These are what we call the 'YMMV items.' Things that some people find in this work. We call them 'your mileage might vary' because not everyone sees these things in the same way. This starts discussions in the trope lists, a thing we don't want. Please use the discussion page if you'd like to discuss any of these items.
YMMV: Americas Funniest Home Videos
Dude, Not Funny!: Everytime the joke in a video is an elderly person falling or getting hurt, or a child.
Rather grating to see a toddler run over their infant sibling, then have the audience laugh uproariously.
Heck you could say any time a video shows anyone getting hurt, which is most of the time.
One show had a musical montage of angry/crying small kids angrily shoving other small kids over, usually causing the other kids to cry. It was a bit jarring to hear the studio audience laughing at the clips.
There was one clip where a kid was crying because he had diarrhea, while the mom was just filming and laughing; only the family dog was being nice to the poor kid. The worst part? This won the $10,000 prize.
The clips with people vomiting are just cruel, the person is sick and they are being recorded and humiliated on tv while the audience just laughs
And another clip where a kid's parents give him a small cake for getting good grades, only for them to reveal it's actually a toilet paper roll covered in frosting. The child understandably cries his eyes out while his parents act like jerks, all while the audience is laughing.
To add insult to injury, all of the rights to these clips are owned by Vin Di Bona Productions, meaning that they can and do get reused in new episodes. Combine that with reruns and second-run syndication, and it becomes a textbook example of Never Live It Down for the people involved. Not funny, indeed.
Nausea Fuel: The Bergeron-era segments "The Naughty Files" and "A Moment of Ewwwww!" specifically showcase grosser clips than the producers were allowed to show before. Snot and vomit gags (usually via babies) have popped up elsewhere as well.
Replacement Scrappy and Seasonal Rot: The Fuentes/Fugelsang era is often considered the show's nadir. On the other hand, the Bergeron era is often considered at least as good as, if not better than, the original Saget episodes.
You can also apply this to dogs. A lot of this is likely because the studio audience has the final vote, and it's usually filled with families. The parents are more likely to find cute videos funny.
What The Hell, Casting Agency?: Just like with his stint on Full House, the casting of vulgar comedian Bob Saget as the host of a kiddie-safe show left many scratching their heads.
