Hi everybody,
I have been a "Full House" fan since the series began on ABC in the late 1980s. I have always enjoyed it. I also like the other similar "family shows" -- "Family Matters", "Growing Pains", "Step By Step" . . . .

Each one of these shows is amusing, has a catchy theme song and nice stories and features likeable characters I would like to have for friends. Each episode of each one of these shows seems to never fail to teach good parenting and have a worthwhile message for kids.

Yet, for all of this, there always seems to be at least one moment in every episode of every one of these shows when I find myself yelling at the TV, "OH, SHUUUUT UUUP!!" They all do it, for some reason -- whenever a character enters a scene all dressed up (in a gown or a tuxedo or a nice suit or something), or two people kiss, or a character says something even remotely sexual or romantic, the studio audience starts howling and screaming loudly! Why do they have to do that? It is so unbelievably annoying!!!


Later,
Art:o

That always annoys me to no end too.

Brent,
How did you do that? My post couldn't have been there for more an a minute before you had read and replied to it.



Later,
Art

Yep... I just happened to be visiting the forum right after you posted.

_ I think it's nasty when they say romatinc stuff. It's annoying!

Jen1989,
At least, that thing with the female audience members agreeing Jesse was hot in the IQ Man episode makes a little bit of sense. I'm talking about stuff that makes *no* sense whatsoever. The only example I can think of at the moment is from another show:

In a rerun of "Step By Step" which was shown this afternoon on the ABC Family Channel, JT was trying to explain to his father how his younger sister Al was no longer the little tomboy she had been. He said something to the effect of "Al's becoming a woman, Dad. Even some of *my* friends are starting to check her out."
And, the audience immediately started hooting and hollering. (???)

I know that example is from a different show, but that kind of stuff happened in "Full House" a lot, too.

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FullHouseFan8795,
I have a feeling it's not so much romantic stuff the characters say that annoys you, but rather the audience's reaction to it . . . which is what I'm complaining about.


Later,
Art

It happens on just about every sitcom I watch. By the 5th or 6th season of Family Matters, the audience would start hollering when a cast member would come out. Geez...

Brent,
That's another subject altogether: Fonzie walks into Arnolds, everyone screams like they're at a Beatles concert and he has to stand there like an idiot, looking at Richie and the other guys for ten seconds before he can even say hello. It's the same thing with Urkel, Cody and all the "breakout characters" and all the so-called "hot guys." In the later years of "Happy Days", Chachi, Roger, Fonzie, or any combination thereof, could not enter a scene without everyone going wild and really disrupting the whole show.

But, what I'm talking about here is -- Danny Tanner says something flirty to Vicky, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

Mike Seaver's date winks at him, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

Becky says she'll come back later and help Uncle Jesse "relax", and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

Laura enters the Winslow kitchen wearing a mini-skirt, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

Uncle Jesse comes downstairs wearing a fancy new suit, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

Carol Lambert tells her husband Frank that she's going to take a shower, and that if he wants to continue the discussion they're having to go *there*, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"
. . .

. . . or a boy kisses D.J. Tanner, or a boy kisses Stephanie Tanner, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

That's the kind of nonsense I mean.

SHUUUUUUT UPPP, MORONS!!!!!

Did these studios, along with the "Laugh" and "Applause" signs, also have a "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!" sign?



Later,
Art

P.S. Tonight, I saw Elaine Benes tell Jerry Seinfeld that a guy was coming to her apartment and staying overnight, yet strangely *no one* in the audience started howling. Also tonight, I saw Mike Stivic kiss his wife Gloria, and strangely again, *no one* in the audience started howling. I guess that's part of what makes "grownup" comedies different from "family" comedies, eh?

I don't know, but I've always wondered why they put a "live studio" audience to repsond to the Flintstones...a damn cartoon with that is even worse...

They are told to react this way. There are flashing signs in front of the audiance that tell them how to respond in certain situations.

That was always so annoying!! I think it was the absolute worst on those TNBC shows like Saved by the Bell.

It was annoying every time I watched Family Matters. Everytime Steve Urkle appears, every hollers at him, so annoying.

Married With Children also had this. Everytime someone would walk into a scene, hooting and hollering would happen. Same thing for "Sanford and Son," "Happy Days," and I've even noticed it happened on "Laverne and Shirley" too, which I never noticed before.

I personally don't mind it at all (the applause for an actor) but it does become quite overwhelming. I think it adds to a scene, but that's just me, LOL, it does get annoying, but I personally am not bothered by it. I'd rather have a live audience than cheesy canned laughter and applause.

I agree, the whole hooting and holloering thing during a romantic situation or when a popular character comes on is annoying. They act like they've never seen two people kiss before. :rolleyes:

Shawn,
It is nice to see and hear an actor cheered, but like I believe I said in an earlier reply, it's too often disruptive of the show. For instance, Urkel rushes into the Winslow house with something important to tell Laura. He and she have to stand there looking at each other like a couple of morons until the audiences stops yelling. And *then*, he can talk. *That*, is wrong.



Later,
Art

This always annoyed the hell out of me.

Even as a little kid it made me want to jump into the TV and yell at the audience, "what are you all five years old? GROW UP!"

Originally posted by Artfiore1
Shawn,
It is nice to see and hear an actor cheered, but like I believe I said in an earlier reply, it's too often disruptive of the show. For instance, Urkel rushes into the Winslow house with something important to tell Laura. He and she have to stand there looking at each other like a couple of morons until the audiences stops yelling. And *then*, he can talk. *That*, is wrong.



Later,
Art

You know, now that I think about it a little more, you do have a point, it does get annoying, because sometimes the applause gets very out of hand.

