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| - | [[Image:Literal4thwallbreak.PNG|thumb|Literally breaking the fourth wall.]]
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| - | Sometimes, the [[characters]] '''break the [[Wikipedia:Fourth wall|fourth wall]]''' by displaying awareness that they are in an Internet cartoon.
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| - | Fourth wall breakages are common in [[Strong Bad Email]]s; Strong Bad often addresses the viewers, and references to his "email show" are made. Some of these supposed "fourth wall breaks" may be explained by assuming that Strong Bad has a live [[Wikipedia:webcam|webcam]] show in which he answers e-mails, or that he is talking to an imaginary audience, but in other instances the characters actually refer to the fact that they are in cartoons, which is a real fourth wall break. Excluding Strong Bad Emails that involve a character addressing the viewers, here is a list of fourth wall breakages in the toons.
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| - | == Fourth Wall Breakages ==
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| - | === Big Toons ===
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| - | *[[DNA Evidence]]: Homestar does a voiceover for the "previously on homestarrunner.com" part.
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| - | *[[Weclome Back]]: All of the characters punch in on a time clock after returning from vacation. Marzipan wonders whether anyone has been "taking care of the website." Homestar Runner says "It's time to get this www-dot-show back on the road-dot-com."
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| - | *[[Shopping for Danger]]: Gunhaver screams, "Next episode, [[Blue Laser]]! Next episode!"
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| - | *[[Where's The Cheat?]]: While reassuring Strong Mad, Strong Bad says "Don't worry, big guy. We'll cut to a montage. I mean, find The Cheat."
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| - | *[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] and [[The King of Town DVD]]: The characters do commentaries and are in previews for these toon "DVDs", showing that they know they were cartoons. Strong Bad even calls one of the toons a cartoon several times.
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| - | *[[In Search of the Yello Dello]]: The TV announcer says that [[the Yello Dello]] is "the most rare and beautiful bird in this entire cartoon."
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| - | === Shorts ===
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| - | *[[One Two, One Two]]: [[Homsar]]'s [[bowler hat]] bounces off the edge of the screen when he is singing.
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| - | *[[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]: The DVD style, especially the commentary, imply that what we see is written and filmed.
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| - | *[[No Hands On Deck!]]: Homestar says, "I'd better get back to work if I'm gonna build a deck in this cartoon!"
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| - | *[[Sbemail 150?!?]]: The [[Female Lappy 486]] is startled by our arrival and tells us Strong Bad "is understairs. Tell whim I love..." Strong Sad has prepared storyboards to help Strong Bad with the email.
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| - | *[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]: The characters often break the fourth wall ''within'' the [[Homestar Runner universe]] itself, such as [[Gunhaver]] saying "... all our playsets and toys," and "Quick, everyone! To the the Action Figure Storage Vehicle!"
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| - | **The Commandos also reference the fact that they are toys in [[Shopping for Danger]], [[Commandos in the Classroom]], and [[Let us give TANKS!]].
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| - | *[[The System is Down]]: There are references to both the [[Error Page]] and [[homestarrunner.com]] being down.
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| - | === Holiday Toons ===
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| - | *[[More Fan Costumes]]: Strong Bad comments that [[Coach Z]], [[The King of Town]] and [[Marzipan]] are the least popular ''Homestar Runner'' characters.
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| - | *[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]: Throughout the [[Wikipedia:cold open|cold open]], Homestar directly addresses the viewer. When he comes upon Homsar, he remarks "Oh, great. The secret guy." and then comments on the choices that Homsar "gives" him. Then when he reaches the [[Cliffs#Creepy Cliff|Creepy Cliff]], he refers to it as a "cool new background." Finally, in the [[The Goblin|Goblin]] ending, Marzipan declares the end of the scene.
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| - | *[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]: Strong Bad informs the viewers that Homestar runs around frantically from [[Decemberween]] to New Year's; then, in the Easter egg, there is a poster on the wall that reads, "Left Out Characters' Support Group & Buffet."
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| - | *[[Halloween Fairstival]]: In the Homsar easter egg, Homsar walks across all sides of the screen.
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| - | *[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]: During the end discussion, Homestar asks if the viewers have voted yet (a feature for that year's toon) and then later requests that the characters repeat stuff they have already said to freak "them" out, indicating that the characters know they are being watched.
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| - | *[[A Mother's Day Message]]: Homestar and Strong Bad directly talk to the viewers.
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| - | *[[A Holiday Greeting]]: the main characters wish the viewers "[[Wikipedia:Happy Holiday(s)|Happy Holidays]] from all of us to all of you".
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| - | === Strong Bad Emails ===
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| - | *[[pizza joint]] (Easter Egg): Strong Sad reviews "sbemail179.html".
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| - | *[[bike thief]]: The disguises Strong Bad comes up with for himself and others cause their eyes to change. Strong Bad refers to this phenomenon as "cartoonish eyeholes."
