♪ time to celebrate excellence as we kick off the new year with some hall of fame viral videos. the good doctor examines an injured bird. but -- >> this is not a veterinarian. >> why this one's way above the call of duty. >> shut the front door! >> some kids get to hang with movie characters at disney world. >> kind of hard to top that, right? >> but see the surprise that made this day even more special. >> what? >> this is the moment a skier is -- >> seeing his day get worse and worse. >> the lost ski dilemma at 5,000 feet. and a sneaky wife grows her spice-loving husband. >> what he thinks is a ghost pepper. >> but see why the ghost pales

in comparison to this fiery beast. >> i don't think i can. >> not hot enough, huh? >> okay. >> watch what this family doctor is doing. and i say family doctor because this is not a veterinarian. that doctor's giving a rufus belly thrushbird cpr. that bird crashed into a glass window, as lots of birds do. but this doctor happened to be nearby. so they handed him the bird. >> oh, poor little thing. come on, it's going to make it. >> and he's breathing into its beak. >> get out of here. >> that bird -- >> shut the front door! >> it's like whoa. >> so was this cpr or did he just have some pastrami for lunch or something? >> whoa. >> i know you're joking around in this juking video, but no, he

just gave it chest compressions and breathed into its mouth. the bird was revived. >> simon cowell once again helping an animal in trouble in the uk. he has a method for getting this deer out. >> it's not a lot of damage. >> since this is in the uk, oli, will you describe what type of metal that is? >> it's a very popular metal in the uk often used for making teacups. i'm making all this up. >> there's no way in hell you know that. we wouldn't know the difference because we don't know. >> sounded right, though, didn't it? >> this is aluminum. and he just slides it in between the hips and the bar and then slides the deer back the way it came. >> so aluminum. that's how squeeze into some jeans the next time. >> this was a super exciting day for little john marcus and his

sister ellora. >> are you guys doing horrible today? >> absolutely. dreadfully. >> dreadful. >> friday the 13th after all. >> you are john marcus's favorite. >> they got to hang out with jack and sally from "the nightmare before christmas" in disney world. kind of hard to top that, right? well, little john's dad's gotting? that's going to make him forget about jack and sally. >> i wanted to do something super special for him today. today is a super special day. >> all right. >> we have something wie want t give john marcus. so if mom wants to -- what's this? >> they hand him a pin with a really special message. >> i love that he uses the lyrics to that song. i don't believe my eyes. >> can you read this for us out loud? really loud. >> i'm celebrate iing my dad's adopting me. >> so today you're officially john marcus costa patterson. >> look how excited he is. >> he is so thrilled.

his sister is just as excited. he gets a congratulatory hug from sally and mom, and that's when he starts crying. he loses it. it sounds like it's really special to him that he's not going to have the last name patterson. >> thank you. >> aw. i love you, buddy. >> aw. and that was a really special moment when he goes over to dad and gives him a hug and thanks him for doing this. >> that's a button you're never going to let go. that's pretty awesome. >> happy adoption day. >> thank you. >> aw. >> that sinking feeling you get when something goes wrong. we've all experienced that. we're just like -- i think aaron swain felt the same thing right about here. >> oh, no. >> yeah. >> like at the top of the mountain as well. >> yeah, he's about 5,000 feet

up in the bear tooth mountains in montana when one of his skis pop off. you know the skis have those little brakes that pop out. the brake did pop out. but that's not going to help when the ski is tumbling like that. >> he's doing exactly the only thing he can do. just watching it and seeing his day get worse and worse. >> so is this where he just gets on his bum and slides the rest of the way down? >> whee! >> partially. good news is he had an ice ax in his hand. looks like it was attached to his ski pole. so he could gently lower himself down. that thing went hundreds of feet down the mountain. took him about 30 minutes to precariously work his way down the mountain to get his ski. >> he got it back. >> he did get it back. it didn't go all the way down the mountain. so yeah, silver lining. >> over the years it has been said 1,000 or 2,000 times but i speak way too quickly. in fact, over the years i've had

