I grew up in the 60s and 70s, so the laugh track was ubiquitous. while I don't care for it, I learned to ignore it on shows I enjoyed, but... The laugh track may well be part of why I tended to watch dramas more for years, though... I think on some level, found the whole thing kind of jarring BEFORE I got into a show... so there are probably shows I didnt' begin watching while they were on at least partly because of it... I didn't really think of it at the time, however. I was also an overly serious kid.