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queenFrostine278 · 03-20-2006, 04:52 PM

ok... FOR EXAMPLE.

in the episode where that jerk bobbie is in the flower shop. in the TV versions there is a lot of audience clapping when janet takes her job back from mr. compton. there isn't a reaction on the DVDs.

also...in the episode where terri dates the bartender janet wants. in the beginning when jack is showing janet what to do in order to get a date...on TV there is all this out of place laughter after he says my name is janet *laughter* wood. in the DVDs this laughter is absent.

does anyone know why this is???

Dr. Thong · 03-20-2006, 08:29 PM

Sounds to me like they tinkered with and/or removed the laugh track. Or maybe it was some sound processing anomaly that occured when they were transferring the original tapes to digital.

Chuck89 · 03-20-2006, 09:15 PM

I also noticed something in the 6th season episode "Eyewitness Blues".
When Janet lets go of the undercover officer(after she finds out he has a wife)and his head hits the floor,you can hear the sound of it hitting the floor in the syndicated episode.
On the DVD,you don't hear it hit the floor.
In season 7,TC moved from CBS Television City to the now defunct Metromedia Square(torn down in 2003) and I noticed some differences in sound and picture quality. With the move,seasons 7 and 8 had softer lighting and canned laughter was mixed in with the live audience laughter.
It will be interesting to see the different picture quality on the S7 and 8 DVDs.

JackTripper258 · 03-20-2006, 10:13 PM

I also noticed in "Stranger's in the Night" (I believe that's the epi name) when Larry is playing the guitar and he breaks into a Spanish fast tempo, it's not him playing! He starts "playing" like 2 seconds after the music starts! This probably has nothing to do with the audience but I just thought I would mention it.

_Jack&Janet_ · 03-20-2006, 10:53 PM

I've noticed this too.... In "janet wigs out" when she leaves the beagle after tell Larry, "goodbye to this wig and hello to Janet," on TV the audience claps and it goes to the commercial... but on the DVD is cuts back to jack, or cindy..i cant remeber.... So i find several of those too....its weird!

GrandGame1440 · 03-20-2006, 11:06 PM

They place applause there because it would seem weird to go to break without it. Seeing that was not the original point of break, they obviously just placed it there because it would seem awkward without it.

queenFrostine278 · 03-20-2006, 11:20 PM

hmm...pretty sketchtastic.

CM1124 · 03-21-2006, 02:28 AM

I think Chris Mann's book said that laugh tracks were never used on "Three's Company," although they were used for some episodes of "Three's a Crowd" (a telling sign that TAC would be one season and done)...

Billy K. · 03-21-2006, 02:34 PM

[QUOTE=Chuck89]I also noticed something in the 6th season episode "Eyewitness Blues".
When Janet lets go of the undercover officer(after she finds out he has a wife)and his head hits the floor,you can hear the sound of it hitting the floor in the syndicated episode.
On the DVD,you don't hear it hit the floor.

I heard the cop's head hitting the floor on my copy of the DVD. I saw the episode last night. It was sorta like a thump when he hit the floor.

03-20-2006, 04:52 PM	#1
queenFrostine278 Jen Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 27, 2005 Location: NY Posts: 263	audience inconsistencies ok... FOR EXAMPLE. in the episode where that jerk bobbie is in the flower shop. in the TV versions there is a lot of audience clapping when janet takes her job back from mr. compton. there isn't a reaction on the DVDs. also...in the episode where terri dates the bartender janet wants. in the beginning when jack is showing janet what to do in order to get a date...on TV there is all this out of place laughter after he says my name is janet laughter wood. in the DVDs this laughter is absent. does anyone know why this is???
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03-20-2006, 08:29 PM	#2
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	Sounds to me like they tinkered with and/or removed the laugh track. Or maybe it was some sound processing anomaly that occured when they were transferring the original tapes to digital.
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03-20-2006, 09:15 PM	#3
Chuck89 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 07, 2003 Location: Hobart,Indiana Posts: 175	audience/sound effects and different studio in seasons 7 and 8.... I also noticed something in the 6th season episode "Eyewitness Blues". When Janet lets go of the undercover officer(after she finds out he has a wife)and his head hits the floor,you can hear the sound of it hitting the floor in the syndicated episode. On the DVD,you don't hear it hit the floor. In season 7,TC moved from CBS Television City to the now defunct Metromedia Square(torn down in 2003) and I noticed some differences in sound and picture quality. With the move,seasons 7 and 8 had softer lighting and canned laughter was mixed in with the live audience laughter. It will be interesting to see the different picture quality on the S7 and 8 DVDs.

03-20-2006, 10:53 PM	#5
_Jack&Janet_ Together in my book Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 19, 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 265	I've noticed this too.... In "janet wigs out" when she leaves the beagle after tell Larry, "goodbye to this wig and hello to Janet," on TV the audience claps and it goes to the commercial... but on the DVD is cuts back to jack, or cindy..i cant remeber.... So i find several of those too....its weird!
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03-20-2006, 10:13 PM	#4
JackTripper258 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 08, 2005 Posts: 415	I also noticed in "Stranger's in the Night" (I believe that's the epi name) when Larry is playing the guitar and he breaks into a Spanish fast tempo, it's not him playing! He starts "playing" like 2 seconds after the music starts! This probably has nothing to do with the audience but I just thought I would mention it.

03-20-2006, 11:06 PM	#6
GrandGame1440 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 24, 2003 Posts: 557	They place applause there because it would seem weird to go to break without it. Seeing that was not the original point of break, they obviously just placed it there because it would seem awkward without it.

03-20-2006, 11:20 PM	#7
queenFrostine278 Jen Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 27, 2005 Location: NY Posts: 263	hmm...pretty sketchtastic.

03-21-2006, 02:28 AM	#8
CM1124 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 16, 2005 Posts: 57	I think Chris Mann's book said that laugh tracks were never used on "Three's Company," although they were used for some episodes of "Three's a Crowd" (a telling sign that TAC would be one season and done)...

03-21-2006, 02:34 PM	#9
Billy K. Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 342	[QUOTE=Chuck89]I also noticed something in the 6th season episode "Eyewitness Blues". When Janet lets go of the undercover officer(after she finds out he has a wife)and his head hits the floor,you can hear the sound of it hitting the floor in the syndicated episode. On the DVD,you don't hear it hit the floor. I heard the cop's head hitting the floor on my copy of the DVD. I saw the episode last night. It was sorta like a thump when he hit the floor.