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* EscapeArtist: Spencer Horsman (season 7), who claims to be the world's youngest escapist.
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** Season 7 acro dancer Lindsey Norton, very graceful on stage, but awkward in her speech.
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* ReviewerStockPhrases: Howie uses "Wow!" an awful lot.
** ReviewerStandardComparisons: Howie often compares dance acts, especially ones by kids, to amateur dance recitals. Most look too much like said recitals for him to get excited about, but he praised the Untouchables in Season 7 for being absolutely professional and not recital-ish at all.
** ReviewerStandardComparisons: Howie often compares dance acts, especially ones by kids, to amateur dance recitals. Most look too much like said recitals for him to get excited about, but he praised the Untouchables in Season 7 for being absolutely professional and not recital-ish at all.
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** Also, if an act is somewhat {{Fanservice}}-y (i.e. dance group of former cheerleaders "Purrfect Angelz"), Howie will compare it to Hooter's.
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** Piers also had a tendency to buzz ''any'' juggling act if they dropped one of their items. Howard Stern thankfully has honored said policy.
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* BewaretheNiceOnes: See above.
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* GenreBlind: Despite slow, sleepy acts in the quarter-finals and beyond being pretty much a guarantee of getting axed from the competition, people keep trying them.
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The first half of each season sees the judges travel the country holding open auditions, putting forward any act that's worthy enough to consider. Then comes "Vegas Week" where all the decent acts are gathered and the judges choose which ones are actually going to compete. The last half of the season takes place in Hollywood (in earlier seasons) or New York (Season 7) with live shows where viewers vote on who goes forward, though the judges still offer their opinions and can use their buzzers to register displeasure.
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The first half of each season sees the judges travel the country holding open auditions, putting forward any act that's worthy enough to consider. Then comes "Vegas Week" where all the decent acts are gathered and the judges choose which ones are actually going to compete. The last half of the season takes place in Hollywood (in earlier seasons) or New York (Season 7) with live shows where viewers vote on who goes forward, though the judges get to pick between acts on the fence (for example, the top three vote-getters go through and the judges choose between the fourth- and fifth-place acts) and they still offer their opinions and can use their buzzers to register displeasure.
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* AnimeHair: Turf in Season 7 has sort of a two-tiered towerlike afro, with the upper tier dyed an odd color.
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* SoBadItsGood: {{In-universe}}, Howie has a definite soft spot for these acts, and there's usually one act a season that prompts a major argument between him and the "mean" judge (Piers or Howard) over whether it has any real entertainment value.
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** He did it again in Season 7, commenting that he didn't realize what he was saying until it came out of his mouth.
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* FacePalm: In Season 3, DavidHasselhoff throws one out to a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-Dzv-nQrE botched magic act.]] Later on in Season 6, Piers does the "both hands on face" variation in response to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n7ylyAfSqs the Wild-Card return of "Those Funny Little People."]]
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* FacePalm: In Season 3, DavidHasselhoff throws one out to a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-Dzv-nQrE com/watch?v=UcGTiz5Djng botched magic act.]] Later on in Season 6, Piers does the "both hands on face" variation in response to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n7ylyAfSqs the Wild-Card return of "Those Funny Little People."]]
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* AttractiveBentGender: I give you [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EoEZuDfAus Derrick Barry]], so hot, he has The Hoff questioning his sexuality.
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* AttractiveBentGender: I give you [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EoEZuDfAus Derrick Barry]], Barry]] (Season 3), so hot, he has The Hoff questioning his sexuality.
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* CrazyEnoughToWork: A lot of acts are either so fantastic, or so ridiculus, that there's no way they can succeed, but they do. Most recently as of Season 7 -- a man playing a broom shaft like a flute.
* CutenessProximity: Sharon Osbourne immediately starts applauding when an animal act opens with a bunch of cats jumping out of a box.
* CutenessProximity: Sharon Osbourne immediately starts applauding when an animal act opens with a bunch of cats jumping out of a box.
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* CrazyEnoughToWork: A lot of acts are either so fantastic, or so ridiculus, ridiculous, that there's no way they can succeed, but they do. Most recently as of Season 7 -- a man playing a broom shaft like a flute.
* CutenessProximity: Sharon Osbourne immediately starts applauding when an animal act opens with a bunch of cats jumping out of a box. In fact, she acts like this with just about every animal act.
