Object Details
- Associated Name
- Di Bona, Vin
- Panasonic
- Description
- Panasonic camcorder that recorded the first winning entry on the television program America's Funniest Home Videos (1989). Submitted by Ohioans Bill and Helen Thompson, the video featured Ms. Thompson after her hair and head got caught in a dishwasher.
- America's Funniest Home Videos, later America's Funniest Videos, showcases humorous home-made clips sent in by amateurs to compete for cash prizes. Its original host was comedian Bob Saget.
- Developed along with the growing popularization of home video recording technology, the program, showcasing real-life situations documented by everyday people, ushered in a new form of entertainment. Advancements in video recording and media sharing has now made such content mainstream and pervasive.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Vin Di Bona
- 1986
- ID Number
- 2009.0083.01
- accession number
- 2009.0083
- catalog number
- 2009.0083.01
- Object Name
- camera
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- velcro (overall material)
- fabric, synthetic (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- rubber, synthetic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 3/4 in x 15 1/2 in x 6 in; 22.225 cm x 39.37 cm x 15.24 cm
- overall: 16 1/2 in x 18 1/2 in x 6 in; 41.91 cm x 46.99 cm x 15.24 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Exhibition
- Entertainment Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Television broadcasts
- Comedy
- web subject
- Entertainment
- Record ID
- nmah_1372047
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-c8e8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
