Wednesday Downtown - 2015

[The theory that no one has a huskier voice better than Genichiro Tenryu] [The theory that the volleyball machine is only used in variety shows] [The theory that Hamada is still alive] [The theory that no rich people actually use "zamasu"]

[The Hellish Theory of Nippon Elekiteru Rengo at Year-End Parties] [The Theory that Kindaichi's Tricks are Too Acrobatic, Almost Like SASUKE] [The Theory that Child Actors' Crying Triggers Usually Come from Killing Their Mothers] [The Theory That No One Makes a Living Just Playing Cymbals]

[The most painful weapon is, surprisingly, a folding chair] [TV shows rely too much on Rocky for background music] [Children are said to be honest, but they are actually surprisingly considerate] [Almost all barbershops have Golgo 13 books]

[I'm the one who got pranked the most in 2014] [Even Rickson Gracie would give up on the foot reflexology punishment game] [Anyone who buys a Book Off lucky bag is crazy] [Anyone who spends New Year's Eve at a laundromat is hopeless]

[The theory that Hayashiya Pe only owns pink clothes] [The theory that half-Japanese people who speak informally can't get angry even if someone younger than them speaks informally to them] [The theory that in a speed-eating contest, if the menu is mochi, the slurping mochi grandpa is stronger than Giant Shirota] [The theory that there are seriously zero Ferrari owners living in apartments] [The theory that there's not much difference whether a professional or Tamuken performs the lion dance]

[The Valentine's Day classic song will be "Valentine Kiss" for the next 100 years] [Even Yonesuke can't eat dinner without a camera] [A quiz champion could seriously guess what's in the box] [Giant Shirota and Shinichi Shinohara look so alike they're evenly matched in many ways]

[The theory that "sumimasen" (excuse me/sorry) is definitely included in the predictive text of "su" on your phone] [The theory that there is no other scumbag whose comedy duo has broken up more than Woman Rush Hour's Muramoto] [The theory that boxers tend to throw rock when playing rock-paper-scissors] [The theory that there is no one with a huskier voice than Tenryu Genichiro]

[The theory that there are talented singers who are sleeping unnoticed because they just haven't received any offers] [The theory that there are zero women who describe their own appearance as "above average"] [The theory that the first thing a professional baseball player says in a hero interview is always "That's right"] [The theory that catching things with a net is more fun than trapping them in a pit]

[The theory that adding Paruko's laughter makes a video 30% more interesting]

[There are still more interesting mixed-rules matches out there, according to theory] [Hitoshi Matsumoto could appear at a pro-wrestling venue as a mysterious masked man from Mexico and no one would recognize him, according to theory] [Masatoshi Hamada is the best in Japan at announcing the results, according to theory]

[The theory that pranks orchestrated by athletes are so bad they're actually funny] [The theory that even people from Osaka wouldn't say "I've been pranked!" if they were shot with a realistic-looking gun] [The theory that there are no dreadlocks among people receiving pensions] [The theory that stylish women's SLR cameras hanging around their necks contain photos of clouds, cats, or latte art]

The cuckoo's most important call: nobody knows what it sounds like. Yasumura's pose that makes him look naked: if he's extremely overweight, he doesn't need to wear any underwear. The celebrity with the smelliest feet: you can find out by asking Dr. Foot. Half fried rice: less than half. 80% of people wearing flat caps are bald. The Nippon Elekiteru Rengo merchandise used at year-end parties has already been thrown away. 80 candles: the limit for a birthday cake. Playing the music used for set changes by The Drifters will increase the turnover rate of a restaurant] [Zero people order the same flavor for a double scoop at Baskin-Robbins] [Cool Poco.] [The theory that if you keep doing the same jokes, you'll actually complete a mochi] [The theory that there are 0 people who can understand the chorus of SADS' "Boukyaku no Sora" on the first try] [The theory that anything Bonchi Osamu says is funny if he pauses before speaking]

[The theory that Ben Johnson could run alongside a train in a drama scene all the way to the end of the platform] [The theory that Downtown would be ranked number one in every kind of comedian ranking in Amagasaki] [The theory that a cross-dresser and a trans man would end up even in a sumo match] [The theory that a student who has passed an exam and is in high spirits will answer anything on impulse]

[The theory that relatives of celebrities are vulnerable to being scammed by bad impersonators in "It's me" fraud schemes] [The theory that anything becomes funny when you add "early morning"] [The theory that Haraichi's fast-paced, quirky comedy routine is the best format for stand-up comedy] [The theory that Yasumura, who is always cheerful, can spend a whole day in a pose that makes him look naked]

[Nobody knows who Antony's partner is] [Nobody can beat Akemi Matsuno in terms of acting ability] [There are fans who try to look like any artist]

[The theory that you can meet celebrities if you stake out social media] [The theory that the trophy from the "Gokigenyo Grand Prize" is definitely displayed at home] [The theory that 23 is the most common two-digit number written on T-shirts] [The theory that there is no one with a huskier voice than Genichiro Tenryu]

[The theory that beautiful women's funny faces are lame] [The theory that there are still many talented singers out there who are just sleeping because they haven't received any offers] [The theory that there are absolutely no CEOs carrying overflowing backpacks] [The theory that landlocked countries don't need a navy]

