He appeared solo from 1972 on the Nippon Broadcasting radio program "Kinchan No Don To Itte Miyō!!". The program based mostly on letters from listeners rose in popularity and debuted on television in 1975 on a Saturday night slot on Fuji Television. At the same time he was hosting "Ōru sutā kazoku taikou utagassen" ("all-star family singing battle") (1972–1986, Hagimoto until June 1984) on the same network and "Sutā Tanjō!" ("birth of a star") (Nippon Television), where he developed a style of interacting with the family of guests and amateur extras. This was expanded in shows such as "Kin Don!" which featured a cast of primarily amateurs called the "Kin Don Gekidan", and in features interacting with passersby while walking down streets on location, and mastered to perfection in later shows.