Every season of SMAP×SMAP ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of SMAP×SMAP!

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

1996-04-15

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  WARNING: Rats & Master Bar - This skit as originally created contains outdated cultural depictions of characters in Blackface.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.

1996-04-22

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

1996-04-29

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!

1996-05-06

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.

1996-05-13

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

1996-05-20

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  WARNING: Vase - This skit as originally created contains outdated cultural depictions of characters in Blackface.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.

1996-05-27

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

1996-06-03

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.

1996-06-10

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.

1996-06-17

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

1996-06-24

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

1996-07-01

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.

1996-07-08

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

1996-07-15

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.

1996-07-22

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.

1996-07-29

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.

1996-08-05

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

1996-08-12

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

1996-08-19

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.

1996-08-26

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.

1996-09-02

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

1996-09-09

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.

1996-09-16

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.

1996-09-23

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.

1996-09-30

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

1996-10-14

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.

1996-10-21

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.

1996-10-28

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

1996-11-04

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.

1996-11-11

The Bistro guest is Nakamura Azusa The skits are Frankenstein, O-chan the parrot, Hip Hop G, Non Fiction Theater, Flintstones, and Grassy's. The corner is J's Judge. The musical performance is SHAKE.

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

1996-11-18

The Bistro guest is Minamino Yoko. The skit is Experience Elevator. The two corners are 8 Second Wall and Egg Poker with guest Kitaoji Kinya. The musical performance is with Makihara Noriyuki.

1996-11-25

The Bistro guests are Sakaki Baraikue and Imori Miyuki. The skits are You Can Do it Sera-san and Flintstones. The corners are 8 Second Wall and Egg Poker with guest Kitaoji Kinya. The musical performance is SHAKE.

1996-12-02

The Bistro guest is Daichi Mao. The skits are Tantei Monogatari ZERO and Countdown Christmas. The musical guest is Cyndi Lauper who is the first western musical guest.

Warning: This episode contains Blackface during the Cyndi Lauper performance as the guys surprise her by imitating famous black musicians.

1996-12-09

The Bistro Guest is Manda Hisako. The skits are Countdown Christmas with guest Kitaura Tomoe, Lupin the 3rd, Experience Elevator, and SHAKE Family. The musical Performance is SHAKE with Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra.

1996-12-16

The Bistro Guests are Kaga Mariko  and Nakajima Toshiyuki. The Corners are Shingo and Nakai Skydiving, Clay Kingdom, and Egg Poker with guest Tamori. The skits are P-chan with guests Gachapin and Mukku, Lupin the 3rd, Hip Hop G, Experience Elevator and Big Harrier.

1996-12-30

LIVE SPECIAL

The Bistro guest is Adachi Yumi. The Corners are a documentary about the Skydiving from the previous episode and Crying SMAP. With one skit ABC SHAKE. The musical performance is SHAKE.

1997-01-13

The Bistro Guest is Ikinao Kimiko. The skits are Makkun the Train, Inagoro, Grassy's and Clay Kingdom. The musical guest is Minami Kosetsu.

1997-01-20

The Bistro Guest is Kaji Meiko. The skits are Experience Elevator, Frankenstein, Makkun the Train, Lupin the 3rd, Bubble Gum SMAP, and SHAKE Kurosawa Samurai

1997-01-27

The Bisto guest is Yamamoto Yoko. The skits are Hip Hop G, Tantei Monogatari ZERO, Flintstones, and Grassy's. The musical performance is SHAKE.

1997-02-03

The Bistro Guest is Konno Misako. The skits are Colors, Countdown Valentine's Day, Egg Poker with guest Takuya Fujioka, and Mabo. The musical guest is Nakanishi Keizo.

1997-02-10

The Bistro guest is Takahashi Hitomi. The skits are Experience Elevator, Mabo, Detective Kinchan. Egg Poker with guest Takuya Fujioka, and Inagoro. The musical guest is Osa Yoshiuki.

1997-02-17

The Bistro guest is Wakao Ayako. The skits are Colors, Frankenstein, O-chan the parrot, and Clay Kingdom. The musical performance is Dynamite.

1997-02-24

The Bistro guest is Harada Mieko. The skits are P-chan, Nakkun the Train, Hip Hop G and Experience Elevator. The musical performance is Dynamite and the guest is Kome Kome Club.

Trivia: This is the last performance of Kome Kome Club on TV till they reunite in 2006.

1997-03-03

The Bistro guest is Ishida Yuriko. The Skits are You Can Do it Sera-san, Inagoro, Mabo, and O-chan the parrot. The musical guest is the Ulfuls.

1997-03-10

Takuya goes to Colorado to experience a Native American lifestyle and rituals.  Note: As this is the 90s they use the term Indian a lot, including the Native American's themselves.

1997-03-17 - Kimura Takuya's Great Journey to the West

Double length episode! This weeks Bistro is a Bistro King with Kinomi Nana, Hagiwara Nagare, and chef Michiba Rokusaburo. The skits are Experience Elevator, Grassy's with Adachi Yumi, Lupin the 3rd, Break Shot, Tantei Monogatari ZERO, Mabo, and Hip Hop G. There is an Egg Poker corner with Watari Tetsuya. The Musical guest is Kayama Yuzo.

