History Main / ThatWasObjectionable

* In one episode of ''Series/GilligansIsland,'' during a mock-courtroom scene, the following exchange occurs:

-->'''The Monarch:''' You know that sick, deformed slob... you know he was [[ADateWithRosiePalms pounding his invisible meat-]]\\

* Edgeworth's "'''''Objection!''''' I was hoping to come up with a question while I was objecting, Your Honor...", also in the third case; he immediately objects again, stalls for a moment with the memorable phrase "Indeed! Verily, I say!... Ergo!", and then [[SubvertedTrope comes up with a valid objection]].

* During the same trial [[spoiler:should the player press the very first statement of Larry's testimony]] Edgeworth gives out a [[spoiler:HOLD IT!]] and just stalls in silence. Qualifies as he didn't even give a plausible reason in the end, other than that it was just too full of contradictions for him to bear. [[note]]The contradictions were still exposed for him, nonetheless...by the witness himself. Three of them, at the very least.[[/note]]

-->'''Apollo:''' '''''Objection!''''' That's ridiculous! Um, because...Because Mr. Wright can't lose!\\

* Elly of ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'' goes to court to contest an unpaid traffic ticket. When the prosecutor is explaining the situation, Elly ([[AFoolForAClient who is defending herself]]) hastily objects. The judge explains that she needs to stand up and say "Your Honor"; Elly even more passionately shoots to her feet and shrieks, "On my honor, I object!"

Intentionally excessive use of this (see Real Life below) can be a type of ChewbaccaDefense. See also DisregardThatStatement.

* Elly of ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'' goes to court to contest an unpaid traffic ticket. When the prosecutor is explaining the situation, Elly (who is defending herself) hastily objects. The judge explains that she needs to stand up and say "Your Honor"; Elly even more passionately shoots to her feet and shrieks, "On my honor, I object!"

* And case 5 of ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Spirit of Justice]]'' gives us this:

--->'''Rufus:'''I wanted to get a writ of Habeas Corpus but I should have gotten [[{{Pun}} rid of you]] instead.\\

When a lawyer goes: ''Your Honor, I Object!'' or ''Objection, Your Honor!'', one would expect them to follow that up with a devastatingly accurate reason, which could either turn the tides of the court, or shut the other side down, hard. But when {{Courtroom Antic}}s are involved, objections are usually followed by complete non-reasons like: "I object on the grounds that it sucks for me" or "I object for it being [[ShapedLikeItself objectionable]]!"

** In the episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS4E13DevilsDue Devil's Due]]", Picard argues a court case against a woman claiming to be Ardra, a supernatural being in Velexian myth, with Data arbitrating. Ardra objects when Picard leads a witness, while Data himself objects to Ardra's {{Courtroom Antic}}s in displaying her "powers" ("The advocate will refrain from making her opponent disappear"). When the ''Enterprise'' crew gets hold of her technology and Picard starts displaying the same powers, Ardra objects again, but Data decides he's allowed some leeway in the circumstances. Once Picard has successfully duplicated the tricks Ardra used earlier, and ''only'' those tricks, Data promptly declares that Picard's leeway has run out.

* As Wiki/TheOtherWiki tells us, there are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_objections_%28law%29 many grounds]] for objection in US criminal and civil proceedings.

-->'''Athena:''' '''''Objection!''''' ...Argh!

--->'''Athena:''' '''''Objection! Objection! Objection! I object!'''''

--->'''Edgeworth:''' This one single statement is so full of contradictions... For a moment there, I thought I was going to collapse.

--->'''Apollo:''' '''''Objection!''''' That's ridiculous! Um, because...Because Mr. Wright can't lose!\\

---> '''''Objection!''''' Th...that's just dumb! [[note]]This was a fairly accurate assessment of the prosecution's suggestion, but it could have been phrased better. Depending on the judge, it could sail through in real life.[[/note]]

--->'''Edgeworth''': '''''Objection!''''' Go away!
* In the spin-off crossover ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsAceAttorney'' in the final case when [[spoiler:the Storyteller]] lays out the whole convoluted plot, pressing the first statement has Phoenix say "HOLD IT!" followed by a bewildered yell, being unable to wrap his head around it.

--->'''Phoenix:''' '''''Objection!''''' I object to the witness's attempt to prematurely give me grey hairs!
* Athena during the first case raises two valid objections. Firstly that to Prosecutor Payne's insinuation that anyone who had false charges brought against them would try to bomb a court, and another to Prosecutor Payne's misconduct towards the defendant.
* At one point in ''Dual Destinies'', Blackquill objects simply because of a name a witness called him.
---> '''Robin:''' How can you say that! I'm no accessory to any crime, Mr. Birdman!\\

** Athena Cykes in case 5-3.
--->'''Athena:''' '''''Objection!''''' ...Argh!

* And case 5 of ''Spirit of Justice'' gives us this:
--->'''[[spoiler:Phoenix]]:''' '''''Objection!''''' ''(Pitifully)'' Apollo, please don't accuse my client of murder...

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** In VisualNovel/{{Apollo Justice|Ace Attorney}}'s first trial, when the prosecution states that the victim was the winner of the poker game:

** In the spin-off crossover ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsAceAttorney'' in the final case when [[spoiler:the Storyteller]] lays out the whole convoluted plot, pressing the first statement has Phoenix say "HOLD IT!" followed by a bewildered yell, being unable to wrap his head around it.

