage on the other side via another slope. Ropes of different lengths are attached to the top of the wall, and whoever manages to reach one of them has already won half. The test objects must pull themselves over the obstacle with pure muscle strength. The game has a time limit.
The Fangospaß (RTL 2), The Mud Hole (DSF): Candidates have to cross a huge mud hole within the time limit.; Was only played in episodes 18 and 19 when the Grenzwall was being renovated.
The Bread Game (RTL 2), The Bread Bite (DSF): Bread rolls hung on elastic ropes and wrapped in plastic bags dangling over the heads of the candidates must be reached by mouth. Anyone who walks through the exit gate with a bread roll in their mouth is qualified for the next stage. The participants' freedom of movement is restricted by a tightly fitting rubber tire. Those who use their hands to help are eliminated.
The Seven Mile Boots (RTL 2): All candidates storm out of gates at the same time towards a collection of pairs of shoes and have to try to cross a field covered with glue. The type of shoes can be very different, the spectrum ranges from Bigfoot slippers and low shoes to boots in all sizes.
The goal wall race (RTL 2), the goal wall race (DSF): Four walls stand behind each other at a distance of ten meters. There are four gates in each wall. The goals can either be made of paper, of paper with a net behind it, or of a solid wooden panel. Different goals are provided with wood or paper from candidate to candidate. So when choosing the gates you have to be lucky or have a hard head that pierces the wood. After the second gate, a monster hides trying to stop the candidates. This game was often played as the first game in which all candidates then take part at the same time. There are ten walls with ten goals each on the field and at the end there is a large container filled with flour in which balls are hidden. Only if you find one of these balls will you get further.
The Border Wall (RTL 2), The First Fortress (DSF): Candidates have to overcome more than forty small steps. Each one is so narrow that there is just room for the tip of a foot and extremely steep. The defenders are equipped with compressed air operated water pistols, which can generate a powerful continuous jet. Candidates must take care not to damage a round paper sign hanging in front of their face. If the shield is torn, lost or saturated, the candidate is out of the race.
The Drachensee (RTL 2), The Tarzan Game (DSF): The challengers have to swing on a rope from a rock over a lake onto an old tree trunk. Anyone who ends up in the water is eliminated. The grip height on the rope and the jump must be exactly right. Even those who reach the tree trunk have a hard time staying on their feet because the landing area is rubbed with soap.
Cake or Life (DSF): Candidates must roll one die. When they have thrown the dice, they have to go into a hole. The 1 is at the very front and the 6 is at the very back. When they get on, someone tosses a cream cake from the beginning and has to try to hit the candidate with the cream. If they are hit, they have lost. It is best to roll the 6 because the thrower then has a harder hit. On the 1 or 2, you almost lost. (Was only played in the Japanese episode 23.)
The Haihappen (RTL 2), The surfing (DSF): The candidates have to prove their surfing skills. There are three obstacles to overcome on the way to the goal. The right jump is already one of the decisive factors. It is important to keep your balance.
Die Matschrutschen (RTL 2), Das Stegespiel (DSF): Several footbridges lead to the goal, the participant has to find the right way, otherwise one of Takeshi's henchmen is lurking. Once the right bridge has been found, the right goal has to be hit.
The football game: Five participants compete at the same time and have to try to achieve a touchdown. Ten defenders (including Oniji Tankobo, Strong Kanegou and Umanosuke Ueda) stand in their way. The whole thing is supervised by Michiru Jo and Yohichi Shimada. Anyone who is knocked off their feet, loses the ball or leaves the field of play is eliminated. The defenders' fairing weighs around 30 kg. In the second version of this game, only one candidate competes at a time. Male players have to assert themselves against seven defenders and females only against five.
The hard plaster (RTL 2), Der Drachensee (DSF): The queen stage and to master almost every episode. 25 stones about one meter apart should make it possible to cross a moat, but alternately five stones are always loose.
The honeycomb / the cheese boxes (RTL 2), the (honeycomb) labyrinth (DSF): In the honeycomb, the candidates have to make their way through twelve chambers. Only one way leads to the goal, all others in front of the wall or water or in the arms of Strong Kobayashi and Oniji Tankobo. If a defense attorney catches a candidate, his face is painted black and he is eliminated. The pace doesn't matter.
The bowling alley (RTL 2), the bowling game (DSF): The candidates are put into oversized cones and placed in a randomly drawn position on a large bowling alley at the beginning. They are so stuck in the 15 kg costumes that they can hardly move. So that the athletes do not move away from the assigned seats, their feet are tied together. The princely bowling ball has a diameter of 1.40 m. Anyone who is knocked over is eliminated.
Das Hasen-Taxi (RTL 2), Der Geierhorst (DSF): A rabbit should be brought to the vulture's nest by the candidates. Those who fail will be fogged. As soon as the vulture has taken to the skies, the defenders may shoot balls at it. A helmet impairs the view downwards.
The Flag Appeal (RTL 2), The Flag Game (DSF): Two teams compete against each other, about 20 defenders against about 20 candidates. Each team has a mast, which is not attached to the ground and therefore has to be held. The aim is to steal the flag that is attached to the top of the mast from the other team. This game only appeared in episode 88 of Japan.
The launch (RTL 2), the rail board (DSF): The candidates are only allowed to swing once to move a roller board mounted on a rail up to a green arrow. If you get too much momentum, you roll over the target and land in the water, if you roll too short, you will be thrown into the water by Mr. Okada, the swamp monster.
The rock channel: A 50 meter long and extremely steep gully that the participants have to go all the way to the top. To reduce the chances, the prince's people roll chunks of paper mache and polystyrene rocks, large and small, through the gully. The head of the defense is Michiru Jo, the prince's nephew. The floor of the rock channel is lined with thick foam, and a few niches provide protection for candidates along the way. The defenders in the alcoves try to push the candidates into the canal if a "rock" rolls towards them. Anyone who gets stuck or is run over is eliminated.
The hard nut (RTL 2): There are two versions that were only played once.

