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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece / ValuesDissonance: Confederate flags are seen prominently displayed in a lot of the courtroom scenes, owing to the [[https://www.flagline.com/flags/georgia-2x3-polyester-flag-pre-2001 1956-2001 State Flag of Georgia design]].

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece / ValuesDissonance: UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Confederate flags are seen prominently displayed in a lot of the courtroom scenes, owing to the [[https://www.flagline.com/flags/georgia-2x3-polyester-flag-pre-2001 1956-2001 State Flag of Georgia design]].design]].
* ValuesDissonance: The pre-2001 Georgia flag featured in the show includes a design of the Confederate flag. There's no way that would ever fly today, seeing how the Confederate flag is now recognized as a symbol of racism and white supremacy.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRZ4fqaD1iI There's also this early 90s promo]] for syndicated reruns of the show in Philadelphia, thanks to Philly 57's LargeHamAnnouncer Kim Martin. "When your back is against the wall, ''make the call...''"
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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The tragic twist of "The Priest" is that [[spoiler:the titular victim actually commited suicide, which, by Catholic teaching, is the one unforgivable sin, due to suffering from a tumor that was altering his personality and decision making for the worse. His fellow priest who tried to cover it up lamented how this normally saintly priest lost his seat in Heaven over his mental illness]]. Less than a decade later, Pope John Paul II would promulgate the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which notably made it so [[spoiler:suicide due to mental illness is not a mortal sin, meaning the priest would have made it to Heaven after all.]]
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The theme song, which can best be described as a delightful fusion of Dixieland jazz with a hip-hop groove. Genuinely catchy on its own merits and a perfect musical metaphor for Matlock's character.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece / ValuesDissonance: Confederate flags are seen prominently displayed in a lot of the courtroom scenes, owing to the [[https://www.flagline.com/flags/georgia-2x3-polyester-flag-pre-2001 State Flag of Georgia design]].

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece / ValuesDissonance: Confederate flags are seen prominently displayed in a lot of the courtroom scenes, owing to the [[https://www.flagline.com/flags/georgia-2x3-polyester-flag-pre-2001 1956-2001 State Flag of Georgia design]].
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece / ValuesDissonance: Confederate flags are seen prominently displayed in a lot of the courtroom scenes, owing to the [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia_%281956%E2%80%932001%29.svg 1956-2001 State Flag of Georgia design]].

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece / ValuesDissonance: Confederate flags are seen prominently displayed in a lot of the courtroom scenes, owing to the [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia_%281956%E2%80%932001%29.svg 1956-2001 [[https://www.flagline.com/flags/georgia-2x3-polyester-flag-pre-2001 State Flag of Georgia design]].
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Popular in Finland up to the mid-2000s, when reruns were still being aired almost every day. Also managed to gain a younger PeripheryDemographic.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece / ValuesDissonance: Confederate flags are seen prominently displayed in a lot of the courtroom scenes, owing to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)#/media/File:Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia_(1956%E2%80%932001).svg State Flag of Georgia]] at the time of the series' run.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece / ValuesDissonance: Confederate flags are seen prominently displayed in a lot of the courtroom scenes, owing to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)#/media/File:Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia_(1956%E2%80%932001).[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia_%281956%E2%80%932001%29.svg 1956-2001 State Flag of Georgia]] at the time of the series' run.Georgia design]].
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* SoBadItsGood: The show is full of over-the-top pastiche characters and a lot of outrageous courtroom antics, but who doesn't love a good murder mystery? It's a surprisingly enjoyable romp, one of the few shows with Creator/FredSilverman's name attached to it which isn't considered a spectacular dud.

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* SoBadItsGood: The show is full of over-the-top pastiche characters and a lot of outrageous courtroom antics, but who doesn't love a good murder mystery? It's a surprisingly enjoyable romp, one of the few shows with Creator/FredSilverman's name attached to it which isn't considered a spectacular dud.dud.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece / ValuesDissonance: Confederate flags are seen prominently displayed in a lot of the courtroom scenes, owing to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)#/media/File:Flag_of_the_State_of_Georgia_(1956%E2%80%932001).svg State Flag of Georgia]] at the time of the series' run.

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