▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁first ▁season . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁show , ▁Arn az ▁and ▁Ball ▁became ▁TV ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁entrepr ene urs . ▁ ▁Des il u ▁Produ ctions ▁▁ ▁With ▁Ball , ▁Arn az ▁founded ▁Des il u ▁Produ ctions . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁most ▁television ▁programs ▁were ▁broadcast ▁live , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁mark ets ▁were ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁received ▁only ▁k ines cope ▁images . ▁Karl ▁Freund , ▁Arn az ' s ▁cam er aman , ▁and ▁even ▁Arn az ▁himself ▁have ▁been ▁cred ited ▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁multiple - camera ▁setup ▁production ▁style ▁using ▁adjacent ▁sets ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁live ▁audience ▁that ▁became ▁the ▁standard ▁for ▁subsequent ▁situation ▁com ed ies . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁film ▁enabled ▁every ▁station ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁broadcast ▁high - quality ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁Arn az ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁impossible ▁to ▁allow ▁an ▁audience ▁onto ▁a ▁sound ▁stage , ▁but ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁Freund ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁set ▁that ▁would ▁accommod ate ▁an ▁audience , ▁allow ▁film ing , ▁and ▁ad here ▁to ▁fire ▁and ▁safety ▁codes .. ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁ 3 5 mm ▁film , ▁Arn az ▁and ▁Ball ▁agreed ▁to ▁sal ary ▁cut s . ▁ ▁In ▁return ▁they ▁retained ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁films . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁their ▁in vention ▁of ▁re - run s ▁and ▁synd ic