Dennis takes advantage of the situation by trying to get out of having to pay alimony to Maureen.Comically Missing the Point: Charlie brings in an ornithologist from UPenn, seemingly out of the belief that he'll be able to converse with the bird.Cat Folk: Maureen has gone even further with her transformation into a cat, adding ears, cat eyes and long, clawlike nails.The Cameo: Guillermo del Toro reprises his role as Pappy McPoyle.Mac compares himself to "that hero cop Mark Fuhrman".Mac sleeps with Margaret McPoyle again.Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Charlie's obsession with "bird law" is what ultimately gets the case thrown out of court.Break the Haughty: This is the first time that the Lawyer hasn't managed to remain two steps ahead of the gang, and by the end of the episode he's lost both the case and an eye.Big Ol' Unibrow: Taken to ridiculous extremes as it's revealed that even the McPoyles' pet bird has one.Blatant Lies: Uncle Jack whenever he's asked if his hands are fake.Ax-Crazy: Pappy McPoyle is way too enthusiastic about seeing the Lawyer's eye get pecked out.Even if one assumes the episodes in-universe don't entirely line up with real world time, the statute of limitations for personal injury in Pennsylvania is only two years. The injury the McPoyles are suing for happened over three years earlier in real world time.If this was real, Charlie would have been tackled by the bailiff the moment he went up to remove the hat. While Charlie was right in that Pappy McPoyle would have needed to remove his hat, physical and mental examinations can only be performed by suitably licensed examiners.Charlie's final argument is made of nothing but speculation, facts that aren't on the record, hearsay, irrelevant testimony, evidence out of the gallery, bringing out new evidence during the closing argument, and conductions an examination of a witness (Belka Maier) while having a different witness on the stand (Pappy McPoyle), essentially breaking every single rule in civil procedure.This would not be allowed, as the Lawyer would have needed to call her to the stand to show evidence, the photograph was not formally entered as evidence and even then it still would have to have been a witness testimony (which it certainly was not). The Lawyer asks Margaret to show a photo of Mother from the gallery.If this was real life, the Judge would have had him ejected immediately for causing a disruption while being a civilian in the gallery. Dennis attempts to try and get the Judge to help him get out of paying alimony to Maureen. Since the lawsuit is not for any psychological damages (especially since Maureen isn't a plaintiff in the case), it is completely irrelevant.
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