Show:  South Park                  Episode: Chef Aid

Related Movies:  Star Wars:  Episode 3, Revenge of the Sith; Episode 4, A New Hope; Episode 5, Return of the Jedi (all with Chewie)

One Funny Legal Scene

This gets into the Family Law Blog because this is just plain hilarious and is part of advocacy.  Rob Galvin, a partner at my firm (http://www.gdhs-familylaw.com/) , told me about the Chewbacca Defense very early in my career.  Although I have yet to use it in court, I have borrowed a bit from the Chewbacca Defense at various times in my career practicing family law.

In the show, Chef is sued by Capitalist Records Company for claiming he wrote the song “Stinky Britches” that was recently released by Alana Morisett’s label.  Capitalist Records Company hires Johnny Cochran to sue Chef.  Everyone, including the local South Park media, wonders whether Cochran will use the famed Chewbacca defense.

I cannot do the Chewbacca Defense justice.  Every litigator should see it.  You can see it here.  I do not believe that the Chewbacca Defense makes the Star Wars series legal movies.  But, does Luke going before the Emporer and Han and Luke going before Jabba in EP 6 make Return of the Jedi a legal movie?  My thought is no because it should remain what it is….the greatest Father’s Day movie of all time.  (A father and son trying to kill each other with light sabers; would this be allegory?)