Gone Efficien...t

"Gone Efficien...t" is the ninth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season two, and the eighteenth overall. It aired on June 13, 2004 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by series creators, Erik Richter and Michael Ouweleen, produced by Evan W. Adler, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull. The Hanna-Barbera guest character ridiculed in this episode is Yakky Doodle.

Because of efficiency cutbacks, Harvey is forced to split his time between helping Yakky Doodle change his name and working as a waiter at his office-turned Greek deli.

Memorable quotes
Harvey: I'm Harvey Birdman. And you are? Yakky: Yakky Doodle! Harvey: I'm sorry? What? Yakky: Yakky Doodle! Harvey: I'm having a little trouble understanding. Can you tell me--. Yakky: Yakky Doodle! You stupid simp!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harvey Birdman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Avenger
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Phil Ken Sebben
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dvd
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter Potamus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Chris Edgerly
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peanut
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thomas Allen
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| X the Eliminator
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Peter MacNicol
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janitor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bob E Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Brian de Tagyos Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Brier Bingham Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bruno K Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Buck R Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Bud W Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Burke A Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Buffy A Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Butch S Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Buzz A Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Byron J Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Carlos M Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Cathy S Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Chris Timmons Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Crabface Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Daniel Bodinof Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Darrel Phillips Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jamie Waters-Maduri Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jeffrey Brody Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Joe Peery Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jon Henshaw Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Kevin Desmarais Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Larry Gilbert Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Les Harper Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mario Orlando Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Meg Gural Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Michelle Fabio Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Pamela Edwards Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Rich Ferugson-Hull Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Sam Layja Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Sam Layja Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steve Vitale Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terry White Doodle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Stavros
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Steve Blum
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Stavros
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Fred Tatasciore
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Yakky Doodle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Steve Blum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Inch High
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lawyer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Fred Tatasciore
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judge Mentok
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Tappet
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Quintus Horiatis Flaccus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Washington (drawing)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Myron Reducto
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Squiddly Diddly
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doctor Quincy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blue Falcone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Meg Gural Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Michelle Fabio Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Pamela Edwards Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Rich Ferugson-Hull Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Sam Layja Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Sam Layja Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steve Vitale Doodle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Terry White Doodle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Stavros
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Steve Blum
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Stavros
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Fred Tatasciore
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Yakky Doodle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Steve Blum
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Inch High
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Lawyer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Fred Tatasciore
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judge Mentok
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Michael Higgins
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Tappet
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Quintus Horiatis Flaccus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Washington (drawing)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Myron Reducto
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Squiddly Diddly
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doctor Quincy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blue Falcone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bailiff
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Quintus Horiatis Flaccus
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Washington (drawing)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Myron Reducto
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Squiddly Diddly
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doctor Quincy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blue Falcone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Doctor Quincy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blue Falcone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Blue Falcone
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Sebben & Sebben
 * Stavros Greek Deli
 * Ursus
 * AOL
 * Time Warner
 * Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon
 * Birdman Times

Locations

 * United States
 * Sebben & Sebben offices
 * Funky Street
 * Javalux
 * Norway (mentioned)
 * Greece (mentioned)
 * Athens (mentioned)

Objects

 * Wrongs 'n Rights for Lawyers
 * X's death ray
 * Supercalifragalisticexpiefficaceous
 * Birdman Times newspaper

Vehicles

 * None

Music
The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: June 13, 2004 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

 * Peter has a painting that says, "Reaching For That Thing."
 * The janitor is removing the AOL part of the AOL-Time Warner logo at the entrance to Sebben & Sebben HQ, due to that merger no longer existing in real life, having ended the previous year.
 * Both the PDA and Yakky's court order paper say the month of June.

Errors

 * The nametags both say Stavros, although the role played by Fred Tatasciore is changed to Nikos in the voice credits. They're both called Stavros and Stavros in "Sebben & Sebben Employee Operation."

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.