Remember Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (MXC)?

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This American Gag Dub version of the wacky Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle is usually called MXC both in and out of universe. Originally running on Spike TV (Formerly Known as TNN) from 2003-07, it changes the premise of the show in that contestants try to score points for their respective teams instead of competing as individuals.

The opposing "teams" (after which the episodes are named) are taken from industries or societal subdivisions, such as "Unemployed vs. Environmentalists" or "Fast Food Workers vs. Aerospace Industry". Whatever groups are involved, rest assured the hosts will have plenty of fun at the teams' expense.

There are typically four challenges but can be as many as six on occasion, and about a dozen people attempt each challenge. Any contestant who successfully navigates the challenge scores one point for his or her team. At the end of the show, maybe five points have been scored and a team wins by a one point difference. This should give you an idea where most of the show's humor comes from. The rest of the humor comes from the massive avalanche of jokes the wisecracking hosts make.