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* PerverseSexualLust: They cite [[TheFlintstones Betty Rubble]] and [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] as the hottest animated women, and Pindar says the title goes to [[Anime/SailorMoon Setsuna Meiou/Trista Meiou/Sailor Pluto]] (gaining stares from the rest of them).

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* PerverseSexualLust: They cite [[TheFlintstones [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Betty Rubble]] and [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] as the hottest animated women, and Pindar says the title goes to [[Anime/SailorMoon Setsuna Meiou/Trista Meiou/Sailor Pluto]] (gaining stares from the rest of them).
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''Franklin & Bash'' is a comedy/legal series on TNT. It stars Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar (aka Zack Morris of ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' fame) as Peter Bash and Breckin Meyer as Jared Franklin, two irreverent young lawyers and legal partners who are recruited to a prestigious law firm to bring a fresh energy to the overly-stuffy atmosphere in the law firm.

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''Franklin & Bash'' is a comedy/legal series on TNT.Creator/{{TNT}}. It stars Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar (aka Zack Morris of ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' fame) as Peter Bash and Breckin Meyer as Jared Franklin, two irreverent young lawyers and legal partners who are recruited to a prestigious law firm to bring a fresh energy to the overly-stuffy atmosphere in the law firm.

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* CelebrityParadox: F&B have a poster of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' in their home. Their boss is played by Creator/MalcolmMcDowell.
** In another episode someone brings up [[ASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]] to which Stanton replies, "I love that director!"

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* CelebrityParadox: CelebrityParadox:
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F&B have a poster of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' in their home. Their boss is played by Creator/MalcolmMcDowell.
** In another episode someone brings up [[ASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]] ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' to which Stanton replies, "I love that director!"
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''Franklin & Bash'' is a comedy/legal series on TNT. It stars Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar (aka Zack Morris of ''SavedByTheBell'' fame) as Peter Bash and Breckin Meyer as Jared Franklin, two irreverent young lawyers and legal partners who are recruited to a prestigious law firm to bring a fresh energy to the overly-stuffy atmosphere in the law firm.

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''Franklin & Bash'' is a comedy/legal series on TNT. It stars Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar (aka Zack Morris of ''SavedByTheBell'' ''Series/SavedByTheBell'' fame) as Peter Bash and Breckin Meyer as Jared Franklin, two irreverent young lawyers and legal partners who are recruited to a prestigious law firm to bring a fresh energy to the overly-stuffy atmosphere in the law firm.
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''Franklin & Bash'' is a comedy/legal series on TNT. It stars Mark Paul Gosselaar (aka Zack Morris of ''SavedByTheBell'' fame) as Peter Bash and Breckin Meyer as Jared Franklin, two irreverent young lawyers and legal partners who are recruited to a prestigious law firm to bring a fresh energy to the overly-stuffy atmosphere in the law firm.

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''Franklin & Bash'' is a comedy/legal series on TNT. It stars Mark Paul Gosselaar Creator/MarkPaulGosselaar (aka Zack Morris of ''SavedByTheBell'' fame) as Peter Bash and Breckin Meyer as Jared Franklin, two irreverent young lawyers and legal partners who are recruited to a prestigious law firm to bring a fresh energy to the overly-stuffy atmosphere in the law firm.
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* HollywoodLaw: Double-duh.
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* LighterAndSofter: Than your average procedural. Hell even ''BostonLegal'' is a tad darker by comparison.

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* LighterAndSofter: Than your average procedural. Hell Hell. even ''BostonLegal'' ''Series/BostonLegal'' is a tad darker by comparison.
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* PlayingAgainstType: [[Creator/CheechAndChong Tommy Chong]], let us repeat, ''Tommy Chong'' as a pot hating judge.
** Although the irony is clearly intentional, so much so that it could arguably qualify as a CastingGag.
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* FakingTheDead: A notorious prankster fakes his own murder to get revenge on his former best friend who is engaged to the prankster's former girlfriend.


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* RefugeInAudacity:
** The main characters often engage in this as part of their CourtroomAntic
** A man who is FakingTheDead appears to Pindar on a beach while wearing a sci-fi costume. He knows that Peter and Jared cannot not use this to prove in court that he is alive because Pindar will never be believed if called as a witness.
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* PerverseSexualLust: They cite [[TheFlintstones Betty Rubble]] and [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] as the hottest animated women, and Pindar says the title goes to [[SailorMoon Setsuna Meiou/Trista Meiou/Sailor Pluto]] (gaining stares from the rest of them).

