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* FreudianExcuse: Multiple episodes note how the death of their father deeply affected Todd and his siblings well-into adulthood, both in regards to their individual behavior (such as Todd's flagrant disregard for the rules) and their dynamics with Margaret (such as Todd admitting that Margaret's attempt to be strong following the tragedy made him think he couldn't talk to her about his ongoing emotional turmoil).
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* {{Irony}}: When Allison gets busted for disorderly conduct, Margaret frets to Todd about her recent behavior and how this latest stunt could impact her job and overall life. Todd takes a moment to be mildly amused over getting to experience what it's like to be the child complained to rather than the child complained about.
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* ThanksgivingEpisode: "Long Lost Lawrence" from Season 1. While working the current case, Todd also tries to convince Allison and Lawrence to come home for Thanksgiving so that Margaret can have support so soon after Harry left. Family drama ensues, as the siblings argue over who the favorite child is and their own issues with each other.
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* EpunymousTitle: ''So Help Me Todd'' combines the protagonist's name Todd with the phrase "so help me God".
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* RealityEnsues: Season 1 features a subplot revealing that [[spoiler:Alistair Song, one of the firm's named partners, has been embezzling clients' money]]. In the season 2 premiere, we learn this has, quite understandably, led to trust in the firm hitting rock bottom and many of their existing clients pulling out, so now the firm is going under... and now that Marget is named partner, it's her responsibility to somehow turn things around, making her promoted job much less glamorous than she hoped.
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* GlitterLitter: Margaret gets caught in the crossfire of a prank war between Lyle and Todd and accidentally sets off a glitter bomb that's still stuck on her suit and hair when she gets to the courtroom.
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* AmbulanceChaser: One of their clients is a notorious personal injury lawyer who's been accused of running a scheme to fake injuries, which got a guy killed. [[spoiler:It turns out her assistant was running the scam under her name specifically to cash in on her reputation.]]
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* RealityEnsues: Season 1 features a subplot revealing that [[spoiler:Alistair Song, one of the firm's named partners, has been embezzling clients' money]]. In the season 2 premiere, we learn this has, quite understandably, led to trust in the firm hitting rock bottom and many of their existing clients pulling out, so now the firm is going under... and now that Marget is named partner, it's her responsibility to somehow turn things around, making her promoted job much less glamorous than she hoped.
* RelativeError: The parodic [[IWorkAlone lone wolf]] PI mistakes Todd and Allison's sibling banter for BelligerentSexualTension, provoking a flabbergasted response from Todd.
* RelativeError: The parodic [[IWorkAlone lone wolf]] PI mistakes Todd and Allison's sibling banter for BelligerentSexualTension, provoking a flabbergasted response from Todd.
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* StraightGay: Lawrence is a professional, humorless military graduate who works for the governor of Oregon. His sexuality is never mentioned aside from the fact he has a husband.
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* StraightGay: Lawrence is a professional, humorless military graduate who works for the governor of Oregon. His sexuality is never mentioned aside from the fact he has a husband. Deconstructed in 2x06, where he experiences an existential crisis over his identity as a gay man due to his lack of engagement with the gay community or stereotypically gay interests.
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* IdiotBall: Episode 1x14, "Against All Todds", relies pretty heavily on Todd and Margaret trading this off. Veronica comes to Todd begging for one last favor before she disappears from his life forever, which he accepts. That part's reasonable given his past behavior, but then, even after [[spoiler:discovering the whole thing is a FrameUp]], Todd continues chasing Veronica's assistant and believes everything she says. Despite Margaret telling him he's a gullible idiot, ''Margaret herself'' goes along with it, and makes no attempt to [[spoiler:disguise or legally protect herself before entering ''an illegal gambling ring'', despite knowing Veronica already used this exact tactic as a trap against Todd earlier in the episode]]. Moreover, despite prior episodes establishing that Todd records everything, he conveniently forgot to do this [[spoiler:during his initial conversation with Veronica, despite knowing Veronica is a ManipulativeBastard]]. To cap it all off, the ending of the episode reveals [[spoiler:Veronica somehow got her assistant arrested for her crimes in her place, despite them looking nothing alike]], extending the IdiotBall to the entire court system.
