Talk:America's Funniest Home Videos

who wrote the critisism section?

I liked the article up until I got to that part. It's clearly opinionated and don't seem relevent to being in a encyclopedia. I don't like Bob Sagat either but alot of those comments should go elsewhere, probably in a imdb messageboard or review.--User:Iamstillhiro1112 05:26, 14 September 2006 (CST)

I think the criticisms are spot-on, whoever wrote them pointed out some good flaws in the show.

Obviously staged videos being aired and winning prizes

A strong preference by the producers for 'baby' and 'cute animal' videos

The fact that the audience didn't get to choose the finalists, only vote on the three videos the producers selected

Bob Saget's schtick being pretty lame, weighing the show down (did it really even need a host/narrator? They could have just played the clips, it works on Youtube)

Some of it may be opinon, but this is wikipedia, and the good thing about wikipedia is that it has information other encyclopedias wouldn't contain. I don't think pure conjecture should be on this page, but these are valid critcisms of an admittedly stupid little show.

• I liked Bob Saget! Though they are good criticisms, whoever wrote that forgot that nowadays, they CONSTANTLY show stupid segments of, like, 20 videos of men somehow injuring their groin. Tom Bergeron and Disney came and messed this show up good (well, maybe more Disney than Tom, but Disney and ABC shouldn't be connected in the first place). To the guy above, SIGN YOUR COMMENTS! I learned that the hard way when I was a minority! WizardDuck 17:30, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I'm glad to see that section was removed. I think calling the winning videos fakes is a largely POV. It didn't fit the encyclopedia.--Iamstillhiro1112 01:02, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I actually beg to differ about the removal of the "controversy" section to this article. The fact that unfunny, often "cute" videos regularly beat out other videos that were submitted, that are clearly very funny, is necessary for full article completeness IMO, especially if you do frame it within the context that it only really got started in the Tom Bergeron era, which coincides with Disney's buyout of ABC from Capital Cities. There have also been elements of the show that have either been unnecessary or wasteful of airtime that have been aired purely for corporate synergy, e.g. the time that an annoying little kid shouted the "It's A Small World" song (a terribly unfunny, charm-free thing that got aired anyway), and when the animated Chicken Little movie (a Disney thing) got on-air plugs via a cringeworthy "interview" Bergeron did with the flick's "star". Things never got this bad when John Fugelsang and Daisy Fuentes were hosting (when ABC was still a Capital Cities net), and while Bob Saget vexed slightly with his irksome "funny voices" and general yuk-yuk nature, at least hindsight has shown us how these actions could have been those of a man who was tremendously constricted, particularly when one thinks of Saget's humor background (i.e. very off-color stuff that shocked even Sam Kinison). In fact, count me as (not the only) one of the viewers of AFV who don't stick around to hear what the "three finalists" are because it's a case of "what's the use?". This needs to be at the very least touched on in the article. (Krushsister 07:13, 21 February 2007 (UTC))

• Whoa, whoa, REWIND. Disney bought Capital Cities in 1996, and Disney didn't do this corporate crap until the 2000s. This is one of the reasons I hate Disney nowadays (another is the fact that Jetix is slowly enveloping Toon Disney in a dark cloud of bad TV, excluding The Tick). First of all, isn't this dumb promotional crap what the vignettes on Disney Channel are for? I HATE YOU DISNEY!! WizardDuck 04:41, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Oops, my bad, WizardDuck. Thanks for educating me on exactly when the Capital Cities buyout happened. Also thanks for basically substantiating what it is I was trying to state in my original post, i.e. the stupid crap started happening in the Tom Bergeron era. Which is sad because now that WGN is rerunning the Fugelsang/Fuentes era and I'm seeing how much I'm actually laughing as compared to the newer eps, it kinda makes me sad. BTW, as a matter of full disclosure I've never been partial to Disney. (Krushsister 07:00, 25 February 2007 (UTC))

Also, if anyone wants opinionated "facts", go to retrojunk.com. I'm a member there as "99Centsplease", and it SICKENS me to see biased summaries for TV shows. Maybe I spend too much time here. WizardDuck 11:59, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

• You know what's even worse about Disney's corporate synergy stuff? I was watching Superstation WGN, and they LEFT IN the Chicken Little "interview"! Maybe it's in a contract. WizardDuck 12:03, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

just a thought

have you noticed that when they get down to the 3 finalists, the cutest video wins and not the funniest one? i think the votes are rigged.--Jon Revelle 08:04, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

If the top three videos contain one video with a baby or toddler in it, it is almost guaranteed the first prize. Although some videos happen to be cute AND funny (the "play golf like your daddy" video is a good example), very often it seems that more deserving videos are shot down in lieu of the baby ones. Syckls

yes, i have noticed that, and its really annoying. Supmyman7 17:44, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

I really want to know who picks the finalists beacause they're never any good. A 100,000$ winner was a guy dancing outside his front door. WTH? What are they smoking? 24.76.92.224

Just recently, a lady and her five infant children won because of giggling and other prompts. WTH?! That's not funny. That particular show had quite a few deserving videos, but small babies being prompted to laugh simultaneously is not funny for most of the show's viewers, it's rather irritating to watch. Jedo1507r 21:43, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Somebody should send them a really mean letter.--24.66.94.140 16:56, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Kimmi Gibbler Reference

Can anybody validate the statement regarding the theme song and Kimmi Gibbler? I somehow doubt that a family show would make a reference to sex with a character on another family show. FireSpike 19:47, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

I'd expect that from Saget on his stand-up act.

