TEN FINALISTS COMPETE FOR THE FIRST $100,000 PRIZE OF THE SEASON ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE OF 'AFV,' ON ABC

"Episode 2711" - Ten finalists compete for the first $100,000 prize of the season. The videos include "Bacon Begging Beagle," a beagle shakes and whimpers when his owner brings out the bacon; "Cell Phone Siesta," a man is caught having fallen asleep while on the phone with his talkative brother; "Amusement Park Pass Out," a boy terrified of roller coasters finally accepts his little brother's dare to ride one; "Funny-Walking Fetcher," a Frisbee-fetching dog's view is obstructed, causing him to zig-zag across the grass; "Llama Said There's Be Days Like This," two men feed llamas in a safari park but the hungry llamas misbehave badly; "Cranky Choir Kid," a young boy has an attitude change at a Mother's Day church play; "Centerfield Samba," a little boy can't stop dancing in the outfield, unaware of the baseball whizzing past him; "Sentimental School Send-Off," an emotional boy can't hold back the tears when it's time to graduate from elementary school; "Candle Supply Surprise," a woman unknowingly drives her car off a loading dock but has no idea what happened, even though her car is smoking; "Pop's Non-Stop Face Swap," a man answers "AFV"'s Assignment America call to send in face swapping videos with hilarious results, on "America's Funniest Home Videos," SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 (7:00-8:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.

In its 27 seasons to date, "America's Funniest Home Videos" has given away over $14 million in prize money and evaluated more than a million video clips from home viewers. Viewers wishing to submit home videos to "America's Funniest Home Videos" should visit www.AFV.com for details.

Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, "America's Funniest Home Videos" is produced by Vin Di Bona Productions. Vin Di Bona and Michele Nasraway serve as executive producers.

"America's Funniest Home Videos" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG parental guideline.