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* The episode ''Heads of Beef'' is basically this. Courage and Eustace go to a humble burger joint and the owner, Jean Bon, welcomes them in. He surprisingly gets along well with Eustace, given that he enjoys the burgers (and their cheap prices), to the point where Jean Bon gives Eustace a free burger as well, to which Eustace gladly accepts. Hell, he wasn't even mad when he was knocked unconscious by Courage, he simply waved it off.. Another man in the restaurant, who happens to be a art curator of an culinary art show, also gets along with Jean Bon's wife, who Courage has mistaken to be a butcher that has killed him, and she made an excellent bust out of raw beef of both him and Eustace, who also enjoys it to. They might have come off as creepy killers, but in reality, Jean Bon and his wife are two of the sweetest people in the series. The only thing that got in the way was Courage's paranoia, but other than that, this really was one of the most wholesome endings to an episode, especially one where someone like Eustace lives in the end, happy no less.
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** Another subtle detail; when a strange person usually shows up at the Bagges' door, Courage is always the first one on edge at their presence, either screaming at the sight of them or trembling in fear because he's frightened by their appearance. This is ''not'' the case with the Hunchback. From the moment he shows up at the Bagges' farmhouse, Courage shows no fear whatsoever around him, despite his looks, almost as if he could immediately sense the kind heart he had.
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* "Windmill Vandals" is one of the better showings for Eustace, as rather than try and throw Courage to the vandals and be rid of him or something similar he instead works with Courage without complaint to repair the windmill and drive off the vandals for good. Even his usual insults towards Courage come across more as general GrumpyOldMan behavior rather than genuine hate or sadism.
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* If one goes with the theory that [[PuppetPermutation that being turned into puppets]] didn't kill Eustace and Muriel, and instead just made [[AndIMustScream couldn't move and talk on their own]], the fact Courage is willing to help both Eustace and Muriel move and communicate, despite all the hell the latter puts him through, just shows how good a dog Courage is.

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* If one goes with the theory that [[PuppetPermutation that being turned into puppets]] didn't kill Eustace and Muriel, and instead just made [[AndIMustScream couldn't move and talk on their own]], the fact Courage is willing to help both Eustace and Muriel move and communicate, despite all the hell the latter former puts him through, just shows how good a dog Courage is.
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* If one goes with the theory that [[PuppetPermutation that being turned into puppets]] didn't kill Eustace and Muriel, and instead just made [[AndIMustScream couldn't move and talk on their own]], the fact Courage is willing to help both Eustace and Muriel move and communicate, despite all the hell the latter puts him through, just shows how good a dog Courage is.
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-->'''Ma Bagge:''' My hair! My hair! I'm UGLY! How could you ever love a mother who has no hair?\\

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-->'''Ma Bagge:''' My hair! My hair! Oh no! (bursts into tears) I’m ugly! I'm UGLY! How could you ever love a mother who has no hair?\\
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--->'''Courage:''' [[CatchPhrase The things I do for love!]]

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--->'''Courage:''' [[CatchPhrase [[CharacterCatchphrase The things I do for love!]]
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** Even better? [[WordOfGod John Dilworth]] has confirmed that Bunny and Kitty are indeed a couple, confirming what many of us had believed for a long time.
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It isn't pride that keeps Courage back its fear


** There's a long-reaching one as Courage overcomes his (not entirely irrational) fear and hatred for Kitty. It starts when he reads the inscription on Kitty's mouse, prompting the rat bartender to tell him all about "the sweetest gals" Kitty and Bunny and how bad-off Bunny is without Kitty. Both his curiosity and [[RuleOfEmpathy his empathy]] piqued, Courage heads [[LiteralMetaphor to the wrong side of the tracks]] and witnesses Bunny's treatment at the hands of Mad Dog and his gang; he is openly ''horrified'' at how badly they treat her and risks his life, multiple times we might add, to save the friend of someone who earlier outright stated his ''entire species'' was nothing but a bunch of horrible monsters.

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** There's a long-reaching one as Courage overcomes his (not entirely (largely not irrational) fear and hatred for Kitty. It starts when he reads the inscription on Kitty's mouse, prompting the rat bartender to tell him all about "the sweetest gals" Kitty and Bunny and how bad-off Bunny is without Kitty. Both his curiosity and [[RuleOfEmpathy his empathy]] piqued, Courage heads [[LiteralMetaphor to the wrong side of the tracks]] and witnesses Bunny's treatment at the hands of Mad Dog and his gang; he is openly ''horrified'' at how badly they treat her and risks his life, multiple times we might add, to save the friend of someone who earlier outright stated his ''entire species'' was nothing but a bunch of horrible monsters.



* Every episode in the show. Despite being scared shitless of all the [[NightmareFuel surreal and frightening occurances that threaten his family]], Courage swallows his pride and dashes into the heart of the occurrences in order to save his family, and sometimes even helps out the villains.

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* Every episode in the show. Despite being scared shitless of all the [[NightmareFuel surreal and frightening occurances that threaten his family]], Courage swallows his pride fear and dashes into the heart of the occurrences in order to save his family, and sometimes even helps out the villains.
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---> '''Eustace''': Who are you, boy?
---> '''Young Eustace''': ''(cries)'' It's so hot! My head is burning!
---> '''Eustace''': Where's your hat?
---> '''Young Eustace''': I don't have one!
---> '''Eustace''': No hat?.. Oh, That's not right, a little boy without a... a little boy should have a hat...

