So glad that Dukes wasn't a traditional comedy of the 70s and 80s

[justinpcoltrane]

If it had been traditional, there probably would have been an overused laugh track and the show would have tried to be preachy and topical with "very special episodes"

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[HossC]

The makers of M*A*S*H didn't want a canned laughter track, but the network did. In the end they compromised, and had laughter on most scenes, but never in the operating room. When the series was originally shown in the UK, the BBC broadcast it without the laughter track, which is how I prefer to watch it.

[justinpcoltrane]

19 minutes ago, HossC said:

The makers of M*A*S*H didn't want a canned laughter track, but the network did. In the end they compromised, and had laughter on most scenes, but never in the operating room. When the series was originally shown in the UK, the BBC broadcast it without the laughter track, which is how I prefer to watch it.

Doesn't the DVD offer you a choice?

[HossC]

I think the DVDs let you choose. I have the M*A*S*H: Martinis and Medicine Complete Collection, but one of the channels here still shows two episodes a night, so I haven't had the DVDs out for a while.

[justinpcoltrane]

Could you imagine Dukes with any of the elements I mentioned?

[Roth Potter]

The Dukes with a laughing track? This isn't all and out Comedy like Mr. Bean where it adds to story. Dukes was classed as a comedy but personally see it as somethign else with added comedy.

[justinpcoltrane]

I'm just glad that there weren't any "(insert character here) takes pills and gets addicted" or "Daisy is almost sexually assaulted" plots.

[Hobie Hartkins]

2 hours ago, Roth Potter said:

The Dukes with a laughing track? This isn't all and out Comedy like Mr. Bean where it adds to story. Dukes was classed as a comedy but personally see it as somethign else with added comedy.

I'd say it was action/adventure/comedy!

[justinpcoltrane]

5 minutes ago, Hobie Harkins said:

I'd say it was action/adventure/comedy!

5 minutes ago, Hobie Harkins said:

 

With some drama mixed in

[Hobie Hartkins]

This is true too!

[justinpcoltrane]

But could any of y'all seen Dukes doing a "very special episode" about a social issue/hot-button topic?

[RogerDuke]

I think there should be laugh tracks on national news programs.

[justinpcoltrane]

Especially the 24 hour news channels

[Hobie Hartkins]

On ‎4‎/‎5‎/‎2016 at 7:19 PM, justinpcoltrane said:

But could any of y'all seen Dukes doing a "very special episode" about a social issue/hot-button topic?

No! Dukes was meant to be a light hearted show that never got TOO heavy and take the viewer to a happy place for a while, away from the mundane!

[Hobie Hartkins]

On ‎4‎/‎5‎/‎2016 at 11:24 AM, RogerDuke said:

I think there should be laugh tracks on national news programs.

Definitely!! Most of it's a big joke anyway! ( or just out right lies!)

[justinpcoltrane]

21 minutes ago, Hobie Harkins said:

No! Dukes was meant to be a light hearted show that never got TOO heavy and take the viewer to a happy place for a while, away from the mundane!

I could not have seen them tackling assisted suicide or drunk driving.

[Hobie Hartkins]

Just now, justinpcoltrane said:

I could not have seen them tackling assisted suicide or drunk driving.

or race wars or gang violence or murder or anything else that makes life suck!

[justinpcoltrane]

True