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|image= [[File:Secret flashes on CCTV.png|300px]]
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|caption= And they call him [[Secret Squirrel (character)|Secret]] for nuttin'…
|prodno=
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|premiere= May 16, 2004
|channel= [[Adult Swim]] ([[Cartoon Network]])
|premiere= [[May 16]], [[2004]]
|run_time= 11:37
|run_time= 11:37
|writers= [[Michael Ouweleer]]
|cast= [[Gary Cole]]<br />[[Stephen Colbert]]<br />[[Thomas Allen]]<br />[[Bill Farmer]]<br />[[John Michael Higgins]]<br />[[Larry Morris]]<br />[[Claudia Gibbs]]<br />[[Melissa Warrenburg]]
|music= [[Michael Kohler]]
|writers= [[Michael Ouweleen]]
|directors= [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]
|directors= [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]
|previous= Back to the Present
|next= Grape Juiced
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'''"Blackwatch Plaid"''' is the sixth episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season two, and the fifteenth overall. It aired on May 16, 2004 on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] block. It was written by [[Michael Ouweleer]], and directed by [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]. The [[Hanna-Barbera]] guest character ridiculed in this episode is Secret Squirrel.
'''"Blackwatch Plaid"''' is the sixth episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season two, and the fifteenth overall. It aired on [[May 16]], [[2004]] on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] block. It was written by series co-creator, [[Michael Ouweleen]], produced by [[Evan W. Adler]], and directed by [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]. The [[Hanna-Barbera]] series ridiculed in this episode is ''[[Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole]]''.


Secret Squirrel is sent to court after incident exposure. But the staff of Sebben and Sebben have far more pressing matters to be concerned with after Sebben gets paranoid after believing some of his office furniture has been stolen, leading him to monitor every area of the building.
Secret Squirrel is sent to court after indecent exposure. But the staff of Sebben & Sebben have far more pressing matters to be concerned with after Phil gets paranoid after believing some of his office furniture has been stolen, leading him to monitor every area of the building.


==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
==Memorable quotes==
==Memorable quotes==
'''Sebben:''' From Potamus, Peter, to Falcone, Blue. Subject: That thing I sent you. Body: Did you get that thing I sent you?
'''Phil:''' From Potamus, Peter, to Falcone, Blue. Subject: That thing I sent you. Body: Did you get that thing I sent you?


==Characters==
==Characters==
In order of appearance:
{{CastTop}}
 
|-
''Mentioned and non-speaking characters are in italics''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Secret Squirrel (character)|Secret Squirrel]]
 
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bill Farmer]]<br />[[Claudia Gibbs]] as live-action Secret (no lines)
* [[Secret Squirrel]] ([[Bill Farmer]])
|-
* [[Falcon Seven|Phil Ken Sebben]] ([[Stephen Colbert]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Phil Ken Sebben]]
* [[Birdboy|Peanut]] ([[Thomas Allen]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Stephen Colbert]]<br />Live-action Phil is unavailable
* [[Birdman|Harvey Birdman]] ([[Gary Cole]], [[Larry Morris]])
|-
* [[Peter Potamus]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peanut]]
* ''The Bear''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Thomas Allen]]
* ''[[Henry Bascombe|Spooky Space Kook]]''
|-
* ''[[Boo Boo Bear]]'' ([[Melissa Warrenburg]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Harvey Birdman]]
* ''[[Debbie (Harvey Birdman)|Debbie]]''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Cole]]<br />Larry Morris as live-action Harvey (no lines)
* ''[[X, the Eliminator]]''
|-
* ''Christie''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peter Potamus]]
* ''[[Avenger]]''
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
* ''[[Blue Falcon|Blue Falcone]]''
|-
* ''[[Gloop and Gleep|Gloop]]'' (Melissa Warrenburg)
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[The Bear]]
* [[Reducto]] (Stephen Colbert)
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
* ''Walnut Credenza''
|-
* ''Ralph Nader''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Spooky Space Kook]]
* [[Mentok the Mindtaker|Judge Mentok]] ([[John Michael Higgins]])
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
* ''[[Morocco Mole]]''
|-
* ''[[Constrictor]]''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Boo Boo Bear]]
* ''Monks''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Melissa Warrenburg]] as live-action Boo (no lines)
* ''[[Black Vulcan]]''
|-
* ''Nun''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Debbie (Harvey Birdman)|Debbie]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[X, the Eliminator]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Christie
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Avenger]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Blue Falcon|Blue Falcone]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gloop and Gleep|Gloop]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Melissa Warrenburg as live-action Gloop (no lines)
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Myron Reducto]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Walter Credenza]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Ralph Nader]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mentok, the Mindtaker|Judge Mentok]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[John Michael Higgins]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Morocco Mole]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Constrictor]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| Monks
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Black Vulcan]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Birdman characters|Nun]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
{{CastBottom}}


==Organizations==
==Organizations==
* [[Sebben and Sebben]]
* [[Sebben & Sebben]]
* Rush
* [[Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon]]
* Rush (mentioned)


==Locations==
==Locations==
* Sebben and Sebben offices
* [[Earth]]
* [[Delmar Avenue]]
** [[United States]]
* Prussia
*** [[Washington, D.C.]]
* Iowa
**** Sebben & Sebben offices
* Courthouse
**** Courthouse
* [[Walnut Street]]
*** [[Delmar Avenue]]
* Bridal Suite
*** Iowa
*** [[Walnut Street]]
** Prussia (mentioned)
** Bridal Suite


==Objects==
==Objects==
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==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
===Filming===
===Filming===
The security camera shots were filmed in live-action. Harvey's office is [[Ted Turner]]'s old office. Harvey was played by Larry Morris, Secret Squirrel was played [[Claudia Gibbs]], and Melissa Warrenburg played Gloop and Boo Boo.
The security camera shots were filmed in live-action. Harvey's office is [[Ted Turner]]'s old office. Harvey was played by Larry Morris, Secret Squirrel was played [[Claudia Gibbs]], and Melissa Warrenburg played Gloop and Boo Boo.


