# MXC (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge!)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mxc-most-extreme-elimination-challenge/219919>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 19, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mxc-most-extreme-elimination-challenge/219919 "2003-12-19T05:31:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mxc-most-extreme-elimination-challenge/219919/21 "2003-12-20T20:29:56Z")

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> … The worst hit I’ve seen on this show involved a Tarzan-like swing over water and into a velcro wall. …

i remember that one! contestants would stick onto the wall like flies. the japanese are crazy i tell you! _crazy!_ 😃

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**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mxc-most-extreme-elimination-challenge/219919/22 "2003-12-21T03:45:27Z")

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Thanks **Sam Stone**. I was wondering what the original show was about.

All I can say is this ONE show makes Spike TV an awesome network :D.

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**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mxc-most-extreme-elimination-challenge/219919/23 "2003-12-21T04:53:04Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Sam Stone \*  
> \*\*The show is Takeshi’s Castle (Web Site: [http://www.takeshiscastle.org/](http://www.takeshiscastle.org/)). It’s a real Japanese game show.
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> The concept is that the dude in the military uniform at the beginning who is talking to all the contestants is the ‘leader’, and he takes 100 volunteers as they try to make it to the castle and storm it. The games are all obstacles along the way. The people who survive to the end get to ‘storm the castle’ or something.
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> The show was apparently filmed in the 1980’s, but has made a big comeback with voice-over narration added. In the U.S., it’s now called MXC. Britain apparently does the same thing, only their voiceover is done as a commentary track by Craig Charles (the guy who hosts Robot Wars, and was in Red Dwarf).
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> I read somewhere that people did get injured on that show regularly. Nothing life threatening, but cracked ribs, concussions, arm fractures, etc. \*\*

Thanks Sam! That’s the kind of answer I was looking for. Just curious to know what was originally going on there!

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**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mxc-most-extreme-elimination-challenge/219919/24 "2003-12-22T22:15:11Z")

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I love how the overdubbers always include a contestant with the last name “Babaganoush”, like it’s some kind of strange family. Plus it’s just a fun word to say.

“Wait! Wait! Go back!”  
“Kenny!”

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