Version 1 was only played in the Japanese episode 46. The candidates slip into a nut suit, in which they are very immobile and have to walk a 25 meter long, narrow route at a height of about 0.5 meters without falling over. Version 2 was played in the Japanese episode 75 and is similar to the rock channel. The candidates padded with mattresses have to climb the Schlossberg and are rolled over with giant nuts by the defenders around Michiro Jo.

Whiplash (RTL 2): Similar to the Geierhorst, the candidates have to descend a small cable car and release it at the right moment to catch a pink ball. This must then be thrown into a trough about 2 meters away. If the candidates let go too early or too late, they end up in the mud and are painted in black ink by Mr. Okada. The faces of the candidates who do not throw the ball into the trough are also painted black. Was only played in the last Japanese episode, which was shown in excerpts in edited episodes (on RTL 2).
The big game hunt: In this game, the candidates are not the hunted, but the hunters. Takeshi's defenders dress up as large animals such as giraffes, rhinos or lions. The task of the participants is to hit the defenders with a bullet in the head. The head of each animal is attached to a hinge and folds down after a hit. Body hits of any kind are not taken into account. Only if you hit your opponent in the head in 60 seconds will you advance one round. Those who fail will be locked in a cage by Tankobo and Kanegou. It is up to the prince when he opens the cage again. This game was only played twice.
The earthquake room (RTL 2), the junk room (DSF): There is room for five candidates in traditional costumes in the princely junk room. A comfortable seat is waiting for everyone, consisting of an extra-soft foam block and four cushions. The princely steam engine goes into action with a whistle. The whole room is shaken back and forth. The goal is to stay seated on the pillow until the quake is over. Anyone who falls down has lost and is eliminated. Of course, you are not allowed to hold onto the walls or your neighbor. The classic sitting posture must be maintained.
The tug of war: Was only played once. A team of candidates competes in a tug-of-war against a team of defenders. Later there was another version, in which individual candidates had to choose one of five ropes, whereby they cannot see which opponent is hiding behind which rope. The opponents range from a single guard to a bulldozer.
The sumo wrestling: Each participant must draw a colored ball before his wrestling match, this is how his opponent is determined. The wrestlers may only touch the ground with the soles of their feet and may not leave the circle.
The Fly Agaric (RTL 2), The Flying Fly Agaric (DSF): Candidates have to cling to a rotating toadstool that takes them like a cable car over a mud tune. The stem of the mushroom is provided with a tiny hole in which the candidates can hold on. The female candidates may also use a short rope. At the end of the ride, candidates have to jump onto a circular, padded field in order to advance.
The wild water course: In this game, the candidates have to slide down a flume while standing. At the end of the journey there is an island to the right and left, one of which must be reached. Was only played in the 9th Japanese episode as only 2 candidates were eliminated.
The rice bowl slide (RTL 2), The journey in the rice bowl (DSF): The candidates climb into an oversized round rice bowl and are pushed by Pop & Corn. You slide in the bowl over an irrigated slope into a pond and have to get out of the wobbly vehicle on the other bank. Anyone who falls into the water is eliminated.
Football Fever (RTL 2), Goalkeeper Training (DSF): Michiru Jo shoots a soccer ball with a cannon and the contestants must catch it. However, each participant must run over a mud field, which is that of the game "mud hole".
The hail of balls (RTL 2), the baseball bang (DSF): The candidates, dressed in heavy, misshapen baseball jerseys, have to balance over a narrow walkway. With three oversized balls, which are hung like pendulums, the defender tries to throw them into a ditch. The balls are also different sizes and weights. The first is still relatively light and small, the third has a diameter of 1.40 meters. An elliptical trajectory is also entirely possible.