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* TheMole: [[spoiler:Lyle's girlfriend Alex]] is a spy working to steal the firm's secrets.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: A dark take on the trope. In "The Devil You Know", to help with the case of a murdered investigative reporter, Todd goes to visit Veronica, his former partner, ex-girlfriend and the woman that got him arrested and his PI license revoked, for advice. Margaret is appalled by this. After helping him and Margaret catch the murderer, Todd tells Veronica they're finally through, [[spoiler:only for the ending of the episode to reveal Veronica got released due to her help in catching the perpetrator. After thanking the judge for her mercy, Veronica then proceeds to walk out of the courthouse with a slightly sinister smile on her face.]]
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** PlayedForLaughs again in 2x03, where Margret deliberately stalls the trial through a series of faked accidents and roundabout witness questioning to buy time for Todd to find the real culprit.
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** A dark take on the trope. In "The Devil You Know", to help with the case of a murdered investigative reporter, Todd goes to visit Veronica, his former partner, ex-girlfriend and the woman that got him arrested and his PI license revoked, for advice. Margaret is appalled by this. After helping him and Margaret catch the murderer, Todd tells Veronica they're finally through, [[spoiler:only for the ending of the episode to reveal Veronica got released due to her help in catching the perpetrator. After thanking the judge for her mercy, Veronica then proceeds to walk out of the courthouse with a slightly sinister smile on her face.]]
** Happens the other way around in "Against All Todds", where Veronica comes to ''Todd'' for help: She's being hunted by a crime family, and needs him to pick up money from their old office to help her escape. Todd agrees on the condition they never see each other again. [[spoiler:This turns out to be a trap designed to frame Todd and Margaret for Veronica's own illegal activities.]]
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** A dark take on the trope. In "The Devil You Know", to help with the case of a murdered investigative reporter, Todd goes to visit Veronica, his former partner, ex-girlfriend and the woman that got him arrested and his PI license revoked, for advice. Margaret is appalled by this. After helping him and Margaret catch the murderer, Todd tells Veronica they're finally through, [[spoiler:only for the ending of the episode to reveal Veronica got released due to her help in catching the perpetrator. After thanking the judge for her mercy, Veronica then proceeds to walk out of the courthouse with a slightly sinister smile on her face.]]
** Happens the other way around in "Against All Todds", where Veronica comes to ''Todd'' for help: She's being hunted by a crime family, and needs him to pick up money from their old office to help her escape. Todd agrees on the condition they never see each other again. [[spoiler:This turns out to be a trap designed to frame Todd and Margaret for Veronica's own illegal activities.]]
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* TheStoic: Played with in regards to Lawrence, Todd's AloofBigBrother. Todd disparagingly refers to him as a cold, unfeeling robot, but we are introduced to him acting out a storybook for his daughter, and Allison doesn't seem to have trouble getting along with him. He likely plays up his stoicism with Todd, who he strongly dislikes due to them having SiblingYinYang.
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* TheStoic: Played with in regards to Lawrence, Todd's AloofBigBrother. Todd disparagingly refers to him as a cold, unfeeling robot, but we are introduced to him acting out a storybook for his daughter, and Allison doesn't seem to have trouble getting along with him. He likely plays up his stoicism with Todd, who whom he strongly dislikes due to them having SiblingYinYang.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: A dark take on the trope. In "The Devil You Know", too to help with the case of a murdered investigative reporter, Todd goes to visit Veronica, his former partner, ex-girlfriend and the woman that got him arrested and his PI license revoked, in jail, for advice, to his family's, particular Margaret's horror. advice. Margaret is appalled by this. After helping him and Margaret catch the murderer, Todd tells Veronica they're finally through, [[spoiler:only for the ending of the episode, which in thanks for episode to reveal Veronica got released due to her help in catching the perpetrator, her lawyer is able to get Veronica's charges dismissed by a Judge. perpetrator. After thanking the Judge judge for her mercy, Veronica then proceeds to walk out of the courthouse with a slightly sinister smile on her face.]]
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* WorkingWithTheEx: A dark take on the trope. In "The Devil You Know", too help with the case of a murdered investigative reporter, Todd goes to visit Veronica, his former partner, ex-girlfriend and the woman that got him arrested and his PI license revoked, in jail, for advice, to his family's, particular Margaret's horror. After helping him and Margaret catch the murderer, Todd tells Veronica they're finally through, [[spoiler:only for the ending of the episode, which in thanks for her help in catching the perpetrator, her lawyer is able to get Veronica's charges dismissed by a Judge. After thanking the Judge for her mercy, Veronica then proceeds to walk out of the courthouse with a slightly sinister smile on her face.]]
