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MXC - Most Extreme Elimination Challenge Season One

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I've been a MXC fan since 2004, watching every new episode and most of the re-runs. But finally MXC is out on DVD for all to enjoy. Now we can watch Vic, Kenny, Guy Le Douche, Captain Tenneal, Chief Auto Parts, and Skanky whenever we want to! This is Season One of MXC and here is the episode list:

Episode 1) Meat Handlers vs. Cartoon Voice Actors
Games: Sinkers and Floaters, Log Drop, Wall Buggers, and Boulder Dash
Review: This is one of the best episodes in season one not only because of four great games, but also by the guy who can be seen below the "X" on the DVD cover.

Episode 2) Donors vs. Addicts
Games: Mud Butlers, Dash To Death, Rotating Surfboard of Death, Brass Balls, and Pole Riders
Review: This is the first episode with Dash to Death and Surfboard of Death. Dash to Death has always been one of favorite games. Though there still good games, Pole Riders and Mud Butlers aren't my favorites.

Episode 3) Cows vs. Cars
Games: Wall Bangers, Get Hard, Saddle Sores, Swish Bucklers, and Teetering Temple of Crippling Doom
Review: Wall Bangers is good, other than that, it's not the best episode.

Episode 4) Cops vs. Cons
Games: Dope on a Rope, Slippery Slope of Slanted Death, Hand Job, Bunk Buddies, Door Jam, and Yankin' It
Review: At the bottom of season one. There's no Log Drop, Sinkers and Floaters, or Dash to Death.

Episode 5) The Couples Show
Games: Plank Spankers, Surfboard of Death, Irritable Bowl Syndrome, Wall Buggers, and Brass Balls
Review: One of the few episodes with Plank Spankers, and the first episode with Bowl Syndrome. All in all, it's a good episode.

Episode 6) Inventors vs. Former Childhood Stars
Games: Slippery Slope of Slanted Death, Sinkers and Floaters, Door Jam, Le Tour de Grand Prix (Pronounced by Kenny: Prix), and Log Drop
Review: A great episode with Log Drop, Sinkers and Floaters, and Le Tour de Grand Prix.

Episode 7) College Girls
Games: Slippery Slope of Slanted Death, Boulder Dash, Dead-End Zone, Sinkers and Floaters, Ball Bangers, and Log Drop
Review: Three good games, Boulder Dash (one of my favorites), Sinker and Floaters, and Log Drop.

Episode 8) Outdoorsmen vs. Educators
Games: Great Holes of Glory, Boulder Dash, Wall of Maim, Sinkers and Floaters, Pole Riders, and Log Drop
Review: Same as Episode 7, with the addition of Great Holes of Glory.

Episode 9) Circus Workers vs. Travel Industry
Games: Slippery Slope of Slanted Death, Bird Dropping, Foul Balls, Little Man in the Boat, Corn Holders, and Dirty Balls
Review: Lame episode.

Episode 10) Physical Fitness Industry vs. The Music Industry
Games: Turtle Gut Check, Shaft Grabbers, Clear Sphere of Fear, and Jerk and Release
Review: Clear Sphere of Fear is one of the funniest games in the world. People climbing inside a clear sphere and getting rolled down a hill with obstacles.

Episode 11) Fashion vs. Religion
Games: Yank My Dinghy, Buck Off, Eat Shiitake, and Runaway Stump
Review: Eat Shiitake and Runaway Stump are both very good.

Episode 12) Adult Entertainment vs. Home Improvement
Games: Athlete's Feet, Dope on a Rope, Elimination Idol, Dash to Death, and Surfboard of Death
Review: All the games are good except Elimination Idol, a game I've always disliked.

Episode 13) Medical Profession vs. Gambling Industry
Games: Sack Lunch, Boulder Dash, Dead-End Zone, Brass Balls, and Bunk Buddies
Review: Boulder Dash and Brass Balls are excellent as always.

Along with 13 episodes there are bonus features, which include:
1) An original Takeshi's Castle episode (in Japanese), with an option for English voices or English subtitles.
2) Kenny Blankenship's Most Painful Eliminations of the Season
3) Commentary on three episodes, by the producers and voice actors
4) The Original MXC sales presentation to the network

It's a great DVD set of a great show. My recommendations for MXC Season One on DVD, buy it now.

I still remember the first time I saw this show. I wasn't sure what the heck was going on at first until I realized it was some sort of satire using the old video footage as a backdrop. From then on I was completely hooked. I do agree with another reviewer though who said that the shows get a little old after you've seen them 3-4 times, since you know what's coming and you've already heard the joke that goes with it. I'm still buying the DVD though so I can pull it out every so often once I've had enough time to forget what's coming next, so it will be funny once again. Hopefully the rest of the shows will come to DVD soon. I know they will have at least one buyer.

Meanwhile, how about some NEW episodes?

I can't say anything more that the other reviews have, but I want to mention that there are some nice bonus features on this set. There's a 45-minute episode of the original "Takeshi's Castle" with subtitles (so you can find out what they were really saying). The cast and producers provide some very funny commentary tracks on 3 episodes, and you also get to see the "demo reel" that sold the show to Spike TV. This is one of the funniest shows on TV, and can be watched over and over without getting boring.

