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''America's Funniest Home Videos'' (often simply abbreviated to '''''AFV''''', previously '''''AFHV'''''), is an American Reality Television Program on ABC in which viewers are able to send in humorous homemade Videotape s. The most common videos usually feature Slapstick physical comedy arising from accidents and mishaps. Other popular videos include humorous situations involving Pet s or children, while some are staged Practical Jokes . SYNOPSIS Every week, three videos are chosen by the producers and voted on by the studio audience. The winner wins US$ 10,000, and is in the running for the $100,000 prize at the end of the season, while the runner-up receives $3,000, and third place banks $2,000. Very early in the show's run, the second and third prizes were a new TV and a new VCR, respectively. On the initial hour-long special, the grand prize was $5,000 with second and third places winning a new camcorder; the producer picked the winner, with no audience voting. Starting with the third season, the show featured the "Assignment America" segment; which called for a series of videos to be made pertaining to a specific theme. Also, Saget's era produced a memorable segment called "Freeze Frame" which was a montage of videos with the song "Freeze Frame" played by the J. Geils Band . The show was so successful in its first year that in 1990 it spawned a Spinoff entitled '' America's Funniest People ''. On January 26 , 2007 , ABC renewed ''America's Funniest Videos'' through the 2007-2008 Season, which will become the show's 18th season. HISTORY Bob Saget (1989-1997)
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