* CutenessProximity: Sharon Osbourne immediately starts applauding when an animal act opens with a bunch of cats jumping out of a box. In fact, she acts like this with just about every animal act.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: A couple times, when the judges believed an act made a bad song choice, the performers mention that producers influenced that decision (Arcadian Broad in Season 4 (?) with a ''HighSchoolMusical'' number, the Fiddleheads doing "[[MichaelJackson Billie Jean]]" in Season 6).
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* ExecutiveMeddling: A couple times, when the judges believed an act made a bad song choice, the performers mention that producers influenced that decision (Arcadian Broad in Season 4 (?) with a ''HighSchoolMusical'' number, the Fiddleheads doing "[[MichaelJackson Billie Jean]]" in Season 6).
* FollowTheLeader: Since the success of Defying Gravity in Season 5, every year has seen at least one notable group that uses similar light-on-a-darkened-stage effects (Team [=iLuminate=] in Season 6, two or three in Season 7 but Light Wire Theater is the most similar).
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* GagBoobs: [[MeaningfulName Busty Heart]], an auditioner in one of the earlier seasons, whose boobs were so big she ''crushed cans'' with them.
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* GagBoobs: [[MeaningfulName Busty Heart]], an auditioner auditionee in one of the earlier seasons, Season 3, whose boobs were so big she ''crushed cans'' with them.
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* IwoJimaPose: Utilized by dance group Silhouette in their "Thank You America" performance.
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* MadeOfIron: The Smage Bros. (Season 6) have this opinion of their assistant Troy Smalls.
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* MadeOfIron: The Smage Bros. (Season 6) , a stunt biking act in Season 6, have this opinion of their assistant Troy Smalls.
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* OverlyLongGag: Mary Ellen as a whole.
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* OverlyLongGag: Mary Ellen (Season 5) as a whole.
* ProductPlacement: Orville Redenbacher's popcorn sponsors the show, and in the audition rounds there's a branded segment where the judges discuss which acts "popped" for them; for the live rounds this is replaced with an "Orville Lounge" segment during the results shows, where the performers are shown hanging out after the previous night's show and Nick discusses their acts with them. Season 7 adds Snapple as a sponsor, with branded cups prominently placed on the judges' table.
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* {{Troll}}: Piers does this a bit in playing up his MeanBrit role (Nick even tends to call him an "ogre" when he buzzes cute kid acts). In turn, Howie's been trolling Piers in Season 6; even bringing back Those Funny Little People as one of his Wild Card picks just so he could watch Piers recoil in horror (whether Howie's trolling is KickTheDog or KickTheSonOfABitch is up to the viewer).
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* {{Troll}}: Piers does this a bit in playing up his MeanBrit role (Nick even tends to call him an "ogre" when he buzzes cute kid acts). In turn, Howie's been trolling Howie trolled Piers in Season 6; even bringing back Those Funny Little People as one of his Wild Card picks just so he could watch Piers recoil in horror (whether Howie's trolling is KickTheDog or KickTheSonOfABitch is up to the viewer).
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** Jackie Evancho, ''and how!'' She has the voice of a pro-level soprano, and she's only ''eleven years old''.
** Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. He's a big black guy with dreadlocks and facial hair, and he has a voice reminiscent of [[FrankSinatra Sinatra]].
** Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. He's a big black guy with dreadlocks and facial hair, and he has a voice reminiscent of [[FrankSinatra Sinatra]].
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** Jackie Evancho, Evancho on Season 5, ''and how!'' She has the voice of a pro-level soprano, and she's only ''eleven years old''.
** Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. in Season 6. He's a big black guy with dreadlocks and facial hair, and he has a voice reminiscent of [[FrankSinatraSinatra]].Sinatra]].
** Andrew De Leon in Season 7 is a goth kid with freaky eyes and guyliner... and he busts out a feminine opera voice.
** Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. in Season 6. He's a big black guy with dreadlocks and facial hair, and he has a voice reminiscent of [[FrankSinatra
** Andrew De Leon in Season 7 is a goth kid with freaky eyes and guyliner... and he busts out a feminine opera voice.
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** Later in Season 6, Gymkana had to stop an act after a minor accident with a burning hoop. During the judges' review afterwards Nick chides Piers that maybe the slip-up happened because he buzzed them earlier in the act and broke their concentration.
