Episode 55 – The Return of Alice Cooper and Creepy Cute

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Episode 53 – Freddie and the Dragon Rebels

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Episode 51- Do Hawks and Robots like Acid Bubblegum?

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Episode 49 – Zombies Syncing with the Gas Mask Chicken

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Episode 47 – Eat and drink like you ******* care

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Episode 45 – Spiders, Wasps, and Helicopters

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Episode 43 – Dragons and Death By Misadventure

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Episode 41 – Creepy Cute

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Episode 39 – Carbon, nitrogen, helium, and Victorian Steampunk

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