to learn to speak at a speed that humans understand. >> where's the fun in that? ♪ somebody said hey mac can you rap 300 words in one minute and i was like i can rap 400 words in one minute ♪ >> that is a pretty cool challenge to mac lethal but that's also not a challenge. ♪ i got a brand new challenge ♪ ♪ i'm assuming i'm your father ♪ >> so while he's doing what he usually does and he does it the best -- >> what do you really want me to say? this guy's amazing. listen. ♪ ♪ all the people argue on social media about the quickest rapper in the world well you better know it's me ♪ >> it's cool but is he keeping to rules of rapping? >> he got bars. that's all that matters. >> you can hear it for yourself, the way it flows like a machine gun. >> you understand what he's saying? >> yeah. >> uh, uh, uh -- >> you ain't saying nothing. >> i got nothing. >> can he do 400 words in a

minute? ♪ hallelujah ♪ you ain't got a [ bleep ] ♪ i'm the greatest rapper ♪ boo-yah >> one minute and three seconds. >> one minute and three seconds for 400 words? >> well, guess what. that was 416 words. >> i would love to hear him freestyle. >> the opposite of all the food eating challenges we've got. they all keep it down. this guy spits it all out. >> say yes. or don't. >> he's known for scaling great heights, but then -- >> your boy is in a suit? >> the quick change that caps one of the best climbs. plus, their cheeky photos are made for instagram gold. >> this is an uncle-nephew situation. >> take a look at the year's finest and pick your favorite. >> the one on the right says i don't do socks.

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ladders, and on every level they step outside, they walk around the perimeter. you know, give you a look around. >> i don't need one. >> until they finally reach the top. >> be careful stepping out onto that roof. >> it looks like it's been patched together. >> then he comes up wp. >> all right. >> he knows he pulled out a ring. and in that shot you see flannel on his arm. well, fade to black, come back, and your boy is in a suit and dress shoes. >> that's got to be tough to climb in. >> here comes his lady, and you notice there's a bouquet. she picks it up. oh, wow. there she is. beautiful as she can be. s he puts the ring on her finger. kisses her hand. i think that's the part where they say i do. kisses his bride. let's just call this the first dance. >> oh, man. that's kind of sweet. >> he gives her a spin. this is a lot of ladies' favorite part. except there won't be any fighting for this bouquet.

>> that's hilarious. >> i'll pass. i will pass this time. >> pretty cool wedding. again, don't anybody else try it. special occasion for the two of them. >> before and after. you know, a young feller and then he grows up into this handsome fella on the left. but no, this is actually a who wore it better because this is an uncle-nephew situation. on the left you've got aristotle, male model, and on the right you've got augie, 19 months old. male model. >> i don't know. this one's going to be tough. >> it's about to get a lot tougher once i start scrolling through the rest of the instagram. babby and the model. aristotle is doing his thing but on the other side is augie doing better. >> babies are cute. they're always going to win. >> that is true, but i'm finding that it does in fact matter. >> we'll bring out this one.

the red calvin klein underwear. which one do you think's better? >> the one on the right because i don't do socks. >> wow. >> whether they're hanging from basketball hoops, flaying with their guitars or whatever, there is always a picture to match. this all started with the first picture, when augie, about nine months old, was having a bit of trouble getting his shirt on after his bath. now, mom took a picture and realized i reckon my brother's probably got one of those modely photos on his instagram, went mining it and found this picture, sent it to everybody, and it just snowballed into this entire instagram. >> i'm waiting for the time when aristotle gets hired for his next modeling job and he walks in and everybody's like where's the baby? >> exactly. augie's got the looks. he's got the hair. he's got the stances. he knows what he's doing. i think augie's got quite the future ahead of him.

>> what in the heck? >> dude spots a spider. >> with a lot of bumps on her back. >> how this makes this scare one of the finest. >> ah! >> and men trying pole dancing. climbs to the top of our faves. >> number one. >> spandex. >> you've got to warn us before you drop that on us. >> why the right outfit is half the battle. i'm a road flare. laying here so traffic can safely navigate around this broken-down rv. really? a road flare? it's my new year's resolution. now i'm all about safety and stuff. you're not even going to try to catch something on fire? no...no i'm not. i'm going to miss you, man. yeah. i'm going to miss me too. ♪ when you ache and haven't you're not you.

