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The Best Episodes of America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1

Every episode of America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    5.8/10(27 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Swimming pool collapse; water-skiing mishaps. This was the first episode in which people got to vote for the winner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 2 - Weddings
    5.9/10(20 votes)

    #2 - Weddings

    S1:E2

    Blowing out birthday candles; baby plays the drums.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 3 - February 4, 1990
    6.0/10(15 votes)

    #3 - February 4, 1990

    S1:E3

    A man recruiting fellow airplane passengers to help him propose to a woman waiting to greet him in the terminal; a sky diver who leaps with a lawn chair; skiing a flooded street; entries featuring babies' first tastes of different foods.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 4 - February 11, 1990
    6.6/10(13 votes)

    #4 - February 11, 1990

    S1:E4

    Bride interrupts ceremony to go to rest room; wrestling kittens; people suddenly losing their clothes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 5 - February 18, 1990
    5.7/10(12 votes)

    #5 - February 18, 1990

    S1:E5

    Dog pulls master's ""tail""; equestrian accidents; dog plays piano; boy tries to flee his shadow.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 6 - March 4, 1990
    5.0/10(13 votes)

    #6 - March 4, 1990

    S1:E6

    Do-it-yourselfers; water skiers; amateur magicians.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 7 - March 11, 1990
    5.4/10(11 votes)

    #7 - March 11, 1990

    S1:E7

    Practical jokes; bicyclists; ""dueling"" earlobes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 8 - March 18, 1990
    5.9/10(14 votes)

    #8 - March 18, 1990

    S1:E8

    Oddball sports; people who don't watch where they're going.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 9 - April 1, 1990
    5.4/10(14 votes)

    #9 - April 1, 1990

    S1:E9

    Stagestruck children; golf gaffes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 10 - April 8, 1990
    5.3/10(12 votes)

    #10 - April 8, 1990

    S1:E10

    Auto mishaps in snow; astronauts.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 11 - April 15, 1990
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - April 15, 1990

    S1:E11

    Dog bowling; Easter egg hunt; baby's first haircut; Birthday bloopers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 12 - April 29, 1990
    5.2/10(11 votes)

    #12 - April 29, 1990

    S1:E12

    Talking 3-month-old; do-it-yourself disasters; baseball bloopers; a man who messes up the National Anthem; animals taking revenge on their owners; rodeo mishaps. Finalists: 'Love Bird' (Winner), 'Baby Who Says I Love You' (2nd Place), and 'Man Who Sings the National Anthem' (3rd place).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 13 - May 6, 1990
    5.8/10(12 votes)

    #13 - May 6, 1990

    S1:E13

    A ballerina gets wrapped up in her work . . . and the stage curtain; basketball plays, including donkey basketball; young entertainers; toddlers talk; the ups and downs of yo-yoing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 14 - May 13, 1990
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - May 13, 1990

    S1:E14

    Kissing bridegroom; parasailing; a cat, a canary and a fish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 15 - May 20, 1990
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - May 20, 1990

    S1:E15

    The grand prize winner is selected. Possible winners include a boy dealing with trick candles; a dog that says ""mama""; kids sledding into their houses; and a woman caught in a dishwasher.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. America's Funniest Home Videos Season 1 Episode 16 - Grand-prize winner
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Grand-prize winner

    S1:E16

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "America's Funniest Home Videos" season 1. It scored 5.8/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/14/1990. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Weddings".