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Difference between revisions of "Breaking the fourth wall"

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Revision as of 11:19, August 9, 2013

This is a list of when the fourth wall is broken in the show. Breaking the fourth wall in The Simpsons occurs when a character looks directly at the camera, or they refer to themslves as fictional.

Season 1

Image Episode Description Ep #
200px "Bart the General" Bart sits on a table in a library and talks directly to the camera about the seriousness of war. 5

Season 9

Image Episode Description Ep #
200px "Bart Star" Joe Namath talks to the viewers about vaporlock. 184

Season 11

Image Episode Description Ep #
200px "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" Homer informs the viewers that the show will be back after the commercial break. 229
200px "Saddlesore Galactica" Comic Book Guy wears a shirt that proclaims the ongoing episode to be the "worst ever". 240
200 px "Missionary: Impossible" A Fox pledge-a-thon presented by Betty White interrupts the ending of the episode. When Bart pledges the needed money, he receives a phone call telling him that he's saved the network. He comments that it "wouldn't be the first time". 242
200px "Pygmoelian" Carl tells the viewers "You see, that's why I don't talk much", after starting a dialogue which ends in tears. 243

Season 12

Image Episode Description Ep #
200 px "New Kids on the Blecch" 'N Sync talks to the camera about the navy. 262


Image Episode Description Ep #
200 px "Trilogy of Error" Mr. Teeny murmurs in monkey language "this plot made no sense" to the camera. 266

Season 14

Image Episode Description Ep #
200 px "Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington" A promo for Joe Millionaire appears on the screen, which Homer picks up and eats, then spits it out. 305

Image Episode Description Ep #
200 px "Old Yeller-Belly" Homer remarks to the camera about how the plan to get Santa's Little Helper back is working. 310

Season 20

Image Episode Description Ep #
200px "Father Knows Worst" Homer tells the viewers he's a "great dad to both his kids". 438

Music videos

Image Episode Description Ep #
200px "Do the Bartman" Bart tells the viewers about his story of how he invented the Bartman dance moves. SPECIAL
200px "Deep, Deep Trouble" Bart talks to viewers the whole short on how he got in prison. SPECIAL