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{{Infobox episode | {{Infobox episode | ||
|image= [[File:Police confiscate El Kabong's guitar.png|300px]] | |image= [[File:Police confiscate El Kabong's guitar.png|300px]] | ||
|caption= | |caption= | ||
|prodno= | |prodno= | ||
|channel= [[Adult Swim]] ([[Cartoon Network]]) | |||
|premiere= [[November 2]], [[2004]] | |premiere= [[November 2]], [[2004]] | ||
|run_time= 11:39 | |run_time= 11:39 | ||
|cast= [[Gary Cole]]<br />[[Stephen Colbert]]<br />[[Thomas Allen]]<br />[[Chris Edgerly]]<br />[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />[[Rob Paulsen]]<br />[[John Michael Higgins]]<br />[[Phil LaMarr]] | |||
|music= [[Michael Kohler]] | |music= [[Michael Kohler]] | ||
|writers= [[Michael Ouweleen]] | |writers= [[Michael Ouweleen]]<br />[[Erik Richter]] | ||
|directors= [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]] | |directors= [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]] | ||
|previous= Droopy Botox | |previous= Droopy Botox | ||
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==Detailed summary== | ==Detailed summary== | ||
==Memorable quotes== | ==Memorable quotes== | ||
'''Quick Draw:''' Get your paws off me, you damn dirty kids! | '''Quick Draw:''' Get your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty kids! | ||
'''Quick Draw:'' | |||
'''Quick Draw:''' Out there, guitars like this didn't encore the law, they were the law. I didn't write that, it was on some asshole's website. I.... wish I had written it.....It's a good line....They....were the law. They...were the law. Out there...they didn't enforce the law...they...were....the law. Oh, God, that's good. | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Phil LaMarr]] | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[Phil LaMarr]] | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| [[ | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[Harvey Birdman]] | ||
| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Cole]] | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Cole]] | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable | | style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| [[ | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peanut]] | ||
| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Thomas Allen]] | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[Thomas Allen]] | ||
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| style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A | | style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| O.J. | | style="background-color:#clear"| O.J.'s lawyer | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| [[ | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[Phil Ken Sebben]] | ||
| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Stephen Colbert]] | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[Stephen Colbert]] | ||
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|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Pat Robinson | | style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Pat Robinson]] | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| [[The Way Outs|Way Out member]] | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[The Way Outs|Way Out member]] | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mentok the Mindtaker|Judge Mentok]] | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mentok, the Mindtaker|Judge Mentok]] | ||
| style="background-color:#clear"| [[John Michael Higgins]] | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[John Michael Higgins]] | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| [[X the Eliminator]] | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[X, the Eliminator]] | ||
| style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A | | style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| [[ | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[Myron Reducto]] | ||
| style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert | | style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert | ||
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|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Edgar Winter | | style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Edgar Winter]] | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| [[ | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[Funky Phantom]] | ||
| style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A | | style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A | ||
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|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Joseph Stalin | | style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Joseph Stalin]] | ||
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|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Benito Mussolini | | style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Benito Mussolini]] | ||
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|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mao Tse-Tung | | style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Mao Tse-Tung]] | ||
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| style="background-color:#clear"| [[Ranger Smith]] (photo) | | style="background-color:#clear"| [[Ranger Smith]] (photo) | ||
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===Filming=== | ===Filming=== | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
The | The music was composed by [[Michael Kohler]]. | ||
==Release== | ==Release== | ||
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* Harvey mentions the Green Day song "Time of Your Life." | * Harvey mentions the Green Day song "Time of Your Life." | ||
