America's Funniest Home Videos 

Viewers from around America send in home videos with comedic moments.

Stars:

Jess Harnell, Tom Bergeron, Bob Saget

4 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jess Harnell	...	Announcer / ... 356 episodes, 2001-2020
Tom Bergeron	...	Self - Host / ... 292 episodes, 2001-2019
Bob Saget	...	Self - Host / ... 193 episodes, 1989-2019
Ernie Anderson	...	Self - Announcer 150 episodes, 1989-1995
Alfonso Ribeiro	...	Self - Host / ... 106 episodes, 2015-2020

Storyline

"America's Funniest Home Videos" was inspired by a series of successful TV specials, where home viewers were invited to send in videotapes of their "funniest" moments. In "AFHV," host Saget provided commentary to the home videos which often showed wedding and sports bloopers, children and pets either being themselves or getting into trouble, furniture or other objects giving way (usually contributing to someone's fall) and "comical" reactions to getting inadvertently hit (usually in the groin). Sometimes, certain videos were grouped into themes, such as Christmas or a summer vacation, or had sentimental value to them, such as a marriage proposal; other times, videos were set to classic rock tunes. The top three videos of the week as selected by the producers were eligible for each week's $10,000 top prize; the audience would electronically vote for their one favorite video. Weekly winners got to compete in a later special for a $100,000 top prize.

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Plot Keywords:

video | blooper | audience voting | hosted television series | prize money | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Reality-TV

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

America's Funniest Home Videos has been airing since November 26, 1989.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Tom Bergeron: If you get it on tape, you could get it in cash.

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Connections

Referenced in Law & Order: Conduct Unbecoming (1993)

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Soundtracks

St. Louis Rag
(uncredited)
Music by Scott Joplin
[Plays during every "30 ___s in 30 Seconds".]

User Reviews

Am I the only person who still likes this show?

I was amazed of how many unsatisfied comments there were for AFHV. This is one of the few shows that ever got me and my family together. This is one of those special shows that bring the family together and spend some quality time. There are some very funny things that happen. I have to agree that some of the videos aren't funny. But there were plenty to make up for it. I don't like seeing things get hurt when they could be severely hurt. But what was sent in never bothered me. I still enjoy this show even though I'm grown up. And I am more mature than most other people my age. As for Bob Sagat. I don't think he's a bad host. He isn't the best, but he has a few that are funny. This is a high quality family get together show. It's better than some of the shows of today.

Details

Official Sites:

ABC Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 November 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

AFHV

Filming Locations:

Raleigh Manhattan Beach Studios - 1600 Rosecrans Avenue, Manhattan Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Productions, Vin Di Bona Productions, Gotham Music Placement

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 60 min (later episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color