moral compass not necessarily included
and that’s why I fight for you
Albuquerque welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top 10 TV lawyers and I kind of
got pushed and it spilled on me was
there a top on it
yeah did you put the top on or the date
with the top one for you they put the
top on and they made the top you didn’t
make the top bitch just to be clear
we’ve decided to focus on the small
screen lawyers that stick in our minds
from the passionate and super serious to
the absolutely nutty and incompetent
legally there’s a huge difference when
you stitch a patient wound up sewing a
sheet to him that’s an accident when he
tries getting up the whole gurney
collapses breaking his front teeth
that’s a lawsuit number ten Ted Buckland
Scruggs hospital doesn’t want to be sued
being sued is not a good thing
kicking off our list is the bald-headed
lawyer responsible for preventing
lawsuits at Sacred Heart training
hospital oh hi Ted how’s your wife doing
oh that’s right I forgot you freeze up
around me okay well I’ll see you in
court on the 18th easily one of the most
pathetic lawyers in the history of
television Sam Lloyd plays Ted up as a
spineless middle-aged loser
so unable to stomach legal trouble that
he gets the sweats what if
hypothetically oh god you killed
somebody
no someone else did no no one killed
anyone mainly related disfigured let’s
not split hairs though he’s never seen
in a courtroom his only real talent is
his knack for singing TV jingles a
cappella when criminals in this world
appear and break the laws that they
should be
right now who see or hear the cry goes
up afar and here for underdog underdog
that’s is the name mr. Simpson Lionel
Hutz attorney-at-law is my card it turns
into a sponge when you put it in water
Oh classy number nine Lionel Hutz The
Simpsons
excuse me mr. Hutz are you a shyster
that is a nice little girl like you know
big word like that transitioning to
animation is this outrageous
ambulance-chasing stereotype voiced by
Phil Hartman any calls della call Oh
calls yes the Supreme Court called again
they need your help on some freedom
thing as morally bankrupt as they come
that’s doesn’t just lack ethics he also
lacks credentials sure have got some
education mr. hutch yes ah but Yale MIT
Oxford the Sorbonne the Louvre
regardless of the fact that he’s a
recovering alcoholic who works out of a
shopping mall office and offers Figg
jewelry as an incentive he still manages
to get work representing the Simpsons
and other foolish Springfield residents
now Bart I want you to tell the jury in
your own words exactly what happened on
the day of the accident yes sir tell me
something counselor are you going to
wiseass did it just come with the job
I’m a pussycat you should have seen my
old man number eight
Jack McCoy law and order she’s a good
cop I can’t see ruining her career for a
little good PR we’re doing what the law
requires no more no less
there have been countless lawyers in
this series and it’s many spin-offs but
we’ve decided to single out Sam
Waterston’s Jack from the crowd in your
mind James Gordon must have appeared
competent enough to commit a crime
Jackson competence sustained lovingly
nicknamed hang um hi McCoy this DA is
best known for going rogue and ignoring
the rules in pursuit of justice the
grand jury failed to indict that’s not
the same as establishing that you were
telling the truth are you saying they
thought I shot that kid intentionally
and let me go anyway I’m saying that
they don’t care no stranger to contempt
of court he’s also known for mocking the
witness you’re lying
objection you lied to the parole board
you liked your prison psychiatrist you
even like your
daughter and what a runny had to two
decades putting fictional scumbags away
ain’t too shabby okay
number seven Ally McBeal Ally McBeal
sure next up is televisions greatest
single female lawyer she was denied
partnership yes but do you know the
reason she claims she was denied for
being a prude Calista Flockhart inhabits
this quirky and extremely slender
Harvard Law graduate who works in a firm
run by her former boyfriend Richard I
don’t think it’s a good idea I am dating
Larry Paul Ali there are reasons pro
reasons con but what does everything
come down to at the end of the day say
it with me John muddy as you can imagine
with a setup like this and an office
that insists on a co-ed washroom her
practice veers towards the light-hearted
and fun over heavy drama I liked about
the top of my head against his seriously
she even gets to work with Janos from
ghostbusters to
so you know my friend and I we were
going to the movies and we stopped off
and bought this cafe latte hmm what is
that like Italian coffee yeah that’s
right
yeah milk how coffee yeah number six
Jackie Giles Seinfeld know when you took
a sip did you notice it was hot we were
even sip it in your normal fashion I
wasn’t able to sip it in my normal
fashion mm-hmm all right all right this
show about nothing wouldn’t be the same
without the outrageous attorney who gets
sucked into Kramer’s Harebrained Schemes
it’s an infringement on your
constitutional rights
