Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! 1989
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Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! is a long-running Japanese comedy variety television series that first premiered in 1989. The program is hosted by the popular Japanese owarai duo Downtown, which consists of Hitoshi Matsumoto and Masatoshi Hamada. The show features regular co-hosting duties from comedian Tsukitei Hōsei, who was formerly known as Yamasaki Hōsei, and the owarai duo Cocorico, comprised of members Shōzō Endō and Naoki Tanaka. The title of the series is often abbreviated as Gaki no Tsukai or Gaki Tsuka. The Japanese title translates literally to Downtown's We Aren't Errand Boys or Downtown's This Is No Task for Kids. As a variety show, the program has maintained a consistent presence in Japanese television since its inception. The production relies on the chemistry and comedic contributions of its primary hosts and supporting performers to deliver its content to the audience. The show is documented through various sources as a staple of the owarai genre, focusing on the comedic interactions between the established cast members.
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“This long-running Japanese variety show features comedy duo Downtown alongside Hōsei Tsukitei and the duo Cocorico.”
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- long-running television history
- language barrier for non-Japanese speakers
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 13 episodes
- E1 #1 - Big Kahuna, Doctor, Quiz Oct 3, 1989
- E2 #2 - Back slang quiz, Haruo Akio refugees Oct 10, 1989
- E3 #3 - Researcher Oct 17, 1989
- E4 #4 - TV Cartoon Oct 24, 1989
- E5 #5 - Scary ghost picture story Oct 31, 1989
- E6 #6 - Motorcycle gangs / a kidnapping Nov 7, 1989
- E7 #7 - Marric / a glutton [Shinjuku / a comedy theater] Nov 14, 1989
- E8 #8 - A prank call / a fashion Nov 21, 1989
- E9 #9 - A childline counselor's office Nov 28, 1989
- E10 #10 - Urara and Kirara Dec 5, 1989
- E11 #11 - Let's play a flight Dec 12, 1989
- E12 #12 - Detective conte Dec 19, 1989
- E13 #13 - I charge at reporter Matsumoto Hamada and interview it Dec 26, 1989
Season 2 · 52 episodes
- E1 #014 - A Foreign Student and a Hooligan Jan 9, 1990
- E2 #015 - A Rolling Sander Man Jan 16, 1990
- E3 #016 - It Is Zooming Dynasty in Galara Nyororo! Jan 23, 1990
- E4 #017 - A Work Person Jan 30, 1990
- E5 #018 - Material Kidnapping Conte Feb 6, 1990
- E6 #019 - To Downtown / A Girl Dormitory Feb 13, 1990
- E7 #020 - A Crash! / An Exciting Tricycle Marathon Race Feb 20, 1990
- E8 #021 - Body Higher! A Woman Appearance Feb 27, 1990
- E9 #022 - Body Higher! A Woman Appearance - Crash! / Let's Buy It Solidly Mar 6, 1990
- E10 #023 - Look For Tough Look Mar 13, 1990
- E11 #024 - Body Higher! Woman Tag Meet & Talking Mar 20, 1990
- E12 #025 - Good Old Mr. Doughnut / Commercial Grand Duke Open Mar 27, 1990
- E13 #026 - Atami is Special / Excavation Masterpiece War! / The Confrontation of the Dream Apr 3, 1990
- E14 #027 - Nitta Coordinate Masterpiece War Apr 10, 1990
- E15 #028 - A Tug of War Masterpiece War Apr 17, 1990
- E16 #029 - Straw Stamen Central Figure Ooai Round Apr 24, 1990
- E17 #030 - I Virtually Got 1 Million Yen!! / Making Of / Disguise Award May 1, 1990
- E18 #031 - Punishment Game / SM Turtle Shell Binding Program Promotion on the Alta Screen!! May 8, 1990
