Skipping Dogs, Jumping Jacks, the Moffats Return Officially Amazing

-Officially... Biggest.

-Shoe!

-Weirdest.

-Face!

-Fastest.

-Loo!

-Tightest.

-Space!

-Longest.

-Snake!

-Smallest.

-Van!

-Heaviest.

-Cake!

-Tallest.

-Man!

-Longest ears on a dog.

-Aw!

-Most poisonous frog!

-Ooh!

-And a woman with a beard.

-What?!

# Officially, officially, officially

# Amazing! #

Ooh. Argh!

Hello, and welcome to Officially Amazing...

..Goes Bunkers!

FANFARE CHEERING

Yes, once again we find ourselves

here in our new and very secretive bunker,

and once again it's been infiltrated by this lot,

who want to see records broken and sharpish!

And here's a look at the veritable festival of Guinness World Records

title attempts that await them, and you, in today's show.

The magnificent Moffatts are back... this time on two wheels.

This dog will try and break a skipping record.

And a man climbs stairs on his head.

Plus, our bunker guests will be trying to predict the results

of all today's record attempts, as they bid for the chance

to send one of our competitive legends into the Gunge Tank Of Doom!

Speaking of which, time to strike up the band...

-One, two, three, four!

-..and welcome, from Japan,

the senator of Spandex,

the sultan of spangled pants,

Mr Cherry!

# Brace yourselves, it's the man from Japan

# The four-time Competitive Champion

# Do Ray and Steve even have a chance

# Of beating the man with the spangly pants?

# Who can break records like nobody else can?

# Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Cherry-san! #

HE YELLS

Electrifying scenes!

HE SHOUTS

Next up, it's the sovereign of somersaults,

the general of gymnastics,

my man, US Ray.

# The best come in small packages, they say

# But they don't come much smaller than US Ray

# Can the pocket rocket break a record today?

# Everybody watch US Ray It's USA...

# Ray! #

Just once, I'd like to see Steve try that.

Well, maybe he will.

Here he is, the captain of charisma, the razzle and the dazzle,

Great Britain's very own

Sizzling Steve!

# In Sizzling Steve

# In Sizzling Steve

# We do believe

# We do believe

# What mundane skill

# What mundane skill

# Has he got up his sleeve?

# Has he got up his sleeve?

BOTH: # Well, you can send him any test

# And he will yearn to be the best

# Cos he's a record-breaking legend, Sizzling Steve. #

And a cheeky finish. FARTING SOUND

What a showman.

They are ready to go head-to-head-to-head.

But before we reveal their challenge,

let's join Haruka for a record from China.

This is Li Longlong, and he's here to attempt the record for...

That's no big deal! I do that all the time!

-..on the head.

-Oh.

His own record to beat is 34.

Li must balance on his head for the duration of the attempt,

all the way up these stairs.

Obviously, this is very dangerous, and Li is an expert.

Don't try this at home.

It's time for the bunker brigade to make their first prediction

of the show. And 31% of them

think he won't break his record.

Do you agree? Here we go!

HE GASPS Look at this!

It takes an amazing amount of strength

to propel him forwards and upwards.

And then...

to land!

This is incredible, Haruka!

He's up to ten!

It's like extreme Pilates.

Definitely good for the core muscles, Ben.

Look how hard Li is working to keep his balance.

-Ah-ya!

-Whoa-whoa!

A little wobble there,

but that red step is the 34th stair.

This to equal his own record!

Yes!

Can he do 35 and break it?

SHOUTING

He can! Phenomenal!

And that's 36 steps!

Wow! What a display of strength and stamina, Haruka.

Amazing, Ben!

When this guy says, "I could do that standing on my head,"

he actually can!

And well done if YOU predicted he would.

But now it's back to the bunker for our competitors to face

an equally tricky physical task.

It's time for...

Previously on Officially Competitive...

The Sizzler bagged himself a competitive point

and a record by chucking six teabags into cups.

A monumental victory that sees him

top the leaderboard with Cherry.

Leaving US Ray in second.

Or to put it another way, Al, last.

Fair enough. But today's challenge could have been made for Ray.

It's...

Let's get the rules.

This is what a jumping jack looks like.

