Tropescilloscope: As Himself

Bob the Actor is actually playing Bob the Actor. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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He Knows Too Much Asshole Victim Distracted by the Sexy Paper-Thin Disguise Dark Is Not Evil Reality Is Unrealistic Eye Scream Affectionate Parody Tap on the Head Film Noir Bond One-Liner Woman Scorned Married to the Job The Sociopath N-Word Privileges Belligerent Sexual Tension Heel–Face Turn Be Careful What You Wish For Parental Neglect I Need a Freaking Drink Oh, Crap! 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Stealth Hi/Bye Poor Communication Kills Death by Adaptation Neck Snap As You Know Those Two Bad Guys Rule of Funny Not Quite Dead Twist Ending Last-Name Basis Curb-Stomp Battle Slasher Movie Badass Grandpa Unreliable Narrator Man on Fire Cain and Abel Cool Shades Red Shirt The Dog Bites Back Composite Character Re-Cut Hate Sink Recap / RiffTrax aka: Riff Trax Movies More Dakka Only One Name Greater-Scope Villain Bait-and-Switch Berserk Button Very Loosely Based on a True Story Psychological Thriller Madness Mantra Expository Hairstyle Change French Films Anachronism Stew Creative Closing Credits And Starring Bland-Name Product Creator Cameo Pragmatic Villainy Only Sane Man Arc Words Improbable Infant Survival aka: Infant Immortality Kids Are Cruel Japanese Films "Where Are They Now?" 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Is a Crapshoot Our Zombies Are Different Pretty Little Headshots The Chessmaster Unusual Euphemism Drill Sergeant Nasty Death Seeker Fanservice Extra Get Out! Chekhov's Gunman Bloodier and Gorier Fun with Acronyms Faux Affably Evil Names to Run Away from Really Fast Laser-Guided Karma Film Series Never Found the Body Product Placement Does This Remind You of Anything? Posthumous Character Real Life Writes the Plot Deliberately Monochrome Betty and Veronica Country Matters Cat Fight Bad "Bad Acting" Retcon Redemption Equals Death Bare Your Midriff Disappeared Dad Take That! Grey and Gray Morality Determinator Dramatic Irony Dramedy For Want of a Nail An Aesop She's Got Legs Biopic Insult Backfire Black and Gray Morality A Date with Rosie Palms Amusing Injuries Brainless Beauty Artistic License – Gun Safety Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! Ax-Crazy Skewed Priorities Deconstruction What Happened to the Mouse? 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