Deadomutt Part 1

"Deadomutt Part 1" is the seventh episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season one. It aired on May 25, 2003 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter, and directed by Robert Alvarez. The Hanna-Barbera series ridiculed in this episode is Dynomutt, Dog Wonder.

In a two-part story, Harvey goes into a downward spiral after he is chance for a promotion is passed over for new lawyer, Falcone.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peanut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Avenger
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andre Sogliuzzo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harvey Birdman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Bear
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Debbie (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey Delisle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janitor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Potamus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Joe Alaskey
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Spooky Space Kook
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blue Falcone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dynomutt
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andre Sogliuzzo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Talia
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Carol Bach-Y-Rita
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mark
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Erik Richter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Myron Reducto
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cafeteria lady
 * style="background\-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2dff"| Employee
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Joe Alasky
 * style="background-color:#d2dff"| Co-worler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Andre Sogliuzzo
 * style="background-color:#d2dff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| David Kaye
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mark
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Erik Richter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Myron Reducto
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cafeteria lady
 * style="background\-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2dff"| Employee
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Joe Alasky
 * style="background-color:#d2dff"| Co-worler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Andre Sogliuzzo
 * style="background-color:#d2dff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| David Kaye
 * style="background-color:#d2dff"| Co-worler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Andre Sogliuzzo
 * style="background-color:#d2dff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| David Kaye
 * style="background-color:#d2dff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| David Kaye

Organizations

 * Sebben & Sebben
 * Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon

Locations

 * Washington, D.C.
 * Sebben & Sebben offices

Objects

 * Peanut's toys
 * Lucky mug

Vehicles

 * None

Filming
The DVDs for this episode contain a deleted scene.

Music
The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: May 25, 2003 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

 * Harvey is 36, and Sebben is 34. Sebben started the firm when he was 26.
 * Avenger uses a coffee mug with Sebben's face.
 * Sebben has a urinal in his office.
 * This begins the recurring gag of Peter Potamus asking people, "You get that thing I sent you?"
 * This the first time neither the courthouse nor the Birdcage have been featured.
 * Dynomutt isn't referred to by name on-screen, although he still credited as such.
 * There is a teaser for the next episode during the end credits.

Errors

 * When Avenger checks himself in the mirror, his eyes are designed differently and completely purple.
 * Falcone talks to someone called Mark on the phone, but the credits identify him as Bob.

Everlasting influence

 * Well, as stated above, this is the first part of a two-part story followed in "Deadomutt Part 2."

Home availability

 * In the United States, it was first released onto DVD as part of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume One on April 12, 2005, by Warner Home Video.
 * In the UK, Revolver Entertainment released the same DVD set on November 3, 2008, then re-released the episode as part of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3 on December 7, 2009.
 * In Australia, Madman Entertainment released the same set on April 7, 2007, then re-released the episode as part of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases on November 28, 2012.