History LeaningOnTheFourthWall / LiveActionTV

** "The Muffin Tops" sees Kramer starting his own New York City bus tour to capitalize on Elaine's use of anecdotes from his life in a ghostwritten autobiography of her employer, in an extended reference to the RealLife situation of Kramer's inspiration Kenny Kramer doing the same thing to capitalize on the fame he gained from ''Seinfeld.'' The story includes this line:

** At the beginning of "The Reverse Peephole," Kramer is explaining the titular concept to a skeptical Jerry just as [[TwoLinesNoWaiting Elaine is heading off for a date with Puddy]]:

** While less direct than most of the show's examples, "The Merv Griffin Show" has Kramer rescuing the set of the aforementioned talk show from a city dumpster and relocating it to his living room, leading to him pretending to host the show every time his friends visit. He's finally reduced to talking to [[TheBore Newman]] and complains, "We've officially bottomed out. ... We need a new format. We should shut down and retool." The episode is, of course, part of the show's final season.

--->'''Elaine:''' I can't spend the rest of my life coming into this stinking apartment every ten minutes to pore over the excruciating minutia of ''every single daily event.''

** "The Muffin Tops" sees Kramer starting his own New York City bus tour to capitalize on Elaine's use of anecdotes from his life in a ghostwritten autobiography of J. Peterman, in an extended reference to the RealLife situation of Kramer's inspiration Kenny Kramer doing the same thing to capitalize on the fame he gained from ''Seinfeld.''

** "The Finale" picks up the ShowWithinAShow thread again with George and Jerry's shelved pilot getting attention from a new president of NBC who sees it as a potential "water-cooler show," leading George to question [[LiteralMinded whether offices really use water-coolers anymore and suggest that workers might be more apt to discuss television at the coffee machines]]. [[BrickJoke Later]], after the main characters become the subject of a high-profile court case, a newscaster comments that the upcoming trial is "what most of you have probably been discussing in your homes, and around the water coolers in your offices."

** "The Finale" picks up the ShowWithinAShow thread again with George and Jerry's shelved pilot getting attention from a new president of NBC, who sees it as a potential "water-cooler show," leading George to question [[LiteralMinded whether offices really use water-coolers anymore and suggest that workers might be more apt to discuss television at the coffee machines]]. [[BrickJoke Later]], after the main characters become the subject of a high-profile court case, a newscaster comments that the upcoming trial is "what most of you have probably been discussing in your homes, and around the water coolers in your offices."

* At the beginning of "The Reverse Peephole," Kramer is explaining the titular concept to a skeptical Jerry just as [[TwoLinesNoWaiting Elaine is heading off for a date with Puddy]]:
-->'''Kramer:''' Our policy is, we're comfortable with our bodies. You know, somebody wants to help themselves to an eyeful, we say "Enjoy the show!"
-->'''Elaine:''' I'm sorry I can't stay for the second act!

* At the beginning of "The Reverse Peephole," Kramer explains the titular concept just as [[TwoLinesNoWaiting Elaine is heading off for a date with Puddy]]:

** While less direct than most of the show's examples, "The Merv Griffin Show" has Kramer rescuing the set of the aforementioned talk show from a city dumpster and relocating it to his living room, leading to him pretending to host the show every time his friends visit. He's finally reduced to talking to [[TheBore Newman]] and complains, "We've officially bottomed out. ... We need a new format. We should shut down and retool." The episode is, of course, part of the final season."

** While less direct than most of the show's examples, "The Merv Griffin Show" has Kramer rescuing the set of the aforementioned talk show from a city dumpster and relocating it to his living room, leading to him pretending to host the show every time his friends visit. He's finally reduced to talking to [[TheBore Newman]] and complains, "We've officially bottomed out. [...] We need a new format. We should shut down and retool." The episode is, of course, part of the final season."

** "The Muffin Tops" sees Kramer starting his own New York City bus tour to capitalize on Elaine's use of anecdotes from his life in a ghostwritten autobiography of J. Peterman, in an extended reference to the RealLife situation of Kramer's inspiration Kenny Kramer doing the same thing.

** In "The Bizarro Jerry," Elaine on why she's ditched the gang to hang out with a more mentally-stable crowd:

** "The Muffin Tops" sees Kramer starting his own New York City bus tour to capitalize on Elaine's use of anecdotes from his life in a ghostwritten autobiography of J. Peterman, in an extended reference to the RealLife situation of Kramer's inspiration Kenny Kramer doing the same thing. The situation includes this line:

** Season 4's storyline about Jerry and George essentially trying to pitch [[ShowWithinAShow the show they're already in]] to [[Creator/{{NBC}} the network they're already on]] is a famous example of this and is full of insider references to the RealLife production of the series, such as Kramer's inspiration wanting to play himself and the network's skepticism regarding what would become a BottleEpisode TropeCodifier, "The Chinese Restaurant" (in the show, Jerry and George pitch a potential episode inspired by the actual episode).

** Season 4's storyline about Jerry and George essentially trying to pitch [[ShowWithinAShow the show they're already in]] to [[Creator/{{NBC}} the network they're already on]] is a famous example of this and is full of insider references to the RealLife production of the series.

--->'''George:''' Absolutely nothing.

--->'''George:''' HBO? \\
'''Michael:''' No, I don't think the Home Buyers' Association is going to want us.\\
'''George:''' Well, then it's Showtime. [[HeyLetsPutOnAShow I think we have to have a show during dinner]].

'''George:''' Well, then it's Showtime.

** "The Muffin Tops" sees Kramer starting his own New York City bus tour to capitalize on Elaine's use of anecdotes from his life in a ghostwritten autobiography of J. Peterman, in an extended reference to the RealLife situation of Kramer's inspiration Kenny Kramer doing the same thing.

** In "The Muffin Tops," fan favorite character Kramer is excited to discover that Elaine has used anecdotes about his life to pad out the autobiography she's ghostwritten for her boss, J. Peterman.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E2TheShakespeareCode "The Shakespeare Code"]]: The Doctor's comment about academics punching the air works after it's indicated that Shakespeare is {{bi|TheWay}}, but it also lampshades that academics watching the show who advocate that view likely had that reaction.

* In ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', when Rip is explaining the schematics of prison and asks if everyone understood, Snart says "This isn't my first [[Series/PrisonBreak prison break]]." Creator/WentworthMiller was the lead role on said show.

* ''Series/{{iZombie}}'' is a show that features a zombie as its MainCharacter and [[TheHero heroine]]. One episode has her and Clive visit the set of a ShowWithinAShow about a ZombieApocalypse, leading to this joke:

'''Clive:''' [[WhoWritesThisCrap That sounds dumb.]]