Pilot Episode

==Intro==
This is how Takeshi's Castle all began! In this pilot episode, Takeshi Kitano becomes the General and Hayato Tani becomes the Count, and the contestants take part in the games a little different than usual.
Approx 80 contestants took part in this episode (sourced from a TV magazine)
==Games==
GreatWallPilot.jpg|The Great Wall
SlippedDisksPilot.jpg|Slipped Disks
SkippingStonesPilot.jpg|Skipping Stones
SquareMazePilot.jpg|Square Maze
UphillGardenPilot.jpg|Boulder Dash/Uphill Garden
RopePilot.jpg|Rope
FinalFallPilot.jpg|Final Fall
ShowdownPilot1.jpg|Showdown
==Other Gallery==
Takeshi's Castle Pilot.jpg
Takeshi's Castle Pilot 2.jpg
Takeshi's Castle Pilot 3.jpg
Takeshi's Castle Pilot 4.jpg
==Information currently known==
*12 contestants was eliminated on The Great Wall.
*There's a sprinkler zone and a land mine included after Slipped Disks, it is unknown if they are a game or just a prop.
*Skipping Stones is reported to have played with 2 contestants at a time.
*Square Maze is similar to how it's done by the parent and child episodes along with the later episodes featuring Honeycomb Maze
*After Square Maze, all of the remaining contestants play Boulder Dash, Uphill Garden and Rope (well, a net) at the same time.
*You have to go up the Boulder Dash to advance to Uphill Garden, similar to Avalanche.
*The early version of Final Fall is similar to Slipped Disks, except the guards are down the 5 holes, plus no rings to protect them. So do not get covered in paint or you will be eliminated.
==Trivia==
*While the photos has been found (from a number of sources plus the TV magazine showcasing the games), 3 and a half seconds of footage (from Slipped Disks) were known to exist in a promo for Episode 1
*This episode only aired in one prefecture and was not broadcast to all of Japan.
*On 2nd May 2022, a popular lost media website started an article about this episode along with a couple of magazine scans promoting this episode.
*This episode is "most wanted" from fans around the world.
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Category:Missing Episodes
Category:1986