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---> '''Eustace''': '''Eustace:''' Who are you, boy?
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boy?\\
'''Young Eustace''': Eustace:''' ''(cries)'' It's so hot! My head is burning!
---> '''Eustace''':
burning!\\
'''Eustace:'''
Where's your hat?
--->
hat?\\
'''Young Eustace''': Eustace:''' I don't have one!
---> '''Eustace''':
one!\\
'''Eustace:'''
No hat?.. Oh, That's not right, a little boy without a... a little boy should have a hat...



--->'''Lizardfish''': There's no such thing as "perfect". You're beautiful as you are, Courage. With all your imperfections, you can do anything.

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--->'''Lizardfish''': --->'''Lizardfish:''' There's no such thing as "perfect". You're beautiful as you are, Courage. With all your imperfections, you can do anything.



--->'''Muriel''': Eustace, do you think I eat too much?\\
'''Eustace''': Nah.

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--->'''Muriel''': --->'''Muriel:''' Eustace, do you think I eat too much?\\
'''Eustace''': '''Eustace:''' Nah.



---> "You are a ''brave'' dog!"

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---> "You --->"You are a ''brave'' dog!"






-->'''Ma Bagge:''' My hair! My hair! I'm UGLY! How could you ever love a mother who has no hair?
-->'''Eustace:''' [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold No Ma, you always looked good to me.]]

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-->'''Ma Bagge:''' My hair! My hair! I'm UGLY! How could you ever love a mother who has no hair?
-->'''Eustace:'''
hair?\\
'''Eustace:'''
[[JerkWithAHeartOfGold No Ma, you always looked good to me.]]



--> '''Ma Bagge''': (''is shown a Rorschach test by Courage'') I see an old woman with a hideous wig, [[FreudianExcuse who carries a lot of pain]]...

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--> '''Ma Bagge''': -->'''Ma Bagge:''' (''is shown a Rorschach test by Courage'') I see an old woman with a hideous wig, [[FreudianExcuse who carries a lot of pain]]...



* A minor one, but in "Serpent of the Evil River", the captain starts to plan using Muriel as bait to lure the river's serpent. Eustace tells him "don't look at my wife as if she's bait", but the captain tells him he'll share the money... You'd expect Eustace to say "works for me" or something of this nature as he always does... But instead, Eustace shows genuine concern, asking if this is *really* safe and sounds sincere. Even though he went with it, it was one of the few times Eustace showed worry and care for someone else.

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* A minor one, but in "Serpent of the Evil River", the captain starts to plan using Muriel as bait to lure the river's serpent. Eustace tells him "don't look at my wife as if she's bait", but the captain tells him he'll share the money... You'd expect Eustace to say "works for me" or something of this nature as he always does... But instead, Eustace shows genuine concern, asking if this is *really* ''really'' safe and sounds sincere. Even though he went with it, it was one of the few times Eustace showed worry and care for someone else.



** Heck, the groovie’s setting in general is this for making the Bagges far more well-off than we've ever seen in the show. They are younger, wealthier, and have friends (if Kitten and the party guests are anything to go by) plus we see Eustace act nice towards Courage and he seems quite affable at the party. Makes you wonder how his main counterpart could’ve turned out if he hadn’t been made the universe's whipping boy.

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** Heck, the groovie’s groovie's setting in general is this for making the Bagges far more well-off than we've ever seen in the show. They are younger, wealthier, and have friends (if Kitten and the party guests are anything to go by) plus we see Eustace act nice towards Courage and he seems quite affable at the party. Makes you wonder how his main counterpart could’ve could've turned out if he hadn’t hadn't been made the universe's whipping boy.



-->'''Sandman''': Teddy! I thought I lost you forever. No wonder I couldn't sleep!

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-->'''Sandman''': -->'''Sandman:''' Teddy! I thought I lost you forever. No wonder I couldn't sleep!



--> '''Eustace''': Did I grow that? It's...pretty!
--> '''Muriel''': You always said you had green thumbs.
--> '''Eustace''': Of-of course I do! I'm a farmer, you know!
--> '''Moon Spirit''': For the first time, ''you are!'' Happy planting!

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--> '''Eustace''': -->'''Eustace:''' Did I grow that? It's...pretty!
--> '''Muriel''':
pretty!\\
'''Muriel:'''
You always said you had green thumbs.
--> '''Eustace''':
thumbs.\\
'''Eustace:'''
Of-of course I do! I'm a farmer, you know!
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know!\\
'''Moon Spirit''': Spirit:''' For the first time, ''you are!'' Happy planting!



--> '''The Computer''': I just don't understand you. You're scared of your own shadow, yet you feel the need to risk your life to try to stop me? People are such puzzles.
--> '''The Computer, in the end of the episode''': *Causing the keyboard to type on its own* [[EarnYourHappyEnding And they all lived happily ever after]]

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--> '''The Computer''': Computer:''' I just don't understand you. You're scared of your own shadow, yet you feel the need to risk your life to try to stop me? People are such puzzles.
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puzzles.\\
'''The Computer, in the end of the episode''': episode:''' *Causing the keyboard to type on its own* [[EarnYourHappyEnding And they all lived happily ever after]]

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