About this season
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.
Episodes (14)
1. Man Tries to Compute Faster than Calculator
Aired 9 December 1999 • 60 min
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
Aired 16 December 1999 • 60 min
In many cases deformities are tragic, but here we see someone living a normal everyday life, with three feet.
3. Most Downloaded Woman
Aired 27 May 2000 • 60 min
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
Aired 8 June 2000 • 60 min
Some people stand out in a crowd. Especially the Woman with Longest Beard.
5. Higest Shallow Dive
Aired 12 July 2000 • 60 min
Imagine diving from several meters up, into a paddling pool. If this goes wrong, it could be seriously painful.
6. Most Metal Eaten
Aired 19 July 2000 • 60 min
Don't mistake this guy for a robot when you see the amount of metal he eats.
7. Kissing the Most Cobras
Aired 26 July 2000 • 60 min
Who wants to go around kissing deadly snakes to brake a world record. Sounds Ssscary.
8. Burping Contest
Aired 4 August 2000 • 60 min
In some countries, burping is considered a complement to the chef. But here, it is very fowl.
9. Drinking the Most Ketchup
Aired 11 August 2000 • 60 min
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
Aired 18 August 2000 • 60 min
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
Aired 25 August 2000 • 60 min
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
Aired 6 September 2000 • 60 min
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
Aired 2 December 2000 • 60 min
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
Aired 8 December 2000 • 60 min
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.