Scooby-Doo, Where Are You debuted with a fake laugh track. But why?
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⏱ CHAPTERS
00:00 why does scooby-doo have a laugh track?
03:51 cartoon sitcoms
04:46 revisiting the video game
06:07 the history of fake laughter
07:35 the man who invented the laugh track
11:28 why it got worse
14:45 i like it, tho
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Laugh track | Hanna-Barbera Wiki: https://hanna-barbera.fandom.com/wiki...
'Scooby-Doo' Game Has Laugh Track?: https://mtv.com/news/i09hkm/scooby-do...
1953 Charlie Douglass "Laff Box" | Antiques Roadshow: https://pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/...
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