Friends Without A Laugh Track Confirms A Terrifying Truth About Ross

Removing a laugh track from sitcoms to show off just how peculiar certain characters are isn't a new trend. Fans have been doing it since the advent of sites like YouTube, sharing clips of their favorite characters saying the most heinous and most preposterous things, with no immediate audience reaction. When it comes to Ross, it's clear he's got some issues to deal with once the laugh track is removed. Perhaps the most notable clip of Ross without a laugh track is him bickering over "the Moistmaker."

A quick refresher: Ross loves Monica's (Courteney Cox) post-Thanksgiving leftover sandwiches, which feature a gravy-soaked piece of bread in the middle. Excited to have it for lunch, Ross is dejected to find the sandwich missing from his workplace's communal fridge, forcing him to go on a tirade. Naturally, Ross' boss calls him out on his behavior, imploring him to see a psychiatrist. While the scene from Season 5, Episode 9, titled "The One with Ross's Sandwich," is deeply hilarious when watched with a laugh track... the results are pretty much terrifying once there are no chuckles in the background.

In a viral edit from 2017 (posted above), the laugh track is removed, placing a greater emphasis on just how deranged and maniacal Ross sounds over the loss of... a sandwich. This video is just one of many instances where the character comes off as peculiar and odd once the laugh track is removed.

Consider this TikTok video, also posted by user ruiningmedia, where Ross is deemed a "predator" who assaults women. Without context and no laugh track, the David Schwimmer character is legitimately terrifying, all but confirming that Ross is not the "nice guy" that he appears to be. 

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