To count, the hands must meet at the top and at the same time

the feet must be spread at least shoulder width apart at the bottom,

before the contestant returns to the start position.

And the record to beat is 53 jumping jacks in 30 seconds.

Our thunderous threesome haven't attempted jumping jacks before,

but in series two, they did attempt the most star jumps in a minute.

Ray broke the record with 77.

Yeah! Cherry only managed 12.

And Steve collapsed halfway through.

Can he avenge himself this time?

-No.

-Harsh but fair.

Steve, I'm just going to come out and say it - it's a physical record.

-You hate them, don't you?

-Yep.

-Right, OK.

So, where does that put you in terms of attempting this record?

Low.

It's not exactly fighting talk.

Let's go to Chicky and see how Cherry's feeling.

On a scale, one to ten,

how confident are you?

HE SPEAKS JAPANESE

-TRANSLATION:

-Always a ten.

I am a...jumping bean!

-TRANSLATION:

-I am a jumping bean.

Well, he may be a jumping bean,

but my man is like a turbo-charged jumping jack-in-the-box.

Just without the box.

Ah, Ray, I like this record.

This is your alley. You can do this.

-Oh, yeah.

-Show me the winning technique you are going to use.

-Let's get it.

-All right. Check it out. Go.

Oh. USA!

Keep going, Ray. Hoo!

Oh, I'm glad Steve can't see that.

So, who do you predict will be our jubilant jump-jacker?

Well, our bunker crew were clearly

impressed by Ray's demo.

But a surprisingly high 2%

have gone for Sizzler!

Huh. Maybe his mum and dad are in?

He's up first. So, it's over to official adjudicator Shantha.

Three, two, one, go!

HOOTER

Wait?! What's this?

The Sizzy Rascal seems to know what he's doing.

Come on, Sizzler!

-No-one could have predicted this, Ben.

-That's it.

Especially from a man who thinks

sensible shoes and casual slacks

are acceptable athletic attire.

Just look at the concentration.

He's putting everything into this.

Fact alert - Steve is wearing an extra layer of deodorant.

Presumably in case this 30 seconds of moderate exercise

causes a tsunami of sizzling sweat.

Yuck! TMI, Ben. TMI.

But Britain's little flower is beginning to wilt.

Oh, and he's lost his rhythm!

Five, four, three, two, one, stop!

HOOTER And what a finish!

Pure showbiz from the Siz-Biz.

Well, that was a revelation!

Cherry's up next.

Mr Cherry, are you ready?

I was born ready!

-Go!

-HOOTER

-Oh...

-Ben's right, this IS quick.

Possibly helped by those aerodynamic leggings and spangly pants.

-Cherry! Cherry! Cherry! Cherry!

-Go, Cherry.

Oh, starting to get a little bit wobbly there.

And what was that?!

He was going so fast that he lost control

and collided with the ramp of glory.

That jumping jack may not count.

-Will that cost him?

-Again, again, again!

But he's recovered again and picked up speed.

Could he threaten the target of 53?

Three, two, one,

-stop!

-HOOTER

I'm dead!

Man down!

Cherry topples to the floor after 30 seconds

of extraordinary, exhausting exercise.

Two unexpectedly impressive displays, then.

The pressure is on US Ray.

-Go!

-HOOTER

Look at that speed!

Impeccable technique!

Ray's got this in the bag.

Mesmerising!

This is the difference between a real athlete

and a man in casual slacks, Ben.

Come on, Ray.

Flawless.

But Ray's feet aren't always coming together,

and those jacks won't count.

Minor errors, Ben.

Time's nearly up and Ray's super speed

is showing no signs of slowing.

This is a world-class work-out.

-Come on, Ray.

-Five, four, three, two, one, stop!

HOOTER

Textbook technique as Ray jump-jacks to the max.

But did he do enough to earn a record?

Shantha, do we have a record?

-Yes.

-ALL EXCLAIM

In third place, with a total of 44, is...

-..Steve.

-44! The very definition of heroic failure from Siz.

We salute him.

And in first place, equalling the current record of 53, is...

-..Ray!

-Yeah!

My man has done it!

And he treats the bunker to a spectacular celebration.

