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| Goofball Academy
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| Genre
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Reality competition
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| Format
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| Created by
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| Judges
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| Creative director
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| Starring
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| Voices of
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| Composer(s)
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| Opening theme
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| Country of origin
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Japan
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| Original language(s)
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English
Japanese
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| Number of seasons
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16
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| Number of episodes
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156
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| Production
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| Executive producer(s)
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| Producer(s)
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| Running time
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roughly an hour
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| Production company(s)
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| Broadcast
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| Original channel
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NHK
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| Picture format
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1080i (HDTV)
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| Audio format
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Stereo
5.1 Surround Sound
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| Original run
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11 March 2005 – present
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| [Source]
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Goofball Academy (Japanese: グーフボールアカデミー; Hephurn: Gūfubōruakademī) is a Japanese reality competition based on the highly successful titular franchise.
Format
Casting calls are accepted online. Participation is only available for contestants over the age of 16.
Season summary
| Season
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Premiere
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Finale
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Winner
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Runner-up
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Third place
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| 1
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11 March 2005
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13 May 2005
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| 2
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17 March 2006
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19 May 2006
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| 3
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23 March 2007
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25 May 2007
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| 4
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14 March 2008
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16 May 2008
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| 5
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20 March 2009
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22 May 2009
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| 6
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12 March 2010
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14 May 2010
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| 7
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18 March 2011
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20 May 2011
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| 8
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23 March 2012
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25 May 2012
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| 9
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15 March 2013
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17 May 2013
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| 10
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21 March 2014
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23 May 2014
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| 11
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13 March 2015
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15 May 2015
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| 12
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11 March 2016
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13 May 2016
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| 13
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24 March 2017
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26 May 2017
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| 14
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9 March 2018
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11 May 2018
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| 15
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22 March 2019
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24 May 2019
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| 16
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20 March 2020
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22 May 2020
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TBA
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| 17
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March 2021
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May 2021
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TBA
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