Patrick McGoohan fights a guy with karate on a pair of trampolines.

Spoony | Mar 8 2010 | more | 
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I’ll be filing a formal petition to the Olympic Committee to have Kosho reinstated as an official medal event.

Be seeing you.

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  • Anonymous

    Such a strange little TV-show sport. This is like wire fighting before there was wire fighting. It’s kind of hard to suspend disbelief watching this sport though. As far as I can tell, the goal is to throw your opponent into the water. So I kind of wonder how this doesn’t immediately degenerate into a sumo match but with trampolines.

    You can kind of tell that they’re trying to convey an image of some ancient oriental fighting style/sport, but it just kind of comes off as cheesy and American Gladiator-esque.

    I love the series though.

    Does anyone know if the remake is any good? (remake here: http://www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner/)

  • areoborg

    So why was Creepy McEvil wearing a pink jacket? Did he lose a bet or something?

    • Anonymous

      I love the prisoner.. I miss it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/joe.kerr1 Joe Kerr

    Holy Mother of Shit!!

    just when i tought i saw it all…….DAMN YOU SCIENCE!

  • jeffnorthrop

    How bizarre! What movie is this from?|
    I can see this being used as another “your argument is invalid”

  • GuerrillaClock

    Awesome television, no one does sci fi quite like us Brits, eh?

  • darknight910

    Okay, red bathrobes, motorcycle helmets, trampolines, a small pool of water in the center and a small semi-ring above equal… some incomprehensible sport I SO WANT TO PLAY!

  • CountEsco

    I almost fell asleep.

  • karikaze

    Wow, this was so… pointless.

  • http://www.facebook.com/joe.kerr1 Joe Kerr

    “Hello and wellcome to Henchmen Training 101,
    Here on The Guild of Calmitous Intents we train YOU on the arts of steal, assassination, personal psicology, medicine, Bodyguarding, Tango, and How to create your own Cults and Jumping on Trampolines while using the ancient techniques of Kung Fu.

    Your beneficts will be
    -Dental Plan.
    -Access to our Cafeteria.
    -Your own Trampoline
    -Your Own Boss Such as: Doctor Insano, The Monarch, Robo-Linkara, That Guy Whit The Glasses.”

    …man someone has to do that vid and ask spoony to do Doctor Insano for the vid xD!

  • TheFrenchTickler

    WOW! I haven't seen the Prisoner in Years! I LOVED this show! Also I was just as confused with this part IN context than it was out XD. This scene made NO sense!

  • TheFrenchTickler

    WOW! I haven't seen the Prisoner in Years! I LOVED this show! Also I was just as confused with this part IN context than it was out XD. This scene made NO sense!

  • TheFrenchTickler

    Also. I am Not a Number! I am a FREE MAN!

  • TheFrenchTickler

    Also. I am Not a Number! I am a FREE MAN!

  • bloodhowl

    This made my monday! :D Thanks Spoony!

  • bloodhowl

    This made my monday! :D Thanks Spoony!

  • flaregun

    Ha! All of a sudden that “Triad” sport from the original Battlestar Galactica doesn't look quite so silly now, does it?
    …Well, ok, it still does. But it still goes to show you that even the oh-so-cerebral critic's darling “The Prisoner” had its share of cheesetastic moments as well.

    P.S. For such a goofy sport, it still manages to be about as interesting & exciting to watch as curling.

  • simoneer

    That was epic. However, it was slightly redundant, and the wish for one of those white killer blobs to end it all was very…apparent.

  • Salenstormwing

    Wait, #6 fought some guy while on trampolines once? How did I miss this episode when I watched my friend's DVD collection of The Prisoner?

    Still, on a scale of 1 to 10, that clip only rates a 2 in Completely Bonkers when compared to The Prisoner's final episode.

  • droge085

    Well, it beats TNA any day of the week. With the rage of a hundred FMQs, the two Kosho warriors dual to teh death. By falling into a tub of water. I like it though.

  • aragami

    it's like a chess problem.
    white has to win… 0_o

  • Salenstormwing

    It's not a movie. It's a 60s British TV Show about a British secret agent who gets taken to 'The Village” where they try to find out what he knows.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner

    It's very psychological in some of the episodes where stuff is just downright bizarre. And that's not even talking about Rover, the Village's guard/balloon of DEATH(TM)!

