Takeshi's Castle
Japanese television game show
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| 2024 | TV3 began airing the American version of Takeshi's Castle with Malay subtitles at 5:30 PM Malaysia time. |
| 2023 | The Guardian argued that the video game Fall Guys was 'Takeshi's Castle in all but name', and noted nostalgic sentiment for the show in Japan. |
| November 2 2023 | Amazon Prime Video released a reboot of Takeshi's Castle, featuring Bhuvan Bam as the new commentator 'Titu Mama', replacing Jaaved Jaaferi. Bhuvan spent four months dubbing and writing the script for the show. |
| September 2023 | Promotional videos for the Amazon Prime Video reboot of Takeshi's Castle were filmed. |
| August 30 2023 | Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis launched the British reboot of Takeshi's Castle on Amazon Prime Video, which was the first British version to show full episodes with the original Japanese format and player introductions. |
| April 21 2023 | A reboot of Takeshi's Castle was released on Amazon Prime Video, featuring Subaru Kimura joining original host Tani as co-leader of the contestants. |
| January 2022 | Comedy Central Hungary began broadcasting the Indonesian version of Takeshi's Castle, with comedians Péter Elek and Péter Janklovics providing comedic overdubs that emphasize the humorous aspects of the game show. |
| January 14 2022 | Shizuo Miyauchi, the original series commentator for Takeshi's Castle in Japan, passes away after retiring from TBS in 2005. |
| 2021 | In a LADbible poll, Takeshi's Castle was voted the classic UK TV game show that audiences miss the most. |
| 2021 | Thailand and Indonesian versions of the show, using the Comedy Central UK dub, began airing in the US on G4. |
| 2020 | Video game developer Mediatonic cited Takeshi's Castle as an inspiration for the popular battle royale game Fall Guys. |
| 2020 | Stephen Bailey hosted the Indonesian version of the show, with guest appearances including Chris Kamara, Joey Essex, Scarlett Moffatt, Basil Brush, Judi Love, Charlotte Dawson, Matt Richardson, and Ollie Locke. |
| 2020 | A new show called 'Gold of Gelendzhik' aired on the ТНТ channel, based on the Takeshi's Castle format, taking place in the resort town of Gelendzhik. |
| 2019 | Guz Khan became the host, featuring guest appearances by Basil Brush and Joey Essex. |
| 2019 | The show's run on Pogo TV concluded after airing since 2005. |
| September 25 2019 | First episode of the Saudi Arabian version of Takeshi's Castle aired on MBC 1 in Riyadh |
| June 2019 | Takeshi's Castle Indonesia's third season was finally launched in mid-2019, with Kenta replacing Reza Bukan as King Takeshi. |
| 2018 | Roman Kemp replaced Jonathan Ross as host, with rotating guest co-hosts including Martin Kemp, Chris Hughes, Georgia Toffolo, Georgia Kousoulou, Tommy Mallett, and Vick Hope. |
| 2018 | The third season of Takeshi's Castle Indonesia was originally planned but delayed due to a drug case involving Reza Bukan, who was the cast of King Takeshi at the time. |
| March 22 2018 | Takeshi's Castle Thailand premiered in its UK format, with commentary by actress/singer Katja Schuurman and vocalist Pepijn Lanen. |
| 2017 | Comedy Central revived Takeshi's Castle with Jonathan Ross as the initial voiceover host, using footage from the Thailand and later Indonesian series. |
| 2017 | MNCTV acquired the license to remake Takeshi's Castle as Takeshi's Castle Indonesia, offering a grand prize of 100 million Indonesian Rupiah. |
| 2017 | Saudi Arabian Sports Authority signed a contract with TBS to create a Saudi-inspired version of Takeshi's Castle |
| 2014 | Another repeat broadcast of 'Japanese amusements' on the 2x2 channel. |
| 2014 | GTV continued re-airing Takeshi's Castle. |
| 2013 | Repeat broadcast of 'Japanese amusements' on the 2x2 channel. |
| 2013 | GTV re-aired Takeshi's Castle. |
| April 27 2013 | Brad 'Animal' Lesley, a key guard known for humiliating contestants in various costumes, passes away. |
| 2012 | Continued airing of 'Japanese amusements' on the 2x2 channel. |
| 2011 | The show was translated and aired on the 2x2 channel as 'Japanese amusements'. |
| December 21 2011 | Umanosuke Ueda, an aggressive guard and former wrestler who appeared in multiple challenging games, passes away. |
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