Guinness World Records Primetime
Guinness World Records Primetime is a TV show based on the Guinness Book of World Records, and aired on the Fox television network from July 27, 1998 to October 4, 2001. It was hosted by Cris Collinsworth and Mark Thompson and reported on existing record-holders or on new record attempts. These new record attempts included many unusual or bizarre categories such as a 300-pound tumor, squirting milk from one's eye, covering one's self with bees, sitting in a tub of snakes, regurgitating, burping, setting one's self on fire, eating metal, worms, and ketchup, kissing cobras, acting as a human speed bump, and entering a coffin full of cockroaches. Most of these attempts never found their way into the Guinness Book. The show was met with poor ratings and even poorer reviews: viewers and critics alike were confused and appalled by the disturbing "records" being attempted.
Seasons
1. 300 Pound Tumor
Air Date: 1998-07-27
Welcome to Guinness World Records: Primetime. In the first episode we see the man with the largest tumour- growing from his face.
2. Man With The Longest Fingernails
Air Date: 1998-08-03
Back in July 1998, Shridhar Chillal of Poona, India had his record-breaking fingernails measured on the set of Guinness World Records: Primetime. The combined length of the five nails of his left hand were found to be a staggering 6.15 m (20 ft 2.25 in). Shridhar does not grow the nails on his right hand. His ambition to grow his nails started from a young age. Shridhar's hand is now permanently disfigured from supporting the weight of the nails all these years, and nerve damage has resulted in deafness in his left ear.
3. Mouse Plague
Air Date: 1998-08-10
Many pople hate mice. But this is something very extreme.
4. Man Squirts Milk From His Eye
Air Date: 1998-08-17
In a very unusual episode, we see a man suck milk through a straw up his nose, then he squirts it out of his eye.
5. Man With Removable Face
Air Date: 1998-08-24
A man who was in a terrible accident has received a miracle. He has parts of his face magnetically clipped on, so well that you can't tell if they are real or not.
6. Man Covers Himself With Bees
Air Date: 1998-09-01
Some people are scared of bees and others are not. This man is attempting to cover his entire unprotected body, in honey making stingers.
7. Man In A Tub Of Snakes
Air Date: 1998-09-08
Most people choose to take a bath in warm soapy water. But not this man. He is taking his snakes in with him.
8. Man Squeezes Into A 5 Gallon Tank
Air Date: 1998-09-22
This man likes to get into small spaces. So he is inserting himself into a 5 gallon tank. Good luck getting out.
9. Most Tattooed Lady
Air Date: 1998-10-06
A woman who suffered from a rare skin disease has chosen to turn her body into a work of art, by covering it with tattoos. Julia covered her body with tattoos to hide the effects of the skin disease porphyria, which causes blistering and scarring.
10. Man Who Lifts Skin Over Face
Air Date: 1998-10-27
We've all seen the people with the double chins, but this guy has so much extra skin he can use it to cover his face.
11. Boy Who Had His Head Reconstructed
Air Date: 1998-11-03
A man shot in the head with a bullet, amazingly survived, but missing a large chunk from his head. Know he goes under the operating table as it is reconstructed.
12. Living Skeleton
Air Date: 1998-11-10
The strange story of a skeleton that can move.
13. Man Lifts Objects With Tongue And Ears
Air Date: 1998-11-17
This talented man has been trained to lift objects with his tounge and ears. It also looks quite freaky.
14. Invert Walker
Air Date: 1998-12-01
Here we see a man who is able to walk invertly.
15. Woman in Box Of Explosives
Air Date: 1998-12-08
A woman risks her life as she climbs into a box of explosives.
16. Milk Squirt Contest
Air Date: 1999-01-12
Here is a challenge of different people who can squirt milk from their eyes.
17. Werewolf Boys
Air Date: 1999-02-09
Larry and Danny Ramos Gomez are two of a family of 19, which spans five generations, who all suffer from hypertrichosis or ""werewolf syndrome"". Even the women of the family are covered with a light to medium coat of hair, while the men have thick hair on every inch of their bodies, apart from their hands and feet. Most forms of excess hairiness are associated with hormone imbalances but the exact causes of the hairy family's hairiness are not yet known. Scientists and researchers are studying the DNA of the boys and searching for clues as to why they are as they are. There have been rumors that the family was searching the world for a cure.
18. Regurgitate
Air Date: 1999-02-16
Have you ever felt sick. Well not like this. These guys are throwing up- to break a record.
19. Man Sets Himself On Fire (Live from Las Vegas)
Air Date: 1999-02-23
In a special episode, we see a man cover himself in protective clothing, and light himself on fire on top of a building.
20. Leopard Man
Air Date: 1999-03-19
In an unusual attempt to be an individual, we look at a man who has altered his body, to make him look like a Leopard.
21. Best Of Guinness World Records
Air Date: 1999-03-26
Remember everything you've seen. Now we take a look back at the freaky, bizzare and the just plain weird.
22. Man Who Eats Metal
Air Date: 1999-04-09
Believe it or not, this man is not a robot. He just has a craving for some nice, strong metal.
23. Mr. Lifto Returns
Air Date: 1999-04-23
Special guest star Mr. Lifto, returns to prove that he is up to the challenge of lifting, just about anything.
