List of Infinite Challenge episodes

The following is a list of episodes of the Korean Real-Variety television comedy series "Muhan Dojeon" (Infinite Challenge, 무한도전).

There are currently 146 episodes (as of February 16, 2008) which have been aired.

eason 1

Season one of Muhan Dojeon was called the 'Rashless Challenge' (무모한 도전). This season usually involved the members attempting to complete very extreme challenges, such as racing against a train. There are 27 episodes aired during Season one.

eason 3 (2007-1)

The 2007 Campaign Title of Muhan Dojeon is "Great laugh is our soul". [As mentioned, during the episode (S03E35, Korean: "큰 웃음이 무한도전의 생명입니다").] This list is for the first (upper) -half of the year 2007. (All of 'time' which marked is PM. Placed in order.)
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colspan="3" align="left"| This episode of Muhan dojeon has been reached its highest-ever national ratings of 24.4% (26.3% for Seoul and capital area). Entertainer Han Hye-jin appeared as a cameo with team Hyeong-don and Ha Ha, during their hitch-hiking journey of this episode. [ [http://www.dailyseop.com/section/article_view.aspx?at_id=62260 Muhan Dojeon's dashed and rushed Seoul city-touring story] (Korean), Dailyseop.com, Retrieved on August 26, 2007]
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| September 1, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 69|
* Do-it-yourself (네 멋대로 해라) special episodes, Part 1 - All members of Muhan Dojeon should serve as an Executive producer (and also as a presenter) for 10 or more minutes of their self-made segments. The propose of this challenge was to give a summer holidays to its hard-working staff, however, the entire staff of this programme decided to give up their vacation to fix this ridiculous 'D.I.Y.' episodes. Aired Park Myeong-su's and Jeong Hyeong-don's segments (other segments will be broadcasted on September 8, 2007).
** "Geo-seong Show" with Park Myeong-su - to create an ordinary talk show, however, the contents of this show has been dramatically changed as "Jerry Springer Show" (as a guest-later served as a host again-Yu Jae-seok strongly argued). Hosted and produced by Park Myeong-su, Jeong Jun-ha served as a Joint panel, and music performed by the band "Terrible" (Roh Hong-cheol, Jeong Hyeong-don and Ha Ha served).
*** This show was sponsored-which included a wit on the name of companies by its staff-by 'Piggy & Superb-piggy' (뚱보&뚱뚱보), 'Magic Shoes corp.' (주식회사 마법의 구두), 'Chivas Dae-gal' (시바스 대갈), 'Hyeong-don's supper' (형돈이 야식), 'M.A. Ha's English Academy' (하석사 영어교실), 'Father's Wig Corp.' (주식회사 아버지 가발), 'Muhan Rox' (무한락스), 'Yu's video' (유씨네 비디오), and 'Gas Park myeong-su' (까스 박명수).
** "Change" - Hosted and produced by an "awkward comedian", Jeong Hyeong-don. The aim of this corner (segment) was to disguise their characters, so that all members to recognize how their image to the public was, and to care other members to build a strong unity of this programme. Especially, Yu Jae-seok's one ("Yu Geo-seong", a character that imitated from Park Myeong-su's) was a huge sensation.
*** Yu Jae-seok played as "Yu Geo-seong", Park Myeong-su became "Park Jun-ha", Jeong Jun-ha served as "Jeong Ha", Roh Hong-cheol as "Roh Hyeong-don", Ha Ha as "Ha Hong-cheol", and the host-for-a-moment Jeong Hyeong-don disguised as "Jeong Ban-jang".
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colspan="3" align="left"| The national ratings of this episode has been marked 21.9% (22.1% for Seoul and its suburbs, both placed as 2nd), narrowly behind to the historical drama series "Dae Joyeong" (placed most-watched programme of that day)
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| September 8, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 70|
* Do-it-yourself (네 멋대로 해라) special episodes, Part 2.
