hey you think I could do a show with all
of my volume on a live stage show no I
mean a television show now I would watch
anything you can do you ever get the
feeling that the characters on TV are
watching you welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten fourth wall breaks in
television that’s what I always tell my
daughter she tells me to stop telling
her but I tell her I can’t for this list
we’re focusing on moments in your
favorite TV series that address the
audience or the fact that the characters
are aware they’re on a show we’re
excluding moments that have characters
that appear in the quote-unquote real
world and we’re awarding extra points
based on a combination of creativity
notability and how frequently those
fourth wall breaks appear in the show
there you are hardly seen you this
episode number 10 nice products right
angel let me tell you a little story it
starts with a kid
actually it really starts here let’s
start off with the quirky writing of
Joss Whedon in a comedic episode of the
Buffy spin-off called spin the bottle
a spell gone wrong makes everyone think
they’re 17 years old got me beat to
throw viewers off even further Loren
offers up his commentary on the
proceedings throughout the episode oh I
know I’m still unconscious during this
part of the story but can you believe
these monks but our favorite moment is
towards the end of the second act after
17-year old angel learns he’s the
vampire we cut to the usual commercial
break and then we come back to Lorne
mentioning this well those were some
exciting products am i right mmm let’s
all think about buying some of those
number nine Denny Crane Boston Legal oh
please if there were new guys they’d
have shown up in the season premiere
good old William Shatner finally hung up
his Starfleet uniform and stopped
fighting Klingons do you say King yeah
we did cue the music taking on the role
of the larger-than-life attorney who
likes the sound of his own name Denny
Crane gonna cram Lenny Grant Shatner is
constantly using the fourth wall
throughout the series to communicate
with the audience and to remind us how
noteworthy his performance is I can
actually oh I want an Emmy number eight
product placement 30 rock how am i
calling myself this isn’t even my phone
known for their subversive humor and
tongue-in-cheek delivery Tina Fey and
the rest of the 30 rock gang are not
afraid to stray into the territory of
product placement
these Verizon Wireless phones are just
so popular I accidentally grabbed one
belonging to an acquaintance this short
scene from the season 2 episode somebody
to love starts off innocently enough
but then ends up doing what we call a
shameless product plug but of course
that’s part of the gag if I saw a phone
like that on TV I would be like where is
my nearest retailer so I can get one can
we have our money now number 7 naked
Doctor Who BBC chill
in need especially the bowtie and a fez
sometimes which in furnaces several
words but that’s because I’m excited yes
the BBC has the annual custom of
featuring the iconic Time Lord in their
charity special children in need
keeping with tradition Matt Smith steps
out of the TARDIS in character as the
eleventh Doctor to make a very generous
donation I am giving the clothes off my
back what gets him this slot on our list
though is how he manages to tempt Doctor
Who fan girls everywhere who wanted to
see him without his bowtie please don’t
touch the red button on your remote or
they might just disappear
stop it okay guys I’m going to need a
diversion number six
Zack Morris Saved by the Bell it’s the
first day of school and I can’t wait to
get there
what the leading character of this 90s
sitcom is no stranger to bringing down
the fourth wall do you mind
they go along yourselves starting with
the pilot episode and continuing on Zack
sets up the story for the viewer every
sixteen-year-old guy dreams about two
things that’s one and the car I don’t
have is the other I’m working on however
this blonde troublemaker has one very
special ability that earns him this spot
group timeout whoa
wait a minute what I talked to his
father yep Zack uses this gimmick
multiple times during the series to
address the audience or to get out of
tight situations
Tynan number five that’s all folks
Looney Tunes this one’s a classic and an
iconic staple of porky pig that appears
at the end of most Looney Tunes episodes
Porky’s catchphrase has gotten so
popular that in more recent years the
viewers sometimes gets an unexpected
surprise from one of his friends and get
all bunks but probably one of our
favorites is after the short invasion of
the bunny Snatchers you do you think I’d
let it in that way did you I just gotta
find out what’s behind where we see a
fake out at first after which bug steps
in to set things right
oh woops into the disease but that’s all
folks number four Rebecca reads the
fourth wall entries WatchMojo in watch
mojos top ten fourth wall breaks in TV
Rebecca suddenly finds herself in the
video the script points out that there’s
a camera just to her right where is this
going
number four dilemma of the middle child
malcolm in the middle’ dad got his free
ticket to the Waterside park from work
it takes two days to prep him but it’s
worth it this show is one of the few
that tackles the harsh reality of a
middle born kid who ends up being the
child prodigy and a broken family
besides that one one of the main
gimmicks on malcolm in the middle’ is
having the title character constantly
addressed the audience to express his
dilemma or simply to tell us what’s
going on I don’t know how yet but
there’s definitely a way can justify
this
malcom dang I thought I’d at least get a
