Pan-kun (born October 1, 2001) is a young chimpanzee in Japan often featured on the NTV television show “Tensai! Shimura Dōbutsuen” Most of the segments feature him friends, embarking on a variety of “human” tasks, like buying groceries, planting a rice paddy, or catching insects.

This episode sees the contestants scootering through a tunnel of styrofoam walls. Touch the wall and you FACE THE PAIN. Seriously, who comes up with this stuff?

The punishment for failure, is a common theme in Japanese game shows. It is known as ‘batsu-game’ which literally means penalty game. This usually involves doing or experiencing something very unpleasant.

Believe it or not, this is a WEEKLY GAME SHOW in Japan. It’s shown just after primetime and it rates very well. Although physical comedy based game shows like this are common in Japan, the spandex insect costumes take this to another level.