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| {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]"}} | | {{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]"}} |
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| {{TB|[[Professor Frink]] introduces the episode to the audience.}} | | {{TB|[[Professor Frink]] introduces the episode to the audience.}} |
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| {{TB|At the end of "Master and Cadaver" [[Maggie]] looks at the audience in the style of Alex DeLarge from ''A Clockwork Orange''.}} | | {{TB|At the end of "Master and Cadaver" [[Maggie]] looks at the audience in the style of Alex DeLarge from ''A Clockwork Orange''.}} |
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| {{TB|When [[Ned]] and Edna are in bed together, Edna winks at the camera.}} | | {{TB|When [[Ned]] and Edna are in bed together, Edna winks at the camera.}} |
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| {{TB|"[[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches]]"}} | | {{TB|"[[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches]]"}} |
Revision as of 19:42, January 24, 2024
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
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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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5
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"Treehouse of Horror"
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At the beginning of the episode Marge appears warning the audience that the episode may scare them.
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16
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"Treehouse of Horror II"
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Marge appears warning the audience that the episode may scare them, and remembering that if they didn't pay attention to her last time, this time they probably wouldn't either.
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42
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"Treehouse of Horror III"
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Homer appears at the beginning of the episode warning the audience about the episode, and daring them not to watch it, calling them cowards.
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64
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"Treehouse of Horror IV"
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During the episode Bart appears speaking to the audience presenting the stories.
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86
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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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"The Day the Violence Died"
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Roger Meyers Jr. says Chief Wiggum is a rip-off of Edward G. Robinson.
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146
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"Treehouse of Horror VIII"
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The Fox censor presents the episode to the audience, commenting that it will be suitable for everyone.
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182
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"Bart Star"
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Joe Namath talks to the viewers about vaporlock.
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184
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Homer speaks during the end credits, cutting off the people in them as he does as a coach.
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"Treehouse of Horror XI"
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At the end of the episode, Kang and Kodos appear in their spaceship complaining that they have been left out of the Simpsons Halloween special.
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249
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"Skinner's Sense of Snow"
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At the end of the episode, Lisa with a camel's head speaks to the audience saying "Merry Christmas from the Simpsons!".
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256
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"New Kids on the Blecch"
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'N Sync talks to the camera about the navy.
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262
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"Trilogy of Error"
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Mr. Teeny murmurs in monkey language "this plot made no sense" to the camera.
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266
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"Treehouse of Horror XII"
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At the end of "Wiz Kids", the leprecahun looks at the camera laughing evilly.
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270
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"Brawl in the Family"
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Marge tells Gabriel "At 18:00, we go live!", in reference to the time at which the episodes premiered during that part of the Season.
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276
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"Treehouse of Horror XVI"
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The episode ends with Moe saying goodbye to the audience, being accompanied by Lenny and Dennis Rodman, while the rest of the characters also look at the camera.
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270
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While the characters are in the cinema at the beginning of the movie, Homer says "If you ask me, everybody in this theater is a giant sucker. Specially you.", pointing to the audience behind the screen while he finishes his comment.
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In the chalkboard gag of the opening sequence, Bart writes "I will not illegally download this movie".
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"Lost Verizon"
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When Bart first takes hold of Denis Leary's phone after he throws it away, he explaims that you can watch commercials on it. He then holds the phone up to the camera as it cuts to commercial.
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422
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"Treehouse of Horror XIX"
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Marge ends the episode by addressing the audience.
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424
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"Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words"
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While solving crossword puzzles, Lisa thinks of B.A.R.T. and describes it as a San Francesco people mover, Bart then looks at the camera and says "Speaking of San Francesco people movers", the scene then cuts to Homer in a gay bar with Julio.
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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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438
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"Treehouse of Horror XXI"
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Professor Frink introduces the episode to the audience.
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468
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At the end of "Master and Cadaver" Maggie looks at the audience in the style of Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange.