** "Han-ip-mann" (한입만) - Presented and produced by Jeong Jun-ha. The purpose of this segment was to go to several restaurants in Yeouido and each of the members get treated to a spoon of meals from its beloved viewers. During their surprised visit (to challenge their mission), every people who meet the Muhan Dojeon members was cheered warmly. However, only Jeong Hyeong-don's last mission wasn't accomplished.
** "Boys without fear" (겁없는 녀석들) - Presented and produced by Yu Jae-seok. The aim of this segment was to overcome from one of their trademark, scariness. With professional hypnosis treatment to its members (except Jeong Hyeong-don and Ha Ha), they challenged a firewalking to heal their fears, however, only the host-in-chief of this programme Yu Jae-seok succeed (after his mission was accomplished, the others ran and fade away). During a treatment, Roh Hong-cheol's unusual moment of crying like a baby was a huge sensation to its viewers.
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colspan="3" align="left"| "Ice-bowling" (A 'Rashless' segment which showed an old slapstick comedy), presented and produced by Roh Hong-cheol and his older brother Roh Seong-cheol (노성철, a M.A. graduate of the KAIST) has not been aired, due to its boredness that judged by its staff. Ratings of this episode was marked 23.3% (24.2% for Seoul and its suburbs, both placed as 2nd), narrowly behind again to the series "Dae Joyeong".
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| September 15, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 71|
* Do-it-yourself (네 멋대로 해라) - Part 3
** "M.A. Ha Ha's "Ask Me Anything" (석사 하하의 무엇이든 물어보세요) - Presented and produced by Ha Ha. his corner was originally supposed to air last week (September 8), but due to the lack of time, it was pushed to September 15. Ha Ha takes phone calls from elementary, middle, and high school students.
*** Jeong Hyeong-don served as an operator, the main character of this segment Ha Ha is a trouble-solving broker, and Jeong Jun-ha, Roh Hong-cheol and Park Myeong-su acted as an opinion panels. Yu Jae-seok served as a host of this segment, again.
*** These are the question that asked to M.A. Ha.
**** An elementary-school student asked how to take back his 3000won to his friends (who lended from him).
**** A middle-school student asked to Myeong-su how to use a black stain (흑채) to her grandmother.
**** A high-school student questioned (later teased) to M.A. Ha that what a word "Sparta" meant and its origin.
* 'Sseokso & The City' (썩소 앤 더 시티) - The theme of this episode was to claim a question for Muhan Dojeon, what is a meaning of Fashion.
** "Please, come Early" (일찍 와주길 바래) - The time-target to come to its outside studio was 10:00 AM.
*** The earliest member of that day, host-in-chief Yu Jae-seok was arrived at 09:57 AM. Roh Hong-cheol and Jeong Jun-ha arrived just a minute later (09:58 AM). Jeong Hyeong-don was late about 10 minutes (arrived at 10:10 AM), and just after that, Park Myeong-su and Ha Ha arrived at the set with holding hands each other.
** Mission of the day (with Fashion designer Park Mann-hyeon): within a limited budget of 300,000won, each members should set their 'Party Look' on a fashion mall in Dongdaemoon. The title of 'Best Dresser' went to Jeong Jun-ha, and the 'Fashion Terrorist' (the worst dresser) was Jeong Hyeong-don, with a narrow margin against Yu Jae-seok.
** Gorgeous Dinner party with Doenjang-guys (된장남들의 저녁식사) - During their meeting, they even criticized each members.
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colspan="3" align="left"|In Korean, a word "Sseokso" (썩소) means 'rotten smile' (smiling unwell). Name of the 2nd segment was inspired from the American TV series "Sex and the city". Ratings of this episode was marked 22.9% nationally (23.5% for Seoul and its sururbs, the 3rd most-watched programme of that day).
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| September 22, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 72|
* Hangawi Special Invitation - Kim Yu-Na (김연아, a world-class figure skater) in Muhan Dojeon
** Preparation segments - As always, all Muhan Dojeon Members have a special training before meeting a sportsperson. It was filmed in the midnight (from 01:30 AM to 05:30 AM), so that all members were exhausted, eventually.
