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Wednesday Downtown (2014)

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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!

Wednesday Downtown

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Masatoshi Hamada

Masatoshi Hamada

Hitoshi Matsumoto

Hitoshi Matsumoto

as Self - Panel Member

Toshifumi Fujimoto

Toshifumi Fujimoto

as Presenter as Panel member

as Self - Presenter as Presenter

Tomonori Jinnai

Tomonori Jinnai

Shigeo Takahashi

Shigeo Takahashi

Kazutoyo Koyabu

Kazutoyo Koyabu

as Presenter as Panel member

Akira Kawashima

Akira Kawashima

as Self - Presenter as Presenter as Panel member

Takayuki Haranishi

Takayuki Haranishi

as Presenter as Panel member

Kendo Kobayashi

Kendo Kobayashi

as Presenter as Panel member

as Presenter as Panel member

Kasuga Toshiaki

Kasuga Toshiaki

as Presenter as Panel member

as Panel member as Presenter

Hiromasa Yashiki

Hiromasa Yashiki

as Panel member as Presenter

Teruyuki Tsuchida

Teruyuki Tsuchida

as Panel member as Presenter

as Panel member

as Presenter as Panel member

Hironobu Komiya

Hironobu Komiya

as Self - Presenter

as Panel member as Presenter

Nobuyuki Hanawa

Nobuyuki Hanawa

as Presenter as Panel member

Daisuke Miyagawa

Daisuke Miyagawa

as Panel member

Daikichi Hakata

Daikichi Hakata

Takashi Yoshimura

Takashi Yoshimura

as Presenter as Panel member

Tetsurō Degawa

as Panel member

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

Nobuyuki Tsuchiya

as Panel member as Presenter

Hironari Yamazaki

Hironari Yamazaki

as Panel member as Presenter

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Shintarou Moriyama

Shintarou Moriyama

Yoshihiro Sakai

Yoshihiro Sakai

as Panel member

Naoto Morishita

Naoto Morishita

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Kanako Yanagihara

Kanako Yanagihara

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Hidetsugu Shibata

Hidetsugu Shibata

as Presenter as Panel member

Kazumi Takayama

Kazumi Takayama

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member as Presenter

as Panel member

as Panel member

Morley Robertson

Morley Robertson

as Panel member

Kunihiro Kawashima

Kunihiro Kawashima

as Panel member

Natsuko Yokosawa

Natsuko Yokosawa

as Panel member

Cunning Takeyama

Cunning Takeyama

as Panel member

as Panel member

Cent Chihiro Chittiii

Cent Chihiro Chittiii

as Panel member

as Panel member

Masaki Sumitani

Masaki Sumitani

Makoto Izubuchi

Makoto Izubuchi

as Panel member

Toshiyuki Itakura

Toshiyuki Itakura

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Kinoshita Yukina

Kinoshita Yukina

as Panel member

Yusuke Nishizawa

Yusuke Nishizawa

as Panel member

as Panel member

Yutaka Kobayashi

Yutaka Kobayashi

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Naomi Matsushima

Naomi Matsushima

as Panel member

as Panel member

Takeshi Tsuruno

Takeshi Tsuruno

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Shukazu Katsumata

Shukazu Katsumata

Hanamaru Hakata

Hanamaru Hakata

as Panel member

Shizuka Nakamura

Shizuka Nakamura

as Panel member

Tenshin Nasukawa

Tenshin Nasukawa

as Panel member

Marina Watanabe

Marina Watanabe

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Nobuyuki Hayakawa

Nobuyuki Hayakawa

Naoki Matayoshi

Naoki Matayoshi

as Panel member

as Panel member

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Hiroyuki Watanabe

as Panel member

Takahashi Maasa

Takahashi Maasa

as Panel member

Nonomura Yukiko

Nonomura Yukiko

as Panel member

as Panel member

Mitsuru Matsuoka

Mitsuru Matsuoka

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Natsuna Watanabe

Natsuna Watanabe

as Panel member

Natsumi Hirajima

Natsumi Hirajima

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Tatsunori Tsujimoto

Tatsunori Tsujimoto

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Yoshihisa Kobayashi

Yoshihisa Kobayashi

as Panel member

as Panel member

First Summer Uika

First Summer Uika

as Panel member

as Panel member

Hitomi Nakamura

Hitomi Nakamura

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Haruka Shimazaki

Haruka Shimazaki

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Suzu Yamanouchi

Suzu Yamanouchi

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Satomi Shigemori

Satomi Shigemori

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Takuya Kusakawa

Takuya Kusakawa

as Panel member

Akinaga Toyomoto

Akinaga Toyomoto

Shinobu Hasegawa

Shinobu Hasegawa

as Panel member

Hashiyasume Atsuko

Hashiyasume Atsuko

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Momona Kasahara

Momona Kasahara

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

as Panel member

Minami Minegishi

Minami Minegishi

as Panel member

as Panel member

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9x1

Reiwa's strongest dilapidated house battle, and more
9x2

Hiding out at kuro-chan's house, and more
9x3

Feuding comedians competition! speedy breakup championship, and more
9x4

Snow mountain balloon tarō race, and more
9x5

The lanternfish trap, does it work on humans too? and more
9x6

Every comedian has their own version of 'asakusa kid,' or so the theory goes
9x7

Survey of the most impressive comments comedians have ever received, part 2, and more
9x8

Long title theory ranking special
9x9

2nd generation sekine tsutomu championship, and more
9x10

The theory that there are still people alive who have seen the real hachiko, and more
9x11

