1996

E1. 1996-04-15

Apr 15, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro Guest this episode Ohara Reiko This only Skit is Furahatake Takusaburo The only Corner is Crying SMAP The Musical Guest is Nakamori Akina

E2. 1996-04-22

Apr 22, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro Guest is Asano Yuko. The Skits are Mount SMAPmore, Rats & Master Bar, and Furahatake Takusaburo. And the Musical performance is a Karaoke Tribute called Julie. WARNING: Rats & Master Bar - This skit as originally created contains outdated cultural depictions of characters in Blackface. At the time this was acceptable in Japan. It is a parody of Rats & Star a popular Japanese Doo-wop band from the 80s.

E3. 1996-04-29

Apr 29, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro Guest is Shimda Yuko. The Skits are Furahatake Takusaburou and Vase. The Musical Performance is a Karaoke Corner with guest Fumiya Fuji.

E4. 1996-05-06

May 6, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Kobayashi Sachiko. The Skits are Vase, Crying SMAP, The Goddess of Victory (with Bonus Behind the Scenes) and Mount SMAPmore. The musical guest is Sunplaza Nakano with Bakufu Slump Trivia: First episode where Shingo cooks!

E5. 1996-05-13

May 13, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Takigwa Yumi. The skits are DOG and Furahatake Takusaburo. The musical guest is Masanori Sera. Also the first performance of Hadaka no Ousama. Contains the announcement that Mori is leaving the group.

E6. 1996-05-20

May 20, 1996 · 54m

The Bistor guest is Izumi Pinko. The skits are Simon-kun, Goddess of Victory with guest appearance by the Ufuls, and the very first P-chan. The musical guest is Hideki Saijou. Triva: First episode with the kiss marks on the chef hats

E7. 1996-05-27

May 27, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro Guest is Momoi Kaori. The skits are Vase and Furahatake Takusaburou. There is no musical guest as this is the last episode with the 6th member of SMAP Mori Katsuyuki and they sing a medley of his favorite SMAP songs. This ends with Best Friend which has become an important song to the group ever since. WARNING: Vase - This skit as originally created contains outdated cultural depictions of characters in Blackface. At the time this was acceptable in Japan.

E8. 1996-06-03

Jun 3, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro Guest is Kakuchi Kako. The Skit is Furahatake Takusaburou. With the Crying SMAP corner. The musical guest is Kondo "Matchy” Masahiko.

E9. 1996-06-10

Jun 10, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Manno Atsuda. The Skits were Happy Wedding, Michael Jackson, and P-chan. The Corner was Kusanagi Musashi kendo match. The musical guest was Yokohama Ginbae.

E10. 1996-06-17

Jun 17, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Matsuda Keiko. The only skit is Goddess of Victory with surprise appearance of Jinrai Takanori one of the actors from the original show they are parodying. The only corner is Egg Roulette. The Musical guest is Da Bubblegum Brothers.

E11. 1996-06-24

Jun 24, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro Guest is Yoko Nogiwa. The skits are Long Vacation and Furahatake Takusaburou. The musical guest is Tokunaga Hideaki

E12. 1996-07-01

Jul 1, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Rino Katase. The skits are Michael Jackson and Kusanagi Musashi Kendo match. The musical guest is Watanabe Misato.

E13. 1996-07-08

Jul 8, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Nakata Yoshiko. The skits are Furahatake Takusaburou with guest pianist Hiroshi and Stacking King. The musical performance is Aoi Inazuma. WARNING: Animal Death - The Bistro meal starts with live fish. Its very graphic.

E14. 1996-07-15

Jul 15, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Tanaka Yoshiko. She skits are P-chan, Jinrai Takanori, and SmaSma Suspense Theater. The musical guest is Lindberg and they replay the performance of Aoi Inazuma from the previous episode

E15. 1996-07-22

Jul 22, 1996 · 54m

First SmapxSmap live special! Nakamura Tomoka was the Bistro guest and the corners were Furahatake Takusaburo Bloopers and Crying SMAP. The musical performance was Aoi Inazuma. Triva: This is also the first episode with an audience. Eventually they would regularly have an audience till late in the shows run.

