Photo Booth doesn't display snapshots

I know that Photo Booth is supposed to "print" your snapshot down into the bin below the display screen. But when I try to take a snapshot, 4-shot, or video, it doesn't do that. It counts down, "snaps," and freezes the display as if that were the photo, but it won't "print" it down to the bin, and it won't let me take another photo. I cannot find anyone else who has had this problem.
I've deleted the program and re-installed it once already, to no effect. This happens on both my new iMac and my new MacBook, but only on my personal account (mirrored through the Migration Assistant...if I create a new account, it works the way it's supposed to). Help?
PhotoBooth 2.0.2 (73)
iMac with 10.5.5, 3.06 GHz and 2.8GB ram.
MacBook with 10.5.5, 2.4 Ghz and 2.667 GB ram.

You got me confused w/Defcom(UK) regarding the plist suggestion.
Have you tried any of the following?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411 Apple Portables: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238 Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
Worth a shot..............

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