  • http://twitter.com/SirBlix Bjorn Fontaine

    Well if it does become an olympic sport Canada will still kick the United States Ass… BOOYAH!

  • http://twitter.com/RookeeAlding Rookee Alding

    Aww the guy in pink wants to jump too. you can practically read it in his face. ” why won' t they let me jump? I wanna play too, If I can't play I 'll steal his watch instead that will show him.”

    This seems like one of those games little kids make in which they make up the rules as they go.

  • matthewl

    LOL that was the slowest fight ever!!!

  • jutsushine

    Does anyone remember that basketball-esque sport with trampolines?

    • Anonymous

      Would be a better sport if it was a single circular trampoline surrounded by water for 6 feet an then a circular wooden walkway. An the rules are you can only touch the opponent for less than 2 seconds an can only stay on the walkway for 5 seconds before returning to the ring. So that its more about bouncing into each other than sumo. Would actually be really fun.

  • H3rbertWest

    I think McGoohan was on LSD when he wrote this scene.

  • CalebTheTimeTraveler

    He was on LSD when he wrote this series.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Blayney/683346875 Michael Blayney

    The only things that were missing were an obsessive-compulsive host and a bucket full of slime.

  • http://twitter.com/Yadokingu Sag Ichnet

    Man how can you make a karate- trampolin- water- fight so booooooooring? These three things together just scream awesome. You really have to try to make it not good.

  • capthavic
  • http://www.facebook.com/Treima Jimi Alexander

    That was…odd. I'll fully admit I don't get it…

  • Diggerjohn111

    But what is up with the mismatched oven mitts? But I agree, it is so goofy it looks awesome!

  • Cthulhu07

    Been looking for a new sport. Maybe I should give this Kosho a try :D

  • TimADugan

    As silly as this is, it's at least 100 times better than basketball on trampolines. :D

  • Cthulhu07

    To make the matches even more interesting (and possible shorter), you could add piranhas in the pool…

  • http://tjomega.blogspot.com/ TJ Omega

    Now why wasn't this in American Gladiators?!

  • Kevin_Holsinger

    Good afternoon Spoony and fellow Spooners.

    “Where am I?”
    “In the blagole.”
    “What do you want?”
    “For TNA not to suck.”
    “You won't get it.”
    “By hook or by crook, we will.”
    “Who are you?”
    “The new SpoonyTwo.”
    “Who is SpoonyOne?”
    “You are SpoonySix.”

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Nicholas-Lowery/183403192 Nicholas Lowery

    oh you are so full of crap.

    • Anonymous

      Good to know buddy!

  • alexisroyce

    Number 6's constant fight was what made The Prisoner good, but scenes like this are what made it great.

  • lostsorcerer

    Proof that Everything is better on trampolines. Although, am I the only one reminded of Eli Roth's THANKSGIVING? :P

    In other news, is everyone excited about TN-itro Impact tonight

  • sparntz

    Didn't they play this in “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution”, the movie where Dr. Watson takes Sherlock Holmes to Sigmund Freud to cure his cocaine addiction?

  • TimADugan

    The saddest part is that I'm considering watching the stupid broadcast just to see if it really IS that bad…

  • ScutigeraColeoptrata

    Spoony, I think we need more INFORMATION!

  • Cthulhu07

    That would be telling.

  • Ruiner

    It would appear even the damn music became self aware, realized how goofy this shit is, and resonated accordingly.

  • awaytohit

    nothing is more random than this :D

  • sassamura

    Oh no. Were it a fight? this sucks

  • lostsorcerer

    This Could be worse you know :P

  • jooseylianttila

    It's funny how it should be like a intence fight, (I gues) but the music is so calm and relaxing that it makes this scene a briliant funny scene. I found myself smiling and giggling all the way to the end. Atleas I found this humorous.

  • jooseylianttila

    It's funny how it should be like a intence fight, (I gues) but the music is so calm and relaxing that it makes this scene a briliant funny scene. I found myself smiling and giggling all the way to the end. Atleas I found this humorous.

  • Sexual_Tyrannosaurus

    Ah that takes me back to my freemason recruiting days, so many needless soakings.

