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America's Funniest People
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| America's Funniest People | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality-TV |
| Creator(s) | Vin Di Bona |
| Starring | Dave Coulier Arleen Sorkin (1990–1992) Tawny Kitaen (1992–1994) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | Approx. 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | 1990 – 1994 |
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America's Funniest People was a TV show on ABC that ran from 1990 to 1994. It was hosted by Dave Coulier and Arleen Sorkin from 1990 to 1992. Tawny Kitaen replaced Sorkin in 1992.
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The format was similar to America's Funniest Home Videos, with the main difference that while Funniest Home Videos spent the majority of its time with accidental follies captured on tape, Funniest People focused on people intentionally trying to be funny, doing things such as telling jokes, doing impressions, singing, dancing, performing scripted material, attempting wacky stunts, pulling pranks, etc. The show also featured recurring segments, most infamously "The Jackalope" vignettes featuring the voice of Coulier. The Jackalope was originally referred to as "Tiny the Jackalope", and later renamed "Jack Ching Bada-Bing" in a "Name the Jackalope" contest.
Later in the show's run, a segment called "Dunk the Parent" was added, in which a kid contestant could drop one of their parents into a pool of water. The kid chose the parent (mom or dad) that he wanted to dunk, and they had to sit on a chair over the water (similar to a dunk tank). The parent was then asked a trivia question, usually involving a list (For example, "Name the seven dwarves in 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'"). If he/she answered the question correctly, they stepped off the chair, and the other parent had to take his/her place; if not, he/she remained seated. The climax of the segment was when the child pulled a lever to release the seat out from underneath the parent, dropping them into the water below.
The show gained some popularity on the Internet due to a segment with an obese man with a tongue that can touch up to his eyes. The version that spread online was dubbed and subtitled in Chinese.
The pilot was called America's Funniest...Part II.
It was produced by Vin Di Bona Productions and ABC Productions. In 1992, Sorkin was dismissed by Vin Di Bona, and replaced with Kitaen. In response, Sorkin filed a lawsuit against Di Bona. The show was cancelled in 1994.
Repeats of the show were aired on TBS from January 2000 to September 2003.