WAVY 10 01:34, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Information

Some things I wonder about that aren't in the article... First, Ernie Anderson (a.k.a. ghoulardi and the announcer from Love Boat) announced for part of the Bob Saget years (up until his death I believe). That ought to be mentioned if anyone knows exactly when he was on the show. Also, does anyone know the name of the woman that sang the theme song? And lastly, around 2000, when Fuentes and Fugelsang left and before Bergeron came in, there were a handful of AFV special, some of which were hosted by D. L. Hugely. JeremyMcCracken 16:08, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Audience

Is it just me or does the audience seem like they were paid to be there. After any clip, funny or not, everyone (especially the ones on camera) they have HUGE smiles on and are laughing as hard as they can. 24.76.92.224 00:06, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

This is the case on most television shows, as the staff encourages the audience to look like they are having a good time; it would look bad to the home viewers if no one looked like they enjoyed being there. Usually the audience is not paid, but simply allowed in for free. Look at shows like The Price is Right or Total Request Live, for example. Michael Baptista 09:23, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

More criticism.

One problem with the show was lack of "funny" home videos and forced humor, not just by staging but by awful and horrid voice overs. Quite often a good video was ruined by the voice over. Or the very fact that it was placed along side 30 other short videos that were almost the exact same thing. --Kinglink 09:25, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Avery Williams carried the Magic Tent with Hulk Hand [November 11th 2005]

is "Avery Williams carried the Magic Tent with Hulk Hand [November 11th 2005]" supposed to be on this page? THANKS AND GOD BLESS!!!! --Dans1120 15:04, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

ABC Family airs the Saget Version

Only ABC Family airs the 1994-1997 episodes, not the 1989-1993 episodes.

AFHV Reruning on Comedy Central?

All right let's break this down:

• Fuentes/Fugelsang and Bergeron versions are only reruning on WGN Superstation.
• ABC Family only airs the Bob Saget episodes from 1994-97. Rumors say that the network may air the 1989-93 episodes.

Many people think that Comedy Central is going to air AFHV episodes. But the chances of seing AFHV on Comedy Central are 0.

But I wrote a letter to Comedy Central to have AFHV air reruns on the channel. [User: Nate Speed]

Assignment America

Does anyone have any information on the "Assignment America" segments from the Bob Saget era?

WAVY 10 22:14, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Missing info

This article is missing some information, the year that the kid singing the Micky Mouse song won the $100,000 prize.

The article doesn't mention the foreign market versions with Mike and Kerri Kasem as hosts. For completeness I thik it should. Rohde 19:08, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

common elements?

should there be a list of common or familiar elements, such as males being hit in the groin, people falling, etc… Madd the sane 01:29, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Depends, are there reliable primary sources that can be referenced? - CHAIRBOY (☎) 01:32, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Hm. Don't know. All I know is that you can more or less count on someone being hit in the crotch sometime in the show. This is especially true in later episodes. Madd the sane 05:38, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

New Set? New Theme?

a spectulation that the new hosts were chosen to replace Bergeron. The reason:

According to the rules: Bergeron can only do one program at a time. (Like Charles Gibson, he is prohibithed to do two programs in one day)

Is there going to be a new set, a new logo, and maybe a new announcer? 66.155.160.142 22:03, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Probably not, and I have never heard of that rule. Maybe it's another stupid Disney corporate thing (65 Episode Policy, anyone). WAVY 10 15:07, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

The Simpsons

What episode of The Simpsons had that AFV reference? --Carn29 23:52, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

A Star is Burns. Man Getting Hit by Football scene. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.175.230.58 (talk) 06:43, 5 May 2007 (UTC).

There was at least one other AFV reference on The Simpsons. Stark Raving Dad where Homer ends up in a mental hospital and meets a big white guy who thinks he's Michael Jackson. Although we don't see the videos, the finalists are Man Breaking Hip, Dog on Fire, and Baby With a Nail Gun. Just1thing (talk) 13:20, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Bergeron and the "Final Last Episode of AFV $100,000"

Having seen the end of an episode of AFV, I saw Disney and Bergeron anounce something like: "Thanx for all the years, etc...and we will be back with a NEW FORMAT AND A NEW NAME"

I thought I saw a new named show. No? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gastronomos (talk • contribs) 02:58, 5 May 2007 (UTC).

