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2-for-1 Show

135 statements
24 feature instances
18 referencing feature instances

2-for-1 Show	type	FeatureClass
2-for-1 Show	label	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show	page	TwoForOneShow
2-for-1 Show	comment	A sub-division of the Show Within a Show, the Two For One Show effectively gives the viewer... well, two shows for the price of one. That is, the show is relatively evenly split between a fictional Show Within a Show and the "real life" stories of the main cast. Such series are typically set in the television media, allowing for "behind the scenes" action to be intercut with the fictional show. This is different from other shows-within-shows in that the show-within-a-show is also treated as "real" entertainment and broadcast as such, so that anyone turning on in the middle of that segment might think that it's a genuine talk show/panel series/light entertainment show etc. This rules out the talk radio sequences in Frasier, for example, since the viewer is aware that they're looking through a camera that should not actually be in Frasier's studio. Additionally, the show within a show needs to be a prominent part of the series rather than a short sequence seen in some episodes (such as the Tool Time segments in Home Improvement). A sign that a show is a Two for One Show is having full lists of Dramatis Personae for both the Show Within a Show and its frame (with a large overlap in the names of the Real Life players, of course). The behind-the-scenes moments may be shot in a Faux Documentary fashion. Examples
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2-for-1 Show	isPartOf	DBTropes
2-for-1 Show / int_1520dbc2	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_1520dbc2	comment	Song of the South is mainly about a young boy trying to fit in at the Southern plantation he's staying at, the plot occasionally pausing for Uncle Remus' animated tales of Br'er Rabbit.
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2-for-1 Show / int_1dedf61a	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_1dedf61a	comment	Space Ghost Coast to Coast is an animated talk show whose behind-the-scenes stories would sometimes result in the untimely deaths of the live-action interviewees (who were all playing themselves).
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_1dedf61a
2-for-1 Show / int_22a51da6	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_22a51da6	comment	Kiss Me, Kate (musical and movie) has a musical production of The Taming of the Shrew going on with parallel relationships among the actors in it.
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Kiss Me, Kate (Theatre)	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_22a51da6
2-for-1 Show / int_2b82b95f	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_2b82b95f	comment	In iCarly, the eponymous show (how's that for meta?) has at least one episode every episode. The TV viewers don't always get to see the entire episode of the web original, but it follows the trope closely.
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iCarly	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_2b82b95f
2-for-1 Show / int_3adfb1ba	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_3adfb1ba	comment	House of Mouse has Mickey Mouse and his friends running the titular nightclub while screening their cartoons for the audience.
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House of Mouse	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_3adfb1ba
2-for-1 Show / int_426a7572	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_426a7572	comment	Animaniacs has the Warners (and probably the other characters, as implied by the Theme Song), who are fictional cartoon characters both In-Universe and out of it. It sometimes gets unclear what episodes are part of a Show Within a Show and what aren't.
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Animaniacs	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_426a7572
2-for-1 Show / int_4a6ee571	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_4a6ee571	comment	The DVD of A Mighty Wind includes a full video of the concert from the last portion of the movie, exactly as it would have been shown on public television. Considering the (unexpected, unless you like old folk songs) quality of the music, and the fact that you're basically watching the same movie from an entirely different vantage point, it's actually pretty cool.
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2-for-1 Show / int_67917017	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_67917017	comment	Marat/Sade: Is a play about the inmates of the French asylum of Charenton putting on another play directed by the Marquis de Sade about the murder of Jean-Paul Marat.
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Marat/Sade (Theatre)	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_67917017
2-for-1 Show / int_6c234f75	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_6c234f75	comment	Because the Crafty Crewmates are fictional internet personalities instead of actors, Dr. Crafty places equal focus on the Crew's production and their behind-the-scenes lives. The characters' antics off-camera sometimes inspire an episode's subject matter, the characters grow increasingly comfortable discussing their back-stage lives on-camera, and the art commentary segments are occasionally intercut with the characters' flashbacks. These presentation choices eventually culminate in Season Finale months like Yu-Gi-Oh Month and Hero Month, in which the show's antagonists interrupt the Crew's schedule and place everyone's lives in danger. These interruptions force the Crewmates to try and keep their show going while fighting to return things to normal, in turn experiencing personal growth from both tasks.
2-for-1 Show / int_6c234f75	featureApplicability	1.0
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Dr. Crafty (Web Animation)	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_6c234f75
2-for-1 Show / int_74fb542e	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_74fb542e	comment	That Mitchell and Webb Look includes "behind the scene" sketches of the two main actors talking to each other in wardrobe, in makeup, in a planning session, filming another sketch, etc.
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2-for-1 Show / int_7884ec15	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_7884ec15	comment	A variation of this is seen in the early-to-mid seasons of Seinfeld, which would intercut Jerry's stand up comedy routines with the sitcom action. Usually the routines commented on the events in the sitcom portion of the show, but occasionally characters from the sitcom portion would appear in the stand-up crowd sequences. These stand-up sequences were later demoted to bookending each episode and eventually dropped altogether.
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Seinfeld	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_7884ec15