Cherry and Ray actually managed exactly 57 jacks each,

but while six of Cherry's didn't count,

only four of Ray's were disqualified,

leaving him with a narrow but record-equalling win,

just as 73% of the bunker predicted.

That's one win each,

one record each.

It couldn't be closer.

Our heroes will return later in the show,

when one of our top predictors will chose who's going to attempt

a world record and who is heading to the Gunge Tank Of Doom!

But next, another jumping record,

this time on all fours,

with Jessica, the jumping Jack Russell.

She can dance!

She can barrel-walk!

She can skateboard!

She can drive!

And she can impersonate royalty with her best mate, Jacob.

But today, this talented terrier will team up

with her human sidekick, Rachael,

to attempt the record for...

How did you discover that this was one of her skills?

I was playing with her, just asking her to jump, without skipping,

and then I thought, "She's jumping quite high.

"I'm going to give it a go."

So, basically you were there with a rope anyway, and skipping...

Well, I started off with a bit of sausage in my hand,

so I was seeing if she could jump up for the sausage.

Many great stories start that way.

Jessica, don't take this the wrong way,

but you have got quite little legs. Is that going to make things harder?

They might be small, Shires, but I've got four of them. Ha-ha-ha!

So, the record at the moment stands

at a gargantuan 51 in a minute.

-That's a lot, isn't it?

-That's a lot of skips. Yeah.

So, what have you been sort of averaging in training, then?

In training, we've been doing about 60, 64 skips.

Oh, so breaking the record?

-Yeah.

-Of course, in a pressure environment like this,

-anything can change.

-That's right. Anything can happen on the day.

-I often get my foot caught in the rope or something.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah.

Before Jessica and Rachael jump to it, let's get the rules.

Jessica and Rachael must jump simultaneously over the same rope.

If either of them touches the rope while jumping,

that skip will not count.

And the record to beat

is a flabbergasting 51 skips in one minute!

Despite this mammoth target, back in the bunker,

88% of our perceptive predictors

reckon this pairing will be jumping

with record-breaking joy.

But do you agree at home?

The time will start when Rachael begins the first skip.

Stay, Jessie. Stay.

-Ready? Jump.

-And they're off!

Good girl. Jump.

Skip-a-dee-doo-dah!

This is possibly the most joyous thing I've ever seen!

As you might be able to tell from my happy face.

Come on, Jessica, jump!

-Jump!

-Jessica sure can jump.

Those little legs are propelling her so high,

she could be bouncing over herself!

Jump! Jump, Jessie!

Oh. Disaster! Jessica jumped too late

and her back legs snagged the rope.

Valuable seconds lost.

Will it cost them?

Eye of the tiger! Yes! Go on.

-Jump!

-Oh, no! Not again!

-Go on!

-Jump! Good girl. Jump.

Magnificent.

Wow, she's so good.

And now Jessica's jumping without the rope!

They've completely lost their rhythm.

Good, Jessie. Good.

-Good girl. Jump!

-Go on.

-Jump!

-Keep going.

But they are back in the groove! Come on!

Oh, this is magnificent!

This is poochy poetry in motion.

Time.

Scintillating skipping!

But was it a new world record?

It's over to official adjudicator Mark.

The record to beat today was 51.

In the time, you achieved...

-..47.

-Oh! It's close! It is so close!

-Oh, dear.

Just four skips short of the record.

Those entanglements cost Jessica and Rachael dearly.

Gutting! But after time out for a sports massage,

Jessica is ready for one last attempt.

This is it.

-Ready? Jump.

-Yes.

Great start!

Human and dog united in perfect motion.

-Good girl. Jump, Jessie.

-Jessie, come on!

No! Jessica's going walkies.

It's a reluctant dog.

Jump. Jump, jump...

Oh, a superb recovery!

-That is not easy.

-Jump, jump, jump.

And look at Jessica's tail wagging with joy.

Jump, jump.

They're right back on world-record pace now.

Jump, Jessica! Jump!

Jump, jump. Good girl.

Oh, no! Did Rachael's heel catch the rope then?

Let's look at the slow-mo.

It certainly looks like a foot foul.

If Mark saw that, that skip won't count.

Come on! They've strayed right off course.

Rachael's exhausted, and yet still they skip.