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| - | *[[original]]: The entire email is about the "actor" playing [[Bubs]] being replaced.
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| - | *[[the paper]]: Strong Bad claims he can remember the birth of [[The Paper]] "like it was about to happen in a wavy flashback," which follows this line.
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| - | *[[rough copy]]: Strong Bad comments that "we should star in our own action-packed credit sequence". An action-packed credit sequence follows.
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| - | *[[from work]]: Strong Bad tells the viewers and/or a cameraman to shut up and complains that what he imagines doesn't appear while Homestar's imagination does become visible.
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| - | *[[unnatural]]: Strong Bad talks to the camera as he performs a public service announcement.
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| - | *[[strong badathlon]]: [[Whatsit]] gets on the camera.
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| - | *[[4 branches]]: Strong Bad says that he'll have to get more specific to be able to cover stupid Homestar ground in one email.
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| - | *[[cliffhangers]]: Strong Bad tells the narrator to get to the resolution of the second cliffhanger.
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| - | *[[road trip]]: Strong Bad declares the end of the email.
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| - | *[[theme song]]: Besides the whole idea of a theme song for his show, Strong Bad says he gives the viewers "a new email song every freakin' week".
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| - | *[[keep cool]]: Strong Bad interrupts the email (he rises up from below the frame) to explain the difference between [[Strong Badia]] and the rest of [[Free Country, USA]]. He then offers a [[high five]]. He also says "Note to viewers" before everything else.
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| - | *[[senior prom]]: After Strong Bad says that he's "taking Delilelia to see David Coppafeel perform" and gets up, the camera zooms out to reveal him actually standing on the right side, causing him to jump out of view.
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| - | *[[candy product]]: Strong Bad says he'll have a candy product "by the end of this email".
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| - | *[[narrator]]: Strong Bad said that Strong Sad had made corrections in three emails in a row, the first two being [[secret identity]] and [[technology]].
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| - | *[[highschool]]: Strong Bad says that he was "probably just like other cartoons" in his high school days.
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| - | *[[lady...ing]]: The Cheat displays a laserdisc of a [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]-era Email. Strong Bad says: "Oh, yeah. Boy, those old cartoons still pack a wallop."
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| - | *[[bottom 10]]: After the end of the email, Strong Bad acknowledges that there are no Easter eggs at the end.
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| - | *[[part-time job]]: Strong Bad peeks around the edge of the black on his way to [[Bubs' Concession Stand]].
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| - | *[[dreamail]]: Strong Bad says "Allow me to ... hit you with the pink border", and after that a pink border appears on the screen instead of the routine border. At the end he admits he should have used a fluffy white cloud border instead.
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| - | *[[animal]]: Strong Bad says that a man with a laptop computer comes "from the right side of the screen" and says goodbye to the viewers as [[The Paper]] starts to get impatient.
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| - | *[[virus]]: The effects of [[the virus]] cause several fourth wall breakages.
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| - | *[[extra plug]]: As Strong Bad tells the others to hold their poses, he reminds them that "it's going to be a long week."
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| - | *[[old comics]]: Strong Bad says that he and Homestar were used in a comic that was printed at least 60 years ago. Since they are obviously not that old, he is pointing out the fact that he and Homestar are unaging cartoon characters.
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| - | *[[crying]]: Strong Bad states (or rather sings) that he "will not sing an email song this week."
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| - | *[[dangeresque 3]]: Strong Bad asks the audience to resist the urge to throw full wine bottles at the screen. When Dangeresque 1 begins, The Cheat holds up a card that reads "not in 3D" (Dangeresque 3 was supposed to be in 3D).
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| - | *[[flashback]]: The size of the display area is purposefully extended and Homestar Runner is (and has apparently often been) "behind the black."
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| - | *[[monument]]: Homestar peeks out from behind the black as he sings, "Here comes the Thnikkaman!"
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| - | *[[video games]]: Strong Bad turns and yells directly at the camera saying "'Cause you can't control me!"
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| - | *[[couch patch]]: Strong Bad points out that the couch patch is clearly already present in Homestar's flashback, and Homestar says he got confused about the title of the e-mail.
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| - | *[[mile]]: Strong Bad tells the viewers that he won't answer an email this week. The Cheat creates one, complete with a loading screen.
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| - | *[[stunt double]]: Strong Bad throws floppy disks at the viewers and then pretends to give and take them away.
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| - | *[[the process]]: Strong Bad spends the whole cartoon explaining how his other emails were/would be done. He also says "you can usually click on certain words and make little pictures of dumb stuff pop up."
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| - | *[[big white face]]: The Poopsmith pokes [[The Paper]] with his shovel.
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| - | *[[huttah!]]: [[The Cheat]] actually watches the email on his own computer.
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| - | *[[island]]: When Yami Yugi asks what Strong Bad would do if he were stuck on a desert island, Strong Bad nonchalantly replies, "I suspect it would be like most cartoons". Later, [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] imitates [[Main Page 3]], with similar effects.
