America's Funniest Home Videos
Season 13
2002 • 25 Episodes
Episodes
1. Brush with Nature, Can't Take a Joke, and You're Using it Wrong
September 27, 2002
People have bumbling brushes with nature; a wedding day practical joke; a grandpa's sleepy surprise. Host: Tom Bergeron.
2. Wedding Bliss, Comedy is Not Pretty, and Funeral for a Fin
October 4, 2002
Videos featuring a monkey stealing a man's watch, a funeral for a fish and wedding day blunders will all be seen on the hilarious comedy-reality series.
3. Pet Spa Treatments, Baseball Been Good to Me, and You Always Hurt the Ones You Love
October 11, 2002
A boy blows out his birthday candles with a party noisemaker; pets undergo treatments at a spa. Also: a music montage of aerial mishaps. Host: Tom Bergeron.
4. Monkeys Versus Relatives, the Naughty File, and Prayer Boy Pigs Out
October 18, 2002
A chimpanzee admires a monkey mask; fishing mishaps; comical babies.
5. Scared Silly, Trick or Treat, and a Home Wrecking Rodent
October 25, 2002
A squirrel trapped inside a house--with a dog chasing it; Things about kids that their parents aren't proud of; Falls in the water; People acting like the costumes they're wearing; A ferret who throws himself out; Toilet humor; Blockheads; Costumed animal; ""Naughty Files""; A Halloween theme includes a trick-or-treater chased away by a Daschund, a little girl dressed as a witch scared by her own reflection, and a man in costume scaring trick-or-treaters at the front door; and a music montage of people being scared silly. Finalists: 'Home-Wrecking Rodent' (Winner), 'Lightning Dolt' (2nd Place), and 'The Caped Evader' (3rd place).
6. Dino Sores, a Pair of Dumbbells, and Nincompoop Corner
November 1, 2002
Videos featuring karate cut-ups, husband-and-wife mishaps and close encounters with dinosaurs.
7. Better Wed Than Dead, Graduation Mishaps, and the Many Faces of Freaking Out
November 8, 2002
A man scares his wife with a stuffed squirrel; girls are embarrassed when caught dancing and singing; a nude man sleds in snow. Also: wedding mishaps.
8. Teeny Bopper Busted, Gross Me Out, and Teeter Totters Versus Sneezing House Pets
November 15, 2002
A minister receives a cell-phone call during a wedding ceremony; man in a bear costume; cats and dogs.
9. Gobble Gobble, Send in the Cleaning Crew, and Trampoline Trouble
November 22, 2002
Thanksgiving Day blunders; a cake spontaneously combusts; a baby shows disgust over some food.
10. The Jolly Old Fat Man, It's Better to Receive, and Santa Claustrophobic
December 13, 2002
No overview available.
11. The High Cost of Child Rearing, Turtles Through Doorways Versus Downhill Skiing, and Slo-Mo Gizmo
January 10, 2003
A Christmas-themed episode includes mishaps involving Santa; kids' reactions to gifts; a Santa who falls asleep as kids give him their gift lists; a toy glider hitting someone in the head. Also: a parachutist lands near a seal.
12. Sports of Course, Dizzy Bats Versus Dogs Swinging on Ropes, and Grid Irony
January 24, 2003
A dog breaks through a wall; A fish tries to jump into a little boy's mouth; Sports-themed mishaps; Keeping your inner-child; D-fence!; Persistence; Property damage; A flower girl stomps a bug on the bride's dress; Turtles Through Doors VS. Downhill Skiing; Funny animals; Musical montage of people who can't dance; ""Slowing Things Down""; A boy with no pain threshold; ""The Video Calibrator,"" where videos are measured on a cuteness scale; Adolescence; Snowmobiling . . . or just no-mobiling; A graduation ceremony gets drenched when sprinklers turn on unexpectedly; A fake advertisement for interesting pet ideas; Cat tricks; Old folks, including an old man who pulls off a refrigerator door; ""The Naughty Files""; and Hysterical laughter. Finalists: 'Rover Rescue' (Winner), 'Stocking Stuffer' (2nd Place), and 'Snowmobonehead' (3rd place).
13. The First $100,000 Two-Hour Competition Show of Season 13
January 31, 2003
Football mishaps and blunders are the catch of the day, as videos featuring a player knocking over a referee and a deer interrupting a game; a sleeping man getting shaving-creamed; clips of amazing dog tricks; football kids; a drunk raccoon; ""Nincompoop Corner""; people falling between the boat and the dock; Dizzy Bats VS. Dogs Swinging On Ropes; ""You Do the Intro""; baby clips; ""Greetings from France""; and ""Naughty Files."" Finalists: 'Monster's Ick' (Winner), 'Flower-Power Protest' (2nd Place), and 'Big-Knuckle Bride' (3rd place).
14. Darwin's Favorite Animals, and Bucking Broncos Versus Kids Sleeping on Toilets
January 31, 2003
The $100,000 grand-prize winner.
15. Be My Valentine, With These Clips I Thee Wed, and Extremely Engaging
February 7, 2003
Performers blunder on stage; animal mishaps.
16. Grandpa's Gone Wild and the Strange, Bizarre and Unusual
February 14, 2003
Videos celebrate love, weddings and babies for St. Valentine's Day.
17. Tom's Home Movies, and Falling Down Stairs Versus Hairpieces Coming Off
February 21, 2003
Videos featuring nincompoops, sleeping disasters and children's mishaps.
18. Kids with Buckets on Their Heads Running into Walls Versus Dogs Playing the Piano
February 21, 2003
Sports blunders; children's follies; cats vs. dogs. Host: Tom Bergeron..
19. Whole Lotto Love, Nincompoop Corner, and 31 Burps in 30 Seconds
March 7, 2003
Videos featuring goofy children, canines and screaming amusement park ride patrons. Host: Tom Bergeron.
20. Send in the Repair Crew, Maybe the Parents Need a Time Out, and Backwards Classics
March 28, 2003
Sports blunders; a woman blowing out her birthday candles loses her dentures; funny reactions to fabricated lottery tickets.
21. That's My Child, Pogo Sticks Versus Exploding Snowmen, and How Did You Get So Bad at That?
April 4, 2003
A montage of funny pinata accidents; yo-yo attacks; a man gets the surprise of his life when he views his wife's ultrasound.
22. Child's Play, Egg Cracking, and We Don't Need No Stinking Men!
April 25, 2003
A squirrel takes a ride on a spinning bird feeder; a child takes a spill on Easter; people do comical things while sleeping.
23. Your Athletic Cup Runneth Over, Nature's Sampler, and Tom's Home Movies
May 2, 2003
Children at play; animal mishaps; funny female moments. Host: Tom Bergeron.
24. The Second $100,000 Two-Hour Competition Show of Season 13
May 2, 2003
Special ""home movies""; sporting accidents; man with a ""weight"" problem.
25. Finalists vie for the prize
May 9, 2003
The $100,000 grand-prize winner is named in this two-hour episode, which includes clips of a young girl's reaction to a boy's sneeze at a recital; and a bulldog attacking a pair of slippers.