-Right till the end, come on!

-Time.

-Oh, well done! Wow!

Did they reach 51 skips for a new record?

We did need to disqualify one skip

as the rope did catch your foot as it went under. You achieved...

-..50.

-Oh!

And the disqualified one...

Oh!

Devastation as that flailing foot prevents Jessica and Rachael

from equalling the world record.

It's subdued in the bunker, too,

as only 12% predicted that sad outcome.

Oh, Jessica! You're still officially amazing in our eyes.

And at least you got a lift home!

Just one more prediction to go now

before one of this lot gets to condemn

Steve, Ray or Cherry to the Gunge Tank Of Doom!

Let's welcome some old friends with Haruka.

Yep, they're back.

The sensational, inspirational,

Moffattational, motoring maestros,

the Moffatt brothers are here,

promising more breathtaking record-breaking.

To recap, between them,

Alastair, Trevor and John

have appeared in every series of Officially Amazing.

But more importantly, they've broken every record we've thrown at them,

reaching a terrific total of seven records in five series.

But today, that legendary legacy is under severe threat

as they attempt a record they have never held before -

the ridiculously difficult...

Back in series three, Alastair tried this one on his own,

and it wasn't easy.

Oh, so close!

We were there a while before he eventually triumphed.

But today will be twice as tough,

as he aims to repeat that phenomenal feat in synchronisation

with brother John. Have they finally driven off more than they can chew?

John, Alastair, Trevor the Titan, it's great to see you back

on Officially Amazing again, again, again and again.

-Hello!

-Hello.

-Thanks for having us back.

So, John, Alastair's been driving on the side wheels for a long time.

How long have you been doing it?

Probably a couple of months now.

I'm getting there, slowly.

-But how confident are you, then?

-He's been really good.

He must have covered hundreds of miles on two wheels

and there's only a few of us in the UK,

and probably a handful worldwide,

that would be able to get anywhere near this sort of record, really.

So, Trevor, what's your role in this?

Well, I'm coach, today. They're not going to be able to see

what spaces they've got from inside the car,

so I'm hopefully going to give them some feedback,

tell John that he can get a bit closer to the pole,

or Alastair can get a bit closer to John,

and hopefully we can have this done before it gets dark.

THEY LAUGH

This is a dangerous one,

so we have medics and a fire team on stand-by.

While the Moffatts muster the strength

to climb this monolithic Mini mountain, here are the rules.

Both cars must be driven on two wheels through the gate

at the same time.

If a car touches a post, or the cars touch each other, it's a fail.

And someone might get hurt.

The gap is calculated by subtracting

the height of both cars from the size of the space

they are driving through.

The current record stands at...

But the Moffatts plan to demolish that!

By one centimetre.

They've set their gap at 1 metre 29.

This may well be their toughest challenge ever.

But 65% of our bunker brainiacs

predict they'll somehow squeeze their way

through to a new record.

Do you agree with them?

Alastair and John approach the ramps for a first attempt.

And they're off.

Their specially made-over Minis even have initials,

so we know who is in each car.

Nice touch.

But two-wheel driving is fiendishly tough.

The coordination needed to steer and balance their cars

is almost impossible.

They look on track.

Can they squeeze through?!

Oh, no!

Alastair lost balance.

So the brothers must go back to the start.

This is going to be tight.

And, yes! They're both through!

I think they've done it!

It does look good from here.

But if we check this angle, Alastair really goes through behind John,

not at the same time. So it won't count.

You can hardly blame Alastair.

To pull this off, he almost has to drive under his brother

and risk getting crushed!

The Moffatts then endure fail after fail after fail.

-Oh! No, no, no.

-No?

It's not going well.

Only one thing can turn this around.

A pep talk from Trevor the Titan.

At the last minute, you were just tucking in just a fraction

and it's putting Alastair off just a little bit.

Awe-inspiring!

Will that be the difference?

DRAMATIC MUSIC

TYRES SQUEAL THUD!

Apparently not.

We've seen the Moffatts up against it before,

but perhaps never like this.

It seems hopeless, but they are giving it one final go.

Can they produce another Moffatty miracle?

They've put in weeks of training for this.

Will it finally pay off?

