Episode 7 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.

-Aw!

-# Most poisonous frog.

-Argh!

# And a woman with a beard

-What?

-# Officially, officially, officially

# Amazing! #

Welcome to Officially Amazing,

where we go bananas for monster-sized world records.

Argh!

Whilst me and massive monkey get to grips. Ugh!

Why don't you check out what's coming up in today's show?

Argh!

There'll be no more monkeying about with Guinness World Records

titles like these to contend with.

Anyone got a giant banana?

Stand by for some side-flipping, somersaulting, adrenaline pumping...

Am I making this sound cool enough?

Because these free running dudes might just out-cool even me.

Remember this flabbergasting Fido?

Yes, that is a dog riding a scooter.

Well, he's back!

Warning, your eyes may momentarily pop out

when they see what he's doing today.

And our competitors face their toughest challenge yet,

as they hop to it in another electrifying showdown.

Now, if the gorilla would just put me down,

I've got a quick costume change to make for something...

Oh!

Argh!

I've donned a fetching outfit and come to tumbling Tunbridge Wells

to meet these guys.

This is free running, a form of urban acrobatics.

It combines gymnastic skills with movement,

with a big helping of awesome thrown in.

Later on, Pip Andersen

will be trying to leap

into the record books.

Not only that.

He's in the latest Star Wars movie.

And I'm determined to get some exclusive news!

But first, let's meet another free running record-chaser,

Toby Segar.

Well, where's Toby? He said he was going to be here

and I'm not wearing a watch, but I mean...

What?

Oh, always with the stylish entrance, you free runners,

-aren't you?

-Absolutely.

-That was quite impressive.

-What record are you doing?

-I'm doing the longest double kong.

Yes, Toby is going to attempt the world record for -

Or -

..as us hipsters call it.

Step forward Mini Kong to show us what a double kong is all about.

Ooh, he's lost a foot!

Jump, place your hands on the first vault,

spring over it,

hands down on the second vault,

over and land on your feet on the other side.

I think a double kong might be a bit advanced for me.

But can you teach me how to do a single kong?

Absolutely, yeah. You're going to take off two feet at the same time.

Place both hands and your knees will come through.

But this is basically what it looks.

AL: Yeah, looks pretty easy.

With those muscles, you've got this one nailed, Ben.

Well, that was everything I hoped it would be.

-Did I do it?

-No.

All wrong and no kong!

You've made a complete...

spectacle of yourself.

Ah, well, that's enough of that. Here's the rules.

For the longest double kong, the participant must vault between...

..and only the hands

can touch the vault throughout.

Official adjudicator Liz is measuring up.

The record distance to beat is -

And Toby's first attempt will be at -

A whopping 85cm longer than the current record.

He's not hanging about.

You don't seem fazed by that.

It should be OK. I'll just run and see what happens, you know.

Excellent! Often the most simplistic approaches are the best.

Good luck, Toby. I'm going to leave you to it.

I think we're going to retire to a safe distance over here.

SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Right, this is it. Here comes Toby.

This, to obliterate the world record.

Can he do it?

Look at Toby fly!

Phenomenal skills.

But he has to clear the second vault.

Yes! It looks like

a valid jump from here.

But I'm not an official adjudicator, sadly.

Liz, how did the motor do?

Well, the current record to beat was 2.35m.

And with a successful jump of 3.20m, it's a new World Records title.

CHEERING

Put it there, sir.

Absolutely tremendous.

Incredible! A new world record on the first attempt.

So, um, that was quick.

What's next, Toby?

-You're going to want another go at this, right?

-Yeah.

We may as well. What are we going to push it to?

-You have an idea in mind?

-Maybe four metres.

Four metres. Go for it, Toby! Come on!

Toby's new world record of 3.20m is only minutes old.

And he wants to smash it with an attempt to four metres.

Come on, Toby!

It's another massive kong!

He's soaring.

But it's all about the landing.

Ooh, it looks good!

But remember, his feet can't touch the vault.

The question is, did they?

