Sitcoms

I was thinking of when I used to watch situation comedies while I was growing up. It has been years since I watched television regularly. I watch television occasonally, but I never keep up with storylines. It was rare that I liked a situation comedy when I was younger. The comedy in so many of them was based on putting the main character(s) in an awkward or humiliating position and having the audience laugh at them while they try to get out of the mess. While watcing thses types of comedies, I found myself feeling angst for the character(s)more than laughing. I alway wondered if other people reacted to those types of shows the same way.