 Tony Randall and Jack Klugman hated the artificial laugh track and  asked ABC to ether remove it or start filming in front of a live  audience. ABC initially refused, but to keep their stars happy aired  this episode "Oscars New Life" without the laugh track as an  experiment. At the end of the original broadcast Randall and Klugman  appeared out of character to ask the viewers to write into ABC  indicating if they like the show better with or without the laugh  track. The results came in roughly 5 