Episode 2 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

-Aww!

-# Most poisonous frog

-Ahhh!

-# And a woman with a beard!

-What?

# Officially, Officially Officially...Amazing! #

Hey!

CIRCUS THEME PLAYS

Roll up, roll up! Welcome to Officially Amazing.

-Oi! That's my line!

-Oh!

I'm Ben Shires, and it's my job, not his,

to tell you we've wonders beyond belief,

astounding people and astonishing feats,

all here for your appreciation, delectation and entertainment.

So, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, sit down and prepare

to be officially amazed, because the circus has come to town.

ALL CHEER

Today's harebrained

and officially amazing Guinness World Record attempts include...

Al tries to guess what mysterious thing this guy can do with his feet.

It's a bit gross!

This incredible OAP prepares to jump from up here...

into here...

with just some elastic tied to his legs!

The three kings of competitive go at it head-to-head...

to head...in the brutal world of...

Erm, sorting jelly babies with chopsticks. But first...

Oh! Nnngah!

Ow!

Hello and welcome to Nairn in the north of Scotland.

I've come here today to meet some of the amazing performers

of the astonishing circus and, in particular,

one of those performers who's got record-breaking on his mind.

Ah... Ahhh! Whaaah! Oh, get me out of here!

This circus is full of some pretty colourful characters.

In charge is Norman Barrett, who holds the world record

for being the longest-serving ringmaster.

Then there's the incredible aerial acrobats...

the bonkers motorcycle stunt team and their globe of death...

and, of course, the circus isn't the circus without clowns.

And last, but not least,

this towering brute of a man, strongman Hercules.

This huge Ukrainian spends his life doing dangerous and unwise things

like this...

and this...

But today, he's going to be attempting the record

for the greatest combined weight juggled.

You can use anything you like,

but Hercules has gone for a particularly TIRING juggling option!

-BEN STIFLES A LAUGH

-Let's meet him.

-Hello, Hercules.

-Hello, Ben.

-Now, get down from there, this is ridiculous.

-OK.

SQUEAK!

-Why did you become a strongman?

-My father was a strongman.

Wow, so it's in your blood, it's in your genes.

In terms of the record, are you feeling confident?

I think, yes, I can do it.

OK, so Hercules has gone off to prepare for his challenge.

Will he do it? We'll find out soon.

Now, I'm joined by two clowns who are preparing

for a classic slapstick routine.

Basically, what happens is, they look to size me up

to throw a cream pie in my face,

but then, at the last possible moment, they, of course,

go for each other.

Never, ever, trust clowns!

Here are the rules.

All three tyres must be the same weight.

He must use a standard juggling technique -

so right-left, right-left.

And he must juggle for at least

30 seconds to get the record.

OK, it's time to get juggling, and not only that,

but the whole circus has turned out to support Hercules.

-Guys, is he going to do it?

-ALL:

-Yes!

CHEERING

I think that was a yes. Hercules, are you ready?

-I am ready.

-Excellent. Then let's do this.

'Hercules starts by balancing one tyre on his head.'

-KLAXON BLARES

-'And he's off!

'Each tyre weighs a massive nine kilos -

'that's like juggling three toddlers,

'though that would be a bad idea!'

Ten seconds!

'He needs height in each throw

'and he's hitting a rhythm - that's vital.'

He's getting closer, oh!

20 seconds!

'Can he juggle this huge weight for the full 30 seconds?'

It's incredible, he must be aching now. The... Oh, oh!

'Oh, 26 seconds in, and he's dropped one!'

So close for Hercules and yet so far.

Four seconds from glory.

'Mere mortals might manage one attempt, but this is Hercules.

'A quick rest and he's ready again.'

Well, Hercules has had a five-minute breather.

I've had a bickie and a cup of tea. It's time for a second attempt.

-Hercules, are you ready?

-I'm ready.

Excellent, let's do it.

'Determination versus exhaustion now.'

'Composing himself, getting his tyres ready, here we go.'

KLAXON BLARES THEN CHEERING

Ten seconds!

'Look at this man-mountain of muscle motoring through this attempt!'

20 seconds!

'Each huge throw draining his energy.'

Five!

