Before he would hit it big with
Ally McBeal and
Boston Legal, TV impresario David E. Kelley created
Picket Fences, an "all's not what it seems" dramedy set in small-town America. The first episode of the series set the stage for what was to come, and introduced such characters as sheriff Jimmy (
Tom Skerritt), his wife (
Kathy Baker) and the eccentric Judge Henry (
Ray Walston), who would demonstrate the kind of courtroom antics that would become a Kelley staple. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide