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* ''Series/SherlockHolmes'': in the episode "The Copper Beeches", the end of the story has Dr. Watson reading aloud from his account of the adventure that he and Sherlock Holmes had just concluded. Then he turns to Holmes, who had earlier expressed criticism of Watson's writing, and sarcastically asks, "You don't think I put too much color and life into it, do you?" Holmes replies, "I leave all questions of literary style to your expertise!" before turning and looking directly into the camera with a hint of a smile.
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* ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' did this in a couple early episodes, with Carrie addressing the camera directly. It didn't take them long to shift to her providing voice-over narration in each episode, which continued for the rest of the series.
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* ''Series/TheSerpentQueen'': Catherine often gives asides to the camera, particularly when in the episodes when she's a teenager.
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* Miranda Hart does this all the time in ''Series/{{Miranda}}'' - usually by commenting that someone who has insulted her is "Rude actually!" or by making faces when someone else does something silly or gross.
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* Miranda Hart does this all the time in ''Series/{{Miranda}}'' ''Series/Miranda2009'' - usually by commenting that someone who has insulted her is "Rude actually!" or by making faces when someone else does something silly or gross.
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* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' did this in the final season when the alternate universe Lionel Luthor escapes to the main universe
-->'''Lionel:''' ''[looking directly into the camera]'' Guess I'm back in the nick of time. Wouldn't want to miss how it all turns out.
-->'''Lionel:''' ''[looking directly into the camera]'' Guess I'm back in the nick of time. Wouldn't want to miss how it all turns out.
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** Dr. Spaceman's final appearance on the show ends with him saying: "That's a series wrap on Leo Spaceman, suckers!"
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* On ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', during the CourtroomDrama episode "Rules of Engagement", whenever witnesses on the stand are relating their experiences, the event is shown on screen as a FlashBack; except the witness speaks directly to the camera, since they are actually describing the scene to the court. [[WordOfGod Ira Steven Behr]] said that he got the idea while watching Creator/SpikeLee's film ''Film/{{Clockers}}''.
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* ''Series/ScenesFromAMarriage2021'': The episodes begin with the cast and crew getting into position before the camera goes action, allowing for another layer of artificiality and pretense in a show about a marriage where both parties are pretending. The very last scene of the show are the two lead actors wrapping up the final scene and heading off the set together.
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** In the Ninth Doctor story [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E2TheEndOfTheWorld "The End of the World"]], one of the (CGI-animated) spiders "accidentally" [[CameraAbuse collides with the camera]].
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** In the Ninth Doctor story [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E2TheEndOfTheWorld "The End of the World"]], one of the (CGI-animated) spiders "accidentally" [[CameraAbuse collides with the camera]].camera]]--a deliberate ShoutOut to the insect-like alien who had infamously plowed into the camera in the First Doctor story [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E5TheWebPlanet "The Web Planet"]] almost exactly forty years earlier.
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** Episode 53: During Nancy—Saodah's confrontaion, Alan looks at the camera and says that if this is a soap opera, they would be pulling each other hair.
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** Episode 53: During Nancy—Saodah's confrontaion, confrontation, Alan looks at the camera and says that if this is a soap opera, they would be pulling each other hair.
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* ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'' breaks the fourth wall regulary ever since the 40s episode.
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* ''Series/{{Dickinson}}'': Creator/LouisaMayAlcott twice points out accurate historical things she's shown doing (enjoying runs, working as a nurse) to the audience.
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* ''Series/TheRopers'': This was a signature of Mr. Roper; he would deliver a one-liner or zinger and then turn to the camera and smile mischeviously.
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* ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'' breaks the fourth wall regulary ever since the 40s episode.
** In the ending of episode 21, Bambang asks the audience what should he do after realizing entertainment industry tells a lot of lies to its audience.
** In episode 36, Bambang tells Wawan to stop feeding him and the camera to stop making a big deal out of it, even breaking character too.
