TV

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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 Animal Crossing, each TV plays a specific show that never changes. The following is a list of the type of TVs that are available in-game.

Item List

Animal Crossing

TVs in Animal Crossing

Item Image Collection Buy Price Sell Price Available From Group Feng Shui Size Info
Apple TV Apple TV PG Model.png Apple Set 1,600 400 Tom Nook A - 1.0 x 1.0 TV
Harvest TV Harvest TV PG Model.png Harvest Series - 3,333 Franklin - - 1.0 x 1.0 TV
Retro TV Retro TV PG Model.png - 1,600 400  Tom Nook's store
B - 1.0 x 1.0 TV
Snowman TV Snowman TV PG Model.png Snowman Series - 8,888 Snowman - - 1.0 x 1.0 TV
Wide-Screen TV Wide-Screen TV PG Model.png - 8,800 (2,200) 550  Crazy Redd's
- - 2.0 x 1.0 TV


Animal Crossing: Wild World

TVs in Animal Crossing: Wild World

Item Image Collection Buy Price Sell Price Available From Group Color(s) Genre Size Info
Apple TV Apple TV WW Model.png Apple Set - 400 Lost Kitten - Red (x2) Modern/Lovely 1.0 x 1.0 TV
Mushroom TV Mush TV WW Model.png Mushroom Series 140 Acorns 2,450 Bells Cornimer - Red / White Lovely 2.0 x 1.0 TV
Robo-TV Robo-TV WW Model.png Robo Series 2,360 590  Tom Nook's store
B Gray (x2) Modern/Lovely 2.0 x 1.0 TV
Snowman TV Snowman TV WW Model.png Snowman Series - 8,888 Snowman - Yellow / White Old School/Chic 2.0 x 1.0 TV
Retro TV Retro TV WW Model.png - 1,600 400  Tom Nook's store
B Gray / Brown Old School/Chic 1.0 x 1.0 TV
TV with a VCR TV with a VCR WW Model.png - 2,000 500  Tom Nook's store
B Gray / Black Modern/Lovely 1.0 x 1.0 TV
Wide-Screen TV Wide-Screen TV WW Model.png - 4,400 or 2,200 550  Crazy Redd's
- Gray / Black Modern/Chic 2.0 x 1.0 TV


Animal Crossing: City Folk

TVs in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Item Image Collection Buy Price Sell Price Available From Color(s) Genre Size Info
Apple TV WinterLeaf.png Apple Set - 400 Katie Red (x2) Trendy/Playful 1.0 x 1.0 TV
Harvest TV 64x64pc Harvest Series - 3,333 Franklin Purple (x2) Trendy/Playful 1.0 x 1.0 TV
Mush TV WinterLeaf.png Mushroom Series - 2,500 Mushroom Red / White Playful 2.0 x 1.0 TV
Retro TV WinterLeaf.png - 1,600 400  Tom Nook's store
Brown / Gray Retro/Dignified 1.0 x 1.0 TV
Robo-TV WinterLeaf.png Robo Series 2,360 590  Tom Nook's store
Gray (x2) Trendy/Playful 2.0 x 1.0 TV
Snowman TV WinterLeaf.png Snowman Series - 8,888 Snowman White / Yellow Retro/Dignified 2.0 x 1.0 TV
TV with a VCR WinterLeaf.png - 2,000 500  Tom Nook's store
Gray / Black Trendy/Playful 1.0 x 1.0 TV
Wide-Screen TV WinterLeaf.png - 4,400 or 2,200 550  Crazy Redd's
Black / Brown Trendy/Dignified 2.0 x 1.0 TV


