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Only One Name
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Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
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Horror Comedy
Faking the Dead
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Riddle for the Ages
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Redemption Equals Death
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Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
No Antagonist
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Betty and Veronica
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He Who Fights Monsters
Trailers Always Spoil
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My Greatest Failure
Due to the Dead
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Too Dumb to Live
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Bare Your Midriff
Anyone Can Die
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I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
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Never Found the Body
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Red Eyes, Take Warning
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Rule of Cool
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My God, What Have I Done?
Papa Wolf
Slap-Slap-Kiss
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It's All About Me
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Would Hurt a Child
Loophole Abuse
Bound and Gagged
Bullying a Dragon
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Butt-Monkey
Put on a Bus