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In many musicals, there is a character who acts as the narrator, knowing everything about everyone's business despite the fact that he often is a character in the story himself, and shouldn't really be able to know this. |
In many musicals, there is a character who acts as the narrator, knowing everything about everyone's business despite the fact that he often is a character in the story himself, and shouldn't really be able to know this. |
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* The Grave Robber from ''[[Repo the Genetic Opera]]'' of course, [[Lampshade Hanging|he's reading a newspaper about the events of the Opera]], so even though he wasn't there he still knows, unfortunately, however, they don't do the same when explaining how he knows all about Blind Mag's contract problems. |
* The Grave Robber from ''[[Repo the Genetic Opera]]'' of course, [[Lampshade Hanging|he's reading a newspaper about the events of the Opera]], so even though he wasn't there he still knows, unfortunately, however, they don't do the same when explaining how he knows all about Blind Mag's contract problems. |
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** He hands the newspaper to Shilo. Not to mention, Mag's rival is ''standing right there'' at the time. |
** He hands the newspaper to Shilo. Not to mention, Mag's rival is ''standing right there'' at the time. |
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* The revolutionary narrator from ''[[Evita]]'', who is sometimes called [[Does This Remind You of Anything|"Che"]]. |
* The revolutionary narrator from ''[[Evita]]'', who is sometimes called [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|"Che"]]. |
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* Clopin in the Disney version of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''. He establishes this in the first five minutes of the film, considering he opens it with the story of how Frollo killed Quasimodo's mother and 'adopted' Quasi, despite the fact that he wasn't even there at the time and the two (or possibly more, if you count the staring masonry) who were certainly wouldn't have told anyone. |
* Clopin in the Disney version of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''. He establishes this in the first five minutes of the film, considering he opens it with the story of how Frollo killed Quasimodo's mother and 'adopted' Quasi, despite the fact that he wasn't even there at the time and the two (or possibly more, if you count the staring masonry) who were certainly wouldn't have told anyone. |
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** Arguably, Gringoire in the French rock opera. |
** Arguably, Gringoire in the French rock opera. |
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