  • jooseylianttila

    It's funny how it should be like a intence fight, (I gues) but the music is so calm and relaxing that it makes this scene a briliant funny scene. I found myself smiling and giggling all the way to the end. Atleas I found this humorous.

  • Strelnikov

    ….And you mashed the “Post as” button twice!

    Seriously, if you could work out some rules and make the open side of the “court” less of an accidental broken neck zone, Kosho might have a shot at the Goodwill Games…it can't be any more deadly than a Canadian Olympic “Skeleton” track, right?

  • adamfox

    The remake sucked.

    Extremely convoluted, attempted to provide lame answers to very boring questions and worst of all…. took itself WAAAAAAAY too seriously, unlike the awesome original which as you see from the above clip, wasn't afraid of playing in the absurd to balance to heady psychology

  • adamfox

    I am very proud and delighted by how many of Spoony's regulars have seen The Prisoner….

    This was a good test of the awesomeness of your audience Spoony.

    To those who call this clip boring and stupid……. you have FAILED and need to be barred from this site until you have watched the show in its entirety!!!

  • Bosh_Depanzer

    I wouldn't call that “karate” per say. OK technically it was, but it was really just throwing and bouncing. Thanks for sharing though.

  • lostsorcerer

    Actually is probably closer to the old tradition of kids performing wrestling moves on a trampoline :P

  • LazarusLong

    Wait a minute. Number Six wore Chuck Taylors?

  • StJoseph

    this was alot more interesting than youve made TNA sound. but not as interesting as hearing you talk about TNA..if only we lived in a perfect world where this was a sport

  • ThomasMink

    *yawn*

  • CalebTheTimeTraveler

    -Koala Bear comes out of no where and gases you.-

  • Lowcifur

    All of that just to get that one guy to take a bath.

  • lostsorcerer

    And TNA finally made a smart move!!!! STING and FLAIR, TOGETHER AGAIN!

  • lostsorcerer

    But even if they stole /one/ good thing from WCW, they stole a dozen bad things

  • lostsorcerer

    Now, on the Raw Side. Taker is bitching like a petulent child and feeding HBK's ego..for some reason…and trying to sound threatening

    However, despite the egomaniac Micheals can be, He's still awesome, and possibly the only guy who make the Undertaker look like a child throwing a tantrum

  • lostsorcerer

    and a divas match clusterfuck…. more later…

  • lostsorcerer

    Eve, Rubics master… What?

    Eve isnt a bad wrestler, from what IVe seen,..but that comment alone kind of dings her credibility.. as you know anything but a dingbat

  • lostsorcerer

    Criss Angel: Eye based parlor tricks! That's what we wanted to see! :P

  • lostsorcerer

    Is ti just me or does Christopher Daniels look like a bit of a neonazi, no offense to him

  • lostsorcerer

    Am I the only one that thinks Eric's transforming into a parody of himself. You know, into Vince Russo

  • lostsorcerer

    I really thought R Truth was about to rip off Stone Cold's catch phrase

  • lostsorcerer

    Sorry guys about completely hijacking this but seriously what the hell to both RAW and TNA

  • eaglefalcon

    wait what?

  • lostsorcerer

    lol… Hogan looks like meatloaf.. Not the singer, the food product guys

    Im not sure where RVD figures into getting a beat down from Sting, I just flipped over again and it showed hiim in a bloody pile

  • Unrelented

    …In which they take something that sounds really cool and make it look totally lame.

  • lostsorcerer

    Maybe its representative of the story of WCW, Hogan and everyone else bicking and ECW getting the crap kicked out of them for no particular reason?

  • lostsorcerer

    And HHH Instantly transforms from goof shilling products to /big ass mother fucker/, its kinda jarring

  • lostsorcerer

    wait what? Hogan aint runnin the shizzle?! what the heck scott hall?

  • lostsorcerer

    HHH was undefeated when he showed up…. didnt he lose a pig poo match about that time? :P

  • http://twitter.com/toodarkpark Park Boyer

    Wow.

  • lostsorcerer

    I dont know, I like Regal's guy on NXT for some reason

  • adamfox

    hey lostsorcerer… take that shit to the forums, or a frickin TNA review….. enuf polluting the prisoner chat

  • lostsorcerer

    Earl Hebner?!