*** Short Track Individual race (3 laps) - Ha Ha got a victory, Roh Hong-cheol came as 2nd, and Yu Jae-seok placed as 3rd.
*** Short Track Relay (6 laps) - Team "Dol+I" (돌+아이, Roh Hong-cheol, Jeong Jun-ha and Jeong Hyeong-don) has won, therefore, the team "Little Bitty" (땅꼬마, Ha Ha, Yu Jae-seok and Park Myeong-su) should set their hair permed (that will be broadcasted later).
*** "Round & Round Challenge" (대결 빙글빙글) - 1:1 match, to focus more on its processes with lots of slapstick comedy scenes than its results. A challenger should round a circle for 10 (later 15) laps on a tumbler. After that, challenger should across over the beam and catch a banana, which is 'a bread of life' for all Muhan Dojeon members. During a segment, Park Myeong-su performed a traditional Korean play "Geo-shaung Jeon" (마당놀이 거셩전).
** "Yu-na, Catch me (if you can)!" - All Members should avoid from Kim Yu-Na (she should catch 6 members) within 5 minutes. She succeed in 3 minutes easily, however, the Muhan Dojeon members were totally exhausted.
** "Boys and 'Ah-jeo-ssi's, Catch me!" - the role has been changed oppositely from 'Yeon-ah, Catch me!'. She has been managed to avoid the touch of Muhan Dojeon members. The members were at a loss against her truly-fast speed of running and quickly changing her directions.
** Television Advertisements - feel thirsty? try "Yu-na's Bing-su" (연아빙수)!
** Technical Training - She taught to all Muhan Dojeon members, including Spins, Spirals, and three turns. the eldest Park Myeong-su (which frequently called in this programme as a "proper Myeong-su" 고유명수) trained hard by Yu-na, although his health condition at that moment was extremely tired.
** Special Figure Skating Performances
*** Kim Yu-Na performed "Once upon a Dream".
*** "Swan Lake" (later the concept has been changed as a "Baek-suk (chicken boiled in a plain water) in a Lake" 백숙의 호수), performed by Roh Hong-cheol, Jeong Hyeong-don and Ha Ha.
*** "Y.M.C.A" performed by Yu Jae-seok, Park Myeong-su and Jeong Jun-ha.
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colspan="3" align="left"|Its national ratings was reached 24.8% (25.1% for Seoul and its sururbs, which was slightly less margin against the most-watched series "Dae Joyeong"), the highest mark since its beginning.
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| September 29, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 73|
* Please, watch your mouth - Muhan Dojeon Goes To Japan (입조심하길바래 특집-무한도전 일본 팬미팅)The aim of this episode was to claim the truth of Jeong Jun-ha (he proclaimed that thousands of Japanese fans were met when he was in signing on the Han-ryu Expositions in Tokyo on August 15, 2007)'s and Ha Ha (He proclaimed on September 15, 2007, during an opening of 'Sseokso and the city' episode that, in Japan, his popularity is almost same as "Shinhwa", a K-pop Idol group)'s arguments.
** Check-points: Will the number of Jeong Jun-ha's fans reach more than 1,000? - The answer was wrong, however, roughly 200 members around his fan-club in Japan was correct (said by its club's president), during a confirmation in quick fan-meeting at the street of Ginza.
** All members of Muhan Dojeon travelled around the suburbs of Tokyo to find their beloved Japanese fans. They visited around the streets of Akihabara (at 11:00 for finding), Ginza (at 14:00, finding and quick fan-meeting) and Ueno Park (at 17:20, signing their autographies). However, although they had been performed many of their trademarks (including "Hwang Jin-i dance" (황진이춤) by Park Myeong-su, "Geo-seong Aerobics" (거성체조) by Park Myeong-su and Ha Ha, "Dooly Dance" (둘리춤) by Yu Jae-seok, "Lewd Dance" (저질댄스) by Roh Hong-cheol, "Shaky Dance" (진상댄스) by Jeong Hyeong-don and more), most of Japanese people didn't even know them and their appearances (a few beloved fans of them were eventually met all members of Muhan Dojeon).
