Episode 1 Officially Amazing

This is the world of records.

# Officially biggest shoe Weirdest face

# Fastest loo Tightest space

# Longest snake Smallest van

# Heaviest cake Tallest man

# Longest ears on a dog Most poisonous frog

-# And a woman with a beard. #

-What?

# Officially, officially Officially Amazing! #

Hello and welcome to the brand spanking new series

of Officially Amazing where we show you the most

incredible records from around the world.

Here's a little taster of what you can expect.

BRAKES SQUEAL

Good, hey?

Right. Here's a look at some of the incredible

Guinness World Records being attempted on today's show.

Flying disc legend Brodie Smith hates cones on tables

and has a unique and record-breaking way of dealing with them.

This strange gentleman attempts a joke telling record.

I jest you not.

Remember Sizzlin' Steve?

He's back and taking on Mr Cherry

and a man we call US Ray in a watery record attempt.

First, we begin the series in the good old U of K with...

Ah! Some time out relaxing in Lincolnshire.

I'm not really sure what today's record is all about.

I've just been told to wait here and all will be revealed.

It is a lovely spot. I'm happy about that.

I might even go for a cheeky little snooze.

Urgh!

HE GASPS

It appears to be a waterskiing record, DOESN'T IT?

Whilst I go and get towelled off - thank you for that -

and change into something a bit more appropriate,

why don't you meet one half of our record-breaking attempt?

This is 17-year-old Charlotte Wharton.

She's been waterskiing since she could - whoa - walk.

That's a unique way to dry your ponytail!

Charlotte is ranked third in the world and holds the under-17

British water-ski jump record with a massive 40.1 metres.

Look at her fly! That's almost the same as four buses,

although you wouldn't find them in a water park.

We do love a good bus comparison on Officially Amazing. Anyway.

I dressed up for the occasion

and spoke to the lady herself about today's challenge.

You are going to be doing some waterskiing for us today

-but the record isn't the usual type of

-waterskiing. No.

How have you been able to practise for this record, then?

I haven't really, cos it's so different.

'Hang on, she hasn't practised?'

I haven't really, cos it's so different.

Unlike most attempts, where people have practised for days,

weeks or years, Charlotte hasn't been able to

because she's not going to be towed by a motor boat.

That would be far too easy. She's going to be pulled by these guys.

The Imperial College London rowing team.

And they have quite a task ahead of them.

Water skiers normally need to hit speeds of around 20mph

to ski properly and at full sprint,

the fastest of rowers only reach around 14mph.

On top of that, motorboats pull at a constant speed.

With rowers, it isn't as smooth so practice doesn't start well.

Things seem to have slowed down to a halt over there at the moment.

Charlotte has still not been able to even get up on the water-skis.

After around an hour of trying,

they've not managed to tow Charlotte even a quarter of the course

and with every stroke, the rowers are burning up much-needed energy

and getting tired. It's not looking good.

The whole method of doing the waterskiing is completely different.

-Looks like you're having to pull and push and readjust.

-Yeah.

Their boat is going back and forwards so much,

you have to try and kind of go with them

and they're almost pulling you and you lose all the rope

so then you've got no speed so you've got to try

and get in sync with them to try and help them out as well.

-It is a case of going with the flow.

-It is.

Can they figure it out?

We'll leave Charlotte and the rowers to find their rhythm

and rejoin them shortly to see if they can break this

excruciatingly difficult Guinness World Record.

But for now, let's water-ski over the big pond

to America for something...

-'I love playing Frisbee with you, Al, old buddy.

-Me too, Benny boy.

-'We're the greatest players of our generation.

-I know!

-'Long throw, Al! Are you ready? Go long!

-Born ready, Ben.

'Nice.'

OK. So we are not that great, but this guy is,

-and he's right the way over there.

-Hey, guys!

MUSIC: "Fly" by Nicki Minaj Feat. Rihanna

That was brilliant. That's Brodie and this is him in action.