- E19 #032 - Cool Throat Proud Heaven Ooai Round May 15, 1990
- E20 #033 - Star Bowling May 22, 1990
- E21 #034 - Master Tikichi Othello Round!! May 29, 1990
- E22 #035 - Hustler 3 Jun 5, 1990
- E23 #036 - Three Minute Cooking Jun 12, 1990
- E24 Special Episode 1990 Jun 16, 1990
- E25 #037 - Comics Dojo Studio!! Jun 19, 1990
- E26 #038 - Laid a Fart Boom Jun 26, 1990
- E27 #039 - A Shoe Cupboard Dried Cuttlefish Size Lottery Jul 3, 1990
- E28 #040 - Lupin the Third Dubbing Ooai Round Jul 10, 1990
- E29 #041 - A Beginner's English Class / Conversation Lecture Jul 17, 1990
- E30 #042 - It is a Counselor's Office in Little Child Anything Jul 24, 1990
- E31 #043 - A Professional Baseball All-Star / Expected Confrontation Jul 31, 1990
- E32 #044 - Batsu Game!! - Desperate Skydiving Aug 7, 1990
- E33 #045 - Let's Dance with Queen Hiroko of the Rhythmic Gymnastics! Aug 21, 1990
- E34 #046 - By the Way, a Fortune-Telling Quiz / Battle Will Be... WHAT!? Aug 28, 1990
- E35 #047 - Disguise Award - Yocatta Yone!! Sep 4, 1990
- E36 #048 - Grandpa Hide and Seek Sep 11, 1990
- E37 #049 - It's Gonna Buy in Okinawa Solidly Sep 11, 1990
- E38 #050 - Beach Volleyball in Okinawa!! Sep 25, 1990
- E39 #051 - Disguise Award - Prelimnary Oct 2, 1990
- E40 #052 - Disguise Award - I Virtually Got 1 Million Yen! Oct 9, 1990
- E41 #053 - Mr. Lady & an Arm Wrestling Meet Oct 16, 1990
- E42 #054 - A Marriage Meeting Great Strategy Oct 23, 1990
- E43 #055 - A Magic Revealing of a Secret Masterpiece War!! Oct 30, 1990
- E44 #056 - Say Early! / Take the Naughty Word: Buttocks - A Great Strategy!! Nov 6, 1990
- E45 #057 - Mr. Eight Money of 1,000 Plan Class B of the Third Grade Nov 13, 1990
- E46 #058 - A Golf Confrontation / Preliminary Skirmish Nov 20, 1990
- E47 #059 - A Quiz Look for Acting / The Grand Prix!! Nov 27, 1990
- E48 #060 - Pitta Kankan for the Kid!! Dec 4, 1990
- E49 #061 - A Golf Match Play Dec 11, 1990
- E50 #062 - Dance Dance Zansu Dec 18, 1990
- E51 #063 - It's Hitoshi Matsumoto! - Batsu Game!! - Sanshi Katsura, Welcome Dec 25, 1990
- E52 Utchan Nanchan & Downtown Special!! Dec 29, 1990
Season 3 · 49 episodes
- E1 #064 - Hit Him! Hit Him! By the Way, Several Points! Jan 8, 1991
- E2 #065 - Good Child, Bad Child, and Common Child!! Jan 15, 1991
- E3 #066 - Downtown-phobia! Chiki Chiki Staff Complaints Box in the Edo Era Jan 22, 1991
- E4 #067 - A Draft Meeting Jan 29, 1991
- E5 #068 - 1,000 Knocks of Tears Feb 5, 1991
- E6 Special Episode 1991 Feb 11, 1991
- E7 #069 Feb 12, 1991
- E8 #070 Feb 19, 1991
- E9 #071 Feb 26, 1991
- E10 #072 Mar 5, 1991
- E11 #073 Mar 12, 1991
- E12 #074 - Special Nabe Battle Mar 19, 1991
- E13 #075 Mar 26, 1991
- E14 #076 Apr 2, 1991
- E15 #077 Apr 9, 1991
- E16 #078 Apr 16, 1991
- E17 #079 Apr 23, 1991
- E18 #080 - Matsumoto Dokkiri Apr 30, 1991
- E19 #081 May 7, 1991
- E20 #082 May 14, 1991
- E21 #083 May 21, 1991
- E22 #084 May 28, 1991
- E23 #085 Jun 4, 1991
- E24 #086 Jun 11, 1991
- E25 #087 Jun 18, 1991
- E26 #088 Jun 25, 1991
- E27 #089 Jul 2, 1991
- E28 #090 Jul 9, 1991
- E29 #091 Jul 16, 1991
- E30 #092 Jul 23, 1991
- E31 #093 Jul 30, 1991
- E32 #094 Aug 6, 1991
- E33 #095 Aug 20, 1991
- E34 #096 - Don't Say Hot Aug 27, 1991
- E35 #097 Sep 3, 1991
- E36 #098 Sep 10, 1991
- E37 #099 Sep 17, 1991
- E38 #100 Sep 24, 1991
- E39 #101 Oct 20, 1991
- E40 #102 Oct 27, 1991
- E41 #103 Nov 3, 1991
- E42 #104 Nov 10, 1991
- E43 #105 Nov 17, 1991
- E44 #106 Nov 24, 1991
- E45 #107 Dec 1, 1991