Animal Crossing: New Leaf

TVs in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Item Image Collection Buy Price Sell Price Available From Color(s) HHA Theme Style Size Info Customize
Astro TV Astro TV HHD Icon.png Astro Series 3,200 800  Timmy and Tommy's store
Orange / White Sci-Fi & Trendy Flashy 2.0 x 1.0 TV Yes
Balloon TV Balloon TV HHD Icon.png Balloon Series - 700 Present Colorful (x2) Toy Shop Cute 1.0 x 1.0 TV No
Egg TV Egg TV HHD Icon.png Egg Series - 9,000 Zipper T. Bunny Colorful / White Toy Shop Cute 1.0 x 1.0 TV No
Flat-Screen TV Flat-Screen TV HHD Icon.png - 4,800 1,200  Timmy and Tommy's store
Black (x2) Trendy & Sci-Fi Modern 2.0 x 1.0 TV No
Harvest TV Harvest TV HHD Icon.png Harvest Series 3,333 833  Timmy and Tommy's store
(November) / Franklin
Pink / Purple Fairy Tale - 1.0 x 1.0 TV No
Hospital TV Hospital TV HHD Icon.png Hospital Set 1,000 250  Timmy and Tommy's store
Brown / Red None Iconic 2.0 x 1.0 TV, wall furniture No
Jingle TV Jingle TV HHD Icon.png Jingle Series 4,896 1,224  Timmy and Tommy's store
(December 1 to 23)
Green / Red Toy Shop Cute 1.0 x 1.0 TV No
Juicy-Apple TV Juicy-Apple TV HHD Icon.png Juicy-Apple Set 1,600 400  Timmy and Tommy's store
Beige / Red Rustic Cute 1.0 x 1.0 TV Yes
Modern Wood TV Modern Wood TV HHD Icon.png Modern Wood Series 1,800 450  Timmy and Tommy's store
Beige / Brown Rustic Cute 1.0 x 1.0 TV Yes
Mush TV Mush TV HHD Icon.png Mushroom Series - 2,400 Mushroom Red / White Fairy Tale & Rustic Cute 2.0 x 1.0 TV No
Polka-Dot TV Polka-Dot TV HHD Icon.png Polka-Dot Series 2,400 600  Timmy and Tommy's store
Red / White Trendy Cute 1.0 x 1.0 TV Yes
Retro TV Retro TV HHD Icon.png - 1,600 400  Timmy and Tommy's store
Brown / Gray Antique Historical 1.0 x 1.0 TV No
Robo-TV Robo-TV HHD Icon.png Robo Series 2,360 590  Timmy and Tommy's store
White (x2) Sci-Fi & Toy Shop Rock-n-Roll 2.0 x 1.0 TV Yes
Sloppy TV Sloppy TV HHD Icon.png Sloppy Series - 150 Re-Tail / Police Station Brown / Red Quirky & Sci-Fi Flashy 1.0 x 1.0 TV No
Snowman TV Snowman TV HHD Icon.png Snowman Series - 8,888 Snow Boy White / Yellow Fairy Tale Cute 2.0 x 1.0 TV No
Stripe TV Stripe TV HHD Icon.png Stripe Series 2,020 505  Timmy and Tommy's store
Aqua / White Trendy Modern 1.0 x 1.0 TV Yes
TV with VCR TV with VCR HHD Icon.png - 2,000 500  Timmy and Tommy's store
Black / Gray Sci-Fi Historical 1.0 x 1.0 TV, can place on table No
Wide-Screen TV Wide-Screen TV HHD Icon.png - 2,200 550  Timmy and Tommy's store
Black / Brown Sci-Fi Modern 2.0 x 1.0 TV Yes


Animal Crossing: New Horizons

TVs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Item Image Buy Price Available From Customizations Size
LCD TV (20 in.) LCD TV (20 in.) (Black) NH Icon.png  60,000 Bells  Nook's Cranny
None 1.0 x 1.0
LCD TV (50 in.) 64px  99,000 Bells  Nook's Cranny
None 2.0 x 1.0
Juicy-Apple TV Juicy-Apple TV NH Icon.png Not for sale Crafting
Yes 1.0 x 1.0
Wall-Mounted TV (20 in.) 64px  8,900 Bells  Nook's Cranny
None 1.0 x 1.0
Wall-Mounted TV (50 in.) Wall-Mounted TV (50 in.) NH Icon.png  22,000 Bells  Nook's Cranny
None 2.0 x 1.0


Programming

Programs played on TVs change each hour. In Animal Crossing, each TV displays a specific program unique to that TV. The following programs can be found on TV throughout the day:

