Birdman (segments)

This article is about the TV series. For the character himself, see Birdman.

Birdman
On-screen title card.
Created by	Alex Toth
Network	NBC
Production company	Hanna-Barbera
Distributor	Taft Broadcasting
Original release	September 9, 1967—January 20, 1968
Starring	Keith Andes Don Messick
Producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Music composed by	Ted Nichols
Writer(s)	Neal Barbera Phil Hahn Jack Hanrahan
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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Birdman is an American animated superhero action series of segments as part of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning programming. It ran from 1967 and 1968, airing 20 episodes that spanned one season. It led to the whimsical Adult Swim spin-off, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law in the 2000s.

Birdman, who receives his powers from the sun, battles supervillains who try and take over the world.

The entire series has been released on DVD.

Music

The music was composed by Ted Nichols.

Episodes

Episode	Number	Air date
"X, the Eliminator" / "Morto the Marauder"	1x01	September 9, 1967
"The Ruthless Ringmaster" / "Birdman Versus the Mummer"	1x02	September 16, 1967
"The Quake Threat" / "Avenger for Ransom"	1x03	September 23, 1967
"Birdman Versus Cumulus, the Storm King" / "Serpents of the Deep"	1x04	September 30, 1968
"Nitron, the Human Bomb" / "Mentor, the Mind Taker"	1x05	October 7, 1967
"The Purple Moss" / "The Deadly Trio"	1x06	October 14, 1967
"The Brain Thief" / "Birdman Versus the Constrictor"	1x07	October 21, 1967
"Number One" / "Birdman Meets Birdgirl"	1x08	October 28, 1967
"Birdman Meets Reducto" / "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness"	1x09	November 4, 1967
"The Chameleon" / "The Incredible Magnatroid"	1x10	November 11, 1967
"Hannibal, the Hunter" / "The Empress of Evil"	1x11	November 18, 1967
"The Wings of FEAR" / "Birdman Meets Birdboy"	1x12	November 25, 1967
"The Menace of Dr. Millenium" / "Birdman Versus Dr. Freezoids"	1x13	December 2, 1967
"The Deadly Duplicator" / "Professor Nightshade"	1x14	December 9, 1967
"Train Trek" / "Birdman Meets Moray of the Deep"	1x15	December 16, 1967
"Birdman and the Monster of the Mountains" / "The Return of Vulturo"	1x16	December 23, 1967
"The Revenge of Dr. Millenium" / "The Ant Ape"	1x17	December 30, 1967
"Birdman Versus the Speed Demon" / "The Wild Weird West"	1x18	January 6, 1968
"The Pirate Plot" / "Skon of Space"	1x19	January 13, 1968
"Murro the Marauder" / "Morto Rides Again"	1x20	January 20, 1968

Cast

• Keith Andes as Birdman
• Don Messick as Falcon 7

Legacy

Birdman took a comedic turn in the late 1990s, when Cartoon Network aired the act break short "Coffee Break," and then doubled their efforts with the Adult Swim sequel/spin-off spoof series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, from 2000 to 2007. In 2018, it was brought back for the one-off special, Harvey Birdman: Attorney General. Then astonishingly in 2020, Adult Swim launched the second spin-off, Birdgirl.

Birdman was also a guest star in several episodes of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, as an associate of fellow superhero Space Ghost.