Someone explain to me exactly when laugh tracks in sitcoms became so hated

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

Laugh tracks have become terrible
Whomever fam is they going crazy with the button pushing


Live studio audience tho. That shyt is crack
Them old sitcoms 90's and before


You can tell when theyre using a live studio audience cause, they'll pause and wait for the cheers and laughter to quiet down

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

Them old Hanna barberra joints used to crack me up having laugh tracks

 

[The American]

If yall wanna know why the studio audience is important, go rewatch Lucy hiding eggs from Ricky under her dress, then they dance...

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Disney laugh tracks are the worst because that shyt aint funny at all

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

I noticed something from that Big Bang Theory thread......

I've watched sitcoms with laugh tracks/studio audience laughter nearly my whole life. Some of them were hilarious and GOAT status (Seinfeld, Martin), some were okay (Friends, Steve Harvey Show), and some were not that funny (Saved By The Bell). But I never had a problem with the laughter in any of those shows....and I thought neither did anyone else. I actually thought the laughter in the show was what made it a sitcom, and that was generally accepted.

Now here comes shows like The Big Bang Theory, which granted isn't everyone's type of humor, and I can understand why some people would find its humor and jokes unfunny.....but then I see people talking about "I hate the stupid laugh track/studio audience laughter".....wtf? (and that's not just on here, I've seen many similar comments on different sites and forums.)

So shows like Martin and Seinfeld are good, with the exception of the laughter between the jokes? Would they have been as funny or funnier if they were done sans laughter like The Office and My Name Is Earl?

Someone help me out here. Am I wrong? Does the laughter between the jokes actually affect the humor? Or is it a dumb complaint from people who don't like the show to begin with?

Those shows you named were ffilmed in front of a live studio audience. Wasn't a laugh track
King of Queens was the last sitcom that was live studio.

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

Didn't even realized I posted in this thread before lmao

 

[mr x]

cosby was one of the first to give the laugh track and studio audience the and have the show still do well with audiences.(for the bill cosby show...before I get hit with the there was an audience on the cosby show you retard )

random, not so random tidbit.

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

If you remove the laugh track from Seinfeld it might not even play 100% like a comedy

Kramer bragging about impregnating a woman

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Did Martin and fresh prince of bel air really have a laugh track tho.

Some of those laughs seem way too authentic.

I know Disney channel stay using laughing tracks.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Haven't watched a sitcom in years but I always was annoyed by the laugh tracks.

 

[Jello Biafra]

If you remove the laugh track from Seinfeld it might not even play 100% like a comedy

Kramer bragging about impregnating a woman

I read an article once that said Seinfeld used a combination of laugh track and live audience.
All the stuff filmed "indoors" (like Jerry's apartment, Elaine's workplace etc.) was done in front of a live studio audience while stuff filmed on big "outdoor" sets (anything on the streets of NYC for example) used a laugh track.

 

[Jello Biafra]

And speaking of shytty laugh tracks: I challenge anyone to watch this trailer for the new CBS show THE GREAT INDOORS and then try and say laugh tracks aren't awful.

 

[Kaydigi]

Wonder years didn't have a laugh track right? What a classic that was.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

*random YOU GO GIRL shout*

 

[notPsychosiz]

Studio Audience was fine, if the show was funny like Married w/Children.
Laugh tracks are terrible.

Seinfeld had a laugh track cause he was doing stand up comedy sets to open/close the show and the execs believed the audience wouldn't understand.
The execs also meddled with the music. Larry David discusses it. Notice Curb Your Enthusiasm doesnt have that forced laugh track or studio audience.
If you watch Louie, Louis CK does stand up sets in the show with no laugh track and it doesn't come across as though he is a hugely successful wealthy comedian (though he is) the way Jerry Seinfeld does on his show as result... so it was probably a good choice, tacky as it was.