Top 20 Dumbest Family Feud Fails
That sounds like a hilarious list! Here’s a potential breakdown for your countdown:
1. **Hanukkah as Part of Christmas** - A classic fail where a contestant confused these two separate holidays.
2. **"Papa" as a Type of Bear** - A head-scratcher that’ll leave viewers chuckling at the misunderstanding of bear species.
3. **"Gynecologist" for Dirty Jobs** - An awkward moment where the contestant’s answer missed the mark on what the show was looking for.
4. **Misunderstanding Pop Culture References** - Include any notable fails where contestants mix up popular culture elements in funny ways.
These moments are gold for fans of the show who enjoy the mix of comedy and embarrassment.
1. **Hanukkah as Part of Christmas** - A classic fail where a contestant confused these two separate holidays.
2. **"Papa" as a Type of Bear** - A head-scratcher that’ll leave viewers chuckling at the misunderstanding of bear species.
3. **"Gynecologist" for Dirty Jobs** - An awkward moment where the contestant’s answer missed the mark on what the show was looking for.
4. **Misunderstanding Pop Culture References** - Include any notable fails where contestants mix up popular culture elements in funny ways.
These moments are gold for fans of the show who enjoy the mix of comedy and embarrassment.
Transcript
00:00That was really not good, I'm sorry.
00:02Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 20 Dumbest Family Feud Fails.
00:09Name a number that most men exaggerate.
00:12A hundred.
00:15For this list, we're looking at the worst answers given on any iteration of this popular survey-themed game show.
00:21Which of these responses made you laugh the most? Let us know in the comments.
00:26Number 20, Yogi.
00:28The story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is one of the most enduring fairy tales ever crafted.
00:34So, when this contestant was asked to name one of the three bears during the Fast Money round,
00:38it should have been easy.
00:43However, he seemed to forget all about the common fairy tale and quickly responded,
00:47Yogi.
00:48One of the three bears.
00:50Yogi.
00:53The round was soon interrupted by everyone from the contestant with a pilot background
00:57to the studio audience all guffawing.
00:59Host Richard Dawson even got in a wisecrack about how the competitor was, quote,
01:05While this contestant may be good at flying actual planes,
01:08his answer definitely crashed and burned.
01:18Number 19, Mutual Friends.
01:20Sometimes family feud answers are more than just wrong,
01:24they're completely illogical.
01:26When this contestant is asked to name something you make conversation about
01:30when you meet a stranger, she responds with,
01:38We're not quite sure how that would work.
01:40And admittedly, the contestant doesn't sound too confident in her answer either.
01:44Host Richard Dawson can't help but playfully tease her about the response
01:48and imagines an entire scenario in which two people meet by chance
01:52and try to talk about a mutual acquaintance.
01:57How's Harry?
02:00Who's Harry?
02:03This unfortunate answer results in the family's third strike.
02:13While a stranger can be a friend you haven't met yet,
02:16there was no way her response was going to be on the board.
02:19Number 18, Because It's Raining.
02:22The pressure of being on family feud has caused many a contestant
02:26to give an answer that doesn't make a lick of sense.
02:28At the start of a round, competitors are asked,
02:35Unfortunately, one contestant was clearly more concerned with ringing in first
02:39than comprehending the question.
02:41After slamming his hand on the buzzer, he replies,
02:44Because it's raining.
02:45Something tells us he heard the first part of the question but not the second.
02:49Speed on family feud is not nearly as important as accuracy.
02:58Number 17, Hanukkah.
03:01There are so many traditions associated with Christmas.
03:08You decorate the tree, you unwrap gifts and also celebrate Hanukkah?
03:13That's what a contestant named Debbie suggested during her time on the show.
03:20Debbie.
03:21Hanukkah.
03:22When asked to name a Christmas tradition,
03:24she seemed to forget that Hanukkah was a completely separate holiday
03:28that has a long and rich history of its own.
03:30Debbie and host Ray Combs start cracking up right after she makes this blunder.
03:35Honestly, we wouldn't be surprised if a new holiday tradition at her house
03:38is being reminded of this classic response.
03:41I say we call it a Christmas tree.
03:43Number 16, Yourself.
03:46Certain answers risk revealing more about who gave the response than intended.
03:50When one contestant is asked to name something you wash once a week,
03:54she buzzes in with,
03:55Yourself.
03:56Judging by the competitor's wincing reaction,
03:59this was another ridiculous answer that doesn't reflect her actual bathing habits.
04:04However, host Richard Dawson makes the best of the moment
04:06and milks the misstep for all it's worth.
04:09I will not be coming around.
04:11It makes for an absolutely hilarious mid-game exchange.
04:14And as an added bonus,
04:16this answer definitely promotes water conservation.
04:19I haven't bathed in weeks.
04:21But we've only been out for a few hours.
04:24I know.
04:26Number 15, Frog.
04:28The fast money round is a treat for viewers
04:31who enjoy seeing contestants give absurd answers under pressure.
