Did they use a laugh track?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Match Game
wordsatplaytoday — 10 years ago(February 24, 2016 08:35 PM)
Because every single time the question is asked, you always hear them laugh when Gene says, "Blank."
Either the audience is acting like trained seals and forcing laughter on cue or else a laugh track is being used because I just don't see what is always so funny about it. -
kurt-2000 — 10 years ago(February 25, 2016 12:45 AM)
They performed in front of an audience, so I can't feature why they'd use a laugh track just for that reason. But they did have signs to advise people when to laugh. And the suggestiveness did amuse people during that time period.
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dpcole7 — 9 years ago(August 24, 2016 04:41 PM)
Correct. If there isn't enough real laughter, the laugh track will be used to complement the proceedings. Some shows made throughout history, moreso in some eras than others, also used exclusively a laugh track as a live audience could be unpredictable with how they react to material. Or be inappropriate.
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liamforeman — 9 years ago(July 04, 2016 11:25 AM)
Sounds like mactach might be a writer for a sitcom and realizes his writing in utterly unfunny and must have a laughtrack to make it seem he is a funny and good writer.
Absolutely they used a laughtrack as do most shows out there. I don't have a problem with it unless it is egregious. -
!!!deleted!!! (49761343) — 9 years ago(July 05, 2016 08:03 PM)
Either the audience is acting like trained seals and forcing laughter on cue or else a laugh track is being used because I just don't see what is always so funny about it.
People laughed because the phrases were either silly or had a double entendre. It was the 1970s. It didn't take much to amuse people.
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