This Might Be The Strangest Gameshow That Japan Has Ever Made

The Bum Game, now helpfully tucked away in the archives of Reddit's "WTF" forum, is a classic for a reason. It's a simple concept. Heck, you've probably come up with something similar.

Two contestants are ushered in front of a wall. In the wall are two holes. In those holes are two butts. The contestants are tasked with identifying who the butts belong to using an old investigative trick: they kiss the butts.

The owners of the butts are revealed. Sometimes, a boy contestant will kiss a pretty girl's bottom. Sometimes he will kiss another male's bottom, which is an absolute knee-slapper. Sometimes, the show's hosts probably return home for the holidays and lie to their parents about what they do for a living.

Crowds of supporters, decked out in their team's colors and looking like an army of sexually frustrated Wiggles, stand to the side, waving their arms and chanting. The world, meanwhile, looks on in equal parts curiosity and horror. All in all, though? Still better than Wheel of Fortune.

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