The computing path: The candidates sit in a bowl and are pushed by a defender. They slide along a track, with simple math problems on the right side that they have to solve while driving. At the end of the lane they stop and have to say the result of the task out loud. If the result is correct, they can get out and move on to one round; If the result is wrong, they fall into a hole with mud or flour and are eliminated.
The Rolling Mill (RTL 2), The Seven Rollers (DSF): Seven rollers, which are installed at different heights above a moat, have to be crossed. All are at least 1.50 m in diameter. The rollers spin freely - both forwards and backwards, depending on how you use your strength. The distance between the rollers is chosen so that it is larger than a normal stride length for most candidates.
The Maneuver (RTL 2), The Schlossberg (DSF): The candidates are equipped with water pistols, but Takeshi's emissaries also have a spray gun. If they manage to destroy or soak the paper sign in front of the candidate's face, the candidate is eliminated. In later episodes, the water pistols were replaced by lasers.
The pinball machine: The athletes have to sit in a transparent ball. Michiru Jo sends the candidates onto a playing field that has been pecked with obstacles like a real pinball machine, and the ball finds its way by itself. Should a ball get stuck or get stuck, the knight Shou will see to it that it is advanced. The candidates have no way of influencing the course of the ball. Those who land in one of the five boxes are eliminated, only those who roll all the way down can reach the next stage. Anyone who rolls sideways out of the field is also eliminated.
Out of the blue (RTL 2), The pinball game (DSF): At the top of the field, the participants have to bump a ball, then quickly run down stairs and catch the ball with a pot. For the participant, however, it is unpredictable where the ball will leave the field, as the path of the ball is randomly changed by obstacles.
The hangover: In this game, ten candidates compete at the same time. In misshapen cat balls, which are modeled on Daruma charms, they stand at the foot of a small hill; the prince's cat-keeper stands on top of the hill. Candidates are only allowed to move when the guard utters a spell and turns their face away from them. As soon as he looks around, nothing is allowed to move. If you fall over, you won't get back on your own. Whoever climbs the hill last is also eliminated.
Second fort: The candidate must come across a hill to the other side to continue play. If he slides to the bottom of the hill, he has lost. To make it more difficult, the hill is muddy and polystyrene balls are pelted at the candidate by the guards .
The baseball game: Five candidates stand on a field in large foam baseball jerseys. Pop throws a baseball five times a round and Corn beats him up. The candidates have to catch the ball. If a ball falls on the ground, it is lost. Whoever could not catch a ball is eliminated.
The hand giants (RTL 2), The arithmetic game (DSF): The candidates stand disguised as huge hands on a field with numbers painted on them. Michiru Jo reads a math problem. Then the candidates have to throw themselves on the area with the correct result. Anyone who is on the wrong number is eliminated. In total, you have to do the math three times to get ahead.
The pole long jump: Participants have to jump over a lagoon with the help of a stick and land on one of three pontoons . But even those who hit the pillows won't necessarily get any further, because the prince used an extra soft material that is very springy.
The wire rope act (RTL 2), the suspension bridge (DSF): Participants have to balance on a half-meter wide, free-floating wooden path from one side of a gorge to the other. They have to bring a golden ball safely to the other end. Whoever loses it has to go back to the start. They are also shot at with balls by the prince's defenders. If a candidate falls into the three meters lower net, he is eliminated.
