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13 out of 18 people found the following comment useful :-
Am I the only person who still likes this show?, 29 February 2000
Author: Mariorox (marioroxpc@yahoo.com) from Ohio

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.

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A laugh riot!, 13 March 2002
Author: Monkasi (c3lornehop@aol.com) from Orange County, California

This was TV's first true "reality show," and boy, was it a doozy! It must have been a revolutionary concept at the time; but now, twelve years later, it's become lodged in our cultural consciousness.

But enough content analysis. This show was great! Where else could people win thousands of dollars for sharing their embarrassing moments with the entire country? And host Bob Saget was the icing on the cake. The video clips just wouldn't have been as funny without his zany voiceovers, in which he imitated everybody from Jerry Lewis to Sylvester Stallone. We usually saw him as "straight man" Danny Tanner on "Full House," so it was cool to see him be goofy for a change.

Many people have condemned this show for being mean-spirited and exploitative. That is a very unfair accusation. Obviously the producers at ABC got permission to use the tapes sent in by the people in them, and you could tell from the audience's reaction that it was always in good fun. And if you can't laugh at yourself getting whacked in the crotch by a golf club, how are you supposed to laugh at the antics of the Three Stooges or Itchy and Scratchy?

Kudos to this show, which proved once and for all that real life could be more hilarious than any Hollywood comedy. I just wish that Bob hadn't turned the reins over to Daisy Fuentes and John Fugelsang.

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :-
I don't like this show anymore., 11 June 2005

Author: Wfordgurl16 from United States

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I used to love watching America's Funniest Home Videos until a few months ago. In February of this year, I realized how stupid this show really is. All I saw was people getting hurt, doing gross things, kids who throw tantrums and scream bloody murder when they don't get their way, and cruelty to animals. Ha-ha; Too funny. NOT. I'll never go back to watching AFV and wasting my time again. My mom and the rest of my family members have watched it since it first premiered and I think they are the only people who still like it. Whenever I trip or fall down, my brother always laughs at me. I think he learned to do it because of AFV. This show needs to go off the air for good-enough is enough. Whenever this show is on, I make myself go outside or to another room.

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What kind of parents do this?, 31 October 2004
Author: Chanandler_Bong from New York, NY

I admit, I am an AFV fan. I sometimes laugh so hard I cry, and I never miss it. If you like slapstick humor, this is very funny. But some of the clips sent in make me think- "What kind of a parent does this?"

For example, one clip was of a kid climbing a high tree and then falling down. In the background you hear the mother laughing. Shouldn't she be running over to see if her kid was okay? I would. Be concerned, don't show it to millions of viewers.

And some things are very unrealistic. For example, one clip was of a kid eating a sandwich in his kitchen, and then the dog jumped up and bit into it. Funny, but who really tapes their kid eating a sandwich? It looks planned to me. But who am I to say.

Another clip was of a 10-12 year old child picking their nose. Good for a laugh, but what kind of a parent embarrasses their child like that? It's all in good fun, but could you imagine millions of people watching you? All for a laugh?

Don't get me wrong- I like the show. It's one of my favorites. I just think that some of the clips aren't funny, or are mean.

7/10.

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mmm pointy, 3 July 2004
Author: shtoopid from Hell, KS

I registered just so I could reply with "mmm pointy" in regards to "See, you tune in expecting comedy, and walk away gagging yourself with a pointy stick." and furthermore I agree wholeheartedly. The only other thing I can think of regarding home videos and pictures is the infamous slide shows I remember people having in the 70's. The commentary is horrible, the Hollywood Squares yosh was bad, but nothing like Bob Saget! That dude sucked on, what was it, full house! Will people just laugh at anything or do they need some help with THC? It's also amazing at the good things they kill off and the crap they leave on the air for years on end. At least the Simpson's are still on...

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America's least funniest home videos, 8 July 2007

Author: dso_x from Canada

This show used to be funny at times. Unfortunately, It isn't anymore. The videos now are ridiculous and not funny at all. I don't know how you can laugh at some of the things forced and then filmed. Sometimes people get seriously hurt. Children throw tantrums, start screaming. How is that funny? Things become so predictable after awhile. Really this is humor for stupid people. Sad thing is, some people actually win money, as much as 10,000$ for absolutely stupid things. They tell their little kids, say this or do this and i will film you doing it and then we will get 10,000$ meanwhile people die of hunger. That is not to say all the clips are horribly stupid, wild and unfunny. There are some rare chuckles.

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Only surviving because the producers are PAYING to keep it on. MTM should have said "No!" to syndicating the reruns!, 24 June 2006

Author: willibwar from United States

I agree with everybody else who said they DESPISE this sorry program. I certainly CAN'T stand Bob Saget ("Full House" also stunk), and Tom Bergeron isn't any better. And one critic was right on when he said this show is "just an excuse for people to make asses of themselves to win money" (I have a better title for it: "The Hour for the Artistically Challenged and Money-Hungry"). Simply put, this show is an insult to one's intelligence!

