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* The ruthless CurbStompBattle between Dobbs, Curtin, and their ConMan boss Pat [=McCormick=], where Dobbs and Curtin beat McCormick senseless. [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty It's incredibly cathartic to see the man who had got away several times with cheating everyone out of their money, finally get some karma.]]

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* The ruthless CurbStompBattle between Dobbs, Curtin, and their ConMan boss Pat [=McCormick=], where Dobbs and Curtin beat McCormick [=McCormick=] senseless. [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty It's incredibly cathartic to see the man who had got away several times with cheating everyone out of their money, finally get some karma.]]
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* Any time the trio battles Gold Hat and his bandit troop. Including this one time when Gold Hat tries to manipulate Dobbs into thinking he's not a threat only for Dobbs to shoot at his hat pierce a giant hole. Then Gold Har tries again offering to trade him a gold watch in return, and this time Howard blasts the watch, destroying it.

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* Any time the trio battles Gold Hat and his bandit troop. Including this one time when Gold Hat tries to manipulate Dobbs into thinking he's not a threat only for Dobbs to shoot at his hat pierce a giant hole. Then Gold Har Hat tries again offering to trade him a gold watch in return, and this time Howard blasts the watch, destroying it.
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** There's also a small, but notable scene where Dobbs takes some of [=McCormick's=] money, counts it, and only takes the amount he was owed. The moment shows that he does have a conscience and not necessarily greedy at the start.

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** There's also a small, but notable scene where Dobbs takes some of [=McCormick's=] money, counts it, it and only takes the amount he was owed. The moment shows that he does have a conscience and not necessarily greedy at the start.



* Any time the trio battles Gold Hat and his bandit troop. Including this one time when Gold Hat tries to manipulate Dobbs into thinking he's not a threat only for Dobbs to shoot at his hat pierce a giant hole. Then Gold Har tries again offering to trade him a gold watch in return, and this time Howard blasts the watch, destorying it.
* Howard healing the extremely sick Indian child through and unknown ritual.

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* Any time the trio battles Gold Hat and his bandit troop. Including this one time when Gold Hat tries to manipulate Dobbs into thinking he's not a threat only for Dobbs to shoot at his hat pierce a giant hole. Then Gold Har tries again offering to trade him a gold watch in return, and this time Howard blasts the watch, destorying destroying it.
* Howard healing the extremely sick Indian child through and an unknown ritual.
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* Creator/HumphreyBogart is absolutely magnificent in his portrayal of the {{tragic|hero}}, {{fallen hero}}. This includes his voice changes, the way his face started to change with his demeanor, and how his constant paranoia his portrayed. Definitely not to be overlooked.
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* Howard humorously mocking Dobbs and Curtin for not noticing the gold along with his crazy HappyDance.
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* The sole fact that Howard -- who must be in his 60s -- is still incredibly active and in shape, definitely qualifies. He quickly shows the audience that he's more than just the town lunatic. He's able to climb up a tortuous, steep slope as if it were nothing, understands fluent Spanish and can translate it, and knows the path to the gold as if he constantly went there.

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* The sole fact that Howard -- who must be in his 60s -- is still incredibly active and in shape, definitely qualifies. He quickly shows the audience that he's more than just the town lunatic. He's able to climb up a tortuous, steep slope as if it were nothing, understands fluent Spanish and can translate it, and knows the path to the gold as if he constantly went there.there.
* Any time the trio battles Gold Hat and his bandit troop. Including this one time when Gold Hat tries to manipulate Dobbs into thinking he's not a threat only for Dobbs to shoot at his hat pierce a giant hole. Then Gold Har tries again offering to trade him a gold watch in return, and this time Howard blasts the watch, destorying it.
* Howard healing the extremely sick Indian child through and unknown ritual.
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* The ruthless CurbStompBattle between Dobbs, Curtin, and their ConMan boss Pat [=McCormick=], where Dobbs and Curtin beat McCormick senseless. [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty It's incredibly cathartic to see the man who had got away several times with cheating everyone out of their money, finally get some karma.]]
** There's also a small, but notable scene where Dobbs takes some of [=McCormick's=] money, counts it, and only takes the amount he was owed. The moment shows that he does have a conscience and not necessarily greedy at the start.
* The sole fact that Howard -- who must be in his 60s -- is still incredibly active and in shape, definitely qualifies. He quickly shows the audience that he's more than just the town lunatic. He's able to climb up a tortuous, steep slope as if it were nothing, understands fluent Spanish and can translate it, and knows the path to the gold as if he constantly went there.

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