Blackwatch Plaid

"Blackwatch Plaid" is the sixth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season two, and the fifteenth overall. It aired on May 16, 2004 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by series co-creator, Michael Ouweleen, produced by Evan W. Adler, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull. The Hanna-Barbera guest character ridiculed in this episode is Secret Squirrel.

Secret Squirrel is sent to court after incident exposure. But the staff of Sebben & Sebben have far more pressing matters to be concerned with after Sebben gets paranoid after believing some of his office furniture has been stolen, leading him to monitor every area of the building.

Memorable quotes
Sebben: From Potamus, Peter, to Falcone, Blue. Subject: That thing I sent you. Body: Did you get that thing I sent you?

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Secret Squirrel
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bill Farmer
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peanut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harvey Birdman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Potamus
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Bear
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Spooky Space Kook
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Live-action Harvey Birdman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Larry Morris (no lines)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Live-action Boo Boo Bear
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Melissa Warrenburg (no lines)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| X, the Eliminator
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Christie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Avenger
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Blue Falcone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Live-action Gloop
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Melissa Warrenburg (no lines)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Myron Reducto
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Walter Credenza
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ralph Nader
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judge Mentok
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Morocco Mole
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Constrictor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Monks
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Live-action Secret Squirrel
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Claudia Gibbs (no lines)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Vulcan
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nun
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Live-action Phil
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ralph Nader
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judge Mentok
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Morocco Mole
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Constrictor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Monks
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Live-action Secret Squirrel
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Claudia Gibbs (no lines)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Vulcan
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nun
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Live-action Phil
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Black Vulcan
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nun
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Live-action Phil
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Live-action Phil
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Sebben & Sebben
 * Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon
 * Rush (mentioned)

Locations

 * United States
 * Washington, D.C.
 * Sebben & Sebben offices
 * Courthouse
 * Delmar Avenue
 * Iowa
 * Walnut Street
 * Prussia (mentioned)
 * Bridal Suite

Objects

 * Wrongs 'n Rights for Lawyers
 * Moving Pictures

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
The security camera shots were filmed in live-action. Harvey's office is Ted Turner's old office. Harvey was played by Larry Morris, Secret Squirrel was played Claudia Gibbs, and Melissa Warrenburg played Gloop and Boo Boo.

The scenes of Sebben talking to his staff in his office are just lifted out of "Deadomutt Part 1". The ending is also lifted from the ending of "X, the Exterminator".

Music
The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: May 16, 2004 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

 * The scene with Boo Boo sharing Harvey's bathroom is a reference to their affair in "Death by Chocolate".
 * Gloop's identity is revealed in the end credits only.
 * Gloop is female in this series.
 * Ouweleen, Richter, and Colbert provide audio commentary for this episode on DVD releases.

Home availability

 * In the United States, it was first released onto DVD as part of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Two on October 10, 2006, by Warner Home Video.
 * In the UK, Revolver Entertainment released the same DVD set on December 7, 2009, and also on the same day, the episode was collected together with the rest of the series in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3.
 * In Australia, Madman Entertainment released the same set on December 12, 2007, then re-released the episode as part of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases on November 28, 2012.