I think the only reason "America's Funniest Home Videos" is still surviving is because the producers are PAYING ABC to keep the show on. But, if it's any consolation, the network has pitted it against "60 Minutes" on CBS Sunday nights at 7:00 P.M. Eastern time, so here's hoping "60 Minutes" continues to trounce "America's Funniest Home Videos'" ass in the ratings!

Equally surprising was that when "America's Funniest Home Videos" was first syndicated in 1996 (a BIG mistake), the producers tapped MTM Enterprises, which former Chicago Sun-Times TV critic and nationally syndicated columnist Gary Deeb called "the class act of television," to distribute the reruns. Certainly, MTM had much better, and more intelligent, shows during its 28-year history, such as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Rhoda," "WKRP in Cincinnati," and "Hill Street Blues." I am VERY certain the only reason why MTM said yes to distributing the reruns of "America's Funniest Home Videos" is because they knew they were then flirting with bankruptcy, and since their other quality shows were failing, they were desperate to stay alive! Since Mary Tyler Moore was then still the Chairperson of the Board of MTM, she herself should have told the producers of "America's Funniest Home Videos" "NO!" to syndicating this show! (MTM was dropped as an affiliated company by the Television South Corporation, better known as TVS, of London, England, near the end of 1995 after seven years - the result of poor management of the property on TVS' part - but was rescued in early 1996 by International Family Entertainment, Inc., a spin-off company of the Christian Broadcasting Network. Two years later, however, IFE itself was purchased by NewsCorp, parent company of 20th Century Fox; that buyout, sadly, meant the end of MTM as it was absorbed into 20th Century Fox Television. Now Fox syndicates the reruns of "America's Funniest Home Videos;" this program, in all honesty, seems more appropriate for a company like Fox to distribute, but if Rupert Murdoch and Co. were smart, they SHOULDN'T pay any more residuals to the untalented and brainless turkeys who submitted the "material" to this waste of time!)

Here's also hoping ABC wises up after 16 years and drops "America's Funniest Home Videos" for good. I sure WOULDN'T miss it if and when it goes away!

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Some good, some bad, but always interesting., 13 February 2005
Author: TxMike from Houston, Tx, USA, Earth

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Like it or not, there is some degree of "voyerism" in all of us. There is something about being able to sit at home in from of our TV, safe and sound, and watch others making a fool of themselves. Sometimes I wonder if the person making the "home video" in the first place was intending to tape something outrageous, just to try to get his on the show. I suspect there are. However, most of them appear to be genuinely taped during the normal course of family events -- a wedding, a funeral, a birthday, a trip to the zoo, an outing at the beach -- and sheerly by stroke of luck, something very funny ends up on videotape. Sometimes we just muse over the utterly stupid things some people do!

I can't claim to be a faithful watcher of this program. I have never planned and set aside time to watch it, but have happened upon it many times while "channel surfing." When I get to this program, it always "hooks" me.

Cute show!!

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Was Really Funny, Then Wasn't, Now It's Funny Again., 23 February 2002
Author: (robocoptng986127@aol.com) from U.S.A

Dispite what all you people say, Bob Saget was the funniest guy on the

show and the best host! Know why? Because in addition to the hilarious

nature of the videos, Bob added voices to the people and little jokes

here and there. And when it was time to announce the winner, an off- camera man gives Bob the card and Bob would make an observation of the guy. Yes, things were much more fun when Bob Saget was the host.

He hosted for seven years, then left. The producers set out to find another host. One of terrific comedic genius and superior hosting abilities--unfortunately, they got Daisy Fuentes and John Fugelsang, two of the worst people on TV. Why'd they get both of them? It just

goes to show you, when Bob Saget wasn't there, they needed TWO people to do his job. Again, Daisy Fuentes and John Fugelsang suck!! John Fugelsang, that's a funny name. Oh man, he must laugh all the time. And Daisy Fuentes is a model, not an actress. Now you can either choose to be an actress or a model, you can't be both, because if you do both, you are guarenteed to suck at one of them! Also when John and Daisy hosted, the winning was rigged! The video that ran the longest won; these two only hosted for three years, fortunately, and they got Tom Bergeron to take their place. Tom was ALOT better than John and Daisy. He isn't better than Bob Saget, but he is certainly number two. The videos are funny! Some aren't. I wish they'd tell you that not everything you're gonna see is funny, but they never tell you that on TV shows. So bottom line, Bob Saget was the best host!

John Fugelsang (funny name!) and Daisy Fuentes should burn in hell! Tom Bergeron is a good host also!

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From good, to bad, 18 February 2003
Author: (paranoid_pixie) from US of A

I think this show was really cool when Bob Saget was the host. Bob Saget did a good job. Daisy and John, don't get me started there. THEY SUCK. Their jokes are SOOO Corny, "good news, bad news" HAHAHA-- not. The Tom guy though.. never heard of him except on here. I think this show should be cancelled, or at least get Saget back!!!

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