# Sitcoms with laugh tracks that are actually funny **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 18, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-with-laugh-tracks-that-are-actually-funny/340528 "2006-01-18T17:58:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-with-laugh-tracks-that-are-actually-funny/340528/1 "2006-01-18T17:58:16Z")
I think most reasonable people can agree that putting a laugh track on a lousy sitcom doesn’t make it any funnier. But I’m sure the same people can also agree that there have been some sitcoms with laugh tracks that were consistantly funny. So here’s the game. Which sitcoms with laugh tracks have made you laugh on a regular basis? The occasional chuckle doesn’t count, and if it doesn’t have a laugh track it doesn’t count either (so no _Arrested Development_ or _The Simpsons_). My list includes, but is not limited to: _Married…with Children Roseanne The Cosby Show Herman’s Head Spin City_ If you’re having trouble thinking of it, you can go to [www.sitcomsonline.com](http://www.sitcomsonline.com). So what’s on your list? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-with-laugh-tracks-that-are-actually-funny/340528/2 "2006-01-18T18:35:49Z")
I can’t recall, but believe that MASH had a laugh track. And was funny in the early years. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-with-laugh-tracks-that-are-actually-funny/340528/3 "2006-01-18T18:47:46Z")
_Barney Miller_ ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-with-laugh-tracks-that-are-actually-funny/340528/4 "2006-01-18T18:49:05Z")
_WKRP Frasier_ ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-with-laugh-tracks-that-are-actually-funny/340528/5 "2006-01-18T18:54:20Z")
Are you distinguishing between shows with laugh tracks, and shows filmed before a live studio audience? Because most of the shows you cited were the latter, with laughter captured live. Something like _M_A_S_H \* represents a show that was filmed on location, then had the laugh track added later. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-with-laugh-tracks-that-are-actually-funny/340528/6 "2006-01-18T18:58:42Z")
There’s duplication with this thread: > **[Sitcoms with laugh tracks that are actually funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354703)** > > I think most reasonable people can agree that putting a laugh track on a lousy sitcom doesn’t make it any funnier. But I’m sure the same people can also agree that there have been some sitcoms with laugh tracks that were consistantly funny. So... These oughtta be combined. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcoms-with-laugh-tracks-that-are-actually-funny/340528/7 "2006-01-18T19:04:11Z")
Due to the duplicate threads, I’m closing this one.