Ash breaking the 4th wall?

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I wonder, would this exchange from "It's Flower Power" be considered breaking the 4th wall, for Ash?


Ash: "I wanna do a show with all my Pokemon!"
Misty: "A live stage show?"
Ash: "No, I mean a TV show."
Misty: "Who'd watch something like that?"
Ash: "I would!"


Heh, that was hilarious!! XD

I guess that proves Ash wishes to have his own TV series. ^^
 
That's not so much breaking the fourth wall as walking nervously close to it, taking a quick peek across and then running away from it like a scared child.
 
I loved that part, although it was a little different.

Those aren't the exact lines.
 
I know those aren't the exact lines, Shane.

I was simply quoting it from memory.


And since I haven't seen that episode in ages, my memory of the exact lines is a bit fuzzy.

Of course, if anyone knows the exact lines, feel free to post them. ^^


Trainer Rachel said:
Haha, that's cute. Yeah, I think that can sorta be considered as a 4th wall break.
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Yeah, I agree.

And also, this would be Ash's second 4th wall break. ^_^


The first time he broke the 4th wall was in the second movie, when he said this.

Ash: "I'll have to catch this on video!"


Hehe, that's another good Ash line. XD
 
Those would be considered fourth line peeks. True fourth line breakers would be if Ash or one of his companions commented on the content of the show and its possible effect on the show's viewers. For example: before Ash starts walking along the log over the gap in Drifloon on the Wind, Ash says, "don't try this at home, kids." or something like that. Ash never says that, but that would be an example of fourth wall breaking.
 
Oh, i know something where they do a fourth wall peak! it's in the first season, "Beach Blank-Out Blastoise", i think (i'm going off Wikipedia for the ep. title. ^^;;; ). At the end, where everyone wakes up after Jigglypuff's song:

Misty: Arg! I look like a cartoon character! >.<*

Ash: A cartoon character? Like that could ever happen! ^^

...i remember watching it over the summer, so i think the lines are almost exact ot exact...
 
TR's more prone to fourth wall breaking, IIRC. I know Meowth's done it once or twice.
 
Believe me, in the dub at least, TR are well aware they've got a live audience past a little glass plate.
 
Yeah, I've noticed how they've always used Team Rocket to break the 4th wall. 4Kids did it mostly in the movies (though they did it a few times in the early seasons of the anime too).

And Pokemon USA really likes to have Team Rocket break the 4th wall!! LOL. XD


Anyway, I like Team Rocket.

But of course, I'm more of an Ash fan, so I was just wondering how many times he's came close to breaking the 4th wall, which is apparently only two times so far (I don't know if you can count those 2 times he's done it - since those were just peeks - but I will count them anyway, lol). XD
 
James breaks it after Ash's battle with Lt. Surge, complaining that they wasted the whole episode cheering for the good guys. The narrator then says something like 'That's right, James'.

Breaking the whole 4th wall as a principle just blows my mind though. I like to think too much ;)
 
T.R. Also broke the fourth wall in the ep "For Ho-oh The Bells Toll"

Narrator: Something, something, something. (I'm not so sure of the specifics)
James: Did he say "something something something"?
Meowth: Like dat will evah happen.
So since they were commenting on what the narrator said, it's breaking the fourth wall.
 
Not to mention that even if that line isn't in the Japanese episode, it's still in the dub, which means that it's still breaking the fourth wall.

I agree, just because it's in the dub doesn't make it less canon.
 
AnimeDutchess said:
Oh, i know something where they do a fourth wall peak! it's in the first season, "Beach Blank-Out Blastoise", i think (i'm going off Wikipedia for the ep. title. ^^;;; ). At the end, where everyone wakes up after Jigglypuff's song:

Misty: Arg! I look like a cartoon character! >.<*

Ash: A cartoon character? Like that could ever happen! ^^

...i remember watching it over the summer, so i think the lines are almost exact ot exact...
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I remember that one! ^^

Well.. pretty much any fourth-wall-breakings I can think of have already been posted. I'll have to watch out for 'em more.
 
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