History Main / NoFourthWall

* ''WesternAnimation/NatureCat'': All of the main characters are fully aware of their existence as cartoon characters, constantly BreakingTheFourthWall by referencing past episodes and seasons, or sometimes even showing flashbacks to older episodes. This seems to have been ramped up from Season 4 onward, where the fourth wall seems to have vanished completely; there seems to be a fourth wall joke in nearly every episode, and the characters sometimes even pull out the ''scripts'' for some episodes.

* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}, of the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, has "Blasting down the fourth wall, brick by brick!" as his CatchPhrase. Among his powers is the ability to [[MediumAwareness see the yellow text boxes]]. He has also made sarcastic comments like "that dreamy Tobey Maguire" being the reason Spider-Man is so popular. Other characters tend to dismiss the "merc with a mouth" as completely insane, which he is, so it sorta works out. Deadpool is ''so'' aware of being in a comic book, he even has knowledge of events that, in-book, shouldn't be known by anybody. For example, he's aware of ''One More Day'', and Spider-Man's deal with Mephisto. He even wishes he knew about what he was informed about during the recap pages, which aren't part of the continuity. He even speculates on whether pulling off something specifically awesome will get him a solo series or [[HilariousInHindsight movie]]. Now that he's succeeded in that goal, Deadpool will gloat frequently about being responsible for "the world's highest-grossing R-rated movie," always in [[InsistentTerminology that exact phrasing]]. His out-of-continuity success has also translated into in-universe popularity and wealth... somehow, and Deadpool bankrolls the Avengers Unity Squad.

** [[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird Tweety]] often breaks the fourth wall, as well. It's usually when he [[{{CatchPhrase}} tawt he taw a putty tat]] and when he makes comments about Sylvester's antics.

* ''WesternAnimation/Nature Cat'': All of the main characters are fully aware of their existence as cartoon characters, constantly BreakingTheFourthWall by referencing past episodes and seasons, or sometimes even showing flashbacks to older episodes. This seems to have been ramped up from Season 4 onward, where the fourth wall seems to have vanished completely; there seems to be a fourth wall joke in nearly every episode, and the characters sometimes even pull out the ''scripts'' for some episodes.

* The WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic FanFic ''Fanfic/JerichoMLP''.

** In one chapter, Gintoki's lack of confidence in the new ''Gintama Sugoroku'' game for the PSP leads to him breaking into the Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment studio and editing said game into a RPG called [[VideoGame/TalesSeries Tales of Gintama Sugoroku]], thinking it'll sell better that way. He later edits it into [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil Tales of Madaohazard]], then [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Tales of Super Madao Brothers]] for completely random reasons.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' often had characters addressing the viewers in an aside.

** One could venture that the entirety of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' novel-verse has no fourth wall, as they are told in first person from Lina's point of view. She frequently pauses to address the audience, often reacting as if she's been called on her sometimes (often) less-than-ethical actions where assaulting local banditry is concerned. This usually results in her denial before readers are given the details of what actually happened to cause ten armed men to chase her.

* ''Webcomic/OutAtHome'' [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/73 Penny,]] [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/232 she]] [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/284 has]] [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/356 a]] [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/2212 few]] [[http://www.out-at-home.com/archives/1044 instances.]]
** Also Ordog
* ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' does this from time to time. [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/8/13/ This is one of many examples.]]

* Some characters in ''Webcomic/MagicalMisfits'' know they are fictional.
* Applies to some series in ''Webcomic/TheKAMics.''

* ''Webcomic/DarkmoonsSillyWebComic''. Lampshaded, even.

* Webcomic/KarateBears have no patience for the [[http://www.karatebears.com/2012/08/4th-wall.html fourth wall.]]

-->'''Big Boss:''' This is Big Boss! Snake, switch off your MSX[=/=][[VideoGameRemake Playstation 2[=/=]Playstation 3[=/=]Xbox 360]] console at once. That's an order!\\\

* ''ARG/WelcomeHome'': In-universe scripts indicate that the viewer of the show was treated as another neighbor, with Wally directly addressing them on a regular basis a la [[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood Mister Rogers]].

* The Music/TheBonzoDogBand song, "Canyons of Your Mind" starts off by addressing the listener with spoken word:

* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' has had gags that directly addressed the audience ''literally'' since day one. The current page image is the first panel of the first comic, meaning that the ''very first thing'' that the strip did was break the Fourth Wall.

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* Especially prevalent in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop tennis matches, as they're as much about the communication between participants as they are about the videos themselves. This isn't as commonly seen from poopers that treat their videos as standalone works.

** The unaired pilot ''Series/TalesOfTheTinkerdee'' was about the same way: Taminella and Kermit both explicitly address the audience directly, and even the king and prime minister seem to get in on that act when they crowd the camera and say the phrase that Princess Gwendolinda [[PhraseCatcher catches all the time]]. Heck, ''[[UpToEleven in-universe]]'', it's kind of implied that the king knows he's being watched by Taminella when she uses a clairvoyant spell: he says "over and out" just as the spell is ending!

** The Dawn of the Rise of the Fallen Machines DLC final boss fight. That is all.

** In ''The Early Bird Dood It'', the worm and the bird find a billboard for the movie ''Mrs. Minimum'', featuring the very cartoon they're in as a side attraction.

* Codified by ''Radio/TheGoons'', written by Spike Milligan, where no rules were safe, and the writer often chided the listener for being smug about wrongly predicting the punchline of a gag.