High Speed Buggy Chase

"High Speed Buggy Chase" is the fourth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season two, and the thirteenth overall. It aired on May 2, 2004 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by Casper Kelly and series co-creator, Michael Ouweleen, produced by Evan W. Adler, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull. The Hanna-Barbera series and guest character ridiculed in this episode is Speed Buggy and Jonathan Wellington Muddlemore from The Funky Phantom, respectively.

Speed Buggy's driving is put into question after he elicits a police chase. Meanwhile, Avenger quits Sebben & Sebben and works for Vulturo.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newscaster #1 (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Nika Futterman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Speed Buggy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harvey Birdman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Funky Phantom
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peanut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Avenger
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vulturo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Neil Ross
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dirth
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Baby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Myron Reducto
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Bear
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ted Turner
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Potamus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Washington
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Evan Adler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bandit
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scrappy-Doo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tinker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Speed Bugs' Debbie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nika Futterman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mark
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Finch
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Emperor penguin
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Roxanne
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Delivery guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Franklin
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Garben
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Kline
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sparky
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Neil Ross
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judge Mentok
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Wallenburg
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Avenger's assistant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Finch
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Emperor penguin
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Roxanne
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Delivery guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Franklin
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Garben
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Kline
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sparky
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Neil Ross
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judge Mentok
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Wallenburg
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Avenger's assistant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judge Mentok
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Boo
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Wallenburg
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Avenger's assistant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Wallenburg
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Avenger's assistant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Sebben & Sebben
 * Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon
 * Speed Bugs
 * Franklin, Garben, & Kline

Locations

 * Washington, D.C.
 * Sebben & Sebben offices
 * The Birdcage
 * Hooters
 * Courthouse
 * Funky Street
 * Massachusetts (mentioned)
 * Nantucket (mentioned)

Objects

 * Stop Stuttering
 * Bird Times
 * Speed Buggy's remote control

Vehicles

 * Speed Buggy

Music
The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


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

Behind the scenes

 * This is the first episode written by Ouweleen without co-creator, Erik Richter.
 * Funky Phantom's not the name of the character, the name of the character is Jonathan Wellington Muddlemore. The name of the series he is the star of is called The Funky Phantom.
 * Even when writing, Avenger still uses the word, "Caw."
 * "Evan Adler" is signed on Peanut's one-dollar bill.

Everlasting influence

 * The scene of Speed Buggy on the highway is recycled as footage on the Hall of Justice's trouble alert screen in "Peanut Puberty."
 * The case is reopened in "The Death of Harvey."

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.