XXS – Extra Extra Small (game show) explained

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Runtime:40 minutes
Company:Endemol

XXS - Extra Extra Small is a television, physical and family game show created by Endemol Argentina and aired in many countries around the world, where contestants perform other everyday chores in a house built for a giant.[1] The format was first introduce during MIPCOM 2009.[2] The first episode was broadcast in Turkey 2010. It is recorded at Endemol's filming facility in Benavídez, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Rules

Three pint-sized families vie for cash prizes by seeing who can successfully complete a series of physical challenges. The game is played in a house where everything is 100 times bigger than the contestants, including a giant vacuum cleaner, a huge washing machine, an enormous television,[3] a cup have the size of a tanker truck, kitchen sink with the size of a semi-olympic pool,[4] a fan similar to an airplane propeller, and a spoon and fork as high as a two-story house.[5] A world in which everything found in the average home is suddenly enormous, even the most commonplace household task is dangerous as small accidents at home will turn into adventures,[6] the families will try to prevent a danger in each room and struggle with giant objects for completing the course in the quickest time in order to win the prize.[7]

In the show four timed rounds: a children's round in children room, a mother's round in kitchen, a father's round in the living room, and a family round in a giant washing machine within the laundry room.[8] The show pits families in competitions set in an oversized house that makes them look like mice, climbing giant sofas while using rock climbing techniques, dancing on oversized record players, competing against the clock in toy cars racing down a track,[9] navigate aboard a sponge or swimming in the sink water to fix a leaky pipe that threatens to flood the house,[10] inching across rolling pins over vats of chocolate milk and swimming through obstacles in a pool-sized washing machine.[11] The challenges may sound simple at first, like turning off a hairdryer, closing a water tap, dodge toy soldier bullets, cross a mountain high sneaker, unplug a sparking outlet before a fire breaks out,[12] battle treacherous hurricane winds in an effort to turn off a household fan, or finding a pin in a bowl of pasta, but when faced with gargantuan objects, contestants must find strength, speed, and creativity to succeed. In the final round, the fate of each family is left up to the fathers. Each dad is submerged into a giant washing machine where he must hold on as long as he can for buttons of their team's color while the increasing centrifugal force of the washing machine tests his strength.[13] As velocity increases, soap and water are released and the fathers must avoid being thrown out with the clothes while surviving dizzying spins until one of them manages to turn it off.

And as if that weren't enough, for every challenge that a family previously lost, a five-kilo weight is strapped to the dad's body. The family whose father holds on the longest wins the game.

International versions

Country Name Host Network Air date
[14] Extra PequeñoPaula Chaves & Darío Lopilato[15] El TreceMay 16-July 4, 2011
[16] Os Encolhidos[17] Fausto Silva & CaçulinhaRede GloboJuly 2010-March 4, 2011
XXSSergio Lagos[18] Canal 13Cancelled
China[19] [20] 天哪!我们变小啦!
Tian Na!Wo Men Bian Xiao Le

XXS-OMG We Became Smaller[21]
Chen Chen & David Wu (American actor) & Tim Le & Zhu Zhen & DashanShanghai Media GroupJuly 1-September 2, 2012
Germany [22] XXS – Hilfe, wir werden geschrumpft!Johanna Klum & Bürger Lars Dietrich[23] & Wigald Boning[24] ZDFneo / KI.KAOctober 14, 2011
Portugal[25] XXSCarolina Patrocínio & Pedro Miguel Ramos[26] SIC/SIC KMarch 14,- July 1, 2010
Spain [27] XXSPilar Rubio & Enrique Pérez Vergara[28] CuatroDecember 25, 2011
Turkey [29] XXS-Ekstra Ekstra Small
Extra Extra Small[30]
Ebru Cündübeyoğlu[31] Star TVApril 16,-July 11, 2010
Ukraine [32] Сімейний розмір
Simeyny rozmir
Elena Kravets & Dennis Manzhosov[33] InterOctober 11-December 14, 2010