It looked fantastic. In order to be a new record,

it had to be a valid jump. How was it, Liz?

Well, it was a valid jump.

And you have just smashed your own current record with four metres.

-Congratulations!

-Look at that!

-CHEERING

It's a double, double kong

world record.

Officially amazing, undoubtedly.

Do you want, dare I ask, another go?

-We'll try and push it a bit, yeah.

-Yes! He's doing it!

Toby wants to smash a record that he's already beaten twice

and double it.

This morning, the record was 2.35m.

On this attempt,

Toby's going for 4.70m.

That's twice the distance of the previous world record.

This, to double the double kong.

But, can he nail the landing?

So close!

Toby finally beaten

by the double long, double kong.

But just look at him fly!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

Yes, it's a kong-cord!

No? Concorde?

It was a really fast plane.

Anyway, Toby's still officially King Kong!

Can Pip flip his way to a record too?

First, we're going to journey to the bark side for...

Oh!

-Whoa!

-SHE LAUGHS

AL: This is Norman the wonder dog.

Walkies? Not for this doggy dude.

Last time on Officially Amazing,

he wowed us with his scooter skills.

Gnarly!

-MAN:

-But whilst it was an amazing attempt,

unfortunately it wasn't enough for a new Guinness World Records title.

Just look at how devastated Norman was by that scooting setback.

But he didn't roll over and admit defeat. Oh, no.

He's back! And this time he swapped

the scooter for a bicycle.

DOG BARKS

Yes, Norman can ride a bike!

And no, this is not a guy in a dog suit riding a bike.

This is a guy in a dog suit riding a bike.

Much less impressive.

Today, Norman will be attempting the world record for...

How do you think he's feeling? Let me ask him.

Norman, how are you feeling?

Well, I'm confident I can do it, Al.

Best paw forward.

He can do a lot of things,

but he cannot talk.

Did he not just hear what I said?

This guy is about as sharp as a bowling ball.

How are you going to approach this record?

We're just going to go out there and he'll try his hardest.

-And we'll see what happens.

-All right.

-Let's get to our positions.

-OK.

'While Norman talks tactics with his human, Karen,

'let's check out the rules.'

Norman must cycle the full 30 metres.

He can't be helped, but he is allowed stabilisers.

He is only five!

And to set a new world record, he must do it in under -

Will we witness a historic event

in canine cycling today?

There it is, a dog getting on a bike.

Not something you see every day.

Here we go, Norman.

Three.

Two.

One.

-Go!

-Pedal.

Good boy! There you go.

Good boy! Come on, Norm, you got it, you got it!

-Good boy! Come on, Norm!

-All right, we're rolling.

Just look at him go.

Hair cascading beautifully in the wind.

-Come on, Norm.

-Come on Norman, let's go.

You got it! Come on, Norman!

-Let's go, buddy.

-Come on, Norm!

-Come on, Norman!

-Hurry.

Oh, no, he stumbled.

Karen can't help him.

Can Norman get his paw back on that pedal?

Come on, Norm, right here. Good boy!

He can! A dogged effort.

Keep it up, Norm!

Over halfway now.

Come on, Normski, you can do it!

Nearly there, Normatron.

Good boy! All right!

And he's over the line.

You've just seen a dog cycle 30 metres.

But was he fast and furr-ious enough

to set a new world record?

Two minutes and 30 seconds to beat.

Norman achieved a time of 55 seconds.

Oh, yeah! It's a new record.

Oh, we have a new record.

'He smashed it! There's no-one greater than the Normanator!'

Norman, you've showed your pedigree. You are Officially Amazing.

Keep it together, Norman. You promised yourself you wouldn't cry.

Huh.

Huh.

Oh!

HARUKA: Ciao! And welcome to Italy,

where this man, David Martin Smith Junior,

is about to attempt an explosive world record.

But what do you think it will be?

Well, Dave, The Bullet,

is going for the -

Yes, you're going

to witness an actual human

being fired out of an actual cannon.

Dave's hoping it will send him flying further

than the current world record of -

That's as long as six double-decker buses.

