NotoriousREV t1_itpddk0 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 10:08 AM

Reply to comment by talldeadguy in What was the first sitcom without a laugh track or live studio audience? by Pink_Pens

When I first watched MASH in the UK it was shown on BBC2 in the 80s and all episodes had no laugh track. Then in the 90s it got shown again in Sky One with the laugh track and, frankly, it ruined it. I found it unwatchable.

Maninhartsford t1_itpi38e wrote on October 25, 2022 at 11:06 AM

The producers agree with you, and fought for the laugh track free version, which is now a viewing option on all the dvds. The network insisted on including a track, cause networks, but compromised by never having it in the operating room.