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Lincoln (リンカーン) is a Japanesevariety show. It premiered on October 18, 2005, and ended on September 10, 2013, and aired onTBS every Tuesday night. Hosted by the comedy duoDowntown, it featured seven other comedians in its regular cast, and had several recurring younger, up-and-coming comedians as guests.
The show usedAbraham Lincoln as its mascot, and its slogan was: "The program of thegeinin, by thegeinin, for thegeinin", parodying a line from his famousGettysburg Address. The object of the show was to have the younger comedians watch and learn from the more experienced comedians through fun and games.
The opening used the song "The Revolution" byBT and featured the regular cast assuperheroicanime characters in a futuristic setting. The animation was done byStudio 4°C, a studio well known forThe Animatrix.[citation needed]