Shazzan (episode)


 * For the character, see Shazzan. For the TV series named for the same character, see Shazzan (TV series).

"Shazzan" is the first episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season four, and the thirty-third overall. It aired on October 1, 2006 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 ridiculed in this episode is Shazzan.

Peanut takes Shazzan's case after releasing him from centuries (or roughly 30 years) of imprisonment from his genie bottle by Mentok.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harvey Birdman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Avenger
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Erik Richter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peanut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Fluffy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pixie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dixie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gigi
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Inch High
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Potamus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Birdgirl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shazzan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chuck
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nancy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Peanut
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Clancy (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Selleck (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judge Mentok
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judge Mightor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dick Cheney
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rehnquist
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vet assistant
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Erik Richter
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Washington (picture)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Nazir
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Apache Chief
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janitor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dick Cheney
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rehnquist
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vet assistant
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Erik Richter
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Washington (picture)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Nazir
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Apache Chief
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janitor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Nazir
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Apache Chief
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janitor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janitor
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert

Organizations

 * Sebben & Sebben
 * eBay (mentioned)
 * Nazis

Locations

 * United States
 * Washington, D.C.
 * Sebben & Sebben offices
 * Courthouse
 * Veterinary
 * Jail
 * Boobies
 * Massachusetts (indirectly mentioned)
 * Cambridge (indirectly mentioned)
 * Harvard University (mentioned)
 * California
 * San Francisco
 * San Fransico Bay Area
 * Marin County
 * Muzzy Tah (mentioned)
 * France
 * Paris
 * Notre-Dame
 * Russia

Objects

 * Rifles 'n Bullets
 * Magic disc
 * Speci-Lux
 * Opal of Knowledge

Vehicles

 * Nut N' Hunnies

Music
The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 1, 2006 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

 * Peanut compares Shazzan to MC Hammer.
 * This is the first time in the series that Judy appears only as Birdgirl.

Errors

 * Mentok says that the bailiff doesn't speak, although he did speak when they both debuted in "The Dabba Don".

Home availability

 * In the United States, it was first released onto DVD as part of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three on July 24, 2007, by Warner Home Video.
 * In the UK, Revolver Entertainment first released the episode onto DVD as part of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3 on December 7, 2009, then separately put out the same volume 3 set on April 12, 2010.
 * In Australia, Madman Entertainment released the same set on August 6, 2008, then re-released the episode as part of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases on November 28, 2012.