04:35After being asked to name an animal with three letters in its name,
04:38he responds,
04:39Frog.
04:40Although the contestant tries to shake off this bad answer,
04:44he doesn't fully recover.
04:46Later in the round,
04:46he's asked to name something that comes with a summer storm,
04:49and he says,
04:50Snow.
04:51We hope this family didn't need those fast money earnings too badly.
04:57Number 14, Chicken.
05:00What's more embarrassing than giving an incorrect response?
05:03Shouting out a wrong answer and acting like you nailed it.
05:06On Family Feud Canada,
05:08a round's opening question was name Popeye's favorite food.
05:11The contestant to ring in first replies,
05:15Chicken.
05:16With utter confidence,
05:18complete with a victory dance.
05:20This premature celebration leaves host Jerry D and the competitor's family stunned.
05:25To add insult to injury,
05:27the other contestant easily replies with the correct answer.
05:30Spinach, Jerry.
05:31While mixing up Popeye the sailor with the chicken chain was bad at the moment,
05:36the answer paid off.
05:42The restaurant offered her $10,000 worth of menu items.
05:47Number 13, The Bottom Part.
05:50Remember the days of landline phones?
05:52We'd pick up the receiver,
05:54dial the buttons,
05:55and wrap the cord around our fingers.
06:02These are just three examples of how this contestant could have answered this particular question.
06:07Unfortunately,
06:08when a contestant was asked to name a phone part,
06:11she went with the bottom part.
06:13Although we can understand what she was going for,
06:16a vague answer like that was never gonna fly for the show.
06:19It also stings that her teammate had earned her family 58 points by answering receiver earlier.
06:26Well, at least she didn't say the top part.
06:28Number 12, Orange.
06:30A number of Family Feud contestants would do great if the show ever did an opposite day episode.
06:36One such contestant would have excelled in a fast money round,
06:39where she was asked to name a yellow fruit.
06:42The competitor responds with,
06:44Orange.
06:45It's hard to forgive her for going with a fruit that tells you exactly what color it is in its name.
06:50You can immediately tell that she wishes she could go back and give another more accurate response.
06:56Or, to speak in terms of an answer she should have given instead,
07:00it looks like it drove her bananas.
07:05Well, guess she couldn't make lemonade out of these lemons.
07:08Okay, we'll stop.
07:10It's clearly booming part.
07:12Number 11, Excited.
07:14Different words can have varied meanings depending on the context.
07:17You can certainly feel an emotion like excitement,
07:20but that's not the kind of feeling this question was referring to.
07:23When asked to name something you feel before you buy it,
07:26this contestant responds not with an item, but an emotion.
07:31Mike, excited.
07:32We're guessing he let his own excitement get the best of him.
07:35Host Richard Karn looked equal parts shocked and amused at this response.
07:39Fortunately, the contestant was also entertained by this misunderstanding.
07:43If you could actually buy excitement,
07:46we assume this competitor would visit that store every day.
07:49I'm so excited! I'm so excited!
07:53Number 10, Read.
07:56What would Family Feud be without Steve Harvey and his classic reactions?
08:01Sometimes, Harvey is so flabbergasted by a contestant's response
08:05that it appears he's lost all faith in humanity.
08:07When asked to name something that's hard to do with one's eyes open,
08:10this contestant confidently says,
08:13Read.
08:13Harvey reminds the audience that the contestant is in college,
08:17and roasts him further.
08:18This boy in college.
08:22He enrolled in that now.
08:24He leaned into the mic and said,
08:27Read, Steve.
08:30Okay.
08:32I sure wanna see you shut your eyes and do it.
08:36It's even funnier when you realize that since it wasn't a fast money
08:39or round starting question,
08:41he had more time to think about it.
08:42We're not sure how exactly he reads,
08:45but it doesn't seem particularly efficient.
08:48I can't read.
08:49Number 9, Papa.
08:51There are many different types of bear out there.
08:54Polar, grizzly, panda,
08:56but believe it or not,
08:58Papa bear is not an official type.
09:00For this round, host Richard Dawson asks the contestants to name a type of bear.
09:05Not one to let his opponent get an answer in,
09:07this man quickly hits his button and answers Papa bear,
09:10and quite unenthusiastically we may add.
09:16What makes this moment so funny isn't necessarily the answer itself,
09:20but the man's reaction.
09:21He knows he messed up,
09:22but the words are already out of his mouth.
09:25We can only assume the 100 people surveyed were not fans of Goldilocks.
09:30I wonder where Goldilocks was.
09:33Oh, that bed was just right.
09:38Number 8, Jose.
09:40Give me a boy's name that starts with the letter H.
09:44You can see where the thought process was with this one,
09:46but come on.
09:47No way, Jose.
09:48When Steve Harvey asks contestant Anthony to give him a boy's name
09:51that starts with the letter H,
09:53Anthony slams the table and confidently blurts out Jose.
09:57Jose.
09:58His answer is obviously wrong,
09:59but it's Anthony's confidence that makes it even funnier.
