The WORST episodes of Hitoshi Matsumoto Presents Documental
Every episode of Hitoshi Matsumoto Presents Documental ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Hitoshi Matsumoto Presents Documental!
Produced by Hitoshi Matsumoto, Documental pits ten comedians against each other. The objective is to make each other laugh in a closed room. Each contestant brings a one million yen participation fee. The last person to stay in the room without laughing wins. The winner is awarded a 10 million yen prize and bragging rights as the funniest comedian.
#1 - Activate Special Rules
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/2/2021
An "observer" Fujimon who can laugh appears and disturbs the place. Successive champions who hold back laughter at the last minute. Then, a blow that was set up through a gap stabbed one champion! What first disappeared from the summit decisive battle ...? Further crazy video attacks! Mid-game, high-level offense and defense accelerate!
#2 - Devil's Time
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2019
Three hours and twenty minutes into the show, the contest enters a dangerous phase. As if caught in an air pocket, the challengers inexplicably find themselves laughing uncontrollably. At this moment, reinforcements and zombies launch a relentless surprise attack! The room resonates with the scream of "that famous comedian"... The warriors' mental endurance is pushed to its limit.
#3 - King Siege
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/26/2019
Zakoshisho, the "Season 5 Champion," has been racking up points with his ever-changing attacks. With only five contestants remaining, who will stop the reigning champion? Where are the comedy sweet spots? In a bid to turn the tables with a decisive blow, the concentrated barrage begins. The unguarded clash continues until the time is up... A conclusion filled with shock and applause awaits.
#4 - Welcome to Hell
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/21/2020
Matsumoto expects this group of newcomers to breathe new life into Documental. The charisma of the underground entertainer world, which is regarded as a "big hole" by Tsukkomi (straight man) entertainers who challenge with their eyes glaring. Two comedian brothers meet unexpectedly. The competitors introduce themselves. A comedian faces a fierce, humiliating blow to his dignity immediately after the battle begins.
#5 - Unprecedented
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/21/2020
In his first appearance, Chance Ohshiro boldly attacked with his specialty in sound imitation, cornering one of the challengers. Furthermore, Chihara Junior launched a fierce gag assault, and Total Fujita played a sound at just the right moment... The unpredictable chain of attacks brought everyone to the brink of laughter. Unable to bear it, Matsumoto made an unprecedented judgment...
#6 - I Have to Kill It
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/21/2020
One hour and twenty minutes have passed since the start, and the torturous period of "wanting to laugh if only you could" continues. At this point, Season 4 champion Cookie unleashes his full potential, leading to the first dropout. Meanwhile, two contestants, each having received an orange card and with no room left for errors, collide head-on! A classic showdown with no tricks, just pure power clashing against power, unfolds.
#7 - Unprecedented Laughter
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/21/2020
As the challengers introduce their "helpers," the battle reaches a new level of chaos. The game that begins is the "Shin Striking Harmonica Game," where players must not make a sound despite the pain. While a new dropout emerges, some contestants start to laugh in ways never seen before. A momentary lapse could decide their fate in this tense struggle, now heading toward its climax...
#8 - Game Over
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/21/2020
With seven contestants remaining, it's anyone's game in the final stage. As they desperately try to rack up points by any means necessary, one contestant's outrageous smartphone-based gag torments the others. Additionally, a zombie, aiming to force a no-contest outcome, unleashes their ultimate routine! Matsumoto, admiringly stating he was "mesmerized," watches as the victor of this fierce battle emerges...
#9 - 20 Million Shocks
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/26/2021
The complexion of the participants changed. The winning prize this time is 10 million yen carried over from the phantom season when it became an invalid game, and it is the highest in the history of the program to 20 million yen! Season 6 winners and fresh members collide with Toro Salmon Kubota, the phantom winner who aims to return the stigma, with a serious laugh! Performers: Chihara Jr. (Chihara Brothers), Terumoto Goto (Football Hour), Tsubaki Oni, Kazunobu Kubota (Toro Salmon), Sunshine Ikezaki, Shohei Nagata (Chocolate Planet), Abare-kun, Soshina (Shimofuri Myojo), Seiya (Marbled Myojo), Yuriyan Retriever.
#10 - Invasion of Big Players
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/2021
Yellow cards are fired right after the start! This time without an orange card, it will be an immediate cliff. In the midst of unprecedented tension, the first participating teams such as Chocopla Nagata and Abareru-kun will boldly set up. It was the "master" and "big actress" who disturbed the battlefield. A calm and quiet participant was cornered.
#11 - I Won't Laugh.
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/26/2021
Participants who are at the mercy of the screaming game of Sunshine Ikezaki, who participated for the first time. Because of the shorter four-hour decisive battle, the breathtaking attack and the obsession to never laugh at bad things collide violently. Who will reach the limit first? Then, those who self-destruct with the material that they have sent out begin to appear one after another.
#12 - Winner's Tears
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/26/2021
If you show a gap even for a moment, you will be attacked at once. The final game is a merciless crushing development. Foot Goto's Tsukkomi, which increases the sharpness, and the spontaneously angry collaborative attack "Musical" drive the participants to drop out. Who wins the highest prize of 20 million yen ever!? Tears spilled in the eyes of the winner.
