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Has there EVER been a video to win that didn't feature a kid?

posted 12 years ago by artguylarry
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This is America's FUNNIEST Home Videos. Not America's Cutest Home Videos. And anyway, most of them are neither funny NOR cute. I may not be a big fan of kids, but I can enjoy them if they are genuinely funny. They just aren't. There are hundreds of videos more deserving. Seriously? The giggling quads? Daddy makes a goofy face, 4 babies laugh at him and suddenly the family is $100,000 richer? Give me a break. 23 years and every winner is a kid?

[–] tammytkspr 12 years ago

At first, when the show first started. We had really, really funny videos that won. Now, I agree, it's too many unfunny stupid kids that keep winning it.

I miss August/Pinocchio:(

[–] tcob4 12 years ago

totally agreed. Some kid dose something cute/kidish & it wins while the audience laughs their asses off.

[–] kristen1165 12 years ago

Nope... the one I just watched a bunch of frat guys won, beat out a kid, even though the kids singing "Sweet Caroline" was much funnier.

[–] number1212 12 years ago

I remember one video that won was about a sign adverting a church being next to a sign that advertised an adult video store. IIRC it beat out a video about a dog and a video about a kid.

[–] scs0 12 years ago

You could have the most amazing and hilarious video, but if I submitted a video of a kid cocking their head and smiling at the camera I would win. I only watch bits of this show because I turn on the TV for Once Upon a Time and it just amazes me how awful the winning videos always are. The only thing I can think of is that ABC doesn't want to get sued if someone dies trying to create a video for the show. That's the only thing that makes sense here.

Oh, and the other week two grown men squealed like little metrosexuals at a San Francisco coffee shop while trying to catch a spider. It still wasn't especially funny but I think the audience voted for it because it DIDN'T star a cute kid.

Civility is just a warm and fuzzy name for censorship.

[–] PopSixSquish 11 years ago

Plenty of times, I'm sure.
Just today a very deserving cat won...although all you see is his/her paws grappling at anything a human tries to put through a mail slot.

In the interest of time, let's agree to disagree--even though I'm always right.

[–] tazmaniandevil1971 10 years ago

The show is owned by Disney. The winners are going to be consistent with the image Disney wants to portray.

[–] kramsey20 10 years ago

Seriously. However, you could make a FORTUNE gambling with this show, just bet on any kid video and odds are you'll win every time.

Why is this show still on the air? It's obsolete. It's YouTube for people who still use camcorders.

[–] mistersparkle 10 years ago

Kid ones at least are sometimes funny (though often not) but the worst ones are stuff like marriage proposals and pregnancy announcements. Only time those have been funny is when like a kid gets super mad about the new kid or whatever.

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