Sebben and Sebben Employee Operation

"Mindless" is the tenth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season three, and the thirty-first overall. It aired on October 16, 2005 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by series creators, Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter, produced by Evan W Adler, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull. There isn't a Hanna-Barbera series ridiculed in this episode, it's just Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law poking fun at itself.

Sebben & Sebben gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the history of Sebben & Sebben with a specially produced employee orientation video from founder and president, Phil Ken Sebben.

Ha. Ha. Ha. Orient.

Memorable quotes
Potamus: Let us say you have a thing to send. Simply fill out this routing form by listing what you are sending to whom, the date you are sending it, the date you want it received, or gotten, and the weight of the thing are you sending. Then, place the item into one of these canisters. Under your desk, you will find an array of nozzles. Referring to your laminated color-coded map simply find the color of the area you want the thing sent to. Carefully, carefully open the tube and insert the canister. Make sure you have closed the nozzle door first. Inside the tube, your communique will reach speeds of up to 14,768 miles per hour. A model of speed and efficiency that guarantees that you will never again have to ask if someone has received the item, or more commonly, thing, that you have sent them.

Narrator: There are five simple steps to success at Sebben & Sebben: Identifying that thing. Potamus: That thing. Narrator: Setting your sights on that thing. Potamus: That thing. Narrator: Reaching for that thing. Potamus: That thing. Narrator: Getting that thing. Potamus: You got that thing. Narrator: Recognition for getting that thing. Potamus: Congratulations. Excuse me. I got tension.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Ferdinand Jay Smith
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Bear
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Flabby O'Flanagan
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Phyllis Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Papoose MaGuigan
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Willy Saveright
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Tortoise-Shell Smith
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Cobby Underdrawers
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bill Willigan
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Otis Treefeller
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Svelte Manly
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Johnathon Underflab
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bootsy O'Grady
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Minx Pelluci
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Theobold I. Wartkin
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jon Dilling
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jenny Whotsits
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Foober Gusable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Brian Getagyos
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| 'Tadpole' Undershirt
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Wart
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Maggie Chimney
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ugly Ass Reporter
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| L.W. Undernoggin
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Sortof Inneresting
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| W. Eirdly Knott
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Henshaw
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Flop Girdlematic
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| The Maestro
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Wellbly Tinfoil
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Marcus Auelius
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Thomas J. Pinne
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Cap Donovan-Mess
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jack Thirdly
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Debbie Ungarr
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mario Orlando
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Toby Hamsterfling
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| 'Top Hat' Bouldernut
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Hairnot
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jessica V. Ternbob
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Nutscru Evirdsy
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bill T. Whenever
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Daniel Bodinof
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jumpee Thirdnostril
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Welliver Notsough
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Trundle Bucket
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Kevin Dosmars
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Tiney Hampton
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Pone Gritsney
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Liver Junction
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Thom Mcabe
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Dori Jitneybuss
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steve Vitale
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ted Smedley
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Joe B. Carlo
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| 'Tongs' Carlo
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Little Eli Whitney
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Lisa Jones
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Grover Cleveland
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bryan Capik
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Chip Hairwood
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Leslie Makeover
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Drinky Carpetstain
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Melliflua Doughy
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adam Fuchs
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| 'Fat Snazzy'
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Greg Thirdstuff
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| 'Power Wash' Wiggs
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Don Freebaser
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mort Papadopolous
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jeff Brody
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Tapir Thunderbite
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Topsy Lachrymose
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Victor Beitzel
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Stavros and Stavros
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Tabby Houljhan
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Gummo Version
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Abraham Pest
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terry White
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Darryl Phillips
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Caviar Lumpfish
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Michelle Fabie
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Geoff Thinne
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mitchell Gumbo
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| O. Rightly
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Garb Tonsilman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| T. Poweroff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Phil Ken Sebben's father
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| G. Orwell (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| R. Peterson (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| D. Porter (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| S. Roper (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| L. Sanford (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| A. Greenspan (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| M. Hooper (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| C. Knott (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| T. Knott (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| M. McCann (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| I. Nelson (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| J. Abbott (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| W. Barman (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| F.V. Busg (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| H.X. Busi (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| F. Chalmers (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peanut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ferdinand Jay Smith Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bill Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Potamus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Frederick Remington (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Thomas Kinkade (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harvey Birdman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Avenger
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| So-So
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deadly Duplicator
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lewis Black
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ernie Devlin
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Vulcan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil LaMarr
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Topsy Lachrymose
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Victor Beitzel
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Stavros and Stavros
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Tabby Houljhan
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Gummo Version
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Abraham Pest
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terry White
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Darryl Phillips
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Caviar Lumpfish
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Michelle Fabie
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Geoff Thinne
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mitchell Gumbo
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| O. Rightly
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Garb Tonsilman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| T. Poweroff
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Phil Ken Sebben's father
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| G. Orwell (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| R. Peterson (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| D. Porter (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| S. Roper (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| L. Sanford (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| A. Greenspan (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| M. Hooper (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| C. Knott (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| T. Knott (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| M. McCann (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| I. Nelson (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| J. Abbott (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| W. Barman (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| F.V. Busg (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| H.X. Busi (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| F. Chalmers (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peanut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ferdinand Jay Smith Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bill Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Potamus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Frederick Remington (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Thomas Kinkade (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harvey Birdman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Avenger
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| So-So
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deadly Duplicator
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lewis Black
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ernie Devlin
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Vulcan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil LaMarr
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| F.V. Busg (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| H.X. Busi (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| F. Chalmers (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peanut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ferdinand Jay Smith Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bill Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Potamus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Frederick Remington (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Thomas Kinkade (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harvey Birdman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Avenger
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| So-So
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deadly Duplicator
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lewis Black
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ernie Devlin
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Vulcan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil LaMarr
 * style="background-color:#clear"| So-So
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deadly Duplicator
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lewis Black
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ernie Devlin
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Vulcan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil LaMarr
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Vulcan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil LaMarr
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil LaMarr

Organizations

 * Sebben & Sebben Text-Films
 * Sebben & Sebben
 * Alabama Air National Guard (photo)
 * PKS Holdings
 * Sebben and Sebben Shakespeare Festival

Locations

 * Washington, D.C.
 * Sebben & Sebben offices
 * Hippopotam-ass
 * Lincoln Savings & Loan (mentioned)
 * Parkdale Community Hall (mentioned)
 * Peter Potamus Home for Hot Unwed Mothers
 * The Moon (picture)

Objects

 * Juicealux 3000 (mentioned)
 * Pneumatiluxe Central Command

Vehicles

 * Outrageous
 * Saturn V
 * Peter Potamus's hot air balloon

Music
The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 16, 2005 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

 * This is the second episode (after "Turner Classic Birdman") not to feature the show's theme song.
 * It's also the second episode to put all the credits at the end of the episode, also keeping in line with the style of the rest of the episode.
 * Some of the people that Sebben & Sebben give special thank yous to are real people who work on Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
 * Phil lost his eye due to a binder clip accident.
 * Phil mentions George Bailey and the film the character appeared in It's a Wonderful Life.

Errors

 * The Birdgirl pilot contradicts how Phil started his company.

Home availability

 * In the United States, it was first released onto DVD as part of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three on July 24, 2007, by Warner Home Video.
 * In the UK, Revolver Entertainment first released the episode onto DVD as part of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3 on December 7, 2009, then separately put out the same volume 3 set on April 12, 2010.
 * In Australia, Madman Entertainment released the same set on August 6, 2008, then re-released the episode as part of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases on November 28, 2012.