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    When Did the Record Scratch Cliché Start?

    Every so often I get to wondering about the origins of annoying clichés, and the one I’ve been wondering about lately is the use of the record needle scratch in trailers, commercials and and other promotional videos. This cliché started not long after scratching actually became an accepted effect in popular music, but when did they start using the needle scratch for “comic” effect in TV and movies?