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This is a list of when the fourth wall is broken in the show. Breaking the fourth wall in The Simpsons occurs when the characters acknowledge that they are fictional or acknowledge the audience or sometimes the cast and crew. It can also occur when the cast and crew acknowledge the media and try to affect it.
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Season 1
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"Bart the General"
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Bart sits on a table in a library and talks directly to the camera about the seriousness of war.
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Season 5
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"Lady Bouvier's Lover"
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The Simpsons are singing the "Armour Hot Dogs" theme song and Homer shows a sign to the camera which reads "PLEASE BUY ARMOUR BRAND HOT DOGS".
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102
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Season 9
Season 11
Season 12
Season 14
Season 20
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"Father Knows Worst"
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Homer tells the viewers he's a "great dad to both his kids".
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Music videos
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"Do the Bartman"
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Bart tells the viewers about his story of how he invented the Bartman dance moves.
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SPECIAL
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"Deep, Deep Trouble"
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Bart talks to viewers the whole short on how he got in prison.
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SPECIAL
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Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Leaning on the fourth wall is where something almost breaks the fourth wall, only for it to be an in-media effect, such as the camera panning to reveal that the character was talking to another character rather than the audience.
Season 6
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"Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"
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Dr. Hibbert, with his trademark chuckle says "Well I couldn't possibly solve this mystery. Can YOU?" pointing at the screen, at what is thought to be the viewer. The camera zooms out to show that he is pointing to Chief Wiggum, who says he will give it a shot, since it is his job.
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Season 10
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"Mom and Pop Art"
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After insulting Matt Groening by saying "What's he doing in a museum? He can barely draw!", Homer is attacked by the eraser of a giant pencil, as if Matt Groening is trying to erase Homer. It is then revealed that two museum employees are carrying the giant pencil, which is actually a work of art by Claes Oldenburg, and trying to put it on its display stand.
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