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Notes and References

  1. Hoyt . Eric . Fall 2010 . Keeping it Real: Watching the World Watch TV . . 27 . 3 . 47–55 . 10.1162/wopj.2010.27.3.47 . 0740-2775 . 40964056 . 153823820 . 2024-02-03 . JSTOR.
  2. Web site: Walsh . Barry . 2009-09-21 . Endemol launching four new formats at MIPCOM . 2024-02-03 . Realscreen.
  3. Web site: 25 November 2011 . Pilar Rubio torna a la televisió amb un nou concurs, 'XXS' . Pilar Rubio returns to television with a new competition, 'XXS' . 2024-02-03 . Empordà . ca.
  4. Web site: 2019-08-26 . Star TV'den iddialı bir yarışma programı . An ambitious competition program from Star TV . 2024-02-03 . Gazeteciler . tr-TR.
  5. Web site: 2010-07-29 . Gigantskiye razmery poyavyatsya na "Intere" . ru:Гигантские размеры появятся на "Интере" . Giant sizes will appear at Inter . 2024-02-03 . МедиаНяня . ru.
  6. Web site: Gürleyen . Bade . 16 January 2010 . Arjantin'e gitmek için 200 bin kişi sırada bekliyor . 200 thousand people are waiting in line to go to Argentina . 2024-02-03 . Milliyet . tr.
  7. Web site: 25 February 2013 . Endemol - XXS . deviated . http://web.archive.org/web/20100905232139/http://www.endemol.com:80/programme/xxs . 2010-09-05 . 2024-02-03 . Endemol.
  8. Web site: Yasak . Gülmek . 2010-01-12 . STAR TV'DEN "2010 ATAĞI"!... İŞTE STAR'DA BAŞLAYACAK YENİ PROGRAMLARLA İLGİLİ BİLGİLER!... - UçanKuş . "2010 Attack" From Star TV!... Here is Information About the New Programs That Will Start on Star... . 2024-02-03 . Uçankuş . tr.
  9. Web site: 2012-09-05 . SMG Entertainment Channel's "Extra Extra Small" is a Hit with Chinese Families - PR Newswire APAC . 2024-02-03 . PR Newswire Asia . en-us.
  10. Web site: da Mota . Isabel Teixeira . 12 March 2010 . "XXS" para as noites de domingo na SIC . "XXS" for Sunday nights on SIC . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519124113/https://www.jn.pt/media/xxs-para-as-noites-de-domingo-na-sic-1516940.html . 2023-05-19 . 2024-02-03 . Jornal de Noticias . pt-PT.
  11. Web site: Newbery . Charles . 9 April 2010 . Endemol Argentina finds 'Extra' way to work . 2024-02-03 . Variety.
  12. Web site: 4 August 2010 . Star'da yeni yarışma! "Extra Extra Small" ne zaman başlıyor? . New competition on Star! When does "Extra Extra Small" start? . 2024-02-03 . Medyafaresi . tr-TR.
  13. Web site: 2017-11-07 . Darío Lopilato y Paula Chaves, juntos . Darío Lopilato and Paula Chaves, together . 2024-02-03 . infobae . es-ES.
  14. Web site: Extra pequeno . Extra Small . 2024-02-03 . eltrece TV . es.
  15. News: 13 May 2011 . Llega Extra Pequeño, para ponerle pilas a la noche del domingo . Extra Small arrives, to put batteries into your Sunday night . 2024-02-03 . Clarín . es.
  16. Web site: do Faustao . Domingao . Famílias Warmiling e Rocha encolhem, mas só uma leva a melhor - Os Encolhidos - Domingao do Faustao . Warmiling and Rocha families shrink, but only one wins - The Shrunken . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120503101420/http://tvg.globo.com/domingao-do-faustao/os-encolhidos/episodio/familias-warmiling-e-rocha-encolhem-mas-so-uma-leva-melhor.html . 3 May 2012 . 2024-02-03 . Globo.
  17. Web site: Os Encolhidos . The Shrunken . Globo . pt.
  18. News: Latrach . Paulina . 9 February 2010 . Sergio Lagos conducirá programa de concursos XXS . Sergio Lagos will host a game show . 2024-02-03 . La Tercera . es-ES.