Brodie Smith is a flying disc flinging phenomenon.

He's even represented his country playing Ultimate Frisbee

for the USA in the 2013 Dream Cup.

There is nothing he can't do with these flying discs.

For example, check this out!

And this.

And this.

-Where has it gone?

-Right here, Ben.

-What?

He's just thrown it into the sea?

Oh, no. You just wait.

Yeah, baby!

Somebody's caught it on a boat about a million miles away.

Now, that is cool.

We're at this huge stadium in Jacksonville, Florida,

where Brodie is going to be attempting a new world record

for the most cones hit by flying discs in one minute.

Is it more about power or technique in terms of throwing?

This, as it's only 10 metres, it's more just about the accuracy.

I like to consider myself a Frisbee connoisseur

-yet mine wobbles all over the place.

-It's all about the wrist snap.

The more rotation, the flatter it is going to fly.

Ben has what doctors call lady fingers. Is that good or bad?

-They are slender and pretty.

-No.

-OK.

We'll leave it as an unknown. It's up for debate.

No debate, then. Brodie knows what he's talking about.

He's already got the current record of eight cones knocked over

in a minute and today he's going for 12. But can he do it?

'Brodie says he can hit any target he wants to.

BEN CHEERS

'And to demonstrate that, I am the target.'

All I have to do is catch it.

BEN LAUGHS

-'Oh, man!'

-He washes his hands with butter.

-He says it helps his skin.

-BRODIE LAUGHS

'Yeah, OK. Nice one, Ben. But just you wait.

'This is the one. My chance at redemption.

'All the way around the other side of the curtain.

'Over here, Brodie!

'Here we go, baby. What a thrill!

'This could be the greatest sporting moment of my life.

Everyone watching at home cheering, screaming my name.

'I got it! I got it!

'I got it! OK. I don't got it.

Maybe I should leave it to the professional. Here are the rules.

The thrower must be at least ten metres from the targets

and the cones must be hit completely off the table.

Brodie's current record is eight cones knocked over in a minute.

Today he's going to try

and smash that by knocking over all 12 cones that have been laid out.

It's record-breaking time. The targets are set.

Official adjudicator Amanda is in place and Brodie is ready to go.

-Ben.

-Three, two, one, throw.

'So Brodie must knock the cones completely off the tables.'

-Yes!

-That's one.

-Come on!

-Come on, Brodie.

Whoo! That's three!

Four! Fi...oh!

'He frightened it but that one won't count if it's still standing.

'Now this one is taking a lot of... There it goes! That's five down.'

-BOTH: Six!

-Oh!

-Seven!

-Yes!

-Ah!

-30 seconds!

'That's eight down. He's equalled his previous record.

'But can he smash it in the time he's got left?

'Only 20 seconds left and still four cones standing.'

-Yes!

-Here you go.

-Yes!

-There you go!

10. YES!

-'Only the 12th cone is left.

-Can he get it and smash his record?'

-Three, two, one...

-BEN SCREAMS

YES!

-That's the goal! That's it!

-All right! Whoo!

Wowzas! That was incredible!

Brodie left it until the last second to knock over that 12th cone,

officially cutting it fine and officially amazing.

I can confirm that you hit 12 cones in this attempt,

which is a new Guinness World Record.

'I'm buzzing after that,

'which is pretty apt considering what's up next in...'

So here we are in Shaanxi province in China

to see a record attempt involving lots of bees and this man.

But what exactly do you think his record could be?

Is it A - most bee stings in a minute?

B - the heaviest mantle or cloak of bees?

Or C - most bananas eaten by a man covered with bees

while singing about rabbits near a hurricane?

The answer is, of course...bee!

Liangming is hoping to break the record for the world's heaviest

bee mantle or cloak.

He's got to cover his whole body in as many bees as possible.

