The 78th episode of the NHK Asadora drama "Bakebake " (General TV, Monday to Saturday 8:00 AM and other times), starring Akari Takaishi, was broadcast on January 21st. The final scene of the episode featured a large group of people gathering at Heaven's ( Tommy Bastow) house to retrieve chopsticks that had fallen into a gap, which became a hot topic among viewers.
In the 78th episode, the serialization of "Heaven Sensei's Diary" was a big hit. Toki (Takaishi) and Heaven became the talk of the town, and crowds would gather when they walked around town.
On this day, reporter Kajitani (Iwasaki Udai) comes to interview them at dinner time. When Kajitani asks, "Did anything interesting happen today?", Fumi (Chizuru Ikewaki) prefaces her answer with, "Maybe it's not exactly interesting," and leads Kajitani into the kitchen. "Actually... I dropped my chopsticks in this gap at lunchtime," she reveals, "and I can't get them out no matter what I do, so I'm stuck."
When Tsukasanosuke(Takashi Okabe) said, "There's no way a story like that would be published in the newspaper," Kajitani responded, "Well, it's possible!" The next day, the headline appeared in the paper, "Chopsticks in a gap that even Professor Heaven with his long arms can't reach. We're looking for someone to save the family," and a large crowd flocked to Heaven's house. People lined up and tried one after another, but in the end, no one was able to pick up the chopsticks.
Comments on social media included, "He made them hold on to chopsticks that had fallen through a gap for four minutes...Unbelievable baby," "The competition to see who could get the chopsticks out was way too exciting," "What are we being shown lol," "What is this episode about (lol)," "Even chopsticks that got stuck in a gap can be entertaining...," "The true essence of Fujiki Mitsuhiko's script!! lol," and "He really comes up with the idea of chopsticks that get stuck in a gap and can't be removed. Fujiki, the scriptwriter, has a great sense of comedy."