** In episode 44, Bambang confides to the audience that he feels all his efforts to get Melani were pointless.
** Later in episode 44, after his third attempt at apologizing to Melani failed, Bambang asks the audience what should he do now that all his apology plans has failed.
** Episode 45: Alan tells the audience to not follow the example of the two men [[BystanderSyndrome recording him and Bobby chasing a pickpocket instead of helping them]].
** Episode 48: Bambang thanks the audience for [[spoiler:supporting him until he finally becomes Melani's boyfriend.]]
** In episode 49, Bambang tells any audience who is still single to not get jealous [[spoiler:seeing him holding hands with Melani.]]
** In the ending of episode 49, Alexi teases the audience for waiting for an [[EveryEpisodeEnding ending quote]] before trying to give one himself.
** In episode 51, after Melani left him because (in her eyes) he couldn't control his jealousy again, Bambang asks for help from the audience, before realizing [[TakeThatAudience he shouldn't talk to singles]].
** Episode 53: During Nancy—Saodah's confrontaion, Alan looks at the camera and says that if this is a soap opera, they would be pulling each other hair.
** Later, after seeing Alexi refuses Nancy one-million price in favor of two-millions one, Alan tells the audience (particularly, mothers) to feed their children milk instead of accumulator water so that they won't become like Alexi.
** Episode 54: When Alexi finds no one in his soon-to-be new office, Alexi assumes he is being secretly recorded for a show and accuses the audience of recording him.
** Episode 55: Alexi notices that the episode is making fun of his angst about Melani not loving him. The episode accordingly plays sad music.
** Also in episode 55, Prima asks the creative team and writers (via the camera) whether he will get a romance arc of his own. The camera "says" no.
** Episode 56:
*** Bambang asks the audience what did he do wrong this time after Melani yelled at him.
*** Alan gets Bambang to stop crying by threatening to show a close-up of Bambang's mouth to the audience.
*** After seeing another Bambang—Melani drama, Mami Bibir wonders out loud how many episodes they are in. Bambang answers "56".
*** Juna complains about how his good luck is gone ever since episode 45.
** Episode 57: After Mami Bibir's give him some "criticism and suggestion", Alexi asks the audience to give him some too by "calling the numbers below".
** Also in episode 57, Juna asks the camera whether they're ready if Juna comes to their house in a ''pocong'' ghost costume.
** Episode 60: When remembering that time [[ContinuityNod Prima was stalked by Yola]], Alan tells the audience to not expect a flashback and go watch episode 18 and 19 instead.
** After hearing Sandi comments that Bambang couldn't be Melani's girlfriend in episode 61, Bambang asks the audience whether his relationship with Melani is that unbelieveable. The camera nods.
** Early in episode 63, Mami Bibir gives a gossip-news-like quote to the camera. She also tells the camera to stop focusing on her lips.
** In episode 63, when Alan starts worrying about whether Pipin likes Bambang or not, Alan asks the audience to assure him that it couldn't be true.
** In episode 64, after Alexi has a crying scene, Alexi asks the editor of the episode to not add too many comedic crow sound effect. The editor already did.
** In the last episode, when Juna asks him whether they still have a chance at winning Melani over, Alexi randomly turns to the audience and asks them to participate in answering the question, much to Juna's frustration.
** In the ending of episode 21, Bambang asks the audience what should he do after realizing entertainment industry tells a lot of lies to its audience.
** In episode 36, Bambang tells Wawan to stop feeding him and the camera to stop making a big deal out of it, even breaking character too.
** In episode 44, Bambang confides to the audience that he feels all his efforts to get Melani were pointless.
** Later in episode 44, after his third attempt at apologizing to Melani failed, Bambang asks the audience what should he do now that all his apology plans has failed.
** Episode 45: Alan tells the audience to not follow the example of the two men [[BystanderSyndrome recording him and Bobby chasing a pickpocket instead of helping them]].
** Episode 48: Bambang thanks the audience for [[spoiler:supporting him until he finally becomes Melani's boyfriend.]]
** In episode 49, Bambang tells any audience who is still single to not get jealous [[spoiler:seeing him holding hands with Melani.]]