The current record is:

Liangming is using queen bees in those boxes attached to his clothes

to attract thousands of worker bees

and persuade them to cling to his body.

His suitable safety gear of choice is...an open cotton shirt.

And the challenge has started as the beekeepers come on

and start pouring bees over him.

Who knew that bees could be poured?

And his bee-spoke bee suit is really starting to take shape.

I know what you're thinking, who counts the bees?

It's done by weight.

Each bee weighs about a 10th of a gram

so 24 kilos works out at 240,000 bees.

Only 374,000 more to break the record.

"But what if they all sting him?" I hear you cry.

You'll probably hear him scream a bit and then die.

Needless to say, you should never try this at home.

I actually lent them one of my bees for this record. There he is now.

Hello, George. Looking good. There he is, completely covered.

They can't put any more bees on without covering his head

and obviously they wouldn't do...

AAH!

Un-bee-lievable. He looks like the abominable bee man.

A quick check of the bee-ometer shows that there are 62.1 kilos

of bees on him, approximately 621,000 bees.

Almost 8,000 over the target and a new Guinness World Record!

Look at the smile on his face!

And it's good to know he doesn't do it for the glory or the money,

he just does it for the buzz.

From bees back to skis now, as we return to...

Hello and welcome back to our watery world record breaking adventure.

Earlier we met 17-year-old water skier Charlotte,

who's taking on the world record

for the fastest 100 metre water-ski towed by a rowing boat.

The rowers and Charlotte only met for the first time this morning

and in practice it proved to be a proper challenge

to keep Charlotte upright in the water because, of course,

they can't go as fast as a motor boat.

Will they get the record?

Whilst they make their preparations, let's check out the rules.

Up to eight rowers are allowed in the boat and Charlotte

must be in the water and skiing by the starting line.

Remember, to get the record they have to beat the frighteningly

quick time of 100 metres in 19.58 seconds.

Official adjudicator Justine is standing by on the bank.

We are good to go.

The rowers are ready. Charlotte is being taken out to meet them.

Those two red-orange buoys just there, next to each other,

that's the start point.

100 metres from there, hopefully, we'll have a new world record.

Charlotte's in position and the rowers are gathering speed.

This is the tricky bit.

The motorboat needs to go the same speed as the rowers.

Then when the speed is right for Charlotte,

the rowers take the strain and...here we go!

Nice work. She's up.

The timer will start when she passes the red buoys.

-KLAXON SOUNDS

-They are off!

'Come on!' The Imperial College team are keeping nice even strokes.

Remember, she needs to stay up for the full 100 metres.

Can she keep absorbing those pulls?

Oh! A slight wobble but she's still going!

So impressive after the shaky practice earlier.

19.58 seconds to beat.

You don't get this sort of tension in the boat race.

And the end is in sight! Can Charlotte hold on?

She must be exhausted!

-Keep it going!

-KLAXON SOUNDS

Wow! They completed the full 100 metres

with Charlotte managing to stay up on her skis.

That in itself is amazing but was it fast enough?

Ben to Justine. Can you read me?

-I can hear you.

-Fantastic. Have you got a time?

I do.

The time was 16.87 and a new Guinness World Records title.

-Guys! New world record!

-THEY CHEER

Brilliant! They have only been working together since this morning

but Charlotte and the Imperial College rowing team

have smashed the world record by nearly three seconds.

-Congratulations, guys.

-THEY CHEER

'Big celebrations from the team and deservedly so.

'I might even join them. Yeah, I meant to do that.

'Anyway. Time for a song, I think.

Quick warning. The following animation contains poos with eyes.

