User blog comment:PlantyThePottedPlant/Random Topic Blogging III: Blog Harder/@comment-3395649-20131116033007/@comment-3395649-20131116192313

In 1995, in the wake of the great Takeshi's Castle, new shows in Japan were needed to fill the void. In came in Kinniku Banzuke, a show that consisted of multiple physical and mental events, which if won, got you a prize of about 10,000 to 100,000 (Or more) yen.

The main events were mainly target sports, obstacle courses, mental challenges, and other physical competitions. If they were ever defeated, after a time, that challenge would be upgraded. (Desginated via Roman numerals).

It also had yearly and bi-yearly specials known as Pro Sportsman No.1, and SASUKE (Known to you guys as Ninja Warrior).

One of these events was known as Like a Pierrot, an obstacle where you had to ride a unicycle. It was probably the easiest of all the known obstacle courses next to Super Rider (A bicycle course). 8 people have been known to beat it, with one revision of the course getting beaten thrice.

The last revision of the course was Like a Pierrot VI, officially known as Like a Pierrot Ghost, which had a horror theme (At this point, most of the obstacle courses were getting themes). No one was able to beat the next-to-last area (A narrowing zig-zag balance beam) before the show was canceled due to a special event named Power Island. Why was it canceled? Two people got their spines crushed. Beforehand, it was VERY popular and likely would've kept on going if it hadn't been for that accident.