About 3 years ago, a relative attempted to describe to me a hilarious show that he had seen the night before on The New TNN (now Spike TV). His description went something like, "So there are ALL these Japanese guys doing crazy stunts and hurting themselves for 30 minutes straight. They fall off logs, get crushed by boulders, and slam into walls, and it's all hilariously dubbed into English!" Needless to say, I was sold, and made it a point to watch this "crazy" show ASAP.

Fast forward to 2006, and MXC (Most Extreme Elimination Challenge) is as funny as ever. Obviously, the main appeal of the show is in the outrageous stunts that are performed by the contestants. The incredibly mean-spirited events provide for plenty of physical humor, and the clueless innocence of the contestants just makes it that much funnier.

There's more to MXC than simply physical comedy. The over-the-top production is genuinely funny even without any English dubbing, with plenty of elaborate sets and costumes in every episode. Don't discount the dubbing, though. The writing is filled with hilarious double entendres and bizarre references that will make even the most jaded viewer crack a smile.

MXC will appeal to viewers of most ages (many of the crude jokes will doubtless go over young childrens' heads, but I'd still recommend it to children over the age of 10), so the DVD will make a perfect present for anyone looking for a fix of quirky humor. The extras (including a full episode of the Japanese show) are excellent, as is the value. Enjoy, and spread the word!

1. Put a DVD on a disc tray, close the tray.
2. Sit down, press "Play" on your remote.
3. Hold on to your stomach with one hand, and use the other one to point finger and laugh at people falling down silly.

Brilliant!
I was waiting for this for a long time, and finally mXc is here on DVD. Reminds me of a comic version of Viking, this show makes me laugh any time I watch it- whatever my mood is.
It's just funny to watch people fall down, always was, always will be.
260 minutes of sheer laughter.

This show is really well done. At first glimpse, the humor seems to focus on the physical stunts,(which kids will find funny) but the clever writing (aimed mostly at adults) is the secret of the show.

Prepare to laugh often. :)

I don't really watch movies nor collect them on DVD. But I love this show! But there's some confusion over what's on this 2-Disc set. So here we go.

1. All 13 episodes from season one. 3 of which have optional audio commentary.
2. An episode of "Takeshi's Castle" from which MXC is culled from.
3. A nearly 10-minute sales presentation (from Nov. 2001) in attempt to sale the show to interested broadcasters.
4. Kenny Blankenship's Most Painful Elimations of the Season (which IS underproduced & doen't have Blankenship commenting like the norman Painful Elimations of the Day).

There's not much I can see about this set that haven't been said from previous reviews, but get this set if you like the TV series. Also start saving your pennies for season two's coming out soon.

Such a great idea for a show. Like all great ideas it's also simple too. Take a forgein TV show, completely redub the lines into something hilarious and make the shows format and change it enough so that it is wacky. Maybe thats not a great way of describing the show but it'l have to do. MXC has some of the most clever dialouge you will hear (short of "right you are Ken") coupled with what in Japan I can only assume is a serious sportsminded show. The contestants in the show take some nasty bumps that would make professional wrestlers wince and IT'S HILARIOUS. You'll have to watch each episode twice, one to catch the injuries and another to hear the commentary of the hosts. When you have characters described as working for "Happy Jihad one way truck rentals" or remarking that illeagal cock fighting and bathroom swordplay are not one in the same, it's even funnier.

I hope theres an option for cycling through episodes or a "play all" I can't catch this show on Spike anymore and still love it. Mixing up the episodes will make it fresh since for a while when I was taping them it was starting to lose it's appeal since I would know what was coming next.

This show is near genious in my estimation of it's concept and delivery. GIT IT ON!!

It's quite unlikely that you're viewing this page if you haven't seen MXC before, but on the off-chance the show is new to you, let me break it down. There's a TV show in Japan called Takeshi's Castle, and it embodies most of the stereotypes we Americans have about "crazy Jappanese game shows." It would appear funny to us on its own. But for added crazy points, they dub in American commentators who turn each competition into a hilarious combination of intelligent, informed cultural satire, and childish jokes about things like sex and poo -- all while watching goofily-dressed Japanese people participate in painful, but slapstick competitions.

It is here, in this delicate balance of high-brow wit and low-brow bawdiness, that we find what makes MXC so brilliant.

While the first season of the show may not be up to par with later episodes, there are still loads of laughs to be had. There are also some pretty strange games featured here that don't seem to appear in any of the more recent episodes. As for bonus features, it's also a little fun to see an original episode of Takeshi's Castle.

All in all, this is a great DVD set to own. It can entertain you. It can entertain roommates. It can entertain guests. It's practically a party available in DVD packaging.

"Most Extreme Elimination Challenge" is easily one of the funniest shows to hit the tube in a long time.

The sometimes painful footage of Japanese contestants dashing through such absurd obstacle courses (like "the rotating surfboard of death") is funny enough, but the lightning commentary by "Vic Ramone" and "Kenny Blankenship" can be just as hilarious.

Like "Mystery Science Theatre 3000" and HBO's "Da Ali G Show," this series is one of the funniest shows on TV today.
"Right you are, Ken!"