Wednesday Downtown: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Wednesday Downtown Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jan 20, 2016
[I'm the one who got pranked the most in 2015] [There are no virgins among rowdy adults] [Customers spending New Year's Eve in a karaoke box always sing a song that gets the party
Episode 2
Feb 3, 2016
[Akemi Matsuno believes anything theory] [The meaning of a story changes when it goes through seven languages theory] [The seal of authority still works in Mito theory] [The stro
Episode 3
Feb 10, 2016
[The theory that old nicknames are merciless] [The theory that it's impossible to eat sushi according to the lyrics at the tempo of the song "Sushi Kui Ne!"] [The theory that body
Episode 4
Feb 17, 2016
[The theory that ZARD always puts the song title in the chorus] [Early morning real escape game] [The theory that the "You're a child I picked up at ○○" joke was number one again i
Episode 5
Feb 24, 2016
[The theory that you can meet celebrities if you stake out social media] [The theory that anything tastes the same if you boil it for a week] [The theory that Matsumoto Hitoshi's r
Episode 6
Mar 2, 2016
[The theory that every beautiful woman knows at least one celebrity's phone number] [The theory that it's hard to sing cheerful songs at karaoke after being lectured] [The theory t
Episode 7
Mar 16, 2016
[Exam Series Part 2: University Acceptance Reaction Quiz] [The theory that grandfathers can definitely recognize a portrait of themselves drawn by their beloved grandchildren] [The
Episode 8
Mar 23, 2016
[Rank Kingdom and SP Collaboration: Top 10 Things 200 Women in Shibuya Want to See Again]
Episode 9
Apr 2, 2016
[The theory that comedians who specialize in the "tsukkomi" (straight man) role are always in "tsukkomi" mode even in everyday life] [Game x Reality: Mixed Kart Battle] [The theory
Episode 10
Apr 27, 2016
[The theory that you grow a little taller right after bungee jumping] [The theory that Hotei's guitar can also be used for drawing lots] [The theory that you can talk reasonably we
Episode 11
May 4, 2016
[The theory that it's impossible to eat sushi according to the lyrics at the tempo of the song "Sushi Kui Ne!" (doubles)] [The theory that you wouldn't notice if Sagami turned into
Episode 12
May 11, 2016
[The theory that fans who approach you on the street saying "I'm a fan" are usually not that big of a fan] [The theory that there are absolutely no people who install a Japanese-st
Episode 13
May 25, 2016
[The theory that lies told by the elderly are the hardest to see through] [The theory that no one would pass up an orange rolling down a hill] [The theory that if you collect the t
Episode 14
Jun 1, 2016
There's an anecdote behind every unique gravestone! • The ages 0 to 100 can all be found in song lyrics! • Your parent's funny faces will definitely make you laugh! • There's no on
Episode 15
Jun 8, 2016
[Mixed Rules Showdown: Gomoku Narabe vs. Wanko Soba] [The theory that even a shoplifting detective can't spot a bad magician when they're serious] [The theory that you're guarantee
Episode 16
Jun 15, 2016
[Game x Reality: Mixed Kart Showdown, Part 2] [The theory that being full is actually more painful than being hungry] [The theory that if Pervert Mask actually did it, his true ide
Episode 17
Jun 29, 2016
[The theory that there are women who have grandchildren at the age of 32] [The theory that there are still many talented singers out there who are just sleeping in obscurity becaus
Episode 18
Jul 6, 2016
Asking people wearing band T-shirts in town if they know the intro of a song of the band. If they can not answer, the T-shirt is confiscated and they can't complain. • The older yo
Episode 19
Jul 13, 2016
When the social networking icon is a double shot, the prettier one is the real person. • Even a puppet can play the message game. • If you don't have a complete grasp of your tools
Episode 20
Jul 20, 2016
[The "funny pictures" on a beautiful woman's smartphone are probably just lame] [The theory that no one knows the name of that gourd-shaped thing in fukujinzuke pickles] [The theor
Episode 21
Aug 3, 2016
[The theory that if you combine the top and bottom photos of people who look like celebrities, they'll look exactly alike.] [The theory that you could barely survive for a week on
Episode 22
Aug 10, 2016
[The theory that no older wife is more selfless than Olga] [The theory that every popular comedian's routine has been turned into a rhythm game] [The theory that "There's someone i
Episode 23
Aug 24, 2016
[The theory that celebrities were head and shoulders above the rest during their amateur days] [The theory that everyone has at least one story where they thought they were going t
Episode 24
Aug 31, 2016
[The theory that relatives of celebrities are vulnerable to being scammed by bad impersonators in "It's me" fraud schemes] [The theory that the town where earthquake experts live i
Episode 25
Sep 7, 2016
Comedian Recognition Disparity Duo Ranking 2016 • Hypnosis Strongest Theory • People Buried in Sand Have No Choice But to Be Interviewed Theory • Impossible to Get Down by Oneself
Episode 26
Sep 21, 2016
[The Wednesday Downtown show relies too much on impressionist comedians]
Episode 27
Oct 12, 2016
[Humans vs. Livestock: Eating Contest with Mixed Rules] [The theory that a psychic can tell what happened in a haunted property just by entering the room] [The theory that the name
Episode 28
Oct 26, 2016
[The theory that comedians will go along with even the most obvious and bad pranks] [The theory that it would be incredibly tiring if you had to treat a junior comedian to a meal a
Episode 29
Nov 2, 2016
[The theory that a video rental store is actually interested in a video that hasn't been rented since it arrived.] [The theory that young talents casually greet veteran entertainer
Episode 30
Nov 9, 2016
When you find money that you don't know about in your pocket, you will most definitely stash it away. • A Ghostriding Tournament will be reasonably exciting. • A caricaturist's exa
Episode 31
Nov 16, 2016
[If you eat one bean every 10 seconds, you can eat them forever] [If you slow down the speed of the Para Para dance, it becomes a Bon Odori dance] [The money in the bath in the mag
Episode 32
Nov 30, 2016
[The theory that a person can wait longer than a dog when told to "wait"] [The theory that Ben Johnson could catch any dine-and-dasher] [The theory that there are tons of fair-weat
Episode 33
Dec 7, 2016
[Parody Song Ultimate Tournament, Part 2] [The theory that you can eat even your least favorite foods after fasting for three days] [The theory that if you spill tea at a Yazawa fa
Episode 34
Dec 21, 2016
[Youngest vs. Oldest: A Neutrality Theory] [Descendants of Great People Don't Doodle on Their Ancestors in Textbooks Theory] [The Manga "Akagi" Has the Most Drastic Discrepancy Bet