#13 - Looking Back on the Fierce Battle
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/26/2021
Impression battle where Matsumoto and the participants talk about the back side of the fierce battle! What is the most "dangerous scene" that each person chooses? You can wash away the strategies that can be said now, the swaying feelings, and the secret stories that happened after the battle! Actually, at the moment of the settlement, something happened to the winner's body ... If you look at this, you can enjoy Season 9 even more!
#14 - Preparedness of the Kings
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/2/2021
Pride, ambition, rivalry ... With each preparedness, six successive champions met. The first championship tournament with only strong guys. What started right after the start was a staring contest! ?? Crash from the front without any tricks and concentrate on one champion! A six-hour legendary crush has begun. Performers: Keiichi Yamamoto (Gokuraku Tombo), Hollywood Zakoshisyoh, Kunihiro! (Wild Bomb), Eiji Kotoge (Viking), Kazunobu Kubota (Toro Salmon), Yuriyan Retriever
#15 - Because of the Strong Man
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/2/2021
King's Attack vs. King's Defense! Zakoshisyoh fires a series of angry exaggerated impersonations, Kunihiro! Unleashes a deadly image story. Even if each of them attacks with their own skill, they cannot easily destroy each other's strongholds. However, because he is a strong man, laughter is born in unexpected places. And as soon as the king was driven into the cliff ...
#16 - Aim
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/26/2019
Up until now, the challengers had been focusing on defense, but they shifted to counterattack. Koyabu used his sharp-tongued character to drive Miyamoto and Goto to the edge of laughter, while Hachimitsu Jiro targeted the reigning champion, Zakoshisho, aiming to break down his formidable guard. In a battle where the thin line between victory and defeat blurred, a certain video delivered the final blow to one of the challengers.
#17 - Remove Everything
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/2021
There are two unscathed people who haven't got a yellow card in the battle so far. Where does laughter come from? If Kotoge and Yuriyan are attacked by abandoned corpses, some people may run out of the measures they have prepared over time. After laughing at each other, one dropout again. A fierce battle goes beyond the limits.
#18 - Strong Champion
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/2021
I have less than 2 hours left. The kings who endure any attack and show the strength that Matsumoto calls "abnormal". And in the final phase, for the first time in documental history, Matsumoto finally landed on the battlefield! Who will win the ultimate battle, which is no longer laughing in a straightforward manner? The strongest of the strongest is finally decided.
#19 - Unlimited
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/17/2022
Eligibility: "Humans Only"! Big names from various fields have gathered. Why did they decide to participate in this "laugh-off battle," which is a completely different stage from their usual settings? Each participant reveals their hidden motivations. Amid an entirely different atmosphere from any previous Documental, a new legend begins... and someone laughs in record time!
#20 - Aggressive
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/17/2022
From the very beginning, Koji Takanohana aggressively threw himself into the battle, repeatedly displaying faces that shattered his usual image. Matching him move for move was Katsunori Takahashi, who attempted a targeted attack with a mask gag... Meanwhile, Hiroki Moriuchi brought the spirit of his famous father into Documental! Without any comedians, the battle unfolded in completely unpredictable ways!
#21 - Hot Battle Royale
Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/17/2022
Spicy food, impersonations, and mysterious pots... the participants unleash a series of laugh-inducing tactics one after another. Despite the fierce clash, their stubborn defensive skills lead to a stalemate. At this point, observer Football Goto is introduced, turning up the heat on the battle even more! Then, one of the participants, who had been boldly attacking, unexpectedly digs their own grave!
#22 - Indomitable
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/17/2022
The unrestricted battle is finally approaching its conclusion! With less than an hour remaining, the intense skirmish accelerates further. A killer phrase explodes at the perfect moment. A cleverly foreshadowed cosplay gag comes into play. No matter how dire the situation, the participants bravely maintain their fighting stances. Who will claim the 10 million yen grand prize!?
#23 - Contest of Charismatic People
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/26/2023
Unlimited participation 'UNLIMITED' returns! This time, it's a mix-up of charismatics from various fields, handsome guys, lawyers, and comedians! Also, as a new attempt, participants are notified of the members who will be joining the battle in advance. This allows for preparation on how to make whom laugh. Masahiko Kondo shows confidence, saying he will 'knock everyone out in one hit'...
#24 - It's Not Easy
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/26/2023
Unexpectedly joined the battle, lawyer Masaru Wakasa daringly makes his move, turning Documental into a courtroom scene!? Further stirring up the situation is Choshu Riki. The conflict with Toshihiko Fujimoto, who has appeared the most times in history, intensifies, enveloping the atmosphere with unprecedented tension. As each person holds back their laughter to the brink of their limits, there are already participants who have no way out.
#25 - Shall I Do My Specialty?
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/26/2023
In the middle of the game, they're battling with their best genre jokes! If DA PUMP's ISSA performs an unbelievable dance to the hit song 'U.S.A.', actor Shohei Miura will mimic the teacher from that legendary drama, taking aim at Masahiko Kondo! And there's no mercy for Choshu Riki with a full-force butt kick! The participants are breaking taboos.