That's because he rescued those wonderful people from the wrath of Ann Richards.
Shalom.
p.s. do you mind letting me know who Denny Crane is?
I'm not goldstategop, but Denny Crane is Captain Kirk of Star Trek, except on Boston Legal now. William Shatner. He's a pompous azz on the new show, which I don't watch but caught a couple of times in its first season, but really funny in his pomposity.