Lisa: You’re a latter-day Clarence Darrow!
Hutz: Uh, was he the black guy on the Mod Squad?
Hutz: Ooh, he’s going to win!
(watching the DA)
Hutz: Hutz is the name, Mr. Simpson. Lionel Hutz, attorney at law. Here’s my card. It turns into a sponge when you put it in water.
Homer: Ooh, classy.
Bart: What’s that guy doing here?
Hutz: Lionel Hutz, court-appointed attorney. I’ll be defending you on the charge of… Murder One! Wow! Even if I lose, I’ll be famous!
Hutz: Don’t worry, Homer, I’ve got a foolproof strategy to get you out of here – surprise witnesses, each more surprising than the last. I tell you, the judge won’t know what hit him.
[camera pulls back to reveal Hutz is in the cell next to Homer]
Cop: [bangs bars with nightstick] Pipe down in there, Hutz.
Hutz: Ladies and gentlemen, I’m going to prove to you not only that Freddy Quimby is guilty, but that he is also innocent of not being guilty. I refer you to my expert witness, Dr. Hibbert.
Hibbert: Well, only one in two million people has what we call the “evil gene”. [holds up a card showing DNA] Hitler had it, Walt Disney had it, and Freddy Quimby has it. [chuckles]
Hutz: Thank you, Dr. Hibbert. I rest my case.
Judge: You rest your case?
Hutz: What? Oh no, I thought that was just a figure of speech. Case closed.