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{{quote|''"You're thinking. I used to do that, but when you grow old, you realise what it's all about: Money."''|'''Denny Crane'''}}
''Boston Legal'' was a legal [[Dramedy]] series than ran on [[ABC]] from 2004 to 2008. It was to the [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]] trope what ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' is to [[Dr. Jerk]]. The series starts as a senior partner at the firm goes completely insane and has to be hauled off to a mental hospital, and the rest of the employees aren't much more stable. They include a renowned trial lawyer in the early stages of Alzheimer's (affectionately referred to as Mad Cow Disease by him and the rest of the firm), several lawyers suffering from everything from extreme shyness to [[Useful Notes/Asperger Syndrome|Asperger Syndrome]], and the lead, who is merely lecherous and corrupt (although he, too, suffers from occasional [[Word Salad|mental issues]]). Together they take on cases that are almost as odd as they are.
Created by [[David E. Kelley]]. Technically a [[Spin-Off]] from ''[[The Practice]]'', with which it shares Alan Shore, Denny Crane, a few female supporting roles who were victims of [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]] or otherwise [[Put
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* [[Accuse the Witness]]
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* [[Activist Fundamentalist Antics]]: One episode had two religious groups suing each other for blasphemy-related charges.
* [[Actor Allusion]]:
** There's quite a few jabs at [[William Shatner]]'s iconic Captain Kirk role, such as when Denny is given a cellphone by one of his many girlfriends and it makes the ''[[
** Also, when describing a parasitic water bug,
{{quote| '''Alan''': They call them cling-ons.<br />
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{{quote| '''Alan:''' Do we win too much? Are we losing all suspense? }}
* [[Brother Chuck]]: Nearly every character besides Alan Shore, Denny Crane, and Shirley Schmidt.
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: almost the entire cast, save for one of the interns that showed up for a few months didn't have any quirks.[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
** How could people forget to mention that Shore is the trope namer?
** Literal in several cases.
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* [[Evolving Credits]]: The producers listened keenly to fans reactions to certain characters and would routinely [[Promotion to Opening Titles|make full-time cast members]] out of [[Breakout Character|Breakout Characters]] and [[Demoted to Extra|write off]] perceived [[Creator's Pet|Creator's Pets]] and [[The Scrappy|Scrappys]].
* [[Fake American]]: Canadian [[William Shatner]] as staunch, gun-loving Denny Crane.
* [[Friends
* [[Frivolous Lawsuit]]: These seem to make up about half of Crane, Poole, and Schmidt's cases.
* [[From the Ashes]]: Technically it sort of picks up where ''[[The Practice]]'' leaves off.
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* [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky]]: Alan does this as he watches Denny and Bev dancing at their wedding reception.
* [[Homoerotic Subtext]] : Alan and Denny. At the end of the show, {{spoiler|they make it legal}}.
* [[I Am Not Spock]]: For a lot of people, this show was responsible for [[William Shatner]] not just being Captain Kirk. In fact inverted, now people make Denny Crane jokes about old ''[[Star Trek:
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Guess, just guess.
* [[I Want You to Meet An Old Friend of Mine]]: Heather Locklear, one of William Shatner's old friends, played Denny Crane's client. Christian Clemenson, one of James Spader's old friends, played Jerry Espenson. Unfortunately the show was cancelled before [[Star Trek
* [[I Won't Say I'm Guilty]]: Nearly every innocent client the firm represents says this at one point.
* [[Just Friends]]: Katie and Jerry deal with this, complete with {{spoiler|[[Last-Minute Hookup]]}}.
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** {{spoiler|Catherine}} kills {{spoiler|Bernard}}, who killed his mother and neighbor.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Of ''everything''.
* [[Last-Minute Hookup]]: Played with (to say the least) with Alan/Denny, and played straight with {{spoiler|Jerry/Katie + a [[Sealed
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Than its parent show, ''[[The Practice]]''. ''Much'' lighter.
* [[Like an Old Married Couple]]: Denny and Alan, of course.
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* [[Not Love Interest]]: Denny and Alan, for each other.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: [[Two Words|Denny. Crane.]]
* [[Off
* [[Once an Episode]]: At the end of every episode, Alan and Denny sit out on a balcony and talk.
** Not true. In several episodes of season one they do not. They started that in season two.
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*** Perhaps more relevantly, Clemenson played Spader's brother in Bad Influence.
**** John Larroquette, who joined the cast as the straight-laced [[Deadpan Snarker]] Carl Sack is certainly better known for playing a lawyer, who was the complete opposite on [[Night Court]]. Dan Fielding.
* [[Your Approval Fills Me
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