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| - | *[[50 emails]]: Strong Bad tells the viewers "Don't nobody go nowheres, I'll be right back."
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| - | *[[your friends]]: Strong Bad states that he's giving the fans what they want.
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| - | *[[little animal]]: Strong Bad talks about the people watching the e-mail at home.
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| - | *[[stand-up]]: Strong Sad tells the viewers to come with him.
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| - | === Games ===
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| - | *[[Thy Dungeonman 3]]: If the player talks to some of the characters, they mention events that happened "screens" ago.
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| - | *[[Stinkoman 20X6]]: When [[1-Up]] requests Stinkoman's help, Stinkoman says that he already helped him in Level 4. At the beginning of Level 6, Stinkoman appears to be playing his own game. At the beginning of Level -0, Stinkoman addresses the player while he's stuck sad inside the wall. Also, at the end of Level -0, Stinkoman says he has to get through Level 9 and Level 10 to get to 1-Up and [[Pan Pan]]. Then, at the opening cinematic of level 9, the [[Shadowy Figure]] says, "So he thinks he can get to level 10, eh?"
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| - | *[[Peasant's Quest]]: If Rather Dashing talks to the [[Dongolev|second]] "[[Unusual Greetings#Haldo|Haldo]]" brother and says "Haldo" without talking to the [[Mendelev|first one]] (the one at the booth), he will say, "What'd you read that in PQ Stragedy<!--this is wrong on purpose--> Guide? Go talk to my brother first." On a related note, if the player types "throw baby" before the baby has been acquired, the game will say that the player must have "misread the walkthrough on [[Wikipedia:GameFAQs|GameFAQS]]." Also, if "get broom" is typed in Naked Ned's house, the game will say, "No no. The broom is in the foreground and you can't take things in the foreground. You don't see me all typing 'get browser window', do you?" Also, when at the inn, the inn "takes up the entire screen."
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| - | *[[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]]: If you succeed in beating the game, Gunhaver bellows, "Next state-of-the-art laserdisc game, Blue Laser! Next state-of-the-art laserdisc game!!"
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| - | === Teen Girl Squad ===
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| - | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13|Issue 13]]: The Ugly One comments to Narrator Strong Bad on the creativity (or lack thereof) of her demise.
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| - | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11|Issue 11]]: Cheerleader is seen reading the script for the issue, and asking how "uggs" is spelled.
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| - | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|Issue 10]] (Easter egg): Cheerleader says it's their "Tenth Issue-versary".
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| - | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8|Issue 8]]: Cheerleader sings "It's over! It's over! Strong Bad says it's over" at the end of the issue.
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| - | ===DVDs===
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| - | *[[strongbad_email.exe]] (all discs): Either Homestar or The Cheat walks by an FBI warning. Also, if the viewer doesn't make a selection in the Bonus Stuff menu, Strong Bad will enter and say "Time's up, choosy! I'm playing Trogdor!", and plays [[TROGDOR!]] for a little bit.
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| - | *[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One]]: Strong Bad tells [[The Paper]] to "show these morons what to do". Then, The Paper will tell the viewer to make a choice.
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| - | *[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]]: Homestar and Strong Bad wonder where the viewer is and Homestar suggests that perhaps they are making a sandwich. Strong Bad orders the viewer to bring them some cold ones.
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| - | *[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four]]: The [[Lappy 486#Female Lappy 486|Female Lappy 486]] asks Strong Bad what's taking the viewers so long.
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| - | *[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]]: Strong Bad complains the viewer took so long the Lappy's screensaver turned on.
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| - | *[[Everything Else, Volume 1]]: Strong Bad says there are no emails on the DVD. Homestar tells the viewer to make a choice.
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| - | *[[Everything Else, Volume 2]]: Coach Z raps the FBI warning. Homestar complains that the viewer is taking too long deciding and tries to eat some of the menu items.
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| - | ===Other===
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| - | *[[Podstar Runner]] (emails and music videos only): Strong Bad asks, "What am I doing in this tiny box?" and shatters the screen trying to get out.
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| - | *[[Store]]: Most of the [[Store Thank You Messages|thank you messages]] break the fourth wall, especially [[Store Thank You Messages#Back Door Message|the "bonus" message]].
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| - | *[[Legal]]: Homestar walks by and comments on the boringness of the disclaimers.
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| - | *[[Not the 100th Email!!!]]: References to the 404 page and the user poking around the site.
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| - | *[[Strong Sad#Character_Video_Transcript|Strong Sad]]: On Strong Sad's character page, he complains about making a "character page" and later runs his finger down the left side of the screen.
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| - | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0]]: Homestar says, "This is Homestar Runner from HomestarRunner.com".
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| - | *[[First Time Here?]]: Sets the stage for fourth wall breakages, especially when Strong Bad says "I'm the real reason you're here" and asks people to "check him out".
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| - | *[[Where the Crap Are We?]]: Strong Bad beats the left side of the screen.
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