# Don't get too close cos this stuff is gross

# Your brain might need adjusting cos these records are disgusting

# So look away quick cos you might feel kind of sick

# They'll make your toes curl The grossest records in the world

# Well take a look at this old puke I bet you're mesmerised

# It came out of an ichthyosaur and now it's fossilised

# Gherman Titov went to space to hang with stars and comets

# But he felt queasy in the galaxy

# And so he was the first man in space to vomit

# Well many people know that burping shouldn't make you proud

# But Brit Paul Hunn had some fun by burping really loud

# Elisa Cagnoni from Italy is the loudest burping lady

# Louder than a pneumatic drill Those burping guys are crazy

# Don't get too close cos this stuff is gross

# Your brain might need adjusting cos these records are disgusting

# So look away quick cos you might feel kind of sick

# They'll make your toes curl The grossest records in the world

# This one sounds absurd but that is just how it goes

# Paul Prado blew out a marshmallow from deep within his nose

# Sophia caught it in her mouth to be a record-breaker

# Don't try that one at home

# No matter how hard anybody tries to make you

# Don't get too close cos this stuff is gross

# Your brain might need adjusting cos these records are disgusting

# So look away quick cos you might feel kind of sick

# They'll make your toes curl The grossest records in the world. #

-HE BURPS

-Oh, really!

Last series we met some seriously hungry record breakers

but this time we're taking things to the next level.

We've scoured the globe to find three record-breaking colossi

and in each show they will attempt to break a record

that you too can try at home.

Together they are...

Representing America, say hello to US Ray.

Maintenance man by day and maintenance man asleep by night.

He holds the record for backflipping into a pair of trousers.

Pant-splittingly brilliant.

-US Ray!

-US Ray!

-US Ray!

-US Ray!

Representing the UK, it's Sizzlin' Steve.

Last series he broke two world records

and now he's desperate to get his hankering hands on more.

-Are you feeling confident?

-No.

-RECORD SCRATCH

-Good.

Finally let's go to Japan where Haruka is about to introduce

our third and final competitor.

Konnichiwa, everybody.

Are you ready for my ninja of top scores,

my samurai of challenges, my warrior of the record ways?

Here he is, Cherry-san!

Shy, retiring Cherry has spangly underpants

and a penchant for breaking records for his home country of Japan.

The record our three warriors are attempting today is...

They will be trying to beat each other

and the current world record of...

Let's find out about Mr Cherry's tactics for this event.

SHE SPEAKS JAPANESE

Is it easier if you had bigger hands?

Like, for example, Steve and Ray may have bigger hands than you.

-TRANSLATION:

-Japanese people may have small hands

but really we use our quick thinking to win the competition.

We compete with our brains.

Well, whatever it is it's going to be a messy one so here are the rules.

The water container and the measuring cylinder must be one metre apart.

The table must be flat and only the hands must be used to move the water.

-Adjudicator, are you ready?

-Definitely.

Cherry-san, how are you feeling?

-TRANSLATION:

-I can do it! I can do it!

-Ready.

Three, two, one, go.

'And he is off! Look at that! Lovely technique.'

Look at the watery concentration on those chops of his.

'Let's take in some of the atmosphere.

'Lovely!'

Some precious H2O escaping from his fingers there.

Does that open the door for the US and the UK?

Come on, Mr Cherry. Your 30 seconds are almost up.

-Stop.

-'It's a marvellous effort but has he done enough?'

Don't forget, this is something you can try at home.

Just don't do it on your mum's best rug.

While official adjudicator Aya checks the water,

let's see what Sizzlin' Steve and US Ray can do.

-Three, two, one.

-Go!

-Move the water!

That's right. Don't be afraid to get wet.

Let's go.

Good technique from my man Ray. He's got smaller hands though.

That could work against him.

'Over in the UK, Steve is getting his water all over the table.

-'Very messy. Typical student.'

-15 seconds.

Can these two compete with the might of Mr Cherry?

Try and get it in the tube, yeah?

-'Hm, he's not listening.'

-20 seconds.

-Go, Sizzler!

-Five, four, three, two, one.

Stop. Time's up.

-All right! How are you feeling?

-I feel all right.

-Good.

The adjudicators measure how much water our warriors have moved.

