# @Variety on Twitter/X

- **Type:** Text
- **Original URL:** https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1837274580551090666
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/23382710-Variety-twitter
- **Posted:** 2024-09-20T23:36:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Variety (@Variety) — https://gondola.cc/Variety

## Caption

"America's Funniest Home Videos" launched as a special in 1989 as a "brand-new experiment."

Initially, they received about 1,800 tapes. With the idea that if one out of 100 had a usable clip, it was enough for a show.

Read more about #AFV's legacy here: https://t.co/c1U3v7NXJV

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## Tags

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