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Favorite fourth wall breaker

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Th4ab Apr 26, 2026 +29
Community the board game.
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1918underwood Apr 26, 2026 +8
We'll definitely be back next year. If not, it'll be because an asteroid has destroyed all human civilization. And that's canon.
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Icy-Flamingo420 Apr 26, 2026 +8
"I cant believe this show used to be about community college"
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JF0909 Apr 26, 2026 +49
"Please tell your friends about this show"
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nomnomsquirrel Apr 26, 2026 +18
Save Our Bluths!
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partychu Apr 26, 2026 +21
I think im gonna have to go with the original. bugs Bunny. Also Malcolm in the middle is iconic for this. And idk if it really counts but Ron Howard talking shit on the narrator on the show within arrested development
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mil1ion Apr 26, 2026 +1
Yeah I love that Malcolm is the only one to break it. And actually, in the new limited reboot they did, his daughter does too.
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partychu Apr 26, 2026 +1
Yeah I loved that he passed it down to the daughter.
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WintersDoomsday Apr 26, 2026 +41
Fleabag
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Goldman250 Apr 26, 2026 +14
The Hot Priest being the only one to spot it is what really brings it all together and makes it one of the best uses of the fourth wall break.
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Prize-Temporary4159 Apr 26, 2026 -1
Understated and never addressed. Love it
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Underwater_Karma Apr 26, 2026 +17
It was absolutely addressed. The priest character asked who she was talking to several times.
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Prize-Temporary4159 Apr 26, 2026 +3
In the second season?
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AitchyB Apr 26, 2026 +1
And she talked to her therapist about it IIRC
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Dustmopper Apr 26, 2026 +17
Zack Morris #Time Out!
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sexandliquor Apr 26, 2026 +1
This was what I thought of too. I remember it lessened over the years and at some point wasn’t a thing anymore. But in those early seasons he would literally freeze time for fourth wall breaks lol
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chantellylace83 Apr 26, 2026 +10
There's a fantastic scene in Northern Exposure where there is a particularly strange plot taking place. It's getting towards the end of the episode, and it seems like the only way out is to have a shoot off between two main characters....and suddenly all of the characters on screen break the fourth wall. It's hilarious, and was super unexpected. If anyone hasn't seen that show, I definitely recommend it!
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Joey42601 Apr 26, 2026 +4
I was thinking of that one when I clicked here
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DetectiveTrickyCad Apr 26, 2026 +22
30 Rock had some great ones, like when they did an intentionally blatant product placement for Verizon and Tina fey turns to the camera afterwards and says ‘can we have our money now?’ Or when they’re talking about green week and she rolls her eyes and says ‘they’re not going to just do something useless like make their logo green, right?’ And then glances towards the bottom of the screen where the green nbc logo pops up.
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ButthurtBilly Apr 26, 2026 +25
"None of this is real! We're on a show within a show! My real name is Tracy Morgan!"
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HLOFRND Apr 26, 2026 +17
Does Mr. Robot count? The viewer is sort of a character in the show to an extent, and Elliot talks directly to us most of the time. Mr. Robot does, too. (Please avoid spoilers in your replies. Be cool, friends.)
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djkhan23 Apr 26, 2026 +6
It's the only answer I was looking for here.
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This_Book6305 Apr 26, 2026 +2
If you think it counts, then I do too.
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Dad0013 Apr 26, 2026 +17
Cancellations aside, I liked Kevin Spacey in House of Cards.
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helpusdrzaius Apr 26, 2026 +3
forget it Marge, it's Chinatown!!
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MammothAsk391 Apr 26, 2026 +7
Will Smith in The Fresh Prince
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sad_magical_girl Apr 26, 2026 +5
Why we ain't got no ceiling? Classic
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hsh1976 Apr 26, 2026 +9
The end of Mr. Inbetween
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hankjmoody Apr 26, 2026 +3
*Run.*
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TrentonTallywacker Apr 26, 2026 +2
His wolf grin is iconic at this point
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NobodySpecialSCL Apr 26, 2026 +12
Malcolm in the Middle.
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Dualmilion Apr 26, 2026 +6
Mr Robot. Specifically because it becomes significant at the end
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joeyguse Apr 26, 2026 +6
This is before a lot of people on listnook's time, but Norman Fell was the king of this trope. [https://www.instagram.com/reels/DC5OpSsxsj1/](https://www.instagram.com/reels/DC5OpSsxsj1/)
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re_me Apr 26, 2026 +5
Don Cheadle, house of lies.
