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* In ''Theatre/{{Spamalot}}'', one of the quests King Arthur has been assigned (in addition to finding the HolyGrail) is to put on a Broadway musical. Later on in the show, [[spoiler: The Lady of the Lake graciously points out to him that "but you ARE on Broadway!"]]. King Arthur is rather surprised. [[spoiler:The Grail then turns out to be under one of the seats in the audience]].

* PlayedForDrama in ''VideoGame/TheHex''. Rust [=McClain=], the protagonist of ''Waste World'', is the only one of the six protagonists to not know he is a video game character, as is his son Rocky. When confronted with elements like {{Game Mod}}s and characters asking what game he is from, he has no idea what they are talking about. The fact that he is ignorant of his game character nature means he is often left confused and lost at the things that happen in his own game, like [[spoiler:it being unfinished or aliens being modded enemies]], and feeling like he is at the mercy of something he cannot comprehend.

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* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A42KcOHItXI one]] of Creator/TomSka video, two friends are arguing over whether they are in a student film?

* In ''WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC'', where there is NoFourthWall, [[spoiler:ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} does not know he is a fictional character and gets very mad when ComicBook/TheJoker tries to tell him what he really is]].
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A42KcOHItXI one]] of Creator/TomSka video, two friends are arguing over whether they are in a student film?
* During ''WebVideo/HalfInTheBag'', either Mike or Jay will acknowledge the camera, with the other literally asking, "Who are you talking to?"

* In ''WebVideo/SMPLive'', some characters are ''very'' aware of the medium they're in... While Schlatt on the other hand is not, and will get actively upset if someone points it out.
--> '''Michael:''' Did I take the roleplay too far...?\\

* Schlatt's medium unawareness actually carries over from [=SMPLive=] into ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' as well, which makes sense given the CharacterOverlap:
--> '''Schlatt:''' "Let's remember this is all roleplay?" No it's not. This is real. Minecraft is real life.

* In a secret joke event in ''VideoGame/TheNewOrderLastDaysOfEurope'', which is inaccessible in normal gameplay and can only be unlocked through using cheats to advance through Nazi Germany's focus tree, sees Albert Speer showing up for a meeting with Adolf Hitler in his office to introduce his plans to [[EnemyMine work with the USA against Imperial Japan]]. But instead, he is greeted by an angry Hitler suddenly storming into the office, still wearing his [[EmbarrassingPyjamas nightgown]], and screaming incoherently about [[NoFairCheating the player being a cheater]], before going on a rant about how he in, all of his years of playing ''VideoGame/HeartsOfIron'', have never felt the need to cheat once and conquered all of Europe fair and square. Speer, quite horrified and confused at what is going on, manages to make Hitler calm down, at which the elderly Führer quietly excuses himself and walks off with a look of defeat on his face, while muttering to himself the player should just restart the game and play it without cheating this time. Speer, still utterly confused at to what Hitler was ranting about, then goes down to the basement to restart the heating system, hoping that his boss' weird outburst was just the result of a lapse in the air conditioning.

* In the ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' prequel series ''Adventures of Sinbad,'' we get this after [[GuileHero Sinbad]], [[RebelPrince Mystras]] and [[OnlySaneMan Ja'far]] wind up [[NakedPeopleAreFunny naked]] in the wilderness.

** Subverted in Uncanny X-Force #34. After saving Wolverine, Deadpool tells him that he wasn't worried about him dying because apparently "everyone knew he wasn't going to die". When Wolverine asks who's everyone, Deadpool points out to the reader, but in the next panel we find out [[FourthWallPsych he was actually pointing to a security camera]]. It turns into MindScrew when you [[FridgeLogic start wondering]] why the guys watching the footage of the security camera would think Wolverine was safe from dying.

* Played straight in Creator/GrantMorrison's run on ''ComicBook/AnimalMan''. His arc featured the main character gradually becoming aware that he is a comic character.

* In ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'', the version of Peter Parker from the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' animated series narrates his adventures, just like in the cartoon. His fellow Spider-Men are bewildered by this.

* This is the plot of ''Film/LastActionHero.'' The kid from reality has to convince the character that he's inside a movie.

* In ''VideoGame/Deltarune'', Ralsei at one point encourages Kris to push some blocks using Z (the key on the keyboard). Susie is heard off to the side wondering who the hell Z is.

* ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' has an InUniverse example that is PlayedForDrama, when Truman sees that his wife is suddenly presenting him a cocoa drink in the middle of their argument as if she was doing advertisement for it — which she's doing, actually — it only infuriates Truman and escalates the situation further as he demands for her to tell him why she is acting like that.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'': Episode 69, a ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' [[ParodyEpisode parody]], Kaeloo tries to teach the audience to speak foreign languages by saying a word in a different language and staring at the screen [[FakeInteractivity waiting for the audience to repeat after her.]] In the middle of one such session, Stumpy walks in, sees Kaeloo standing there staring into space since he can't see the audience, and is highly confused.

* In the first episode of ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove W'', Nyarko gives introductions for Tamae and [[StudentCouncilPresident Yoichi]] for anybody who missed the first season; in the next cut, we see Nyarko is facing the front of the classroom and [[OnlySaneMan Mahiro]] asks "Who the heck are you talking to?"

* ''LightNovel/HowToRaiseABoringGirlfriend'': Tomoya Aki wakes up to find Utaha Kasumigaoka [[BedmateReveal in his bed]]. When he freaks out and asks why she is here, she says she had zero screen time in the previous episode, so she wanted to make up for it in this one. He gets confused and says he doesn't understand what she means by "screen time" and "episode".

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* The page quote comes from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' where filler strips have NoFourthWall, but story arcs do. When Matt and Rat, two discarded characters, tried to complain to Tedd about not being protagonists, he didn't know what they meant. Matt quickly deducted that it means a story arc started, so Tedd is no longer aware he that is in a comic. And then he [[SubvertedTrope forced him to break the fourth wall]] so they could have an argument. Said characters were subsequently treated for their shared psychosis and became productive members of society according to [[http://www.formspring.me/DanShive/q/233324136087167409 Word of God]].

* Dr Scott seemingly talks to the viewer during the dinner scene of ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. The [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShowLetsDoTheTimeWarpAgain remake]] has Brad turn and look into the camera with a confused look on his face as if he's trying to work out who Scott's talking to.

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* In ''Fanfic/TheBankCalledYourRealityCheckBounced'', [[Anime/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Tamaki]] keeps addressing the reader as though they're a person watching the anime. [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Hughes]] has no idea what's wrong with this kid. Kyoya tries to downplay it.

* Wrestling/{{Edge}} pulls this off in ''[[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames WWE Smackdown VS RAW 2011]]'' when he and his longtime pal Wrestling/{{Christian}} reunite: