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Over/Under on breaking the 4th wall


We all know they love to break the 4th wall (looking straight into the camera or otherwise interact with the audience) a lot on this show. My over/under for how many times during the entire run of the show is 100.

Bud usually does it just before he's about to "get some" and Al does it when something bad is about to happen to him or is victorious. Marcy in distress and sometimes the guest characters do it too.

Let's count to see how many we can catch.

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Probably under 100. It seems like they didn't do it that much until the later seasons.




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Here's the first one. It's not a really good one but it is evident that AL does play the audience a little bit.

1. In "User Friendly" As he is about to be shocked Al looks at the camera and "mind thinks", "I can see my whole life flash before my eyes".

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2. In "Love Conquers Al" Bud does it when Esmerelda is pulling him to the basement stairs for a huge LOVE party.

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I have two more from "Twisted" 11/1

3. Bud does it when Ariel says she just found out the Olson twins were two people...

4. Al looks at the camera and says "I wonder how this can get any worse". Just before the fat lady says she has to go to the bathroom.

There is someone that is taking the under on this whereas I have the over. Feel free to help me out on this. I have watched this series so many times that I skip many of them to just watch the ones I like the most. So I won't be able to catch them all.

We have 4 so far. Thanks in advance.

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In "Lez be Friends" 11/21 Bud gives one during the "Puppy Love" part when he's working on a hottie.

That's 5 folks!

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I completely concede the UNDER.

There weren't that enough episodes to justify a line that high.

We can still keep track of them anyway. It will give us something to do!

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There's the time Al and Peggy can't find anything to watch on TV but "It's a Wonderful Life". Al gets up from the couch in disgust to go to the bathroom, turns to the camera, and says, "And I really hate this commercial too!" Then we do go to a commercial!

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In "Bud hits the books" 10/24 While playing the "history game" with Ariel Bud gives us one at the beginning of the episode when he's playing strip history with her.

That's 7 now.

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In "Naughty but Niece" 9/4 when Amber tells Bud she will have sex with him he gives us one.

Thats' 8 now.

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In "Blonde and blonder" 10/8 near the end when Marcy finds out that Jefferson has the Mr. Potato Head she looks at the camera and says "uh-oh".

AND in "Love Conquers Al" 10/13 Bud gives us one when Esmeralda tells him he won't be wearing his clothes for long.

That's 10 now.

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Got a 4 spot today:

In Kiss of the Coffee Woman" 10/25 Al is giving 10 tips to Marcy that will make her look better. She looks at the camera and says "uh oh"

In "The Jokes on Al" 10/27 At the end when Peg says we're going to do it right down here in front of everybody. Al thinks she means sex and looks at the camera.

In "Twisted" 11/1 there are two. Ariel says "I just realized the Olsen twins are two people. Bud gives us one.

And in the shoe store while tending the fat woman Al looks at the camera and says "I wonder how this can get any worse" before she says she has to go to the bathroom.

That's 14 now.

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"TowMinutes" was exactly right. Most of these are near the end of the series.

Most likely the last on this thing might be bringing us to 15 and the end here is when Bud gives us one when in "Lez be friends" is setting Lucky up and looking to put their "furry little friends together" and the girl he's with gives him the "eye".

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In "Tooth or Consequences" 4/4 Al sneaks one in on us. The Dentist is talking to his wife's lawyer on the phone and says "She's got them too". Al sitting in the chair shares the "know what I mean look" to the camera.

16 now.

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Two from Al in "It's a Bundyful Life II" 4/12. Once when the "family" gives the "Whoa Jablonski" than again at the end he gives a thumbs up when the Angel disappears.

That's 18

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We're up to 19 with: "Kelly Bounces Back" 5/6 the kids are working on selling the Alante when Al looks at the camera and says "400 bucks".

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In "I Who have Nothing" 6/13 Al's former girlfriend is looking for sex with him and he hints that he only does something when he's looking for sex. She falls for it and Al looks at the camera and says, "O, That didn't open an ugly door did it?"

That's 20.

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Kelly puts up to 21 at the end of "England Show II" 6/25 she is looking for her family in London as the announcer is saying questions such as: "Will the male Bundies survive? What's going to happen to Buck?" then he finishes up with, "Was Brooklyn Bridge really worthy of an Emmy?".

That's where Kelly runs up to street and looks into the camera and shrugs her shoulder as if to answer his question with a "who knows" gesture.

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Two more today
1. In "Old College Try" 7/11 Marcy is showing off to the tellers when she looks at the camera and says, "That's right teller boys. Want me!"

2. In "Christmas" 7/12 Kelly tells Al not to say what. She keeps pestering him and he's avoiding saying it when he looks at the camera.

That's 23 total now.

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Bud gets this one: In "The Worst Noel" 8/13 Bud is waiting for Kelly to pull up on the rope. He says, "Don't lift it until I say so". Kelly says, "Don't do what". Bud says "LIFT IT". Then looks at the camera and says "Uh oh"

That's 24

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In "Al goes to the dogs" 10/22 Bud gives us one when leaving with the hot girl.

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I forgot another one from "Lez be Friends" 11/21.

We get one from Al when Mandy tells him she's gay. Her turns his head and intentionally looks at us. (gold star)

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In "The Worst Noel" 8/13 there are two:

1. Right at the middle commercial Al turns to the camera and intentionally says, "I really hate this commercial".

2. Right after Bud says to Kelly "lift it".

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An easy one here: in "Shoeless Al" the last frame Bud rolls a 7/10 split and Al looks at the camera and says, "Gee, I wonder what's gonna happen now."

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