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Examples: Itchy & Scratchy from The Simpsons, The Scary Door from Futurama, or The Grand Inquisitor from Dostoevsky.

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[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 73 points 6 days ago (6 children)

The Princess Bride is one of my favorite examples of this, especially because the "story within the story" is the main story, which is unusual.

[–] credo@lemmy.world 32 points 6 days ago (3 children)
[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I was so disappointed when that ended

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I’m still watching it. What are you talking about?!

Also, there is a second and apparently a third?

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