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[[File:Harvey Birdman title card.png|thumb|300px|On-screen title card.]]
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39 episodes of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' were aired on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] between 2001 and 2007.
{{Infobox TV
|title_card= [[File:AAL title card.png|300px]]
|caption= On-screen title card.
|creators= [[Michael Ouweleen]]<br />[[Erik Richter]]
|network= [[Adult Swim]] ([[Cartoon Network]])
|prodcompany= [[Williams Street]]<br />[[Allie Art & Science]]
|distributor= Warner Bros. Television
|released= [[December 30]], [[2000]]—[[July 22]], [[2007]]
|run_time= 11-12 minutes
|starring= [[Gary Cole]]<br />[[Stephen Colbert]]<br />[[Thomas Allen]]<br />[[John Michael Higgins]]<br />[[Peter MacNicol]]
|execs=
|producers= [[Matthew Charde]]<br />[[Jeffrey Goldstein]]<br />[[Fred Macdonald]]<br />[[Franny Reynolds]]<br />[[Brandi Young]]
|music= [[Michael Kohler]]
|writer= Michael Ouweleen<br />Erik Richter
|director= [[Vincent Waller]]<br />[[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]
|previous= Birdman (segments)
|next= Birdgirl (TV series)
}}
'''''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law''''' is an American adult animated superhero/courtroom drama spoof television series created by [[Michael Ouweleen]] and [[Erik Richter]]. It was produced by [[Williams Street]] and [[Allied Art & Science]] for [[Cartoon Network]]'s late-night programming block, [[Adult Swim]]. It ran from [[2000]] to [[2007]], airing a total of 39 episodes that spanned four seasons.


==Season one==
The series is a spin-off spoof of the more kid-friendly [[Hanna-Barbera]] series from the [[1950s]]-[[1980s|80s]], with [[Birdman]] from the ''[[Birdman (segments)|Birdman]]'' segments of ''[[Birdman and the Galaxy Trio]]'' as a starting point, who has gone from fighting crime as a superhero to serving justice in a courtroom, representing the law firm [[Sebben & Sebben]], with the staff mostly comprised of the heroes of ''Birdman'', while his rivals are made up of past villains. Birdman's clientele is made up of usually warped stars from Hanna-Barbera series that either predate or came after ''Birdman''. The primary object of this is to poke fun at the adult innuendos in Hanna-Barbera's many shows that were usually aired in Saturday morning blocks for children.
# "[[Bannon Custody Battle]]" - September 2, 2001
# "[[Very Personal Injury]]" - September 23, 2001
# "[[Shaggy Busted]]" - July 7, 2002
# "[[Death by Chocolate]]" - July 14, 2002
# "[[Shoyu Weenie (episode)|Shoyu Weenie]]" - July 21, 2002
# "[[The Dabba Don]]" - July 28, 2002
# "[[Deadomutt, Part 1]]" - May 25, 2003
# "[[Deadomutt, Part 2]]" - June 1, 2003
# "[[X, the Exterminator]]" - June 8, 2003


==Season two==
The entire series has been released on DVD.
# "[[SPF]]" - January 1, 2004
# "[[Trio's Company]]" - April 18, 2004
# "[[The Devlin Made Me Do It]]" - April 25, 2004
# "[[High Speed Buggy Chase]]" - May 2, 2004
# "[[Back to the Present]]" - May 9, 2004
# "[[Blackwatch Plaid]]" - May 16, 2004
# "[[Grape Juiced]]" - May 30, 2004
# "[[Peanut Puberty]]" - June 6, 2004
# "[[Gone Efficien...t]]" - June 13, 2004
# "[[Droopy Botox]]" - July 18, 2004
# "[[Guitar Control]]" - November 2, 2004


==Season three==
==Production==
# "[[Booty Noir]]" - July 24, 2005
===Development===
# "[[Harvey's Civvy]]" - July 31, 2005
==Music==
# "[[X Gets the Crest]]" - August 7, 2005
The music was composed by [[Michael Kohler]] at [[Bluetube]].
# "[[Bird Girl of Guantanamole]]" - August 14, 2005
# "[[Turner Classic Birdman]]" - August 21, 2005
# "[[Beyond the Valley of the Dinosaurs]]" - August 28, 2005
# "[[Evolutionary War]]" - September 4, 2005
# "[[Free Magilla]]" - September 11, 2005
# "[[Return of Birdgirl]]" - September 18, 2005
# "[[Mindless]]" - September 25, 2005
# "[[Sebben and Sebben Employee Operation]]" - October 16, 2005
# "[[Identity Theft]]" - October 23, 2005


