America's Funniest Kids!

America's Funniest Kids! was a failed American Television pilot created by Bill DiVoni for Daniel Network. It was one of the earliest projects shot at Daniel Network Studios in Burbank, CA and was meant to be based on America's Funniest Home Videos. The pilot was taped on May 8, 1996, but aired once during DN Studios' 10th Anniversary Marathon on September 10, 2006, featuring shows and pilots made over the course of its operation.

Basis
Much like its inspiration, America's Funniest Kids! would showcase video clips of kids performing some outstanding (and not-so outstanding) talents. Towards the end of the show, the winning clip will be chosen and the kid from the clip will receive a prize (e.g. PlayStation).

Why The Pilot was Rejected
Due to so many home video shows airing all over, it would be impossible to greenlight a format that has been done so many times. Initially, it was greenlit for the 1997 season by former president Trish Stewart towards the end of her time working at DN, but as soon as the next president, Dean Jackson, took over operations, he claimed that kids don't want to see other kids get hurt, whether it's intentional or not and was quietly cancelled before the first episodes started taping.