Do you feel bad for these people or do you think it's funny?

I was bored and came across this video montage of what seems to be an 80’s video dating service. I’ve shared it and discussed it with friends and it seems to polarize people into two categories: those who find it hilarious and those who find it painful and/or sad, and thus, not funny.

The quote with the video when posted on FB:
What does this say about women’s and men’s perceptions? I thought the montage was hysterically funny. My husband thought it was touching and sad. “They’re not even acting. They’re for real,” he said.

It got me thinking about types of people (empathy levels, that sort of thing) and also how our experiences shape how sensitive we are to the suffering of others. It’s not a gender thing, necessarily, as I find the video to be hysterical on several levels, but a female friend was really struck by the painfulness of it all and didn’t seem to like it that much.

So, I’m curious as to whether you find the video to be funny or to be sad. The first part of the question is to kind of get a consensus, but I would also be interested in knowing why the video strikes you one way or another, if anyone cares to share.