It will be fine.

Over to the Italian Tom Jones, for some facts.

-IMITATING TOM JONES:

-Well, Haruka, Dave's favourite Little Mix song

is Cannonball. Hu-urgh.

His ideal pet is a cannonball jellyfish.

There's one.

And he's a massive fan of comedy double act from the olden days,

hu-urgh, Cannon and Ball.

Those facts were 100% exclusively made up.

Thank you, Italian Tom.

So, as Tom stands next to the big ruler,

Dave's climbed the cannon, ready for this death-defying feat.

Will he break the record?

Will he regret choosing protective pyjamas

over a protective enormous crash mat?

Will he survive?

Three, two, one.

Blast off!

And he's landed on the safety net.

Not sure what's just blown up over there.

Let's ignore the big ball of fire and find out

if Dave has a new world record.

Boom!

Dave cannoned 59.05m,

over two metres longer than he needed.

That's Officially Amazing and a new world record.

Now, back to Jar Jar Binks.

Huh! Ah!

Er.

Oh!

SHE CHUCKLES

Welcome back to tumbling Tunbridge Wells,

where we've already witnessed free runner Toby

double konging his way into the record books.

And now, it's time for Pip to flip!

He's been free running since he was 14.

And today, he'll put those nine years of Jedi training

to the ultimate test.

Yes, I said Jedi.

So, Pip, tell me, are you going to use the force

during this world record attempt?

Loving it! Cos Pip is going be in the new Star Wars film,

-aren't you?

-Yes, indeed, yeah.

Ah, check this out! So, what gossip can you give us?

-Nothing.

-Come on, there must be something!

What's it like on set? Have you held a lightsaber yet?

-Have you stroked Chewi?

-Afraid not. I can't tell you anything.

Exactly the exclusive I was hoping for. Thank you, Pip.

Today, Pip will be attempting the spectacular record for -

That's like a regular somersault,

but sideways!

Right, Pip, best of luck and may the force be with you.

Ready you must get, whilst rules check, we will.

IN YODA'S VOICE: Ben, idiot you are.

Give over!

Pip must jump

from behind the mark's line,

land firmly on his feet

and at no point can

his hands touch the floor.

The record to beat is an incredible 4.65m.

It looks an incredibly long distance just to reach the mat.

And that is the existing record.

-Indeed, yes.

-Are you feeling OK about this?

Not overly confident, but I...I'm confident that I can make it there.

Right then, let's do this. Go break a record, sir.

-Nice one.

-Come on, Pip!

Pip watched as Toby smashed his record on the first attempt.

So the pressure is really on him to perform.

Can he do it?

A mighty leap from Darth Pip.

And there's the side flip.

It's looking big.

Can he land firmly

on the crash Padme?

Ooh, very nice!

Has he done tooine it?

Pip's certainly using the force.

He's a real Skywalker.

Luke, no Hans, solo!

4.65m was the target.

Let's see...3PO, if he's Obi-Wan it.

The distance achieved was...

..4.92m. It's a brand-new world record!

Look at that!

Excellent! Let's have one of those.

-Really, really great, Pip!

-Well done.

-I mean, you must be thrilled.

-I am, indeed.

Are we feeling that there's a bit more distance to be got out of this?

I'd like to beat five metres, yeah.

Excellent. Well, let's do it, then. Five metres, next target.

Just like a real Jedi,

Pip's not content with a mere 4.92m side flip.

Can he become the galaxy's first five-metre man?

Looks like ewoked that one.

And Yoda better believe he's after this five-metre mark.

Flying again! AT-ATs the way to do it!

Great Lando Calrissian.

Rolling out and he's Endored up on his Chewbacca.

Last time you achieved 4.92m.

This time you achieved...

4.93m, so it's another

brand-new World Records title.

Hey! Excellent!

So, Pip glides through the air

to break his world record

by a massive 1cm.

Mm. Will he ever reach five metres?

I've got a bad feeling about this.

-Third time, five metres?

-Yeah.

-Let's do this. Come on!

