Charles Douglas invented the laugh track with the innocent intention of cuing the audience in case they failed to pick up a joke as intended. But before long, laugh tracks sneaked their way into television comedy like rowdy bullies, overstaying their welcome at a party. For over 50 years, laugh tracks were synonymous with comedy, featuring in all major television comedy series, including Friends, Seinfeld, Mr. Bean, and Man with a Plan. While the importance of laugh tracks is debatable in this era of filmmaking, it is worth noting that, even back then, in all fairness, it became a little too much to bear after a point. Scrubs first aired in 2001 and did something right off the bat that shook TV comedy. In this article, we look back at how Scrubs checked the overuse of laugh tracks in television comedy. The Story Before we dive into the technical madness, here’s what Scrubs entails. It is a medical drama sitcom, created by Bill Lawrence, following intern John Michael Dorian (a.k.a. J.D.) as he learns the ways of working as a medical professional at Sacred Heart Hospital, while navigating friendship and life. The Character ArcsScrubs boasts a wide array of delightfully vibrant archetypes, who keep the humor raging at all times. The show’s protagonist and narrator, J.D. (Zach Braff), is a sensitive, goofy, and dreamy young man. In his support is his best friend, Turk (Donald Faison), a surgical attendant physician at the same hospital. J.D. is interning under the cynical...
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