Gas happens.

It's even better when it happens on television. From foreign journalists to Canadian Idol contestants to Regis Philbin, YouTube proves itself to be yet another helpful aide in curating some of the dumbest moments in popular culture, more importantly in the history of TV farts.

(Also, it's when you write "history of farts" that you know your fine arts degree has gone to good use.)

Below, the six best televised farts to surface online:

  • If Tiger Woods farting on TV and laughing about it is wrong, then I don't want to be right (0:30)
  • Some people can keep a secret...


  • And some can't...


  • The reason to stop watching American Idol and move to Canada:


  • Regis proves that men of a certain age have no shame


  • Can Leslie Nielsen's butt win some sort of comedy award?