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** ''8-Bit Is Enough'' is perhaps the best example, which finds Strong Bad hopping in and out of a variety of in-universe video games.

* The ''DuckAmuck'' video game for the NintendoDS also counts, but unlike in the cartoon, the artist is [[spoiler:Daffy Duck himself]].

* ''DuckAmuck'', when it turns out the artist is [[spoiler:Bugs Bunny]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/FairyOddParents'', Timmy often wishes himself into fictional worlds, most notably the world of The Crimson Chin. After the first time Timmy enters the Crimson Chin's world, the Chin is fully aware of his status as a comic book character, even saying "Did I say that out loud? That was supposed to be a thought balloon."

* In the ''WesternAnimation/FairyOffParents'', Timmy often wishes himself into fictional worlds, most notably the world of The Crimson Chin. After the first time Timmy enters the Crimson Chin's world, the Chin is fully aware of his status as a comic book character, even saying "Did I say that out loud? That was supposed to be a thought balloon."

* The entire premise of ''CaptainN'' is that a boy from the "real world" finds himself in "Videoland". However, said "boy" from the "real world" is also fictional from our point of view.

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* {{Lampshaded}} in ''Comicbook/AnimalMan''. At the {{denouement}} of the {{metafiction}}al madness, the protagonist meets his author, Creator/GrantMorrison. The Grant Morrison in the comic mentions he's not the actual Grant Morrison, but [[AuthorAvatar a fictional representation]] of Grant Morrison.

* Tenkaichi, Banzo and Fuji from ''MeitanteiNoOkite'' are all aware they're within a show called "The Great Detective Tenkaichi", being forced to play their respective characters: the great detective/amateur sleuth, the useless detective and rookie cop. They aren't aware of the show ''MeitanteiNoOkite''.

* JasperFforde's ''ThursdayNext'', with its mind-bending use of metafiction, plays with this. Thursday enters fictional worlds but hasn't yet found a copy of ''The Eyre Affair'' - at least until the fifth book, when she ''does'', and this trope is demolished.

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When NoFourthWall and ShowWithinAShow love each other [[TheTalk very much...]] ahem. Sometimes you have a {{Show Within a Show}}. In those cases you have a fictional universe within a fictional universe. NoInnerFourthWall happens when there's no fourth wall between those, but the fourth wall remains between the viewers and the main fictional universe.

Often used in {{Rage Against the Author}} or InteractiveNarrator scenarios, where the "real world" author is also fictional.

** In the sixth book, the protagonist is the fictional Thursday who plays the role in the books published in the "real" Thursday's world. At one point she thinks that even when she's not being read, she can't help feeling that someone is controlling her actions and reading her mind.

* The ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' universe is full of [[ShowWithinAShow shows within]] the show and sub-universes, most of them created by Strong Bad. They all interact with the main universe from time to time, which has {{no fourth wall}} in the first place.

* The characters in ''KidRadd'' are aware they are in a video game, and at one point talk to a 'player', but only very rarely do they show awareness of being in a webcomic.

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* {{Lampshaded}} in ''Comicbook/AnimalMan''. At the {{denouement}} of the {{metafiction}}al madness, the protagonist meets his author, Creatr/GrantMorrison. The Grant Morrison in the comic mentions he's not the actual Grant Morrison, but [[AuthorAvatar a fictional representation]] of Grant Morrison.

* {{Lampshaded}} in ''AnimalMan''. At the {{denouement}} of the {{metafiction}}al madness, the protagonist meets his author, GrantMorrison. The Grant Morrison in the comic mentions he's not the actual Grant Morrison, but [[AuthorAvatar a fictional representation]] of Grant Morrison.

* In ''LastActionHero'', Jack Slater finds out he's a movie character from his fan, Danny. Danny never finds out that he's a character from ''Last Action Hero''.

* The ''HomestarRunner'' universe is full of [[ShowWithinAShow shows within]] the show and sub-universes, most of them created by Strong Bad. They all interact with the main universe from time to time, which has {{no fourth wall}} in the first place.

* The Protagonist of ''{{Erfworld}}'' is aware he's in some kind of [[RPGMechanicsVerse tabletop military gaming simulation-like world]], but no one has any idea they're in a Webcomic. Except possibly [[MagnificentBastard Charlie]].

* One of ''TheSimpsons'' "Treehouse of Horror" episodes involved a remote control which brought television to life.
* Likewise, one ''FamilyGuy'' Halloween special involved Stewie getting TrappedInTVLand.

* ''[=~Star Ocean: Till The End Of Time~=]''. The characters eventually find out that [[spoiler: they're characters in a video game]]. Then they break out of it. [[spoiler: Of course, they break out into ANOTHER world, and are still in our video game... so effectively, the original part was a videogame INSIDE a video game!]]

