Wednesday Downtown: 2021
Season 8 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 7.
- 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 8 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jan 13, 2021 · 45 min
[The theory that when someone who has yelled "I'm coming right now, wait for me!" on the phone shows up still full of anger, you can't touch them no matter how strange they look -
Episode 2
Jan 20, 2021 · 45 min
If an artist with zero prank experience is being pranked for the first time, even if the content is slightly crude, they'll still fall for it. • Being approached by an older guy sa
Episode 3
Jan 27, 2021 · 45 min
Giant Borrowing Competition. • ROAD'S Public Fundraising Chapter 15.
Episode 4
Feb 3, 2021 · 45 min
2020 Prank Rating. • Mameshiba Collaboration Challenge Part 1.
Episode 6
Feb 17, 2021 · 45 min
Even if the "introduction line" for a comedian's show appearance is arranged by other people, it'll still be reluctantly accepted. • In English-prohibited bowling, Suehiro will be
Episode 7
Feb 24, 2021 · 45 min
If an angry caller says "I'm heading over right now so you better stay where you are!", you can't point out to them how ridiculous they look. • There are things that 100% of men kn
Episode 8
Mar 10, 2021 · 90 min
"No one has done it yet" King of Imitation Showdown. • Real Commercial Prank.
Episode 9
Mar 17, 2021 · 45 min
Toudai-ou Collaboration Special Loud Voice Quiz. • Extreme Cold Quiz. • Sleepless Quiz.
Episode 11
Mar 31, 2021 · 45 min
[Everyone's Theory Special] 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 prope
Episode 12
Apr 14, 2021 · 45 min
2nd Comparing sweet and harsh, the harsh will make people more desperate. • The Showa era, in retrospect, was a mess. • If you are locked up, if you can get the "Lucky item of the
Episode 13
Apr 21, 2021 · 45 min
Even if locked up, if you can get the "Lucky Item of the Day" you'll be able to escape.
Episode 14
May 5, 2021 · 45 min
Artists who are required to participate in misleading TV shows can't help helping the program. • No matter how unpleasant the content, will entertainers endorse anything if the pay
Episode 15
May 12, 2021 · 45 min
5th Sushi Master. • When hearing amazing gossip, you'll drop what you're doing and focus on listening.
Episode 16
May 26, 2021 · 45 min
Among the people you know, if you confess in the order of how much you like them, you'll find someone within 100 people no matter who you are. • Both sides are extremely angry pran
Episode 17
Jun 2, 2021 · 45 min
If managers suddenly give you a Tomahawk-style "You're so noisy" routine while fighting with another manager, will the situation turn serious? • The area of Mutsumiso is still the
Episode 18
Jun 9, 2021 · 45 min
2nd If someone close by is dishing out good gossip, you'll forget work and be stuck in place. • No parent would say "Since it's your choice..." to support a child who says "I want
Episode 19
Jun 16, 2021 · 45 min
The theory that if you hear "for horses," you expect a stronger effect. Can you point out if the person featured in "Where Are They Now?" is someone else? A prank where the wife of
Episode 20
Jun 23, 2021 · 45 min
2nd "Among people you know, if you confess in order of how much you like them, you'll find someone within 100 people no matter who you are." • 2nd "If the smell of curry wafts in f
Episode 21
Jun 30, 2021 · 45 min
The theory that if your manager suddenly starts shouting the "Shut up!" line from Onigoe Tomahawk, it can turn into a surprisingly serious situation (Part 2) The theory that you're
Episode 22
Jul 14, 2021 · 120 min
Professional voice actors should also be very good at parodying. • King of Spicy Appetizers Match: Spice fans vs Competitive Eaters vs Comedians. • It's a pity that there's no one
Episode 23
Jul 21, 2021 · 90 min
Comedians' most memorable moments. • 2nd In the vein of "You're gonna sing it?" will Tsukkomi comedians retort despite the situation? • Will suddenly being told to shut up by your
Episode 24
Aug 11, 2021 · 45 min
Noda Crystal should be able to keep standing without using the hoops on a shaking train, based on Magical Lovely's "Ring" routine. • If an old man, who later appears as a director
Episode 25
Aug 18, 2021 · 45 min
There's someone hiding in the 3rd row in the back seat Scary Prank. • There are businesses that are so focused on niche areas that they don't even sell a single piece of machinery.
Kuro-chan Island (part 1)
Aug 25, 2021 · 45 min
Topic: "Kuro-chan: Living on a deserted island with a single room"
Kuro-chan Island (part 2)
Sep 1, 2021 · 45 min
Continuation of topic: "Kuro-chan: Living on a deserted island with a single room"
Episode 28
Sep 8, 2021 · 45 min
Theory: You can create good song lyrics using only comedians' names (Part 2) • Attempt to listen and understand an eccentric song that surpasses SADS' "Boukyaku no Sora" • Theory:
Episode 29
Sep 15, 2021 · 45 min
While lecturing someone, it's ok to add Nagabuchi's lyrics. • If you have a strong will, you can control your body even after falling asleep. • There are no residents whose nearest
Episode 30
Sep 22, 2021 · 45 min
It's impossible to cry while dancing the Matsuken Samba. • The "Make your Partner do a Double-Take" Championship.
Episode 31
Sep 29, 2021 · 45 min
Obon and Kobon History The legendary feud between comedians Obon and Kobon and their two-year reconciliation project, "Obon-Kobon History," is finally revealed! With 56 years in t
Episode 32
Oct 6, 2021 · 45 min
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? Toni
Episode 33
Oct 13, 2021 · 45 min
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 no
Episode 34
Oct 20, 2021 · 45 min
≪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
Episode 35
Nov 10, 2021 · 45 min
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 conveni
Episode 36
Nov 17, 2021 · 45 min
Panelists' Theories Special Someone who's angry can get away with using words that don't exist. • For the last 20 years, Naito Takashi has been doing only detective roles. • A man
Episode 37
Nov 24, 2021 · 45 min
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
Episode 38
Dec 1, 2021 · 45 min
[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
Episode 39
Dec 8, 2021 · 45 min
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
Episode 40
Dec 15, 2021 · 45 min
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 com
Episode 41
Dec 22, 2021 · 90 min
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 han