** In the ending of episode 49, Alexi teases the audience for waiting for an [[EveryEpisodeEnding ending quote]] before trying to give one himself.
** In episode 51, after Melani left him because (in her eyes) he couldn't control his jealousy again, Bambang asks for help from the audience, before realizing [[TakeThatAudience he shouldn't talk to singles]].
** Episode 53: During Nancy—Saodah's confrontaion, Alan looks at the camera and says that if this is a soap opera, they would be pulling each other hair.
** Later, after seeing Alexi refuses Nancy one-million price in favor of two-millions one, Alan tells the audience (particularly, mothers) to feed their children milk instead of accumulator water so that they won't become like Alexi.
** Episode 54: When Alexi finds no one in his soon-to-be new office, Alexi assumes he is being secretly recorded for a show and accuses the audience of recording him.
** Episode 55: Alexi notices that the episode is making fun of his angst about Melani not loving him. The episode accordingly plays sad music.
** Also in episode 55, Prima asks the creative team and writers (via the camera) whether he will get a romance arc of his own. The camera "says" no.
** Episode 56:
*** Bambang asks the audience what did he do wrong this time after Melani yelled at him.
*** Alan gets Bambang to stop crying by threatening to show a close-up of Bambang's mouth to the audience.
*** After seeing another Bambang—Melani drama, Mami Bibir wonders out loud how many episodes they are in. Bambang answers "56".
*** Juna complains about how his good luck is gone ever since episode 45.
** Episode 57: After Mami Bibir's give him some "criticism and suggestion", Alexi asks the audience to give him some too by "calling the numbers below".
** Also in episode 57, Juna asks the camera whether they're ready if Juna comes to their house in a ''pocong'' ghost costume.
** Episode 60: When remembering that time [[ContinuityNod Prima was stalked by Yola]], Alan tells the audience to not expect a flashback and go watch episode 18 and 19 instead.
** After hearing Sandi comments that Bambang couldn't be Melani's girlfriend in episode 61, Bambang asks the audience whether his relationship with Melani is that unbelieveable. The camera nods.
** Early in episode 63, Mami Bibir gives a gossip-news-like quote to the camera. She also tells the camera to stop focusing on her lips.
** In episode 63, when Alan starts worrying about whether Pipin likes Bambang or not, Alan asks the audience to assure him that it couldn't be true.
** In episode 64, after Alexi has a crying scene, Alexi asks the editor of the episode to not add too many comedic crow sound effect. The editor already did.
** In the last episode, when Juna asks him whether they still have a chance at winning Melani over, Alexi randomly turns to the audience and asks them to participate in answering the question, much to Juna's frustration.
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* For ''Series/TheYoungOnes'' it was often a case of "what wall"? The episode "Flood" for instance, is interrupted by Alexi Sayle dropping his Jerzi Balowski character mid-rampage and taking a few minutes to give a review on how well the show has been going so far.
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* For ''Series/TheYoungOnes'' it was often a case of "what wall"? The episode "Flood" for instance, is interrupted by Alexi Sayle dropping his Jerzi Balowski character mid-rampage and taking a few minutes to give a review on how well the show has been going so far.
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* Creator/JossWhedon did a LampshadeHanging in the musical episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E7OnceMoreWithFeeling Once More With Feeling]]". Anya complains that during her musical number with Xander, it felt like their apartment had only three walls, not a fourth, and that it felt like they were being watched. Also near the end of the same episode the song "Something to Sing About" features the line "And you can sing along" which Buffy sings while looking directly at the camera.
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* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
** Creator/JossWhedon did a LampshadeHanging in the musical episodeof ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E7OnceMoreWithFeeling Once More With Feeling]]". Anya complains that during her musical number with Xander, it felt like their apartment had only three walls, not a fourth, and that it felt like they were being watched. Also near the end of the same episode the song "Something to Sing About" features the line "And you can sing along" which Buffy sings while looking directly at the camera.
