Defend the Indefensible -- Production videos on AFV

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You're enjoying a nice episode of America's Funniest Home Videos and BAM! You're forced to watch an unfunny, sub-Mad Magazine parody filmed by a bored office during their summer picnic. Worse still is when some of the shit gets nominated at the end.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:27 (twenty years ago)

Jackalope to thread, obviously.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:27 (twenty years ago)

I don't mind these "production videos" quite nearly as much as I mind either the videos that quite obviously look like a setup (who on Earth would just randomly have a camcorder running at a jobsite on the exact day something freaky happens?!) or the videos that consist of little children being INCREDIBLY annoying. These are the duddest of all videoed duds and the idjits who think they're pulling one over on all people everywhere by sending them AFV's way should think way differently.

― The Kind and Benevolent Oracle of Dee (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:40 (twenty years ago)

(Also: Wasn't the Jackalope a part of "America's Funniest People", the temporary spinoff/takeoff of AFV hosted by Dave Coulier and some other person?)

― The Kind and Benevolent Oracle of Dee (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:41 (twenty years ago)

True. Really, the only videos I trust on the show typically involve animals and/or drunk people (typically at wedding receptions).

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:41 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I think I mixed Jackalope up with shit like what I saw last night ("Forrest Dump" and "NYPD Blue Hawaii").

At least when America's Funniest People was on the air it kept AFV relatively free of the stuff.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:44 (twenty years ago)

"FAST AS FAST CAN BE YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME!"

I used to look forward to jackalope segments on America's Funniest People as a kid.

― latebloomer: the Clonus Horror (latebloomer), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:48 (twenty years ago)

the worst videos are where a little kid "hilariously" mispronounces a word or puts on grownup clothes, and then proceeds to win the goddamned grand prize.

― latebloomer: the Clonus Horror (latebloomer), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:52 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, if there was a video with a baby or toddler among the three nominees, you could bet the farm it would win.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:54 (twenty years ago)

people really seem to love their offspring. narcissists.

― latebloomer: the Clonus Horror (latebloomer), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:56 (twenty years ago)

love them all the way to the bank

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:56 (twenty years ago)

i need to reproduce, pronto

― latebloomer: the Clonus Horror (latebloomer), Sunday, 10 July 2005 23:57 (twenty years ago)

three years pass...

I used to look forward to jackalope segments on America's Funniest People as a kid.

― latebloomer

― shook pwns (omar little), Tuesday, 20 January 2009 23:01 (sixteen years ago)

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