* Quick Draw's line, "Get your paws off me, you damn dirty kids" is a paraphrase of Taylor/Charlton Heston's famous line, "Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty apes," in the film ''Planet of the Apes''. | * Quick Draw's line, "Get your paws off me, you damn dirty kids" is a paraphrase of Taylor/Charlton Heston's famous line, "Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty apes," in the film ''Planet of the Apes''. | ||
* Baba Looey being killed by a guitar is a possible nod to how most gun deaths are due to guns not being safely put away. | |||
* Ranger Smith raiding Yogi and Boo Boo's closet is a reference to the imfamous photo taken during the Ellan Gonzales case. | |||
* Quick Draw retains his American influenced accent in the Spanish dub for this episode. | |||
==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
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** [[December 12]], [[2007]]: [[Madman Entertainment]] releases ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Two'' on DVD. | ** [[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. | ** [[November 28]], [[2012]]: Madman Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases]]'' on DVD. | ||
* In the United Kingdom: | * In the United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]: | ||
** [[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: Volume Two'' on DVD. | ||
** [[December 7]], [[2009]]: Revolver Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3]]'' on DVD. | ** [[December 7]], [[2009]]: Revolver Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3]]'' on DVD. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:2004]] | |||
[[Category:Adult Swim]] | |||
[[Category:Attorney at Law episodes]] | [[Category:Attorney at Law episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Birdman episodes]] | [[Category:Birdman episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Birdman]] | |||
[[Category:Directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull]] | |||
[[Category:Episodes]] | [[Category:Episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Williams Street]] | [[Category:Williams Street]] | ||
[[Category:Written by Erik Richter]] | |||
[[Category:Written by Micahel Ouweleen]] |
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Guitar Control | |
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Network | Adult Swim (Cartoon Network) |
Premiere date | November 2, 2004 |
Run time | 11:39 |
Starring | Gary Cole Stephen Colbert Thomas Allen Chris Edgerly Maurice LaMarche Rob Paulsen John Michael Higgins Phil LaMarr |
Music composed by | Michael Kohler |
Writer(s) | Michael Ouweleen Erik Richter |
Director(s) | Richard Ferguson-Hull |
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"Guitar Control" is the eleventh and final episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season two, and the twentieth overall. It aired on November 2, 2004 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 character ridiculed in this episode is Quick Draw McGraw, as well as his self-titled series.
Quick Draw is put on trial for carrying a concealed weapon--his guitar.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Quick Draw: Get your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty kids!
Quick Draw: Out there, guitars like this didn't encore the law, they were the law. I didn't write that, it was on some asshole's website. I.... wish I had written it.....It's a good line....They....were the law. They...were the law. Out there...they didn't enforce the law...they...were....the law. Oh, God, that's good.
Characters
Organizations
- Dalton Gang
- Sebben & Sebben
- Green Day (mentioned)
- Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon
- National Guitar Association
- ATF
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Washington, D.C.
- Sebben & Sebben offices
- The Guitar Lobby
- Courthouse
- United States Capitol
- Baba Looey's residence
- Jellystone (photo)
- Smurf village
- Rugg residence
- Washington, D.C.
- Caribbean (indirectly mentioned)
- Grenada (mentioned)
- Italy (indirectly mentioned)
- Tuscany (mentioned)
- United States
Objects
- Rifles 'n Bullets
- Reducto's shrink gun
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Michael Kohler.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: November 2, 2004 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Behind the scenes
- The episode title and theme of the episode is a parody on gun control, with guitars being treated as guns, and guns being treated as inoffensive items.
- Harvey's middle initial is "T," just like it was in the previous episode, "Droopy Botox."
- Phil's application form for a medal of honor says August.
- Harvey mentions the Green Day song "Time of Your Life."
- Quick Draw's line, "Get your paws off me, you damn dirty kids" is a paraphrase of Taylor/Charlton Heston's famous line, "Take your stinking paws off me, you damn dirty apes," in the film Planet of the Apes.
- Baba Looey being killed by a guitar is a possible nod to how most gun deaths are due to guns not being safely put away.
- Ranger Smith raiding Yogi and Boo Boo's closet is a reference to the imfamous photo taken during the Ellan Gonzales case.
- Quick Draw retains his American influenced accent in the Spanish dub for this episode.
Errors
- Phil LaMarr is credited for voicing Black Vulcan, although he doesn't appear.
- The voice credits list Baba Looey as Baba Louie.
Critical reception
Home availability
- 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 and Ireland:
- 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.