Tokyo Broadcasting System Television
Animal Crack-Ups is an ABC game show which aired in primetime from August 8 to September 12, 1987, after which it aired on Saturday mornings from September 12, 1987, to December 30, 1989, and again from June 2 to September 1, 1990. It was produced by ABC Productions in association with Vin Di Bona Productions (both companies also produce "America's Funniest Home Videos") and hosted by Alan Thicke, who was on "Growing Pains" at the time. The program was based on a Japanese Tokyo Broadcasting System Television series, "Wakuwaku Dōbutsu Land" (わくわく動物ランド).