Guitar Control

"Guitar Control" is the eleventh and final episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season two, and the twentieth overall. It aired on November 2, 2004 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. The Hanna-Barbera series and guest character ridiculed in this episode are both Quick Draw McGraw.

Quick Draw is put on trial for carrying a concealed weapon--his guitar.

Memorable quotes
Quick Draw: Get your paws off me, you damn dirty kids!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Quick Draw McGraw
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#clear"| El Kabong
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil LaMarr
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harvey Birdman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Avenger
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peanut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Baba Looey
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Bear
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Potamus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| O.J. Simpson
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| O.J. Simpson's lawyer
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tom Clancy (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tom Selleck (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Pat Robinson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Way Out member
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jet Screamer
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judge Mentok
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Yngwie J. Malmsteen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Washington
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| X the Eliminator
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Myron Reducto
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Edgar Winter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Funky Phantom
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judge Mightor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Betty Rubble
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mentok's nephew
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mentok's brother
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clown
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Joseph Stalin
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Benito Mussolini
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mao Tse-Tung
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ranger Smith (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ranger Smith (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Yogi Bear (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Boo Boo Bear (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paw Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maw Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shag Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Floral Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Betty Rubble
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mentok's nephew
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mentok's brother
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clown
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Joseph Stalin
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Benito Mussolini
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mao Tse-Tung
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ranger Smith (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ranger Smith (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Yogi Bear (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Boo Boo Bear (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paw Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maw Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shag Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Floral Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Paw Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maw Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shag Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Floral Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Floral Rugg
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Dalton Gang
 * Sebben & Sebben
 * Green Day (mentioned)
 * Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon
 * National Guitar Association
 * ATF

Locations

 * United States
 * Washington, D.C.
 * Sebben & Sebben offices
 * The Guitar Lobby
 * Courthouse
 * United States Capitol
 * Baba Looey's residence
 * Jellystone (photo)
 * Smurf village
 * Rugg residence
 * Caribbean (indirectly mentioned)
 * Grenada (mentioned)
 * Italy (indirectly mentioned)
 * Tuscany (mentioned)

Objects

 * Rifles 'n Bullets
 * Reducto's shrink gun

Vehicles

 * None

Music
The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 2, 2004 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title and theme of the episode is a parody on gun control, with guitars being treated as guns, and guns being treated as inoffensive items.
 * Harvey's middle initial is "T," just like it was in the previous episode, "Droopy Botox."
 * Phil's application form for a medal of honor says August.
 * Harvey mentions the Green Day song "Time of Your Life."
 * Quick Draw's line, "Get your paws off me, you damn dirty kids" is a paraphrase of Taylor/Charlton Heston's famous line, "Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty apes," in the film Planet of the Apes.

Errors

 * Phil LaMarr is credited for voicing Black Vulcan, although he doesn't appear.
 * The voice credits list Baba Looey as Baba Louie.

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.