The World's Funniest Moments
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The World's Funniest Moments is a myNetworkTV
reality television series from the 2008-2009 season, produced by Associated Television International and hosted by Arsenio Hall
. Taped in front of a live audience, the show features humorous video clips taken from the Internet
and submitted by viewers. Each episode counts down the top five viral video
s of the week from stupidvideos.com.
The series results in part from the popularity of YouTube
and is described as "capturing life's most outrageous moments caught on tape". But what makes this show different, according to Hall, is that many of the videos produced are short films produced by aspiring Spike Lee
s. A number of the short films come from shortbrain.tv.
Because MyNetworkTV decided to focus on reruns of older shows, the network did not renew The World's Funniest Moments for 2009-2010.
The show has resumed in syndication for the Fall of 2010 with Erik Estrada
and Laura McKenzie hosting. Christopher
and Kyle Massey
also appear on the show, interacting with the audience or with people on the street or in such settings as restaurants.
and Laura McKenzie--Santa's Funniest Moments in 2007; and three specials in 2008: Easter's Funniest Moments, Mom's Funniest Moments and Dad's Funniest Moments. Cupid's Funniest Moments, which aired Feb. 13, 2008,
achieved two milestones for MyNetwork: the most viewers ages 18 to 49 ever in the 8-9 P.M. time period (818,000) and the most viewers in all (1.7 million). All of these specials were produced by Associated Television International, and featured home videos as well as John Ross persuading ordinary people to play pranks in hopes of winning money. For example, with the contestants' help and hidden camera
s, Ross tried to rent a car wearing a strait jacket, attempted to rent a hotel room accompanied by a goat
, among other pranks. The World's Funniest Moments continued to use home videos, but in the myNetwork version, hidden camera pranks were limited to those submitted by viewers or users of web sites. Ross and his hidden camera pranks returned for the syndicated version.
Estrada, McKenzie and Ross returned Associated Television's syndicated Santa's Wild & Wacky Christmas in the 2009 Christmas season, with bloopers, funny videos and hidden camera pranks.
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
reality television series from the 2008-2009 season, produced by Associated Television International and hosted by Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known for his talk show The Arsenio Hall Show, which ran between 1989 and 1994, and his roles in the films Coming to America and Harlem Nights.Hall is also known for his appearance as Alan Thicke's sidekick on the...
. Taped in front of a live audience, the show features humorous video clips taken from the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and submitted by viewers. Each episode counts down the top five viral video
Viral video
A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
s of the week from stupidvideos.com.
The series results in part from the popularity of YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and is described as "capturing life's most outrageous moments caught on tape". But what makes this show different, according to Hall, is that many of the videos produced are short films produced by aspiring Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983....
s. A number of the short films come from shortbrain.tv.
Because MyNetworkTV decided to focus on reruns of older shows, the network did not renew The World's Funniest Moments for 2009-2010.
The show has resumed in syndication for the Fall of 2010 with Erik Estrada
Erik Estrada
Henry Enrique "Erik" Estrada is an American police officer and actor, known for his co-starring lead role in the 1977–1983 United States police television series CHiPs...
and Laura McKenzie hosting. Christopher
Christopher Massey
Christopher Michael Massey is an American actor, comedian and rapper best known for starring as Michael Barret in Nickelodeon television series Zoey 101. Massey has received many awards and nomination including a Young Artist Award and Emmy Awards nominations...
and Kyle Massey
Kyle Massey
Kyle Massey , is an American actor, dancer, singer, comedian and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is perhaps best known for starring in the Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven, in which he played Cory Baxter, and in the Disney show Cory in the House, a spin-off of That's So Raven...
also appear on the show, interacting with the audience or with people on the street or in such settings as restaurants.
Weekly features
Most episodes include an educational film from the 1940s or 1950s whose humor derives from the outdated advice and presentation. Another weekly feature is a segment called, "What's on your cellphone?" where Hall picks a random contestant and appears to display video from that person's phone on the big screen. Other videos go under the heading "Have you lost your mind?"Related series
MyNetworkTV aired a series of holiday specials hosted by Erik EstradaErik Estrada
Henry Enrique "Erik" Estrada is an American police officer and actor, known for his co-starring lead role in the 1977–1983 United States police television series CHiPs...
and Laura McKenzie--Santa's Funniest Moments in 2007; and three specials in 2008: Easter's Funniest Moments, Mom's Funniest Moments and Dad's Funniest Moments. Cupid's Funniest Moments, which aired Feb. 13, 2008,
achieved two milestones for MyNetwork: the most viewers ages 18 to 49 ever in the 8-9 P.M. time period (818,000) and the most viewers in all (1.7 million). All of these specials were produced by Associated Television International, and featured home videos as well as John Ross persuading ordinary people to play pranks in hopes of winning money. For example, with the contestants' help and hidden camera
Hidden camera
A hidden camera is a still or video camera used to film people without their knowledge. The camera is "hidden" because it is either not visible to the subject being filmed, or is disguised as another object...
s, Ross tried to rent a car wearing a strait jacket, attempted to rent a hotel room accompanied by a goat
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
, among other pranks. The World's Funniest Moments continued to use home videos, but in the myNetwork version, hidden camera pranks were limited to those submitted by viewers or users of web sites. Ross and his hidden camera pranks returned for the syndicated version.
Estrada, McKenzie and Ross returned Associated Television's syndicated Santa's Wild & Wacky Christmas in the 2009 Christmas season, with bloopers, funny videos and hidden camera pranks.
Episodes (Season 1)
- Episode 1 (Original Air Date 10/8/2008)
- Episode 2 (Original Air Date 10/22/2008)
- Episode 3 (Original Air Date 11/5/2008)
- Episode 4 (Original Air Date 11/12/2008)
- Episode 5 (Original Air Date 11/19/2008)
- Episode 6 (Original Air Date 3/4/2009)
- Episode 7 (Original Air Date 3/11/2009)
- Episode 8 (Original Air Date 3/25/2009)
- Episode 9 (Original Air Date 4/1/2009)
- Episode 10 (Original Air Date 4/29/2009)
- Episode 11 (Original Air Date 5/6/2009)
- Episode 12 (Original Air Date 5/13/2009)
- Episode 13 (Original Air Date 5/20/2009)