Insanely popular shows like America’s Funniest Home Videos are guaranteed to spawn a few copycats, and AFV has definitely inspired a whole new generation of look-alike shows. While it’s hard to match the success of AFV, a few attempts stood out over the years more than others. Check out other shows like America’s Funniest Home Videos that really captured our attention.
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Shows Like America’s Funniest Home Videos
America’s Funniest People
America’s Funniest People was a reality series on ABC television. The show premiered on May 1, 1990 as an hour long special and then was changed to a weekly 30 minute show that ran from September 8, 1990 to August 28, 1994. Dave Coulier and Arleen Sorkin were the hosts from 1990-1992 until Sorkin was replaced in 1992 by Tawny Kitaen. The format of the show is similar to AFV with a few differences. AFP features video clips of people actually trying to be funny, doing things on tape like telling jokes, dancing, singing, doing impressions, pulling pranks and attempting wacky stunts. Where AFV uses the studio audience to choose the winners, America’s Funniest People used telephone votes and the winners are not announced until the start of the next episode.
The Planet’s Funniest Animals
The Planet’s Funniest Animals is a television program that aired on the cable channel Animal Planet from 1999-2008. The show was hosted by Matt Gallant from 1999-2005 and Keegan Michael Key from 2005-2008. People send in homemade videos featuring funny, odd and strange behaviors of family pets and wild animals. It had regular features like Animals in the News, This Old Clip and Ani-Mail.
It Only Hurts When I Laugh
It Only Hurts When I Laugh is a television series that was featured on TruTV from October 22, 2009 to June 23, 2011. The show features funny and painstaking acts that are caught on tape from crazy situations to dumb moments to zany stunts. A narrator is used instead of an actual host. The show has had two narrators: Thom Kikot and Frank Nicotero.
The World’s Funniest Moments
The World’s Funniest Moments aired on MyNetworkTV from 2008-2009 and has been in syndication since 2010. The show was hosted by Arsenio Hall from 2008-2009 and syndications shows are hosted by Erik Estrada and Laura McKenzie. The show has been described as “capturing life’s most outrageous moments caught on tape.” The show does not award cash prizes but instead selects one video to be awarded the Viral Video of the Week.
These all sound so funny! I will be sure to check some of these shows out.
I love the shows you listed here and the timelines…it just goes to show that hilarious entertainment has always come from reality TV…moments captured by ordinary folks like us and not necessary Hollywood. 🙂
I have seen a good portion of the shows! My son is addicted to America’s Funniest Home Videos. It’s a fun show that everybody can see and I have to worry about anything bad.
My kids love AFV, and I bet they’d really like these shows too. I’ve never heard of them before — I’ll check them out asap!
AFHV is one of my kids favorite shows. They will watch this for hours and laugh their faces off.
AFV is always a pretty funny show. I think I’ve seen the animal show a few times. It had some funny clips.
When I need a good laugh, I always turn to America’s funniest home videos. They have tons of hilarious videos.
I always like watching shows that make me laugh. You can’t go wrong with funny videos of babies and pets!
My husband is a huge fan of these kinds of shows. He laugh so hard when watching that it would make you laugh so hard as well.
I remember watching some of these shows! I always loved the ones with the funny animals!
This is amazing! Like a bygone era of TV. I used to watch America’s Funniest Video’s when I was a kid.
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AFHV is one of my son’s favorite shows. He will watch this for hours and laugh so much!
My family enjoyed some of these shows over the years. I loved the animal ones, I wanted to send a video of my dog in but never got around to it, they are so funny!
I have never seen any of these shows but I am sure they are hilarious! America’s Funniest Home Videos sure was!
These are all great shows. We love to watch AFV. It is a great show to watch with the family.
I love America’s Funniest Home Videos and watched it season after season. I can’t believe it has been on the air for as long as it has and now we have all these spin-offs to watch!
This is such a timeless classic show for television. Even the older episodes still have us laughing and it is such an awesome viewing for family time!
I don’t think I’ve watched any of the other shows but America’s Funniest Home Videos were so much fun to watch back in the days lol
I didn’t know AFV inspired all these video. My family enjoys watching them.
I remember watching this! Some hilarous videos. Definitely a must watch for people who need to have a good laugh.
I honestly never heard of these shows except for America’s Funniest Videos, of course. Sounds like shows that my family would enjoy, though!
Ooooo I just love these kinds of shows!!! Even though I do watch a lot of these, nothing will ever compare to the original