Who has won and might we have a new world record?

In third place is the USA with US Ray's pitiful...

Less than half the amount required.

And in second place it's the UK,

with Sizzlin' Steve's 600 millilitres.

So today's winner is Japan and it's victory for Mr Cherry.

But has he beaten the current world record of 1259ml?

And you have achieved...

1640 millilitres!

That's a new Guinness World Record. Congratulations.

HE SHOUTS

-TRANSLATION:

-I did it!

Water, please!

-I'm number one!

-A new watery world record.

Well done, Mr Cherry,

who has already made a splash in the first event of our global challenge.

The boys will be back to fight it out again

for another record next time.

-TRANSLATION:

-That's right! I'm the champion!

-The champion of the world!

-And now something...

Where do cows go on a Saturday night? To the moovies.

RECORD SCRATCH

Joke telling is a skill, an artform, if you like.

You've either got it or you haven't.

Telling jokes is a serious business

and they don't come any more serious about comedy than the man

who calls himself the Black Jester,

purely because of his mask and a jester costume.

I think we'll stick with his real name, Kevin.

And he will of course be attempting a joke telling record today.

So I met up with Kevin in that renowned comedy arena of dreams...

the London dungeons?

So, what is it you are trying to do today?

-I am trying to break the record for the most jokes in 60 seconds.

-OK.

Speed, consistency, humour are all things that you need to possess.

-Exactly.

-Can you do it?

-I hope so.

-BEN LAUGHS

-I'm laughing already!

-Here's one for you. Knock, knock.

-Come in, Ben.

-No, Al.

-Ah, you've ruined it.

-Sorry.

Whatever. Here are the rules.

Each gag must have a set-up and a punch line.

Every joke has to get some laughter from the audience to count

and he must tell the jokes from memory.

Kevin has 60 seconds to tell as many jokes as he can

and he needs to beat 24 to break the current Guinness World Record.

The audience are gathered.

An unusual crowd, some of whom have travelled from a distant century.

Their laughter is currently contained.

'Kevin, it's time to bring on that funny.'

-On my count. Three, two, one, go.

-What's brown and sticky? A stick.

What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick.

What's wobbly and flies through the air? A jelly copter.

What's red, sticky and bites people? A jampire.

It's a strong start!

What do you give an injured lemon? Lemonade.

Why are graveyards so loud? Because of all the coffin.

Two television aerials got married. The reception was great.

What do you call a cowboy with no money? Skint Eastwood.

CAR BRAKES SQUEAL

-Erm...

-Oh, no!

We are in a dungeon and this must be torture for Kevin.

It's every comic's worst nightmare, the memory blank!

Come on, Kevin. Quip, and quickly. You've got 24 to beat.

Fire exits. They're on the way out, aren't they?

That's my jester!

Doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains. Pull yourself together.

Doctor, I feel like a bridge. What's come over you?

Doctor, I feel like I'm two people. One at a time, please.

-Doctor, I feel like I'm invisible...

-STOP!

OK. That was it. That's the minute.

It's tense after all that laughter, isn't it?

Well done, Kevin. A strong finish but was it enough?

Let's hear from official adjudicator Kirsty

to find out if he has a new world record.

Unfortunately, Kevin didn't quite break the record.

THEY GROAN

But he did get a really good reaction from the audience

-so that's a positive.

-'Every crowd has a silver lining.'

He managed a respectable 15 jokes but that stumble

left him short of the 24 required.

'At least he's had the last laugh cos that's the end of the show.

See you next time for more

Officially Amazing record attempts like these.

# Nut butt crack man Cherry's back with a record for Japan

# He beat Sizzlin' Steve and US Ray with his mighty watery hands

# Brodie's disks when flying but was Al really trying?

# Kevin had a brain freeze

# Liangming had a cloak of bees

# And the rowers towed a waterskiing lady

# It's all Officially Amazing! #