sitcom tropes

• laughtrackRecorded audience amusement
• catchphraseSignature line of words
• misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
• will-they-won't-theySustained ambiguity about coupling
• cliffhangerSuspenseful unresolved ending

ensemble cast · punchline · awkward silence · running gag · love triangle · slapstick · sidekick · apartment · couch · zaniness · double take · setup · timing · canned laughter · bottle episode · flashback · subplot · quirky