few minutes in before you busted me
these breaks happen so frequently in the
show they’re pretty much one of the
series main features I know this is
wrong but somehow my body’s just stop
doing anything to stop it number three
the dark thoughts of a politician house
of cards giving tip welcome to
Washington while every other entry on
our list is a light-hearted comedy
moment house of cards fourth wall breaks
are more sinister it’s in these moments
when Frank Underwood speaks directly to
us in his deep southern monotone that we
are fully introduced to the show’s
politics of power
sancorp helps me purchase loyalty and in
return they expect mine it’s degrading I
know but when the tits that big
everybody gets in line this menacing
Kevin Spacey performance hits the
twisted nail on the head right from the
start by showing you he simply doesn’t
care about anything else I have no
patience for useless things moments like
this require someone who will act do the
unpleasant thing the necessary thing
yeah number two where’s our ceiling The
Fresh Prince of bel-air this iconic 90s
sitcom is filled with memorable fourth
wall breaks most of which happened from
the fourth season onward what’s up what
is this contract say
Fresh Prince of bel-air that’s right not
Philadelphia bel-air well yeah man but
you know you know my motto my man
while that one stretches our criteria a
bit there are other memorable scenes in
The Fresh Prince that take a
sledgehammer to the fourth wall we so
rich while we can’t afford no seal sorry
did we say sledgehammer better make that
a missile
Oh
before we break out the top pick here
are a few honorable mentions after work
after work really is the goal of all
consulting get them on the tip I’m the
head of a research and development
department for one of the largest
companies in America Veridian dynamics
number one
Deadpool ultimate spider-man call me
Deadpool it rides with no school too
cool ain’t no foolin I’m the best that
there isn’t what I do pretty sure most
comic book fans saw him coming but we
couldn’t resist giving him the top spot
it seems this comic book anti-heroes
main power is breaking the fourth wall
and he kicks it off here by attacking
the show’s title credits and the Merc
with a mouth ultimately destroys the
reality of TV in this case leaving the
fourth wall pretty much non-existent in
the process we go into that compound
find agent MacGuffin snag the list then
another task master at his acolytes
capiche analyze them yeah yeah here’s
the thing I can’t really say the k-word
out loud it’s weird mental tic but we’re
gonna destroy them make them disappear
sleep them with the fishes okay word
them do you agree with our list did you
ever get caught off guard by a character
talking to you on TV watching and
looking at you for more break-in top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
you
of my volume on a live stage show no I
mean a television show now I would watch
anything you can do you ever get the
feeling that the characters on TV are
watching you welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top ten fourth wall breaks in
television that’s what I always tell my
daughter she tells me to stop telling
her but I tell her I can’t for this list
we’re focusing on moments in your
favorite TV series that address the
audience or the fact that the characters
are aware they’re on a show we’re
excluding moments that have characters
that appear in the quote-unquote real
world and we’re awarding extra points
based on a combination of creativity
notability and how frequently those
fourth wall breaks appear in the show
there you are hardly seen you this
episode number 10 nice products right
angel let me tell you a little story it
starts with a kid
actually it really starts here let’s
start off with the quirky writing of
Joss Whedon in a comedic episode of the
Buffy spin-off called spin the bottle
a spell gone wrong makes everyone think
they’re 17 years old got me beat to
throw viewers off even further Loren
offers up his commentary on the
proceedings throughout the episode oh I
know I’m still unconscious during this
part of the story but can you believe
these monks but our favorite moment is
towards the end of the second act after
17-year old angel learns he’s the
vampire we cut to the usual commercial
break and then we come back to Lorne
mentioning this well those were some
exciting products am i right mmm let’s
all think about buying some of those
number nine Denny Crane Boston Legal oh
please if there were new guys they’d
have shown up in the season premiere
good old William Shatner finally hung up
his Starfleet uniform and stopped
fighting Klingons do you say King yeah
we did cue the music taking on the role
of the larger-than-life attorney who
likes the sound of his own name Denny
Crane gonna cram Lenny Grant Shatner is
constantly using the fourth wall
throughout the series to communicate
with the audience and to remind us how
noteworthy his performance is I can
actually oh I want an Emmy number eight
product placement 30 rock how am i
calling myself this isn’t even my phone
known for their subversive humor and
tongue-in-cheek delivery Tina Fey and
the rest of the 30 rock gang are not
afraid to stray into the territory of
product placement
these Verizon Wireless phones are just
so popular I accidentally grabbed one
belonging to an acquaintance this short
scene from the season 2 episode somebody
to love starts off innocently enough
but then ends up doing what we call a
shameless product plug but of course
that’s part of the gag if I saw a phone
like that on TV I would be like where is
my nearest retailer so I can get one can
we have our money now number 7 naked
Doctor Who BBC chill
