Vin Di Bona Productions
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Vin Di Bona Productions is a United States television production company that was established in 1986 by Vin Di Bona
. The company's first show was Animal Crack-Ups
, which ran from 1987-1990. Its most popular show is America's Funniest Home Videos
, which premiered on November 26, 1989 on ABC
and its spin-off
America's Funniest People
, which ran from 1990-1994. Most of the company's productions aired on ABC. The production company also made some "made for TV
" movies.
Vin Di Bona
Vincent John "Vin" Di Bona is a television producer for many American television shows such as America's Funniest People, MacGyver and Entertainment Tonight as well as America's Funniest Home Videos...
. The company's first show was Animal Crack-Ups
Animal Crack-Ups
Animal Crack-Ups was 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....
, which ran from 1987-1990. Its most popular show is America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos is an American reality television program on ABC in which viewers are able to send in humorous homemade videotapes. The most common videos usually feature slapstick physical comedy arising from incidents, accidents and mishaps...
, which premiered on November 26, 1989 on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
and its spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
America's Funniest People
America's Funniest People
America's Funniest People is an American reality series on ABC that debuted on May 1, 1990 as an hour-long special, and later as a weekly half-hour prime time series from September 8, 1990 to August 28, 1994. It was hosted by Dave Coulier and Arleen Sorkin from 1990 to 1992. Tawny Kitaen replaced...
, which ran from 1990-1994. Most of the company's productions aired on ABC. The production company also made some "made for TV
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
" movies.