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"The Ned-liest Catch"
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In the cliffhanger ending, Homer and Marge remind the viewer to join TheSimpsons.com and vote on whether Ned and Edna Krabappel should stay together. Note:This scene was extended into the credits in later airings.
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486
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"The Falcon and the D'ohman"
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Comic Book Guy tells the viewers that the result of Nedna will be revealed in the episode.
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487
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When Ned and Edna are in bed together, Edna winks at the camera.
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"Treehouse of Horror XXII"
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The characters who have participated in the episode meet to say goodbye to the audience.
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489
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"Moe Goes from Rags to Riches"
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Moe's bar rag tells the viewers his life story throughout the whole episode
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498
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"A Test Before Trying"
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After making wishes at the well, Marge says she hopes Bart to pass his exam, what makes Homer mention the way to get them back on topic, referring to back to the main plot of the episode.
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518
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"Hardly Kirk-ing"
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Homer says that Bart's comment about not wanting to look like his dad is "not a heartwarming thing to end [the episode] on".
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"Four Regrettings and a Funeral"
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The church marquee refers to Chip Davis as "Springfield's most beloved character that you never saw".
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533
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"The Man Who Came to Be Dinner"
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Kodos turns to the camera and says "As if this never happened", referring to the episode being non-canon.
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562
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"The Marge-ian Chronicles"
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After giving Marge the reason to open a G-rated comedy club, with the goal that she abandon the idea, Homer raises his thumb while looking at the camera.
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590
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"The Caper Chase"
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Robert McKee breaks the fourth wall by talking about the time cut that happened after the introduction to the clones.
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615
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"Moho House"
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A hand drawn Gracie Films gag is seen in Homer's flip-book.
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617
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In "Stogie's Song", Stogie sang the line "that's the ending of the show, except for the tag."
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"Singin' in the Lane"
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Lenny says "This episode has a lot of music."
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625
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"No Good Read Goes Unpunished"
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After Marge changes the offensive content of the book "The Princess in the Garden", Lisa comments: "It's hard to say. Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect. What can you do?". While looking at the camera, at the same time that screen pans to a framed picture of Apu, with the caption "Don't Have a Cow, Man.". After that, Marge comments: "Some things will be dealt with at a later date.", also looking at the camera. Being the scene an ansewer of the show to Apu's racial stereotyping criticism.
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633
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"Warrin' Priests: Part One"
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When Lisa and Bode are meditating, a notice saying "Animation Budget Exceeded" appears.
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681
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Milhouse says that he hopes Part Two is about his rescue.
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A "Next Week" segment appears at the end of the episode.
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"Warrin' Priests: Part Two"
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Kent Brockman talks directly to the viewers in a recap of part one.
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682
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Bode Wright prays with the Simpsons and asks God to please not let The Simpsons ever end.
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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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The Simpsons: Tapped Out frequently breaks the fourth wall, with the characters referring to being in a game.
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.
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"Duffless"
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When Homer turns down a glass of beer and runs off, Moe says that he will be back and so will several other barflies which whom he points to and he seems to point to the viewer, who is actually Barney.
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75
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"Bart of Darkness"
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Richard briefly appears to be throwing a beach ball at the camera, only for it to then show someone else catching it.
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104
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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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128
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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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222
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"Brawl in the Family"
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While the Simpsons happily return home, Lisa comments "Could this be the end of our series...". After the others look at her, she ends the sentence saying "...of events?".
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276
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"Gone Maggie Gone"
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After a return to commercial when Lisa is trying to figure out Springfield's biggest ring, she looks at the camera asking "Well? Did you get it?" The scene then changes to show that she was asking Milhouse, who says that he doesn't know.
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"Halloween of Horror"
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During the "Grown-Up Halloween" musical number, several characters look like their singing to the audience when they're really addressing Marge and Bart.
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578
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"Moho House"
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Moe said "Me thinks I see my opportunity" to the camera, only to reveal he was talking to Sideshow Mel, who he said he considered his friend.
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617
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