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** Later in Season 6, Gymkana had to stop an act after a minor accident with a burning hoop. During the judges' review afterwards Nick chides Piers that maybe the slip-up happened because he buzzed them earlier in the act and broke their concentration.concentration by buzzing them earlier.
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The first half of each season sees the judges travel the country holding open auditions, putting forward any act that's worthy enough to consider. Then comes "Vegas Week" where all the decent acts are gathered and the judges choose which ones are actually going to compete. The last half of the season takes place in Hollywood (in earlier seasons) or New York (Season 7) with live shows where viewers vote on who goes forward, though the judges still offer their opinions and can use their buzzers to register displeasure.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: Comes up from time to time, but two blatant back-to-back examples during Season 7's auditions: First, episode promos suggested that a human cannonball stunt would go horribly wrong when in reality it went fine; and then the next episode showed that a girl would get hurt during an act that involved a chainsaw - but the injury was that she got lockjaw from holding a huge apple in her mouth during the act, not anything chainsaw-related.
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* TheRoast: J. Chris Newberg gave one to Piers in Season 6. Ironically, it was this performance that he was able to win Piers over, despite being buzzed by him.
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** The entire act of "Horse" of Season 7 is to be repeatedly hit in the groin with various objects and not feeling pain from it.
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* CrazyEnoughToWork: A lot of acts are either so fantastic, or so ridiculus, that there's no way they can succeed, but they do. Most recently as of Season 7 -- a man playing a broom shaft like a flute.
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** Subverted as of Season 7, Sharon and Howie keep their roles, but so far Howard Stern -- he tells the acts who suck that they suck and is quickest on his buzzer, but is still a lot more lighthearted and humorous than Piers.
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** Subverted as of Season 7, Sharon and Howie keep their roles, but so far Howard Stern -- is an Ego more than a Superego-- he tells the acts who suck that they suck and is quickest on his buzzer, but is still a lot more lighthearted and humorous than Piers.Piers and is only quick on his buzzer compared to Sharon and Howie.
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** And through it triggers panic instead of anger, don't even think of shaking Howie's hand or touching any part of his body (including his forehead) in any way.
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** And through it triggers panic instead of anger, don't even think of [[TerrifiedOfGerms shaking Howie's hand or touching any part of his body (including his forehead) forehead)]] in any way.
* TerrifiedOfGerms: Howie's a well-known germophobe. It can get hilarious (in a CrossesTheLineTwice kind of way) when a performer, intentionally or not, hits his panic button (see Dan Sperry in the Season 5 [=YouTube=] episode or the very first audition of Season 6).
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Howie's a well-known germophobe. It can get hilarious (in a CrossesTheLineTwice kind of way) when a performer, intentionally or not, hits his panic button (see Dan Sperry in the Season 5 [=YouTube=] episode or the very first audition of Season 6).
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TalentShow created by Simon Cowell which takes the ''AmericanIdol'' concept and expands it to pretty much anything you think people will pay to see (or not, in the case of the bad acts). It was launched in 2006 and is still ongoing. People audition to win $1,000,000 and (since Season 3) a one-year contract to do a show in Las Vegas. Performers go in front of three judges equipped with buzzers, if all three judges buzz then the act will end prematurely. The show has been hosted by Regis Philbin (Season 1), Jerry Springer (Seasons 2 and 3), and Nick Cannon (Season 4 onward); and the judges are:
* Piers Morgan (who does his best [[MeanBrit Simon Cowell]] impersonation) in seasons 1-6, replaced by Howard Stern
* Piers Morgan (who does his best [[MeanBrit Simon Cowell]] impersonation) in seasons 1-6, replaced by Howard Stern
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TalentShow created by Simon Cowell which takes the ''AmericanIdol'' concept and expands it to pretty much anything you think people will pay to see (or not, in the case of the bad acts). It was launched in 2006 and is still ongoing. People audition to win $1,000,000 and (since Season 3) a one-year contract to do a show in Las Vegas. Performers go in front of three judges equipped with buzzers, if all three judges buzz then the act will end prematurely. The show has been hosted by Regis Philbin (Season 1), Jerry Springer JerrySpringer (Seasons 2 and 3), and Nick Cannon (Season 4 onward); and the judges are:
* Piers Morgan (who does his best [[MeanBrit Simon Cowell]] impersonation) in seasons 1-6, replaced byHoward SternHowardStern
* Piers Morgan (who does his best [[MeanBrit Simon Cowell]] impersonation) in seasons 1-6, replaced by
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Winners:
* '''Season 1''': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcEo5H97CLM Bianca Ryan]], 11-year-old singer.