it’s outrageous egregious for busting an
over a parody of real-life lawyer
Johnnie Cochran
Jackie’s both outspoken and over-the-top
so we got an attractive woman wearing a
bra no top walking around in broad
daylight she’s plotting society’s
conventions no job is too small for
Jackie as he tackles everything and
anything from coffee burns to premature
aging yet the backhoe company has turned
this beautiful specimen into a horrible
twisted freak who could love me number
five
dan fielding Night Court say Liz what’s
that perfume you wear soiree like it
it’s all right thanks you’re welcome
John Larroquette stars as this
sex-crazed and insanely narcissistic
prosecutor all right I do I do to have
you do for you work Cara you’ve been
holding out on us working the night
shift he’s best remembered for his witty
and cruel treatment of pretty much
everyone he meets defendants included
yeah we’re already doing something this
evening what exactly will we be doing
this evening
sorry Dan I have a date aa couple of
gals get it together doing their nails
Larroquette lawyer role was so
entertaining and scene-stealing
that he earned several Golden Globe
nominations and four consecutive Emmys
for Best Supporting Actor you talking to
me
guys perhaps you’d like to step outside
you bet I would
alright that’s it nobody leaves here
thank you thank you Albuquerque Police
you’re number four Saul Goodman Breaking
Bad better call Saul
this shady Albuquerque criminal lawyer
takes a page out of Lionel Hudson’s book
and operates out of a strip mall office
you don’t want a criminal lawyer alright
you want a criminal lawyer though his
real name is Saul McGill he works under
the alias Saul Goodman becoming the
left-hand man to crystal meth kingpin
Walter White
hey you’re now both officially
represented by Saul Goodman and
associates your secrets are safe with me
under threat of disbarment all right
take the ski mask off I feel like I’m
talking to The Weather Underground here
the result of that is this morally
bankrupt opportunist with a cellphone
for every situation is regularly relied
upon when the shit hits the fan which
happens with astonishing regularity
conscience gets expensive doesn’t it
number three Allan schore and Denny
Crane Boston Legal it’s not only about
being against you I’m doing this to help
him respond you’re a lawyer well if he
waives the conflict secondly your
witness any look we’re friends yes we
are we’re sleeping together now we’re
getting serious that’s right we’re now
talking about the courtrooms heavy
hitters played by James Spader and
William Shatner sleep in my place
tonight
I haven’t decided let’s see how the
night goes
two men that are straightedge and
ethically challenged respectively they
butt heads and smoke cigars together on
a regular basis I’m guarding you against
night terrors and this is the payback I
can look no I’m not gonna look this duo
is legendary for bringing us both the
dark and comedic inside scoop of a
top-tier boston law firm why are you
shooting Jane Fonda because I can’t
shoot you you’re my friend and friends
don’t hurt each other
Denny it’s strange it’s very strange I
mean if it had happened on the street it
would be strange but in his chambers
it’s very strange number two Ben Matlock
Matlock well John’s just swooped this
morn this list wouldn’t be complete
without a folksy simple country lawyer
and Andy Griffith encompassed this
persona to the letter I’ve got to be
fair and recognize as do you that the
prosecution has collected a lot of
circumstantial evidence simple but not
stupid
Matlock never took on a case for less
than a hundred thousand and he was worth
every penny before you killed her that
name tag came off your suit and when you
came back as you say to identify the
body
you found that nametag and put it back
which is why you are wearing it right
there especially skilled at his job he
is notable for always getting culprits
to confess themselves through his
dramatic approach in your struggle with
dr. Westlake
both stethoscopes fell and in your hurry
to leave after you killed him you picked
up the wrong one no a syndication
darling viewers could never get enough
of this hot dog loving lawman I don’t
suppose you’d be interested in a couple
of tickets to see Gilbert and Sullivan
tonight where they fight it’s amusing
oh I’m busy tonight before we unveil our
top pick here are a few honorable
mentions these guys knew you like I did
that would have given you a small office
Jeff Winger
genius I look gotta stop saying that I
will never do that sit down in your
industry mr. copay what is meant by an
adverse event in the testing of a new
drug it can mean many things
rashes fevers many things in some cases
can it mean death this is very rare just
one question mr. get I have you ever
seen this young man before the day in
question
no no no further questions your honor
you’re excused mr. Garrett
so you wrote these prescriptions to
yourself and then have them filled we’re
at the Dunwich women’s health clinic and
then had them shipped to various
location it was a campaign one location
was Phoenix probably another was st.