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colspan="3" align="left"|During their way to Ginza, Yu Jae-seok, the Host-in-chief and also holds the spiritual leader of his "Muhan Jaeseok-gyo" (cult), preached a sermon for all members to reflect their self-satisfaction and laziness. Currently, the previous episodes of this programme airs in Japan by [http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/var/p0220.php KN-TV] , via satellite. Its national ratings was marked 22.9% (23.7% for Seoul and its suburbs), and also reached the 3rd most-watched programme of the week (September 4th').
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| October 6, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 74|
* Muhan Dojeon's Autumn (seasonal) Field Day (무한도전 가을운동회) - filmed on an elementary school in Paju.
** A bargain is a bargain - Due to the recent fallout on a challenge (Short Track Relay), All members of the team 'Little Bitty' (Park Myeong-su, Yu Jae-seok, Ha Ha) eventually had their hair permed. During this scene, a beauty expert of Park Myeong-su had suffered a huge difficulty, because of a few strand of his hair.
** Game 'Blue flag & White flag' (청기백기)
*** Team races - White Team (Roh Hong-cheol, Jeong Jun-ha, Jeong Hyeong-don) got a victory (2:0).
*** Individual races - All members of Whites got their victory (3:0). Therefore, all Blue members (Park Myeong-su, Yu Jae-seok, Ha Ha) had a penalty to hit their head to Korean traditional drum. During this scene, Jeong Hyeong-don had upset when trying to host this game, due to the rainfall started just after his hosting, incidentally. The others proclaimed that, even the sky (weather) helps Hyeong-don's character, 'awkward comedian'.
** Gourd-popping - Whites succeed to pop their gourd, so they had their lunch earlier than Blues.
** Korean Marionette performance - All members were performed a traditional Korean play, however, the entire staff (except camera supervisors) had busy on eating their lunch.
** Tug-of-war Match (줄다리기, 6:6, later 6 vs 4) - They challenged against their giant-weighted staffs, but they went a huge loss (0:3). It reflects the contents of its rashless 1st-ever episode (on April 23, 2005, Muhan Dojeon vs. a bull)
** Find my half (내 반쪽을 찾아라) - All challengers should ran 20 meters, and tear a balloon to find each individual mission. The one who succeed to complete his mission can ran a track quickly (a challenger came at first with complete his mission is a winner).
*** Group 1
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colspan="3" align="left"| Its national ratings was marked 23.3% (24.2% for Seoul and its suburbs).
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| October 13, 2007 || Season 3 Episode 75 |
* Madness Couples (환장의 짝꿍) - The aim of this segment is to find a relationship between each members of Muhan Dojeon and its staff. Starring:
** Moderated by the Host-in-chief Yu Jae-seok & Shin Mi-so (신미소), Yu's fashion coordinator
** "Geo-seong" (Giant Star) Park Myeong-su & Jeong Seok-kwon (정석권), Park's entertainment manager and also as a buddy of him (roughly 20 years).
** Ha Ha & Kim Ju-yeon (김주연), hard-working entertainment manager of him (during the previous episode, he showed his superb power on 'Tug-of-war' survival to crash the team Muhan Dojeon)
** Jeong Jun-ha & Choi Jong-hun (최종훈), almighty coordinator (manager) of both Jun-ha and Muhan Dojeon
** Jeong Hyeong-don & Moon Jong-seung (문종승), former manager of him for 2 years
** Roh Hong-cheol & Roh Seong-cheol (노성철), his elder-brother (currently obtaining a doctor's course at Yonsei Univ. on Engineering)
* Job-interview of Muhan Dojeon (무한도전 신입사원 면접특집) Part 1They challenged an annual recruit of MBC, for a seat of experienced entertainment producer (경력직 예능프로듀서), with having their (quite) well-made D.I.Y. experience which featured on the previous episodes of 69, 70, and 71th. First of all, they checked their resume, however, this process made a huge laugh to its viewers. Aired Yu Jae-seok (showed his self-confidence strongly), Park Myeong-su (seriously threatened to the MBC to pick him - otherwise he might move to the other contenders such as KBS and SBS) and Ha Ha's (featured his composition skills which looks like an elementary school student) one.
