- [Elizabeth] You don't wanna miss this.
We have precarious prairie dogs,
overconfident canine, a bad bovine window installer,
a cockatoo counting cups, a feline face-off,
and some perfectly posed pups.
(upbeat instrumental music) All this, and more,
right here on "World's Funniest Animals".
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Welcome to "World's Funniest Animals".
If you're a fan of hilarious animal videos
then boy are you in the right place.
I'm your host, Elizabeth Stanton,
joined by my partners in crime, Hank and Ruby,
as well as our awesome
panelists, Daniel, Carmen and Devon.
We're so happy to have you here.
Get ready, we're going to ramp up the speed in our
segment "Fast On Their Feet".
- [Carmen] Hey, can someone open the door for me?
Uh, the door?
Anybody?
- [Audience] Whoa!
- [Carmen] (shrieking) Nevermind,
I got it.
Around here, sometimes it's easier to just do it
yourself.
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- My favorite show used to be "Two and a Half Men".
(audience laughing)
Of course, that's long gone, but now I like this one.
Two hamsters and a wheel.
(audience laughing) Yes, it's a spinoff.
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- Whoo- hoo.
- When it comes to speed, there is no faster way to
move sheep than to put a dog like this on the job.
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Wow, that is incredibly fast.
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Here they come, finished and in record time.
Sometimes though speed isn't everything.
What?
You wanted them to go the other direction?
Oh, okay.
(audience laughing) That's me looking sheepish.
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- When they got these two dogs, they never imagined
how perfect they would be for each other.
(upbeat instrumental music) One of them is crazy about
water, the other one is just,
well, crazy.
- Oh, sure, maybe you've got the right tools but when it
comes to working up on the roof,
it's better to just let a professional handle it.
- There are so many amazing things about animals that
we appreciate.
They're smart, playful, mischievous,
but most of all we love that they are "Incredibly Cute".
- Wow, this guy really has those golden hands.
Wait, what?
My time is up?
Can you just like add a little bit more time on the
bill please?
Oh, thank you.
I'm just lucky he doesn't have
another client right away, ah.
- I know it's been around a
while, but on American college campuses,
the old Flip Cup party game is still as popular as
shrimp on a barbie.
And lately we've been seeing it here in Australia too.
(cup clattering)
Yeah, lots of Aussies are gobsmacked by it.
- But in my opinion, this game is strictly for the
birds.
- And here he goes.
Can he do it?
Wow. Is that cheating?
Nope.
It's just working smarter, not harder.
- Mom told me not to get dirty outside,
but I did it anyways.
Okay, I know I messed up and I'm sorry,
but I'm clean now so can we please end this torture?
- Don't you hate it
when you take a family picture and it looks like
you barely know each other?
Doesn't happen with this family.
- Police are on the lookout for the criminal
seen in this security video who has been mutilating the
noses of snowmen all over town.
Help us take a bite out of crime.
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- Of course, I have my own stash of animal clips
that rank at the top of my list,
and now I'm about to share a few with you.
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(audience laughing)
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In this part of the country,
where the weather is usually warm,
every ten years or so, a rare freeze happens
creating cat-astrophic conditions
for those not accustomed to the slippery surfaces.
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Wow, last night it rained cats and dogs,
and a lot of trees blew down.
Now everyone has to pitch in to get the roads back in shape.
Sure is a hard job. You can count on him.
He'll work like a dog until the job is done.
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You can't blame this dog for being fooled.
You can ask anybody.
There aren't supposed to be flying squirrels around here.
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They say Michael Jordan could fly on the court
but this guy blows him away.
Of course, he owes a lot to his teammate.
He couldn't dunk without some help from the trunk.
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Raccoons are known to be very resourceful,
but this one really ramps up that reputation.
He found himself down in the dumps,
but found a way to get right back on top.
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- [Narrator] These elk are okay with being in a selfie,
but they're not doing it for free.
One of them now has a nice nose warmer
to keep them comfy on those cold mountain nights.
(whizzing) (upbeat instrumental music)
(audience laughing)
(transition swooshing) - Stick around,
things are gonna get wet and wild.
"Life At Sea" coming up next
on "World's Funniest Animals".
(audience laughing) (upbeat instrumental music)
Welcome back to "World's Funniest Animals".
Get your swimsuit on and grab a pair of flippers
because we're taking a dive into our next segment
and seeing what it's like to live "Life At Sea".
(upbeat instrumental music) - Oh, my head hurts.
(audience laughing)
My face hurts.
My stomach hurts.
(upbeat instrumental music)
I knew I shouldn't have had the oysters for lunch.
