The Rejuvication

"The Rejuvication" is the second episode of Birdgirl season two, and the eighth overall. It aired on June 20, 2022 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by Sonia Denis, produced by Susan Shipsky and Melissa Warrenburg, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hall.

Gillian takes on the unlikely burden of tending to Charley's mysterious cocoon-like state; meanwhile, Brian leads a cancel culture retreat.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Birdcat
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Meredith Mindtaker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Negin Farsad
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paget Brewster
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Charley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| River L. Ramirez
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gillian Sans
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kether Donahue
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brian O'Brian
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rob Delaney
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jessica
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Julie Dove
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil Ken Sebben (drawing)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paul
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tony Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dog with Bucket Hat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Doman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brad
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miles
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sandra
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lance Saxe-Cabung (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rudy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sarah
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hank (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Josh
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Denise
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Hugh
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Richard Ayoade
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Floris (drawing)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Evie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sonia Denis
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bruce
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mike
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lyle
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| God
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dave (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jeffrey Dahmer
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Annabel
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| ChiChi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Charles MMXXI
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Marc Evan Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| C.J. XXIV
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Marty
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Diane
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cade
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| John
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Charles XXII (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Brian's grandmother
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Scarley
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Charles MMXXI's grandfather
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| God
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dave (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jeffrey Dahmer
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Annabel
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| ChiChi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Charles MMXXI
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Marc Evan Jackson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| C.J. XXIV
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Marty
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Diane
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cade
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| John
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Charles XXII (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Brian's grandmother
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Scarley
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Charles MMXXI's grandfather
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| John
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Charles XXII (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Brian's grandmother
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Scarley
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Charles MMXXI's grandfather
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Scarley
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Charles MMXXI's grandfather
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Charles MMXXI's grandfather
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Charles MMXXI's grandfather

Organizations

 * Sebben & Sebben Worldwide
 * Birdteam

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Sebben & Sebben Worldwide headquarters
 * The Nest
 * Buttzville
 * Sebben & Sebben Regional Office
 * Uncle Ted's Boot Scooters
 * Noodle House
 * Dollar Store
 * Assburg
 * Pharmer Phil's Phumpkin Phactory (map)
 * The Widow Jane Mine
 * Cancel Cabin
 * The Moon

Objects

 * The New Yorker
 * Blith
 * Sebbenface
 * Calypsis (drawing)
 * ShareBear (mentioned)
 * Dr. Pepper (mentioned)
 * CJ's "Hot" Rub
 * Cancel Cabin Hand Warmers
 * Philler
 * Old Assburg

Vehicles

 * Josh's car
 * Li'l Darlin'
 * Man Bus

Development
It was copyrighted in 2022.

Music
The theme song was performed by Leikeli47 and Michael Barney. The music was composed by Michael Kohler, although he's not expressly credited as such. Instead, he's credited for dialogue and other sound edits.

Song

 * "The Winner Takes It All" - Marc Evan Jackson and Kether Donahue

Crew credits

 * Executive producers: Erik Richter, Christina Miller
 * Story editor: Amanda Lund
 * Staff writers: Rowan Wheeler, Sarah Afkami, Sonia Denis
 * Script coordinator: Brittnay Johnston
 * Animated by Global Mechanic
 * Executive producer: Tina Ouellette
 * Executive creative director: Ryan Kane
 * Animation directors: Tim Stuby, Rachel Stolberg
 * Technical director: Ben Gaumond
 * Producer: Chris Brodie
 * Production manager: Zoë Borroz
 * Production coordinator: Klara Woldenga
 * Production assistants: Aslan Alexia Mott, Vicky Van
 * Lead character designer: Carly Monardo
 * Lead background designer: Mike Gilbert
 * Lead prop designer: Pia Guerra
 * Designers: Adam De Souza, Diogenes Ostuni, Grace Yoo, Lily Snowden-Fine
 * Lead storyboard artists: Drew Schmidt, Mike Owens
 * Storyboard artists: Jack Seber-Merolla, Kira Jones, Marta Demong, Kaylea Chard, Tim Packford
 * Lead rigging artist: Maree Railton
 * Rigging artists: Eric Chow, Bo Cai, Annika Elyse, Sarah Whiffen, James Nethery, Bianca Duffeck, David Diamond
 * Layout artists: Alex Meunier, Rayanne Sufian, Jo Schramer, Jeo Kim
 * Setup: Cody Millett, Alan Burton
 * Lead animators: Chris Savage, Laurel Thomson
 * Alternative animation sequences: Kevin Langdale, Chez Battista, Pia Guerra
 * Animators: Alejandra Luna, Audrey Kare, Belen Saenz De Viteri, Caitlyn Legrow, Catarina Niero, Emily Rodriguez, Jade Laflamme, Jon Henshaw, Karen Chu, Karli Knaff, Maria Cortes, Mark Janes, Eveline Rozsa, Montana Brodie, Nana Boachie, Reetta Linjama, Richard Silvius, Eric Cheung, Rory Neil, Ryan Imm, Sara Franco, Sofia Guerra, Torrey Notestine, Yuki Okamura, Lena Franzz, Rowan Laura Ceredona
 * Revisionists: Nathalia Bomfirm, Alena Miklos, Emanuele Cardillo, Venetia Ellis, Mark Janes
 * Editors: Matt Sipple, Ben Guamond
 * Lead compositor: Marc Fortin
 * Compositor: H. Kristen Campbell
 * FX animator: Jenny Plyler
 * Accountant: Kathy Watt
 * Bookkeeper: Geraldine Robinson
 * Sound designer and mixer: Bluetube
 * Supervising sound editor and dialogue editor: Michael Kohler
 * Casting by: Linda Lamontagne, Amber Bickman
 * Casting administration: Stacy Shtogrin Renfroe
 * Title sequence: Candace House
 * For WarnerMedia Studios
 * Editor: Jon Dilling
 * Producer: Alan Steadman
 * Production supervisor: Sarah Platock
 * Production coordinator: Dylan Lay
 * Production assistants: Paula Navarro, Jordan Felton, Taj-Malik Tavares
 * For Williams Street
 * Executive producer: Jordan Askins

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: June 20, 2022 at 12:00 pm on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network); June 20, 2022 on HBO Max
 * United Kingdom & Ireland: October 28, 2022 at 1:45 am on E4

Behind the scenes

 * This is the first episode of the series in which Judy does not don the Batgirl guise.
 * Brian has a drawing of Calypsis on his blackboard, which went faulty in "Pilot."
 * Phil died before "Pilot."
 * Jessica has a Garfield parody t-shirt that says, "I don't do mornings!"
 * Charles and Gillian do a cover of ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All."
 * Brian was married once since Hugh was his best man.

Errors

 * Lani-Marie is called Lani on Brian's line of succession sheet, but on the Sebben & Sebben employee message board and by Paul, she is called Sarah.
 * Sharon is called Sandra.

Home availability

 * Not available. 😥