Another game show proving that you can make a show out of just about anything. This T.V. show is a copycat show of the popular Japan version where contestants line up (they are usually not athletic or some are even severely obese) to run an obstacle course as two commentators on the sideline voice their opinions and observations about how said person is fairing on the course.
At its root, it sounds mean but it is actually quite riveting t.v. Large red rubber balls protruding from muddy water greet contestants…meanwhile back at home, we wonder if we would look that fat on t.v. or worse. We shake our heads and wonder why anyone would sign up for this? The course is nearly impossible to beat (has more than one “level” to get through as well).
There is a monetary prize for completing all levels…which is obviously the motivating factor for contestants on the show. Every time it’s on, I want to turn it off because I am embarrassed for these people who are making quite a spectacle of themselves on t.v.
In the end, it’s funny when people fall (these people aren’t getting hurt) and really – who doesn’t like to watch a chubby person huff and puff their way through a pool of foam or trying to jump monkey barrels that are being thrown at them? This show was a hit in Japan and I bet it will be a hit here too 