1997-03-24

Live Episode! The Bistro guest is Matsu Takako. The corners are NG Scenes, Takuya's Skydive documentary, Crying SMAP with Adachi Yumi and Dynamite Cowboys. The musical performance is Dynamite.

1997-04-07

This is a special episode that follows around Nakai as he explains his history, Love for baseball, the injury that kept him from going pro and speaking to a child player that had become disable and found a way to continue playing the game he loved.

1997-04-14 - Nakai's "Maximum Effort because you love it" ~The bond baseball weaves between parents and children~

The Bistro guest is Toake Yukiyo. The Skits are Kusanagi Musashi and Mabo. The musical performance is the SMAP best hits karaoke special!

1997-04-21 - One Year Anniversary

The Bistro guest is Ishida Hikari. The skits are Mabo, Colors, Countdown Golden Week and Experience Elevator. The musical guest is Tulip.

1997-04-28

The Bistro guest is Natori Yuuko. The skits are Thank you Goro, Grassy's and Mabo. There is a Clay Kingdom corner. The musical guest is Kai Yoshihiro.

1997-05-05

The bistro guest is Zaizen Naomi. The skits are Traitor - a Reservoir Dogs parody, Break Shot, and Sashow – The first case. The musical performance is Oretachi ni asu waru.

1997-05-12

The Bistro guest is Tezuka Satomi. The skits are Traitor - a Reservoir Dogs parody, Break Shot, Mabo, and Detective Kinchan. The corner is 8 Second Wall. The musical performance is Celery.

1997-05-19

The Bistro guest is Kishimoto Kayako. The skits are Mabo, Detective Kinchan, Secret and Thank you Goro. The Corner is 8 Second Wall. The musical performance is AOI INAZUMA.

1997-05-26

The Bistro Guest is Sendo Akiho. Goro gets an extra cooking lesson about Daikon. The skits are Traitor - a Reservoir Dogs parody, Tantei Monogatari ZERO, and Dennis Cudman. The musical performance is Monasawagi Tanumoyu

WARNING: Dennis Cudman - This skit as originally created contains outdated cultural depictions of characters in Blackface. At the time this was acceptable in Japan. It is purely a Dennis Rodman impression.

1997-06-02

The Bistro guest is Ootani Naoko. The skits are Ii hito skit, Thank you Goro and Dale – a non-fictional American story. The musical guest is Kudo Shizuka.

Trivia: Three years later in 2000 the musical guest Shizuka Kudo would marry one of the main hosts of this show, Takuya Kimura.

1997-06-09

The Bistro guest is Sakai Wakako. The skits are Traitor - a Reservoir Dogs parody, You can do it Sera-san, Grassy's, Shin Goro Show, and Mabo. The musical performance is Hadaka no Osama.

1997-06-16

SUMMERSPECIAL! The Bistro Guest is Akiyoshi Kumiko. Traitor - a Reservoir Dogs parody, Dracula, Dennis Cudman, II hito skit, and Egg Poker with Natsuyagi Isao. The musical guest is Suzuki Masayuki.

WARNING: Dennis Cudman - This skit as originally created contains outdated cultural depictions of characters in Blackface. At the time this was acceptable in Japan. It is purely a Dennis Rodman impression.

1997-06-23

The Bistro Guest is Nagayama Aiko. The Skits are Lupin the 3rd, Grassy's, Thank you Goro, and Break Shot with Ryo. The musical performance is Yuki ga futte kita.

1997-06-30

The Bistro guest is Ikeuchi Junko. The Skits are Count SMAP, P-chan with SPEED, and Mabo. The performance is Original Smile.

1997-07-07

The Bistro guest is Takashima Reiko. The skits are Traitor - a Reservoir Dogs parody, Dennis Cudman, Thank you Goro, and Secret. The musical guest is Hirose Komi

1997-07-14

The Bistro Guest is Matsuyuki Yasuko. The skits are Good-by Mr.Teshigawara, Experience Elevator, Kusanagi Musashi, and SMA Time. The musical performance is Dynamite.

1997-07-21

Summer Live Special! The Bistro Guest is Arisa Mizuki . The skit is Traitor - a Reservoir Dogs parody. There is a Music with SMAP special VTR that shows some NGs or spontaneous musical moments from between scenes. The musical performance is Celery.

1997-07-28

The Bistro Guest is Ogawa Mayumi. The Skits are Experience Elevator, Egg Poker with Natsuyagi Isao, and Mabo. The Musical Guest is Sada Masashi.

1997-08-04

The Bistro guest is Takeshita Keiko. The skits are The Mars, Tantei Monogatari ZERO, and Dennis Cudman. The musical performance is $10 with guest Diana King.

WARNING: Dennis Cudman - This skit as originally created contains outdated cultural depictions of characters in Blackface. At the time this was acceptable in Japan. It is purely a Dennis Rodman impression.

1997-08-11

The Bistro guest is Miyazawa Rie. The skits are Ideal family'97, Mabo, and Traitor - a Reservoir Dogs parody. The musical performance is Shiyou yo.