E16. 1996-07-29

Jul 29, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Maya Kyoko. The Skits are Michael Jackson and Mr. Dog. The Corners are Egg Poker with guest Ibu Masato and SmaSma Ranking. The musical performance is Aoi Inazuma.

E17. 1996-08-05

Aug 5, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Sakuma Yoshiko. The skits are Michael Jackson and Mannequin. Egg Poker continues from the previous week with guest Ibu Masato. The musical guest is Uzaki Ryudou. Trivia: In the musical performance this looks to be the first time we see Shingo Katori blond! This becomes his trademark look eventually but was originally against the rules of his talent agency. But the fans liked it so much the rules ended up changing. Setting the trend for many more blond Johnny's idols to come.

E18. 1996-08-12

Aug 12, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Miyazaki Yoshiko. The skits are Furahatake Takusaburou and Simon-kun. The performance is Aoi Inazuma.

E19. 1996-08-19

Aug 19, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Sakaguchi Ryoko. The only corner is Kusanagi Musashi with guest Lindberg. The musical guest is Jay Walk

E20. 1996-08-26

Aug 26, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Nakeno Yuko. THe corners were Egg Poker with guest Kobayashi Nenji, P-chan, Simon-Kun, Grassys, and Aoi Inazuma Bar. The musical performance is Aoi Inazuma.

E21. 1996-09-02

Sep 2, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Fujitani Miwako. The Corners are SmaSma Scandal, Egg Poker with guest Kobayashi Nenji from last week, and P-chan. The musical guest is Anri.

E22. 1996-09-09

Sep 9, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Kato Kazuko. The skits are Furahatake Takusaburou and Cho-han Aoi Inazuma. The musical performance is Aoi Inazuma.

E23. 1996-09-16

Sep 16, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Yuki Matsushita. The skits are P-chan, Michael Jackson, and J's Judge with Tsuyoshi and Jeans. The musical guest is Kouji Tamaki.

E24. 1996-09-23

Sep 23, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Takahashi Keiko. The skits are Grassy's, Non-fiction Theater: Cafeteria Master, P-chan, Aoi Inazuma The School Library. The musical performance is Aoi Inazuma.

E25. 1996-09-30

Sep 30, 1996 · 54m

First 2 part special for the 6th month anniversary. The Bistro guests are and it is a Bistro King special with one on one competition. The Skits are CG Movie Theatre, Egg Poker with Umemiya Tatsuo, Smuffy, Furahatake Takusaburou with Masahiko Nishimura written by Koki Mitani the writer of the original Furuhata Ninzaburō and Memories of Megumi. The musical guest is Kyoko Koizumi.

E26. 1996-10-14

Oct 14, 1996 · 54m

The first NG special! And a small behind the scenes documentary of Tsuyoshi skydiving from 1996-09-30. Trivia: NG stands for No Good which is what they call bloopers in Japan

E27. 1996-10-21

Oct 21, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro Guest is Esumi Makiko on a brand new bistro set. The Skits were SMASMA project ~Jackie with the shows first ever foreign guest Jackie Chan, Experience Elevator and Big Hariya. The musical guest is Tamura Shinichi.

E28. 1996-10-28

Oct 28, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Kotegewa Yuko. The Skits are Frankenstein, O-chan the parrot, Experience Elevator, Hip Hop G, Simon-kun. The Corner is Stacking King. The musical guest is HOUND DOG.

E29. 1996-11-04

Nov 4, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro guest is Minami Kaho. The skits are Flintstones and Kusanagi Musashi with guests comedian Egashira 2:50 and Kyomoto Masaki playing his character from Legend of the Devil. The musical guest is The Alfee. WARNING: There is blackface in The Flintstones skit but not to imitate black people necessarily. It seems like they were trying to be more "historically accurate" than the old Hanna Barbera cartoon

E30. 1996-11-11

Nov 11, 1996 · 54m

The Bistro Guest is Kie Nakai. The skits are Frankenstein, Experience Elevator, Lupin the 3rd, and Smuffy with guest Puffy. The musical performance is SHAKE.