They're closing in!

Is this it?!

Oh, yes! Out of nowhere!

-Yeah!

-Have they really done it?

-Yeah!

The brothers certainly think so.

Look at them!

But only one man can tell us.

Mark, how was it for you?

The gap was set at 1 metre 29 centimetres.

And it was a valid attempt,

so it is a brand-new Guinness World Record!

Brilliant!

One for all and all for one!

The three Moffatteers have done it again.

Eight world records in six series.

And after that majestic Moffattry, the results are in.

And our top predictors are...

Hannah.

Owen.

Tom.

Ben.

Mrs McCormack.

Robbie.

Louis.

Kiera.

Megan.

And Amy.

And I can now reveal that one of them is about to be chosen

completely at random by our computer

to participate in today's final challenge.

And that person is...

..Owen!

Oh, and I think he's quite pleased.

Let's learn about Owen.

His favourite vegetable is the carrot.

Delicious and nutritious!

His favourite food is the chocolate chip cookie.

Yum! Goes well with carrots.

And the sound he most enjoys hearing

is the first bite into a fresh apple.

Yum! An apple-carrot-cookie combo. Mm!

Refusing to be swayed by their pleas,

Owen will now choose which two of our Officially Amazing goliaths

will team up to attempt the record for...

Right, Owen. You are playing a crucial role in this process,

because it is you who gets to decide which of our two competitors

takes part in the final challenge

and which you will send to the Gunge Tank Of Doom!

DRAMATIC MUSIC

Who are you going to send to their gungy destiny?

Er...

Cherry.

CHERRY HOWLS

Mr Cherry?!

-Yeah.

-Argh!

It's happened again.

For the second time in a row, Cherry is sent for a possible gunging.

And bizarrely, still no-one in this series has nominated the Sizzler.

And it's a good job too, really, because he is a former record-holder

for the single-person version of this event.

So, while Ray and Steve,

or Team UKSA-OK,

plot their path toward glory, let's get the rules.

10p pieces must be used for the stacking.

Ray and Steve must ultimately stack

one coin at a time,

using one hand only.

They may not steady the stack,

and it must remain standing for five seconds after the minute is up.

If they stack at least 55 coins in the minute,

they will be Guinness World Records title-holders.

If they don't, Cherry will be taking a gungy shower...

again.

And let us all thank Ben

for kindly donating his wages to this challenge.

No problem. As long as I get it all back at the end.

-Shantha.

-Three, two, one, go!

HOOTER

They've set off at a furious pace.

But if we look closely,

Ray's second coin is way off centre.

The strong base they must have been desperate for

has been fatally compromised.

And steadying the stack is against the rules.

They are still stacking.

But is that target of 55 coins possible?

Oh. That does not look good.

Steve uses all his silver-stacking experience to try and rebalance.

But we have 10p tower topplage!

And it's fist-pump city from Owen.

This man is gagging to see a gunging.

It's not over yet, Cherry-san.

They're frantically rebuilding amid the rubble.

-Oh, no!

-But their leaning tower of 10p pieces topples again.

Five, four, three,

-two, one, stop.

-HOOTER

The stack stands for five seconds.

But is there even enough there for a pint of milk?

Or will we be seeing a gallon of gunge?

Let's hear from official adjudicator Shantha.

The target to beat

was 55.

That's £5.50.

Today you managed a total...

..of 26.

-So, no record.

-No!

An agonising £2.90 short.

Which means one thing!

Gunge, gunge, gunge!

No mercy at all from the crowd or from Steve and Ray.

This is a moment Owen's been waiting for.

ALL: Three, two, one,

go!

DRAMATIC MUSIC CHEERING

Oh, dear.

And like a cherry pie,

he's covered with a colossal cascade of custardy gunk.

Well done, Owen.

See you next time.

Bye!

# Well, jumping Jess might be one of the best things

# Ever seen on the show

# But this was unreal, two cars on two wheels

# Just look at the Moffatt brothers go

# This has got to be

# One of the oddest ways of climbing stairs you'll see

# But when it comes to physical feats

# US Ray just can't be beat

# But Steve and Ray's high tower was total rubbish!

# They've all been... Officially Amazing! #

CHEERING