When NoFourthWall and ShowWithinAShow [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean love each other]] [[TheTalk very much...]] ahem. Sometimes you have a {{Show Within a Show}}. In those cases you have a fictional universe within a fictional universe. NoInnerFourthWall happens when there's no fourth wall between those, but the fourth wall remains between the viewers and the main fictional universe.

* JasperFforde's ''ThursdayNext'' regularly enters the fictional world and interacts with those characters. One wonders what would happen if she happened upon a copy of "The Eyre Affair". The books do exist in her world, but they're different.

* JasperFforde's ''ThursdayNext'' regularly enters the fictional world and interacts with those characters. One wonders what would happen if she happened upon a copy of "The Eyre Affair". The books do exist in her world, but they're different and [[AdaptationDecay not half as good]], [[CharacterDerailment getting Thursday's character wrong in two different ways]].

* ''EatLeadTheReturnOfMattHazard'' has this, there's no fourth wall between the 'real world' and the video game world, with the video game characters being ''interviewed for biographical documentaries'', but there is a fourth wall between the world QA and Wellesly inhabit and ours.
* ''DuckAmuck'', when it turns out the artist is [[spoiler:Bugs Bunny]].
** And the spiritual sequel, ''RabbitRampage'', drawn by [[spoiler:Elmer Fudd]].
* The characters in ''KidRadd'' are aware they are in a video game, and at one point talk to a 'player', but only very rarely do they show awareness of being in a webcomic.

* In ''The Empty City'', one of the characters experiences all the characters from the television coming out of it into the 'real' world. [[NoOntologicalInertia They go away when he turns it off.]]
* ''[=~Star Ocean: Till The End Of Time~=]''. The characters eventually find out that [[spoiler: they're characters in a videogame]]. Then they break out of it. [[spoiler: Of course, they break out into ANOTHER world, and are still in our videogame... so effectively, the original part was a videogame INSIDE a videogame!]]
* One of ''TheSimpsons'' "Treehouse of Horror" episodes involved a remote control which brought television to life.
* Likewise, one ''FamilyGuy'' Halloween special involved Stewie getting TrappedInTVLand.
* The entire premise of ''CaptainN'' is that a boy from the "Real world" finds himself in "Videoland". However, said "boy" from the "real world" is also fictional from our point of view.
* The ''HomestarRunner'' universe is full of [[ShowWithinAShow shows within]] the show and sub-universes, most of them created by Strong Bad. They all interact with the main universe from time to time, which has {{no fourth wall}} in the first place.
** ''8-Bit Is Enough'' is perhaps the best example, which finds Strong Bad hopping in and out of a variety of in-universe video games.
* ''LastActionHero'': Jack Slater finds out he's a movie character from his fan, Danny. Danny never finds out that he's a character from ''Last Action Hero''.
* ''ViewtifulJoe'' is fully aware of all the {{toku}} film tropes he encounters, but never notices any non-overlapping video game cliches.
* In Morrigan's ending in ''[[CapcomVsWhatever Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]'', she takes advantage of [[spoiler:Yami's]] warping of dimensions to escape the game itself and enter the real world, only to be repeatedly schooled by the kid playing the game. Who is definitely not the person who just got the ending. [[IWishItWereReal Curses.]]

* In webseries ''TheChurchOfBlow'', plot follows Cornelius Blow who, towards the end of the story, discovers he is a fictional character and has a conversation with his "actor" who is also fictional. Unlike many examples, this is played for drama as Cornelius comes to terms with his fictionality.

* {{Lampshaded}} in ''AnimalMan''. At the {{denouement}} of the {{metafiction}}al madness, the protagonist meets his author, GrantMorrision. The Grant Morrison in the comic mentions he's not the actual Grant Morrison, but [[AuthorAvatar a fictional representation]] of Grant Morrison.

* Lampshaded In ''AnimalMan'', the Grant Morrison in the comic mentions he's not the actual Grant Morrison, but a fictional representation of Grant Morrison.

* One ''TheSimpsons'' Treehouse of Horror episode involved a remote control which brought television to life.
* Likewise, one ''FamilyGuy'' Halloween special involved Stewie getting TrappedInTVLand

* The HomestarRunner universe is full of [[ShowWithinAShow shows within]] the show and sub-universes, most of them created by Strong Bad. They all interact with the main universe from time to time, which has no fourth wall in the first place.

* ''ThursdayNext'' regularly enters the fictional world and interacts with those characters. One wonders what would happen if she happened upon a copy of "The Eyre Affair"...

When NoFourthWall and ShowWithinAShow [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean love each other very much...]] ahem. Sometimes you have a {{Show Within a Show}}. In those cases you have a fictional universe within a fictional universe. NoInnerFourthWall happens when there's no fourth wall between those, but the fourth wall remains between the viewers and the main fictional universe.