Louis yeah you violated the medical
ethics rules of three state boards I get
it would cut from the st. back Ryan I
grew up no money bad part of the Bronx
my father was gone my mother worked all
the time I was pissed off I was stupid
but you know number one Perry Mason
Perry Mason mr. Mason
sit down please taking the top spot on
our list is the archetype for all on
screen lawyers that followed originating
as the titular hero of some 80 novels
and short stories did Meryl ever
blackmail you and miss Cheney not in the
legal sense a household name Raymond
burrs defense attorney Perry Mason
remains one of the most influential TV
lawyers decades after his last case but
which one did you keep and which one did
you give to your fiance I don’t know
they’re exactly alike are they a hero
with a mysterious past he’s recognized
for a Sherlock Holmes level of skill and
passion for justice do you agree with
our list you better believe it
which small-screen lawyer would you want
or not want taking your case I’ll look
at you should I call the FBI and tell
them I found DB Cooper choking for more
top tens approved by a jury of your
peers and to see our movie lawyers
countdown be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
and a nice rhythm supposed
and that’s why I fight for you
Albuquerque welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top 10 TV lawyers and I kind of
got pushed and it spilled on me was
there a top on it
yeah did you put the top on or the date
with the top one for you they put the
top on and they made the top you didn’t
make the top bitch just to be clear
we’ve decided to focus on the small
screen lawyers that stick in our minds
from the passionate and super serious to
the absolutely nutty and incompetent
legally there’s a huge difference when
you stitch a patient wound up sewing a
sheet to him that’s an accident when he
tries getting up the whole gurney
collapses breaking his front teeth
that’s a lawsuit number ten Ted Buckland
Scruggs hospital doesn’t want to be sued
being sued is not a good thing
kicking off our list is the bald-headed
lawyer responsible for preventing
lawsuits at Sacred Heart training
hospital oh hi Ted how’s your wife doing
oh that’s right I forgot you freeze up
around me okay well I’ll see you in
court on the 18th easily one of the most
pathetic lawyers in the history of
television Sam Lloyd plays Ted up as a
spineless middle-aged loser
so unable to stomach legal trouble that
he gets the sweats what if
hypothetically oh god you killed
somebody
no someone else did no no one killed
anyone mainly related disfigured let’s
not split hairs though he’s never seen
in a courtroom his only real talent is
his knack for singing TV jingles a
cappella when criminals in this world
appear and break the laws that they
should be
right now who see or hear the cry goes
up afar and here for underdog underdog
that’s is the name mr. Simpson Lionel
Hutz attorney-at-law is my card it turns
into a sponge when you put it in water
Oh classy number nine Lionel Hutz The
Simpsons
excuse me mr. Hutz are you a shyster
that is a nice little girl like you know
big word like that transitioning to
animation is this outrageous
ambulance-chasing stereotype voiced by
Phil Hartman any calls della call Oh
calls yes the Supreme Court called again
they need your help on some freedom
thing as morally bankrupt as they come
that’s doesn’t just lack ethics he also
lacks credentials sure have got some
education mr. hutch yes ah but Yale MIT
Oxford the Sorbonne the Louvre
regardless of the fact that he’s a
recovering alcoholic who works out of a
shopping mall office and offers Figg
jewelry as an incentive he still manages
to get work representing the Simpsons
and other foolish Springfield residents
now Bart I want you to tell the jury in
your own words exactly what happened on
the day of the accident yes sir tell me
something counselor are you going to
wiseass did it just come with the job
I’m a pussycat you should have seen my
old man number eight
Jack McCoy law and order she’s a good
cop I can’t see ruining her career for a
little good PR we’re doing what the law
requires no more no less
there have been countless lawyers in
this series and it’s many spin-offs but
we’ve decided to single out Sam
