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Banzai

  • TV Series
  • 2003–2004
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
95
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ComedyGame Show

Oriental game show hosts hold betting on ridiculous challenges.Oriental game show hosts hold betting on ridiculous challenges.Oriental game show hosts hold betting on ridiculous challenges.

  • Stars
    • Adam Sandler
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Angelina Jolie
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    95
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Adam Sandler
      • Samuel L. Jackson
      • Angelina Jolie
    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Episodes6

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    Adam Sandler
    Adam Sandler
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    • 2003
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
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    • 2003
    Angelina Jolie
    Angelina Jolie
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    • 2003
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
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    • 2003
    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    • Self
    • 2003
    Antonio Banderas
    Antonio Banderas
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    • 2003
    Kelsey Grammer
    Kelsey Grammer
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    • 2003
    Elliott Gould
    Elliott Gould
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    • 2003
    Lou Ferrigno
    Lou Ferrigno
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    • 2003
    Lisa Barbuscia
    Lisa Barbuscia
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    George Takei
    George Takei
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    • 2003
    Gene Simmons
    Gene Simmons
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    • 2003
    Todd Bridges
    Todd Bridges
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    • 2003
    Simon Cowell
    Simon Cowell
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    Nick Carter
    Nick Carter
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    • 2003
    Jodie Kidd
    Jodie Kidd
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    • 2003
    Rick Wakeman
    Rick Wakeman
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    • 2003
    Glen Matlock
    Glen Matlock
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    I Miss This Show!

    Another one of Fox's jems that they threw away because there idiots. I love Banzai! My favorite was Mr. Shakehands Man! He would always be shaking people's hands! His record was a little over a minute and a half. There were tons of funny sketches like that Harry Potter one. That one made so far from making sense that it was hilarious! I also liked that crazy host's voice. Totally Japannese! Why does Fox have to be so stupid and cancel every new good show that they have to replace it with some boring and annoying reality show? This show should have gone over to WB. They rarely throw out shows. Bring back Mr. Shakehands Man and all the other funny sketches!
    KEERON

    I love this show

    I love this show. I first fell in love with it when I was in England and then was stoked to see that it was coming to the States. Admittedly, it was better in England, because you couldn't bet online. It is sad to see that people got so upset when it aired here. So many people thought it was just too stupid, well, what's wrong with that, that's what makes it fun. Lady One Question and Shake Hands Man were cool, and the hosts were great. Watching this show provided my friends and I with memories that we will laugh at for years. This is a show that I would love to see more of, maybe when people in the States can learn to appreciate it.
    SuPEr4HTacO

    Totally Hilarious!!!

    When I first saw the promo for "Banzai", I thought, yet again FOX tries to fill up the Sunday line up. I mean ever since they replaced "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" (great yet shortlived show) with "The Pitts" (blah....), I thought that there will only be reruns of shows after "The Simpsons". Or some crappy sitcom that is doomed to be cancelled after 3 episodes. But "Banzai" gave me new hope. It's a interactive show in which you can place bets online or just with your friends on contests like which old lady in a motorized cart will win 'Chicken'. How long a celebrity is going to talk to a woman who asks only one question yet has her microphone stuck in your face. Or where will a Princess Diana doll land to answer the inevitable question of "Has Harry Potter done it proper with a lady?". In midst of all this insanity and comedy, there is the hilarious Japanese host who speaks in broken english, but still put a smile on your face. I hope fox doesn't cancel this show. This is the best reality show I've seen!
    Gorilla Punk

    Most irritating show ever

    This show makes The Anna Nicole Show look wholesome. "Banzai" consists of a string of retarded, unfunny "stunts," where the home viewers are supposed to bet on the outcome. Maybe if we got some prize money for every time we were right, this show would be worth watching.

    Instead, the obnoxious stereotypical Japanese accents just make my head want to explode. How do the guys at Fox get away with this rubbish? If they replaced the faux Japanese "warrior" people with African-American plantation type people and renamed the show "Let Me Axe You Sometin'," the show wouldn't even air!

    The folks at Fox need to get lobotomies and bring back quality shows like "Family Guy" instead of this unoriginal nonsense.

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    • Trivia
      The show was canceled by the Fox Network after six episodes. In February 2004, Comedy Central bought the rights to the series and planned on airing all 10 produced episodes, four of which never aired on Fox. The deal also included the option to produce new episodes. But after showing five of the previously aired episodes, Comedy Central pulled it from the schedule. The show was a target of protests throughout its run from Asian-Americans who felt the show portrayed demeaning stereotypes of Asians. These protests succeeded in getting many major sponsors to pull their advertising from the show. G4 began airing the reruns along with the original British version in 2006.
    • Quotes

      [Repeated line, between segments.]

      Announcer: Quick! What else we got?

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      Version of Banzai (2001)

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Radar
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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