'Oh, tyres colliding, sending one sideways. Can he catch it?'

Oh!

'A mighty effort, but did he reach that magic 30 second mark?

'Over to official adjudicator, Anna.'

29 seconds.

29 seconds, you're one second away.

-You can definitely do it.

-I must.

You must. Everyone knows you can do it.

-But I must...a little bit...rest.

-Yeah.

He's physically exhausted, mentally exhausted,

but it's got to be on this third attempt. You can't miss it.

'Can Hercules pull off this Herculean task

'with his final attempt?

'We'll find out later. But first...'

-Huh? Whoo!

-What?

Ow! Oh...

We've sent Al to a Las Vegas diner to meet an officially mysterious

record breaker.

He's got to try to guess what record that person holds.

Guessing records is not Al's strong point.

Last series he failed to figure out

what Chanelle's mouthwatering record was.

Oh, my God! Oh-ho!

And Kim gave him a real eyeful when he couldn't work out

her eye-boggling record.

Oh, my God! I was not ready for that!

We thought we'd give him another chance.

So, meet Rob Williams.

-Al!

-Hey, how you doin'? Good to meet you.

Nice to meet you too.

All right, Rob Williams, let's just get right to it.

-We've never met before.

-No.

-I'm excited to meet you.

-You too.

But honestly, I don't know why I'm meeting you.

Is it something to do with your tongue?

-My tongue?

-Yes.

-No.

-OK. Are you particularly fast?

Yes, I am fast.

Are you physically fast with your legs?

-I am fast with my legs, yes.

-OK.

Right! Last question, Al.

Can you jump really high?

Oh brilliant(!)

-No.

-No, all right.

So I'm out of questions. Is this something you can show me?

-Yes, I can show you, yes.

-OK.

The Guinness World Record that Rob actually holds

is the fastest sandwich made with the feet!

You heard correctly. His record stands at one minute 57 seconds,

and though he's not going for a record today,

he's here to show Al his sockless sandwich-making skills.

I'm going to clean my feet. It's a gob of anti-bacterial soap.

-Gotta do it, Momma would be proud.

-That's right.

Cleanliness first!

-Look at that, you're getting it in between the toes.

-That's right!

If you could teach my kids to do that with their hands, I'd be happy.

-Let's make you...a baloney sandwich.

-Let's do it.

Two slices of bread - there's one and...two.

If you're eating right now, you might want to stop.

AL: 'Mmm, full of feety goodness!

'Wow, he even takes the rind off the sausage!'

-I'll give that to you.

-Thank you, I appreciate it.

-A little bit of lettuce?

-Yes, please.

Sure! It's iceberg. Want a little cheese?

-Of course.

-Why not.

And...peeling the wrapper on this guy

is one of the harder things for me to do.

'If you're thinking of trying this at home, ask your mom first.

'My guess is she'll probably say no.'

-How about mustard too?

-Oh, of course, mustard.

Don't want to have a dry sandwich.

'He MUSTARD trained hard for this skill! Ye-e-e-ah.'

Another little eye, a nose... and a little mustard smile.

Ah, that makes me happy!

-Now, let's get a pickle.

-My favourite part.

Let's get in here.

-Did you just reach into a pickle jar with your foot?

-Yes!

I can't do that with my hand on the first try!

Just makes your mouth water to look at a pickle, doesn't it?

'Not when you've got your feet in the jar, it doesn't!'

We're almost there, we're almost there.

I'm going to close up your sandwich now.

'And there you have it.

'It's a sandwich made with a man's feet. Yum-yum(!)'

Yum-yum?! I'm not sure I'd eat that, Al!

A little high-five on that? There you go. Knuckle bump.

There you go.

Have you ever taught anybody to make a sandwich with their feet?

I've never had anybody WILLING to make a sandwich with their feet!

All right, now what if I said I was...

I'd possibly be willing to try, would you work with me?

-I'm happy to try, yeah.

-All right.

-It's harder than it looks, I'll warn you.

-Oh, it looks hard!

There you go.

Come on, Al, put in some EF-FOOT!

'Ooh, you're going to get a knuckle sandwich in a minute, Ben!'

I'm going to kind of prep for you - move it out a little.