10:02He's absolutely sure he nailed the question,
10:05despite the bewildered looks of both Steve Harvey and even his own family.
10:10As it turns out, the survey, unlike Anthony,
10:13knows that Jose doesn't start with an H.
10:15You know what does?
10:16Harvey.
10:17Number 7, Pork Upine.
10:20Name a word or phrase that begins with pork.
10:22He say, I got this, Steve.
10:24I got this all day.
10:25This answer has become Family Feud legend
10:28and is one of Steve Harvey's personal favorites.
10:31When Harvey asks the contestants to name something that follows the word pork,
10:35things do not pan out the way he expects.
10:38Not only does the first contestant fail to pronounce or spell pork loin correctly,
10:44but the man succeeding her then drops an absolute bombshell of an answer.
10:48Upine.
10:50Name something that follows the word pork.
10:52Upine.
10:53As in Pork Upine.
10:55Not only is the answer gut-bustingly stupid,
10:58but Steve Harvey's completely befuddled response and resulting tangent are now legendary.
11:03What is cupine?
11:05You know it's bad when your family laughs and Steve Harvey doesn't even say good answer.
11:10Pork cupine is not a damn word.
11:15Number 6, Alligator.
11:17Name an animal with three letters in its name.
11:21This is one heck of a family.
11:22As we saw earlier, when asked to name an animal with three letters in its name,
11:27the first contestant to go answers frog to everyone's amusement,
11:32and it only gets worse from there.
11:33His partner answers alligator to uproarious laughter.
11:37Alligator.
11:39And Richard Dawson puts a hand on his shoulder as if to say, well, you tried.
11:44The contestant explained that he thought the challenge was to name an animal with
11:47three of the same letters, but even then, alligator still doesn't fit the bill.
11:52It's just a massive fail all around.
11:58Number 5, Pie in the Horse.
12:05Well, we all knew this was going to be interesting.
12:07During Celebrity Family Feud, Snoop Dogg is tasked with performing in the Fast Money Round,
12:12where he has to fill in the blank, pie in the what?
12:15To which Snoop, devoid of all apparent logic, answers horse, because why not?
12:21Horse.
12:22Steve's response is priceless, as he legitimately doesn't know what Snoop has said,
12:28and when he figures it out, he proceeds to go on one of his characteristic rants.
12:32Well, Snoop ended up fulfilling Steve's prophecy after all.
12:36He ended up on YouTube, and we all had a good laugh.
12:44Number 4, Gynecologist.
12:46Gotta say, as bad as this answer was,
12:50no one has ever seen a look of regret come upon a contestant's face so quickly before.
12:56After being tasked with naming a job that is dirty but someone has to do it,
13:00Rocco says plumber.
13:01A great answer.
13:02Too bad the same answer was already taken by his Fast Money partner.
13:05Thinking quickly, perhaps a little too quickly, Rocco blurts out gynecologist,
13:10only to stand there in stunned and awkward silence with Steve,
13:14as the audience and his family laugh all around them.
13:17Rocco's family is never gonna let this one go, especially his wife.
13:24Number 3, Naked Grandma.
13:30Oh, sorry, not Naked Grandma, it's Naked Grandma.
13:33This bold answer is easily one of Family Feud's most popular,
13:37as it's been making the rounds on the internet for some time.
13:40Steve asks the contestants to name something a burglar would not want to
13:44see when he breaks into a house, to which Rod very passionately yells Naked Grandma.
13:49Steve doesn't like the answer, to say the least.
14:02And then, unexpectedly, Rod actually receives the points due to one of the answers being
14:07This has to be one of the biggest stretches in Family Feud history,
14:11but hey, it is technically correct.
14:20Number 2, September.
14:26This answer is at least right some of the time.
14:29When host Richard Dawson asks this contestant the question,
14:32during which month does a woman start to look pregnant,
14:35she gives an answer that, judging by her confidence and quick response,
14:39might be based more on personal experience than what a survey says.
14:43Dawson is so flabbergasted by the answer,
14:45that he even asks to reset the clock because he's too busy laughing to continue the game.
14:53As if that weren't enough,
14:54he continues breaking out into fits of laughter for the next several minutes.
14:58Sometimes, even the pros can't hold themselves together.
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15:17Number 1, Mommy and Nana.
15:22Sheila must have been messing with Steve,
15:24because there is no way these were legitimate answers.
15:27Steve asks the Patterson family to give him another way people say mother.
15:31What follows is absolute anarchy.
15:34Sheila originally gives the answer, Nana,
15:37despite the person before her saying the exact same thing.
15:41After getting another chance, she says, Mommy,
15:43despite the answer already being on the board.
15:46She then gives Mommy and Nana as answers again,
15:50but pronounced slightly differently, while Steve slowly loses his sanity.
15:58What, are you trying to say it in Spanish or something?
16:01After finally saying Mom once more,
16:03Steve just stops the game before this madness can continue indefinitely.
16:07And it very well may have.
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