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Todd and Allison have this dynamic, respectively. Allison was a straight-A student who now enjoys life as a wealthy doctor, while Todd is a screw-up who's reduced to living in her garage. This is occasionally reversed when Allison's StepfordSmiler situation makes her snap, with Todd even lampshading how good it feels to be the responsible sibling for once.
* NeatFreak: Lyle's introduction involves him freaking out when Todd leaves crumbs on his desk, and immediately ''vacuums it clean'' the moment Todd leaves. Later, he wipes his computer down with disinfectant when Todd touches it.
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* ParentalFavoritism: Discussed in 1x07 between the three Wright siblings. Todd and Lawrence each think the other is Margaret's favorite, citing her constant bragging over Lawrence's accomplishments and her dropping everything to keep Todd out of jail, respectively. Allison, meanwhile, self-confidently believes she's the favorite.
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* ParentalFavoritism: Discussed in 1x07 between the three Wright siblings. Todd and Lawrence each think the other is Margaret's favorite, citing her constant bragging over Lawrence's accomplishments and her dropping everything to keep Todd out of jail, respectively. Allison, meanwhile, self-confidently believes she's the favorite.favorite, but it's clear the stress of being the golden child has given her [[StepfordSmiler her own problems]].
* SiblingYinYang: Todd and Lawrence. Todd is a wild, chaotic [[CowboyCop Cowboy PI]] with little regard for rules who frequently gets in trouble with the law. Lawrence is a stern, stoic graduate of a military academy with a prestigious career. This causes a lot of friction between the two.
* StepfordSmiler: Allison initially appears to have a great life as a respected doctor married to a NiceGuy. However, as the series progresses, she starts to fall apart as she reveals the childhood pressure to be the golden child has stunted her emotional development and left her with no strong sense of personal identity.
* TheStoic: Played with in regards to Lawrence, Todd's AloofBigBrother. Todd disparagingly refers to him as a cold, unfeeling robot, but we are introduced to him acting out a storybook for his daughter, and Allison doesn't seem to have trouble getting along with him. He likely plays up his stoicism with Todd, who he strongly dislikes due to them having SiblingYinYang.
* StepfordSmiler: Allison initially appears to have a great life as a respected doctor married to a NiceGuy. However, as the series progresses, she starts to fall apart as she reveals the childhood pressure to be the golden child has stunted her emotional development and left her with no strong sense of personal identity.
* TheStoic: Played with in regards to Lawrence, Todd's AloofBigBrother. Todd disparagingly refers to him as a cold, unfeeling robot, but we are introduced to him acting out a storybook for his daughter, and Allison doesn't seem to have trouble getting along with him. He likely plays up his stoicism with Todd, who he strongly dislikes due to them having SiblingYinYang.
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** PlayedForLaughs in 1x09, where Margaret asks the witness a series of bizarre and nonsensical questions to bait him into giving enough audio for Todd to create a deep fake video. Everyone else in the courtroom thinks she's lost her mind.
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** PlayedForLaughs in 1x09, where Margaret asks the witness a series of bizarre and nonsensical questions to bait him into giving enough audio for Todd to create a deep fake video. Everyone else in the courtroom thinks she's lost her mind.mind.
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* AbusiveParents: The parents of Margaret's client in [[spoiler:episode 1x07]], who are revealed to have kept their children in an abusive conservatorship since they were minors and even go so far as to set them up as ThePatsy for their own criminal activities.
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* AbusiveParents: The parents of Margaret's client in [[spoiler:episode 1x07]], who are revealed to have kept their children in an abusive conservatorship since they were minors and even go so far as to set them up as ThePatsy [[FrameUp frame them]] for their own criminal activities.
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* ProppingUpTheirPatsy: The central twist of [[spoiler:episode 1x07]], where it's revealed [[spoiler:Chloe]]'s parents, who initially present themselves as acting in her best interests, were in fact the ones who ordered [[spoiler:Chloe]] to commit the crime in the first place, and were planning to use her as a scapegoat if anyone discovered the truth.
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* AbusiveParents: The parents of Margaret's client in [[spoiler:episode 1x07]], who are revealed to have kept their children in an abusive conservatorship since they were minors and even go so far as to set them up as ThePatsy for their own criminal activities.
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* ParentsAsPeople: A large part of the family subplot revolves around Margaret's complicated relationship with her children. She is neither a monstrous abuser nor a saint, and both her missteps and attempts to improve fuel a lot of the family drama.