1997-08-18

The Bistro Guest is Kazuko Yoshiyuki. The skits are Break Shot with Ryo, Sashow- The Second Case, and Calculative Mako-chan. The musical performance is Kimi Iro Omoi.

1997-08-25

The Bistro Guest is Oka Mitsuko. The Skits are Calculative Mako-chan, Secret, Shin Goro Show, and Egg Poker with Ken Ogata. The musical performance is Peace.

1997-09-08

The surprise Bistro guest is Takakura Ken! The skits are Traitor - a Reservoir Dogs parody, Dennis Cudman with actual Dennis Rodman, and Break Shot with Ryo. The musical performance is Peace.

WARNING: Dennis Cudman - This skit as originally created contains outdated cultural depictions of characters in Blackface. At the time this was acceptable in Japan. It is purely a Dennis Rodman impression. He is literally in this one.

1997-09-15

Shingo goes out to rural Japan to meet a bunch of kids and achieve his dream of painting something really BIG. Which turns out to be an entire train car.

Trivia: This train car still exists and you can visit it! Shingo went back and actually restored his artwork on it in 2018 on Ojamap. He even got to meet the same kids again all grown up.

1997-09-22 - Katori Shingo Does his Best! ~Dream Canvas Railroad~

Double length special!

The Bistro is a Bistro King with Itami Juuzo and Miyamoto Nomuko. The skits are SMA Drink, CG Movie  Theater, You Can Do it Sera-san, Egg Poker with Ken Ogata, Clay Kingdom, Traitor - a Reservoir Dogs parody, and Mabo. The musical performance is a Peace Medley.

1997-09-29

A live show where they have various NG segments, a CG show case, Kiss count update, and Live Crying SMAP.

1997-10-13 - Live in Osaka Special!

The Bistro Guest is Kuroki Hitomi. The skits are Mako-chan, Kacho Kosaku Shima, Experience Elevator, and Viper Tsuyopon. The musical performance is Peace.

1997-10-20

The Bistro guest is Okae Kumiko. The skits are The Actor Colosseum and Mabo. The musical guest is Yamashita Kumiko.

Warning: There is a very bloody shot during Bistro.

1997-10-27

The Bistro guest is Hazuki Riona. The skits are Thank you Goro, Kusanagi Musashi, and the James Kimura ES skit. The musical performance is Peace.

1997-11-03

The Bistro guest is Saitou Keiko. The skits are Good-bye Kusakabe, Tantei Monogatari ZERO, Shin Goro Show, and Mako-chan. The musical performance is Peace.

1997-11-10

The Bistro guest is Katahira Nagisa. The skits are Experience Elevator, Mabo, Babies, J's Judge, Everest, and Family Reunion the ES skit.

1997-11-17

The Bistro guest is Matsuda Seiko. The skits are Traitor - a Reservoir Dogs parody, Secret, and The Mars. The musical guest is also Matsuda Seiko.

1997-11-24

The Bistro Guest is Suzuki Anji. The skits are Map Gun, Ouki Kaori, 8 second wall	, and Dennis Cudman. The musical guest is Ouki Kaori.

WARNING: Dennis Cudman - This skit as originally created contains outdated cultural depictions of characters in Blackface. At the time this was acceptable in Japan. It is purely a Dennis Rodman impression.

1997-12-01

The Bistro guest is Sakurai Sachiko. The skits are Mako-chan, Narita Rikon skit, Thank you Goro, Babies, and 8 second wall. The musical performance is Hey Hey Ooki Maido Ari.

1997-12-08

The Bistro guest is Tomita Yasuko. The Skits are P-chan, Countdown Christmas, Santa Claus skit, and Leonard Takuprio. The musical performance is a Christmas Medley.

1997-12-15

Special Episode with Su Concert backstage footage and clip review of Takuya's cowboy special, Nakai's baseball special, and Shingo's train special.

1997-12-22

The Bistro guests are Baisho Chio, Okada Masumi, and Chin Keikei. The skits are Bank, the flag game, Egg Poker, G-Shock, and Leonard Takuprio. The musical guest is Maeda Nobuteru and the Yozora no Mukou music video.

1997-12-29

This is a two part special. Part One was aired then SMAP went to Kohaku because Nakai was hosting and Part Two picks up after there musical performance while waiting for Nakai to return from hosting.  Part One has the backstage footage of the domino show set up, Want to see it Once more Theater, SMAP Character Best 30 and SMASMA Quiz. Part Two has the Domino show and highlight footage from Johnny's Countdown featuring Kinki Kids. There is a musical performance of Yozora no Mukou.

1997-12-31 - End of the Year Countdown Special

1998-01-12

1998-01-19

1998-01-26

1998-02-02

1998-02-09

1998-02-16

1998-02-23

1998-03-02

1998-03-09

1998-03-16 - Goro Bistro in Italy

1998-03-30

1998-04-13

1998-04-20

1998-04-27

1998-05-04

SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%.

Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games.  These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking.  Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.

The Best Seasons of SMAP×SMAP

The Best Seasons of SMAP×SMAP

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9