Baloney is a type of mixed sausage meat popular in America.

And it's also a funny sounding word. "Baloney".

Baloney!

Nice. That's a good job.

Baloney! Baloney.

Quiet, Ben, I'm working.

You got it. Use both your feet,

sometimes it's easier if you use both your feet to grab something.

And shove it in.

It feels like I'm putting my foot in an aquarium.

Oh, the things I do for this show.

-You get that side, I'll get this side.

-OK...

It's just as well Rob's here to lend a hand.

Or should I say foot?

There you go. You have yourself a sandwich.

Two grown men making sandwiches with their feet?

Now I've seen it all.

You're not going to eat those? Really? Ugh...

And you've both got your feet on the table - disgusting!

Let's move on.

Hey, dude. Have you heard about these records

that are like the heaviest in the world ever?

No, dude. Tell me.

# Whoa, dude, this is so heavy

# Whoa, dude, this is so heavy

# Guy Phillips was a guy from Norfolk which is in the UK... #

Oh, yeah, I've heard of Norfolk, yeah, cool, OK.

# He decided he should be a record breaker in the month of May... #

Oh, yeah like in 2011, right?

# He used his toes to lift 23kg of weight... #

He lifted stuff with his toes?

# That's like 23 bags of sugar which is sweet

# And totally great... #

Ha, ha, cool!

# Whoa, dude, this is so heavy

# Whoa, dude, this is so heavy

# Well, who do you think has the heaviest tongue on planet Earth? #

The heaviest tongue? I don't know, man.

# A tongue so big that 50 people could stand on it

# That's quite some girth... #

50 people? Whoa, that's more than I had at my party.

# It weighs as much as an elephant

# I bet you can't guess right but this is fun... #

Fun for you, maybe - just tell me, dude.

-# Do you give up? #

-Yep.

# It's the blue whale

# With a tongue that weighs about four tonnes... #

A four-tonne tongue? Whoa!

# Whoa, dude, this is so heavy

# Whoa, dude, this is so heavy

# The heaviest man weighed something crazy

# The same as six bouncing elephant babies

# And what about the world's heaviest bird?

# Was heavy as a grand piano That's absurd

# The heaviest squid Well, do you know?

# It weighs the same as a golf buggy... #

Whoa!

# These things are amazing I have to say

# Who could have guessed how much things weigh?

# Whoa, dude, this is so heavy

# Whoa, dude this is so heavy. #

Wow, I actually feel like I learned something.

Thanks, dude.

Phew!

-'Part two.'

-Aah!

Back to the circus, now,

to find out if Hercules can make it third time lucky.

Remember, he's attempting the Guinness World Record

for the greatest combined weight juggled.

Which basically means he has to juggle three tyres

for at least 30 seconds.

OK, so here's how it stands.

Hercules, on his first attempt, was four seconds away from a record.

On his second attempt, one second away from a record.

No question about his strength or determination.

But has he got enough stamina to nail this on the third attempt?

Those tyres weigh 9kg each.

And there are three of them!

So, Hercules, third attempt time. You came so close before.

This time you've changed your shoes.

Yeah, that's right. I want to try these shoes.

-OK, so is that for better grip on the floor?

-I hope.

All right. Well, I'm going to stand back, give you a bit of time to set.

OK, thank you.

New shoes - check. Game face on - check.

Deep breath - check.

Vital necklace adjustment - check.

World records don't come easy. Come on, Hercules!

One last go. So close, last time.

Has he got it in him?

Look at the determination.

Ten seconds.

Look how high he's throwing those massive tyres. What an effort.

You can see he really wants this record.

20 seconds.

Remember, he needs to juggle this huge weight

for 30 seconds. Can he do it? Come on!

30 SECONDS!

YES!

YES!

Hercules, put it there. You did it!

Oh, I'm so pleased for you.

Look at this guy, he's exhausted. And no wonder!

That was incredible.

How are you feeling right now, apart from very sweaty?

Very sweaty and very tired.

You did it, Hercules.

And that one of the most exciting things I've ever seen.

You've achieved a new Guinness World Record title. So, congratulations.

-Thank you so much.

-Well done.

Is there any doubt that this guy is officially amazing?