The scenes of Sebben talking to his staff in his office, is just lifted out of "[[Deadomutt Part 1]]". The ending is also lifted from the ending of "[[X, the Exterminator]]".
The scenes of Sebben talking to his staff in his office are just lifted out of "[[Deadomutt Part 1]]." The ending is also lifted from the ending of "[[X, the Exterminator]]."


==Music==
==Music==
The music is composed by [[Michael Kohler]].
The score was composed by [[Michael Kohler]].
 
==Release==
Dates are in order of release:
 
* United States: May 16, 2004 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
* The scene with Boo Boo sharing Harvey's bathroom is a reference to their affair in "[[Death by Chocolate]]".
* One of the recurring gags of this episode centers on Secret Squirrel's trench coat; specifically in the way he opens it to reveal a gadget or weapon.
* The scene with Boo Boo sharing Harvey's bathroom is a reference to their affair in "[[Death by Chocolate]]."
* Gloop's identity is revealed in the end credits only.
* Gloop's identity is revealed in the end credits only.
* Gloop is female in this series.
* Gloop is female in this series.
* Ouweleer, Richter, and Colbert provide audio commentary for this episode on DVD releases.
* Ouweleen, Richter, and Colbert provide audio commentary for this episode on DVD releases.


==Errors==
==Errors==
*  
*
==Everlasting Influence==
* Secret returns in "[[Bird Girl of Guantanamole]]" and his case is reopened in "[[The Death of Harvey]]."
** However he gets arrested once again in the [[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (video game)|video game]].


==Critical reception==
==Home availability==
==Home availability==
* This is free to watch on the US geo-restricted [https://www.adultswim.com/videos/harvey-birdman-attorney-at-law/blackwatch-plaid Adult Swim website].
* In the United States:
** [[October 10]], [[2006]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Two]]'' on DVD.
* In [[Australia]]:
** [[December 12]], [[2007]]: [[Madman Entertainment]] releases ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Two'' on DVD.
** [[November 28]], [[2012]]: Madman Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases]]'' on DVD.
* In the United Kingdom:
** [[December 7]], [[2009]]: [[Revolver Entertainment]] releases ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Two'' on DVD.
** [[December 7]], [[2009]]: Revolver Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3]]'' on DVD.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Attorney at Law episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episodes]]
[[Category:Williams Street]]

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Blackwatch Plaid
Secret flashes on CCTV.png
And they call him Secret for nuttin'…
Network Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Premiere date May 16, 2004
Run time 11:37
Starring Gary Cole
Stephen Colbert
Thomas Allen
Bill Farmer
John Michael Higgins
Larry Morris
Claudia Gibbs
Melissa Warrenburg
Music composed by Michael Kohler
Writer(s) Michael Ouweleen
Director(s) Richard Ferguson-Hull
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"Blackwatch Plaid" is the sixth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season two, and the fifteenth overall. It aired on May 16, 2004 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by series co-creator, Michael Ouweleen, produced by Evan W. Adler, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull. The Hanna-Barbera series ridiculed in this episode is Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole.

Secret Squirrel is sent to court after indecent exposure. But the staff of Sebben & Sebben have far more pressing matters to be concerned with after Phil gets paranoid after believing some of his office furniture has been stolen, leading him to monitor every area of the building.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Phil: From Potamus, Peter, to Falcone, Blue. Subject: That thing I sent you. Body: Did you get that thing I sent you?

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Secret Squirrel Bill Farmer
Claudia Gibbs as live-action Secret (no lines)
Phil Ken Sebben Stephen Colbert
Live-action Phil is unavailable
Peanut Thomas Allen
Harvey Birdman Gary Cole
Larry Morris as live-action Harvey (no lines)
Peter Potamus N/A
The Bear N/A
Spooky Space Kook N/A
Boo Boo Bear Melissa Warrenburg as live-action Boo (no lines)
Debbie N/A
X, the Eliminator N/A
Christie
Avenger N/A
Blue Falcone
Gloop Melissa Warrenburg as live-action Gloop (no lines)
Myron Reducto Stephen Colbert
Walter Credenza
Ralph Nader
Judge Mentok John Michael Higgins
Morocco Mole N/A
Constrictor N/A
Monks N/A
Black Vulcan N/A
Nun N/A


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

  • None

Production

Development

Filming

The security camera shots were filmed in live-action. Harvey's office is Ted Turner's old office. Harvey was played by Larry Morris, Secret Squirrel was played Claudia Gibbs, and Melissa Warrenburg played Gloop and Boo Boo.

The scenes of Sebben talking to his staff in his office are just lifted out of "Deadomutt Part 1." The ending is also lifted from the ending of "X, the Exterminator."

Music

The score was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: May 16, 2004 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

  • One of the recurring gags of this episode centers on Secret Squirrel's trench coat; specifically in the way he opens it to reveal a gadget or weapon.
  • The scene with Boo Boo sharing Harvey's bathroom is a reference to their affair in "Death by Chocolate."
  • Gloop's identity is revealed in the end credits only.
  • Gloop is female in this series.
  • Ouweleen, Richter, and Colbert provide audio commentary for this episode on DVD releases.

Errors

Everlasting Influence

Critical reception

Home availability

References

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