(upbeat instrumental music) (water bubbling)
- After you spend all day multitasking,
like you've got eight arms, all you wanna do
when you get home is just close the door,
curl up in your shell,
and just drift off into a sea of dreams.
Hey, dolphins! Keep it down please.
I'm trying to sleep.
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- [Daniel] Uh, oh, no, you don't.
(chuckles) I'm right in the middle of cleaning house
and now you come waltzing in here
all starry-eyed and expect to just go in and go to sleep.
- Wow! - Uh-uh!
- Whoo! - You know what?
I'll just put your little starfish butt right over there
and I'll let you in when I'm good and ready.
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- It's even worse than herding cats.
At least cats stay on dry land,
and these guys otter-know better than to disobey mom.
- Sometimes, when you are totally comfortable,
just chilling by the side of the pool,
(sea lion roaring) somebody else
wants you to come in the water and play.
And they won't take no for an answer.
(cymbals clashing)
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- [Devon] Aw, hey, look.
You found that toy I dropped in the water. Thanks.
(Devon chuckles) (audience laughing)
I said thanks, now hand it over.
- Wow. I gotta hand it to you.
For a little guy, you've got some nerve.
(transition swooshing) - Even the most
sure-footed animals
can let their guard down and mess up.
I'll show you what I mean in our segment, "Furry Fails".
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- When it comes to sheer acrobatic ability,
cats have evolved to execute unbelievable moves
with perfect confidence and grace.
Performing aerial feats that human gymnasts
can only dream of. (items clattering)
Humans do seem to surpass them when it comes
to sticking the landing, though.
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(items clattering) (audience laughing)
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- [Devon] Now, most people would say
this is a dog, right?
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- Nope. It's definitely a hedgehog.
(upbeat instrumental music) You get it?
(upbeat instrumental music) A hedge-hog.
(upbeat instrumental music) Because the hedges.
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(uplifting instrumental music)
(audience laughing) - Oh, no, look out.
(upbeat instrumental music) (audience laughing)
Look out behind you. Oh!
another example of why you need to get
a rear view backup camera for your cat.
Come on now, you owe it to your pet.
Just spend the money.
(upbeat instrumental music) - Now,
I'm just gonna squirrel this way up in my nest for later.
(laughs) Cold pizza is the best.
Ahhh. (crashing)
Oh, nuts. (upbeat instrumental music)
Well, it does make quite a colorful wall decoration.
I think I'll just leave it there.
- Ah, remember, if at first you don't succeed
try, try again.
(playful jingle)
(audience laughing) And again.
(audience laughing) (upbeat instrumental music)
(crashing)
But at some point you have to face the fact
that you need to lose some weight.
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- Hey, watch this. (upbeat instrumental music)
Check it out.
I'm top cat. Mm-hmm, yep.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. (playful jingle)
I meant to do that.
- "Happy helpers"
next on "World's Funniest Animals".
- You are watching World's funniest animals
and I a your host Elizabeth Stanton.
When our two hands just aren't enough,
never fear our pets are here.
They're always ready to be "Happy Helpers".
- What a lucky dog.
As long as he doesn't get out of line,
he can dig all day and never be in the doghouse for it.
I'd say he won the canine lottery.
- Good help is hard to find these days but this shop
owner has found a great employee.
He's eager to hop onto any task.
When it comes to listening to customers,
he's all ears.
And his math skills are very strong.
He's especially good at multiplying.
- The problem with egg incubators is they all need
to be plugged into the power.
Now there's a new self-powered egg warmer.
It's completely portable and guaranteed to keep eggs at
just the right temperature.
There're reports that the release mechanism is a bit
sticky though, they still need to work on that.
- Let's face it, some of us are just not cut out for the
job that we might wanna do.
Here's a perfect example.
Sure, she's strong as an ox but clumsy as a bull in a
china shop.
I think it's time for her to moo-ve on to a more
appropriate line of work.
Maybe she could be a moo-sician.
Ooh.
-Drilling to just the right depth can
be challenging.
Drill too far and you can ruin the whole job.
But now there's the new drill helper from D-O-G for
all your D-I-Y jobs.
It's guaranteed to stop your drill at the correct depth
every time.
Drill helper may not function correctly when used
near other animals, such as cats or squirrels.
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- Just like us, our animals get bored with
traveling the old fashioned way.
Sometimes they prefer going for a ride.
- This may not be the fastest taxi service out
there, but even though it's slow,
it's extremely dependable.
And you know you won't be white knuckling it in the
backseat when it goes too fast.
- Here are a couple of night owls.
They sleep all day and then keep this up all night long,
or at least until one of their batteries runs out.
- Brr, the cold weather's coming soon.
