It’s common knowledge that Japan has some of the weirdest game shows in the world…but these are all from the good ol’ U.S. of A.

Repo Games (2011)

It’s the spontaneous, surprise game show fun of Cash Cab…meets the exploitation of those affected by economic hardship. Repo Games was hosted by two repossession agents—or “repo men”—who would go to a house to reclaim a car from a family because they’d missed too many payments on it. But they’d give the family a chance to keep it by correctly answering trivia questions.

Hurl! (2008)

Here’s what would happen if they crossed competitive eating…with the wacky stunts of Double Dare. On Hurl, contestants had to eat huge amounts of food, or huge amounts of disgusting things, and then do something physical. The last person who threw up won. Really.

Amnesia (2008)

Hosted by Dennis Miller, contestants had to answer obscure trivia questions…about their own lives. Such as: roads in the neighborhood you grew up in, or the name of a former coworkers. One competitor had to pick out his mother’s apple pie from a lineup of other pies.

Hole in the Wall (2008)

It’s like a life-size version of that toddler toy where you have to put the right shapes through the right sized holes, but with your own body. Contestants would be faced with a moving wall with an oddly shaped hole in it, and they had to contort their bodies and hold them that way so that it would perfectly fit through the hole.

The Chair (2002)

Hosted by former temperamental tennis star John McEnroe, contestants were strapped into a chair…and a heart monitor. Then, they were faced with stressful situations (like having an angry alligator being brought out on stage). If they were able to keep their heart rate down, they won money and prizes.

The Moment of Truth (2008)

Like The Chair, but with a lie detector instead of a heart monitor. Host Mark Walberg (the Antiques Roadshow host, not the movie star) asked contestants embarrassing questions, and they had to answer truthfully to win money…even if it meant embarrassing themselves on national television.