TruTV's Top Funniest

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TruTV's Top Funniest
GenreClip show
Narrated byMocean Melvin (2013-2014)
Charlie Schlatter (2015)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes60
Production
Executive producers Bruce Nash
Andrew Jebb
Matt Harris
Running time60 minutes (seasons 1-2)
30 minutes (season 3)
Production company Nash Entertainment
Original release
Network truTV
ReleaseMay 23, 2013 (2013-05-23) 
August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11)

TruTV's Top Funniest (named Top 20 Funniest for its first season) was an American caught-on-tape/hidden camera show on truTV. The show featured numerous comical clips, most often involving people being injured, similar to that of the deaths in 1000 Ways To Die. [1] It aired weekly on Tuesday's at 9:30 pm. It premiered on May 23, 2013. [2] Sixty episodes have been aired. Mokean Melvin was the show's narrator for the first two seasons. He was then replaced by Charlie Schlatter for the show's third and final season.

Contents

In its inaugural season, each episode had different theme such as "What Was I Thinking?" and "Fantastic Failures." Out of the 100 videos showcased per episode, 20 videos were on the main countdown, and were showcased at the end of a series of videos based on the central theme that night.

For the second season, the countdown was dropped and each episode had videos grouped into different categories, which was seen in a sidebar on the right of the screen. The sidebar was discontinued for season 3 while keeping the same clip format from the previous season.

On March 12, 2015, truTV renewed the show for a third season. The third season consisted of 22 half-hour episodes and premiered on May 5, 2015. [3] [4] There has been no talk of any more episodes.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired (U.S. dates)
Season premiere Season finale
118May 23, 2013December 29, 2013
220April 29, 2014October 2, 2014
322May 5, 2015August 11, 2015

Season 1 (2013)

No. in SeriesNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal air date [5] Production code
11"Worst Days Ever"May 23, 2013101
22"Wrong Turns"May 30, 2013102
33"Hurts so Good"June 6, 2013103
44"What Was I Thinking?"June 13, 2013104
55"How Did That Happen?!?"June 20, 2013105
66"Missteps & Mistakes"June 27, 2013106
77"Hits & Misses"July 11, 2013107
88"TV Blunders"July 18, 2013108
99"Mistakes & Mishaps"October 27, 2013109
1010"Unforgettable Moments"November 3, 2013110
1111"Awkward Moments"November 10, 2013111
1212"TV Blunders 2"November 17, 2013114
1313"Big Time Blunders"November 24, 2013112
1414"Fantastic Failures"December 1, 2013113
1515"Greatest Gaffes"December 8, 2013115
1616"TV Blunders 3"December 15, 2013 [6] 116
1717"Bad Ideas"December 22, 2013 [7] 117
1818"TV Blunders 4"December 29, 2013 [8] 118

Season 2 (2014)

No. in SeriesNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal air date [9] Production code
191"Funny Fails" [10] April 29, 2014201
202"Side Splitters"May 6, 2014202
213"Hilarious Moments"May 13, 2014203
224"Ridiculous Antics"May 20, 2014204
235"Silly Blunders"May 27, 2014205
246"Surprise Laughs"June 3, 2014206
257"Moments of Regret"June 10, 2014207
268"Outrageous Surprises"June 17, 2014208
279"Epic Fails"June 22, 2014209
2810"Comical Escapades"June 29, 2014210
2911"Frolics and Follies"August 14, 2014212
3012"Outrageous Antics"August 21, 2014211
3113"Boneheaded Blunders"August 28, 2014213
3214"Funny Fails 2"September 4, 2014 [11] 214
3315"Big Time Blunders"September 4, 2014 [12] 215
3416"Giggles and Gaffes"September 11, 2014216
3517"Funky Chuckles"September 11, 2014217
3618"Goofballs"September 18, 2014218
3719"Best Days Ever"September 25, 2014 [13] 219
3820"Happy Fun Times"October 2, 2014220

Season 3 (2015)

No. in SeriesNo. in SeasonTitleOriginal air date [14] Production code
391"Goofs and Gaffes"May 5, 2015301
402"Grins and Giggles"May 5, 2015302
413"Worst Days Ever 2"May 12, 2015 [15] 303
424"Ridiculous Moments"May 12, 2015304
435"Hilarious Antics"May 19, 2015305
446"Outrageous Laughs"May 19, 2015306
457"Big Time Blunders"May 26, 2015307
468"Silly Surprises"May 26, 2015308
479"Viral Vidiots"June 2, 2015309
4810"Fails, Falls and Follies"June 2, 2015310
4911"Masters of Disasters"June 9, 2015311
5012"Silly Behavior"June 9, 2015312
5113"Fantastic Fails"June 16, 2015313
5214"Laugh Riot"June 16, 2015314
5315"Fools on Parade"June 23, 2015315
5416"World Wide Whackos"June 30, 2015316
5517"Pranks and Funny Fails"July 7, 2015317
5618"Comical Fools"July 14, 2015 [16] 318
5719"Bungling Boneheads"July 21, 2015 [17] 319
5820"Show Me The Funny"July 28, 2015 [18] 320
5921"You've Got Fail"August 4, 2015 [19] 321
6022"All Flubbed Up"August 11, 2015 [20] 322

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