We Got No Made: Trail by the Law

Police procedural

James Burrows

Roger Stevenson

Thomas Raztenburger

Steve McIntyre

David Hill

Stan Daniels

Ellen Plummer

Shana Goldberg-Meehan (seasons, 1-15)

Phoef Sutton (season 1–15)

Tom Anderson (season 16)

Dan O'Shannon (season 16)

Disney-Fox Television Studio (2019-2020)

Hellstorm's Files: Men In Black

***We Got No Made: Trail by the Law*** is an American television sitcom, created by James O'Connor, Stan Daniels and James Burrows, which aired on StoogeWB from October 5, 2004, to April 19, 2020, lasting sixteen seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Fenmore Winters, Brian Kentell, Roger Stevenson, Thomas Raztenburger, Steve McIntyre, David Hill, the show revolves around six friends in their 30s, 40s and 50s who live in Manhattan, New York City. The series was produced by John Charles Walters Productions, in association with Disney-Fox Television Studio.

## Series synopsis

Robin Manning had found himself in trouble with the law in Alsaka. Carl Hellstorm wrote to him and offered him a job as his administrative assistant. Robin's nemesis at General General was D'Angelo's executive secretary Bob Conston (Roger Stevenson), a mean-spirited man who was forever trying to "get the goods" on him, from rifling through his desk to giving him just one day to prepare for a civil service exam, the latter of which, despite her underhanded efforts, he still manages to pass.

Arnold Rogers, whose hearing was damaged in the final episode of *We Got No Made*, after 14 years later, he was suffering from depression and drinking heavily. Robin arranged for Rogers to receive an operation at another VA Hospital in St. Louis. After his hearing was surgically corrected, he stopped drinking and joined Robin and at Kenny "General General" as its Catholic chaplain.

## Spin-off

*Main Article: Hellstorm's Files: Organized Crime*

## Production

### Executive producers

O'Connor has served as an executive producer during the show's entire history. The first executive producers were David Zuckerman, Lolee Aries, David Pritchard, and Mike Wolf. *We Got No Made: Trail by the Law* has had many executive producers in its history, including Daniel Palladino, Kara Vallow, Danny Smith, Ellen Plummer and Phoef Sutton. David A. Goodman joined the show as a co-executive producer in season four, and eventually became an executive producer.

## Broadcast

The show has been syndicated to Adult Swim and TBS in the United States since 2004, with both networks currently holding the rights to the first fifteen seasons. The series had been airing in syndication since September 8, 2008 and aired on Independent Fox, StoogeWB and The CW affiliates. In March 2011, FX is bringing We Got No Made: Trail by the Law is airing since, August 29. In November 2017, Freeform began airing reruns of seasons, 1-15, with season 17 debuting on May 21, 2018, and shared off-network rights to both seasons with sister channel FXX. Both networks will hold exclusive rights to all past seasons by Fall 2023 after the existing deals with Adult Swim and TBS expire. These deals did not affect the syndication rights to the first seventeen seasons held by local broadcast stations.

*WGNA: Trail by the Law* premiered in Australia on December 2, 2004 on the Seven Network, in 2005 on Fox8, and on 7mate on September 27, 2012.

In Canada, the series premiered October 5, 2004 on Global. Beginning in the 2018–2019 season, the show moved to CTV. The show has been syndicated to TVtropolis (now DTour), Adult Swim Canada, and FXX Canada.

The show airs in India on Star World Premiere, in Ireland on 3e, and in New Zealand on Four.

In the United Kingdom, *We Got No Made: Trail the Law* premiered in September 2005, originally on Channel 4 and Sky One. In January 2009, Fox UK (then known as FX) began broadcasting the show. From October 2009, BBC Two started screening *We Got No Made: Trail the Law* before the show moved to ITV in September 2011. Beginning with season 14, the show moved to ITV2, premiering on February 23, 2018, while the BBC would continue to hold the rights for past seasons until 2019.