America's Funniest Home Videos

America's Funniest Home Videos is a long-running TV show in which viewers submit humorous home movies that are compiled into an hour long program. It was originally hosted by Bob Saget.

The hour long program shows videos in succession and usually grouped by theme. Themes include animal hijinks, physical humor, an baby talk. At the end of the show the three final videos are chosen, the creators are highlighted, and the winners are picked by a vote. The winner receives $10,000, second place $3,000, and third place $2,000. At the end of the season the grand prize winner is eligible for up to $100,000.

Fast Facts

1. New Episodes: Fridays, 8/7c
2. Network: ABC
3. Current Season: 17
4. First Aired: November 26, 1989
5. Produced by: Vin Di Bona
6. Spinoff: America's Funniest People
7. Prize per show: $10,000
8. Hosts
   1. 1989-1997: Bob Saget
   2. 1998-2001: Daisy Fuentes and John Fugelsang
   3. 2001-Present: Tom Bergeron

Quotes

1. "You may think this is funny but it *snot*." - Bob Saget, IMDb
2. "If you hear a crash, it could be cash." - Tom Bergeron, IMDb
3. "T'was two nights before Christmas and all through the yard, Mother was hitting lightpoles and hitting them hard." - Tom Bergon, IMDb

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