You can forget the World Cup, the Olympics

and your mum's bingo night.

Welcome to the greatest competition on the planet.

Each time our three record-breaking titans face off

in a fierce battle of agility, skill and nerve.

They're playing for personal glory, potential Guinness World Records

and national pride in records that you can attempt at home.

Representing the UK is Sizzling Steve.

This steadfast stick of record-breaking rock

is Cool Britannia personified.

This half-dressed man from Japan is the legend that is Mr Cherry.

He's a hot to trot record-breaking hotshot.

You know what? He's got the lot.

Ay, ay, ay, ay!

And our man in the USA is the one and only US Ray.

This pint-sized patriot performs with the pride of many lions -

in fact, with the pride of a pride of lions.

So far in the competition,

US Ray has star jumped his way

to one victory,

but he trails behind Mr Cherry and Sizzling Steve,

who have charged to three victories each.

Between them they've broken five world records in the process.

Today's challenge involves sorting out

some mixed-up little jelly babies -

they're going for the record for...

Our heroic challengers need to place 30 of these little blighters

into separate containers according to their colour,

as quickly as they can.

One man who is confident with his chopsticks is Mr Cherry.

OK, so you're back.

And, this time, using chopsticks is the key to this challenge.

Are you confident?

TRANSLATOR: In Japan, we use chopsticks all the time.

I've got chopstick spirit, me.

BOING!

So what is your favourite jelly baby colour?

-Orenji!

-Orange.

For this attempt, 30 separate jelly babies of five different colours

are laid out randomly.

Only one jelly baby at a time may be picked up with the chopsticks.

They must be sorted according to their colour

into five separate beakers.

The existing record is 36.53 seconds.

Three, two, one, go.

Mr Cherry off to a flying start.

This is super-slick chopsticking by our man in Japan.

Look at the concentration on his face.

They might be jelly babies, but this isn't child's play.

It's been a methodical approach by Mr Cherry,

one colour at a time, and he's almost...

-there!

-That looked fast to me,

but before we find out how he got on, let's see how US Ray...

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

..and Sizzling Steve do.

-OK?

-Yep.

-Three...

-..two...

-..one...

-..jelly baby.

A bit of a slow start by US Ray.

Sizzling Steve is out of the traps quickly.

They're both going for the scatter-gun approach,

rather than Mr Cherry's one colour at a time tactic.

These chopsticks are like an extension of the Sizzler's fingers,

he's on fire!

Ooh, a second of hesitation there, though - that could cost him.

US Ray's in the groove now.

These jelly babies are being slam-dunked into the beakers.

Sizzling Steve is done.

That was fast. A man on a jelly baby mission.

And US Ray is not far behind.

Two...one. All right.

But who has won and do we have another world record?

The results are in, and in third place

is US Ray with a time of 42.59 seconds.

So, it's between Mr Cherry and Sizzling Steve.

The current record stands at 36.53 seconds.

And what you have achieved now...

is...

..27.97 seconds.

Oh, amazing!

Amazing! Amazing!

Mr Cherry has smashed the world record.

Well done, well done!

Congratulations, Mr Cherry,

-another fantastic...

-Wait, wait, wait, Haruka.

Never write off the Sizzler.

Did you do it faster?

Yes, you did.

27.92 seconds

-Wow! 27 - Steve, that's incredible.

-Yes, it is.

Sizzling Steve has snatched victory and a world record

by just four one hundredths of a second.

Talk about close!

Doing it for the UK, baby.

Bad luck, Mr Cherry.

HE ROARS

Remarkably, this catapults a jubilant Steve into the overall lead

in the competition on four victories.

US Ray is still on just one win,

and Mr Cherry is right behind

the Sizzler on three.

It's still too close to call.

I really have no idea what will happen next.

Neither do I!

Me either.

So, join us next time on...

IT ROARS

Aah!

Now, I think I've proved so far on Officially Amazing

that I'm an all-out action man.

Oh, no!

Aah!

And today's no exception.

I'm about to bungee jump 400 feet into this quarry right here.

After three, two, one -

bungee!

I tell you what, special effects these days, eh?

Let's meet today's daredevil, who is a really old daredevil.

