Many The Big Bang Theory fans agree that if they could change one thing about the sitcom, it would be the obnoxious laugh track. By now, countless sitcom fans recognize laugh tracks as an irritating sitcom trope, and The Big Bang Theory takes it even further than most other sitcoms do.
From the very start, the cheerful, lovable Penny was written to be a stereotypical "dumb blonde," which is predictable at best and deeply insulting at worst. The show went too far to make Penny a foil to the main cast, being a socially adept but intellectually subpar character.
The off-screen character Mrs. Wolowitz was a riot as a highly protective mother who often shouts her conversations with other peole across an entire house, but some of her humor was too harsh. Primarily, The Big Bang Theory constantly mocked her for being plus-sized, and none of it was necessary.
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