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|premiere= October 29, 2006
|channel= [[Adult Swim]] ([[Cartoon Network]])
|premiere= [[October 29]], [[2006]]
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|writers= [[Michael Ouweleer]] and [[Erik Richter]]
|cast= [[Gary Cole]]<br />[[Thomas Allen]]<br />[[Peter MacNicol]]<br />[[John Michael Higgins]]<br />[[Paget Brewster]]<br />[[Toby Huss]]<br />[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />[[Omid Djalili]]
|music= [[Michael Kohler]]
|writers= [[Michael Ouweleen]]<br />[[Erik Richter]]
|directors= [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]
|directors= [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]
|previous= Birdnapped
|previous= Birdnapped
|next= Juror in Court
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'''"Grodin"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season four, and the thirty-seventh overall. It aired on October 29, 2006 on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] block. It was written by [[Michael Ouweleer]] and [[Erik Richter]], and directed by [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]].
'''"Grodin"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season four, and the thirty-seventh overall. It aired on [[October 29]], [[2006]] on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] block. It was written by series creators, [[Michael Ouweleen]] and [[Erik Richter]], produced by [[Evan W. Adler|Evan W Adler]], and directed by [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]. The [[Hanna-Barbera]] series ridiculed in this episode is ''[[Devlin]]''.


Ernie is sued again for his defective toy injuring the same fanboy.
Ernie Devlin has been sued again for his defective toy injuring the same fanboy. Meanwhile, X the Eliminator gets a supervillain makeover.


==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
==Memorable quotes==
==Memorable quotes==
==Characters==
==Characters==
In order of appearance:
{{CastTop}}
 
|-
''Mentioned and non-speaking characters are in italics''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Harvey Birdman]]
 
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Cole]]
* [[Birdman|Harvey Birdman]] ([[Gary Cole]])
|-
* [[Birdboy|Peanut]] ([[Thomas Allen]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peanut]]
* ''[[Scrappy-Doo]]''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Thomas Allen]]
* [[Tangy Devlin]] ([[Paget Brewster]])
|-
* [[Ernie Devlin]] ([[Toby Huss]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Scrappy-Doo]]
* [[X, the Eliminator]] ([[Peter MacNicol]])
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
* ''[[Deadly Duplicator]]''
|-
* [[Dr. Zin]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Tangy Devlin]]
* [[Zardo]] ([[John Michael Higgins]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Paget Brewster]]
* ''Victoria Principal''
|-
* [[Perfectionist]] ([[Omid Djalili]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Ernie Devlin]]
* [[Bobby]] ([[Grey DeLisle]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Toby Huss]]
* ''Nurse''
|-
* Bank guard (Peter MacNicol)
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[X, the Eliminator]]
* [[Dr. Freezoid|Stan Freezoid]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peter MacNicol]]
* Bird (Maurice LaMarche)
|-
* [[Mentok the Mindtaker|Judge Mentok]] (John Michael Higgins)
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Deadly Duplicator]]
* Cop
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
* ''Janitor''
|-
* [[Birdgirl]] (Paget Brewster)
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Doctor Zin]]
* Spider kid (Grey DeLisle)
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
* ''[[Spider-Man]]''
|-
* ''Overweight kid''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Zardo]]
* ''[[Garfield]]''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[John Michael Higgins]]
* ''Super kid''
|-
* [[Avenger]]
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Victoria Principal]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Perfectionist]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Omid Djalili]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bobby (Harvey Birdman)|Bobby]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Omid Djalili
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Nurse
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bank guard
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| Peter MacNicol
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Doctor Freezoid|Stan Freezoid]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Maurice LaMarche]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bird
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Maurice LaMarche
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mentok, the Mindtaker]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| John Michael Higgins
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Birdman characters|Janitor]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Birdgirl (character)|Birdgirl]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Paget Brewster
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Birdman characters|Spider kid]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Grey DeLisle
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Birdman characters|Overweight kid]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Birdman characters|Super kid]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Avenger]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|-
{{CastBottom}}


==Organizations==
==Organizations==
* [[Sebben & Sebben]]
* [[Sebben & Sebben]]
* [[AOL]]
* [[AOL]] (logo)
* [[Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon]]
* [[Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon]]


==Locations==
==Locations==
* Sebben & Sebben offices
* [[Earth]]
* X's residence
** [[United States]]
* Deadly Duplicator's residence
*** [[Washington, D.C.]]
* Zardo's residence
**** Sebben & Sebben offices
* [[National Bank of Yermamma]]
**** Courthouse
* [[Javalux]]
**** [[Javalux]]
*** X's residence
*** Deadly Duplicator's residence
*** Zardo's residence
*** [[National Bank of Yermamma]]


==Objects==
==Objects==
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==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
===Filming===
===Filming===
==Music==
The music was composed by [[Michael Kohler]].


