Top 10 TV News Bloopers That Broke Everyone

MsMojo

Live TV can be unpredictable, and sometimes the most hilarious moments happen when reporters least expect it. Join us as we count down the most side-splitting, laugh-out-loud news bloopers that had anchors and viewers in stitches!

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00:00I think they had to evacuate the building and everything, sent the hotel guests along

00:05with convention attendees into the cold night, many still dressed in their furry, furry tops.

00:10Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most hilarious blunders

00:14on live news.

00:16I'm so stupid.

00:22Number 10.

00:23The Wrong Beavers.

00:24I'm trying to check this out.

00:25It's a very curious beaver.

00:27A Maryland sheriff's office says they got a call from a local store saying the beaver

00:32was wreaking havoc in the Christmas section.

00:35Our first blooper comes from the morning show KJRH's Two Works for You Today.

00:41The anchors discussed an adorable report about a beaver trashing a dollar store in Maryland.

00:46This caused anchor Daniel Wynn to crack a joke about how unusually cute this beaver

00:50was, at least compared to the ones he's seen.

00:53Those little guys are cute and cuddly looking.

00:55The beavers I've seen are bigger.

00:57And not.

00:58Yeah, and they don't look as friendly, so I don't know, maybe I've seen my beavers in

01:03the wrong place.

01:06Moving on.

01:09All three anchors completely lose it.

01:12The team tries to segue into the weather segment, but the trio can't hold back their giggles.

01:16Yes, weather time.

01:18Yeah, this afternoon, not too bad.

01:23Temperatures in the 50s and 60s.

01:24Let's go to the maps.

01:2656 this afternoon in Tulsa, 62 down toward Macalester.

01:32They can barely even introduce the next story on therapy dogs, because they're laughing

01:36so hard.

01:37Anyway, well today, today therapy dogs will be sworn in at the Rogers County Courthouse.

01:42They will.

01:43We will let you know how they will work to help crime victims and children inside courtrooms.

01:49Number nine, the ugliest dog contest.

01:52Time for the annual world's ugliest dog competition.

01:55Oh my word, what happened to that?

01:59This next report is discussing California's annual world ugliest dog contest, which has

02:04been running since the 70s and can sometimes attract an audience of more than 20,000 people.

02:09The prize is an impressive $1,600 and a trip to New York City.

02:14As you might expect, some pretty hilarious looking dogs compete.

02:17They're so funny that in this clip, we can see a pair of anchors break completely while

02:22reporting on the contest.

02:33The priceless slideshow is played more than once, making you wonder if the crew just wanted

02:38to push the anchor to his limits.

02:58Our next blooper comes all the way from South Korea.

03:00And though we may not understand the words, we get the gist of the situation.

03:04The first mistake is a comical voice crack from a reporter out in the city.

03:08Things go further downhill when they cut back to the studio.

03:11The anchor begins her next story, but is rudely interrupted by the other reporter.

03:15She says something along the lines of, wow, my voice cracked.

03:18Unfortunately, the anchor is interrupted again immediately after.

03:21It's now a man's voice, telling the reporter off for not turning off her microphone.

03:37The studio anchors can't take it, making the report nigh on impossible.

03:42It seems the editors realise this too, suddenly cutting away mid-laugh.

04:05Our next blooper comes from back in the 80s.

04:08Those reporters just couldn't keep it together while reporting on a plague epidemic.

04:12This isn't the Black Death that wiped out much of Europe, thankfully.

04:17Instead, it's likely to have been a parasite that was once known as Beaver Fever, since

04:30it tends to infect rodents.

04:32As our older viewers will know, Beaver Fever is a euphemism.

04:36It's so funny that the second anchor can't hold it together, despite the dark nature

04:40of his report.

04:51They never even once say Beaver Fever, but we assume that just the thought causes such

04:57chaos.

05:20The celebrity Tardisauce, more commonly known as Grumpy Cat, has been a popular meme ever

05:25since first causing a sensation in 2012.