Don't forget to put the snow tires on the truck and the
all-weather shoes on the horse.
- Now this is something you don't see every day,
and they sure are putting on quite a show.
In fact, I would say that this is the absolute best
prairie dog and pony show I have ever seen.
- Finally, the squirrel figured out how to stop
getting chased around the yard.
Yep, as long as Chihuahuas don't have eyes in the back
of their head, this is the perfect place to hide out in
plain sight.
And what he doesn't know won't hurt him.
- Uh, this is the control tower.
Helicopter-one-two-three-hamster proceed to runway 25,
and you are cleared for takeoff.
Have a safe flight.
Finally, the species has evolved beyond just running
around on a wheel all day.
- "Baby steps" next on World's funniest animals.
Welcome back to "World's funniest animals"
Our pets are part of our family,
and sometimes we are lucky enough to have pets
when we are just starting a family.
And those moments are a little segment
we like to call "Baby Steps".
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(baby babbling)
(baby coughs)
- No matter how old you are,
it's always great to go out with your best friend
for a drink.
(baby cooing)
It doesn't get any better than that.
(audience laughing)
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- We do windows.
Our highly trained technicians at Purr-fectly Clean
will clean your home's windows
like they have never been cleaned before.
Please note, nap time is from one to 2:00 PM,
and we cannot clean windows
higher than two feet
from the ground. (mother chatters)
(child yelling)
(audience laughing) (child yelling)
(camera operator laughs)
- There you go. - It's the new
Terrier Toboggan.
Your toddler will love the adrenaline rush
of this exciting downward dog toy.
It's guaranteed endless fun or until the child,
or the dog, has to stop for nap time.
(audience laughing)
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- [Audience] Aw.
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- What's that? (audience laughing)
- Well, this is an unusual friendship.
(upbeat instrumental music)
Let's hope it continues as the kid grows up.
It's always helpful to have friends in high places.
(upbeat instrumental music) - Merry Christmas, Santa.
This year the elves got together
and bought St. Nick a new, sportier ride.
He's gonna love the speed and it'll be easier to park
on smaller roofs to get toys to every good girl and boy.
(upbeat instrumental music) - You happy?
- How many millions of times has a kid
had pony on his Christmas list to Santa?
(upbeat instrumental music)
Well, finally, Santa came through big time.
(upbeat instrumental music) I mean, how do you get
a full-size pony on the sleigh?
(upbeat instrumental music) Somehow he did it.
Santa, you are amazing.
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- Cats are great, low maintenance pets,
who most of the time just play it cool.
But sometimes they get all riled up
and that results in a "Feline Freakout".
(upbeat instrumental music)
- This happens to me too.
I put the bread in there and then move on
to doing something else and forget about it.
Then all of a sudden, pop!
Makes me jump. Toasters need an audible warning.
"Caution loud noise will occur in 10 seconds.
(upbeat instrumental music) (screeching)
Please do not be alarmed. (audience laughing)
There is no danger. It is only a toast."
(upbeat instrumental music)
- Let's see, what does this little switch do?
Oh, no! I activated the doomsday machine.
Everybody run! Run!
(items crashing)
- Dinosaurs, like T-Rex and pre-historic cats,
did not roam the Earth at the same time.
(playful jingle) (toy screeching)
They were separated by 30 million years.
(toy screeching) Now we see
what would've happened if they had lived at the same time.
(toy screeching)
I'm afraid curiosity would have killed
pretty much all the cats, (toy screeching)
or at least given them a lot of anxiety.
(whistle whistling)
(upbeat instrumental music) (items crashing)
(audience laughing)
- Looks like the cat is out of the bag.
(upbeat instrumental music) (audience laughing)
But the bag is now tormenting the cat.
(upbeat instrumental music)
Let's face it, cats and bags, they just don't get along.
(upbeat instrumental music)
(scraping) (audience laughing)
- This is the new high speed Roomba.
I'll admit, its speed is impressive.
Seems like it misses a lot of the dirt along the way.
I'm gonna stay with the normal slow speed version.
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(playful jingle) (transition swooshing)
- Well, that's almost it for us,
but in case you missed anything along the way,
here's a quick recap of all of our funniest moments.
We had forged friendships,
baskets behaving badly. (audience laughing)
It's curtains for this cat. (audience laughing)
No ordinary otter.
One doting dog,
an oddball owl,
hurried hamsters, (audience laughing)
the coolest cat in the kitchen, (playful jingle)
and one hilarious horse.
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- Thanks so much to our panel and thank you for tuning in.
I'm Elizabeth Stanton, we'll see you next time
on "World's Funniest Animals".