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• In "Ricksy Business" (S02E11):
  • Breaking the Fourth Wall: Broken twice and lampshaded when the captain of the Titanic ride says:

Captain: Sorry for the inconvenience folks, we should resume sinking shortly. In the meantime, please stay on the ship and enjoy a complementary plate of James Camer-onion rings." Jerry: Great. Not only is the ship not sinking, now the fourth wall has been broken."

This is particularly awesome, although YMMV, in that Jerry, being the simpleton that he is, is saddened that the fourth wall has been broken. He wanted to enjoy the simple pleasure of being able to escape into the fantasy of the Titanic movie, only for the illusion to be shattered by the captain reminding him that it was a film, directed by James Cameron. This break (no.1) also reminds us in the audience that we too are watching a show - though not directed by Cameron - and thus our simple desire to be immersed in a show can be similarly shattered (no.2). Great work guys! That's Post Modernism for you, and Why We Can't Have Nice Things.

• In "The ABC's of Beth" (S03E09):
  • Deus Ex Machina: lampshaded when the ex of Jerry's alien girlfriend turns up. This is also a pun on ex. Morty breaks the 4th wall here too, by looking at the viewer as he walks away, so this seems quite intentional. Puns are normally seen as low level humour, but to pun the trope employed and lampshade it too is pretty awesome.

Morty: Dad, you just got handed an ex machina: you're taking it.