Video camera used to record the first winning entry on America's Funniest Home Videos
date: label: date made
content: 1986
name: label: Associated Name
content: Di Bona, Vin
label: maker
content: Panasonic
notes: label: Description
content: Panasonic camcorder that recorded the first winning entry on the television program <i>America's Funniest Home Videos</i> (1989). Submitted by Ohioans Bill and Helen Thompson, the video featured Ms. Thompson after her hair and head got caught in a dishwasher.
label: Description
content: <i>America's Funniest Home Videos</i>, later <i>America's Funniest Videos</i>, showcases humorous home-made clips sent in by amateurs to compete for cash prizes. The program's original host was comedian Bob Saget.
label: Description
content: The concept was developed along with the growing popularization of home video recording technology. Showcasing real-life situations documented by everyday people, it ushered in a new form of entertainment, that with advancements in video recording and media sharing. has become mainstream and pervasive.
topic: label: Subject
content: Television broadcasts
label: Subject
content: Comedy
label: web subject
content: Entertainment
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Vin Di Bona
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2009.0083.01
label: accession number
content: 2009.0083
label: catalog number
content: 2009.0083.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: camera
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: velcro (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, synthetic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber, synthetic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 3/4 in x 15 1/2 in x 6 in; 22.225 cm x 39.37 cm x 15.24 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 1/2 in x 18 1/2 in x 6 in; 41.91 cm x 46.99 cm x 15.24 cm