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Todd (Creator/SkylarAstin) is a down-and-out former detective since losing his PI licence two years earlier, until he's hired to work as the in-house investigator as the law firm of his mother Margaret (Creator/MarciaGayHarden). Todd's loose ethics run a sharp contrast to Margaret's by-the-book legal approach, but together they're able to get to the bottom of cases.
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Todd (Creator/SkylarAstin) is a down-and-out former detective since losing his PI licence license two years earlier, until he's hired to work as the in-house investigator as the law firm of his mother Margaret (Creator/MarciaGayHarden). Todd's loose ethics run a sharp contrast to Margaret's by-the-book legal approach, but together they're able to get to the bottom of cases.
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* BavarianFireDrill: Todd's favourite tactic for getting access to places where he's not supposed to be.
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* AccuseTheWitness: The resolution to [[spoiler:episode 1x05]]. Margaret turns out to be right.
* AloofBigBrother: Lawrence, the third Wright sibling, rarely visits his family and treats his siblings coldly, to the point Todd cracks jokes about him being a robot. His ''husband'' interacts with the family far more often than Lawrence himself.
* BavarianFireDrill: Todd'sfavourite favorite tactic for getting access to places where he's not supposed to be.
* AloofBigBrother: Lawrence, the third Wright sibling, rarely visits his family and treats his siblings coldly, to the point Todd cracks jokes about him being a robot. His ''husband'' interacts with the family far more often than Lawrence himself.
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* PrivateDetective: Todd -- or at least, at heart. He was a professional PI until his licence was revoked due to his partner's involvement in criminal enterprises, and working for Margaret allows him to claw back towards this.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy -- The [=PIs=], Lyle (Tristen J. Winger) and Todd form this type of pairing.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy -- The [=PIs=], Lyle (Tristen J. Winger) and Todd form this type of pairing.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: Inverted with Chet, Lawrence's husband, who if anything gets along with the family better than Lawrence himself. He even helps Margaret with some of her cases.
* ParentalFavoritism: Discussed in 1x07 between the three Wright siblings. Todd and Lawrence each think the other is Margaret's favorite, citing her constant bragging over Lawrence's accomplishments and her dropping everything to keep Todd out of jail, respectively. Allison, meanwhile, self-confidently believes she's the favorite.
* PrivateDetective: Todd -- or at least, at heart. He was a professional PI until hislicence license was revoked due to his partner's involvement in criminal enterprises, and working for Margaret allows him to claw back towards this.
*StraightManAndWiseGuy -- PunchClockVillain: Many of the opposing prosecutors. Despite clashing fervently in the courtroom, Margaret has perfectly amicable conversations with them elsewhere, with some of them even agreeing to help her client get justice after the case is finished.
* StraightGay: Lawrence is a professional, humorless military graduate who works for the governor of Oregon. His sexuality is never mentioned aside from the fact he has a husband.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: The [=PIs=], Lyle (Tristen J. Winger) andTodd Todd, form this type of pairing.pairing.
* UnconventionalCourtroomTactics:
** In the first episode, [[spoiler:Margaret pretends to change the defendant's plea to guilty in order to bait the real perpetrator into coming forward]].
** PlayedForLaughs in 1x09, where Margaret asks the witness a series of bizarre and nonsensical questions to bait him into giving enough audio for Todd to create a deep fake video. Everyone else in the courtroom thinks she's lost her mind.
* ParentalFavoritism: Discussed in 1x07 between the three Wright siblings. Todd and Lawrence each think the other is Margaret's favorite, citing her constant bragging over Lawrence's accomplishments and her dropping everything to keep Todd out of jail, respectively. Allison, meanwhile, self-confidently believes she's the favorite.
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* StraightGay: Lawrence is a professional, humorless military graduate who works for the governor of Oregon. His sexuality is never mentioned aside from the fact he has a husband.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: The [=PIs=], Lyle (Tristen J. Winger) and
* UnconventionalCourtroomTactics:
** In the first episode, [[spoiler:Margaret pretends to change the defendant's plea to guilty in order to bait the real perpetrator into coming forward]].
** PlayedForLaughs in 1x09, where Margaret asks the witness a series of bizarre and nonsensical questions to bait him into giving enough audio for Todd to create a deep fake video. Everyone else in the courtroom thinks she's lost her mind.
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* StraightManAndWiseGuy -- the [=PIs=], Lyle (Tristen J. Winger) and Todd form this type of pairing.
