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* AwesomeMusic: One of the more iconic TV themes of the 80s, another Mike Post composition.

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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: One of the more iconic TV themes of the 80s, another once again composed by the venerable Mike Post composition.Post.
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* AwesomeMusic: One of the more iconic TV themes of the 80s, another Mike Post composition.
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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Creator/DanCastellanetta as the client in the episode ''LA Lawless''. [[https://youtu.be/ZMMR_kKL1eQ?t=99 His speech about how great it is to be Homer Simpson]] (Dan's character is a theme park employee being accused of assault) is poignant enough, but the added RealitySubtext of the character being played by Homer's own voice actor drives it into TearJerker levels.

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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Creator/DanCastellanetta Creator/DanCastellaneta as the client in the episode ''LA Lawless''. [[https://youtu.be/ZMMR_kKL1eQ?t=99 His speech about how great it is to be Homer Simpson]] (Dan's character is a theme park employee being accused of assault) is poignant enough, but the added RealitySubtext of the character being played by Homer's own voice actor drives it into TearJerker levels.
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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Dan Castellanetta as the client in the episode ''LA Lawless''. [[https://youtu.be/ZMMR_kKL1eQ?t=99 His speech about how great it is to be Homer Simpson]] (Dan's character is a theme park employee being accused of assault) is poignant enough, but the added RealitySubtext of the character being played by Homer's own voice actor drives it into TearJerker levels.

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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Dan Castellanetta Creator/DanCastellanetta as the client in the episode ''LA Lawless''. [[https://youtu.be/ZMMR_kKL1eQ?t=99 His speech about how great it is to be Homer Simpson]] (Dan's character is a theme park employee being accused of assault) is poignant enough, but the added RealitySubtext of the character being played by Homer's own voice actor drives it into TearJerker levels.



** A pre-''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' Brad Sherwood appeared as a lovesick nanny who tries to seduce Ann in a season six story arc.
** Creator/DonCheadle and a pre-''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]'' Denise Crosby show up in the first-season episode "Gibbon Take."

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** A pre-''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' Brad Sherwood Creator/BradSherwood appeared as a lovesick nanny who tries to seduce Ann in a season six story arc.
** Creator/DonCheadle and a pre-''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]'' Denise Crosby Creator/DeniseCrosby show up in the first-season episode "Gibbon Take."

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* RetroactiveRecognition: A pre-''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' Brad Sherwood appeared as a lovesick nanny who tries to seduce Ann in a season six story arc.
** A pre-''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]'' Denise Crosby and Creator/DonCheadle show up in the first-season episode "Gibbon Take."

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A pre-''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' Brad Sherwood appeared as a lovesick nanny who tries to seduce Ann in a season six story arc.
** A Creator/DonCheadle and a pre-''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]'' Denise Crosby and Creator/DonCheadle show up in the first-season episode "Gibbon Take."
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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Dan Castellanetta as the client in the episode ''LA Lawless''. [[https://youtu.be/ZMMR_kKL1eQ?t=99 His speech about how great it is great to be Homer Simpson]] (Dan's character is a theme park employee being accused of assault) is poignant enough, but the added RealitySubtext of the character being played by Homer's own voice actor drives it into near-TearJerker levels.

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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Dan Castellanetta as the client in the episode ''LA Lawless''. [[https://youtu.be/ZMMR_kKL1eQ?t=99 His speech about how great it is great to be Homer Simpson]] (Dan's character is a theme park employee being accused of assault) is poignant enough, but the added RealitySubtext of the character being played by Homer's own voice actor drives it into near-TearJerker TearJerker levels.
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* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Dan Castellanetta as the client in the episode ''LA Lawless''. [[https://youtu.be/ZMMR_kKL1eQ?t=99 His speech about how great it is great to be Homer Simpson]] (Dan's character is a theme park employee being accused of assault) is poignant enough, but the added RealitySubtext of the character being played by Homer's own voice actor drives it into near-TearJerker levels.
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** ''Series/{{JAG}}'', following its second season, was by some in the late 90's considered to be spiritual successor of ''LA Law'', albeit in a military setting.

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** ''Series/{{JAG}}'', following its second season, was by some in the late 90's considered to be spiritual successor of ''LA Law'', albeit in a military setting.setting.
* TheWoobie: Poor Benny Stulwicz. It seems the creators of the show only ever put a rug under him so they could yank it from beneath his feet. His mother died, he got engaged to Alice only to have to break up with her, he found a friend in Roxanne's father Murray only to have Murray die of a stroke at Christmas time, he suffered a mental breakdown when the firm was splitting up, he was awarded guardianship of Sam only to have the courts take it away, etc. (He did finally get a happy ending of sorts when he married Rosalie and won big at the horse races in the final season.)
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* NeverLiveItDown: Odds are the first thing you ever heard about this show is how a character was randomly killed off by falling down an elevator shaft.
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** A pre-''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]'' Denise Crosby and Creator/DonCheadle show up in the first-season episaode "Gibbon Take."