Has he Alderaan out of steam or is five metres R2D2-able?

This is it! Come on, Pip!

He's going for this on an X-Wing and a prayer.

Ooh! That was big!

That was a big jump.

Pip's showing he's no Princess Leia-bout.

He's stormed it.

What a trooper. A stormtrooper! Huh!

Look at him flying high,

like a real Jedi.

The force is strong with this one.

Unbelie-Vader-ble.

Final attempt. Liz, how's he done?

5.14m.

-Oh!

-A brand-new World Records title.

-CHEERING

-Excellent! Well done!

A fabulous final flip from Pip.

He's annihilated that five metres.

Congratulations, Pip. Well done.

And an equally impressive performance from me.

20 Star Wars puns!

Well done everyone who spotted them all.

And may the force be with you.

Now, let's all sing along and celebrate a true

giant of the record breaking world.

BEN SINGS

Hope you managed to hit the... high notes with me. Eh!

Now, let's all go bananas for...

-Ha-ha-ha.

-Huh.

Oh, no.

Hm.

Who fancies watching some Italians make a massive mess?

Oh, and attempt a world record as well.

You do? Great!

Meet Andrea Frau. Big ponytail.

And Claudio Chanarella. Tiny silly ponytail.

They're attempting the record for -

Which means Andrea will end up with a face full of custard and cream.

-Isn't that right, Andrea?

-Si.

That means, yes.

Claudio and Andrea must be three metres apart throughout the attempt.

And only pies that hit Andrea bang splat in the face will count.

Luxuriant ponytails optional.

The record to beat is

a splodging 46 custard pies.

Ooh, squelch, right in the kisser.

These are real, edible pies.

Shaving foam on a plate is a whole separate custard pie category.

True fact. Look how happy Andrea is to get custard pie,

after custard pie in his face.

Note to self - try and break this record with Sizzling Steve.

Another note to self - be the thrower.

Oops, missed one.

And another!

This reminds me of the time I got pooed on by a giant seagull.

And that's it.

So, was that hard minute of toil, sweat and custard worthwhile?

Have they done it, custard pie scientists?

Well...sort of.

They got 46 and equalled the record.

So, Andrea and Claudio are Officially Amazing.

Just in conjunction with Australians James Curley and Damian Bignall.

Now, can we get any sillier?

Oh, yes! It's time for...

Haha...argh!

Eh, whoo!

This series, we've captured three of the greatest competitors

the world has ever seen,

locked them up in a bunker and pitted them against each other

in Guinness World Records title attempts that you can try at home.

Competing for the UK, gaze in awe at the sizzler we know as Steve.

For Team USA, say "US hey" to US Ray.

And not forgetting the jewel of Japan,

fancy pants himself, Mr Cherry.

This is...

With six events played,

Steve and Cherry are ahead with two wins each.

Ray is coming in short with just one.

Last time there was a catastrophe, as the balloon dog making

challenge ended in all three contestants being disqualified.

This is wrong?

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.

So, we're hoping today brings back the usual dignity

to the competition. Let's find out what they'll be attempting.

OK, guys. Today's record is the -

Are you ready for a bit

of hopping action?

Earlier on, Al, Haruka and I tested our memories in our customary fight

to decide the order in which our record breakers would compete today.

After studying 20 random objects on a table,

we had to spot which five objects had been removed by our legends.

Hourglass has gone, the slinky.

In a shock to everyone involved,

Al actually won...

..by remembering three objects

and celebrated by bouncing Ray around like a baby.

Well, I suppose he is wearing a BabyGro.

A-coochie, coochie, coo!

BOTH: USA! USA! USA!

So, Team USA got to choose whether to go first,

second or third in the frog jumping.

-Third.

-Third, all right.

Going last means Ray knows what he's got to beat.

Could be a crucial advantage.

Ben was the worst at remembering.

So Steve will go first.

-Ha!

-How would you rate your frog jumping skills,

on a scale of sort of one to ten?

-Zero.

-So, what, zero means complete inability?

Yeah, can't do it.

That's what I like to hear!