The plank walk (RTL 2), The rotating planks (DSF): Two balance beams, each five meters long, are attached to rotors rotating in opposite directions, which come close to each other within a few centimeters in the middle. Only those who manage the transition here can safely get over a flour swamp. Whoever manages to jump should move as quickly as possible to the center of the rotor, because at the transition the direction of rotation naturally changes, so that you have to shift your weight to the other side in a flash. This game had the highest failure rate of any game.
The dinosaur riding (RTL 2), the dragon riding (DSF): When riding dinosaurs / kites, the candidates may only hold onto the handle of the moving monster with one hand. In the other hand they hold a water pistol with which they have to shoot a bat floating past a strip of paper. The time limit is twenty seconds. If you don't make it by then, you will be dusted with flour and eliminated.
The flying burdock (RTL 2), The Spider Web (DSF): The candidates put on a Velcro suit . Then they run up and swing on a rope across a pond to a spider web, which is also made of Velcro material. If the candidates meet at the right speed and angle, they get stuck and advance. Anyone who slips falls into the water, is additionally splashed by "Animal" and is eliminated.
The whale bike: Candidates have to ride a huge bike that looks like a whale. They are also shot at with plastic balls on the winding route.
The Mini-Rallye (RTL 2), The Tricycle (DSF): The candidates take a seat on tricycles that are much too small and have to circle a course within a certain time.
Running the gauntlet (RTL 2), The Eliminator (DSF): The candidates move here on a course that is similar to a classic computer game. They have to jump and avoid obstacles that the silver spirits put in their way. But the candidates have to be faster than the robot. This runs with the top, but if he finishes ahead of the candidates, they are eliminated.
The karaoke bar: Koji and Takayuki decide on the singing talent of the candidates, the worst rated are eliminated.
The surf course (RTL 2), the surf board (DSF): The candidates have to step onto a surfboard, which rotates around a center point with a radius of approx. 10 meters. You have to make a full turn without falling, but there are several obstacles on the way, such as: B. a platform with Yohichi Shimada disguised as Pocahontas or huge inflated fish that have to be jumped over.
The horse race: The candidates wear a horse costume with their legs poking out at the front and two small wheels attached to the back. In this costume, five candidates have to conquer a course at the same time. Only the first two in the finish progress.
The cable car (DSF): The candidate must ride the cable car from top to bottom. During the journey, the candidates have to "shoot" Takeshi's people with laser pistols at 3 stations. Only those who have hit all three stations can make progress. This game replaced the game "The Tunnel Terror and The Secret Entrances" in episodes 108 and 109.
The magic box (DSF): The candidate starts from a platform and has to sit in a kind of box that is guided by a trolley at the top in order to reach the footbridge opposite. The candidate does not see where he is to properly open the trap door under the box.
The tunnel terror (RTL 2), the secret entrances (DSF): The five secret entrances to the forecourt of the prince's castle are guarded by Tatsuo and Makoto, who hide in two of the entrances. If a candidate meets them, he is eliminated. This game has been played more often than any other.
The final: General Tani and his remaining comrades-in-arms face the prince's entire team. All of them sit in vehicles equipped with sensors. If you hit the sensor on an opponent's car with your weapon (water jet, from Japanese episode 88 laser beam), you can turn it off. If a shot hits the sensor on the prince's vehicle, the castle has fallen. In certain episodes, the candidates and lords of the castle had the sensors on their helmets. (Exception: In the first four episodes, the remaining candidates had to storm Takeshi Castle on foot, that is, the candidates had to climb the stairs of the castle; Prince Takeshi was waiting at the top). This version of the finale is similar to the game "Die Grenzmauer".