==Season four==
==Episodes==
# "[[Shazzan (episode)|Shazzan]]" - October 1, 2006
{| class="wikitable"
# "[[Incredible Hippo]]" - October 8, 2006
! Episode
# "[[Babysitter]]" - October 15, 2006
! Number
# "[[Birdnapped]]" - October 22, 2006
! Original air date
# "[[Grodin]]" - October 29, 2006
|-
# "[[Juror in Court]]" - July 15, 2007
| "[[Bannon Custody Battle]]"
# "[[The Death of Harvey]]" - July 22, 2007
| 1x01
| [[December 30]], 2000 (preview)<br />[[September 2]], [[2001]]
|-
| "[[Very Personal Injury]]"
| 1x02
| [[September 23]], 2001
|-
| "[[Shaggy Busted]]"
| 1x03
| [[July 7]], [[2002]]
|-
| "[[Death by Chocolate]]"
| 1x04
| [[July 14]], 2002
|-
| "[[Shoyu Weenie]]"
| 1x05
| [[July 21]], 2002
|-
| "[[The Dabba Don]]"
| 1x06
| [[July 28]], 2002
|-
| "[[Deadomutt Part 1]]"
| 1x07
| [[May 25]], [[2003]]
|-
| "[[Deadomutt Part 2]]"
| 1x08
| [[June 1]], 2003
|-
| "[[X, the Exterminator]]"
| 1x09
| [[June 8]], 2003
|-
| "[[SPF]]"
| 2x01
| [[January 1]], [[2004]]
|-
| "[[Trio's Company]]"
| 2x02
| [[April 18]], 2004
|-
| "[[The Devlin Made Me Do It]]"
| 2x03
| [[April 25]], 2004
|-
| "[[High Speed Buggy Chase]]"
| 2x04
| [[May 2]], 2004
|-
| "[[Back to the Present]]"
| 2x05
| [[May 9]], 2004
|-
| "[[Blackwatch Plaid]]"
| 2x06
| [[May 16]], 2004
|-
| "[[Grape Juiced]]"
| 2x07
| [[May 30]], 2004
|-
| "[[Peanut Puberty]]"
| 2x08
| [[June 6]], 2004
|-
| "[[Gone Efficien...t]]"
| 2x09
| [[June 13]], 2004
|-
| "[[Droopy Botox]]"
| 2x10
| [[July 18]], 2004
|-
| "[[Guitar Control]]"
| 2x11
| [[November 2]], 2004
|-
| "[[Booty Noir]]"
| 3x01
| [[July 24]], [[2005]]
|-
| "[[Harvey's Civvy]]"
| 3x02
| [[July 31]], 2005
|-
| "[[X Gets the Crest]]"
| 3x03
| [[August 7]], 2005
|-
| "[[Bird Girl of Guantanamole]]"
| 3x04
| [[August 14]], 2005
|-
| "[[Turner Classic Birdman]]"
| 3x05
| [[August 21]], 2005
|-
| "[[Beyond the Valley of the Dinosaurs]]"
| 3x06
| [[August 28]], 2005
|-
| "[[Evolutionary War]]"
| 3x07
| [[September 4]], 2005
|-
| "[[Free Magilla]]"
| 3x08
| [[September 11]], 2005
|-
| "[[Return of Birdgirl]]"
| 3x09
| [[September 18]], 2005
|-
| "[[Mindless]]"
| 3x10
| [[September 25]], 2005
|-
| "[[Sebben and Sebben Employee Operation]]"
| 3x11
| [[October 16]], 2005
|-
| "[[Identity Theft]]"
| 3x12
| [[October 23]], 2005
|-
| "[[Shazzan (episode)|Shazzan]]"
| 4x01
| [[October 1]], [[2006]]
|-
| "[[Incredible Hippo]]"
| 4x02
| [[October 8]], 2006
|-
| "[[Babysitter]]"
| 4x03
| [[October 15]], 2006
|-
| "[[Birdnapped]]"
| 4x04
| [[October 22]], 2006
|-
| "[[Grodin]]"
| 4x05
| [[October 29]], 2006
|-
| "[[Juror in Court]]"
| 4x06
| [[July 15]], 2007
|-
| "[[The Death of Harvey]]"
| 4x07
| [[July 22]], 2007
|}


==See also==
==Special==
* ''[[Harvery Birdman: Attorney General]]''
{| class="wikitable"
[[Category:Episode lists]]
! Title
! Number
! Original air date
|-
| ''[[Harvey Birdman: General Attorney]]''
| 1
| October 15, [[2018]]
|}
 
==Cast==
* [[Gary Cole]] as [[Birdman|Harvey Birdman]] and [[Mightor|Judge Mightor]]
* [[Stephen Colbert]] as [[Falcon Seven|Phil Ken Sebben]] and [[Reducto|Myron Reducto]]
* [[Thomas Allen]] as [[Birdboy|Peanut]]
* [[John Michael Higgins]] as [[Mentok the Mindtaker|Judge Mentok]]
* [[Peter MacNicol]] as [[X, the Eliminator]]
 
==Legacy==
[[File:HBJA title card.png|thumb|Fake title card.]]
A one-off "reunion special" called ''[[Harvey Birdman: Attorney General]]'' aired in [[2018]]. Then, in [[2019]], Cartoon Network/Adult Swim commissioned a spin-off in the form of ''[[Birdgirl (TV series)|Birdgirl]]'', which debuted in [[2021]].
 