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They do this almost whenever anyone says a line in many sitcoms.

yea and for me full house is the only sitcom ive watched that does the "woooooooooooooo" crap so much. I dunno full hosue has over 10000000000000000000000000000000 annoying things about it, i like the show but i seem to get irritated with the whole thing lol.

Originally posted by shannon05
yea and for me full house is the only sitcom ive watched that does the "woooooooooooooo" crap so much. I dunno full hosue has over 10000000000000000000000000000000 annoying things about it, i like the show but i seem to get irritated with the whole thing lol.

Shanon, are you sure you like Full House, because youve said lots of bad things about it.

Originally posted by shannon05
yea and for me full house is the only sitcom ive watched that does the "woooooooooooooo" crap so much.

Actully, Who's the Boss? did it too. Once, Tony and Anglea were having a conversation and the audience started going "wooooooooo!" at every word they said.

Rurry007...yes i like the show b/c i grew up with it..but its one of the dumbest shows out there, i mean no family is this perfect, i dont care that its a sitcom, it coulda been more realistic. and about the "wooo" thing, i dont watch TV 24/7 so i couldnt tell ya about other shows.

Hi all,
Unfortunately, it's not necessary to watch TV 24/7 to catch this kind of annoying nonsense. It seems to happen at least once in every episode of certain shows . . . and not only when something romantic or sexual is said or done. Most times, it doesn't even make the tiniest bit of sense.

The other day, I saw an episode of "Step By Step," in which a couple of the teenaged characters attended their prom. The character JT came downstairs in his tuxedo, and the audience started screaming wildly. Why?

One day last week, I happened to see an episode of "Family Matters," in which the character Harriette was suggesting to Urkel's cousin Myrtle that she get a new hairdo. Harriette told her, "Whenever I get a new 'do, it makes me want to strut my stuff!" The audience hollered like crazy. Why?

Like I said earlier, "Full House" was full of this kind of stuff, too. These sickening audiences, often make me long for the old-fashioned laugh track some of the older shows used to use in the '50s and '60s.


Later,
Art

Remember, not everything you hear is from the studio audience. Producers often use laugh tracks to sweeten the sounds from the audience. Take That '70s Show for instance. Even when the jokes aren't funny, there is tons of laughter. It's awful.

Usually i think it's mostly females who do it and the reason they do is because they think the actor on the show is attractive. Just what i think though.

I guess it's very exciting to the audience on a family type show like a G-rated show. The audience probably doesn't expect someone on a show like that to kiss or make out or to talk romantic. They probably just do it because they are excited about what's going on.

Originally posted by Artfiore1
Brent,
That's another subject altogether: Fonzie walks into Arnolds, everyone screams like they're at a Beatles concert and he has to stand there like an idiot, looking at Richie and the other guys for ten seconds before he can even say hello. It's the same thing with Urkel, Cody and all the "breakout characters" and all the so-called "hot guys." In the later years of "Happy Days", Chachi, Roger, Fonzie, or any combination thereof, could not enter a scene without everyone going wild and really disrupting the whole show.

But, what I'm talking about here is -- Danny Tanner says something flirty to Vicky, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

Mike Seaver's date winks at him, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

Becky says she'll come back later and help Uncle Jesse "relax", and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

Laura enters the Winslow kitchen wearing a mini-skirt, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

Uncle Jesse comes downstairs wearing a fancy new suit, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

Carol Lambert tells her husband Frank that she's going to take a shower, and that if he wants to continue the discussion they're having to go *there*, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"
. . .

. . . or a boy kisses D.J. Tanner, or a boy kisses Stephanie Tanner, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"

That's the kind of nonsense I mean.

SHUUUUUUT UPPP, MORONS!!!!!

Did these studios, along with the "Laugh" and "Applause" signs, also have a "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!" sign?



Later,
Art

P.S. Tonight, I saw Elaine Benes tell Jerry Seinfeld that a guy was coming to her apartment and staying overnight, yet strangely *no one* in the audience started howling. Also tonight, I saw Mike Stivic kiss his wife Gloria, and strangely again, *no one* in the audience started howling. I guess that's part of what makes "grownup" comedies different from "family" comedies, eh?


It's because its a surpise to the audience they probably are not expecting any of that to happen and they do it out of surprise and shock. I got used to it since i have seen alot of these shows. And remember all the shows you are talking about are "family" oriented. I don't think the auidence expects them to talk that way or act that way i think they don't expect any dirty jokes or any refrences on a family type program. That's my opinion though

Carol Lambert tells her husband Frank that she's going to take a shower, and that if he wants to continue the discussion they're having to go *there*, and the entire audience, in unison, goes, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!"


This one does sound pretty suggestive i can understand why the audience would do that.

DukeDevils9192
Be that as it may, I have never in my life found myself annoyed by pointless "woooooo"-ing or mindless hollering while watching "F Troop", "Get Smart", "Green Acres" or "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C" . . . or anything like that. And, there were characters on those shows who hugged, kissed, danced, made dates, and got dressed up.

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ilovethe80s
You're probably right -- the audience of a "family show" is probably surprised or shocked to hear something Kermit would never say to Miss Piggy. I just wish they'd grow up, though.

Meanwhile, in my life, I have seen thousands of women who were attractive or dressed-up nicely, and I've never *once* felt the urge to scream at any of them.


Later,
Art

Originally posted by DukeDevils9192
Remember, not everything you hear is from the studio audience. Producers often use laugh tracks to sweeten the sounds from the audience. Take That '70s Show for instance. Even when the jokes aren't funny, there is tons of laughter. It's awful.

Thats true, but most shows up to like 1997 were filmed in front of a live audience, besides one or two episodes of shows. But most sitcoms today use laugh tracks.