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** The Season 5 Episode "Who Was That Mashed Man?" was based on [[wikipedia:The Legend of the Lone Ranger#Clayton Moore Lawsuit|the now infamous court battle]] between [[The Lone Ranger]] star Clayton Moore and the owner of [[The Lone Ranger]] copyright over Moore's right to make public appearances dressed as [[The Lone Ranger]], with an Expy called The Red Ranger in the same situation. |
** The Season 5 Episode "Who Was That Mashed Man?" was based on [[wikipedia:The Legend of the Lone Ranger#Clayton Moore Lawsuit|the now infamous court battle]] between [[The Lone Ranger]] star Clayton Moore and the owner of [[The Lone Ranger]] copyright over Moore's right to make public appearances dressed as [[The Lone Ranger]], with an Expy called The Red Ranger in the same situation. |
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** The Season 8 Episode "It's Just a Joke" featured a character who was based on comedian Andrew "Dice" Clay and a plot that was based upon his court battles regarding his right to Free Speech. |
** The Season 8 Episode "It's Just a Joke" featured a character who was based on comedian Andrew "Dice" Clay and a plot that was based upon his court battles regarding his right to Free Speech. |
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** One later-season episode echoed the rivalry between real-life 80s porn starlets Ginger Lynn and Amber Lynn with a battling pair of porn stars, Amber Waves and Ginger Lee, dragged into the court for public brawling. In what might have been a case of writer bias, Harry discovered that Ginger was an intelligent and witty woman (with whom he had a case of mutual attraction), while Amber was a shrill bimbo. |
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* [[Running Gag]]: Any time that Mel Torme guest-starred he and Judge Stone would spend the entire episode managing to (unintentionally) avoid each other. |
* [[Running Gag]]: Any time that Mel Torme guest-starred he and Judge Stone would spend the entire episode managing to (unintentionally) avoid each other. |
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* [[Saving the Orphanage]]: The plot of Season 5's "Another Day in the Life." |
* [[Saving the Orphanage]]: The plot of Season 5's "Another Day in the Life." |
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