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Theme music composer Ginji Ito Composer(s) Shiro SagisuGinji Ito First episode date 4 October 1982 Theme song Uki Uki Watching Program creator Fuji Television | 7.7/10 IMDb Opening theme Uki Uki Watching Country of origin Japan Final episode date 31 March 2014 Music composed by Ginji Ito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Yuki Nozawa (Noon Boyz)Yuma Sanada (Noon Boyz)A Series of Regular Members (see below) Producer(s) Takatoshi HamanoGo HarunaShoichi Kuroki (chief) Similar SMAP×SMAP, Mezamashi TV, Mecha‑Mecha Iketeru!, Hirunandesu!, Music Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: Waratte Iitomo! (森田一義アワー 笑っていいとも!, "It's Okay to Laugh!") was a Japanese variety show aired every weekday on Fuji TV. The show was hosted by Tamori (Kazuyoshi Morita) and ran from 1982 to 2014. The show was produced in the Studio Alta building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The show featured a series of regular members who only appeared on a particular day of the week. These regular members were changed periodically.
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In October 2011, Johnny's Jr. members Yuki Nozawa and Yuma Sanada, known together as the "Noon Boyz", joined as the show's 16th "Iitomo Seinentai" team of assistants and dancers.
The final broadcast of the program took place on March 31, 2014 after thirty-two years on the air. Guests appearing on the program's daily "Telephone Shocking" interview segment during the final week included Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Beat Takeshi, and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.
Cast
As well as the long-running presenter (Tamori) and "Noon Boyz", the show featured certain regular members depending on the day of the week. As of August 13, 2013, these regulars were as shown below.
Guinness World Record
Three people from this show have received a Guinness World Record. On April 5, 2002, Tamori attended Waratte Iitomo's 5000th show, giving him the record for the longest continued hosting of a live television program. His record was recorded in the 2003 Guinness Book of World Records. On December 26, 2007, it was revealed that Shingo Katori beat the previous record (9 s 50 ms) of consuming 500 ml of milkshake in 9 s 8 ms. However, on the show on that day, Toshi from the owarai duo Taka and Toshi beat his time by 0.02 ms. On March 31, 2014, Waratte Iitomo aired its final episode and Tamori renewed his world record for most live variety TV shows hosted by the same presenter at 8054 episodes.
