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The last act is bloody, no matter how charming the rest of the play.

Bugs Bunny: "Well, what did you expect from an opera? A happy ending?"
The Nostalgia Critic: "No, but I expected one from a fucking Bugs Bunny cartoon!"

Cartman: And they all lived happily ever after... except for Kyle, who died of AIDS 2 weeks later.
Kyle: Goddamnit, Cartman!
South Park, "Woodland Critter Christmas"

Holy gee! That’s Paul. They blew him up in his car!
Archie Bunker, Archie Is Branded

"So… there I am. King— king of all the land. And who'd of thought that? Not me. I guess you know who these guys are now? 'Cause, I certainly do. I didn’t wanna know them. And, yep, I may be king, and have all the money in the world, and all the land, and all that stuff, but you know, I don't… really think I want it. I just wanna go home, with Berri, and… I dunno… have a bottle of beer. Hmm. (sighs) It's not gonna happen. It's true what they say. The grass is always greener, and you don't really know what it is you have… until it's gone... gone... gone…"

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