- E46 #108 Dec 8, 1991
- E47 #109 Dec 15, 1991
- E48 #110 Dec 22, 1991
- E49 #111 Dec 29, 1991
Season 4 · 49 episodes
- E1 #112 - (I challenge composure) Hitoshi Matsumoto [a human being cannon] Jan 5, 1992
- E2 #113 Jan 12, 1992
- E3 #114 - Matsumoto TV Test Pattern Color Bars Batsu Jan 19, 1992
- E4 #115 Jan 26, 1992
- E5 #116 Feb 2, 1992
- E6 #117 Feb 9, 1992
- E7 #118 Feb 16, 1992
- E8 #119 Feb 23, 1992
- E9 #120 Mar 1, 1992
- E10 #121 Mar 8, 1992
- E11 #122 Mar 15, 1992
- E12 #123 Mar 22, 1992
- E13 #124 Mar 29, 1992
- E14 #125 Apr 12, 1992
- E15 #126 Apr 19, 1992
- E16 #127 Apr 26, 1992
- E17 #128 May 3, 1992
- E18 #129 May 10, 1992
- E19 #130 - Matsumoto Fights a Bear May 17, 1992
- E20 #131 May 24, 1992
- E21 #132 May 31, 1992
- E22 #133 Jun 7, 1992
- E23 #134 Jun 14, 1992
- E24 #135 Jun 21, 1992
- E25 #136 Jun 28, 1992
- E26 #137 Jul 5, 1992
- E27 #138 Jul 12, 1992
- E28 #139 Jul 19, 1992
- E29 #140 Aug 2, 1992
- E30 #141 - Matsumoto Hitoshi Was Torn into Pieces Due to an Accident Aug 9, 1992
- E31 #142 Aug 16, 1992
- E32 #143 - Traumatizing Kids with Downtown Aug 23, 1992
- E33 #144 Aug 30, 1992
- E34 #145 Sep 6, 1992
- E35 #146 Sep 13, 1992
- E36 #147 Sep 20, 1992
- E37 #148 Oct 4, 1992
- E38 #149 Oct 11, 1992
- E39 #150 Oct 18, 1992
- E40 #151 Oct 25, 1992
- E41 #152 Nov 1, 1992
- E42 #153 Nov 8, 1992
- E43 #154 Nov 15, 1992
- E44 #155 Nov 22, 1992
- E45 #156 Nov 29, 1992
- E46 #157 Dec 6, 1992
- E47 #158 Dec 13, 1992
- E48 #159 Dec 20, 1992
- E49 #160 Dec 27, 1992
Season 5 · 48 episodes
- E1 #161 - Defeat poor joke king Goro Noguchi Jan 10, 1993
- E2 #162 Jan 17, 1993
- E3 #163 Jan 24, 1993
- E4 #164 - Yamasaki Kendo Jan 31, 1993
- E5 #165 Feb 7, 1993
- E6 #166 Feb 14, 1993
- E7 #167 Feb 21, 1993
- E8 #168 Feb 28, 1993
- E9 #169 Mar 7, 1993
- E10 #170 Mar 14, 1993
- E11 #171 Mar 21, 1993
- E12 #172 Mar 28, 1993
- E13 #173 - Car Crash Pole Knockdown Apr 4, 1993
- E14 #174 Apr 11, 1993
- E15 #175 Apr 18, 1993
- E16 #176 - Loser Yamasaki Apr 25, 1993
- E17 #177 May 2, 1993
- E18 #178 May 9, 1993
- E19 #179 - Steal the Butt May 16, 1993
- E20 #180 May 23, 1993
- E21 #181 May 30, 1993
- E22 #182 Jun 6, 1993
- E23 #183 Jun 13, 1993
- E24 #184 Jun 20, 1993
- E25 #185 Jun 27, 1993
- E26 #186 Jul 4, 1993
- E27 #187 Jul 11, 1993
- E28 #188 - Hamada's France Evian Trip Batsu Game Jul 25, 1993
- E29 #189 Aug 1, 1993
- E30 #190 Aug 8, 1993
- E31 #191 Aug 15, 1993
- E32 #192 Aug 29, 1993
- E33 #193 - Matsumoto Challenge - Motorcycle Sep 5, 1993
- E34 #194 Sep 12, 1993
- E35 #195 Sep 19, 1993
- E36 #196 Sep 26, 1993
- E37 #197 Oct 3, 1993
- E38 Special Episode 1993 Oct 17, 1993
- E39 #198 - Bravery Bowling Oct 24, 1993
- E40 #199 Oct 31, 1993
- E41 #200 Nov 7, 1993
- E42 #201 - Oogiri Daigassen 6 (Part 2) Nov 14, 1993
- E43 #202 Nov 21, 1993
- E44 #203 Nov 28, 1993
- E45 #204 - Bravery Bowling 2 Dec 5, 1993
- E46 #205 Dec 12, 1993
- E47 #206 Dec 19, 1993
- E48 #207 Dec 26, 1993
Frequently asked questions
Who hosts the show?
The show is hosted by the owarai duo Downtown, consisting of Hitoshi Matsumoto and Masatoshi Hamada.
Who are the co-hosts?
Comedian Hōsei Tsukitei and the owarai duo Cocorico, consisting of Shōzō Endō and Naoki Tanaka, co-host the series.
What is the show's name in English?
The title translates to Downtown's We Aren't Errand Boys.
Is the show known by other names?
It is often abbreviated as Gaki no Tsukai or Gaki Tsuka.
When did the show begin?
The series began in 1989.