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Most McBain-like character


...I say Doug Quade in Total Recall.

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I'd say it's a tossup between Harry Tasker from True Lies or John Matrix from Commando.

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I like to think that McBain made Last Action Hero seem pointless as a parody of Arnold.

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Don't take this the wrong way but I'd been watching the earliest seasons of the Simpsons not long ago and through 4 seasons there's only been one McBain appearance on the show. I think the most famous McBain scenes came after Last Action Hero.

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The full list of McBain appearances: https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/McBain

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McBain seemed to be pretty distinctly based most heavily on Arnold's character John Matrix from "Commando" but also seemed to act as a general parody of Arnold's action movie clichés from the 80s, & perhaps to some extent 80s action movie clichés in general.

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I bet Stallone was jealous of Arnold being seen as someone more worthy of being lampooned on The Simpsons.

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That's okay, Family Guy made fun of Stallone on a number of occasions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNdZSeJ8xbc

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What are the chances

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