European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                _ Page 2on Thome movies were never this Good it s the Quot boxing egg Quot noises that really make americans funniest Home videos. Well Hal and the fainting bridegrooms and collapsing swimming pools. The kid sledding under the German Shepherd in t bad either. All in All when the show comes on supers a Tion an Friday night you la have no trouble figuring out Why americans funniest Home videos was the runaway hit of the 1989-90 to season in the slates. Abc 1 he idea behind videos swiped from a japanese to show of a few years Back is to have people Send in their videotaped pratfalls goof ups and Cule kids doings a and air them. The new York times estimates that getting the Public to provide the entertainment makes America s funniest Home videos the cheapest half hour in prime time. It s apparent Early on at any rate that the producers Don t spend much on a script for Host Dob Sagel also of full House. Quot i i m Bob Saget but enough about to Quot he begins the show. Gee How original. But its hard to complain about this piece of television a its so much fun to Sec so much of americans making fools of themselves their children their dogs. All to the accompaniment of a Clever running commentary by Saget a far More Clever than his opening and closing remarks a and As noted a lol Sarah b0tt0rff of Quot boxing egg noises. The Best part about it though is the funny Little smiles people smile on camera after they be thrown themselves overboard along with the too Small fish or pulled the picnic table Over on themselves americans funniest Home videos is about people having the sense to laugh at themselves. The show for reasons that Are not entirely Clear is being billed by the armed forces radio and television service As a preview of the series itself. Who knows in any event arts will not have the series available until Early november. Seb gets this one time Only special in late july and the series itself in the Early part of 1991. Back again no not the campy controversial movie a this is the cartoon that made you love them in the first place. It starts Friday afternoon. The rest of the week on an includes the cute my bodyguard with Matt Dillon sunday morning the slightly trashy trouble in Paradise it was hard to imagine a few years ago that a show that begins each week with a lot of people walking in and out of doorways grinning at each other could be so absorbing. But . Law is a Law onto itself and it s great to see it Back. It starts on an tuesday night. Who a the Boss is also Back starting on saturday. Also returning on thursday is the new in improved murder she wrote in which she Angela Lansbury is not seen very often. What s of far More importance than the return of he above three shows however is the news that teenage mutant ninja turtles is Abc with Raquel Welch tuesday morning the very trashy and Boring prize pulitzer with Perry King thursday morning and the unlikely combination of Sylvester Stallone Michael Caine and Pele thursday night in Victory. Seb gets family ties final year starting thursday. And tour of duty at this writing still awaiting word on whether lbs will cancel i starts its third year on seb tuesday. The incredible Hulk returns is the self explanatory title of Friday afternoon s film and the subject of Young Frankenstein Friday night is also easy to figure out. The former is fun. The latter is funner. Scenes from a a american a funniest Home  Abc what do you think did we get it right anything you want to see More of a or less of at the stars and stripes features department Apo by 09211. In to plus drop us a line i think a 1 love in the area of country. The Nielsen ratings to briefs to listings video reviews top 10 videos movie reviews top 10 movies cafes movie schedule 4 4 5-8 9 10 10 10 10 staff editor Art direction production editorial assistance Sarah Bottorff Sharon Kilday Lisa Williams Louis Pierce. Pam r linguist Gidget Smith month cover Rohm w it iams and fran Dresher Star in Cadillac Man. A staff writer Chuck Vinch gives the film two stars in his review on Page 11. To plus sunday May 27, 1990