** Creator/JossWhedon did a LampshadeHanging in the musical episode
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*** In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E1WhenSheWasBad When She Was Bad]]" where after she saves Willow & Xander, Buffy looks at the camera and asks "Missed me?"
** And the same episode has Buffy's line, "Dawn's in trouble. Must be Tuesday." (At the time, ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' aired on Tuesdays.)
*** There's a version of this as early as the Season 3 episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E7Revelations Revelations]]". Buffy: "Some demon looking for some all-powerful thingamabob, and I gotta stop him before he unleashes unholy havoc, and it's another Tuesday night in Sunnydale."
** And then there's Willow's line; "I think this line's mostly filler."
** Again in the song "Something to Sing About", Giles calls out "She needs backup! Tara! Anya! Go!" Tara and Anya immediately run to Buffy's side and... start dancing as backup dancers. (Made even funnier by the fact that those two have less combat skills than anybody else on their team, even Xander.)
*** And the fact that Creator/AmberBenson (Tara) proceeds to accidentally dance straight into a pillar, breaking character in the process. And they keep it in the final cut.
*** Give them their due! They also sang backing vocals.
** And the same episode has Buffy's line, "Dawn's in trouble. Must be Tuesday." (At the time, ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' aired on Tuesdays.)
*** There's a version of this as early as the Season 3 episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E7Revelations Revelations]]". Buffy: "Some demon looking for some all-powerful thingamabob, and I gotta stop him before he unleashes unholy havoc, and it's another Tuesday night in Sunnydale."
** And then there's Willow's line; "I think this line's mostly filler."
** Again in the song "Something to Sing About", Giles calls out "She needs backup! Tara! Anya! Go!" Tara and Anya immediately run to Buffy's side and... start dancing as backup dancers. (Made even funnier by the fact that those two have less combat skills than anybody else on their team, even Xander.)
*** And the fact that Creator/AmberBenson (Tara) proceeds to accidentally dance straight into a pillar, breaking character in the process. And they keep it in the final cut.
*** Give them their due! They also sang backing vocals.
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** And the same episode has Buffy's line, "Dawn's in trouble. Must be Tuesday." (At the time, ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' aired on Tuesdays.)
*** There's a version of this as early as the Season 3 episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS3E7Revelations Revelations]]". Buffy: "Some demon looking for some all-powerful thingamabob, and I gotta stop him before he unleashes unholy havoc, and it's another Tuesday night in Sunnydale."
** And then there's Willow's line; "I think this line's mostly filler."
** Again in the song "Something to Sing About", Giles calls out "She needs backup! Tara! Anya! Go!" Tara and Anya immediately run to Buffy's side and... start dancing as backup dancers. (Made even funnier by the fact that those two have less combat skills than anybody else on their team, even Xander.)
*** And the fact that Creator/AmberBenson (Tara) proceeds to accidentally dance straight into a pillar, breaking character in the process. And they keep it in the final cut.
*** Give them their due! They also sang backing vocals.
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* In a 1952 episode of the AnthologySeries ''Tales of Tomorrow,'' the live broadcast is interrupted by another live broadcast, leading to scenes of the ''Tales of Tomorrow'' production crew trying to figure out what's going on, and, once the realize that the other broadcast shows people plotting a murder, trying to stop what's happening. [[https://youtu.be/DrdL4HkOr6M Watch here.]]
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* In a 1952 episode of the AnthologySeries {{Anthology}} series ''Tales of Tomorrow,'' the live broadcast is interrupted by another live broadcast, leading to scenes of the ''Tales of Tomorrow'' production crew trying to figure out what's going on, and, once the realize that the other broadcast shows people plotting a murder, trying to stop what's happening. [[https://youtu.be/DrdL4HkOr6M Watch here.]]
