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Score: 9.1 Superb 93 votes

Fat Burner

Episode Number: 59    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Tuesday February 13, 2007    Prod Code: 3F15
Alan must once again defend Denny when he is arrested, this time for smuggling medical waste out of the country in order to create a new source of energy.
Meanwhile, Clarence finds himself in over his head when his first case turns out to be a first-degree murder charge, involving a Haitian slave who stabbed her owner.
In the wake of Denise's decision to keep Brad's baby, Jeffrey makes a bold decision.

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Writer: Janet Leahy, Michael Reisz
Director: Steve Robin
Star: Julie Bowen (Denise Bauer),  Mark Valley (Brad Chase),  Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston),  William Shatner (Denny Crane),  James Spader (Alan Shore),  Gary Anthony Williams (Clarence Bell),  Craig Bierko (Jeffrey Coho),  Candice Bergen (Shirley Schmidt),  Constance Zimmer (Claire Simms)
Recurring Role: Meredith Eaton-Gilden (Bethany Horowitz),  Currie Graham (A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg),  Ron Canada (Judge Willard Reese),  Meredith Eaton-Gilden (Bethany Horowitz)
Guest Star: Howard Hesseman (Judge Robert Thompson),  Christine Tucci (D.A. Mary Ann Huff),  Raina-Simone Moore (Ania Gadios),  Joyce Guy (Riva Boitelle),  Phil Abrams (Lou Schneider),  Brian Carpenter (Dr. Ferrell),  K. T. Thangavelu (Dr. Futz),  Matt Riedy (Dr. Duncan),  Sue Nelson (Dr. Hoffman),  Brent Keast (Dr. Brill),  Ungela Brockman (Dr. Powell),  Chandler Hill (Dr. Kirk),  Mark Henderson (Dr. Perry)

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Quotes

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Brad: I'm disappointed, actually. Despite our differences, you're beginning to grow on me.
Jeffrey: Yeah, like a wart. (edit)
Bethany: I’m concerned about your closing. You don’t pop. (to Paul) (edit)
Bethany: Why should you get to close? You’re so old!
Paul: Must you always be so unpleasant?
Bethany: I'm a very nice person. It just takes a nice person to bring it out in me. (edit)
Foreman: In the matter of the Commonwealth versus Denny Crane on the charge of violation of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 105, Section 480, we find the defendant… Denny Crane. Oh. Flips the paper. Not guilty. (edit)
Denny: How come the other side always has short closings? (edit)

Trivia

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Final appearance of Craig Bierko. (edit)
When Denny says "How come the other side always has short closings?", this is a reference to the fact that Alan Shore always makes excessively long closings.
This has been mentioned a few times, from Alan and his former secretary, among other people. (edit)

Allusions

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After Denny and Alan win their case and the DA criticizes them for "celebrating", Denny says "take the LT note, blame it on the head coach". He is referring to a National Football League playoff game between the New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers, played less than a month before this episode aired. After the Patriots upset the Chargers in San Diego, their players danced on the Charger Logo. Star Chargers Running Back Ladanian Tomlinson (Known as "L.T") got into a skirmish with the Patriots players over it, and when asked about it in the press conference after the game, he said the lack of class from the Patriots players comes from their head coach (Bill Bellichick). (edit)
Jeffrey: (to Claire) And I'll miss you most of all Scarecrow.
This line is in reference to the classic MGM film The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy Gale makes this statement to the Scarecrow who has been her friend throughout her journey. This is a perfect allegory for Jeffrey's relationship with Claire.
This is also the same thing that Ally McBeal said to John Cage as she was leaving the firm in the final episode of Ally McBeal. (edit)
The song that played during Jeffrey's final appearance was Randy Newman's "You've Got A Friend In Me" from the 1995 animated movie Toy Story. The joke lies in the fact that Jeffrey was wearing a Buzz Lightyear costume all through the scene. (edit)
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7.5
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Fat Burner
"Above average"
An episode with great wit, humour here and there, emotive, well written but lets face it, none of those cases would have won in real life!
Continue » Posted May 17, 2007 11:06 pm PST

iameko
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7.4
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Fat Burner
"Unoriginal"
Denny is arrested, again and Alan defends him succesfully. Meanwhile Denise decides to keep the baby and causes one of her lovers to quit the firm to Shirleys protest.
Continue » Posted Feb 15, 2007 3:03 pm PST

Ho_Man
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10.0
Perfect
Fat Burner
"A very special episode"
Alan defends Denny, Clarence gets his first case and one of Boston Legal's say goodbye.
Continue » Posted Feb 14, 2007 8:16 am PST

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9.0
Superb
Fat Burner
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Slavery, global warming, and getting stuck in a buzz lightyear costume.
Continue » Posted Feb 13, 2007 10:13 pm PST

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10.0
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Fat Burner
"Another great installment"
So long, Jeffery. Jeffery Coho leaves the firm while Clarence takes on the first degree murder case of a young Haitian slave accused of killing her owner. Alan defends Denny, again, this time in a medical waste trial.
Continue » Posted Feb 13, 2007 8:11 pm PST
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