0:00:02 > 0:00:03# Officially, officially, officially
0:00:03 > 0:00:05# Amazing! #
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Hello, I'm Ben Shires.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09And I'm Al Jackson.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10And I'm Haruka Kuroda.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12And together we are...
0:00:12 > 0:00:14The...
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Well, that was rubbish.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19What kind of intrepid band of presenting superheroes
0:00:19 > 0:00:21can't even decide on a name?
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- Sorry, Ben.- Sorry, Ben.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Yes, well, it's a good job that we've got
0:00:25 > 0:00:27a super stonking spectacle of records
0:00:27 > 0:00:31to showcase today, otherwise we'd look kind of a bit silly right now.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33I think you're right.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38We've got skipping like you've never seen before.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43And shocking scenes in the bunker as our heroes
0:00:43 > 0:00:44reveal their undercrackers.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48But first, it's time for a twist on an old favourite.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Ow! O-o-o-oh...
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Remember back in series three when we met Toby,
0:00:58 > 0:01:02who demolished the epic world record for the longest Double Kong?
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Today, we're taking epic to new levels of epic.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Oh, yes. This man is bringing back the Double Kong, with a twist.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12What's the twist?
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Well, it's a twist.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Meet former international gymnast, and Hollywood stuntman, Alex Jerrom.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23He's taken a break from shooting movies with the likes
0:01:23 > 0:01:27of Brad Pitt to attempt the brand-new world record for the...
0:01:29 > 0:01:32How much more difficult does the twist make a Double Kong,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35which, let's not forget, is a very difficult move?
0:01:35 > 0:01:37It is really tricky, as you are travelling so fast,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39and you're trying to spot the block.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41You can't actually see it until the last moment,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44so it's just judging everything right for that, which is tricky.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- Good luck, Alex.- Thank you very much.- Can't wait to see it.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Here are the rules.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Alex must vault between two objects of equal height.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56They must be at least 1.25 metres tall.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01He must do a full 360 degree aerial twist between the vaults,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03and only his hands can touch
0:02:03 > 0:02:06the objects throughout.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07To set a new world record,
0:02:07 > 0:02:12Alex must perform a twisting Double Kong over a distance of 2.9 metres.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16But he's going straight in at three metres!
0:02:16 > 0:02:17Come on!
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Alex, in your own time.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29He's up, but can he land it?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31O-o-o-oh! Just too short.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36And that is why we're using soft vaults.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39I'm kind of getting that it wasn't quite how you imagined it.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Uh, no. Just tricky getting up to speed,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46to be fair, at the moment. Yeah, I want to give it another go.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48But attempt two wasn't any better.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Another mighty effort, but... O-o-o-oh!
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Another clear fail.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Alex feels his run-up isn't long enough to hit full speed,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59so he extends the runway.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Will it give him the extra flight he needs?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Alex, in your own time.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11A huge push into the twist, but it's all about that landing.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Oh! That looked good.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Official adjudicator Mark reviews the slow-mo footage.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Could we have a new world record?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29In that attempt, both your forearm and hip did touch
0:03:29 > 0:03:32the second object, which means it is an invalid attempt, I'm afraid.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34OK.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36It was his best attempt yet.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41But Alex's wrist and hip tickled the vault, so he's denied again.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45With three metres proving just too much, Alex shortens
0:03:45 > 0:03:49the distance between the vaults to that 2.9 metre minimum target.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Will a ten-centimetre reduction make the difference?
0:03:53 > 0:03:58Find out after Al and Haruka seek out some scintillating skipping.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Who-o-o-oa!
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Aaaaaargh!
0:04:06 > 0:04:07He-he-he.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Meet superstar skipper Anika Stuhr from Germany.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Skippedy-doo-dah!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16What's she going to do?
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Today, Anika will attempt the implausible most skips
0:04:20 > 0:04:22while sitting in one minute.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Her target is 100 skips.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29That is just 100 more than I could do.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Go!
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Whoa! How does she do that?
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Well, Anika has meteoric muscles in her tummy, legs and bottom
0:04:38 > 0:04:41which propel her body off the floor, high enough to make a skip.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45I think this might be one of the most extraordinary
0:04:45 > 0:04:47things my eyes have ever witnessed.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50She's defying the forces of nature!
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Wow!
0:04:53 > 0:04:58Beguiling, buttock-based bouncing.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03But also tiring. This takes enormous physical effort.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- HORN BLOWS - And that's a minute!
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Has she topped 100 skips?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Yes! 108!
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Could this be any better?
