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* Cartoonist Bruce Tinsley frequently interacts with the title character of ''[[Mallard Fillmore]]'', appearing as a giant set of fingers holding a pencil above the panel.
* [[Fan Web Comic]] ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha]] [http://check.animeblogger.net/nanoha-gamers-index/ GamerS]'' has, to quote one of the characters, "this weird yellow box thing that keeps following me around and making weird comments". He tends to get threatened with grievious bodily harm, especially by [[Straight Man|Teana]].
* Uatu the Watcher frequently narrates [[Marvel Comics]] [[Elseworld]] stories, most notably the "What If?" series. Usually he remains aloof from the events (as is his preference), though occasionally an [[Alternate Universe]] version of him becomes involved. In ''[[Earth X]]'', however, we're led to believe that he and protege X-51 will narrate the entire story from the
* Characters in ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' occasionally communicate with their narrator/author, but these asides do not seem to affect the plot at all. It's most common in non-canon strips like the annual appearance of the [[Halloween Episode|Halloween Monster.]]
* The ''[[Babymouse]]'' graphic novels have this kind of narrator, with Babymouse often telling the narrator to shut up when it makes keen observations on her life.
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* ''[[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''. The narrator comes awfully close to this, dancing with the rest of the cast. The stage version plays the Trope straight.
* In the Brendan Fraser live-action movie of ''[[George of the Jungle (film)|George of the Jungle]]'', the narrator is an active and slightly malignant force. At one point a [[Mook]] picks a fight with him over his insulting description, to which the narrator responds by rewinding the movie just to taunt him. (The mook's comrade then asks, "Did you just ''argue'' with the ''narrator''?") The sequel has the narrator ''reach in and pick up'' a villain who annoyed him, a [[Deus Ex Machina]] resolution to a plotline.
** This is most certainly at least a [[Shout-Out]] to Jay Ward, creator of the animated ''[[George of the Jungle]]'', who was quite fond of using an
* "Charles Dickens" (actually Gonzo) is the narrator in ''[[A Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', and is usually in or near the scene in question when it happens. Rizzo finds this a bit hard to believe, which leads to the following exchange outside Scrooge's house:
{{quote|'''Rizzo:''' How do you know what Scrooge is doing? We're down here and he's up there!
'''"Dickens":''' I keep telling you, storytellers are omniscient. We know everything.
'''Rizzo:''' Well, hoity-toity, Mr. God-Like Smarty Pants. }}
* The narrator in the filmed version of [[Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]] isn't active enough for the characters'
* The Stranger in ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''. Half-way through the movie he turns up to meet The Dude and talking to him. At the end, he's there again and delivers the last monologue to the camera, in the bar, before ordering some Sarsaparilla.
* The Mexican Christmas film ''[[Santa Claus (film)|Santa Claus]]'' features a scene where the Devil tries to tempt a poor girl Lupe into stealing a doll from a toy store. The narrator immediately says, "No, Lupe, don't listen to him!" This scene was prime joke fodder when this movie featured on ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'':
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* ''[[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''. The Narrator often interacts with the cast, which is fair, since the audience ''always'' interacts with ''him'' and the cast.
* The story of ''[[Into the Woods]]'' is told by a narrator. In the first act, the characters don't interact with him too much, though it is clear that they can hear him. Halfway through the second act, however, the fairy-tale characters start giving [[Aside Glance
* ''Spamalot!'' features The Historian who begins the show with an expository speech culminating in "...this was England!" The curtain rises on pseudo-Scandinavian folk dancers singing the praises of Finland. He frustratedly states that he said "England", and the dancers shuffle off, with one of them even commenting that he should "ennunciate better". He also sets the scene for Act II, where King Arthur and Patsy are lost in a Large and Expensive Forest. [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail|He does not get killed by Lancelot.]]
* The Balladeer from ''[[Assassins (theatre)|Assassins]]'' frequently interacts with the villainous men whose ballads he sings.
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'''Narrator''': Oops. That's my cue to leave! }}
:: Even worse when you consider that the "lame-o Sci-Fantasy explanation" is EXACTLY what happens to her next boyfriend. [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2007-04-01 making the whole thing a five year] [[Brick Joke]].
* ''[[Homestuck]]'' takes this trope and runs with it. As a webcomic in the style of [[Interactive Fiction]] about a game that affects reality, narrators don't just describe a
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