Animals Do the Funniest Things

Animals Do the Funniest Things
Genre Comedy
Presented by Michael Barrymore (1999–2000)
Tony Blackburn (2002–05)
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (2002–05)
Stephen Mulhern (2007–11)
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 25
Production
Running time 60 mins (inc. adverts)
Production company(s) LWT (1999–2000)
Granada Productions (2002–05)
ITV Productions (2007–08)
ITV Studios (2009–11)
Distributor ITV Studios
Broadcast
Original channel ITV
Picture format 4:3 (1999–2000)
16:9 (2002–11)
Original run 12 June 1999 – 26 November 2011
Chronology
Related shows You've Been Framed!
The Planet's Funniest Animals

Animals Do the Funniest Things was a comedy show in the United Kingdom that aired on ITV. It was a clip show of animals doing humorous things, You've Been Framed! stylee, however unlike that show, it was not broadcast in series but in a sporadically-aired 25 episodes over the course of 12 years (1999–2011), over which time it had three logos, three theme tunes, four hosts and four production companies.

History

The show was launched in 1999 by LWT as a special in the ITV summer season. Hosted by Michael Barrymore, it featured various clips of animals doing humorous things. In some ways, it was similar to ITV's other show You've Been Framed!, which features humorous clips sent in by viewers. It is possible some of the animal clips from You've Been Framed! were used on Animals Do the Funniest Things. Further episodes aired sporadically under the LWT/Barrymore tenure.

In December 2002, the show was relaunched by Granada Productions, makers of You've Been Framed!, with Tony Blackburn and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson now co-hosting the show together, as well as a new logo and jazzed up theme tune. It is possible that now it was produced by Granada, it was more likely You've Been Framed! clips may have been used. There was seven episodes in this era which lasted until their final episode in July 2005.

In August 2007, Steven Mulhern took over presenting duties, which included another theme and logo revamp. Mulhern stayed with the show until it finished in November 2011, appearing in the closing 15 episodes.

Under the LWT era, it was one of three LWT-produced humorous clip shows alongside Tarrant on TV and It'll Be Alright on the Night. Under the Granada era, it was one of three Granada-produced humorous clip shows alongside You've Been Framed! and later It'll Be Alright on the Night.

Transmissions

Airdate
12 June 1999[1]
30 April 2000[2]
11 November 2000[3]
21 December 2002[4]
29 March 2003[5]
20 December 2003[6]
7 February 2004[7]
13 March 2005[8]
25 June 2005[9]
2 July 2005[10]
18 August 2007[11]
25 August 2007[12]
1 September 2007[13]
12 April 2008[14]
19 April 2008[15]
26 April 2008[16]
18 April 2009[17]
25 April 2009[18]
20 June 2009[19]
26 September 2009[20]
17 October 2009[21]
11 September 2010[22]
18 September 2010[23]
25 September 2010[24]
26 November 2011[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 1". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 2". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 3". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 4 (Kew Gardens)". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 5 (London Aquarium)". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 6 (Christmas)". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 8 (The Living Rainforest)". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 7 (Mudchute Farm)". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 9 (Cango Wildlife Ranch)". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 11 (Ushaka Aquarium)". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 12". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 13". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things 14". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things - Wildlife in the Amazon". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things - Animals of Peru". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things - Creatures of the Rainforest". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things - Life on the Coast of Queensland". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  18. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  19. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things (Isle of Man)". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  21. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things (Loro Parque)". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  22. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  23. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  24. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  25. ↑ "Animals Do the Funniest Things". ITN Source. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

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