TV ShowEnded

Banzai

7.2 / 10

2001

3 seasons

26 episodes

Comedy

Banzai was a British comedy gambling gameshow spoofing Japanese gameshows and general television style. It was produced by Radar, part of RDF Media. Each segment of the show was a silly or bizarre contest. Members of the viewing audience were encouraged to bet with each other on the outcome of each segment. The pseudo-Japanese characters seen on screen during the programme are meaningless.

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Cast

Bill Murray

Burt Kwouk

Tadao Tomomatsu

Hal Sparks

Bradley Whitford

Seasons

Ep 1
1.Pilot
18-01-200130m
An Animal Scientific Experiment In the name of scientific progress, scientists will find out how many helium ballons it will take to lift Larry the chicken off the ground. Will i...
Ep 2
2.Episode 2
23-01-200130m
Men of Fire - War of Water Two firefighters, Ken and Peter, will face-off in a firehose water duel. Both must fire their high powered water hoses at each other and try to knock t...
Ep 3
3.Episode 3
25-01-200130m
Some of the scenarios in this episode include: Wig Man Wager, Wheel of Misfortune, Riveting Race with Genuine Babies, Dodgem with Blind Ladies, Baffling Briefcase Bet and Fantastic...
Ep 4
4.Episode 4
30-01-200130m
Some of the scenarios in this episode include: Lying Little Lady Puzzle, Blessed Bucket of Bibles Bet, Fantastic Elastic Band Bet and Hanging Manhorse Mystery.
Ep 5
5.Episode 5
01-02-200130m
The Dog Poo Stinky Shoe Showdown Cheeky Chappy has filled one of six businessmen-type shoes with genuine dog droppings. Two real life business rivals, Jean-Paul and Fred, will ta...
Ep 6
6.Episode 6
15-02-200130m
The Miniature Mr. And Mrs. Interesting Offspring Option Sue and George are a married couple of small stature. They have a child who is now all grown up. The question is, which on...
Ep 7
7.Episode 7
08-03-200130m
Ep 8
8.Episode 8
22-03-200130m
Ep 9
9.Christmas Episode
24-12-200130m
Ep 10
10.Episode 9
12-04-200130m

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