Kato-chan Ken-chan Gokigen TV

Kato-chan Ken-chan Gokigen TV (加トちゃんケンちゃんごきげんテレビ, Kato-chan Ken-chan Gokigen Terebi) is a Japanese television variety show that aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System around the mid-1980s. Starring Ken Shimura and Cha Kato, former members of the group The Drifters from Hachiji Dayo! Zen'in Shugo, the irreverent and satirical program would poke fun at contemporary society in Japan, and would feature comedy vignettes similar to those found on The Benny Hill Show or The Carol Burnett Show. Leslie Nielsen once made a special appearance on the show as well.

Kato-chan Ken-chan Gokigen TV
GenreVariety show
StarringKen Shimura
Cha Kato
Theme music composerTsugutoshi Kato
ComposerAkihiko Takashima
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
Production
ProducerToshiaki Takahashi
Release
Original networkTBS
Original releaseJanuary 11, 1986 (1986-01-11) –
March 28, 1992 (1992-03-28)
Related

The duo also had a PC Engine video game, Kato-chan and Ken-chan, based on their antics, filled with toilet humor, and featuring them as the game's playable characters. It was translated and censored for a Western TurboGrafx-16 release as J.J. & Jeff due to copyright issues and the toilet humor.

Home videos segment

As the home camcorder became more popular in Japan, the show included a segment featuring viewer-submitted funny home videos (home movies), on which Ken and Kato would comment. In 1989, American producer Vin Di Bona initiated a partnership with Tokyo Broadcasting System to develop a similar program in the west, which ultimately led to the successful America's Funniest Home Videos (which is still on the air as of 2023) and other similar shows worldwide. Some videos seen in the first season of America's Funniest Home Videos originally aired on Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan, and the latter remains credited within all episodes of AFHV as the original inspiration for the former. ABC, which owns half of America's Funniest Home Videos, pays a royalty fee to the Tokyo Broadcasting System for the use of the format (even though Kato-chan and Ken-chan left the air in 1992).[1] The British show You've Been Framed! (1990-2022) was similarly based on the same format.[2][3]

International formats:
Years aired Title Country
1989–present America's Funniest Home Videos United States United States
1990–2014 Australia's Funniest Home Videos Australia Australia
1990–1995 New Zealand's Funniest Home Videos New Zealand New Zealand
1990–2022 You've Been Framed! United Kingdom United Kingdom
1990–1998 Vídeos De Primera Spain Spain
1990–1998, 2005–2006 Bitte Lächeln!/Bitte lachen! Germany Germany
1990–2008 Video Gag France France
1990–1998 Isto Só Video Portugal Portugal
1990–2000 Drôle de vidéo Canada Canada
1990–2004 Videodinges Belgium Belgium
2014 America's Funniest Videos Brazil Brazil Brazil
2014 America's Funniest Videos Latinonamerica Peru Peru
1990–2004 De Leukste Thuis Netherlands Netherlands
1990–2013 Paperissima - Errori in TV Italy Italy
1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007-2009, 2011-current Paperissima Sprint Italy Italy
1991–1997 Låt Kameran Gå Sweden Sweden
1991–2002 Video Loco Chile Chile
1992–2019 Сам Себе Режиссёр Russia Russia
1994–2009 Śmiechu Warte Poland Poland
1995–2010 Tak neváhej a toč! Czech Republic Czech Republic
1999–present Natočto! Czech Republic Czech Republic
2004-2009 Bitoy's Funniest Videos Philippines Philippines
1998–2001 Csíííz! Hungary Hungary
2006–2008 Vidióták Hungary Hungary
1990–2000 Det' ren kagemand Denmark Denmark
1999–2006, 2012–2016 ¡Ay caramba! Mexico Mexico
1989–2021 Video Cassetadas Brazil Brazil
1995–1998 Naurun paikka Finland Finland
2007–2013 Вусолапохвіст Ukraine Ukraine
1999–2003 Smiechoty Slovakia Slovakia
2023–present Videos de Graças Brazil Brazil

References
  1. HighBeam
  2. "US and UK versions of TBS's "Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan" respectively celebrate their 28th and 27th anniversaries!". Japan Program Catalog. Broadcast Program Export Association of Japan. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. Nicholson, Tom (2021-01-07). "Happy 30th Birthday To TV's Stupidest, Smartest Show". Esquire. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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