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* In a 1952 episode of the AnthologySeries ''Tales of Tomorrow,'' the live broadcast is interrupted by another live broadcast, leading to scenes of the ''Tales of Tomorrow'' production crew trying to figure out what's going on, and, once the realize that the other broadcast shows people plotting a murder, trying to stop what's happening. [[https://youtu.be/DrdL4HkOr6M Watch here.]]
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* Done in ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' in the episode "Lyre Lyre Hearts on Fire", when Xena starts her electric guitar solo (don't ask) with [[ThemeTuneCameo a riff of the]] ''[[ThemeTuneCameo Xena]]'' [[ThemeTuneCameo theme song]].
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* Done in ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' in the episode "Lyre Lyre Hearts on Fire", when Xena starts her electric guitar solo (don't ask) with [[ThemeTuneCameo [[DiegeticSoundtrackUsage a riff of the]] ''[[ThemeTuneCameo ''[[DiegeticSoundtrackUsage Xena]]'' [[ThemeTuneCameo [[DiegeticSoundtrackUsage theme song]].
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** In one of the ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' AU episodes, three of the male characters start [[ThemeTuneCameo whistling the]] ''[[ThemeTuneCameo Hercules]]'' [[ThemeTuneCameo theme song]] while peeing at the urinals. (Yes, ''urinals''... it's set in the present day. Long story.)
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** In one of the ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' AU episodes, three of the male characters start [[ThemeTuneCameo [[DiegeticSoundtrackUsage whistling the]] ''[[ThemeTuneCameo ''[[DiegeticSoundtrackUsage Hercules]]'' [[ThemeTuneCameo [[DiegeticSoundtrackUsage theme song]] while peeing at the urinals. (Yes, ''urinals''... it's set in the present day. Long story.)
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** The end of "A Job Well Undone" has Olympia do a full-on parody of AwardShows and addresses the audience, thanking them for helping her win the Agent of the Month award. Otis, on the other hand, turns to the camera and [[AudienceWhatAudience asks who she's talking to]] before walking away with Ms. O in tow.
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** The end of "A Job Well Undone" has Olympia do a full-on parody of AwardShows [[AwardShow award shows]] and addresses the audience, thanking them for helping her win the Agent of the Month award. Otis, on the other hand, turns to the camera and [[AudienceWhatAudience asks who she's talking to]] before walking away with Ms. O in tow.
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** The trope is directly referenced in one "Odd Squad Needs You" advertisement -- which are examples of the trope themselves, having characters directly addressing the audience and facing the camera.
--> '''Oswald:''' I joined because the fourth wall should never be broken. ''[waves to the camera]'' Hi there, people watching this!
--> '''Oswald:''' I joined because the fourth wall should never be broken. ''[waves to the camera]'' Hi there, people watching this!
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* The episode "Sir" has a sort of unusual example. While it's a POVCam episode with the POV in question being that of Sir, the client, the episode's intention is to make the audience feel like the characters are addressing them instead of him.
* In "Agent Orchid's Almost Half Hour Talent Show", Olympia suggests that Orchid make the eponymous show 30 minutes long, only for Orchid to tell her that no one likes shows that are longer than 20 minutes. The show itself is a half-hour long, counting interstitials and network promos, making this not only breaking the fourth wall, but also SelfDeprecation and BitingTheHandHumor (directed at Creator/PBSKids and their shows which also last a half-hour long).
* At the end of "Running on Empty", Opal tries to recite her RousingSpeech once more...only for her to get cut off by the episode ending on a SmashToBlack. Cue her outraged cry: ''"Seriously?!"''
* When attempting to find a gift for Orla in "Orla's Birthday", Oswald shoots down Omar's idea of giving socks to her and begins to launch into a flashback about a game Odd Squad agents used to play back in ancient times. Omar interrupts him by saying that they don't have time for a flashback (complete with it shattering as it falls offscreen), causing Oswald to tell him that he's missing out on beautiful imagery.