2-for-1 Show / int_89bf8ce	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_89bf8ce	comment	It was originally intended that 30 Rock would do this, but this idea was abandoned when it was decided that spending a lot of time on the fictional show would eat up screen time without advancing the plot. The series settled on focusing almost entirely on behind-the-scenes action with sketches being shown only when they're plot-relevant or when they would make a good gag (there's a lot of Stylistic Suck in them).
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30 Rock	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_89bf8ce
2-for-1 Show / int_8f3d72f0	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_8f3d72f0	comment	The movie A Prairie Home Companion features several musical acts in the style of the radio show on which it is based, performed by the characters. In fact, the DVD version comes with videos of these performances, without the behind-the-scenes action of the rest of the movie.
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A Prairie Home Companion	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_8f3d72f0
2-for-1 Show / int_976efc02	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_976efc02	comment	Mystery Science Theater 3000 has a feature film heckling bridged with skits that display the lives of the Satellite occupants.
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Mystery Science Theater 3000	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_976efc02
2-for-1 Show / int_b0183e04	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_b0183e04	comment	Garth Marenghis Darkplace is framed as the broadcast of a legendary "lost" television series from a decade before, occasionally cutting away to interviews of the "actors" of the Show Within a Show providing commentary. The show is a hack vanity piece that belongs to the dustbin of history it was pulled from, and all the show's creators gradually reveal themselves to be extremely unsavory.
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2-for-1 Show / int_ba9da2e1	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_ba9da2e1	comment	The video for "Long Road to Ruin" by Foo Fighters started out like this, split between a stereotypical daytime soap opera called Long Road to Ruin and the lives of the actors therein.
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Foo Fighters (Music)	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_ba9da2e1
2-for-1 Show / int_cb05e513	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_cb05e513	comment	The Famous Jett Jackson would cut from Jett's life to his television show, Silverstone. Artemus, Silverstone's mentor, is only ever known as that because the actor who plays him is so mysterious (though The Movie reveals his name to be Nigel). The Made-for-TV Movie takes this to the logical extreme by having Jett and Silverstone switch places.
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The Famous Jett Jackson	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_cb05e513
2-for-1 Show / int_cbe9419f	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_cbe9419f	comment	Last Res0rt has a plot centering around a Deadly Game Reality Show of the same name. While most of the comic does center on the show itself as well as the behind-the-scenes details, it will even cut away to various audience members giving their two cents on the plot.
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Last Res0rt (Webcomic)	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_cbe9419f
2-for-1 Show / int_cd2adf45	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_cd2adf45	comment	The Larry Sanders Show takes this tack, with backstage plots affecting "onscreen" interviews.
2-for-1 Show / int_cd2adf45	featureApplicability	1.0
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The Larry Sanders Show	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_cd2adf45
2-for-1 Show / int_cfa07f59	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_cfa07f59	comment	The Disney Channel show Sonny with a Chance would occasionally show skits from the Show Within a Show So Random! Even more so in Season two, and after Demi Lovato's rehab stint for self-harm and bulimia.
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2-for-1 Show / int_ec00612d	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_ec00612d	comment	Noises Off by Michael Frayn is a farce revolving around the production of a farce called Nothing On. Every act of the play is a performance of the play-within-a-play, seen twice from the front and once from behind the scenes.
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2-for-1 Show / int_f5fb62d9	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_f5fb62d9	comment	The Neverending Story is split between Bastian reading the mystical book, and an enactment of the events occurring in the book itself, which converge into one world as Bastian enters Fantasia.
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The NeverEnding Story	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_f5fb62d9
2-for-1 Show / int_fc5cca12	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_fc5cca12	comment	Wishbone was fairly evenly split between Wishbone's real life events and whichever piece of literature he was reading.
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2-for-1 Show / int_ff66c30e	type	2-for-1 Show
2-for-1 Show / int_ff66c30e	comment	All of the classic Muppet series (The Muppet Show, its follow-ups Muppets Tonight and The Muppets (2015), and The Jim Henson Hour), were both evenly split between the variety acts of the eponymous shows and the backstage story, with the two affecting each other.
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The Muppets (Franchise)	hasFeature	2-for-1 Show / int_ff66c30e

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The Baby of Macon / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
DisneyOnIce	seeAlso	2-for-1 Show
ThatMitchellAndWebbLook	seeAlso	2-for-1 Show
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
Jean-Claude Van Johnson / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
Muppets Tonight / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
The Larry Sanders Show / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
The Muppet Show / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
Wishbone / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
Disney on Ice (Theatre) / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
Dr. Crafty (Web Animation) / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
Friendship is Witchcraft (Web Video) / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
Warning! Readers Advisory! (Web Video) / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
Space Ghost Coast to Coast / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show
Uncle Croc's Block / int_a8347b21	type	2-for-1 Show

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