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TheNinth
Since: Nov, 2009

This has to fit somewhere...a bit in which the artificial nature of a set is referenced, indirectly, for gag purposes. I'm thinking of a scene in The Odd Couple in which Oscar tries to teach the basics of football to Felix. at one point (picture the apartment set in your mind), Felix grabs the ball and races down the hallway (stage right) where the bedrooms are, leaving Oscar befuddled. Seconds later, the door buzzer sounds (stage left), and Oscar opens the door to find Felix there. Obviously a physical impossibility, and Tony Randall merely ran around the back of the set. The gag is not lampshaded (no "How did you do that?" or anything of the sort), but the audience reacts with applause, obviously getting the gag. This is not really a "fourth wall" gag, but clearly is a "wink wink, nudge nudge" that says "yeah, it's just a set....so?" How would this be categorized?