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• Nice Character, Mean Actor
• No Budget
• No Export for You
• Not Screened For Critics
• Now Buy The Merchandise
• Obvious Second Choice
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• Only Barely Renewed
• Our Lawyers Advised This Trope
• Outlived Its Creator
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  • Destroy The Product Placement
  • Everybody Owns A Ford
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