8 ji dayo! zen'in shûgô

I was just remembering a special I saw on TBS TV (Tokyo Broadcast System) a few years ago. The show was called 8 ji dayo! zen'in shûgô. It had live comedy sketches and was the genesis for all popular TV and Animated shows after the show went off the air in 1985. The show is kind of similar to the The Carol Burnett Show, which influenced so many comedians and artists on this side of the pond after the show was off the air in the late 1970s.

One sketch from the special had one of the key characters, Ken Shimura was scared out of his wits during a Halloween sketch. In Japan and some parts of East Asian, Ghost Month (Asian Halloween) happens in mid august. I couldn't stop laughing at Mr. Shimura's facial expressions and muffled screaming. Mr. Shimura is perhaps most know for his white faced Emperor, which along side his "Drifters" cohorts did several commercials for a chain of department stores.

I am hoping that some DVD company in the States, Canada, Australia, or any English speaking country has the opportunity to license an "Offical" copy of the 8 ji dayo! (Hatchiji Dayo! or It's 8 o'clock!).

...baka...