Now Do “I’m Chevy Chase, And You’re Not!”

Whenever I teach Hans v. Louisiana in Federal Courts, I ask the students if they remember Hans and Franz from @nbcsnl.

That reference has gotten more stale as the years have gone on. But today, one of my students said he knew about it only “because my dad made me watch it.”

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— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) March 28, 2023

Or “Bass-O-Matic.” Or “Jane, you ignorant slut!”

No idea how that works into a Federal Courts class. How about “Bag O’ Glass” for products liability or commercial class?

(I’m just guessing you’d have to look up these references. Young punk!)