This is Ray Woodcock, a 71-year-old grandad

and great-grandad who loves to push himself to the absolute limit.

Whether it's scaling active volcanoes,

driving a team of huskies across the Arctic,

or achieving the world's highest civilian sky dive

from nearly six miles above the Earth,

all to raise money for charity -

age definitely isn't an issue for Grandpa Ray.

But today he hopes to trump all his past achievements

by smashing the Guinness World Record for the...

Well, here's the man who proves you don't have to get less active

as you get older.

-Hello, Ray.

-Good morning.

-How are you doing?

-I'm quite well.

I mean, you're 71 years old.

You must have been bungee-jumping pretty much your whole life, right?

First one.

-Your first bungee jump...

-Yeah.

-..is a 400-feet water-submersion?

-Yes.

-BEN LAUGHS

What are you doing, Ray?!

What are you doing?

Not only are you going to be falling 400 feet through the air,

but then, at the bottom of that height,

you're submerged completely into water.

That sounds difficult and dangerous. Is it?

Dangerous, yes. You've got the water tension to break.

If you smack your hand onto water that will hurt.

If you jump off a normal 10m board at a swimming pool,

if you're unprotected, if you hit tummy first,

you can split yourself from one end to the other.

So, at 400 feet, then?

I mean, that could literally feel like you were hitting solid ground.

Yes, it's classed as concrete unless you break that tension.

That's why they have to go in very, very pointed,

to break the tension of the water.

Concrete?! What could possibly go wrong?

The original record was set from 50m in 2006 - that's about here.

Ray is going to more than double that attempt

from the top of this 116m crane -

that's the equivalent of nearly three 12-storey blocks of flats.

There's a helicopter and ambulance on stand-by.

I really hope we don't need them.

While Ray gets ready, here are the rules.

Ray's entire body, excluding his feet,

must be submerged in the water for the jump to count,

and he must then be pulled free of the water by the bungee cord.

Could we be about to see something very special?

Oh, look at the ground disappearing rapidly beneath him.

116m up in the air. He's 71, you know.

I'm nervous. Is Ray nervous?

Any last words?

The weather's nice?!

Have you seen almost-certain death underneath you, Ray?

What a trouper.

Good luck, Grandad.

Three, two, one -

bungee.

Prepare to get wet!

Ah. Or not.

Time to have a word with official adjudicator Eva.

Something's gone wrong, hasn't it, Eva?

Because he didn't touch the water.

That's right, Ben. He didn't touch the water, I'm afraid.

He wasn't submerged at all.

Oh, well, it's a fail.

Well tried - let's go and have a nice cup of tea...

What?! He's going for another one?

Here we go - they've lengthened the bungee cord,

so this time Ray should get a proper dunking.

He's in - and he's out.

Let's see that again.

Spladoosh.

There was definitely water contact, but was it enough?

He is so close.

We are just trying to ascertain

whether his entire body has gone into the water or not.

But before adjudicator Eva

has even had a chance to review the footage,

Ray has decided he's going to go again, just to make sure.

The man is incredible.

Ray's already jumped twice more than any sane 71-year-old would.

But he's going to do it again.

Time for his third and final go.

OK, here we go, in three, two, one - bungee!

Falling 116m,

will he get completely submerged this time?

Ayyy!

Like a massive blue digestive biscuit in a huge cup of blue tea,

that looked dunkaliciously promising.

I think we could be looking at something pretty special here.

Adjudicator Eva is reviewing the footage.

Ray's looking confident.

Let's find out if the grandad has grand-done it.

It's a new Guinness World of Records title, congratulations.

He has!

To me, personally, Ray is an OAP - an Officially Amazing Person.

Congratulations, Grandad Ray.

What a hero and what a way to end the show.

Join us next time for more ridiculously brilliant

record breakers like these.

# Well, the jelly babies were jumbled

# And the fellas all fumbled with chopsticks against the clock

# Cherry came close but the Sizzler won

# And now he's the guy at the top

# We watched Hercules struggle

# But he broke that record for his tyre juggle

# Rob Williams' sandwich was quick

# But it made us feel a little bit sick

# And OAP Ray amazed on the end of a bungee!

# It's all Officially Amazing! #