24. Worm Eating Contest
Air Date: 1999-04-30
Worms are normally eaten by birds. But not today. We see a bunch of young people eating ""dirty spaghetti"".
25. Man Pulls 8,000 Pound Trolley
Air Date: 1999-06-04
How strong do you have to be to pull a 8,000 Pound Trolley. Here we find out.
26. Man Hits Moving Target
Air Date: 1999-08-31
Alright, so you can tell from the title that this could be quite painful for someone.
1. Man Tries to Compute Faster than Calculator
Air Date: 1999-12-09
Some people are smart, but is it really possible when you see a Man Trying to Compute Faster than Calculator.
2. Man with Three Feet
Air Date: 1999-12-16
In many cases deformities are tragic, but here we see someone living a normal everyday life, with three feet.
3. Most Downloaded Woman
Air Date: 2000-05-27
The internet is very popular now-days, and is used by people from 5 to 95. But who is the Most Downloaded Woman? Here we take a look.
4. Woman with Longest Beard
Air Date: 2000-06-08
Some people stand out in a crowd. Especially the Woman with Longest Beard.
5. Higest Shallow Dive
Air Date: 2000-07-12
Imagine diving from several meters up, into a paddling pool. If this goes wrong, it could be seriously painful.
6. Most Metal Eaten
Air Date: 2000-07-19
Don't mistake this guy for a robot when you see the amount of metal he eats.
7. Kissing the Most Cobras
Air Date: 2000-07-26
Who wants to go around kissing deadly snakes to brake a world record. Sounds Ssscary.
8. Burping Contest
Air Date: 2000-08-04
In some countries, burping is considered a complement to the chef. But here, it is very fowl.
9. Drinking the Most Ketchup
Air Date: 2000-08-11
Ketchup is alright to put on your curly fries (maybe), but don't try drinking it, or you might turn into a tomato.
10. Man Holding His Breath the Longest
Air Date: 2000-08-18
Very simple, a man goes under the water to break the record for holding his breath the longest. Will he succeed, or just be very wet.
11. Highest Fall in a Kayak
Air Date: 2000-08-25
Things just get weirder and weirder here at Guinness. How would you fall from the highest place possible in a Kayak. That can be left up to the experts.
12. Human Speed Bump
Air Date: 2000-09-06
Okay, we all know what its like when you go too fast over a speed bump, but what if that bump was a human.
13. Getting into Coffin Full of Cockroaches
Air Date: 2000-12-02
Getting into Coffin Full of Cockroaches can be very tricky, if you've never done it before.
14. Attaching the Most Clothes Pins to One's Face
Air Date: 2000-12-08
Here we see a man, who broke the original record at home after watching it on Guinness. Now he is at the studio- and this doesn't look pretty.
1. Most Contortionists in a Box
Air Date: 2001-07-19
In this episode, we get a look at how many Contortionists can fit into a clear glass box.
2. World's Smallest Dog
Air Date: 2001-07-26
The world's smallest dog, in terms of length, is Tiny Pinocchio, a steel-blue-and-tan Yorkshire Terrier who measured 20.3 cm (8 in) long on May 23, 2001, and 12.06 cm (4.75 in) to the top of the shoulder. The one-pound pooch, who also goes by the name of Noki, sleeps in a birdcage at the home of his owner, Linda Skeels-Hopson of St Petersburg, Florida, USA.
3. Largest Medal Object Removed from Human
Air Date: 2001-08-02
Yuck, here we look at the many Largest Medal Objects Removed from Human body. It is disgusting.
4. Most Bottles Open with Teeth
Air Date: 2001-08-09
Here is performed a very painful looking stunt, when we see who can open the most bottles with their teeth.
5. Heaviest Load on a Persons Head
Air Date: 2001-08-16
Some real pain on the brain, when everyone takes a look at who can balance the heaviest load on their head.
6. Most Cement Blocks Broken with Ones Head
Air Date: 2001-08-23
A whole lot of accuracy and precision (more like really painful) when we watch a man break a large amount of cement blocks with his head.
7. Human Completely Covered in Ice
Air Date: 2001-09-06
Somethings chilly, when a man is completely covered in ice.
8. Worlds Longest Nose
Air Date: 2001-09-20
No, its not Pinochio its the worlds longest nose.
9. Leaping over Bar from Two Stories High
Air Date: 2001-09-20
Leaping over Bar from Two Stories High is not all that you would think it can be.
10. Human Standing Pyramid
Air Date: 2001-09-27
Wow, the World's Largest Human Standing Pyramid, wonder how many people they will need.
11. Hanging from Flying Helicopter
Air Date: 2001-09-27
So Hanging from Flying Helicopter sounds like real fun, but after this, it will be less popular.
12. Most Sausages Swallowed
Air Date: 2001-10-04
Indeed, it all started as a gag for Jimmy, who would swallow whole frankfurters as a party trick. But he soon sniffed out success in 2001 as a Guinness World Record holder, swallowing six sausages – without biting or chewing – on the set of Guinness Rekord TV, Sweden. Later the same year he broke his record on Primetime, sucking down seven sausages in a minute – three of them in just 10 seconds!
13. Highest Keg Toss
Air Date: 2001-10-04
In the last ever episode, it is an all out battle to see who can make the Highest Keg Toss.
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Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
1998-07-27
Episodes
53 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
