Best comedy TV audio problems of all time

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Pilot - S1-E2

Audio problem: Roger finds the Jack In The Box man. The Jack In The Box man starts screaming and then Roger screams and runs out the door. When this happens, the Jack In The Box man sounds like Roger and Roger sounds like Stan. (00:12:30)

Casual Person

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The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) - S1-E3

Audio problem: In the first scene, we see a quartet led by a sax player. The music we hear, however, is of a trio without sax. This is fixed in the rebroadcast where the song is Satin Doll led by the sax. Additionally, the piano now sounds like an electric to match its look.

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Ebenezer Sanford - S5-E12

Audio problem: During the dream sequence, while the spirits of Christmas uses echoing sounds in their voices periodically, Fred's voice was not supposed to echo at all, but his voice can be heard echoing as well a few times.

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Now You're Gonna Pay - S3-E3

Audio problem: The man Larusso neglects to sell his dealership to thinks he just got the deal before being punked. He turns around to talk to his assistant but the audio here is off enough to be noticeable. His mouth doesn't match briefly.

manthabeat

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Oslo - S7-E6

Audio problem: As the governor walks into the office, he says "you think you're hot shit?" and in a shot from slightly behind him we can see a clear profile of him, and his mouth isn't moving.

Jon Sandys

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Audio problem: When Blanche discusses Mrs. Somhers coming to visit from California, she says a line about her in the kitchen. When the shot switches to the entrance to the living room, Blanche repeats the same line.

keyman19

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Tricky Dick - S3-E3

Audio problem: In the epilogue when Harry is singing for the garage band, before he takes the guitar and smashes it, you can see the guitar player is strumming, but only the bass guitar and drum parts are audible. (00:21:20)

Phaneron

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Mistaken Identity - S1-E6

Audio problem: When Jerry goes over to open the jail cell door, the sound effect of jingling keys can be heard, however the actor isn't holding any keys. The jail cell door doesn't even have a keyhole.

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Suggested correction: When the Sergeant tells Jerry to open the cell (00:18:20), Jerry reaches to his left side to retrieve keys from his duty belt (there is no "sound effect of jingling keys"). And keys were visible dangling from Jerry's duty belt when he told Philip to calm his wife (00:17:10). Secondly, the jail cell door does indeed have an old-style keyhole (00:18:30).

Super Grover

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This is My Song - S1-E11

Audio problem: In the final song, "This is What It's Like to Be Lovers", the lead male studio singer starts the song, not David Cassidy, then they switch to David Cassidy's real voice halfway through for just two lines, then they switch back to the male voice of the studio singer.

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The Shower Scene - S3-E3

Audio problem: Right at the end after Heather reveals that Ellen taped over the birthing tape with an episode of thirtysomething, someone says "which one" but no one in the crowd moves their lips.

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The First Time - S3-E7

Audio problem: Penelope ends the call between Alex and Lydia while Lydia and Leslie are at the store; after that you can hear someone whisper a swear word shortly after.

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