* In "Agent Orchid's Almost Half Hour Talent Show", Olympia suggests that Orchid make the eponymous show 30 minutes long, only for Orchid to tell her that no one likes shows that are longer than 20 minutes. The show itself is a half-hour long, counting interstitials and network promos, making this not only breaking the fourth wall, but also SelfDeprecation and BitingTheHandHumor (directed at Creator/PBSKids and their shows which also last a half-hour long).
* At the end of "Running on Empty", Opal tries to recite her RousingSpeech once more...only for her to get cut off by the episode ending on a SmashToBlack. Cue her outraged cry: ''"Seriously?!"''
* When attempting to find a gift for Orla in "Orla's Birthday", Oswald shoots down Omar's idea of giving socks to her and begins to launch into a flashback about a game Odd Squad agents used to play back in ancient times. Omar interrupts him by saying that they don't have time for a flashback (complete with it shattering as it falls offscreen), causing Oswald to tell him that he's missing out on beautiful imagery.
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* While ''Series/OddSquad'' is chock-full of MediumAwareness (what with characters being aware they're on a TV show), there are times where characters will actively break the fourth wall to address the audience.
** In "Party of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1", Olive tells Dr. O, Ms. O and Otto that she plans to run through the rest of her New Year's Resolutions with BGM and numbers backing her up in a montage. She also looks directly at the camera more than once during said montage.
** While it's unintentional, [[https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/pbs-kids/odd-squad/160300/images/kids-mezzannine-16x9_985.jpg one shot]] in "The One That Got Away" is framed so that the Main 4 are looking directly at the camera.
** In "Show Me The Money", Olympia and Otis perform a jazz fusion song for Delivery Debbie, then Olympia asks her if she and Otis can put the song into a montage of the two agents searching around town for the loose unlucky coin. The entire montage is underscored with that very song.
** When delegating roles to her agents in "The Creature Whisperer", Ms. O calls for Dr. O just to tell her that she plays no role in the episode. Dr. O then leaves and isn't seen again.
** The end of "A Job Well Undone" has Olympia do a full-on parody of AwardShows and addresses the audience, thanking them for helping her win the Agent of the Month award. Otis, on the other hand, turns to the camera and [[AudienceWhatAudience asks who she's talking to]] before walking away with Ms. O in tow.
* The episode "Sir" has a sort of unusual example. While it's a POVCam episode with the POV in question being that of Sir, the client, the episode's intention is to make the audience feel like the characters are addressing them instead of him.
* In "Agent Orchid's Almost Half Hour Talent Show", Olympia suggests that Orchid make the eponymous show 30 minutes long, only for Orchid to tell her that no one likes shows that are longer than 20 minutes. The show itself is a half-hour long, counting interstitials and network promos, making this not only breaking the fourth wall, but also SelfDeprecation and BitingTheHandHumor (directed at Creator/PBSKids and their shows which also last a half-hour long).
* At the end of "Running on Empty", Opal tries to recite her RousingSpeech once more...only for her to get cut off by the episode ending on a SmashToBlack. Cue her outraged cry: ''"Seriously?!"''
* When attempting to find a gift for Orla in "Orla's Birthday", Oswald shoots down Omar's idea of giving socks to her and begins to launch into a flashback about a game Odd Squad agents used to play back in ancient times. Omar interrupts him by saying that they don't have time for a flashback (complete with it shattering as it falls offscreen), causing Oswald to tell him that he's missing out on beautiful imagery.
** In "Party of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1", Olive tells Dr. O, Ms. O and Otto that she plans to run through the rest of her New Year's Resolutions with BGM and numbers backing her up in a montage. She also looks directly at the camera more than once during said montage.
** While it's unintentional, [[https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/pbs-kids/odd-squad/160300/images/kids-mezzannine-16x9_985.jpg one shot]] in "The One That Got Away" is framed so that the Main 4 are looking directly at the camera.
** In "Show Me The Money", Olympia and Otis perform a jazz fusion song for Delivery Debbie, then Olympia asks her if she and Otis can put the song into a montage of the two agents searching around town for the loose unlucky coin. The entire montage is underscored with that very song.