For April Fools Day 2021, Adult Swim advertised they would be making regressed versions of their cartoons, such as ''Harvey Birdman, Junior Associate''.
 
==In popular culture==
* In the ''[[Drawn Together]]'' episode "Wooldoor Sockbat's Giggle-Wiggle Funny Tickle Non-Traditional Progressive Multicultural Roundtable!," Clara appoints Harvey Birdman as her defense lawyer.
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==References==
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Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
AAL title card.png
On-screen title card.
Created by Michael Ouweleen
Erik Richter
Network Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Production company Williams Street
Allie Art & Science
Distributor Warner Bros. Television
Original release December 30, 2000—July 22, 2007
Run time 11-12 minutes
Starring Gary Cole
Stephen Colbert
Thomas Allen
John Michael Higgins
Peter MacNicol
Producer(s) Matthew Charde
Jeffrey Goldstein
Fred Macdonald
Franny Reynolds
Brandi Young
Music composed by Michael Kohler
Writer(s) Michael Ouweleen
Erik Richter
Director(s) Vincent Waller
Richard Ferguson-Hull
Series navigation
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Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an American adult animated superhero/courtroom drama spoof television series created by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter. It was produced by Williams Street and Allied Art & Science for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. It ran from 2000 to 2007, airing a total of 39 episodes that spanned four seasons.

The series is a spin-off spoof of the more kid-friendly Hanna-Barbera series from the 1950s-80s, with Birdman from the Birdman segments of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio as a starting point, who has gone from fighting crime as a superhero to serving justice in a courtroom, representing the law firm Sebben & Sebben, with the staff mostly comprised of the heroes of Birdman, while his rivals are made up of past villains. Birdman's clientele is made up of usually warped stars from Hanna-Barbera series that either predate or came after Birdman. The primary object of this is to poke fun at the adult innuendos in Hanna-Barbera's many shows that were usually aired in Saturday morning blocks for children.

The entire series has been released on DVD.

Production

Development

Music

The music was composed by Michael Kohler at Bluetube.

Episodes

Episode Number Original air date
"Bannon Custody Battle" 1x01 December 30, 2000 (preview)
September 2, 2001
"Very Personal Injury" 1x02 September 23, 2001
"Shaggy Busted" 1x03 July 7, 2002
"Death by Chocolate" 1x04 July 14, 2002
"Shoyu Weenie" 1x05 July 21, 2002
"The Dabba Don" 1x06 July 28, 2002
"Deadomutt Part 1" 1x07 May 25, 2003
"Deadomutt Part 2" 1x08 June 1, 2003
"X, the Exterminator" 1x09 June 8, 2003
"SPF" 2x01 January 1, 2004
"Trio's Company" 2x02 April 18, 2004
"The Devlin Made Me Do It" 2x03 April 25, 2004
"High Speed Buggy Chase" 2x04 May 2, 2004
"Back to the Present" 2x05 May 9, 2004
"Blackwatch Plaid" 2x06 May 16, 2004
"Grape Juiced" 2x07 May 30, 2004
"Peanut Puberty" 2x08 June 6, 2004
"Gone Efficien...t" 2x09 June 13, 2004
"Droopy Botox" 2x10 July 18, 2004
"Guitar Control" 2x11 November 2, 2004
"Booty Noir" 3x01 July 24, 2005
"Harvey's Civvy" 3x02 July 31, 2005
"X Gets the Crest" 3x03 August 7, 2005
"Bird Girl of Guantanamole" 3x04 August 14, 2005
"Turner Classic Birdman" 3x05 August 21, 2005
"Beyond the Valley of the Dinosaurs" 3x06 August 28, 2005
"Evolutionary War" 3x07 September 4, 2005
"Free Magilla" 3x08 September 11, 2005
"Return of Birdgirl" 3x09 September 18, 2005
"Mindless" 3x10 September 25, 2005
"Sebben and Sebben Employee Operation" 3x11 October 16, 2005
"Identity Theft" 3x12 October 23, 2005
"Shazzan" 4x01 October 1, 2006
"Incredible Hippo" 4x02 October 8, 2006
"Babysitter" 4x03 October 15, 2006
"Birdnapped" 4x04 October 22, 2006
"Grodin" 4x05 October 29, 2006
"Juror in Court" 4x06 July 15, 2007
"The Death of Harvey" 4x07 July 22, 2007

Special

Title Number Original air date
Harvey Birdman: General Attorney 1 October 15, 2018

Cast

Legacy

Fake title card.

A one-off "reunion special" called Harvey Birdman: Attorney General aired in 2018. Then, in 2019, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim commissioned a spin-off in the form of Birdgirl, which debuted in 2021.

For April Fools Day 2021, Adult Swim advertised they would be making regressed versions of their cartoons, such as Harvey Birdman, Junior Associate.

In popular culture

  • In the Drawn Together episode "Wooldoor Sockbat's Giggle-Wiggle Funny Tickle Non-Traditional Progressive Multicultural Roundtable!," Clara appoints Harvey Birdman as her defense lawyer.
  • DT Harvey Birdman.png

References

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