Waratte Iitomo!
Japanese variety show (1982-2014)
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Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: Waratte Iitomo! (森田一義アワー 笑っていいとも!; Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: It's Okay to Laugh!) was a Japanese variety show aired every weekday on Fuji TV. The show was hosted by Tamori (Kazuyoshi Morita) and ran from 1982 to 2014.[1] The show was produced in the Studio Alta building in Shinjuku, Tokyo.[2] The show featured a series of regular members who only appeared on a particular day of the week. These regular members were changed periodically.[3]
Yuma Sanada (Noon Boyz)
A Series of Regular Members (see below)
| Waratte Iitomo! | |
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| Presented by | Tamori |
| Starring | Yuki Nozawa (Noon Boyz) Yuma Sanada (Noon Boyz) A Series of Regular Members (see below) |
| Theme music composer | Ginji Ito |
| Opening theme | Uki Uki Watching |
| Composers | Shiro Sagisu Ginji Ito |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Production | |
| Producers | Takatoshi Hamano Go Haruna Shoichi Kuroki (chief) |
| Running time | 58 minutes |
| Production company | Fuji Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Release | October 4, 1982 – March 31, 2014 |
In October 2011, Johnny's Jr. members Yuki Nozawa and Yuma Sanada, known together as the "Noon Boyz", joined as the show's 16th "Iitomo Seinentai" team of assistants and dancers.[4]
The final broadcast of the program took place on March 31, 2014 after over thirty-one years on the air.[1][5] Guests appearing on the program's daily "Telephone Shocking" interview segment during the final week included Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Beat Takeshi, and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.[6]
The show had 8,054 episodes making it the highest episode count in Japan, with 8001 of them hosted by the same presenter, quantity certified by Guinness World Records.[7][8]
Cast
As well as the long-running presenter (Tamori) and "Noon Boyz", the show featured certain regular members depending on the day of the week. As of August 13, 2013, these regulars were as shown below.[3]
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Holiday regular |
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Guinness World Record
This show received three Guinness World Record. On April 5, 2002, Tamori attended Waratte Iitomo's 5000th show, giving him the record for the longest continued hosting of a live television program. His record was recorded in the 2003 Guinness Book of World Records.[6] On December 26, 2007, SMAP member Shingo Katori beat the previous record (9 s 50 ms) of consuming 500 ml of milkshake in 9 s 8 ms. However, on the show on that day, Toshi from the owarai duo Taka and Toshi beat his time by 0.02 ms.[10][11] On March 31, 2014, Waratte Iitomo aired its final episode and Tamori renewed his world record for most live variety TV shows hosted by the same presenter at 8054 episodes.[6]