Waterston’s Jack from the crowd in your
mind James Gordon must have appeared
competent enough to commit a crime
Jackson competence sustained lovingly
nicknamed hang um hi McCoy this DA is
best known for going rogue and ignoring
the rules in pursuit of justice the
grand jury failed to indict that’s not
the same as establishing that you were
telling the truth are you saying they
thought I shot that kid intentionally
and let me go anyway I’m saying that
they don’t care no stranger to contempt
of court he’s also known for mocking the
witness you’re lying
objection you lied to the parole board
you liked your prison psychiatrist you
even like your
daughter and what a runny had to two
decades putting fictional scumbags away
ain’t too shabby okay
number seven Ally McBeal Ally McBeal
sure next up is televisions greatest
single female lawyer she was denied
partnership yes but do you know the
reason she claims she was denied for
being a prude Calista Flockhart inhabits
this quirky and extremely slender
Harvard Law graduate who works in a firm
run by her former boyfriend Richard I
don’t think it’s a good idea I am dating
Larry Paul Ali there are reasons pro
reasons con but what does everything
come down to at the end of the day say
it with me John muddy as you can imagine
with a setup like this and an office
that insists on a co-ed washroom her
practice veers towards the light-hearted
and fun over heavy drama I liked about
the top of my head against his seriously
she even gets to work with Janos from
ghostbusters to
so you know my friend and I we were
going to the movies and we stopped off
and bought this cafe latte hmm what is
that like Italian coffee yeah that’s
right
yeah milk how coffee yeah number six
Jackie Giles Seinfeld know when you took
a sip did you notice it was hot we were
even sip it in your normal fashion I
wasn’t able to sip it in my normal
fashion mm-hmm all right all right this
show about nothing wouldn’t be the same
without the outrageous attorney who gets
sucked into Kramer’s Harebrained Schemes
it’s an infringement on your
constitutional rights
it’s outrageous egregious for busting an
over a parody of real-life lawyer
Johnnie Cochran
Jackie’s both outspoken and over-the-top
so we got an attractive woman wearing a
bra no top walking around in broad
daylight she’s plotting society’s
conventions no job is too small for
Jackie as he tackles everything and
anything from coffee burns to premature
aging yet the backhoe company has turned
this beautiful specimen into a horrible
twisted freak who could love me number
five
dan fielding Night Court say Liz what’s
that perfume you wear soiree like it
it’s all right thanks you’re welcome
John Larroquette stars as this
sex-crazed and insanely narcissistic
prosecutor all right I do I do to have
you do for you work Cara you’ve been
holding out on us working the night
shift he’s best remembered for his witty
and cruel treatment of pretty much
everyone he meets defendants included
yeah we’re already doing something this
evening what exactly will we be doing
this evening
sorry Dan I have a date aa couple of
gals get it together doing their nails
Larroquette lawyer role was so
entertaining and scene-stealing
that he earned several Golden Globe
nominations and four consecutive Emmys
for Best Supporting Actor you talking to
me
guys perhaps you’d like to step outside
you bet I would
alright that’s it nobody leaves here
thank you thank you Albuquerque Police
you’re number four Saul Goodman Breaking
Bad better call Saul
this shady Albuquerque criminal lawyer
takes a page out of Lionel Hudson’s book
and operates out of a strip mall office
you don’t want a criminal lawyer alright
you want a criminal lawyer though his
real name is Saul McGill he works under
the alias Saul Goodman becoming the
left-hand man to crystal meth kingpin
Walter White
hey you’re now both officially
represented by Saul Goodman and
associates your secrets are safe with me
under threat of disbarment all right
take the ski mask off I feel like I’m
talking to The Weather Underground here
the result of that is this morally
bankrupt opportunist with a cellphone
for every situation is regularly relied
upon when the shit hits the fan which
happens with astonishing regularity
