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WoodKnapp94
Since: May, 2020
16th Nov, 2020 07:07:06 PM
I think those just go under Show Within a Show (or Soap Within a Show if it's a soap opera)
Inside a fictional world, there’s a short clip of a dumb tv show based around a single, simple joke. It’s shown only for a few seconds, and it makes you wonder how there could be an entire tv show about this concept. Usually, it’s meant to satirize the vapid nature of modern media.
Examples: “Where Are My Pants?” -The Lego Movie, “I Got The Shit Kicked Out Of Me”- Sorry To Bother You, “Horse In A Bookcase”- Phineas And Ferb
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