# Takeshi's Castle

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Takeshi's Castle and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its funny, entertaining commentary and as a nostalgic favourite from childhood TV. No critical quotes raised any caveats.

## Why people recommend it

- Funny, entertaining to watch (3 comments): "I always had a good laugh whenever I was flipping through TV channels" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50036547)) "had really funny and entertaining commentary too!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50051286)) "the best show that was on spiketv" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50036231))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Takeshi's Castle", https://hackerapproved.com/p/takeshi-s-castle/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).