Hyper-Chicken
| Secondary character | |
| Hyper-Chicken | |
|---|---|
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| Profession | Lawyer |
| Relatives | Twelve Chicklings, children Sister Sister's Chicklings, nephews/nieces |
| First appearance | "Brannigan, Begin Again" (2ACV02)  |
| Voiced by | [[Maurice LaMarche|Maurice LaMarche]][[Category:Characters voiced by Maurice LaMarche|Hyper-Chicken]] |
A simple Hyper-chicken from a backwoods asteroid, is the most frequently seen lawyer in Futurama. He is a father and has often defended and accused 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 Accused
Defended
Accused
- Zapp Brannigan of blowing up DOOP headquarters.
- Santa (really Bender) of being Santa.
- Dr. John Zoidberg of eating the Earth flag.
Additional Info
Trivia
- The Hyper-Chicken is modeled on James Stewart's famous Academy Award-nominated portrayal of lawyer Paul Biegler in Anatomy of a Murder. Biegler wins over the skeptical jury by repeatedly comparing himself, "a simple country lawyer", with the high-powered prosecutor Claude Dancer (George C. Scott, for another nomination). The "simple country lawyer" became a model for many following portrayals, notably the entire show Matlock.
- In a deleted scene, Amy once admitted to sleeping with Bender's lawyer. The scene may have been deleted because they remembered that this is his lawyer.
- The Hyper-Chicken advertises on buses, the ads simply read "ACCIDENTES! (800)λλλ-λλλλ".
- In a deleted scene on Into the Wild Green Yonder, Zapp Brannigan calls him 'Matcluck'.
Quotes
Hyper-Chicken: Now I may be just be a simple Hyper-Chicken, but I know when we're finger licked.
Hyper-Chicken: Now Pramala, I know its scary up there in that witness box but, t'ain't no need to fear me... BAAAKAAA! I'm sorry I thought you was corn.
Hyper-Chicken: Your Honours, freedom of speech entails to what comes out of a mouth, not what goes in...
Judge Whitey: Counsellor, what proof do you have for this new plea of insanity?
Hyper-Chicken: Well... for one they done hired me to represent them...
Judge Whitey: Insanity claim approved!
