It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

“America’s Funniest Home Videos” begins its 21th season with all-new footage of what happens when adults, children and animals are at their spontaneous best.

Clips include a dog confused by a fart machine, kids who unknowingly eat caramel “onions” instead of apples, funny things kids say and a musical montage of cats. This week’s state spotlight shines on Iowa.

Highlights include a man who has a run-in with a squirrel that’s hiding in his chimney, a woman so overwhelmed when she realizes a surprise party is for her that she faints, a bride’s veil catching fire and a tot who almost eats a ladybug. This week’s state spotlight shines on Oklahoma.

Highlights include clips of dogs who can talk, a man who scares his neighbors with a rubber snake in his yard, and friends who rewire a man’s brake pedal to his horn so it honks every time he steps on the brakes. This week’s state spotlight shines on Mississippi.

Clips include a woman on a rollercoaster, trick or treat mishaps, a little boy who prays that mom makes better meals while saying grace, and a montage of dads changing diapers. This week’s state spotlight shines on Kentucky.

In this $100,000 award show, clips include: “Passed Out Passenger,” a woman who rides a roller coaster and promptly passes out; “The Spice Boys,” a game where one must swallow a tablespoon of cinnamon; “Cookieface Race,” with family members trying to move a cookie from their foreheads to their mouths using only facial muscles; “Shake It Baby,” a toddler with a gyrating bumble ball stuck in between his pants and diaper; “Thumbstucker,” a toddler exploring a hotel bathroom; and “Ringleader,” a teen squeezing himself into toddler swim rings at a pool party.

Video highlights include a camera catching a guy eating a bug on a roller coaster, a teen trying to launch a bottle rocket with hilarious results and a montage of wedding mishaps. This week’s state spotlight is Florida.

Clips include Thanksgiving mishaps, including a turkey catching fire in the oven, golfers chasing a runaway cart all over the course, a bear at an animal park getting too close to a car, and a woman whose car door gets stuck in the snow, then ripped off when she tries to dislodge it.

On this Christmas-themed episode, clips include X-mas morning pranks, with a dad who hooks up a car horn to a gift so it honks every time his son opens the lid, and Santa not coming through the chimney but taking a header down the stairs.

Video highlights include a wedding proposal at the beach gone wrong, a man desperately trying to catch his runaway snowmobile, a bride who pranks her bridesmaids with a trick bouquet and a little girl who gets upset watching her parents’ wedding video cake smash.

Video highlights include a man who scares his wife by putting a mouse in her trash can, amazing trick basketball shots and a zebra that gets too close for comfort during a drive-thru safari.

“AFV” goes to the dogs (literally) when the canine stars of “Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2” stop by for a visit with Tom Bergeron. Video highlights include funny Chihuahuas, including one who shows a German Shepherd who’s the boss; cats, including a cat that’s pestered by a backyard bird; plus animals that make strange noises.

Highlights include videos of boys being naughty, including one kid who dumps cold water over his sunbathing dad; funny things kids say; a football player who recovers a ball, then runs in the wrong direction; and a crocodile that charges at a menacing dog -- and the dog lives to tell the tale.

On the second $100,000 episode of the season, contenders for the prize include: “Jersey Shortie,” in which a 4-year-old is inconsolable when he finds out he’s too young to run for governor; “Car Seat Stink Eye,” in which a little boy, annoyed with his crying cousin, decides to do the same; “Towel Terror,” when a little girl is frightened by her brother’s bunny towel; “Longing for Lipstick,” in which a little girl is disappointed with her present of a bike; “Sticker Shock,” where a boy plants stickers all over his little sister’s face; and “Prosecuting the Poodles,” in which, armed with a flip cam, a woman interrogates three poodles about who’s pissing around (literally) in her living room.

Highlights include an angry kangaroo going after a woman at an animal park; a music montage featuring mishaps in the workplace and a Christmas video greeting that goes up in smoke due to a wayward candle. This week’s state spotlight shines on Minnesota.

Highlights include a girl who gets a scooter for Christmas and rides it inside the house, with disastrous results; a musical montage of golf cart mishaps; a kid who eats a ball bearing and sees the end results, literally; and a baby who clamps down and won’t let go after mom foolishly puts her finger in his mouth.

Highlights include a music montage of cheerleading gone wrong; a girl who pulls out her sister’s loose tooth by tying it to a baseball; and men being tricked into biting into caramel onions rather than apples.

Highlights include a Thanksgiving turkey that goes up in flames during a kitchen mishap; a little boy who thinks George Washington on a dollar bill is a picture of his grandma; and an ostrich that pulls off a woman’s wig.

Highlights include snow mishaps, kids saying hilarious things, and a dog that runs out onto a field during a football game and does what comes naturally.

Highlights feature Easter mishaps, including a kid who makes a mess dyeing eggs and a music montage with apes, monkeys and chimps.

Highlights include a marriage proposal gone wrong, as a man sets up his tripod to record the big moment only to have a dog wipe out the camera. Also, a little girl sneaks up on dad with a hose while they wash the car.

The final $100,000 video winner of the season will be chosen. Video contenders include: “Butt Thermometer Mix-Up” -- a teenager who’s disgusted to learn she’s just taken her temperature with her dog’s rectal thermometer; “Wax On, Wax Ouch!” -- a man who gets his chest and tummy very painfully waxed; “Crying Camera Kid” -- a very funny, dialogue-only video from a kid who lost his camera in the snow; “Uranus or Mine?” -- a little girl who has trouble saying the name of a planet; “Misspelling Safari” -- a little boy’s first try at reading; “Rainbow Calling” -- a little girl convinced that a rainbow would end in a golden treasure at grandma’s house; “The Battle with the Balloon” -- a kid who just can’t get a balloon to pop

In Part One of the Season Finale, filmed aboard the Disney Dream™, the newest ship in the Disney Cruise Line® fleet, the countdown begins to see which $100,000 winner will take home this year’s grand prize.

In Part Two of the Season Finale, filmed aboard Disney Dream™, the newest ship in the Disney Cruise Line® fleet , and at the Disney California Adventure® Park nighttime water spectacular, World of Color, this year’s grand prize winner is revealed.