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ethelmaepotter · 09-26-2006, 02:35 PM

Does anyone know if "The Jeffersons" stopped taping before a live audience at some point during the show's run? It seems in the later years, the show's audience laughter seemed muffled and "controlled". I know "All in the Family" stopped using live audiences around 1977 as did "One Day At A Time", but what about "The Jeffersons"?

TVFactFan · 09-30-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ethelmaepotter

Does anyone know if "The Jeffersons" stopped taping before a live audience at some point during the show's run? It seems in the later years, the show's audience laughter seemed muffled and "controlled". I know "All in the Family" stopped using live audiences around 1977 as did "One Day At A Time", but what about "The Jeffersons"?

I think after season 5

GSU2004 · 09-30-2006, 06:08 PM

I think it was probably in the 1980's as the viewers would stop hearing Isabelle Sanford say at the end, "The Jeffersons was filmed in front of a live studio audience."

TVFactFan · 09-30-2006, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GSU2004

I think it was probably in the 1980's as the viewers would stop hearing Isabelle Sanford say at the end, "The Jeffersons was filmed in front of a live studio audience."

I will see if that is heard on the season 5 closing credits of the ep I'm watching right now

TVFactFan · 09-30-2006, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GSU2004

I think it was probably in the 1980's as the viewers would stop hearing Isabelle Sanford say at the end, "The Jeffersons was filmed in front of a live studio audience."

Yeah you were right it was in the 80's because the season 5 ep I watched on TV Land Tonight u could hear Isabel saying Taped in front of a Live studio audience"

71dude · 10-13-2006, 10:30 PM

The Season 7 episodes still have a "taped before a studio audience" credit in the end credits.

09-26-2006, 02:35 PM	#1
ethelmaepotter Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 03, 2005 Posts: 243	"The Jeffersons": Canned Laughter? Does anyone know if "The Jeffersons" stopped taping before a live audience at some point during the show's run? It seems in the later years, the show's audience laughter seemed muffled and "controlled". I know "All in the Family" stopped using live audiences around 1977 as did "One Day At A Time", but what about "The Jeffersons"?

09-30-2006, 06:08 PM	#3
GSU2004 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 28, 2005 Posts: 764	I think it was probably in the 1980's as the viewers would stop hearing Isabelle Sanford say at the end, "The Jeffersons was filmed in front of a live studio audience."

10-13-2006, 10:30 PM	#6
71dude Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 29, 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 116	The Season 7 episodes still have a "taped before a studio audience" credit in the end credits.