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{{character infobox
|name=Hyper-Chicken
|image=[[File:Hyperchicken.jpg|225px]]
|type=s
|job=Lawyer
|family=Twelve Chicklings, children<br/>Sister<br/>Sister's Chicklings, nephews/nieces 
|first appear={{e|2ACV02}}
|voiced by=Maurice LaMarche
}}
The '''Hyper-Chicken''', a simple [[Alien]] from a backwoods asteroid, is the most frequently seen lawyer in ''[[Futurama]]''. He is a father and has often defended and prosecuted members of [[Planet Express crew]]. Despite being incompetent, he often manages to win his cases and if he doesn't, he usually tells his clients to plead insanity. He seems to be a successful lawyer and handles large cases such as the destruction of [[DOOP]]'s headquarters.

== Defended and Prosecuted ==
=== Defended ===
*[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] of spilling [[dark matter]] on [[Pluto]].
*[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] and [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] of robbing a [[Big Apple Bank|bank]] ([[New New York v. Fry and Bender]]).
*[[Farnsworth]] and [[Cubert]] of violating [[Bender]]'s contract of ownership. ([[Mom v. Farnsworth]]).
*[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] of petty larceny, possession of something analogous to drugs and assault with a smelly weapon ([[New New York v. Bender (3012)#First trial|New New York v. Bender]]).
*[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] of attempted murder ([[New New York v. Bender (3012)#Second trial|New New York v. Bender]]).

=== Prosecuted ===
*[[Zapp Brannigan]] of blowing up [[DOOP]] [[:File:New Doop.jpg|headquarters]] ([[DOOP v. Zapp]]).
*[[Robot Santa|Santa]] (really [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]]) of crimes against humanity ([[New New York v. Santa Bender]]).
*[[Dr. John Zoidberg]] of eating the [[Earth]] [[Old Freebie|flag]] ([[Earth v. Zoidberg]]).
*[[Clamps]] of almost killing [[Calculon]].

== Production ==
The Hyper-Chicken is modelled on {{w|James Stewart (actor)|Jimmy Stewart's}} Academy Award-nominated portrayal of lawyer Paul Biegler in ''{{w|Anatomy of a Murder}}''. Trying a murder case in a small town, Biegler wins over the sceptical jury by repeatedly comparing himself, "a simple country lawyer", to the high-powered prosecutor, Claude Dancer (George C. Scott). The "simple country lawyer" became a model for many following portrayals, notably the entire show ''{{w|Matlock (TV series)|Matlock}}''.

It should be noted that another lawyer on the show, [[Old Man Waterfall]], also is modelled on James Stewart.

== Additional Info ==
=== Trivia ===
*In a [[Deleted scenes#DVD 1 2|deleted scene]], [[Amy Wong|Amy]] once admitted to sleeping with Bender's lawyer. The scene may have been deleted because they remembered that ''this'' is his lawyer.<br />
*The Hyper-Chicken advertises on buses, the ads simply read "ACCIDENTES! (800)λλλ-λλλλ".
*In a [[Deleted scenes#Into the Wild Green Yonder |deleted scene]] on ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'', [[Zapp Brannigan]] calls him 'Matcluck'.
* He crashed his hover car in "[[Proposition Infinity]]" when he misread Bender's graffiti, his feathers were seen flying from the wreckage. Presumably he was merely badly injured, as he reappears in a crowd scene in "[[The Mutants Are Revolting]]".
*The Hyper-Chicken has four things in common with ''{{w|Looney Tunes}}'' character {{w|Foghorn Leghorn}}: they are both human-sized roosters with southern accents, both say "I say" after sentences, and are both voiced by Maurice LaMarche. {{er|7ACV09|7ACV22}}
*The [[Commentary:Overclockwise|commentary]] for "[[Overclockwise]]" reveals that whenever the staff think they've run out of chicken puns to use for the Hyper-Chicken, the writers manage to come up with more.
*He is one of [[Matt Groening|Matt Groening's]] least favorite characters.

=== Quotes ===
{{q|
<poem>'''Hyper-Chicken''': Now I may be just be a simple country Hyper-Chicken, but I know when we're finger licked.</poem>
<poem>'''Hyper-Chicken''': Son, as your lawyer, I declare y'all are in a 12-piece bucket o' trouble.</poem>
<poem>'''Hyper-Chicken''': Now, [[Pramala]], I know it's scary up there in that witness box but, t'ain't no need to fear me... ''[He crows loudly.]'' I'm sorry. I thought you was corn.</poem>
<poem>'''Hyper-Chicken''': Your Honors, freedom of speech entails to what comes ''out'' of a mouth, not what goes in...</poem>
<poem>'''Hyper-Chicken''': I was hatched ready! Honourable judge heads, yonder crawdad done ate up our flag.</poem>
<poem>'''[[Judge Whitey]]''': Counselor, what evidence do you offer for this new plea of insanity?
'''Hyper-Chicken''': Well, for one, they done hired ''me'' to represent them.
'''Judge Whitey''': Insanity plea is accepted.</poem>
<poem>'''Hyper-Chicken''': As the surveillance camera for the bank what all the judge was a-jawing about, could y'all tell us what you done seen the day of the crime?
'''Camera''': Well, let's see. My memory's a little fuzzy, but it went exactly like this: ''[It projects a black and white picture of Fry and Bender taking the money from Roberto. The court gasps.]''
'''Hyper-Chicken''': Your Honor, I move that I be disbarred for introducing this evidence against my own clients.</poem>
<poem>'''Hyper-Chicken''': Free corn? That'll suit me just fine. ''[He crashes his car.]''</poem>
<poem>'''Hyper-Chicken''': Your Honor, the prosecution roosts. Ba-GAWK!</poem>
<poem>'''Hyper-Chicken''': Your Honor, that's something we cannot... a-doodle-doo.</poem>
<poem>'''Judge Whitey''': It strikes me as an extra-risky strategy.
'''Hyper-Chicken''': Did you say, "{{w|KFC|Extra-crispy recipe}}"?
'''Judge Whitey''': You ''know'' I didn't.</poem>
<poem>'''Hyper-Chicken''': Ah say ah say BACAWK!!</poem>
}}

=== Appearances ===
{{appear-begin}}
*{{e|2ACV02}}
*{{e|3ACV03}}
*{{e|3ACV05}}
*{{e|3ACV11}}
*{{e|4ACV05}}
*{{f|2}} {{cameo|[[date scene]]}}
*{{f|4}} {{cameo|link=no|[[audience scene]]}}
*{{e|6ACV04}}
*{{e|6ACV12}} {{cameo|link=no|[[100th-delivery party]]}}
*{{e|6ACV13}} {{cameo|link=no}}
*{{e|6ACV14}}
*{{e|6ACV16}} {{cameo|link=no}}
*{{e|6ACV24}} {{cameo|link=no}}
*{{e|6ACV25}}
*{{e|7ACV09}}
*{{e|7ACV22}}
*{{e|7ACV26}} {{cameo|link=no|16:00}}
*[[Radiorama]] {{cameo|link=no}}
*{{clink|US#010|The Big Sweep}}
*{{clink|US#034|Planet Michelle}}
*{{clink|US#044|The Fry and the Furious!}}
*{{clink|US#048|Claw and Order}}
*{{cmlink|US#051-mini|Captain Zapp Brannigan in The Seven Day Itch|Fry Cook!#Special Features}}
*{{clink|US#054|How Much is that Mutant in the Window?}}
*{{clink|US#071|Pizza Wars}}
{{appear-end}}

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