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Show By LYN CONNELLY IF SOMETHING isn't done soon about canned laughter on these situation comedy shows it's going ; to drive everyone back to the ! quiet westerns and murders! It's ! difficult to see the logic behind sponsors' decisions . . . How come the public is intelligent enough to enjoy a serious drama but not intelligent enough to laugh at a situation unless they are led into it by what amounts to sounds effects ef-fects for all Intent and purpose? Everything causes the engineers to set off the laughter . . . Father says, "I lost my slipper" and the audience gets hysterical . . . Junior Jun-ior says "Pass me the butter" and it's a better comedy line than anything Bob Hope has to offer , . . Mother says, "Oh, Johnny, wait till your father comes home" and they're rolling in the aisles . . . How ridiculous can they get? That's easy; pretty redlculousl |