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* PerverseSexualLust: They cite [[TheFlintstones Betty Rubble]] and [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] as the hottest animated women, and Pindar says the title goes to [[SailorMoon [[Anime/SailorMoon Setsuna Meiou/Trista Meiou/Sailor Pluto]] (gaining stares from the rest of them).

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* ActorAllusion: In one episode a client says Infeld should start his own religion. Creator/MalcolmMcDowell (who plays Infeld) is also playing Bret Stiles, a cult leader, on ''Series/TheMentalist''.



** Although the irony is clearly intentional, so much so that it could arguably qualify as an ActorAllusion.

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** Although the irony is clearly intentional, so much so that it could arguably qualify as an ActorAllusion.a CastingGag.
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* PlayingAgainstType: [[CheechAndChong Tommy Chong]], let us repeat, ''Tommy Chong'' as a pot hating judge.

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* PlayingAgainstType: [[CheechAndChong [[Creator/CheechAndChong Tommy Chong]], let us repeat, ''Tommy Chong'' as a pot hating judge.
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**In another episode someone brings up [[ASpaceOdyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey]] to which Stanton replies, "I love that director!"
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* ActorAllusion: In one episode a client says Infeld should start his own religion. Creator/MalcomMcDowell (who plays Infeld) is also playing Bret Stiles, a cult leader, on ''Series/TheMentalist''.

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* ActorAllusion: In one episode a client says Infeld should start his own religion. Creator/MalcomMcDowell Creator/MalcolmMcDowell (who plays Infeld) is also playing Bret Stiles, a cult leader, on ''Series/TheMentalist''.
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* ActorAllusion: In one the episodes a client says Infeld should start his own religion. Malcom [=McDowell=] (who plays Infeld) is also playing Bret Stiles, a cult leader, on TheMentalist

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* ActorAllusion: In one the episodes episode a client says Infeld should start his own religion. Malcom [=McDowell=] Creator/MalcomMcDowell (who plays Infeld) is also playing Bret Stiles, a cult leader, on TheMentalist''Series/TheMentalist''.



* CelebrityParadox: F&B have a poster of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' in their home. Their boss is played by MalcolmMcDowell.

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* CelebrityParadox: F&B have a poster of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' in their home. Their boss is played by MalcolmMcDowell.Creator/MalcolmMcDowell.
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* Actor Allusion: In one the episodes a client says Infeld should start his own religion. MalcomMcDowell (who plays Infeld) is also playing Bret Stiles, a cult leader, on TheMentalist

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* Actor Allusion: ActorAllusion: In one the episodes a client says Infeld should start his own religion. MalcomMcDowell Malcom [=McDowell=] (who plays Infeld) is also playing Bret Stiles, a cult leader, on TheMentalist
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* Actor Allusion: In one the episodes a client says Infeld should start his own religion. McDowell (who plays Infeld) is also playing Bret Stiles, a cult leader, on TheMentalist

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* Actor Allusion: In one the episodes a client says Infeld should start his own religion. McDowell MalcomMcDowell (who plays Infeld) is also playing Bret Stiles, a cult leader, on TheMentalist
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* Actor Allusion: In one the episodes a client says Infeld should start his own religion. McDowell (who plays Infeld) is also playing Bret Stiles, a cult leader, on TheMentalist

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* BlueOni: Peter



* HelloAttorney: Franklin and Bash are male versions. Hanna the quintessential female example of the trope.

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* HelloAttorney: Franklin and Bash are Peter is a male versions.version. Hanna the quintessential female example of the trope.


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* {{Fanservice}}: Plenty, starting with every party Franklin and Bash host. Especially apparent in the episode where they defend the two pole-dancing instructors. Bash has plenty of shirtless scenes too. He also had one scene exiting a hot tub in the nude.


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* EmbarrassingFirstName: Jared's real first name is Elmo.
* {{Fanservice}}: Plenty, starting with every party Franklin and Bash host. Especially apparent in the episode where they defend the two pole-dancing instructors. Bash has plenty of shirtless scenes too. He also had one scene exiting a hot tub in the nude.


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* [[SheIsAllGrownUp He's All Grown Up]]: The flashback in "Waiting on a Friend" showing Peter and Jared's first meeting showed Peter was fat, had curly hair, and short (shorter than Jared!). Now a days... yeah.
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* DeadpanSnarker: While some characters excel in being snarky, the deadpan can be found mostly with Damian. Or as he would put it - Awesome.
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** Although the irony is clearly intentional, so much so that it could arguably qualify as an ActorAllusion.
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* AmoralAttorney: Damien in the first episode, when he colludes with a CEO to sell out an airline pilot to limit an airline's liability by paying a witness to make false testimony.
* AmbulanceChaser: How the two are operating in the first episode, but LighterAndSofter versions as per the show's tone.