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colspan="3" align="left"| The actual job-interviewing scenes will be on air later (next week). Its national ratings was marked 22.2% (22.5% for Seoul and its suburbs).
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| October 20, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 76|
* A lesson of being as Father (아빠수업 특집)Inspired by a movie "Three Men and a Baby" which saw and suggested ideas by the Host-in-chief Yu Jae-seok. Planned under the suggestion by its viewer(Lee Sae-bom, Nickname on the iMBC: 'uuusi'). Here is their summary of work on that day which has been filmed on October 6, 2007.
** 16:00 ~ 17:00 - All members' arrival with some of embarrassing moments. Yu Jae-seok rumoured by Ha Ha and Jeong Hyeong-don that a baby slept on a living room was his unconfirmed son. Roh Hong-cheol arrived with a noise(that scene was to claim his "Dol+I" identity, accidentally).
** 17:00 ~ 17:30 - Introduction of a baby(Im Yeh-jun 임예준, born September 23, 2006). During an introduction, Jeong Jun-ha rumoured(judged) about his size of an extraordinary head (called 'Helmet', more than 10 times bigger than a baby's one) and its weight (his Helmet weighted 8~9 Kilos; a whole weight of baby was just 9 Kilos). All members were tasted a Powdered milk which should be given to a baby.
** 17:30 ~ 18:00 - A chaotic moment just after a baby woke up his afternoon snap and cried when he saw the members and thought that a group of strangers bothering him. Yu Jae-seok suffered an aftermath of his quite-a-big mistake that he poured a hot-boiled water to reconstitute powdered milk; the correct order was to pour a warm water.
** 18:00 ~ roughly 18:40 - Park Myeong-su has been succeed to soften his character('a son of devil') with caring warmly like a dad('father' 아버지, another famous character of him on this programme) of a baby. However, he eventually let a fart due to his tiredness which caused by a baby, and then all members and staff ran away to breath a fresh air (a baby was cried again, naturally).
** At night - Both the members and staff of Muhan Dojeon declared to stop the film and to send a message to its viewers that this challenge was failed eventually, due to his continuous crying when the members caring (just even look at) him.
* Job-interview of Muhan Dojeon (무한도전 신입사원 면접특집) Part 2 (upload quickly)
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colspan="3" align="left"| Its national ratings was marked 24.7% (25.1% for Seoul and its suburbs).
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| October 27, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 77|
* Jun-Hines Ward Special (준-하인스 워드 특집)The aim of this episode was to invite a top American Football player to film a sporting segments, however, due to his recent injury, a whole schedule of his visit in South Korea has been postponed. So that, Jeong Jun-ha, a member of Muhan Dojeon whose body-outlook is fairly similar to Heins Ward, eventually disguised as Ward and challenged some of the segments with other Muhan Dojeon members which has been proposed.
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colspan="3" align="left"| In Korean, a word 'Jun'(준, 準) means 'semi-'. Filmed at the stadium which located at Korea Univ. Its national ratings was marked 22.7% (23.8% for Seoul and its suburbs).
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| November 3, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 78|
* Muhan Dojeon's Captain PlanetThe aim of this episode is to call all members of Muhan Dojeon to alert the severe dangers on the Earth such as Global warming, Environmental disruptions ,Natural disasters, and Extra-terrestrials.
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colspan="3" align="left"| Jeong Seok-kwon(정석권), an entertainment manager of Park Myeong-su appeared a promo of this episode as 'Dr. Kim'(김박사). Its national ratings was marked 22.3% (23.9% for Seoul and its suburbs).
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| November 10, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 79|
* 'Renewable Energy' special
** Intro-joke - Muhan Dojeon's routine on their holiday(Clay-animated cartoon flim)
** Operating a Hair dryer with make their own electricity of running their bicycles - 40 people from its high-profiled staff had eventually succeed to dress their members' hair.