==Release==
Dates are in order of release:


==Music==
* [[United States]]: October 29, 2006 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
The music is composed by [[Michael Kohler]].


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
* Devlin last hired Harvey in "[[The Devlin Made Me Do It]]".
* The episode is named after actor Charles Grodin.
* Apache Chief is holding his coffee away from his body as he walks to avoid the accident that happened in "[[Very Personal Injury]]".
* Devlin last hired Harvey in "[[The Devlin Made Me Do It]]."
* Apache Chief is holding his coffee away from his body as he walks to avoid the accident that happened in "[[Very Personal Injury]]."
* Brewster and DeLisle replace [[Patience Cleveland]] and [[Joseph Seal]] as Tangy and Bobby, respectively, as Cleveland had died and Seal retired from acting, although he probably would've been too old to still voice Bobby even if he hadn't retired.
* Brewster and DeLisle replace [[Patience Cleveland]] and [[Joseph Seal]] as Tangy and Bobby, respectively, as Cleveland had died and Seal retired from acting, although he probably would've been too old to still voice Bobby even if he hadn't retired.
* Judy leaving on her Birdgirl costume while heading Sebben & Sebben is the problem she faced in the [[Pilot (Birdgirl)|pilot episode]] of the ''[[Birdgirl (TV series)|Birdgirl]]'' spin-off.


==Errors==
==Errors==
*  
*  


==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/grodin Adult Swim website].
* In the United States:
** [[July 24]], [[2007]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three]]'' on DVD.
* In [[Australia]]:
** [[August 6]], [[2008]]: [[Madman Entertainment]] releases ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three'' on DVD.
** [[November 28]], [[2012]]: Madman Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases]]'' on DVD.
* In the United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]:
** [[December 7]], [[2009]]: Revolver Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3]]'' on DVD.
** [[April 12]], [[2010]]: [[Revolver Entertainment]] releases ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three'' on DVD.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2006]]
[[Category:Adult Swim]]
[[Category:Attorney at Law episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman]]
[[Category:Directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episodes]]
[[Category:Williams Street]]
[[Category:Written by Erik Richter]]
[[Category:Written by Michael Ouweleen]]

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Grodin
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Network Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Premiere date October 29, 2006
Starring Gary Cole
Thomas Allen
Peter MacNicol
John Michael Higgins
Paget Brewster
Toby Huss
Maurice LaMarche
Omid Djalili
Music composed by Michael Kohler
Writer(s) Michael Ouweleen
Erik Richter
Director(s) Richard Ferguson-Hull
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"Grodin" is the fifth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season four, and the thirty-seventh overall. It aired on October 29, 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 Devlin.

Ernie Devlin has been sued again for his defective toy injuring the same fanboy. Meanwhile, X the Eliminator gets a supervillain makeover.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Harvey Birdman Gary Cole
Peanut Thomas Allen
Scrappy-Doo N/A
Tangy Devlin Paget Brewster
Ernie Devlin Toby Huss
X, the Eliminator Peter MacNicol
Deadly Duplicator N/A
Doctor Zin N/A
Zardo John Michael Higgins
Victoria Principal
Perfectionist Omid Djalili
Bobby Omid Djalili
Nurse N/A
Bank guard Peter MacNicol
Stan Freezoid Maurice LaMarche
Bird Maurice LaMarche
Mentok, the Mindtaker John Michael Higgins
Cop Unavailable
Janitor N/A
Birdgirl Paget Brewster
Spider kid Grey DeLisle
Overweight kid N/A
Super kid N/A
Avenger Unavailable


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • The episode is named after actor Charles Grodin.
  • Devlin last hired Harvey in "The Devlin Made Me Do It."
  • Apache Chief is holding his coffee away from his body as he walks to avoid the accident that happened in "Very Personal Injury."
  • Brewster and DeLisle replace Patience Cleveland and Joseph Seal as Tangy and Bobby, respectively, as Cleveland had died and Seal retired from acting, although he probably would've been too old to still voice Bobby even if he hadn't retired.
  • Judy leaving on her Birdgirl costume while heading Sebben & Sebben is the problem she faced in the pilot episode of the Birdgirl spin-off.

Errors

Critical reception

Home availability

References