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The Great Grandpa!
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Genre
Game show
Territories handled by Nippon TV
Worldwide

A heartwarming and exciting game show where grandfathers push themselves to the limit just to make their grandchildren smile!

It doesn't matter what race, ethnicity or nationality; grandfathers want to see their grandkids smile! And imagine if you could make do it just by successfully completing a challenge presented to you on national TV. How could a grandfather resist? He would gladly do anything!

In the generation-spanning, family-bonding studio game show, Grandpa takes on "Wild Missions" just to bring joy to his grandkids. And if he passes with flying colors, he wins prize for them!

Three pairs of grandfathers and grandchildren compete one at a time in each 30-minute episode. Before the challenge, a pre-recorded segment is played that shows just how much the grandfather dotes on his grandkids, what kind of day-to-day issues the grandkids are facing, and how the grandfather hopes to make their lives better with the gifts he wins for them.

The "Wild Missions" are crazy, unpredictable and, above all, funny challenges, such as;

・Eat a bowl of sour noodles in just 30 seconds

・Jump through the middle of a fast-moving hula-hoop without touching sides

・Karate-chop a moving toy train while blindfolded

The most important thing is that the missions be funny and make the audience laugh! In the 360-degree "Gramps Garden", surrounded on all sides by the studio audience, and with his grandchildren watching, can Grandpa complete the mission and bring a smile to his grandkids' faces?