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Catherine Piper is a fictional character portrayed by Betty White in the TV series Boston Legal.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled From Whence We Came (season 1), they were 82 years old.
They appear in 16 episodes out of a total of 101 aired

Catherine Piper

by Betty White

character

Episodes16

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    From Whence We Came
    episode S1.E12 january 2005
    Lori, Denny and Shirley defend a school superintendent who fired two science teachers because they refused to teach creationism. Alan learns his assistant has expressed concern about their work relationship, needs legal his help again. One member of the firm is fired.
  • 8.2
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    It Girls and Beyond
    episode S1.E13 january 2005
    Brad is attracted to his lesbian client who is sued for having a relationship with her boss merely for financial purposes. Alan second chairs, while Denny tries to prove that he is a competent attorney by defending a doctor who described a non FDA approved drug. Meanwhile, the rest of the firm tries to deal with Alan's new assistant, Catherine Piper.
  • 8.2
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    'Til We Meat Again
    episode S1.E14 february 2005
    Denny and Shirley help a man whose steakhouse is put out of business, because the public wants to ban red meat for fear of Mad Cow disease. While Denny becomes convinced he has Mad Cow disease, Alan is arrested for conspiracy to commit assault and battery. He started a bar brawl while being out with Tara.
  • 8.2
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    Tortured Souls
    episode S1.E15 february 2005
    Shirley asks Alan to defend a policeman who tortured a man to retrieve information. Denny and Chelina represent a woman who is suing her former boyfriend for leaving her at the altar. Bernard is befriended by Catherine and Alan finds variance with that.
  • 7.9
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    Let Sales Ring
    episode S1.E16 march 2005
    Milton Bombay needs Denny and Shirley to help him being frozen so he can continue his legacy as a great lawyer in the future. Alan and Chelina help a high school student who accuses his teacher of censorship when he blocks out a news station on the school's television.
  • 7.9
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    The Black Widow
    episode S2.E1 september 2005
    Alan Shore and Denny Crane defend a beautiful young woman accused of murdering her much-older husband.
  • 8.4
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    Schadenfreude
    episode S2.E2 october 2005
    While Kelly Nolan's trial continues, Sara and Garrett help Denise to settle on her divorce. Malcolm, Tara's former lover, convinces her to represent Edwin Starr's nephew, who cant sing "War" at a nightclub, because its owner says it's unpatriotic.
  • 8.6
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    Finding Nimmo
    episode S2.E3 october 2005
    Denny takes Alan fishing to Nimmo Bay to help him get over his breakup with Tara. Sara and Garrett target the lawyer of Denise's husband, a priest, to settle the divorce. Catherine Piper confesses that she murdered Bernhard.
  • 7.7
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    A Whiff and a Prayer
    episode S2.E4 october 2005
    Denny helps defending a congressman, who didn't keep his campaign promises. Alan defends Catherine Piper for murdering Bernard. Sara is given an ultimatum by the priest she and Garrett blackmailed.
  • 7.9
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    Men to Boys
    episode S2.E5 october 2005
    Denise has problems, when she has to try a case she neglected for three years, in which an auto-injury killed a woman, who only had a few more days to live. Garrett meets Cassie a young paralegal, who is hiding a painful past. Denny has to apologize to Lori or face a sexual harassment suit, while Alan takes Sara out on a date, where he behaves strangely.
  • 8.2
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    Too Much Information
    episode S2.E13 january 2006
    Denise and Alan represent a young girl whose father killed her mother after finding her whereabouts on her HMO's website. Alan also has to defend Catherine Piper, who started robbing convenience stores. Beverly Bridge, Denny's fiancée who he met at a charity event, is causing trouble in the firm, while Paul, Shirley, and Brad try to manage the situation. Daniel Post goes in for chemotherapy and attempts to shut out Denise.
  • 8
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    Breast in Show
    episode S2.E14 february 2006
    Alan dates Irma and later finds himself defending her, because she is charged with a sex crime for protesting topless. Daniel Post invites Denise to his funeral party, Garrett has problems to get Catherine out of his office, and the rest of the firm is still dealing with Denny's fiancé.
  • 7.7
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    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    episode S2.E20 march 2006
    Paul announces that he needs to take some time off. And while most of the staff are concerned if they can go without Paul, Denny gives him Paul his blessing. So while everyone tries to do Paul's job, the firm suffers. Shirley finds herself working with her ex Ivan on a case and while working together, Ivan tries to woo her.
  • 8.4
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    Fine Young Cannibal
    episode S3.E4 october 2006
    Alan and Shirley take on a grandstanding District Attorney prosecuting a homeless man for cannibalism. The case gives Alan an opportunity to make his move on her, but he can't get together with her without Denny's approval.
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    Happy Trails
    episode S5.E6 october 2008
    Alan and Denny vacation at a dude ranch in Utah and wind up facing adultery charges, but an unlikely ally comes to their defense. Back in Boston, Shirley defends Catherine Piper, who is accused of attempting to murder her doctor.
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    Juiced
    episode S5.E11 december 2008
    Alan helps Denny fight for the right to take a still-unapproved Alzheimer's drug, Carl helps Catherine Piper sue the networks for ageism, and Jerry and Katie take a case involving "academic doping."