Tonight's episode of NBC's "Law & Order" (10 p.m., Channel 4) opens with the following obligatory disclaimer: "The following story is fictional and does not depict any actual person or event."
It then proceeds to relate the tale of a celebrity, pulled over for drunk driving, who calls a female police officer "sugar tits."
We suggest the following disclaimer for future "Law & Order" episodes:
"Look, we've been on the air for 17 years, plus we have a couple of spinoffs still on the air snatching salacious story lines from our grasp. Most shows run out of ideas after four or five years. Cut us some slack, will ya?"
In tonight's show, Chevy Chase gives his funniest performance in about two decades as Mitch Carroll, a washed-up entertainer (big stretch there). Through a clenched jaw that apparently serves as character development, Chevy's Mitch spews such invective as "Are you a Jew? You're a Jew, right? I should've known they'd stick me in a room with a Jew cop!"
Chevy Chase? Is he still alive?
Mel should call the producers and say "I'm Mel Gibson, and your not."