** When delegating roles to her agents in "The Creature Whisperer", Ms. O calls for Dr. O just to tell her that she plays no role in the episode. Dr. O then leaves and isn't seen again.
** The end of "A Job Well Undone" has Olympia do a full-on parody of AwardShows and addresses the audience, thanking them for helping her win the Agent of the Month award. Otis, on the other hand, turns to the camera and [[AudienceWhatAudience asks who she's talking to]] before walking away with Ms. O in tow.
* The episode "Sir" has a sort of unusual example. While it's a POVCam episode with the POV in question being that of Sir, the client, the episode's intention is to make the audience feel like the characters are addressing them instead of him.
* In "Agent Orchid's Almost Half Hour Talent Show", Olympia suggests that Orchid make the eponymous show 30 minutes long, only for Orchid to tell her that no one likes shows that are longer than 20 minutes. The show itself is a half-hour long, counting interstitials and network promos, making this not only breaking the fourth wall, but also SelfDeprecation and BitingTheHandHumor (directed at Creator/PBSKids and their shows which also last a half-hour long).
* At the end of "Running on Empty", Opal tries to recite her RousingSpeech once more...only for her to get cut off by the episode ending on a SmashToBlack. Cue her outraged cry: ''"Seriously?!"''
* When attempting to find a gift for Orla in "Orla's Birthday", Oswald shoots down Omar's idea of giving socks to her and begins to launch into a flashback about a game Odd Squad agents used to play back in ancient times. Omar interrupts him by saying that they don't have time for a flashback (complete with it shattering as it falls offscreen), causing Oswald to tell him that he's missing out on beautiful imagery.
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* Creator/JossWhedon did a LampshadeHanging in the musical episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E7OneMoreWithFeeling Once More With Feeling]]". Anya complains that during her musical number with Xander, it felt like their apartment had only three walls, not a fourth, and that it felt like they were being watched. Also near the end of the same episode the song "Something to Sing About" features the line "And you can sing along" which Buffy sings while looking directly at the camera.
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* Creator/JossWhedon did a LampshadeHanging in the musical episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E7OneMoreWithFeeling "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E7OnceMoreWithFeeling Once More With Feeling]]". Anya complains that during her musical number with Xander, it felt like their apartment had only three walls, not a fourth, and that it felt like they were being watched. Also near the end of the same episode the song "Something to Sing About" features the line "And you can sing along" which Buffy sings while looking directly at the camera.
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** "Happy Valentine's Day, No One!"
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** "Happy Valentine's Day, No One!"no one!"
** "[[AsideComment Oh, I can't do this anymore. I've never met Mickey Rourke.]]"
** "[[AsideComment Oh, I can't do this anymore. I've never met Mickey Rourke.]]"
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Penny's enormous hands
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* In ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', an unwanted gift from Amy to Penny causes trouble. Penny receves an ugly but very large oil painting of themselves from her "bestie" and is stuck for what to do with it without causing offence. The episode ends on their literally hanging it on the fourth wall; the final shot is from the point of view of the painting itself, as the girls , seen from close to and slightly beneath, critically assess whether it is hanging straight or not on the fourth wall of Penny's apartment.
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* ''Series/{{Crossroads}}''. Regionalisation of Creator/{{ITV}} in TheSeventies meant that [[OopNorth Northern]] regions such as Granada and Yorkshire were six months ahead of Southern English regions in screening the long-running soap opera. [=ITV=] management decided that national coverage should be harmonised. Rather than giving the south [[CruelAndUnnaturalPunishment double doses of the show]] till the region caught up, a solution was bodged where InUniverse, main character Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon) featured in a special episode. This began with Meg in her office talking to her son Sandy - then she looked right into the camera and started to address the viewers. Sandy looked 'startled' and said something like "you're not allowed do that". The character then addressed the viewers directly, summing up what for many British viewers would be six months worth of missing, now never-to-be-seen, storylines, so as to bring viewers up to date. Viewers had been forewarned by the continuity announcer prior to the show that "Noel Gordon was to give a special announcement" It has been speculated that [[ScrewedByTheNetwork this was the beginning of the end]] for "Crossroads" and a blow the series never quite recovered from.
