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Mulch · 03-29-2010, 05:14 AM

That's not breaking the fourth wall, since Bloo doesn't acknowledge the fact that it's a fictional universe. He just talks about the "gang dynamic", which makes sense to him within the universe. It doesn't break the fourth wall, but it's definitely a meta reference, which Season 6 had a lot of. Goodbye to Bloo was particularly filled with meta-jokes like that. This is a more subtle example, from Destination Imagination:

Frankie: After all, aren't friends what Foster's is all about?

Bloo: No, Foster's is all about me!

(Or something similar; I can't remember the exact words.)
Frankie and Bloo are, of course, referring to the home as Foster's, but the joke is that it can be interpreted as the show itself, since Bloo had started to overshadow the rest of the gang as the main character. The Simpsons does this type of joke a lot, since one of the rules of that universe is that the characters are not conscious about being part of a TV show. I think the same rule applies to Foster's, and thus, meta-jokes are used to reference the show without breaking the fourth wall.

03-29-2010, 05:14 AM	#34
Mulch Blegh DOO KDLO PXOFK Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Giant squid Posts: 71	That's not breaking the fourth wall, since Bloo doesn't acknowledge the fact that it's a fictional universe. He just talks about the "gang dynamic", which makes sense to him within the universe. It doesn't break the fourth wall, but it's definitely a meta reference, which Season 6 had a lot of. Goodbye to Bloo was particularly filled with meta-jokes like that. This is a more subtle example, from Destination Imagination: Frankie: After all, aren't friends what Foster's is all about? Bloo: No, Foster's is all about me! (Or something similar; I can't remember the exact words.) Frankie and Bloo are, of course, referring to the home as Foster's, but the joke is that it can be interpreted as the show itself, since Bloo had started to overshadow the rest of the gang as the main character. The Simpsons does this type of joke a lot, since one of the rules of that universe is that the characters are not conscious about being part of a TV show. I think the same rule applies to Foster's, and thus, meta-jokes are used to reference the show without breaking the fourth wall. __________________ This is the placeholder signature. I might actually think of something to put here one of these days. Last edited by Mulch; 03-29-2010 at 05:15 AM.