Breaking the 4th wall

[samhexum]

It can be interesting when TV shows do this. One fond memory... Dan Conner is making chili for the family on ROSEANNE. The camera is set up behind the stove, pointing at his face. He looks up, directly into the camera, and starts talking like Julia Child. It's at the end of this clip:

 

 

Another example (sort of) was from an episode of LAROQUETTE, John's criminally-underappreciated sitcom. Also-criminally-underappreciated Allison LaPlaca co-starred as a nurse/John's love interest.

 

Joey Lawrence guest starred once and his character developed a crush on her. She was treating him for a cut & made a joke.

 

He responded "Wow, beautiful AND funny!" She replied "I know. It's hard to believe I was on 5 sitcoms that bombed. Nobody gets me. That's why I became a nurse."

Edited December 18, 2017 by samhexum