** The 2nd shop of Coffee Prince - The name of this segment was a parody of 'Coffee Prince', a top-rated television drama of itself, the MBC. 2 people(members) should serve at their self-made (prepared for entire a month) vending machine located at the lobby of MBC. Generally, the automatically-operated electronic vending machine takes only 13 seconds to prepare a cup of coffee, however, they delivered about a minute to their customers.
** Car Racing with Manpower - Team 'Piggy'(Jeong Jun-ha & Jeong Hyeong-don) is a winner of this ridiculous 30-minute struggling race. More details will upload soon.
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colspan="3" align="left"|During 'Coffee Prince' segment, a mystery of Roh Hong-cheol's 'Red High-hill'(unknown girlfriend) was to clear accidentally, however, he explained to all members and its viewers that a meeting(dating) with a South Korean diplomat-newcomer went off unsuccessfully at the riverside of Han River. Its national ratings was marked 23.3% (23.7% for Seoul and its suburbs).
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| November 24, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 80|
Sport Dance special (스포츠 댄스 특집) - Part 1
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colspan="3" align="left"| Due to a special sport broadcast(Beijing Olympics 2008-Men's Football Qualification match 'Korea Republic vs Uzbekistan'), a broadcast of this episode has been postponed on that date. [ [http://news.media.daum.net/entertain/broadcast/200711/12/starnews/v18823276.html Broadcast of Muhan Dojeon has been delayed due to the road for Korean Soccer to the Beijing 2008] (Korean), Starnews, Retrieved on November 12, 2007] Its national ratings was marked 24.6% (25.6% for Seoul and its suburbs).
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| December 1, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 81|
Sport Dance special (스포츠 댄스 특집) - Part 2 (Paris Hilton was appeared just after checking Muhan Dojeon's performance before the dance competition)
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colspan="2" align="left"| Its national ratings was marked 21.5% (23.0% for Seoul and its suburbs).
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| December 8, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 82|
Sport Dance special (스포츠 댄스 특집) - Part 3
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colspan="2" align="left"| When Jeong Jun-ha was dancing in the actual competition, he bumped into another couple. After he finished dancing, he started to cry, because he felt sorry for the other competitors and his partner. (Jun-ha's tears touched all the other members of Muhan Dojeon except Park Myeong-su). Yu Jae-seok's partner (who is a pro-sport dancer) was taken to the hospital immediately after the competition, because she was ill. All members of Muhan Dojeon didn't make it to the next stage. Its national ratings was marked 28.5% (29.4% for Seoul and its suburbs).
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| December 15, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 83|
'Making Calendar'(for the year 2008) Special(upload quickly)
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colspan="2" align="left"| Its national ratings was marked 24.5% (25.2% for Seoul and its suburbs). In fact, executive staff of Muhan Dojeon on MBC actually decided to present 2,000 of its beloved viewers with the calendar. However, after immense pressure from viewers and with over 1,000,000 visits to the official website, it was later decided to place the calendar on sale with all of commercial profits will directly going to a designated charity.
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| December 22, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 84|
Muhan Dojeon's 'Thank You Concert' - Preparation
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colspan="2" align="left"| The first part of this episode revolves around the guys learning and rehearsing Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" as part of a special thank you concert. The second part of the episodes involves surprise "wake-ups" for the members of the gang, as they drive around the city caroling. Its national ratings was marked 24.5% (25.4% for Seoul and its suburbs).
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| December 29, 2007 ||Season 3 Episode 85|
Muhan Dojeon's 'Thank You Concert' Special, at the COEX concert hall on Christmas night, 2007
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eason 3 (2008-1)

This list is for the first(upper)-half of the year 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/challenge Muhan Dojeon's Official Homepage] ko icon (Season 3)
* [http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/thankssaturday/info Official Info-page of Rashless Challenge] ko icon (Season 1)
* [http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/kingsaturday Official Info-page of Season 2] ko icon