  19. News: Roxborough . Scott . 24 April 2012 . Endemol Wins Two Commissions From Chinese TV . 2024-02-03 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  20. Web site: 31 March 2014 . Tiān nǎ! Wǒmen biàn xiǎole . zh:天哪!我们变小了 . Oh my gosh! we become smaller . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140331050705/http://zt.echannel.com.cn/liangjie/ . 31 March 2014 . 2024-02-03 . echannel . zh.
  21. Web site: 2014-06-10 . XXS (China) - OMG We Became Smaller . 2024-02-03 . Endemol Asia . zh . YouTube.
  22. Web site: 2012-01-01 . XXS - Hilfe, wir werden geschrumpft! . XXS - Help, we're getting shrunk! . 2024-02-03 . programm.ARD.de . de.
  23. Web site: 11 October 2011 . "XXS - Hilfe wir werden geschrumpft!" ... verwandelt Kandidaten in Winzlinge / Premiere für die Action-Show mit Johanna Klum und Bürger Lars Dietrich ist am 14. Oktober 2011 um 19:30 Uhr im KI.KA . "XXS - Help we're getting shrunk!" ... transforms candidates into tiny creatures / Premiere for the action show with Johanna Klum and citizen Lars Dietrich is on October 14, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at KI.KA . 2024-02-03 . Presse Portal . de.
  24. Web site: 6 March 2013 . Endemol - kids entertainment - XXS – Hilfe, wir werden geschrumpft! . Endemol - kids entertainment - XXS – Help, we're getting shrunk! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130306025748/http://endemol.de/programme/xxs-hilfe-wir-werden-geschrumpft.html . 6 March 2013 . 2024-02-03 . Endemol . de.
  25. Web site: 13 March 2010 . XXS - O programa mais surpreendente da Tv portuguesa! . XXS - The most surprising program on Portuguese TV! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100313122102/http://sic.sapo.pt/online/entretenimento/xxs/ . 13 March 2010 . 2024-02-03 . SAPO . pt.
  26. Web site: 2010-03-17 . "XXS" com Pedro Miguel Ramos e Carolina Patrocínio . «XXS» with Pedro Miguel Ramos and Carolina Patrocínio . 2024-02-03 . SAPO Mag . pt.
  27. Web site: XXS - Cuatro . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120416003732/http://www.cuatro.com/xxs/ . 16 April 2012 . 2024-02-03 . Cuatro . es.
  28. News: 22 December 2011 . Pilar Rubio y Flipy competirán con la Pantoja en Navidad . Pilar Rubio and Flipy will compete with Pantoja at Christmas . Las Provincias . es-ES.
  29. Web site: XXS - Extra Extra Small Yarışması Resmi Sitesi . XXS - Extra Extra Small Contest Official Site . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20160110021128/http://xxs.com.tr/ . 2016-01-10 . 2024-02-03 . XXS.com . tr.
  30. Web site: Extra Extra Small Arşiv Videoları . Extra Extra Small Video Archive . dead . http://web.archive.org/web/20170701133709/https://www.startv.com.tr/video/arsiv/program/extraextrasmall/ . 2017-07-01 . 2024-02-03 . Star TV Resmi İnternet Sitesi . tr.
  31. News: 2010-02-27 . Bu Evde Güliver gibiyim . I Am Like Güliver in This House . dead . http://web.archive.org/web/20220104120334/https://www.gecce.com/haber-bu-evde-guliver-gibiyim . 2022-01-04 . 2024-02-03 . Gecce . tr.
  32. Web site: 2010-07-27 . Kompaniya "Endemol Arhentyna" znayshla sviy "rozmir" . uk:Компанія "Ендемол Аргентина" знайшла свій "розмір" . The company "Endemol Argentina" has found its "size" . unfit . http://web.archive.org/web/20211123232759/http://family.inter.ua/uk/season/1/news/2010/07/27/1 . 2021-11-23 . 2024-02-03 . Сімейний розмір . uk.
  33. News: "Símeyniy rozmír" budut vesti aktery "Studii Kvartal – 95" . uk:"Сімейний розмір" будут вести актеры "Студии Квартал – 95" . “Family Dimensions” will be hosted by the actors of “Studio Kvartal – 95" . ProTV.UA - ТВ, технологии, телекоммуникации . uk.