Series synopsis
도전 1000곡 is a South Korean documentary comedy television series that premiered on SBS on October 22, 2000. It ended on June 22, 2014. It was created by Thom Beers.
The science of living and the randomness of death are combined with a dash of Darwinism. Forensic experts, pathologists, toxicologists, herpetologists, and other experts offer eloquent explanations of mortality.
Premise
The science of living and the randomness of death are combined with a dash of Darwinism. Forensic experts, pathologists, toxicologists, herpetologists, and other experts offer eloquent explanations of mortality.
Episodes
This series spans 9 seasons with 58 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | May 14, 2008 | October 24, 2011 |
| Season 1 | 2 | October 22, 2000 | April 5, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 2 | April 6, 2008 | June 22, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 41 | August 3, 2010 | February 29, 2012 |
| Season 4 | 8 | March 12, 2012 | July 15, 2012 |
| Season 5 | 1 | February 1, 2012 | |
| Season 6 | 0 | ||
| Season 7 | 0 | ||
| Season 8 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Life Will Kill You Way to Die #208: Semi-cide: A man working on his car is run over and bisected by an 18-wheeler. Way to Die #422: Constriction Accident: A construction worker who comes to work drunk comes to work with a hangover. Way to Die #92: Fang Banged: A drunk man is shot at by his equally drunk brother. Way to Die #832: Lesbocution: After being involved in a series of bad relationships, a woman decides to become a lesbian. Way to Die #125: Love Bugged: A reclusive French amateur entomologist and herpetologist is bitten by his black widow spider in a misguided attempt to build an immunity to its venom. Way to Die #640: Tumble Die (a.k.a. Dried Off): A repairman is accidentally trapped inside an industrial clothes dryer and dies of being battered around and excess heat within minutes causing hyperthermia. Escaped Death #1: Mike Staley: A cautionary look-back at the infamous accident of Daytona driver Julius David Johnson III ('Slick' Johnson) in 1990. |
May 14, 2008 |
| 2 |
Hard Lives, Easy Deaths Way to Die #293: Freeze Died A man working at a mafia-owned South Philadelphia meat packing company is deliberately locked in a walk-in freezer, and dies of hypothermia. Way to Die #713: Dive Bombed A group of friends fly themselves home from Cabo San Lucas in a private plane shortly after going scuba diving. Way to Die #91: De-Coffinated A land dispute between two brothers in Haiti ends with one brother asking a witch doctor to poison the other with tetrodotoxin, causing paralysis. Way to Die #606: Wet Dream A man who wants to live like a fish constructs a fish suit out of waterbed material and attempts to use it. Way to Die #112: Fur Burger In the 2nd century, one method of execution was wrapping the victim in freshly killed animal skins, tying him to a tree, and leaving him to be eaten alive by whatever carnivores happened to be in the area (a flock of vultures in this case). Escaped Death #2: Shayna Richardson See the chart about Escaped Deaths. |
May 21, 2008 |
| 3 |
1000 Ways to Lie - Natural Born Liars A drug smuggler uses her womanly assets to hide the goods; a celebrity seeker pulls a bunny out of her rabbit hole; an ex-con cleans up the streets; a henpecked hubby winds up wishing he was dead; a horny horn player plays his heart out and a con man discovers he's cut out for the job. |
March 3, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 22, 2000 |
| 2 |
Death Over Easy 293 Freeze Died: A man, seeking revenge, is locked in a mafia-owned South Philly meat packing freezer; he dies of hypothermia due to stolen meat and a scandal. 713 DiveBombed: Friends suffer decompression after scuba diving in Cabo, crashing their private plane at 12,000 ft, leading to an explosion and the death of all aboard. 91 De-Coffinated: In a Haitian land dispute, one brother poisons the other with tetrodotoxin, leading to paralysis. Presumed dead, he's buried alive, later found suffocated by grave robbers. 606 Wet Dream: A German librarian, donning a waterbed material fish suit, dies of fatal hyperthermia and heat exhaustion while attempting to live like a fish. 112 Fur Burger: In the 2nd century, execution involves wrapping victims in animal skins, tying them to trees, and leaving them for carnivores; one man is eaten alive by vultures. |
February 8, 2009 |
| 3 |
Dead and Deader A man has a reaction to a rubber suit. |
February 15, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 6, 2008 |
| 2 |
Death Bites! Russian mobsters share their last drink, a blonde bombshell literally lights up the night and a nature lover ends up joining the dead animal friend she tried to save. |
December 9, 2009 |
| 3 |
Up With Death A meth addict bites off more than he can chew, the sorority girl from hell gets sucked down into it and a young couple share their last kiss. |
December 16, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Death on a Stick A drunk man literally slides into death, a game of Russian Roulette has an unusual twist and a boy band's swan song ends with a swan dive. |
August 3, 2010 |
| 2 |
Putting a Smiley Face on Death Russian mobsters share their last drink, a blonde bombshell literally lights up the night and a nature lover ends up joining the dead animal friend she tried to save. |
September 14, 2010 |
| 3 |
Stupid Is as Stupid Dies A meth addict bites off more than he can chew, the sorority girl from hell gets sucked down into it and a young couple share their last kiss. |
September 21, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Enter the Ferret A fat man squeezes into a baby swing; a female boxer goes down; a stoner gets launched; bad man takes an acid bath; a food fight turns deadly; a tattoo artist swallows a chain; a ferret goes up the eerie canal. |
March 12, 2012 |
| 2 |
Think Globally, Die Locally A Chinese rapper gets grilled; a mini-golfer maxes out; a super lotto winner goes super nuts; a yoga teacher is a real gas; hipster goes down in slo-mo; a hacker gets hacked; a warden can't lock it down. |
March 19, 2012 |
| 3 |
Tweets from the Dead A bug hater bugs out; a wedding crasher cuts loose; a street vendor lights up; a hijacker fights inflation; a thief gets a meat beat down; a ghost hunter gets spooked. |
March 26, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 7 |
Die-Abestic Southern belle gets choked up, phony tow truck driver gets hooked, a waitress gets a bad tip, food critic gets the point, spoiled teenager loses face, cheating wife has an unhappy ending and an arrogant break dancer loses heart. |
February 1, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 22, 2000 |
| Last aired | June 22, 2014 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 22:00:00 |