TV



A TV, or television, is an item of furniture obtainable in the Animal Crossing series. Like in real life, TVs broadcast an assortment of programs when turned on, such as game shows, cartoons, or plays. In the original, each TV plays a specific show that never changes. The following is a list of the type of TVs that are available in-game.

TVs

 * Wide-Screen TV
 * TV with VCR
 * Retro TV
 * Robo-TV

Rare TVs

 * Snowman TV (Obtained from building a perfect snowman)
 * Mush TV (Obtained from the Acorn Festival. In, it can be picked up in November.)
 * Apple TV (Obtained from returned Lost Kitten) (shows apples rolling across the screen while music plays)
 * Harvest TV (Obtained on Thanksgiving from Franklin the turkey)
 * Balloon TV (Obtained from the sky with a slingshot. Only in New Leaf.)

Programming
Programs played on TVs change each hour. The following programs can be found on TV throughout the day:


 * News: On in the morning at 6, 7, and 11, and in the evening and night at 6, 10, and 11. Displays various pictures of hosts and reporters.
 * Talk Show: Shows a man talking to a women.
 * Weather: Comes on after the news (normally after 45 minutes after the hour the news begins). Shows what the weather will be like on the day that follows. Cafe K.K., K.K. Swing, and K.K. Love Song can be heard in the background without K.K.'s vocals.
 * Sports: Displays a soccer game, including goalie close-ups and a full picture of the field.
 * Cartoons: Displays a ninja in a yellow suit laughing while Go K.K. Rider! is played.
 * Comedy: Shows a man talking to a woman with K.K. Ragtime played in the background.
 * Game Show: 4 people supposedly answer questions asked by the mustached host.
 * Nature: Various pictures of nature are shown, including a forest with deer and a tree-covered mountain.
 * "Late-Night Crime Show": Displays pictures of a building being blown up and man who appears to be holding a gun.
 * Off air: After midnight. After it goes off air, a test card is shown and later static.
 * Ghost Stories: Appears in Wild World and has various pictures of people encountering ghosts.
 * Talkshow: Appears in New Leaf where men are shown to have talking on a TV show along with the Happy Room Academy theme from City Folk playing in the background.
 * Anime: Appears in New Leaf which displays robots fighting each other with Bubblegum K.K. playing in the background.
 * Cat & Mouse: Appears in New Leaf when a cat is shown chasing a mouse. K.K. Rockabilly can be heard in this show.
 * Sports: Appears in New Leaf where men are shown doing a marathon. Music from the Morning Aerobics from GCN can be heard.
 * Park: Appears in New Leaf where children are showing having fun at a park. The startup theme from GCN can be heard in this show.
 * UFO: Appears in New Leaf when an alien is shown entering from a UFO to deliver a message in alien language. It can only be seen at 3:33 on Monday.

Trivia

 * Resetti Surveillance Center has a TV inside the building that plays a non-watchable show. The show is a sitcom because there is laughing in the background.
 * The TV in New Leaf has been replaced by a normal TV in the Surveillance Center in New Leaf.