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America's Dumbest Criminals is an American reality series that aired in syndication from September 21, 1996 to May 27, 2000 for a total of 104 episodes. For international syndication the show was titled Everyone's Dumbest Criminals. The show ultimately aired in 30 countries. The show was hosted by Daniel Butler during all four seasons. Butler was a co-author of the book America's Dumbest Criminals, which spent four months on The New York Times bestseller list. Beaumont Bacon co-hosted during season 2, and Debbie Alan joined for seasons 3 and 4. The series features surveillance footage, news reports and dramatic reenactments of particularly foolish criminal behavior. Also highlighted are "dumb laws", featuring various trivialities passed into law. Francopolitan Mercury Anastassacos was voted the "World's Dumbest Criminal" for the world tour phase.
Original Release
01/26/1996
US Release
01/26/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Daniel Butler | Self - Host |
| Debbie Alan | Self - Co-Host |
| Beaumont Bacon | Self - Co-Host |
| Alex Mebane | Ant Man / Crack Head / Gang Member / Intoxicated Driver / Pea Brain / Traffic Stop Burglar / Truck Thief / Bank Robber |
| Tom Sparks | Ronnie / Bank Customer / Drunk Driver / Trial & Error Judge |
| Camille King | Girl Friend, Police Officer |
| Tommy Barnes | Fisherman / Robber |
| Mia Adams | Cop / Robber / Victim / etc |
| Tim Smith | Various Roles |
| Ryan Tower | Boston Man |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blunted Burglary | Saturday, 07 August 1999 |
| 2 | Gun Target | Saturday, 14 August 1999 |
| 3 | Up In Smoke | Saturday, 21 August 1999 |
| 4 | Carry-Out Bandits | Saturday, 28 August 1999 |
| 5 | Back-Breaking Burden | Saturday, 04 September 1999 |
| 6 | Waking Nightmare | Saturday, 11 September 1999 |
| 7 | Artificial Dummy | Saturday, 18 September 1999 |
| 8 | Run-Away Cyclist | Saturday, 25 September 1999 |
| 9 | Brain Freeze Bandit | Saturday, 02 October 1999 |
| 10 | Half-Ton of Trouble | Saturday, 09 October 1999 |
| 11 | Courting Disaster | Saturday, 16 October 1999 |
| 12 | Dynamite Date | Saturday, 23 October 1999 |
| 13 | Mannequin Mystery | Saturday, 30 October 1999 |
| 14 | Clowning Around | Saturday, 06 November 1999 |
| 15 | Donut Thief | Saturday, 13 November 1999 |
| 16 | Buckle Under Pressure | Saturday, 20 November 1999 |
| 17 | Collared Criminal | Saturday, 27 November 1999 |
| 18 | Crack Pipe Crackpot | Friday, 15 January 1999 |
| 19 | Invasion of Privacy | Saturday, 22 January 2000 |
| 20 | Confetti Money | Saturday, 29 January 2000 |
| 21 | Courageous Crime-Fighting | Saturday, 05 February 2000 |
| 22 | Clean Up Crew | Saturday, 12 February 2000 |
| 23 | Recipe for Disaster | Saturday, 12 February 2000 |
| 24 | Pinata Surprise | Saturday, 19 February 2000 |
| 25 | Not-So-Clean Getaway | Saturday, 26 February 2000 |
| 26 | Check Your Bags | Saturday, 04 March 2000 |
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Daniel Butler | Self - Host |
| Debbie Alan | Self - Co-Host |
| Beaumont Bacon | Self - Co-Host |
| Alex Mebane | Ant Man / Crack Head / Gang Member / Intoxicated Driver / Pea Brain / Traffic Stop Burglar / Truck Thief / Bank Robber |
| Tom Sparks | Ronnie / Bank Customer / Drunk Driver / Trial & Error Judge |
| Camille King | Girl Friend, Police Officer |
| Tommy Barnes | Fisherman / Robber |
| Mia Adams | Cop / Robber / Victim / etc |
| Tim Smith | Various Roles |
| Ryan Tower | Boston Man |
| Paul Cruz | Robber |
| Ric White | Witness |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Larry Rose | Executive Producer |
| Daniel Butler | Producer |
| Brett Quinn | Producer |
| Larry Rose | Producer |