  • lostsorcerer

    No worries, again im sorry

  • oldmanfang

    Prisoner was an awesome show.. And I miss it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1429413036 facebook-1429413036

    Nuh Uh! That cant be Longshanks? Ah well it is. Awesome post Spoony thats why you are my hero.

  • cronambs

    Agree

  • http://www.spazoutloud.com/ SpazOutLoud

    What was up with that music?

  • lostsorcerer

    It sounds like i really need to check out the original source material … *slightly atoning*

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Matthew-Hill/1495231329 Matthew Hill

    *cocks head like confused dog*

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=25102916 Bryan Edwards

    One of my favorite shows of all time. :) I hope this means we'll see some great Prisoner references from you in the future.

  • Reina_Vash

    I'm not sure whether to laugh or be amazed.

    Either way, I think I would rather watch to girls mud wrestle naked.

  • devilfish

    What the HELL did I just watch? I'm so confused…

  • http://twitter.com/riftwolf Mathew Presley

    you just watched a completely unrehearsed, unchoreographed and unco-ordinated fight on trampolines with no rhyme or reason. The best part of this is someone thought this would be TOO dangerous, so they put crash helmets on the fighters.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1186272136 Brendan Morland

    Ah yes… The Prisoner. Loved the series, hated the ending.

  • Arcolops

    Gee, how thrilling that was. I could barely contain my excitement.

  • devilfish

    Wicked.

  • http://twitter.com/LucasChad Lucas Allen

    Hey Spoony, I watched McGoohan as the good doctor in Scanners the other day, and he was great!

    I don't know if any of you has seen it, but I recommend it to all sci-fi fans!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-David-Douglas-Marshall/508186747 John David Douglas Marshall

    They didn't have much to do in the Village, did they?

  • Ikari Warrior

    I would rather watch girls mudwrestling naked than most things…

  • VenomSpawn

    That was so incredible, I could barely stay awake while watching it. It was knocking me unconscious with how epic it was… right?

  • Chase

    I… I don't think I could understand why this was going on even if I had seen all of the movie…

  • Last Scarecrow

    Hang on, The Cheat! We're gonna fly this clip TO THE MOOOOOOON!

  • CalebTheTimeTraveler

    Okay, So today I ordered a small pool, some wood planks and two trampolines.
    Can anyone say parkour kosho?

  • Cthulhu07

    And the goofy outfits? Did you order them as well?

  • CalebTheTimeTraveler

    Made some out of Tarp, two Dinosaur Swim Helmets, a pair of Boxing gloves, one of those arm ball thrower things, and a hockey goalie arm.

    At this point, I think someone is going to die.

  • CannedParadox

    I literally saw this episode for the first time today befor seeing this video. The coincidence is turning my brain inside out.

  • hadokenboom25

    That music just blew my mind

  • Duke of New York A#1

    There are sooooooo many levels of awsomeness happening here that I don't know where to begin.

  • ohmrice

    They seem so… serious.

  • arson55

    Isn't that the default? The Prisoner was fantastic until that point.

    Edit- Just to be sure: That point being the ending. That last episode was so bad.

  • Strelnikov

    Not if the open side is one of those inflatable jumping house things they rent for kiddie parties.

    Now building one of those motorcycle “Wall of Death” tracks out of old 2x4s and stolen railway lumber; THERE's where somebody is going to die. Or get big splinters if they “wipe out.”

  • Strelnikov

    That's the whole point of martial arts; doing insane things while never breaking the Bruce Lee cold stare.

    Chuck Norris tries the cold stare, but he can only squint.

  • CalebTheTimeTraveler

    I think you've just told me how to either alienate or mangle all my friends/myself.

    TO HOME DEPOT AND THE HARLEY DAVIDSON KNOCK-OFF STORE!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Yvette-DarkenedHeart-Carter/574162198 Yvette DarkenedHeart Carter

    That guy was like “…why did i come in here again?

  • WilHiteWarrior

    …………………………………………………………………………………………… There are… no words… to describe how weird this is

  • suicidalparrot

    That guy stole Tony Clifton's Jacket!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3IAN3E35WIDSUG4HEUD3J34IYU chris

    it’s like bi-athelon, i go why the fuck and am enthralled.

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