Speaker 1: It was a vision that came to me in twenty
twelve to create a podcast network. Twenty twelve, it's twenty
twenty six. Now look how many years it took to
put together your power of choice. That's what ero dot
net is a r r oe dot net, nineteen different
podcasts and growing. Like vocal dfrag, we always ask questions,
but do you ever question the answers? This is a
serious question with some really fun results. Vocal dfrag on
ero dot net a r r oe dot net. Enjoy
your exploration. I like asking questions, and the reason why
is because the fun begins when you start researching for
answers such as who did it first? The art of
Breaking the Fourth Wall? Was it George Burns and Gracy Allen?
Or the movie The Spinal Tap Plus was Gracie Allen's
character inspired or influenced by the children's book Amelia Badilia.
My name is Arrow. I'm a daily writer, a silent wolf.
I stand on the sidelines and do nothing but watch, listen, study,
then activate. I happen to call it the daily Mess,
a chronological walk through an everyday world. Yeah, it's my
morning writing as a receiver of thoughts and ideas. We
as people tend to throw things to the side because
we pretty much think we're going to deal with it
later on. Yeah, about two minutes from now, you'll forget
you even thought about it. When a subject arrives inside
of me, I know it's time to dig in. It's
still keeping that daily journal, but by doing the research,
the picture becomes clearer. This is the daily Mess. Why
do they say that the movie The Spinal Tap was
the first to embrace the viewing audience with their dialogue
when George Burns and Gracie Allen were doing it decades before.
Guess what I was wrong? This Is Spinal Tap is
not seen as the first piece of entertainment to break
through the infamous fourth wall. It is looked upon as
being the first to do it in a modern natural
documentary style, which was and still is very different than
George Burns and Gracy Allen. Breaking the fourth wall actually
started in the nineteen thirties. George Burns would stop the
show and then address the audience. It was vaudeville rooted well.
In nineteen eighty four with This Is Spinal Tap, they
went the direction of accidental intimacy, make the audience feel
like they're being addressed. None of the characters in This
Is Spinal Tap address the viewer. Humor comes from self exposure,
not punchlines. This is why the band truly isn't talking
with those of us that are watching. No, they're unveiling
a story. This is Spinal Tap sees their audience as
being silent witnesses, not a participant. The audience figures it
out without being told, Hey, coming up next? Since run
the subject of Gracy Allen was her character inspired by
the very famous Amilia Badilia, Hey, thanks for coming back
to the Daily Mess. Was Gracie Allen's character inspired by
Amelia Badilia Zong, not Evan Close. The two have nothing
to do with each other. Gracie Allen's character was fully
shaped by their performances on vaudeville as well as nineteen
twenties and nineteen thirties radio. Amelia Badilia didn't appear in
front of any of us until nineteen sixty three, a
children's book still used in classrooms today. Both characters are
acts that come from extreme literal mindedness, a total misunderstanding
of idioms and speech, which lead to absurd conclusions. Gracie
Allen focused in on absolute confidence that makes sense. Amelia
Badilia was the combination of interpret rotation and household chaos.
Gracie Allen's character outsmarted others by accident, whereas Amelia Bodilia
was instructional and gentle, designed to teach children. It said
though that even though Amelia Badilia was based on Gracy Allen,
it is very possible that the author, Peggy Parrish, was
influenced directly or indirectly by Gracie Allen. I'm ryl, and
that's the daily mess.