Team games

There are separate games for episodes in which no single person competes against Takeshi, but a team of two people:

The water seesaw (RTL 2), tree trunk walking (DSF): The two participants have to run over several seesaws lying in the water in order to cross the water.
The domino cave: The team has to walk together over huge dominoes standing one behind the other.
Hau den Lukas (RTL 2), Das Mühlespiel (DSF): One team member stands on a stack of stones lying on top of one another, the other pushes the stones out to the last with a hammer without his teammate falling down.
The turtle soup (RTL 2), the lotus pond (DSF): Game for parent and child. The father or mother disguises himself as a turtle, the child takes a seat on the armor. This “team” now has to cover a course and, among other things, cross a pond on a narrow footbridge. This game was only played in the 42nd Japanese episode.
Go-karting: Game for parent and child. The parents sit on the karts, the children stand on a pedestal and get a remote control with which they control their parents' kart. The aim is to complete a full lap within a certain time.
Searching for beds: Game for couples. The men start from the left, the women from the right. The aim is to find your partner within 30 seconds and hop into a free bed with them.
The bottomless pit (RTL 2), the magic barrel (DSF): Game for parent and child. The parent has to sit on a barrel. The children have to put swords into the holes of the barrel. However, two of the holes lead to the parents falling. The aim is to put four or five swords in the barrel. Was also played as a single game once, in this case Michiru Jo took over the pocket of the swords.
Child in backpack: Starting game for parent and child. The parents are looking for the children who are lying in rucksacks on the forecourt of the castle. All you have to do is recognize your children by the hands sticking out of the backpack and then carry them to the finish line. If this succeeds in the prescribed time, the child and parent are on. However, if the wrong child is brought in or the time is up, the team is eliminated. This game was only played in the 42nd Japanese episode.
The Dice Game: Game for couples. Man and woman each slip into huge cube costumes. Then they are rolled down one by one from a hill. Both progress only if the same number is shown on the dice.

DVD release

On February 14, 2008, Kurt Media and Ascot Elite released a DVD collection called "Takeshi's Castle - The Original Vol. 1" for the first time with 12 episodes from the broadcasting years of DSF (Sport1), which is the early days of Consignment. It contains the fourth edition of the show and 11 other episodes with Takeshi and his devious advisor Ishikura. The 3-DVD box also contains the special for children and for couples. According to the information in the enclosed booklet, two more parts were planned, which should contain the highlights of the later seasons. However, these two parts were no longer published after the rights to the series were withdrawn from Kurt Media. The first box is also no longer produced. A DVD collection with some original episodes has recently become available in Japan.

Individual evidence

↑ Zurichers bring “Takeshi's Castle” to Switzerland , Tages-Anzeiger , May 16, 2013
↑ Episode guide (in English) of the British version, which forms the basis of the 2007 German adaptation
↑ "Classic: RTL Nitro brings back Takeshi's Castle " , DWDL.de from January 19, 2017, accessed on January 20, 2017
↑ Berliner Morgenpost - Berlin: RTL Nitro brings the cult show "Takeshi's Castle" back to TV. Retrieved February 25, 2017 .

Web links

Commons : Takeshi's Castle - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

English-language fansite for the show
Takeshi's Castle in the Internet Movie Database (English)

[1] Zurichers bring “Takeshi's Castle” to Switzerland , Tages-Anzeiger , May 16, 2013

[keshiheads-episodes-2] Episode guide (in English) of the British version, which forms the basis of the 2007 German adaptation

[3] "Classic: RTL Nitro brings back Takeshi's Castle " , DWDL.de from January 19, 2017, accessed on January 20, 2017

[4] Berliner Morgenpost - Berlin: RTL Nitro brings the cult show "Takeshi's Castle" back to TV. Retrieved February 25, 2017 .