in need especially the bowtie and a fez
sometimes which in furnaces several
words but that’s because I’m excited yes
the BBC has the annual custom of
featuring the iconic Time Lord in their
charity special children in need
keeping with tradition Matt Smith steps
out of the TARDIS in character as the
eleventh Doctor to make a very generous
donation I am giving the clothes off my
back what gets him this slot on our list
though is how he manages to tempt Doctor
Who fan girls everywhere who wanted to
see him without his bowtie please don’t
touch the red button on your remote or
they might just disappear
stop it okay guys I’m going to need a
diversion number six
Zack Morris Saved by the Bell it’s the
first day of school and I can’t wait to
get there
what the leading character of this 90s
sitcom is no stranger to bringing down
the fourth wall do you mind
they go along yourselves starting with
the pilot episode and continuing on Zack
sets up the story for the viewer every
sixteen-year-old guy dreams about two
things that’s one and the car I don’t
have is the other I’m working on however
this blonde troublemaker has one very
special ability that earns him this spot
group timeout whoa
wait a minute what I talked to his
father yep Zack uses this gimmick
multiple times during the series to
address the audience or to get out of
tight situations
Tynan number five that’s all folks
Looney Tunes this one’s a classic and an
iconic staple of porky pig that appears
at the end of most Looney Tunes episodes
Porky’s catchphrase has gotten so
popular that in more recent years the
viewers sometimes gets an unexpected
surprise from one of his friends and get
all bunks but probably one of our
favorites is after the short invasion of
the bunny Snatchers you do you think I’d
let it in that way did you I just gotta
find out what’s behind where we see a
fake out at first after which bug steps
in to set things right
oh woops into the disease but that’s all
folks number four Rebecca reads the
fourth wall entries WatchMojo in watch
mojos top ten fourth wall breaks in TV
Rebecca suddenly finds herself in the
video the script points out that there’s
a camera just to her right where is this
going
number four dilemma of the middle child
malcolm in the middle’ dad got his free
ticket to the Waterside park from work
it takes two days to prep him but it’s
worth it this show is one of the few
that tackles the harsh reality of a
middle born kid who ends up being the
child prodigy and a broken family
besides that one one of the main
gimmicks on malcolm in the middle’ is
having the title character constantly
addressed the audience to express his
dilemma or simply to tell us what’s
going on I don’t know how yet but
there’s definitely a way can justify
this
malcom dang I thought I’d at least get a
few minutes in before you busted me
these breaks happen so frequently in the
show they’re pretty much one of the
series main features I know this is
wrong but somehow my body’s just stop
doing anything to stop it number three
the dark thoughts of a politician house
of cards giving tip welcome to
Washington while every other entry on
our list is a light-hearted comedy
moment house of cards fourth wall breaks
are more sinister it’s in these moments
when Frank Underwood speaks directly to
us in his deep southern monotone that we
are fully introduced to the show’s
politics of power
sancorp helps me purchase loyalty and in
return they expect mine it’s degrading I
know but when the tits that big
everybody gets in line this menacing
Kevin Spacey performance hits the
twisted nail on the head right from the
start by showing you he simply doesn’t
care about anything else I have no
patience for useless things moments like
this require someone who will act do the
unpleasant thing the necessary thing
yeah number two where’s our ceiling The
Fresh Prince of bel-air this iconic 90s
sitcom is filled with memorable fourth
wall breaks most of which happened from
the fourth season onward what’s up what
is this contract say
Fresh Prince of bel-air that’s right not
Philadelphia bel-air well yeah man but
you know you know my motto my man
while that one stretches our criteria a
bit there are other memorable scenes in
The Fresh Prince that take a
sledgehammer to the fourth wall we so
rich while we can’t afford no seal sorry
did we say sledgehammer better make that
a missile
Oh
before we break out the top pick here
are a few honorable mentions after work
after work really is the goal of all
consulting get them on the tip I’m the
head of a research and development
department for one of the largest
companies in America Veridian dynamics
number one
Deadpool ultimate spider-man call me
Deadpool it rides with no school too
cool ain’t no foolin I’m the best that
there isn’t what I do pretty sure most
comic book fans saw him coming but we
couldn’t resist giving him the top spot
it seems this comic book anti-heroes
main power is breaking the fourth wall
and he kicks it off here by attacking
the show’s title credits and the Merc
with a mouth ultimately destroys the
reality of TV in this case leaving the
fourth wall pretty much non-existent in
the process we go into that compound
find agent MacGuffin snag the list then
another task master at his acolytes
capiche analyze them yeah yeah here’s
the thing I can’t really say the k-word
out loud it’s weird mental tic but we’re
gonna destroy them make them disappear
sleep them with the fishes okay word
them do you agree with our list did you
ever get caught off guard by a character
talking to you on TV watching and
looking at you for more break-in top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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