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7 Best Sitcoms With Laugh Tracks, According to Reddit

7 Best Sitcoms With Laugh Tracks, According to Reddit
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If you want to get nostalgic, laugh-track shows are your best bet.

Off-screen laughter, whether it is the reaction of a live studio audience or a laugh track, has become completely obsolete in recent years. But don't you want to feel that old-timey vibe sometimes, laughing at the gags or characters' mishaps alongside the invisible audience?

Here comes a list of the best laugh-track sitcoms, according to Reddit users.

7. Living Single (1993, 5 seasons)

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The series focuses on the daily lives of six young black people living in Brooklyn. Okay, the laugh track there may sometimes get annoying, with the laughter accompanying the most unfunny lines. Still, it is one of the coziest such shows that is sure to make you nostalgic.

6. Mom (2013, 8 seasons)

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Mom follows the story of three dysfunctional mothers — a grandmother with a history of addiction, her daughter who is recovering from alcoholism, and a granddaughter who became a mother in her teens.

The show's creator Chuck Lorre is known for having laugh tracks in almost every project he produces, and Mom is one of the most recent examples.

5. That '70s Show (1998, 8 seasons)

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The series is about six teenagers spending their youth in the late 70s Wisconsin. The '70s Show was filmed with a real audience, so what you hear there in live laughter. Sometimes the laugh track there is annoying, but at the same time, it is very comforting.

4. Everybody Loves Raymond (1996, 9 seasons)

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Raymond is a successful sportswriter and has a beautiful wife. However, their family idyll is constantly disrupted by Raymond's parents and younger brother, who regularly drop in on them without warning.

The show was filmed mostly in front of a live audience, and there is one scene that made people in the studio laugh for a full 38 seconds!

3. The Golden Girls (1985, 7 seasons)

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The sitcom follows four mature, charismatic women living under one roof and navigating their lives in Miami. The Golden Girls has probably the most relatable voiceover laughs, making it incredibly enjoyable to watch.

2. Cheers (1982, 11 seasons)

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This classic sitcom follows the employees and regulars of the Boston bar Cheers, where lots of wacky situations occur. The show was also built on live reaction, so all the laughter in the background feels natural.

1. Seinfeld (1989, 9 seasons)

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Another fan-favorite sitcom, Seinfeld tells the story of its title character, Jerry Seinfeld, a stand-up comedian, and his friends who often come to visit him. The comedy show has a mix of laugh tracks and live laughter in the scenes at Jerry's apartment, filmed in the studio.

Source: Reddit.