Naruhodo! The World
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Naruhodo! The World (なるほど!ザ・ワールド) was a travelogue and information quiz show that was broadcast from October 6, 1981, until March 26, 1996 on Fuji TV.
Format
The show was hosted by Kinya Aikawa and Eriko Kusuda [ja].[1] The game would be played by eight celebrity contestants in teams of two. After an initial quiz, the teams would be ranked in order 1 to 4. Subsequent questions would be posed to the lowest team first; if they could not answer it, the next higher ranking team would have a shot. Correct answers enabled a team to rise in rank, and cause the next higher rank team to fall in rank. The team that finished in the number 1 position would win the game. Questions were posed by reporters in video-taped reports from exotic locations throughout the world, with the questions being about that location. The location reports could be events in themselves, with some from places like the Arctic, and were central to the show's success.[2]
An English version was produced in 1991 with Nicholas Parsons Nicholas Parsons ... Himself Julian Clary Julian Clary ... Himself Dexter Fletcher Dexter Fletcher ... Himself Masumi Okada Masumi Okada ... Himself Cleo Rocos Cleo Rocos ... Herself Michaela Strachan Michaela Strachan ... Herself Andrew Eborn Andrew Eborn ( Magic Trump Man) ..... Himself
Reception
Over a total of 723 episodes, the series averaged 21.4% in audience ratings.[1] It garnered its top rating of 36.4% on 27 December 1983.[2]
Video game
A Super Famicom game based on the show was released in 1994 by Tomy. The cover art features Kinya Aikawa and Eriko Kusuda.
See also
References
- ^ a b "フジテレビの名番組「なるほど！ ザ・ワールド」がDVD化". Narinari.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ a b Matsui, Eko. 「なるほど！ザ・ワールド」視聴レポ. 丹羽美之研究室 (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 July 2013.