* '''Season 2''': Terry Fator, 42-year-old [[ItMakesSenseInContext singing ventriloquist impersonator]].
* '''Season 3''': Neal E. Boyd, 33-year-old classical singer.
* '''Season 4''': Kevin Skinner, 34-year-old country singer and chicken farmer.
* '''Season 5''': Michael Grimm, 32-year-old blues singer.
* '''Season 6''': Landau Eugene Murphy Jr, 36-year-old crooner.
* '''Season 1''': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcEo5H97CLM Bianca Ryan]], 11-year-old singer.
* '''Season 2''': Terry Fator, 42-year-old [[ItMakesSenseInContext singing ventriloquist impersonator]].
* '''Season 3''': Neal E. Boyd, 33-year-old classical singer.
* '''Season 4''': Kevin Skinner, 34-year-old country singer and chicken farmer.
* '''Season 5''': Michael Grimm, 32-year-old blues singer.
* '''Season 6''': Landau Eugene Murphy Jr, 36-year-old crooner.
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* {{Bifauxnen}}: Dani Shay, the 22-year old girl from Season 6 who looks and sings like Music/JustinBieber.
* CelebrityResemblance: Dani Shay, the 22-year old girl from Season 6 who looks and sings like Music/JustinBieber. She has a good sense of humor about it; her audition was a Beiber parody song poking fun.
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* WhatTheHellHero?: Hasselhoff gets this when he buzzed a sword swallowing act while the person '''was in the middle of downing a sword!''' It was very stupid and dangerous to do, the guy obviously flinches and backstage notes that it nearly caused him to pierce his stomach. Sharon and Jerry do call him out on this.
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* WhatTheHellHero?: WhatTheHellHero: Hasselhoff gets this when he buzzed a sword swallowing act while the person '''was in the middle of downing a sword!''' It was very stupid and dangerous to do, the guy obviously flinches and backstage notes that it nearly caused him to pierce his stomach. Sharon and Jerry do call him out on this.
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* StageMagician: There's usually a fair amount.
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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: [[{{In-Universe}} In-show]] example: In the early seasons, the judges generally didn't think highly of magic acts on the grounds that they've seen all the tricks before. Drew Thomas Magic called them out on this in Season 4. The most extreme - and arguably justified - case was in Season 1, where they slammed Quick Change for having just one routine they repeated every time they were on. (And when they did a guest performance in Season 5, it was the same act ''again''. Despite this, they claim to have a 90-minute routine.)
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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: [[{{In-Universe}} In-show]] example: In the early seasons, the judges generally didn't think highly of magic StageMagician acts on the grounds that they've seen all the tricks before. Drew Thomas Magic called them out on this in Season 4. The most extreme - and arguably justified - case was in Season 1, where they slammed Quick Change for having just one routine they repeated every time they were on. (And when they did a guest performance in Season 5, it was the same act ''again''. Despite this, they claim to have a 90-minute routine.)
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* Adorkable: The [[http://www.remotepatrolled.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Americas-Got-Talent-The-Kinetic-King.png Kinetic King]].
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* IwoJimaPose: Utilized by dance group Silhouette in their "Thank You America" performance.
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** Taken one step further in his quarter-final show when he makes a misogyny joke...and a troupe of ''pig-mask wearing showgirls'' dance on stage while he hits himself over the head with the mike.
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* IwoJimaPose: Utilized by dance group Silhouette in their "Thank You America" performance.
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* CuteKitten: One of the main reasons why Fantastic Fig and Newton from Season 6 are so funny.
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* EverythingsCuterWithKittens: One of the main reasons why Fantastic Fig and Newton from Season 6 are so funny.
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* Piers Morgan (who does his best [[MeanBrit Simon Cowell]] impersonation) in seasons 1-6, replacement as of yet unknown
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* EverythingsBetterWithMuppets: Terry Fator got to preform with Kermit in the Season 2 finals, where they got "judged" by [[TheUnintelligible the Swedish Chef, Beaker, and Animal]]. Kermit and Piggy were also guest performers in Season 4 (and when Nick got annoyed by some of the chicken backup singers, he threatened to sic contestant Kevin Skinner - a chicken farmer in his day job - on them).
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