What happens when you pit two rugged all-star casts against each other? It’s a survival race of the ages in Running Man as our cast faces the Law of the Jungle team for some variety fun. They’ll laugh and cry with each other through the funny and the tears, through excitement and the pain. Which cast will reign supreme in this heated battle for pride and glory?

EPISODE 145. Broadcast on May 12, 2013.

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We get not one, not two, but three Spartakooks likenesses to join our cast in a Children’s Day Special. Is it too early to start panicking? Then it’s time to settle the score once and for all between the two ddakji masters. Who will come out on top and flip our expectations? Will there be a new ddakji king to usher in a new era?

EPISODE 144. Broadcast on May 5, 2013.

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Time to loosen those vocal chords and get that tambourine ready for a noraebang experience you likely won’t ever forget. The godfather of variety pays our cast a visit to train their sharp wit, fine-tune their physical gags, and bring out a new persona. Some things don’t ever change, and perhaps someone’s bad luck is really a sign that the variety gods have a bright future ahead of them.

EPISODE 143. Broadcast on April 28, 2013.

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Spring is in the air, which mean it’s the perfect time for romance (or bromance) to blossom in varietyland. There are a few pairings we’ve come to know and love and now it’s time to figure out who’s the best. Some couples are Meant to Be while others are more unfortunate. May the best couple win!

EPISODE 142. Broadcast on April 21, 2013.

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Welcome to the Running Man Animal Kingdom where you’ll find a variety of characters who will tickle your funny bone. Some of them may be cute and lovable, whereas you may want to approach with caution with the beasts. Come one and come all; and if you’re lucky, you may even catch a glimpse of a familiar character you once saw in a different variety zoo…

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A deadly virus has hit varietyland that rids the world of all happiness and laughter and throwing it into raging pandemonium. It’s up to our Running Man agents to save mankind and procure the last remaining vaccine.

But wait – there’s always a twist. Just like how there can be several strains of a virus, a copycat could pin you as the original carrier.

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Doesn’t our Kwang-soo look so pretty? With the help of a few actresses, our lovable cast takes another shot at a drama-in-variety with This Winter, the Typhoon Blows. Painted with forbidden love, struck by terminal illness and a possible birth secret, you can count on being more makjang than melodramatic. But this is Running Man, which means you can count on the comedic notes to buoy you through.

EPISODE 139. Broadcast on March 31 2013.

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It’s time to go back to School with the cast as rival clubs face off to find out who will reign supreme. But while you relive those high school memories, I’ll be here staring at Oppa. That’s right – there are times when the variety gods hear and grant your earnest prayers. It’s as if Christmas came early to a beautiful you.

EPISODE 138. Broadcast on March 24, 2013.

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In a land far away, there once lived three beautiful princesses who were to be married off to the village idiots. But when these idiots are this sweet, earnest, and chivalrous, how can you not love them? There’s much hilarity to be had in this adventure and with so many ex-Monday Couple moments to love in this episode, I can pretty much die happy now.

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A few weeks ago, our cast traveled across Asia to find nine daggers that merged together to form the Ultimate Golden Dagger. But a legend always has an origin story and the cast travels back in time to discover the Secret of the Nine Daggers. Power can be a dangerous thing and some are more affected than others with just a little taste.

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