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{{quote|''I am not, technically, a lawyer, but I did watch numerous episodes of '[[Perry Mason]]', and on one occasion, when I got a traffic ticket, I [[A Fool for
An absolute certainty in [[
See also [[Its the Principle of
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** Unfortunately he has a [[Springtime for Hitler|little trouble actually getting a ticket]]
* In an episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]'', Newman gets ticketed for speeding. He makes up a story about having to save a friend from taking his own life because he couldn't become a banker, and tries to get Kramer to follow along with it.
* In one episode of ''[[Malcolm in
** Not only that but {{spoiler|They threaten the man who showed to them to never mention it. Dewey saying in a low voice "No one." acts as the stinger to the episode.}}
* When Danny Tanner does this on ''[[Full House]]'', he wins the case, but gets ''another'' ticket for where he parked during Court.
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Hey I'm [[Going Commando|not wearing underwear.]] }}
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'': Sheldon has to go to traffic court after he was caught running a red light by a camera in Penny's car. He ends up getting locked up for pissing off the judge.
* [[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood|Mister Rogers]], of all people, went to court for a parking ticket (he didn't have change for the meter and by the time he returned with the money, he'd already been ticketed). He lost and had to pay the fine.
== Newspaper Comics ==
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== Western Animation ==
* Spoofed in the ''[[
* In ''Thumb Fun'', an old ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short, Porky Pig is charged $2 for a minor traffic offense. He considers it no big deal. An outraged Daffy Duck goes into court to argue against the "injustice" and the Judge promptly raises the fine to $50. (Keep in mind, that's [[Undisclosed Funds|1950s money.]])
* In an early episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', Homer is pulled over as he's speeding to get back home to Marge (after believing he only has a matter of hours to live.) He insists that the cops just give him a ticket so he can get going, but the cops decide that they don't ''want'' to give him a ticket and throw him into a jail cell instead. In another episode, Homer responds to Chief Wiggum's sarcastically asking him "Where's the fire?" by pointing to a massive conflagration in a nearby police station. In addition to the speeding ticket, Homer ''also'' gets a fine for "Pointing out police stupidity."
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