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3	A 1980s-90s comedic RealityShow featuring hosts Creator/DickClark and Creator/EdMcMahon (in the '80s) presenting {{Blooper}}s, noteworthy commercials from around the world, old movie serials, and ''Series/CandidCamera''-style practical jokes played on celebrities. It was occasionally brought back in the early 2000s, but pretty much retired when Dick Clark had his stroke. Inspired by the British Creator/{{ITV}} outtakes program ''It'll Be Alright on the Night'', which starting in 1977 popularized the concept of showing film and television bloopers to the general public.
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5	The show was the result of merging three different series of specials that had earlier been shown on Creator/{{NBC}}:
6	* ''Creator/JohnnyCarson's Favorite Practical Jokes'', in which the ''[[Series/TheTonightShowStarringJohnnyCarson Tonight Show]]'' host played practical jokes on famous people (including one where he made it look like Ed [=McMahon=] had been stealing office supplies); produced by Carson Productions.
7	* ''TV's Censored Bloopers'', in which Dick Clark presented an hour of bloopers from TV and films; produced by Clark's production company.
8	* ''TV's Greatest Commercials'', in which Ed [=McMahon=] presented an hour of historic commercials; also produced by Clark's production company.
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10	The resulting series was a joint Dick Clark/Carson Production, which lasted for two seasons (1984–86) as a weekly series – continuing afterward as a series of occasional specials on NBC and, later, Creator/{{ABC}} – and inspired a number of similar blooper shows (including ones hosted by Creator/DonRickles and Creator/SteveAllen).
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13	!!TV's Bloopers & Practical Tropes:
14	* AdvertisingCampaigns: A regular feature presented five or six foreign or American commercials.
15	* AnimatedCreditsOpening: A memorable one which involved backstage workers, an elephant, and a marching band. Created by Creator/SergioAragones, who also created the bumpers and transition scenes.
16	* ''Series/TheChallengers'': At least three bloopers turned up.
17	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK8OmFAHn0E&t=5s 1990, Teachers Tournament Finals]]: A question in which the contestant had to identify a license plate's state from its design (shown on the video wall), except that this license plate ''had the state's name left on''.
18	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U12in7TEYJk&t=2m48s December 19, 1990]]: Dick has difficulty saying "Bill Blass".
19	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U12in7TEYJk&t=5m36s May 31, 1991]]: Several retakes due to uncooperative buzzers during a tossup question.
20	* Creator/DavidLetterman: A regular feature during the first season were clips of Letterman doing Man on the Street comedy bits in New York City, recycled from both his Morning and ''Series/LateNight'' shows, such as a piece on three restaurants all claiming to have "The World's Greatest Coffee". Later seasons had similar bits conducted by comic Creator/RobertKlein.
21	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
22	** First and early second-season episodes featured classic commercials. This was eventually dropped to focus more on the bloopers and practical jokes.
23	** A few first-season episodes featured the "blooper" introducing the hosts as "Ed Clark and Dick [=McMahon=]" during the opening credits before correcting it.
24	* FromSpecialToSeries: As descibed above.
25	* InkSuitActor: A Creator/SergioAragones drawn HennyYoungman would tell jokes during some commercial bumpers.
26	* OnceAnEpisode: Several:
27	** "Silly Cinemas," a series of short gag-based films written, enacted by, and produced by comedian/humorist Len Cella. (On the show, this segment was called "Len Cella's Silly Cinemas.")
28	** "Video Vault," hosted by comedian Wil Shriner, these were outtakes from humorous short films.
29	** Practical jokes. After all, what do you expect from a show called ''TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes''? Basically, it was an elaborate joke played on a celebrity.
30	** A celebrity would come on to talk about a specific funny or embarassing set of bloopers, and be awarded The Golden Blooper Award, handed to him by a beautiful model.
31	--->'''Dick Clark/Ed [=McMahon=]''': And now let's introduce the girl with the golden bloopers ... Award!
32	** "Man-on-the-street" interviews conducted by Creator/DavidLetterman, and later Creator/RobertKlein. See above; the best responses were compiled for this segment.
33	** There were also a few short-lived segments, including a variation on the classic game show "Masquerade Party" where a celebrity, in heavy makeup, would have to be guessed by the audience. Also stand-up comedy segments, one of which featured a very young Creator/JerrySeinfeld, and the "real life blooper" segment, where a person who screwed up in real life, was given a special award for his error.
34	* PieInTheFace: Creator/SoupySales was a frequent guest, and would invariably end up with one of these (a trademark gag brought over from his own children's shows).
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