No such problems for Team USA.

Just show me the...the frog stance, just to see...

let me see how you're going to approach it.

So, it looks like it's a lot of legs, which is like,

-that's what you do.

-Ribbit.

Do you see how focused our competitors are?

-He's not even here, Ray left.

-Ribbit.

You know who replaced him?

Frog jumping champion.

I think you're forgetting a certain man from Japan.

So, Mr Cherry, do you like and enjoy jumping like a frog?

-TRANSLATION:

-Oh, yes! I come from a long line of frogs.

It's in me blood.

Ribbit! Ribbit!

Ribbit!

Ribbit!

Ribbit!

Surely, if Cherry genuinely is frogspawn, that's against the rules.

Let's have a look.

The contestants must assume the classic frog jump position,

they must be barefoot

and must hold on to their big toes without letting go.

The record to beat for frog jumping 10m is a super speedy 8.22 seconds.

Set by the phenomenon that is record breaking record breaker,

Ashrita Furman.

Look at him go!

We're going to need some next level hopping to beat that.

Don't panic, Al, we've got next level covered.

We've got...

Sizzling Steve.

It's time for you to toad the line, my boy.

Get on your marks.

'Steve might be ill-prepared, but he has at least washed his feet.

'And with that Usain Bolt-like stance,

'I have faith Steve will be lightning quick.'

Three, two, one, hop!

Yes! It's a confident first jump.

Yes! Come on, Steve, forward, forward!

Let's get a bit of a motion in the ocean.

I'm going to try keep up with you, Steve.

Yes, yes! Hold on to those toes.

Hold on to those toes.

Keep it bouncing. Keep it light on your feet.

-You can do it, you can do it!

-Oh!

What in Kermit's name was that?

Steve travelled 25cm.

Just 9.75m short of the target.

And look, he's so slow in the slow-mo footage,

he's basically stopped!

Less of a sizzle, more of a drizzle.

-Shall we move on?

-Yes, let's.

Do your thang, Cherry-san!

Cherry, preparing exactly how ancient samurais

would before traditional frog jumping battles.

ANIMAL SOUNDS

Stirring scenes.

Are you confident?

-TRANSLATION:

-I'll beat Steve any road, easy peasy.

Can Cherry beat the 25cm gauntlet

thrown down by The Sizzler?

Or, dare we dream,

the World Record itself?

-Three, two, one, go! Go!

-Ribbit!

-LAUGHTER

Well, I don't think any of us were expecting that!

Disaster! Cherry's barely crossed the line

when he topples over backwards.

He's finished -30cm from where he started.

We've found the Japanese Superman's kryptonite.

His own toes!

Calamity for the land of the rising sun, but great news for Team UK.

Steve, you're in the lead!

Remarkably, Sizzling Steve's in the lead with 25cm.

Even better news for Team USA, Ben.

This is Ray's for the taking.

But can he do the full 10 metres in 8.22 seconds to claim the record?

Three, two, one, go!

'And with that, Ray's already won the competition!'

Come on, Ray!

'This is how you frog jump.

'He's a hip hopping, frog rocking,

'powerhouse of a...'

Oh! 'Well, but who cares, we won!

'Um, you know that's not actually an American flag, Al?

'Hey, a flag's a flag and a win is a win, Benny Boy.'

US Ray! US Ray! US Ray!

USA!

So, no-one managed the full 10 metres,

but Team USA claim the win by being the least rubbish!

-A hollow victory, really.

-Whatever...loser!

Let's see how that affects the scores.

Would you look at that!

A proud line-up of number twos.

It's neck and neck. And neck.

Could it be any closer? No, it couldn't!

Make sure you return next time for more exhilarating events like these.

# Well, we were amazed by Pip

# And his massive side flip

# With him the force is strong

# But equally as stunning was Toby's free running

# Just look at that double kong

# We thought we'd seen it all

# With this human cannonball

# Then Norman the canine's incredible cycling blew our minds

# But our competitors' frog jumping was frankly rubbish

# It's all Officially Amazing! #