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Well, here comes Anika's boyfriend.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20MUSIC: The Power Of Love by Jennifer Rush
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Oh. This is... This is beautiful.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- Are you...crying? - I've just got something in my eye.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Right. Back to you now, Ben.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32So beautiful!
0:05:34 > 0:05:38After three valiant attempts, Alex Jerrom was beaten
0:05:38 > 0:05:41by the three metre long, full twisting Double Kong.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46With the distance between vaults now at 2.9 metres,
0:05:46 > 0:05:48the record is still for the taking.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Can Alex twist himself to glory?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Alex, in your own time.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12O-o-o-o-o-oh!
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Incredible!
0:06:14 > 0:06:18It looked like Alex's best attempt yet, but was it valid?
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Official adjudicator Mark has the answer.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23In the previous attempts, we were disqualifying them
0:06:23 > 0:06:26because you were relying on your forearm when you were landing.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31In that attempt, it was purely done with the hands.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32So, at 2.9 metres,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- that is a brand-new Guinness world record title!- Yeah!
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Yes. Put it there!
0:06:38 > 0:06:39Alex never gave up.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44What a monumental effort, rewarded with a world record title.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Now, time to ramp up the monumentality to monstrous!
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Oof!
0:06:56 > 0:06:57Ow!
0:06:57 > 0:06:59He-he-he.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Three courageous contenders battling to obliterate world records
0:07:03 > 0:07:05that you could try at home.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13We present intergalactic gargantuan, US Ray of America.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Cataclysmic colossus, Mr Cherry of Japan.
0:07:17 > 0:07:24And, for the UK, the astronomical antihero that is... Sizzling Steve.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25This...is...
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Previously, on Officially Competitive...
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Sizzling Steve's unparalleled unravelling of a loo roll
0:07:37 > 0:07:40sent him right to the top of the table.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42With three-time world champion Cherry
0:07:42 > 0:07:46now languishing in last place.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50But today is all about who has the knack with knickers,
0:07:50 > 0:07:52in the record for the...
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Let's parlay pants.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01You're a man who has a close relationship with his pants.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05And, so, the choice of which pants to jump into
0:08:05 > 0:08:07must've been a tough one.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- No.- No?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Talk me through your weapons of choice.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- Pair of briefs. - Can we be more detailed?
0:08:16 > 0:08:17Not really.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21So, mystery surrounds Sizzler's pants.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Is Ray going to backflip into his?
0:08:25 > 0:08:26How is your technique different
0:08:26 > 0:08:29when you're backflipping into pants or just jumping into pants?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32When I'm backflipping, I've got helpers, so I don't have to
0:08:32 > 0:08:36do as much of the work - I just flip and there they are.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39But when I'm doing jumping into pants, there's no-one to help me.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Are there any dangers associated with a record like this?
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Yeah. You could just trip over your own pants.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47I do.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49It happens.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52No-one know pants like my man, Cherry-san.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55What is the key to success?
0:08:55 > 0:08:56TRANSLATION:
0:08:56 > 0:09:01- YORKSHIRE ACCENT:- Practise makes perfect with pants, me duck.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04And I've been practising in t'park, in London.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I might've looked a little strange.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Well, good luck, Cherry-san.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11And, as the Japanese proverb goes,
0:09:11 > 0:09:16"May your underpants go on quick, and come off even quicker."
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Where there are underpants, there must be rules.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Any briefs-style underpants or swimming trunks may be used.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30The contestant must jump into the underpants with both feet,
0:09:30 > 0:09:34and they must not step on the pants.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37After each jump, the pants must be pulled to the waistline,
0:09:37 > 0:09:41and the record to beat is nine jumps in 30 seconds.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45'My man, Ray, is up first.'
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Ray, are you ready? - Ready.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Three...two...one... Go!
0:09:51 > 0:09:54'Ooh, do I detect snagging?'
0:09:54 > 0:09:57'Yes, a classic toe-snag, and he's trodden on the gusset.'
0:09:57 > 0:09:59'It won't count.'
0:09:59 > 0:10:02'O-o-o-oh! But this is much better.'
0:10:03 > 0:10:06'This must be how Superman gets dressed.'
0:10:06 > 0:10:11'One-legged? Huh. That's not standard pants procedure.'
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Don't worry about that. Oh, here we go.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17'Come on, Ray. This is pants in the wrong way.'
0:10:17 > 0:10:19'Now his knickers are in a twist.'
0:10:21 > 0:10:24'What's Ray doing?'
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- Five...four...three... - 'I think that confident pants stance
0:10:28 > 0:10:29'signals he's had enough.'
