"America's Funniest Home Videos" (1990) TV series 1990-????

Directors:

Erik Fleming
Neil Gordon

Writers:

Trace Beaulieu (writer)
Lou DiMaggio (writer) (1999-2000)

Seasons:

1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | unknown

Release Date:

14 January 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Reality-TV

Plot:

Viewers from around America send in funny moments captured (or staged) by their own video cameras. Results are often painful to watch. :-)

Plot Keywords:

Video | Blooper | Female Nudity | Child Nudity | Shower

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Stephen Burrows

...

Gagman / ... (15 episodes, 1990-2008)

Also Known As:

A.F.V. (USA) (short title)
AFHV (USA) (short title)
America's Funniest (USA) (alternative title)
America's Funniest Videos (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:60 min (later episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

ABC Productions

Quotes:

Daisy Fuentes: If you hear a crash, it could be cash.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Bob Saget/TLC (#20.19)" (1995)

America's Unfunniest TV host

Just a few seconds ago, while checking his profile, I read that AFV's current host Tom Bergeron used to work as a mime. It figures. He's possibly the stiffest, dullest host ever to crawl across the screen. His jokes aren't deadpan, they're just dead, period. As if the puns weren't bad enough, his telling of them will have the audience snoring rather than laughing.

That being said... some of the clips are absolutely hilarious! Watching a baby hit his father in the nuts with a baseball bat may be too lowbrow for you, but simple humour is often funny humour. Although some videos are obviously staged (which makes you wonder just how bored these people are), the ones that depict real accidents are hilarious. So if you can stand Bergeron's droning attempts at ruining funny videos, check this out.