[SASUKE: The theory that monkeys could completely conquer it] [Eating Contest Mixed Rules Showdown Part 3: "Eating Quiz"] [The theory that Atsushi Onita is the best at saying "It's you!", a classic punchline in ghost stories] [The theory that Hitoshi Matsumoto is a Russian spy]

[The theory that there are still people alive who have seen Tokugawa Yoshinobu in person] [The theory that 10 people working together can beat any professional] [The theory that Lou Oshiba is the weakest at bowling with an English ban] [The theory that there are absolutely zero people who order tuna bowls at Sukiya Tsukiji branch]

[The theory that foreigners who are good singers are also good at imitating Japanese artists' songs] [The theory that athletes unconsciously show their athletic movements in their daily lives] [The theory that people with "kun" or "chan" in their stage names are called by their juniors with "san" instead] [The theory that records of consecutive first-place finishes are stopped by unexpected things]

[When asked "Who does your wife resemble?", husbands usually answer by lowering their gaze.] [People with an exquisite combination of surname and given name can only be attributed to marriage.] [Masters from the Kanto region are funnier than masters from the Kansai region.]

[The theory that if you ask people to introduce you to the funniest person they know, you'll eventually end up with Hitoshi Matsumoto] [The theory that you wouldn't notice if Shikoku was replaced with Australia on a map of Japan] [The theory that when singing Utada Hikaru's "First Love," everyone sings "Who are you thinking of?" as "Who are you thinking of?" at karaoke] [The theory that all comedians who do one-liner gags have gags involving their elbows and knees]

[The theory that the funniest moment a comedian has ever had is funny to everyone] [The theory that the "Tama-chan Watching Society" is still watching over her] [The theory that anyone who goes to a tanning salon in Okinawa in the summer is crazy]

[The theory that residents of hoarder houses actually know where everything is] [The theory that the most common item people borrow and never return is a Famicom cartridge] [The theory that if you turn on both a heater and an air conditioner at the same time, the room temperature won't budge] [The theory that there are absolutely zero people who will come out of an adult shop and agree to be interviewed]

[My theory on the most overused old photo on variety shows] [The theory that there are tons of audacious shops that call themselves Seijo even though they're not] [The theory that you can't tame dogs, monkeys, or pheasants with kibi dango] [Mixed rules showdown: "Free diving quiz"]

[The Hellish Theory of Lower-Tier YouTubers] [Early Morning Series Part 2: "Early Morning Ten Dishes"] [The Theory That You Can Put Together a Complete Set of Clothes by the Time You Get to Nagoya If You Walk Along National Highway 1 Picking Up Clothes That Have Fallen On Them]

["We Are The World" performed by hidden singing talents associated with the show]

[The theory that Bobby Ologun would look exactly like XX if he were white] [The theory that real deer would come running to him during Danson] [The theory that everyone makes a fist when looking at their watch] [The theory that Daisuke Naito could walk around town disguised as DJ KOO and no one would notice] [The theory that Hiroshi Itsuki has a strong grip] [The theory that something like a crowbar is a crowbar] [The theory that Stan Hansen's famous yell isn't actually "wee"] [The mystery of the Twelve Girls Band at karaoke] [The theory that Paul McCartney looks like an old lady to someone who doesn't know him] [The theory that pit toilets in Tokyo's 23 wards are extinct] [The theory that you can make good lyrics using only the names of comedians] [The theory that Ponce no longer has a Mario vibe] [The theory that there is no hot spring that doesn't cure rheumatism]

[There are Beauty and the Beast couples, but no reverse couples] [If you ask someone to draw a caricature of Hamada, everyone will emphasize his lips] [Comedians' familiar routine: Even if they get rejected by an amateur, they'll still go along with it somehow] [The most common MC role for trial specials is "the director"]

[My theory is that female comedians are the ones who do the most business kisses] [My theory is that if people who have been abducted by UFOs get together, they will of course all agree on the answer] [My theory is that gray bread resembling Anpanman is rampant] [My theory is that if you play that sound for a generation that doesn't know Yokoyama Hot Brothers, they will absolutely not hear it as "Are you an idiot?"]

[The theory that no one knows about the 2nd place finisher in hammer throw in Japan] [The theory that even the most beautiful woman can only perform at 70% of her ability with just her driver's license] [The theory that Yazawa fans generally have the license plate number "830"] [The theory that the range of expression in professional wrestling has expanded in recent years]

[The theory that no one dressed up as HG for Halloween 2015] [The theory that it's the end of a comedian's career if they use the word "plump" when reviewing shrimp] [The theory that the popularity of chikuwa-bu and Tarjin will be completely opposite in the Kanto and Kansai regions]

[I'm the one who got invited to the most school festivals in 2015] [Humans have a better homing instinct than pigeons] [You wouldn't notice if chestnuts were put in place of sea urchins in an aquarium tank]

[The theory that every celebrity has their own LINE stickers] [The theory that my child is the one who would be happiest to receive a gift] [The theory that there are surprisingly many historical places that are not being properly cared for] [The theory that every foreigner who has been in Japan for a while has one or two "Why!?" moments like Atsugiri Jason]