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* AmoralAttorney: Damien in the first episode, when he colludes with a CEO to sell out an airline pilot to limit an airline's liability by paying a witness to make false testimony.
testimony.
* AmbulanceChaser: How the two are operating in the first episode, but LighterAndSofter versions as per the show's tone.



* CallingTheOldManOut: Franklin, with his father.

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* CallingTheOldManOut: Franklin, with his father.



* {{Fanservice}}: Plenty, starting with every party Franklin and Bash host. Especially apparent in the episode where they defend the two pole-dancing instructors. Bash has plenty of shirtless scenes too. He also had one scene exiting a hot tub in the nude.

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* {{Fanservice}}: Plenty, starting with every party Franklin and Bash host. Especially apparent in the episode where they defend the two pole-dancing instructors. Bash has plenty of shirtless scenes too. He also had one scene exiting a hot tub in the nude.



* HelloAttorney: Franklin and Bash are male versions. Hanna the quintessential female example of the trope.

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* HelloAttorney: Franklin and Bash are male versions. Hanna the quintessential female example of the trope.



* IronicEcho: Used by Damien in the season finale to put Britt in her place.

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* IronicEcho: Used by Damien in the season finale to put Britt in her place.



* PerverseSexualLust: They cite [[TheFlintstones Betty Rubble]] and [[WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] as the hottest animated women, and Pindar says the title goes to [[SailorMoon Setsuna Meiou/Trista Meiou/Sailor Pluto]] (gaining stares from the rest of them).

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* PerverseSexualLust: They cite [[TheFlintstones Betty Rubble]] and [[WhoFramedRogerRabbit [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] as the hottest animated women, and Pindar says the title goes to [[SailorMoon Setsuna Meiou/Trista Meiou/Sailor Pluto]] (gaining stares from the rest of them).



* WorkingWithTheEx:
** Bash's ex is an assistant District Attorney against whom he has a 1 for 14 record early on in the season.
** Hannah and Damian.

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* WorkingWithTheEx:
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** Bash's ex is an assistant District Attorney against whom he has a 1 for 14 record early on in the season.
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** Hannah and Damian.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Plenty, starting with every party Franklin and Bash host. Especially apparent in the episode where they defend the two pole-dancing instructors. Bash has plenty of shirtless scenes too. He also had one scene exiting a hot tub in the nude, although [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV]] if that was fanservice or FanDisservice

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* {{Fanservice}}: Plenty, starting with every party Franklin and Bash host. Especially apparent in the episode where they defend the two pole-dancing instructors. Bash has plenty of shirtless scenes too. He also had one scene exiting a hot tub in the nude, although [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV]] if that was fanservice or FanDisservice nude.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Plenty, starting with every party Franklin and Bash host. Especially apparent in the episode where they defend the two pole-dancing instructors. Bash has plenty of shirtless scenes too.

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* {{Fanservice}}: Plenty, starting with every party Franklin and Bash host. Especially apparent in the episode where they defend the two pole-dancing instructors. Bash has plenty of shirtless scenes too. He also had one scene exiting a hot tub in the nude, although [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV]] if that was fanservice or FanDisservice
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* PerverseSexualLust: They cite [[TheFlintstones Betty Rubble]] and [[WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] as the hottest animated women, and Pindar says the title goes to [[SailorMoon Setsuna Meiou]] (gaining stares from the rest of them).

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* PerverseSexualLust: They cite [[TheFlintstones Betty Rubble]] and [[WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] as the hottest animated women, and Pindar says the title goes to [[SailorMoon Setsuna Meiou]] Meiou/Trista Meiou/Sailor Pluto]] (gaining stares from the rest of them).

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* CoolOldGuy - Stanton Infeld, naturally. After all, he hired Franklin and Bash himself.



* HoYay: [[FetishFuelStationAttendant A female lawyer in their office]] suggested Franklin and Bash have "make up sex" when they aren't getting along well. Franklin jokes they tried that once.
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* OffWithHisHead: A comedic [[spoiler: and post mortem]] version. When Stanton says goodbye to [[spoiler: his long deceased friend]] he pats him on the cheek...and his head falls off.
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* CelebrityParadox: F&B have a poster of ''AClockworkOrange'' in their home. Their boss is played by Malcolm [=McDowell=].

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* CelebrityParadox: F&B have a poster of ''AClockworkOrange'' ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' in their home. Their boss is played by Malcolm [=McDowell=].MalcolmMcDowell.

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