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I just saw an episode of the Jack Benny Program that I didn't know existed. In it, Jack's neighbors had him summoned him to court for disturbing the peace because of a rooster he was keeping in his yard. He fell asleep, and that led to a dream sequence where he was in court charged with murdering the rooster. He was defended by Perry Mason (Raymond Burr), who entered the courtroom to cheers, including a standing ovation by the jury. Unfortunately, Mason's skills were not so evident as they were on the Perry Mason show, and when Jack Benny asked him how he managed to win all the cases on his show, Mason replied, "I don't know. Maybe I've got better writers than you." Eventually Jack Benny was exonerated when in a stunning courtroom turn of events, Perry Mason confessed to the crime, having been driven to exasperation by the constant crowing of the rooster.
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