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* StraightManAndWiseGuy -- the PIs, Lyle (Tristen J. Winger) and Todd form this type of pairing.
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* PrivateDetective: Todd -- or at least, at heart. He was a professional PI until his licence was revoked due to his partner's involvement in criminal enterprises, and working for Margaret allows him to claw back towards this.this.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy -- the PIs, Lyle (Tristen J. Winger) and Todd form this type of pairing.
* StraightManAndWiseGuy -- the PIs, Lyle (Tristen J. Winger) and Todd form this type of pairing.
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Todd (Creator/SkylerAstin) (Creator/SkylarAstin) is a down-and-out former detective since losing his PI licence two years earlier, until he's hired to work as the in-house investigator as the law firm of his mother Margaret (Creator/MarciaGayHarden). Todd's loose ethics run a sharp contrast to Margaret's by-the-book legal approach, but together they're able to get to the bottom of cases.
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''So Help Me Todd'' is an American crime/legal dramedy that premiered on CBS in 2022. It stars Creator/SkylerAstin as Todd, a down-and-out former detective since losing his PI licence two years earlier, who is hired to work as the in-house investigator as the law firm of his mother Margaret, played by Creator/MarciaGayHarden. Todd's loose ethics run a sharp contrast to Margaret's by-the-book legal approach, but together they're able to get to the bottom of cases. Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, Inga Schlingmann and Rosa Evangelina Arredondo also star.
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''So Help Me Todd'' is an American crime/legal dramedy that premiered on CBS in 2022. It stars Creator/SkylerAstin as Todd, 2022.
Todd (Creator/SkylerAstin) is a down-and-out former detective since losing his PI licence two years earlier,who is until he's hired to work as the in-house investigator as the law firm of his mother Margaret, played by Creator/MarciaGayHarden. Margaret (Creator/MarciaGayHarden). Todd's loose ethics run a sharp contrast to Margaret's by-the-book legal approach, but together they're able to get to the bottom of cases. cases.
Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, Inga Schlingmann and Rosa Evangelina Arredondo also star.
Todd (Creator/SkylerAstin) is a down-and-out former detective since losing his PI licence two years earlier,
Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, Inga Schlingmann and Rosa Evangelina Arredondo also star.
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''So Help Me Todd'' is an American crime/legal dramedy that premiered on CBS in 2022. It stars Creator/SkylerAstin as Todd, a down-and-out former detective since losing his PI licence two years earlier, who is hired to work as the in-house investigator as the law firm of his mother Margaret, played by Creator/MarciaGayHarden. Todd's loose ethics run a sharp contrast to Margaret's by-the-book legal approach, but together they're able to get to the bottom of cases. Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, Inga Schlingmann and Rosa Evangelina Arredondo also star.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* BavarianFireDrill: Todd's favourite tactic for getting access to places where he's not supposed to be.
* [[ByTheBookCop By The Book Lawyer]]: Margaret, who follows the letter of the law to a fault.
* [[CowboyCop Cowboy PI]]: Todd, who is VERY willing to bend the law to break a case.
* LawProcedural: Half of every given episode is taken up with the legal aspects of Todd and Margaret's cases.
* PrivateDetective: Todd -- or at least, at heart. He was a professional PI until his licence was revoked due to his partner's involvement in criminal enterprises, and working for Margaret allows him to claw back towards this.
[[caption-width-right:350:No one gets on your case like family.]]
''So Help Me Todd'' is an American crime/legal dramedy that premiered on CBS in 2022. It stars Creator/SkylerAstin as Todd, a down-and-out former detective since losing his PI licence two years earlier, who is hired to work as the in-house investigator as the law firm of his mother Margaret, played by Creator/MarciaGayHarden. Todd's loose ethics run a sharp contrast to Margaret's by-the-book legal approach, but together they're able to get to the bottom of cases. Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, Inga Schlingmann and Rosa Evangelina Arredondo also star.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* BavarianFireDrill: Todd's favourite tactic for getting access to places where he's not supposed to be.
* [[ByTheBookCop By The Book Lawyer]]: Margaret, who follows the letter of the law to a fault.
* [[CowboyCop Cowboy PI]]: Todd, who is VERY willing to bend the law to break a case.
* LawProcedural: Half of every given episode is taken up with the legal aspects of Todd and Margaret's cases.
* PrivateDetective: Todd -- or at least, at heart. He was a professional PI until his licence was revoked due to his partner's involvement in criminal enterprises, and working for Margaret allows him to claw back towards this.