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* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
** The TropeNamer is [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the first game]], where at one point in the second case, a hole gets shot in [[TheRival Miles Edgeworth's]] case, and he reacts with, "'''''Objection!''''' I object! That was... objectionable!"
** During the third case, as Wendy Oldbag [[MotorMouth rattles on about her life]], Edgeworth eventually cuts her off with "'''''Objection!''''' O-objection! I... object to the witness's talkativeness." [[SubvertedTrope The judge sustains]]. [[TruthInTelevision That is actually a valid objection]]: an attorney can object to a narrative response if it goes beyond what was asked.[[note]]He also could have objected with "nothing pending", "irrelevant", and "non-responsive"; "non-responsive" in the context of a trial can mean that the witness gave an answer to a question that was not asked, which naturally extends to "will not shut up."[[/note]] As the player learns well in the next case, in fact, because the prosecutor for that one uses that kind of objection very heavily.
** Edgeworth's "'''''Objection!''''' I was hoping to come up with a question while I was objecting, Your Honor...", also in the third case; he immediately objects again, stalls for a moment with the memorable phrase "Indeed! Verily, I say!... Ergo!", and then [[SubvertedTrope comes up with a valid objection]].
** Phoenix uses this a bit earlier to stall in an optional dialogue tree. The judge sympathizes.
** Franziska does this in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyJusticeForAll Justice For All]]''. "'''''Objection!''''' I... I... I object... For objection's sake..." Hilariously, this is actually a case of RealityIsUnrealistic -- she'd already objected, so while the outburst itself wasn't necessary, it would technically be a continuing objection.
** In ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations Trials and Tribulations]]'' Godot objects, just before throwing a cup of coffee over Phoenix's face.
** During [[spoiler:3-5's segment where you play as him]], one of Edgeworth's [[spoiler:default "losing"]] objections is a hilarious ChewbaccaDefense.
** During the same trial [[spoiler:should the player press the very first statement of Larry's testimony]] Edgeworth gives out a [[spoiler:HOLD IT!]] and just stalls in silence. Qualifies as he didn't even give a plausible reason in the end, other than that it was just too full of contradictions for him to bear. [[note]]The contradictions were still exposed for him, nonetheless...by the witness himself. Three of them, at the very least.[[/note]]

** Again, in Apollo's first trial when Apollo's shout of "objection" is so loud and purposefully drawn out that it ''has to be spelled out in the normal text'' rather than getting a objection bubble. The Judge tells him off for shouting his objection so loudly, then Apollo comes up with a legitimate reason for his objection.
** ''Apollo Justice'' also gave us:

** ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations'' gives us this gem in the final case, when [[spoiler:Larry and Oldbag burst into the lobby]]:

** In ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'', with Phoenix during the first case.

** Athena during the first case raises two valid objections. Firstly that to Prosecutor Payne's insinuation that anyone who had false charges brought against them would try to bomb a court, and another to Prosecutor Payne's misconduct towards the defendant.
** At one point in ''Dual Destinies'', Blackquill objects simply because of a name a witness called him.

*** Then he strikes again in the DLC case, when a witness starts insulting birds. Of course with Blackquill being such a bird-nut, he's not too happy about this and objects to it.

** In ''Dual Destinies'', when the witness makes a pass on Athena, and the Judge tells her that they're in a courtroom, "not a pick-up spot".

** And case 5 of ''Spirit of Justice'' gives us this:

* Inverted on ''MASH'', when Hawkeye allows a military lawyer to scrub up and observe them in the operating room.

** It should also be noted that while there are many reasons for objection, the objection itself should be short. For example, "Objection, relevance" or "objection, leading". Unlike tv, you do have to specify what you are objecting to AND you cannot turn it into your own speech.

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* In April 2022, Amber Heard's lawyer made the most memetic objection since ''Film/LiarLiar'' while questioning a witness in Johnny Depp's libel lawsuit against her:

* Parodied in ''Series/{{Extras}}'' in the Creator/OrlandoBloom episode, which opens as usual with a scene from the movie-within-a-show that's being filmed, which appears to be a courtroom-drama-romantic-comedy-of-manners. Bloom, the prosecuting attorney: "It seems very odd that you would send your wife flowers and not include a card. Whenever I send my wife flowers, I always write a card." Up pops the defense attorney: "Objection! When did you ever send me flowers?" This escalates into an argument, which the judge resolves by declaring, [[TastesLikeDiabetes "I order you two to kiss and make up!"]]

** The TropeNamer is the first game, where at one point in the second case, a hole gets shot in [[TheRival Miles Edgeworth's]] case, and he reacts with, "'''''Objection!''''' I object! That was... objectionable!"

** Franziska does this in ''Justice For All''. "'''''Objection!''''' I... I... I object... For objection's sake..." Hilariously, this is actually a case of RealityIsUnrealistic -- she'd already objected, so while the outburst itself wasn't necessary, it would technically be a continuing objection.
** In ''Trials and Tribulations'' Godot objects, just before throwing a cup of coffee over Phoenix's face.

** ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations'' gives us this gem in the final case, when [[spoiler:Larry and Oldbag burst into the lobby.]]:

* In the ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' issue ''Fragments of Autumn'', PK's friend Lyla is tried for shooting a fellow officer. At one point, PK, who was excluded from the hall at the moment, objects... Since no one else was doing it.

* A witness examination competition, presided by an actual judge...
-->'''Attorney:''' I object!\\
'''Judge:''' On what grounds?\\
'''Attorney:''' It's... it's... the question's [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING RETARDED.]]\\
'''Judge:''' ... You know what, I'll sustain that. (Turns to opposing counsel.) It's otherwise known as a "prejudicial" question.[[note]]Basically, a question where the answer is so obvious the question is irrelevant, e.g. "Is the sky blue?" "Is the Pope Catholic?"[[/note]]\\
'''Opposing counsel:''' Uhhhh... OK?