05:28An underbite and feline dwarfism combine to make her look grumpy constantly.

05:32Well, she was so famous that she was once interviewed on Australia's Today Show.

05:48This was partly because of a new book about the cat, which immediately became a bestseller.

05:53The anchor, Karl Stefanovic, tries to play it deadpan, asking questions he knows won't

05:58be answered.

05:59Eventually, he loses it, cracking up completely at the kitten's priceless expression.

06:15Grumpy Cat tragically died in 2019, only seven years old.

06:28But her image is immortalised in pop culture.

06:52This was originally a Polish Christian holiday, traditionally held on Easter Monday.

06:57It's known as Poland's Water Fight Day, so if you're visiting during Easter, bring a

07:02raincoat.

07:03It's also observed in some Polish-American communities, notably in Buffalo, New York.

07:08In the States, its traditional customs have blended with American ones.

07:11One of its rituals, involving a certain type of branch, can be incredibly funny to an outsider's

07:16ears.

07:25This name is also a side-splitter.

07:27It's so funny, Anderson Cooper could barely begin his report.

07:31Instead, he burst into laughter for a full minute.

07:34Live on TV.

07:42Our next blooper comes from a phenomenal story about a woman surviving a lightning strike.

08:02She wasn't expected to survive, and even died at one point.

08:05Heroically, she pulled through, making an amazing, inspiring recovery.

08:09The news station recorded an interview with the lady, but somehow it got completely messed

08:13up.

08:14It's hilarious.

08:33The anchor does a remarkable job of maintaining his composure, but we can hear the whole studio

08:37chuckle in the background.

08:39A final shot shows the other two anchors fighting an uphill battle to contain their giggling.

08:54fairies.

09:09Anthropomorphic animals have been a favourite of humans for at least 35,000 years.

09:13Numerous ancient Sumerian tales involve animals with human traits.

09:17Now, in the modern day, thousands of people worldwide carry on this tradition in the form

09:22of fairies.

09:23The fairy fandom is relatively new, with MSNBC presenter Mika Brzezinski learning about their

09:29existence live on TV.

09:31She finds it all too much and runs out of the studio, dying of laughter.

09:44Co-anchor Joe Scarborough has a hard time containing his giggles, and a third must know

09:49about fairies already, since he's the only one competently reporting.

10:03Our next blooper comes from a story about an inspiring pig, with one of the most memorable

10:07pig names in history, Chris P. Bacon.

10:26A local channel ended their newscast with a wholesome story about the pig, who has no

10:30back legs and needs a custom piggy wheelchair.

10:33When reporter Robert Bradfield read his name, it's impossible to maintain composure.

10:38He even asks his co-worker, Tori Shaw, to read the story for him.

10:46Unsurprisingly, Shaw was equally hysterical, leaving no one to finish the report.

10:54Bradfield was worried he'd be getting a telling off, but thankfully, no one minded.

11:05Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.

11:08Eye so pale.

11:10The anchor makes this peculiar observation, failing to realize she's on air.

11:19Today snow is crippling much of the Washington lowlands.

11:22One of three inches of snow fell on Seattle and other areas.

11:26Hamster mugshot.

11:27The editors confused a hamster for a criminal.

11:38Middle finger on air.

11:40This is where the man didn't realize he was live.

11:59You have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them.

12:03If you're on your phone, make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications.

12:09The sketchy sketch.

12:19Police sketches are usually drawn by trained artists, with hand drawing being the FBI's

12:24preferred method.

12:25Well, it seems not all of them are trained, as proven by this police sketch.

12:29As soon as it's shown to the anchor, you can see his battle to contain his laughter.

12:32He does a pretty good job, but loses it when they reveal the criminal's real appearance.

12:51Now that's a frame of news that should be remembered forever.

12:54We even hear his co-anchor struggling to hold it together.

12:56It's that funny.

12:57To this day, it remains a mystery how this sketch helped catch the perpetrator.

13:22What's your favorite news blooper of all time?

13:24Let us know in the comments.

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