I thought that the season premiere also was going to be on Sept. 30 and I just saw the schedule and they are running an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in the normal timeslot of AFV. What the heck is going on? Chrismaster1 19:54, 30 September 2007

Saget's time on AFHV

It's becoming common knowledge that Saget only liked hosting AFHV in the first few years. Nobody should blame him for how lame the material was getting on the show, and he truly wanted out by season 5 at the most because he knew that you people would have these reactions - and maybe worse, see him as just a mediocre host. Of course Saget is one of the most sensational comics around, and you must remember, him starring on Full House was an "in-joke" to Hollywood as he was defying his true image. As for AFHV, he did not write much of his joke material and Vin DiBona would never let him go outside the box and do more creative things - in fear that viewers would be alienated and tune out. I believe he only agreed to his last Videos contract because of the money, but when ABC cancelled Full House (due to increasing costs) Saget wanted out of Videos. The fact that Videos remained on the air at that point, and not FH, snubbed him. The brass wouldn't let him leave Videos until the current contract was up in '97. So, for the final two years he was on, Bob became less enthusiatic in his hosting, which was clearly evident to the very end.

Can this be sourced? It's likely but dangerously close to original research (a Wikipedia no-no). WAVY 10 16:18, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

WAVY 10, I wasn't necessarily lobbying to put this in the article. I was just bringing up this matter so future editors won't be compelled to post dreck that gives readers, who aren't so much in the know, the wrong idea about Saget. There have been some lazy and ignorant comments that have made their way into the article, especially about him (and ONLY him...hmmm), and what's worse is that their too biased and not written in traditional encyclopedic form.

And you forgot to sign...twice. WAVY 10 21:02, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

What, I can't be anonymous if I want to? I'm not posting any of this in the article. Don't get your panties in a bunch.

What?

Someone here has their facts wrong. Saget does provide voice-overs and he currently hosts AFHV. Our conclusion: Someone here has their Facts wrong. Pacguy19 16:04, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

You may be viewing very old re-runs, AFHV is currently hosted by Tom Bergeron. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 16:05, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm living in the same year you are. If I watch this show on Nick-@-nite, and it is 2007, then why would they be showing reruns? Pacguy19 20:32, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Pacguy, you are missing something here. AFHV stills airs new, ORIGINAL episodes on ABC. The shows you watch on N@N are reruns. How can you be unaware that Saget only hosted the show between 1989 and 1997? Besides, how would the show NOT be in reruns since it was first eligible for syndication 14 years ago and has run 18 seasons!!?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.126.229.227 (talk) 04:11, August 25, 2007 (UTC)

What year are you living in pcguy? 1995? Saget currently narrates the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS) and hosts "1 vs. 100", a game show, on NBC!

Ricki Lake

I haven't found any verification to the Ricki Lake news that keeps being added. I'd like to remove it again unless someone else can find a source. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 03:24, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

I've removed the item. I believe it to be a hoax based on a number of searches through aggregated media outlets. I have found no reference to this, and there is no mention on any of her sites that I've found. Once a reference is available, this can be added back, but considering the nature of the edits, I advise caution. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 19:30, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

An IP editor tried to re-add the claim here and at Ricki Lake's article again. I've rolled it back as vandalism as it appears to be a concerted attempt to inject false information into the project. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 00:48, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

I've semi-protected the article following yet another attempt by the user to add the unsubstantiated claim. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 23:42, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Someone's added Ricky back in, possibly the same IP in order to circumvent the partial block. I checked the news link, only to find out it was totally unrelated to AFV. --ÆAUSSIEevilÆ 22:38, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

prnewssource.com-- is this a fictional news source? 70.17.176.112 17:35, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm betting so. --ÆAUSSIEevilÆ 15:55, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Shout-outs to Bob's wife

I know that for most of Bob Saget's run as the host, when the show ended he would give a brief shout-out to his wife Sherry (followed by something stupid) (aka Honey).

Does anyone know if (since Bob got a divorce at some point in 1997) he did that shout-out during the final episodes he worked? WAVY 10 17:38, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Some examples of Bob's Shoutouts (aka "And Honey...") include:

1. Gas up the truck and pack up the kids, we're going camping. 2. I'll be home as soon as i put all the balloons back up in the lighting grid.

his last two episodes did not use this practice. 70.17.176.112 23:13, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

D. L. Hughley

After John and Daisy, and before Tom Bergeron, I remember seeing a few episodes with D.L. Hughley hosting. I got a reference here http://www.tv.com/americas-funniest-home-videos/show/3780/summary.html. The set was also changed showing a set of new iMac monitors with the AFV logo.

Raditude 04:44, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Reruns on USA

Back in the late 1990s, I distinctly remember AFV (the Saget version) airing in reruns on USA's "USAM" block. Does anyone else, and if they do, can this be put in the article? WizardDuck (talk) 04:29, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Mistakes

I don't know specific sources I can use to verify these "facts", but there was one season when AFV wasn't on the schedule, and only specials aired, with various hosts.

I don't recall Gary Owens ever being on the show. Tom calls the man "Jess."

Bob did narrate some videos the way Tom does. But Tom doesn't do the voice-overs. I missed those once Bob left.

And where is "Head, Gut, or Groin?"Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 20:56, 27 August 2008 (UTC)