America's Funniest Home Videos: Season 20
Season 20 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of America's Funniest Home Videos Season 19.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 20 Progress Shield
AFV Kennel Club and Prank Yankers
Oct 4, 2009 · 60 min
A dog steals bread from a toaster; an office prank involves a remote-control spider; a man cuts down a tree that lands on his house; a faucet prank leaves people with wet faces.
The Dangers of Dancing and Salute to Stupidity
Oct 11, 2009 · 60 min
A musical montage features cats; a dog's funny reaction to taking a bath; mishaps due to not-so-bright ideas; a teenager has his eyebrows plucked.
Daredevils and Great Moments in Bad Ideas
Oct 18, 2009 · 60 min
Daredevils' stunts go awry; a mother discovers that her children have painted themselves; people wake each other up in unusual ways.
Cry, Cringe or Crack-Up, And Funny Sleepers
Oct 25, 2009 · 60 min
A man pulls a prank on his girlfriend with a phony proposal; people who sleep in unusual ways; videos submitted by Kentucky residents.
Talking Dogs and Kiss the Bride
Nov 1, 2009 · 60 min
Pint-sized pooches; wedding mishaps; talking animals; funny things kids say; clips submitted from Texas.
Dogs that Think They're Swimming Versus Exercise Balls
Nov 8, 2009 · 60 min
A squirrel picks a fight with a deer; exercise mishaps; babies have funny reactions to food.
You Big Chicken, Name That Sound, and Happily Married
Nov 15, 2009 · 60 min
Videos contending for the season's first $100,000 prize involve a car alarm prank, a little girl with a big vocabulary, a baseball fan catching a ball and a dog chasing a laser poi
Sneezers and an Audio Mash-Up
Dec 13, 2009 · 60 min
A boy recites a seemingly endless Christmas list to a department store Santa; a boy steals Christmas cookies left for Santa.
10 Worst Christmas Gifts of All Time
Jan 3, 2010 · 60 min
Unusual sneezes; golf mishaps; a cat attacks a freshly baked cake.
AFV presents Muppetpalooza
Jan 10, 2010 · 60 min
A dog eats a girl's homework; wedding mishaps; kitchen disasters; a canine tries to find a cat whose image is on a computer screen; features appearances from the Muppets, including
Manboobs and Name that Sound
Jan 17, 2010 · 60 min
A boy makes a funny toast at a wedding; reactions of people learning their loved ones are pregnant; a whale tries to get a boy's cookie; practical jokes.
Forbidden Love and Birds on the Attack
Jan 31, 2010 · 60 min
A bear tries to steal a fisherman's catch; a montage of people being attacked by birds; a cat gives a dog a massage.
Dorky Dads and Second Guy Bites It
Feb 14, 2010 · 60 min
Six previous winning videos compete for the $100,000 prize.
Second $100,000 Show
Feb 14, 2010 · 60 min
Kids say funny things; a puppy runs in its sleep; fishing mishaps.
Alpha Dogs and Faucet Sprays
Feb 21, 2010 · 60 min
A dog tears apart a child's Halloween costume; a firefighter pulls a prank on a colleague; a fake rat in a kitchen cabinet; a woman says funny things after a trip to the dentist.
Parachute Problems and Funny Sounding Dogs
Feb 28, 2010 · 60 min
A man is scared by a fake bug; dogs making unusual noises; skydiving accidents.
Punking Your Pets and Just Plain Naughty
Mar 14, 2010 · 60 min
People get excited over fake lottery tickets; pet pranks; kids chase their father with a dead bat.
Easter Bunny Funnies
Mar 28, 2010 · 60 min
A collection of Easter mishaps includes an elk that finds Easter eggs.
The Dangers of Driving and Snowmen Being Destroyed
Apr 11, 2010 · 60 min
A dog chases a mountain lion up a tree; sparring cats and dogs; the smell of sausage awakens a snoring bulldog; a woman dances at a restaurant.
Third $100,000 Show
Apr 25, 2010 · 60 min
Two kids stage a battle scene from their favorite movie; a child with a cute plea for candy; a baby imitates a dancing doll.
Grand Prize Spectacular
May 2, 2010 · 60 min
The season's three $100,000 winners compete for the grand prize; featured videos include a dog and child who are both obsessed with a laser pointer, a baby rocking out with a music
The 20 Videos that Changed the World Part 1
May 9, 2010 · 60 min
A selection of the funniest and most unique videos the show has received.
The 20 Videos that Changed the World Part 2
May 16, 2010 · 60 min
The strangest video in the show's 20-year history is revealed.