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- HORN BLOWS - Ending it with some dignity.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Good job.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Sizzler's PPB (Pants Personal Best)
0:10:36 > 0:10:40in this event is a massive one jump into pants.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44He just needs to improve by a mere 900% for the record.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47So, I'm wearing external pants in solidarity.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Three...two...one... Go!
0:10:52 > 0:10:54O-o-oh. Almost, Steve.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57'Oh, dear. Completely missed.'
0:10:57 > 0:11:01'At least the mystery of Steve's pants choice is solved -
0:11:01 > 0:11:03'racing red with black trim.'
0:11:03 > 0:11:04'Not that he can get into them.'
0:11:06 > 0:11:10'O-o-oh! It's not going well, but it is a Herculean effort.'
0:11:10 > 0:11:13You're the boss of the pants. Yes!
0:11:13 > 0:11:15'Definite snagging there.'
0:11:15 > 0:11:16'Never mind.'
0:11:16 > 0:11:19'Let's bask in the glory of a grown man struggling to
0:11:19 > 0:11:21'take off his own undercrackers.'
0:11:23 > 0:11:28One small leap for the Sizzler, one giant step for Sizzler-kind!
0:11:28 > 0:11:32'Look at that precision pants incursion from the Sizzler!'
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Come on, now, Sizz.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35'Whoa!'
0:11:35 > 0:11:38'Was that another bona fide jump?'
0:11:38 > 0:11:40'Yes, it was.'
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Five...four...- Come on, Sizzler! - ..three...two...- Come on!
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Yes!- ..one.- Ye-e-e-e-es!- Stop!
0:11:46 > 0:11:51'A nation billows with pride at Sizzler's pantification.'
0:11:51 > 0:11:52And, so to Cherry.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Bottom of the competitive table,
0:11:54 > 0:11:59and facing a humiliation of Sizzler-sized proportions.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Can he pinch the point with his pants?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Cherry-san, are you ready?- No.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10'Oh, I say. Cherry removes his fancy pants and dons a competition pair.'
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- 'Stirring scenes.' - Japan! OK.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16'He's chosen a lycra swimming pant.'
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Go!
0:12:20 > 0:12:24'Wow! This is preposterous pant-wrangling.'
0:12:24 > 0:12:26'He's acing every jump.'
0:12:26 > 0:12:29'He's chosen his pants very well.'
0:12:29 > 0:12:33'Their stretchiness is providing a luxuriantly large landing zone.'
0:12:36 > 0:12:40'Ooh, but he got his feet caught there. Will that one count?'
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Five...four... - 'Is pant-fatigue setting in?'
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- 'Come on, Cherry!' - Stop!
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Yay!
0:12:51 > 0:12:54'It looked good, but were they all valid jumps?'
0:12:54 > 0:12:59'And did anyone get near that target of nine?'
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Do we have a new world record holder for pants-jumpering-innering?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Shantha?
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- Yes, we do. - Ooooooooooh!
0:13:09 > 0:13:14In third place, with a total of two successful jumps...
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- ..is Steve. - 'Doubling his PPB.'
0:13:17 > 0:13:22And, in first place, with a total of 11 successful jumps...
0:13:23 > 0:13:26..is Mr Cherry. - Ye-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-eah!
0:13:26 > 0:13:29'And Cherry is the pants champion of the wo-o-o-o-orld!'
0:13:29 > 0:13:34I am pant-tastic! Ye-e-e-e-eah!
0:13:38 > 0:13:42This win puts Cherry right back in the competitive game.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Swing high, sweet Cherry-ot. You deserve it.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50But who will triumph next time, in a shaving cream showdown?
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Find out when we return with more monumental marvellousness,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57like this.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00# Well, Alex kept going wrong with his twisty Double Kong
0:14:00 > 0:14:02# He just couldn't fly far enough
0:14:02 > 0:14:05# But in the end he got there, as he soared through the air,
0:14:05 > 0:14:07# He's made of record breaking stuff
0:14:07 > 0:14:11# Ray and Steve had a nightmare with their underwear
0:14:11 > 0:14:15# So, Cherry was our champ at jumping into pants
0:14:15 > 0:14:20# And Anika bounced her way to a skipping record
0:14:20 > 0:14:22# But here come the rubbish bits
0:14:22 > 0:14:24# The outtakes! #
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Hello, I'm Ben Shires.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- ..And I'm Al Jackson. - BEN LAUGHS
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Japants, go!
0:14:37 > 0:14:40CHERRY LAUGHS