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Fine Young Cannibal

Episode Number: 48    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Tuesday October 10, 2006    Prod Code: 3F03
Alan and Shirley defend a homeless man, on trial for eating his dead friend to stay alive, while Alan's pleas to Denny for permission to sleep with Shirley result in a bizarre contest.

Meanwhile, Denny helps Bethany in her case again a ruthless HMO and Claire flirts with a key witness in the Judge Hooper murder trial.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: David E. Kelley, Susan Dickes
Director: Bob Yannetti
Star: William Shatner (Denny Crane),  Rene Auberjonois (Paul Lewiston),  Mark Valley (Brad Chase),  Julie Bowen (Denise Bauer),  James Spader (Alan Shore),  Craig Bierko (Jeffrey Coho),  Candice Bergen (Shirley Schmidt)
Recurring Role: David Dean Bottrell (Lincoln Meyer),  Jill Brennan (Gracie Jane),  Katey Sagal (Barbara Little),  Betty White (Catherine Piper),  Constance Zimmer (Claire Simms),  Currie Graham (A.D.A. Frank Ginsberg),  Ashton Holmes (Scott Little),  Curtis Armstrong (Dr. Zachary Simon),  Armin Shimerman (Judge Brian Hooper),  Meredith Eaton-Gilden (Bethany Horowitz)
Guest Star: Thom Gossom Jr. (Judge Blake Winters),  Jan Hoag (Jane Baker),  Mike Binder (Clarence Nichols),  Henry Gibson (Judge Clark Brown),  Mark L. Taylor (Attorney Adam Jovanka),  Kurt Scholler (Bailiff),  David McKnight (Graham Porter),  Robin Middleton (Foreperson),  Damien Leake (Referee)

Notes

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Although Katey Sagal (Barbara Little), Ashton Holmes (Scott Little) and Betty White (Catherine Piper) are credited in this episode, they do not have any lines to say and have approximately less than one minute of screen time. (edit)

Quotes

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(After Alan loses the wrestling match to Denny)
Shirley: Five seconds?
Alan: He cheated. You can't squat on the head.
Shirley: Five seconds?
Alan: Four, actually. (edit)
(Before their wrestling match)
Alan: Shouldn't we pee in a cup first. I don't trust his testosterone levels.
Denny: Mine's naturally high. (edit)
Alan: My friend, one of my goals in life is to go to all the places you've gone.
Denny: Just don't go to Shirley. She's mine. (edit)
Alan: If I should ever like to drive your car...
Denny: I toss you my keys.
Alan: If I should ever need any money...
Denny: My check is blank.
Alan: Or need to pick your brain.
Denny: My mind is blank.
Alan: Anything. You have, or once did have, is there for me.
Denny: Except for Shirley. Keep your root away from Shirley. (edit)
Alan: Denny I... Why do you have clothes pins on your ears?
Denny: Personal. (edit)

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Allusions

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Alan: Admit it, you're attracted to me lke Eve to the Serpent. Now, wouldn't you like to uncoil me?
This a reference to the Biblical story in the book of Genesis about the expulsion from Eden, in which Lucifer, disguised as a serpent, seduces Eve into eating the forbidden fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. (edit)
Episode Title: Fine Young Cannibal
An allusion to the 80's pop band Fine Young Cannibals, which in turn is named after the 1960 movie All The Fine Young Cannibals. (edit)
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This was Boston Legal at its finest. The show focused on the talented Spader and Shatner.
Continue » Posted Oct 20, 2006 10:30 am PST
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