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'''Announcer:''' --Four-way intersection and skip rope with it than go on living where you do now?

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'''Announcer:''' --Four-way intersection and skip rope with it than go on living where you do now?now? Then move to--\\
''(Patrick switches the channel to TV static)''\\
'''Patrick''': I hate this channel.\\
'''Squidward''': ''(grabbing the remote from Patrick)'' No! NOOO! ''(switches back)''\\
'''Announcer:''' Tentacle Acres, where happiness is just a suction cup away!
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* The Television contact in ''VideoGame/CityOfVillains'' plays this straight, with your character being directly addressed by the characters in thinly-veiled mockups of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', ''Series/TheXFiles'', and other popular TV shows from the time.

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* The Television contact in ''VideoGame/CityOfVillains'' plays this straight, with your is an anomalous television set that [[MindControl hypnotizes]] the player character being directly addressed by the characters in into doing its bidding, with its commands delivered through thinly-veiled mockups of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', ''Series/TheXFiles'', and other popular TV shows from the time.
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* The Television contact in ''VideoGame/CityOfVillains'' plays this straight, with your character getting missions from [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]], ''Series/TheXFiles'', and other TV characters.

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* The Television contact in ''VideoGame/CityOfVillains'' plays this straight, with your character getting missions from [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]], being directly addressed by the characters in thinly-veiled mockups of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', ''Series/TheXFiles'', and other popular TV characters.shows from the time.
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** In "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS14E4BloodIsThickerThanGreaseDontMakeMeLaugh Don't Make Me Laugh]]", [=SpongeBob=] laughing at a movie is so annoying that the actors on-screen get angry and tell him to stop.
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* Emma Peel is [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall watching an old black-and-white episode of]] ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'' when the screen goes all fuzzy and then her partner Steed appears (in color) to tell her that "Mrs. Peel, we're needed."
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' episode "The Big Game," a robotic TV host, built by Dr. Wily, announces a contest over the TV where by anyone who answers her question will win a prize. She asks for the name of "California's most [[TotallyRadical gnarly]] valley," to which Kevin answers the San Fernando Valley. The host immediately says that he's right, and then gives him and his friends tickets for a day in California Games world, by printing them out on a printer that is apparently connected to the TV.
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** In the ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' cartoon ''Roadrunner A-Go-Go'' (half of the proposed pilot ''The Adventures Of The Road Runner''), Wile E. Coyote stops to talk to two boys who were watching the show and explains exactly why he wants to eat the Road Runner.

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** In the ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' cartoon ''Roadrunner A-Go-Go'' ''Zip Zip Hooray'' (half of the proposed pilot ''The Adventures Of The Road Runner''), Wile E. Coyote stops to talk to two boys who were watching the show on TV and explains exactly why he wants to eat the Road Runner.
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* The game show ''Series/{{Tattletales}}'' (and its beta edition ''Series/HeSaidSheSaid'') plays it straight, considering they were comedy games. Couples compete with one spouse secluded offstage and then appearing on a TV monitor on stage to respond to questions their other half tries to predict what they'll answer.
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* ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'': "And you know who I blame for all this? You. Yes, you, ''ADRIAN.'' (That probably isn't your name, but it was worth it to freak out all the Adrians in the world.)"

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* ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'': "And you know who I blame for all this? You. You! Yes, you, ''ADRIAN.'' the public. Especially you, ''Adrian!'' (That probably isn't your name, but it was worth it to freak out mess with the heads of all the Adrians in the world.)"



--> '''Bruce:''' This is a strange episode.

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--> ---> '''Bruce:''' This is a strange episode.
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* [[Music/{{Blondie}} Debbie Harry's]] character disappears when going to check out ''Film/{{Videodrome}}'', then appears to Max in his TV, and asks for a kiss. He does...and then things start to get really bizarre. Brian O'Blivion also starts to converse with Max in this way later on. As with many events in the film, it's difficult to tell if/when [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness this is actually happening]].

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* [[Music/{{Blondie}} [[Music/{{Blondie|Band}} Debbie Harry's]] character disappears when going to check out ''Film/{{Videodrome}}'', then appears to Max in his TV, and asks for a kiss. He does...and then things start to get really bizarre. Brian O'Blivion also starts to converse with Max in this way later on. As with many events in the film, it's difficult to tell if/when [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness this is actually happening]].
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* PlayedForDrama in ''WebAnimation/AngelHare''. When the adult protagonists compares commercial tapes of the titular children's show to the tapes he watched as a child, he learns his copies are very different; Namingly, the protagonist spoke ''directly'' to him, in ways he took for granted as a child.
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* This is the primary form of supernatural occurrence in ''WebVideo/AngelHare''. Jonah's VCR recordings indicate that, while he watched ''Angel Hare'' as a child, Angel Gabby was able to interact with him and perceive happenings on his side of the screen. Eventually, Jonah realizes that [[spoiler:the effect only works during live broadcasts, so if he livestreams the show online, he can talk to Gabby again.]] In season 2, [[spoiler:Francis (who could only follow the show's script during season 1), as well as Zag, also have this ability.]]

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* This is the primary form of supernatural occurrence in ''WebVideo/AngelHare''.''WebAnimation/AngelHare''. Jonah's VCR recordings indicate that, while he watched ''Angel Hare'' as a child, Angel Gabby was able to interact with him and perceive happenings on his side of the screen. Eventually, Jonah realizes that [[spoiler:the effect only works during live broadcasts, so if he livestreams the show online, he can talk to Gabby again.]] In season 2, [[spoiler:Francis (who could only follow the show's script during season 1), as well as Zag, also have this ability.]]
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* This is the primary form of supernatural occurrence in ''WebVideo/AngelHare''. Jonah's VCR recordings indicate that, while he watched ''Angel Hare'' as a child, Angel Gabby was able to interact with him and perceive happenings on his side of the screen. Eventually, Jonah realizes that [[spoiler:the effect only works during live broadcasts, so if he livestreams the show online, he can talk to Gabby again.]] In season 2, [[spoiler:Francis (who could only follow the show's script during season 1), as well as Zag, also have this ability.]]
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* In ''[[WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials Garfield Goes Hollywood]]'', the titular cat, Jon and Odie find out about Pet Search watching it on TV. This trope happens twice: one when they learn about the U$1000 prize ("One thousand dollars?" "That's right, one thousand dollars!") and again when they learn about the trip to Hollywood ("I can't believe it!" "Well, believe it.").

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* In ''[[WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials Garfield Goes Hollywood]]'', ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldGoesHollywood'', the titular cat, Jon and Odie find out about Pet Search watching it on TV. This trope happens twice: one when they learn about the U$1000 prize ("One thousand dollars?" "That's right, one thousand dollars!") and again when they learn about the trip to Hollywood ("I can't believe it!" "Well, believe it.").
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* ''Film/ThePinkPanther'' has the inspector looking straight at the camera and going, "And I will find you, killer!"

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* ''Film/ThePinkPanther'' ''Film/ThePinkPanther2006'' has the inspector looking straight at the camera and going, "And I will find you, killer!"

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