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Independent-Yard-831 Apr 26, 2026 +4
His monologues were wild, especially when he'd just stop mid-scene to roast the whole situation. That show was underrated for how clever the writing got with those breaks
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the__overrated Apr 26, 2026 +6
Three's Company: Mr. Roper making a joke that cracked himself up and looking at the camera with the proudest smirk.
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amoeba-tower Apr 26, 2026 +4
Moonlighting. Happened a lot, but my favorite is when the David and Maddie said the script was short so they had to burn time to fill the time s***. Another one was a fake fan mail cold intro.
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novus_ludy Apr 26, 2026 +3
Fleabag is probably cheating, so in Boston legal there are a lot of good breakes, but my favorite - Christian Clemens singing theme song.
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mike10dude Apr 26, 2026 +3
zack morris on saved by the bell
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TinyPastelCloud_ Apr 26, 2026 +3
Omg, Arrested Development is SO good for this! Save Our Bluths! is iconic. 😭
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pinkietoe Apr 26, 2026 +1
PUT ON 3D GLASSES
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sd_glokta Apr 26, 2026 +2
Ted in Better Off Ted. Miss that show.
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Greempa Apr 26, 2026 +2
George Burns in the Burns and Allen Show.
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m_Pony Apr 26, 2026 +1
say g'night Gracie!
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VaderBinks Apr 26, 2026 +2
Boston Legal and House of Cards until they made the wife in on it too
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MooseMalloy Apr 26, 2026 +2
Groucho Marx
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j-whiskey Apr 26, 2026 +2
Eddie Murphy - Trading Places “like orange juice, and bacon, and eggs” or something similar :-)
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Kindarelevanttoo Apr 26, 2026 +2
Austin Powers movies Mr. Roboto- “why don’t I just speak English?” Austin- “That would be a good idea now wouldn’t it? That way I wouldn’t misread the subtitles making it seem like you’re saying something dirty, now wouldn’t it?” Obviously there’s a lot more, but that one is what jumps to mind. https://youtu.be/SjnWOnJK-zw?si=SZ4xF9IJm4VUBfM9
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gspaul Apr 26, 2026 +1
Tom Selleck in the OG Magnum PI...always mugging for the camera.
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TheYoungEkko Apr 26, 2026 +1
Just started watching Girlfriends for real, and Joan's 4th wall breaks are great. That said, Malcolm's still the GOAT of breaking the 4th wall
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Total_Inevitable9620 Apr 26, 2026 +1
i'm more into shows that break the fourth wall, you?
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WonderfulLemon5605 Apr 26, 2026 +1
Crazy ex girlfriend
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kye-kitty10 Apr 26, 2026 +1
Probably doesn't count because it's a mockumentary but in Modern Family, Phil's panicked looks at the camera when something goes wrong. I always love that.
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Random_Tangent_Post Apr 26, 2026 +1
Dexter Morgan
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shinyhpno Apr 26, 2026 +6
Those aren't fourth wall breaks. He's talking to himself.
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ElrondCupboard Apr 26, 2026 -2
Breaking the fourth wall is usually annoying. Sorry Deadpool.
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Measure76 Apr 26, 2026 -7
Basically everyone on the office but especially Jim.
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re_me Apr 26, 2026 +6
I don’t think those count as a fourth wall break. They are talking to the “documentary” film crew.
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Measure76 Apr 26, 2026 -7
Counts for me.
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re_me Apr 26, 2026 +4
Don’t think that’s how that works.
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Measure76 Apr 26, 2026 -7
You can have your own interpretation, that doesn't bother me.
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re_me Apr 26, 2026 +5
My own interpretation of a defined story telling technique? k
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Measure76 Apr 26, 2026 +1
I wasn't aware that you were the sole arbiter of what counts as a storytelling technique. I'm sorry to have questioned you. But I would point out that the cast is breaking the fourth wall for the documentary and the TV show simultaneously.
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spiritbearr Apr 26, 2026 -5
I intentionally fumbled the remote for a girl for She Hulk backing out to the Disney+ dashboard. It worked perfectly. I wish the girl didn't turn into a Nazi.
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