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** A pre-''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]'' Denise Crosby and Creator/DonCheadle show up in the first-season episaode episode "Gibbon Take."
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** A pre-''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]'' Denise Crosby and Creator/DonCheadle show up in the first-season episaode "Gibbon Take."
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* RetroactiveRecognition: A pre-''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' Brad Sherwood appeared as a lovesick nanny who tries to seduce Ann in a season six story arc.
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* EarWorm: The [[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDEQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDouX9Ubw-Xw&ei=YjS1UvSDO8XfoAT0xoGIAw&usg=AFQjCNGCT5NYQeBWu9V_l2q7TeX34ye9Dw&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cGU theme song]] composed by Mike Post, no less.

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* JerkassWoobie: Poor Douglas had everything happen to him; getting falsely arrested for prostitution, finding out his father cheated on his mother and he had a bastard brother, and he ended up sleeping with his father's mistress.

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** In season 5, Arnie. Yes, the breakup of his marriage to Corinne was his own fault for cheating on her. But his subsequent breakdown and tearful confession to Roxanne that he's terrified of dying alone is nonetheless affecting.
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* SeasonalRot: Things were fine as long as Steven Bochco or David E. Kelley were around. Kelley left after season five. Season six was a notable step down, but still okay-ish...especially after Bochco came back to get things back in line. The seventh season featured Stuart's amnesia, Gwen's stalker, and a whole lot of suckage. William Finkelstein came in and oversaw production during the final season, which was a marked improvement over season seven.

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* SeasonalRot: Things were fine as long as Steven Bochco or David E. Kelley were around. Kelley left after season five. Season six was a notable step down, but still okay-ish...especially after Bochco came back to get things back in line. The seventh season featured Stuart's amnesia, Gwen's stalker, and a whole lot of suckage. William Finkelstein came in and oversaw production during the final season, which was a marked improvement over season seven.seven, albeit not enough to spare the show from cancellation.
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* SeasonalRot: The seventh season, which featured Stuart's amnesia, Gwen's stalker, and a whole lot of suckage.

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* SeasonalRot: Things were fine as long as Steven Bochco or David E. Kelley were around. Kelley left after season five. Season six was a notable step down, but still okay-ish...especially after Bochco came back to get things back in line. The seventh season, which season featured Stuart's amnesia, Gwen's stalker, and a whole lot of suckage.suckage. William Finkelstein came in and oversaw production during the final season, which was a marked improvement over season seven.
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* CrowningmomentOfFunny: [[ThefunInFuneral "Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not.]]
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* [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: The gorilla suit worn by Michael in season 1.
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* CrowningmomentOfFunny: [[ThefunInFuneral "Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not.]]
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* EarWorm: The [[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDEQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDouX9Ubw-Xw&ei=YjS1UvSDO8XfoAT0xoGIAw&usg=AFQjCNGCT5NYQeBWu9V_l2q7TeX34ye9Dw&bvm=bv.58187178,d.cGU theme song]] composed by Mike Post, no less.
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* JerkassWoobie: Poor Douglas had everything happen to him; getting falsely arrested for prostitution, finding out his father cheated on his mother and he had a bastard brother, and he ended up sleeping with his father's mistress.
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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The gorilla suit worn by Michael in season 1.

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: The gorilla suit worn by Michael in season 1.



** Most of the law shows created by DavidEKelley (who was a writer and story editor on ''LALaw'') could be interpreted as a subversion to some extent of this show, e.g. the de-glamorized law firm in ''Series/ThePractice''.
** ''Series/{{JAG}}'', following its second season, was by some in the late 90's considered to be spiritual successor of LA Law, albeit in a military setting.

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** Most of the law shows created by DavidEKelley Creator/DavidEKelley (who was a writer and story editor on ''LALaw'') ''LA Law'') could be interpreted as a subversion to some extent of this show, e.g. the de-glamorized law firm in ''Series/ThePractice''.
** ''Series/{{JAG}}'', following its second season, was by some in the late 90's considered to be spiritual successor of LA Law, ''LA Law'', albeit in a military setting.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Series/{{JAG}}'', following its second season, was by some in the late 90's considered to be spiritual successor of LA Law, albeit in a military setting.

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** Most of the law shows created by DavidEKelley (who was a writer and story editor on ''LALaw'') could be interpreted as a subversion to some extent of this show, e.g. the de-glamorized law firm in ''Series/ThePractice''.
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''Series/{{JAG}}'', following its second season, was by some in the late 90's considered to be spiritual successor of LA Law, albeit in a military setting.

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The gorilla suit.
* SeasonalRot: The seventh season, which featured Stuart's amnesia, Gwen's stalker, and a whole lot of suckage.

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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The gorilla suit.
suit worn by Michael in season 1.
* SeasonalRot: The seventh season, which featured Stuart's amnesia, Gwen's stalker, and a whole lot of suckage.suckage.
* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Series/{{JAG}}'', following its second season, was by some in the late 90's considered to be spiritual successor of LA Law, albeit in a military setting.

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