America's Dumbest Criminals
Video footage collected from police and security cameras demonstrating that most crimes are not perpetrated by evil geniuses. Highlights included crooks who use bags as masks but forget to cut holes for their eyes, burglars who have to call 911 after being trapped in the houses they were robbing, and thieves who try to make a fast getaway only to find they locked their keys in their cars.
- 1996-2000
- 4 seasons
- FilmRise
- Suspense, News, Reality
- TV-14
Video footage collected from police and security cameras demonstrating that most crimes are not perpetrated by evil geniuses. Highlights included crooks who use bags as masks but forget to cut holes for their eyes, burglars who have to call 911 after being trapped in the houses they were robbing, and thieves who try to make a fast getaway only to find they locked their keys in their cars.
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Season 4 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Blunted Burglary
Sat, Aug 7, 1999 20 mins
In this episode of "America's Dumbest Criminals," we'll witness a man wearing a useless disguise, a criminal who forgot to bring a gun to a shootout and a not-so-sharp thief who put an antique knife in his pocket. Crime is no laughing matter, except when the criminals are bumbling fools. This show looked at law breaking through a humorous lens. Hosted by Debbie Alan and Daniel Butler.
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