Evolutionary War

"Evolutionary War" is the seventh episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season three, and the twenty-seventh overall. It aired on September 4, 2005 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by Adam Pava and series creators, Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter, produced by Evan W. Adler, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull. The Hanna-Barbera character ridiculed in this episode is Captain Caveman.

Representing Captain Caveman and his son in court to prove evolution exists so it can be taught in the latter's class, Harvey questions his own place on the evolution line.

Memorable quotes
Potamus: Is that you, Birdman? Harvey: Now is not a good time. Potamus: You got that thing I sent you? Harvey: No. No, I didn't. I never get that thing you send me. I've never gotten that thing you sent me...and I'm beginning to wonder whether you ever once sent me anything. While I'm at it...If I had gotten that thing you sent me--ever--I doubt I'd be interested in what it said.

Potamus: He got that thing I sent him!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Felder
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Peter MacNicol
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cavey Jr.
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Adam
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Eve
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Captain Caveman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peanut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Isaac Newton
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Avenger
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harvey Birdman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Potamus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cave bird
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Governor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judge Mentok
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Myron Reducto
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doggie Daddy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Snagglepuss
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blip (picture)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Little Twosome (picture)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tara (picture)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Race Bannon (picture)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doctor Quincy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tinker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Bear
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chiseler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Hokey Wolf
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Washington (picture)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Magilla Gorilla
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Trixie
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Misty
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Pixie
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Dixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nun
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pebbles Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dino
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tinker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Bear
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chiseler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Hokey Wolf
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Washington (picture)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Magilla Gorilla
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Trixie
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Misty
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Pixie
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Dixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nun
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pebbles Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dino
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Dixie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nun
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pebbles Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dino
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pebbles Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dino
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Sebben & Sebben
 * Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon

Locations

 * Cavey's school
 * Washington, D.C.
 * Sebben & Sebben offices
 * Courthouse
 * Harvey Birdman's residence
 * Captain Caveman's residence
 * Evo Lotion Gentlemen's Club
 * Birdman's lair (photo)

Objects

 * "Science" book
 * Reducto's shrink gun
 * Hot tub time machine (mentioned)

Vehicles

 * None

Music
The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 4, 2005 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

 * This is the first appearance of Cavey Junior since The Flintstone Kids episode "Captain Cavedog" in 1988.
 * The ending of the last episode, "Beyond the Valley of the Dinosaurs", gives Phil a minor C-plot for this episode, where he spends all his time fighting dinosaurs brought over from the hot tub time machine portal.
 * The sequence during Harvey's song lampoons the Disney films Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, particularly the ballroom dance from the latter.
 * Mentok says, "Chisel me this, chiseler," the same way Riddler was known to say, "Riddle me this, Batman."
 * The joke of two of the strippers being called Pixie and Dixie is a reference to the mouse duo stars of The Huckleberry Hound Show. Dixie is also referred to as "Little Dixie."
 * Ferguson-Hull, Jeff Brody, Jon Henshaw, Victor Beitzel, Bryan Capik, Les Harper, Steve Vitale, Mario Orlando, Brian de Tagyos, Adam Fuchs 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.