World's Strangest TV Shows

This combo-talk-and-game show has been a staple since the 1980s—and the premise may remind Americans of a star-studded version of David Letterman’s “Stupid Human Tricks.” Here, celebrity guests come on and wager on the stunts performed by normal folks—like a guy who tries to lap up a bowl of water faster than his dog, or another man throwing bathroom plungers at bare backs. Even the stars get in the spirit: In this episode, perhaps inspired by the Olympic-level dog-water drinking, Celine Dion gargles to “My Heart Will Go On.“ A spin-off debuted in the U.S. this past summer, under the title Wanna Bet? Like many foreign crossovers, it tanked.