Programs

  • News: On at 6 AM, 7 AM, and 11 AM, 6 PM, 10 PM, and 11 PM. Shows various pictures of hosts and reporters while K.K. D&B plays in the background. In New Horizons, K.K. Technopop plays instead.
  • Comedy Show: Shows a man and a woman alternately speaking, with an occasional bit of laughter, while K.K. Ragtime plays in the background.
  • 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.
  • Soap: Shows a man and a woman talking on a balcony while the Roost theme from City Folk plays in the background.
  • Sports: Shows a soccer game, including goalie close-ups and a full picture of the field. The program usually lasts 1-2 hours.
  • Cartoons: Shows a ninja in a yellow suit laughing while Go K.K. Rider! is played.
  • Game Show: Four people supposedly answer questions asked by the mustached host. A man appears to get it wrong while a woman gets it correct.
  • Nature: Various pictures of nature are shown, including a forest with deer and a tree-covered mountain.
  • "Late-Night Crime Show": Shows images of a building being blown up and woman who appears to be holding a gun.
  • Off air: Appears after midnight on Sunday and Monday (after 3 AM every other day) and shows a test pattern and, later, static after the broadcast goes off-air.
  • Ghost Stories: Appears in Wild World and shows various pictures of people encountering ghosts.
  • Talkshow: Appears in New Leaf and shows men talking on a TV show while the Happy Room Academy theme from City Folk plays in the background.
  • Anime: Appears in New Leaf and shows robots fighting each other while Bubblegum K.K. plays in the background. It only plays on the Karaoke System and can't be seen on any of the TVs.
  • Cat & Mouse: Appears in New Leaf and show a cat chasing a mouse while K.K. Rockabilly plays in the background.
  • Exercise: Appears in New Leaf at 3 PM and shows people performing exercise routines while music from the Morning Aerobics from Animal Crossing plays in the background.
  • Cooking: Appears in New Leaf and shows a chef trying to let a woman eat some food while K.K. Etude plays in the background.
  • Performance: Appears in New Leaf at 12 AM and show a person singing to K.K. Jazz.
  • UFO: Appears in New Leaf at 3:33 AM on Sundays and Mondays and shows an alien coming out of a UFO and delivering a message in an alien language. It returns in New Horizons, appearing on Saturdays instead.

Commercials and intermissions

  • Apples: This intermission shows apples rolling around. It is taken from the Apple TV from the GameCube version.
  • Lady: This intermission shows what looks like a lady trying to rap or sing. It is taken from the Retro TV from the GameCube version.
  • Snowing: This commercial shows a house being snowed on at night. It is taken from the Snowman TV from the GameCube version.
  • Exercise Machine: This commercial shows a lady demonstrating an exercise machine. DJ K.K. plays in the background.
  • Drink: This commercial shows children at a park having fun, then drinking some sort of soft drink. The startup theme from the GameCube version is heard, but in a faster tempo.
  • Laundry Detergent: This commercial shows what looks like a little boy telling his mother to do some washing, only for all the shirts to blow off the washing line.

TV Programs in Animal Crossing

  • Apple TV: Shows apples rolling around while music plays in the background.
  • Harvest TV: Shows three football players running down a field, while cheering can be heard in the background.
  • Retro TV: Shows what looks like a lady singing or talking.
  • Snowman TV: Shows a house being snowed on at night, while soft music plays in the background.
  • Wide-Screen TV: Shows a static screen with random sounds in the background.

Implied programs

Other characters may refer to additional programs that may not be viewable by the player:

  • During the daily island-wide broadcast in New Horizons, on days without news, Isabelle may bring up something she watched on TV the night before, including documentaries and a variety show. It's not clear whether all of the programs mentioned (particularly documentaries on specific topics) can be watched by the player.
  • Maglevs in Love – A show about anthropomorphic maglev trains in love mentioned by peppy villagers in New Horizons as something they watched before thinking up a DIY recipe. The villager will invariably say that one character, Maglev Mike, took their relationship "off the rails".
  • Pointed Love – A romantic soap opera about porcupines mentioned by Sable on Thursdays after befriending her in Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf and New Horizons. She will mention to the player that the two main character constantly break up and get together again. Additionally, in Wild World, Sable will say, "I wonder... did Reginald survive the de-quilling procedure? And who is Esther's mystery porcupine? Oh, I can't wait to watch it tonight!" In City Folk, she says she is watching season 4, and in New Leaf and New Horizons she mentions that the show is now titled Pointed Love: <current year> (i.e. Pointed Love: 2024).
  • Pointed Questions - In New Horizons, Sable will mention a true-crime show on Thursdays instead. According to her, the district attorney on the show is aways badgering the witnesses.
  • Vichyssoise Station - A kid's cooking show with no adult supervision. In New Horizons, if the player talks to a lazy villager on a Wednesday, the villager may say that Wednesdays make them miss watching this show as a kid. They will also claim that the food was terrible, everything was sticky (likely by the end of each episode), and the show's producers were hit with numerous lawsuits.

Trivia

  • Resetti Surveillance Center has a TV inside the building that plays a non-watchable show.
    • The TV in the Surveillance Center has been replaced by a normal TV in New Leaf.
  • The exercise machine is the same one in a Nintendo 64DD promo.

References