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| Australia's Funniest Home Video Show | |
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 AFHVS Logo and Host (2008-Present) |
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| Also known as | Australia's Funniest Home Videos |
| Genre | Variety |
| Created by | Vin Di Bona |
| Presented by | Graham Kennedy (1990) Jacki McDonald (1991) Lisa Patrick (1992) Jo Beth Taylor (1993 – 1997) Catriona Rowntree (1997) Kim Kilbey (1998 – Nov 2002) Toni Pearen (Feb 2003 – Nov 2007) Shelley Craft (Feb 2008 – present) |
| Country of origin |  Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 18 |
| No. of episodes | 200 (approx) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 47 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nine Network |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | 29 March 1990 – present |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Australia's Funniest Home Videos (originally Graham Kennedy's Funniest Home Video Show/ Australia's Funniest Home Video Show) is an Australian television show on the Nine Network that presents home videos sent in by viewers.
The show is similar in content to You've Been Framed and America's Funniest Home Videos, which was also created by Vin Di Bona (which was based on Tokyo Broadcasting System's Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan). The videos frequently feature slapstick and lowbrow humour such as people tripping over or animals behaving in amusing ways. Most videos are overdubbed with a voice-over and sound effects.
Each new Australian video shown receives $500. At the end of each episode the audience watching at home can choose their favourite video of the night from a selection of 4, via telephone and SMS voting. The winning clip receives $10,000. At the end of each year there are semi finals and a grand final, where third place receives a home theatre package from JVC, second place receives a prize package worth around $100,000, normally two or three cars and the winner receives $200,000 in cash.
For most of the show's life, Australia's Funniest Home Video Show has been a half-hour program on Tuesday at 7.30 pm. In 2001 the show moved to 6.30pm Saturday evening,and in 2004,was extended to one hour, and now provides a fair amount of non-video content (e.g. End of Year Prize Ads), although the majority of content still comes from videos. In 2005, the show received a revamp with a new set, logo and theme music, leaving behind the original look of worldwide Funniest Video Shows for a "futuristic" look with a brighter and more open set.Until 2001, the show had a PG rating on tuesday evenings,however the move to saturday forced the show into a G rating.
On 1 February 2008, it was announced that Shelley Craft would take over hosting duties from Toni Pearen.[1]
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Segments
Some of the current segments include"
Release The Hounds/Who Let The Dogs Out - A segment centered on dogs doing crazy habits. Renamed Who Let The Dogs Out in 2008.
Nine Lives/Here Kitty Kitty Kitty Kitty - A segment centered on cats. Renamed Here Kitty Kitty Kitty Kitty in 2008.
Clumsy Old Men - Videos centered on old men falling over.
Old Ladies Eating Dirt - Videos centered on old women falling over.
Sit On It - Videos that involves sitting on something.
World's Funniest Dictionary - A dictionary with made up words.
Funniest Animal Dictionary - A dictionary with made up words that center on animals.
Head On - Videos that involves head-on collisions.
Thought Bubble Theatre - Videos with the thoughts of the main person/animal involved appearing in a thought bubble right before the incident occurs.
Greatest Groin Hits - Videos that involves collisions in the groin especially on a male.
Head Bum Or Groin - An audience member is brought out to guess whether the person in a video is about to be hit in the head, bum or groin.
Stuck - Videos involving something or someone getting stuck.
Believe it or not - Videos demonstrating joke facts.
What's that sound? - The audio part of a clip is played and everyone has to guess what it is.
Confucius Says... - Videos with a saying.
Vidiot of the week - Videos involving people doing idiotic things.
Family of the Week - A handful of videos put together about different generations of people living in their homes.
How To... - Videos explaining how to do things.
Shopping Channel - Similar to home shopping advertorials, except in the Video Show's own satirical format.
Warnings - Videos warning people about things.
What's Hot What's Not - Videos with a good part and a bad part.
Fractured Fairy Tales - The narrator of the show narrates a clip, turning it into a spoof of a famous fairy tale.
Video Record Breakers - Videos involving someone breaking a record.
Gotcha - Videos involving practical jokes.
Boo! - Videos involving lots of people getting scared.
Classic Catches - Videos of people catching things. They are narrated by a man doing an impression of Richie Benaud.
What's that Cat Watching - A new segment, similar to former segments What's that Dog/Cat Looking at? They are about a cat watching something on television.
Video Show News Break - A parody news segment. Before 2008 it used to be called Video Show News Flash and was a black and white old-style news update.
Video Show Sports Update (Update, Update, Update, Update, Update, Update, Update...) - A parody sports news segment.
Boo - A video involving people being frightened.
World's Dumbest Guys - Videos cenytered on dumb guys.
Worlds Thickest Chicks - Videos centered on thick chicks.
Worlds Grossest videos - Especially gross videos.
See also
- List of Australian television series
- List of Nine Network programs
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos
References
- ^ Knox, David (2008-02-01). "Shelley Craft lands Funniest Home Videos". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
