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America's Funniest Home Videos: Season 12

15 episodes Premiered Feb 15, 2002 Updated Nov 12, 2026
Previously on America's Funniest Home Videos

Season 12 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of America's Funniest Home Videos Season 11.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 12 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 12: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (12): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S12·E7 Core

AFV's $100,000 Episode

Mar 29, 2002 · 60 min

Previous $10,000 winners compete for $100,000 grand prize.

S12·E13 Core

The Battle of the Best (2)

May 2, 2002 · 60 min

Celebrity panelists pick their favorite home videos from the past 12 seasons, then the audience chooses one video that will collect the grand prize; host Tom Bergeron.

S12·E15 Mytharc

$100,000 Competition Show

May 17, 2002 · 60 min

The $100,000 grand prize winner is chosen from among five finalists.

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