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* ''Series/{{Crossroads}}''. Regionalisation of Creator/{{ITV}} in TheSeventies meant that [[OopNorth Northern]] regions such as Granada and Yorkshire were six months ahead of Southern English regions in screening the long-running soap opera. [=ITV=] management decided that national coverage should be harmonised. Rather than giving the south [[CruelAndUnnaturalPunishment [[CruelAndUnusualDeath double doses of the show]] till the region caught up, a solution was bodged where InUniverse, main character Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon) featured in a special episode. This began with Meg in her office talking to her son Sandy - then she looked right into the camera and started to address the viewers. Sandy looked 'startled' and said something like "you're not allowed do that". The character then addressed the viewers directly, summing up what for many British viewers would be six months worth of missing, now never-to-be-seen, storylines, so as to bring viewers up to date. Viewers had been forewarned by the continuity announcer prior to the show that "Noel Gordon was to give a special announcement" It has been speculated that [[ScrewedByTheNetwork this was the beginning of the end]] for "Crossroads" and a blow the series never quite recovered from.
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And in a motel near Birmingham...
* ''Series/{{Crossroads}}''. Regionalisation of Creator/{{ITV}} in TheSeventies meant that [[OopNorth Northern]] regions such as Granada and Yorkshire were six months ahead of Southern English regions in screening the long-running soap opera. [=ITV=] management decided that national coverage should be harmonised. Rather than giving the south [[CruelAndUnnaturalPunishment double doses of the show]] till the region caught up, a solution was bodged where InUniverse, main character Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon) featured in a special episode. This began with Meg in her office talking to her son Sandy - then she looked right into the camera and started to address the viewers. Sandy looked 'startled' and said something like "you're not allowed do that". The character then addressed the viewers directly, summing up what for many British viewers would be six months worth of missing, now never-to-be-seen, storylines, so as to bring viewers up to date. Viewers had been forewarned by the continuity announcer prior to the show that "Noel Gordon was to give a special announcement" It has been speculated that [[ScrewedByTheNetwork this was the beginning of the end]] for "Crossroads" and a blow the series never quite recovered from.
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* The ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' episode 'Out With Dad' features the opera-loving title character taking his opera-hating dad Martin to a production. A scene during the interval features Frasier urging tehm to get back in time for the second act, to which Martin quips "who cares, it'll just be a load of ridiculous stuff that never happens in real life". End of act one. Cue FawltyTowersPlot of Martin dissuading a woman's interest by pretending to be gay, only to be set up with a guy - a situation he attempts to diffuse by pretending that Niles is his boyfriend.
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* The ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' episode 'Out With Dad' features the opera-loving title character taking his opera-hating dad Martin to a production. A scene during the interval features Frasier urging tehm them to get back in time for the second act, to which Martin quips "who cares, it'll just be a load of ridiculous stuff that never happens in real life". End of act one. Cue FawltyTowersPlot of Martin dissuading a woman's interest by pretending to be gay, only to be set up with a guy - a situation he attempts to diffuse by pretending that Niles is his boyfriend.
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* ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' had a scene called "Everything's scripted" where Robert Webb speculates on whether the audience likes "these private moments where we just be ourselves". Until David Mitchell points out the scene is all scripted and produces the script. David is amazed at this and says "Bloody hell, it says I say 'bloody hell'.". Eventually David says it says "Cut to a shot of the script and you get a textual [[DrosteImage Droste Image]] or a script that repeats "Cut to a shot of the script" over and over again.
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* In the final episode of ''Series/TheAvengers'', Steed and Tara are in a rocket heading into outer space...
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* In the final episode of ''Series/TheAvengers'', ''Series/TheAvengers1960s'', Steed and Tara are in a rocket heading into outer space...