conscience gets expensive doesn’t it
number three Allan schore and Denny
Crane Boston Legal it’s not only about
being against you I’m doing this to help
him respond you’re a lawyer well if he
waives the conflict secondly your
witness any look we’re friends yes we
are we’re sleeping together now we’re
getting serious that’s right we’re now
talking about the courtrooms heavy
hitters played by James Spader and
William Shatner sleep in my place
tonight
I haven’t decided let’s see how the
night goes
two men that are straightedge and
ethically challenged respectively they
butt heads and smoke cigars together on
a regular basis I’m guarding you against
night terrors and this is the payback I
can look no I’m not gonna look this duo
is legendary for bringing us both the
dark and comedic inside scoop of a
top-tier boston law firm why are you
shooting Jane Fonda because I can’t
shoot you you’re my friend and friends
don’t hurt each other
Denny it’s strange it’s very strange I
mean if it had happened on the street it
would be strange but in his chambers
it’s very strange number two Ben Matlock
Matlock well John’s just swooped this
morn this list wouldn’t be complete
without a folksy simple country lawyer
and Andy Griffith encompassed this
persona to the letter I’ve got to be
fair and recognize as do you that the
prosecution has collected a lot of
circumstantial evidence simple but not
stupid
Matlock never took on a case for less
than a hundred thousand and he was worth
every penny before you killed her that
name tag came off your suit and when you
came back as you say to identify the
body
you found that nametag and put it back
which is why you are wearing it right
there especially skilled at his job he
is notable for always getting culprits
to confess themselves through his
dramatic approach in your struggle with
dr. Westlake
both stethoscopes fell and in your hurry
to leave after you killed him you picked
up the wrong one no a syndication
darling viewers could never get enough
of this hot dog loving lawman I don’t
suppose you’d be interested in a couple
of tickets to see Gilbert and Sullivan
tonight where they fight it’s amusing
oh I’m busy tonight before we unveil our
top pick here are a few honorable
mentions these guys knew you like I did
that would have given you a small office
Jeff Winger
genius I look gotta stop saying that I
will never do that sit down in your
industry mr. copay what is meant by an
adverse event in the testing of a new
drug it can mean many things
rashes fevers many things in some cases
can it mean death this is very rare just
one question mr. get I have you ever
seen this young man before the day in
question
no no no further questions your honor
you’re excused mr. Garrett
so you wrote these prescriptions to
yourself and then have them filled we’re
at the Dunwich women’s health clinic and
then had them shipped to various
location it was a campaign one location
was Phoenix probably another was st.
Louis yeah you violated the medical
ethics rules of three state boards I get
it would cut from the st. back Ryan I
grew up no money bad part of the Bronx
my father was gone my mother worked all
the time I was pissed off I was stupid
but you know number one Perry Mason
Perry Mason mr. Mason
sit down please taking the top spot on
our list is the archetype for all on
screen lawyers that followed originating
as the titular hero of some 80 novels
and short stories did Meryl ever
blackmail you and miss Cheney not in the
legal sense a household name Raymond
burrs defense attorney Perry Mason
remains one of the most influential TV
lawyers decades after his last case but
which one did you keep and which one did
you give to your fiance I don’t know
they’re exactly alike are they a hero
with a mysterious past he’s recognized
for a Sherlock Holmes level of skill and
passion for justice do you agree with
our list you better believe it
which small-screen lawyer would you want
or not want taking your case I’ll look
at you should I call the FBI and tell
them I found DB Cooper choking for more
top tens approved by a jury of your
peers and to see our movie lawyers
countdown be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
and a nice rhythm supposed
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