The Huba Show

Old Cartoons and Laughing Tracks

September 06, 2019 Patrick Huba
The Huba Show
Old Cartoons and Laughing Tracks
Show Notes

Old cartoons from the 50's, 60's and 70's were much different than todays cartoons. One of the biggest differences was not only the illustrations but the insertion of laughing tracks. A laughing track is basically crowd laughter inserted in spots of a cartoon that more or less give you the cue that you the viewer are supposed to laugh. Why was this done? Listen to my latest podcast episode for the answer.

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