America's Funniest Home Videos is a television show that airs on ABC. The show has been hosted by Bob Saget (1989-1997), Tom Bergeron (2001-2015), and Alfonso Ribeiro. For most of Saget's tenure, the announcer was Ernie Anderson.
In the summer of 1996, Muppets Tonight was shown before America's Funniest Home Videos on Sunday nights, and promos were produced promoting the two programs airing together.
Appearances[]
- May 2001 -- Kermit the Frog
- May 8, 2005 -- Kermit, Miss Piggy, Animal, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Pepe the King Prawn, penguins, Statler and Waldorf appeared on the show to promote The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.
- January 10, 2010 -- Kermit, Miss Piggy, The Swedish Chef, Bunsen, Beaker, Pepe, chickens and The Electric Mayhem Band
References[]
- The Muppet Babies episode "Gonzee's Playhouse Channel" features Skeeter inventing a spoof of the series. She poses as "Skeeter Sagey" and hosts "The World's Busiest Videotapes."
- The show was referenced in the first episode of Muppets Tonight, appearing on the KMUP schedule as "America's Furriest Home Videos."
- In a taped presentation for promotion for the new series Muppets Tonight, Gonzo suggested a surefire alternative: "Roseanne's Funniest Home Improvements, She Wrote."[1]
- In the Dinosaurs episode "Family Challenge," the Sinclairs watched Pangaea's Funniest Home Injuries, which was followed by Pangaea's 2nd Funniest Home Injuries (a reference to America's Funniest People, a similar show which followed America's Funniest Home Videos).
- In 2011's The Muppets, the show is referenced on the schedule of CDE (spoofing ABC) as "Have Cam, Will Travel."
- "America's Furriest Home Videos" is one of several shows Fozzie Bear pitches to Scooter in the Muppets Now episode "Fever Pitch."
Muppet Mentions[]
- The January 5, 2020 show featured a montage showcasing the "What the Fluff?" challenge to a recording of "Mah Na Mah Na."