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time. animals and people. but there's something really quite special about that. >> there are two other ones that they believe he most likely fathered. one's called mj, migalu jr. meanwhile, in canton, georgia, dad and son spotted this spider with a lot of bumps on her back. >> oh, no. >> yeah. that's what i -- you know, that's most leek ikely a wolf sr and -- >> come on. >> it's a spider with a ton of fricking babies on it. >> oh, yeah, that's a ton of babies. but watch what happens. they start messing with her. >> no! >> oh! >> that's so nasty. >> i hate that. every time. >> okay. we're done here. >> i'm going to have a fricking million of those things sitting around the house. >> you've got to deal with all those little spiders running around. >> that's gross.

>> cameron and austin from the youtube channel, they've gone to a pole fitness gym. >> do you want to dance on it? >> let's try that. >> and they are going to try their luck at seducing them. >> it's a lot of fun. it's hard. >> are you speaking from experience? >> yes. i've done it several times. >> did you guys bring your short shorts? >> spandex. >> oh, my goodness. >> you've got to warn us before you drop that on us. men sexualize it. it's just fun. it's fitness. ain't no dollar bill for this jill. >> please on the eying on the e. >> we've got to get warmed up. >> all the way toward me. >> oh, gosh. >> this is where they realize that it is about fitness because

this is hard. >> we're going to swoop and you're going to fall forward. >> it's a pretty simple one it looks like. >> keep your hips away from the pole. s away from the hole. as a gentleman you have to be quite careful. >> keep your daughters away from the pole, too. >> now we're going to try the fireman spin. >> i never knew that's how firemen went down the fireman's pole. that's way sexier. >> he's got a little pole dancer hidden inside of him. he did really well. >> you've got to mac suke sure you're in top condition not just physically but you've got to worry about your skin as well. >> like you're pulling saran wrap off a thanksgiving turkey. >> they're still going to give it a shot. >> you just wrapped yourself -- >> oh, that sounds fun. >> maybe there's a reason men

don't generally pole dance. >> cue up a little crazy town and dance. >> you want crazy? i'll show you crazy. >> get those dollars, get nervous. >> dave's chowing down on -- >> what he thinks is a ghost pepper. >> it's harder than i thought. >> see why getting a taste makes this prank one we can't get enough of. >> do you think it's going to be

she must be so much fun when she goes to like trekkie conventions and stuff like that. >> this dog ♪ >> be careful what you ask for because you just might get it. >> last year i complained about my wife's cooking. >> he said it wasn't spicy enough. >> so this year she's grown some peppers including the ghost pepper the hottest one known to man, and she's dared me to eat one whole. >> he loves things hot, hot sauce, hot peppers, you name it he likes to eat it. so she's like okay, i got you. >> those are ghost peppers. >> there they are going through the garden when he rolls up on

what he thinks is a ghost pepper. >> i'm going to eat one of those. i've never had one of those before. but i'm pretty good with hot stuff. so i think this is going to go just fine. >> he's going to take this pepper right off the plant and chow down. but the problem the pepper going into his mouth is not a ghost pepper. that pepper is a trinidad scorpion and it's 1 1/2 times hotter than the ghost pepper. >> did his wife know that? did she know? >> what do you think? >> oh, she did, didn't she? oh, not hot enough, huh? >> okay. >> oh. okay, that's hot. >> you messed up big-time. >> oh, my god, that's hot. >> just give up. >> no. never give up. >> not with all the bravado that he's put out there. >> i'll eat all the hot stuff you can give me. >> i don't think i can. >> oh, he goes back in, takes another bite. >> yeah, he does. >> it's hotter than i thought. >> look at me. >> this is not as bad as i

thought. oh, that's really hot. i've got to get the hose. >> do you think it's going to be spicy enough now? >> he runs over to the water. >> that's hotter than i thought. >> i couldn't tell. >> it's a trinidad scorpion. >> oh, now she tells him. >> she tells him that he picked the wrong one. >> the mistake was to swallow it. >> he goes back and gets water hose again. final thoughts, diave. >> you've met your match? >> no. >> oh, shut up, you. >> should i do another one? >> i think you've met your match, dave. >> i'd like some milk. ♪ >> okay. that brings us to the end of the episode. but just think of all the great videos you're going to get to see in

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