30-1 grand prix 2022
9x12

Diane tsuda's "1 week 100 goigois" challenge, and more
9x13

The theory that young comedians, even if bound tightly by compliance rules, have no choice but to follow them, and more
9x14

Naoki iketani, the theory that he can run normally, and more... everyone's theories special
9x15

Last man standing 'endurance' balloon volleyball, and more
9x16

Everything is a 'reverse prank' special
9x17

Any comedian can become number one in a 'favorite comedian ranking' if they're from their hometown.
9x18

Uncovering the truth behind the legendary woman k. kazumi.
9x19

Street-wide mixed species bingo tournament part 2, and more
9x20

It’s difficult to refuse when an exhausting senior comedian asks to collaborate on youtube
9x21

Tag sumo: strongest duo championship, and more
9x22

Gossip extraction king championship, and more
9x23

4-generation relay showdown part 3, and more
9x24

The theory that, no matter how dark the hidden side of hiroshi oe may be, people would accept it without much discomfort, and more
9x25

The farewell comedian shin'ichi's r-1 trophy destruction prank, and more
9x26

We can't leave until we find a store that refuses interviews, and more
9x27

Episode 27
9x28

The theory that even if the agency holds a 'special training' session for painful punishment games, people would accept it given the current situation, and more
9x29

Second generation sekine tsutomu championship, part 2, and more
9x30

The theory that all 47 prefectures have been used to verify the theories.
9x31

The theory that if you're caught with ghost makeup during the haunted house route, it’s really hard to get help, and more
9x32

Episode 32
9x33

The theory that it’s actually difficult to get someone to accept 10 million yen, and more
9x34

The theory that if you're surprised by someone being in the room, and then another person enters and asks 'are you okay?', you forget their suspiciousness and end up asking for help
9x35

The theory that if you see a skinny, bald man in a blue rider jacket at a tv station, you would mistake him for kojiro and greet him, and more… everyone's theory special
9x36

Monster love #1, and more
9x37

Monster love #2, and more
9x38

Monster love #3, and more
9x39

Monster love #4, and more
9x40

Monster love #5, and more
9x41

Monster love final episode

Episodes season 10

10x1

Substitute bead chain karaoke
10x2

Smoker's showdown: the last one standing in a cigarette endurance challenge, and more
10x3

A prank where you can't escape the world of a mystery drama until you find the culprit – it's insanely tough, and more
10x4

Mr. ossu's 'ossu! karate-do' episode 4, and more
10x5

Monster love 'the aftermath', and more
10x6

Partner's gaze-smoking area challenge, and more
10x7

Eye mask removal challenge, and more
10x8

The theory that encountering the 'sand-throwing old woman' in your room is the worst scenario, and more
10x9

The theory that wednesday's downtown is still being illegally uploaded everywhere
10x10

The theory that a 'fight/forms' tournament surprisingly gets exciting, and more
10x11

Double collab uncle prank, and more
10x12

30-1 grand prix 2023
10x13

Scary theory: meeting a 'new manager' only to get a call from the real one saying, 'i don’t know him'
10x14

The theory that you can identify your partner just by their snoring, whether it's your wife or your comedy partner, and more
10x15

If there was a ghost behind cool poco., the skit would stop at the 'naa~ni?' part, and more… everyone's theory special
10x16

The theory that if a trio comedian loses one member and is left alone with the 'useless' one, they won't continue the duo, and more
10x17

The theory that it's possible to continue a crazy shoot without the guest noticing, and more
10x18

2nd tag sumo strongest duo championship, and more
10x19

2nd 'no one has done it yet' impersonation championship
10x20

The theory that mariotto is no longer available anywhere, and more
10x21

The theory that generation z wouldn't notice if all the footage from the 'crazy showa era' was fake.
10x22

The theory that even in a situation where your partner has collapsed and the outcome is uncertain, you’ll still get hungry and sleepy as time passes, and more
10x23

Real breakup prank, and more
10x24

Comedians' marriage old maid challenge
10x25

The theory that if you're in costume and the staff reveals you, it's game over, and more
10x26

The theory that in any industry, you can reach the top from the bottom if you go through three people, and more
10x27

The theory that if commenting 'do you still have a nose?' after a nose hook prank is a sign of a failed comedian, and more
10x28

The theory that no matter how crazy my fiancée's family is, i can't back out after proposing
10x29

1 million yen battle royal cage match, and more
10x30

Masked man journey: elimination on reveal, and more
10x31

Gathering people wearing the same baseball cap in the street for a baseball showdown, and more
10x32

Wednesday downtown: surprising first appearance special
10x33

Double match-fixing showdown, episode 4, and more
10x34

The theory that if you wear a school uniform, you can pass as a high school student no matter your age, and more
10x35

The theory that after playing the 'there's someone there' prank, it’s really scary if you come home to find someone in your house due to being off guard
10x36

The theory that when you're spinning your arm to signal 'go to home!', a lariat from the third base coach is inevitable - everyone's theories special
10x37

The second installment of the prank where you can't escape the world of a mystery drama until you find the culprit — it's an incredibly exhausting theory
10x38

He second installment of the prank where you can't escape the world of a mystery drama until you find the culprit — it's an incredibly exhausting theory - part 2: the final episode
10x39

Tag sumo weakest duo championship, and more
10x40

The gamble of whether a customer at tenkaippin will order 'kotteri' or 'assari'
10x41

Slippery-1 gp
10x42

Slippery-1 gp ~ final round
10x43

A self-proclaimed producer offers to get someone on "wednesday downtown" for 1 million yen

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