Identity Theft

Identity Theft
Premiere date	October 23, 2005
Writer(s)	Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter
Director(s)	Richard Ferguson-Hull
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"Identity Theft" is the eleventh and final episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season three, and the thirty-second overall. It aired on October 23, 2005 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull. The Hanna-Barbera series ridiculed in this episode are several, bringing to light the "cloning" the studio did in order to replicate the same success with the same general idea of similar-looking teenagers and a talking mascot, which gets more (or just as) unbelievable with each take.

The Deadly Duplicator gets revenge on Harvey by duplicating an endless wave of doubles of him, confusing an already delicate trial of stolen identity.

Characters

In order of appearance:

Mentioned and non-speaking characters are in italics

• Harvey Birdman (Gary Cole)
• Phil Ken Sebben (Stephen Colbert)
• Debbie (Grey DeLisle)
• Yakky Doodle (Steve Blum)
• Apache Chief
• Deadly Duplicator (Lewis Black)
• Pharmacy clerk (Grey DeLisle)
• Avenger
• Video store clerk (Grey DeLisle)
• Double Mint Twins
• Judge Mentok
• Peanut
• Clamhead (Steve Blum)
• Tinker
• Mark
• Speed Bugs' Debbie
• Speed Buggy
• Shaggy Rogers (Scott Innes)
• Spooky Space Kook
• X, the Eliminator (Peter MacNicol)
• Janitor
• Zardo (John Michael Higgins)
• Customer (Peter MacNicol)
• Ranger Smith
• Judge Mightor (Gary Cole)
• Bear
• Bailiff
• Myron Reducto (Stephen Colbert)
• Peter Potamus (Chris Edgerly)
• Gloop
• Gleep
• Daphne Blake
• Ding-a-Ling
• Dick Cheney
• Hawkman

Organizations

• Sebben & Sebben
• F.E.A.R.
• Speed Bugs
• Time Warner Co.

Locations

• Washington, D.C.
  • Sebben & Sebben offices
  • Duplication Services
  • Pharmacy
  • Video store
  • Courthouse
• X's residence
• Deadly Duplicator's residence
• Jellystone Park

Vehicles

• Speed Buggy

Production

Filming

In a deleted scene of several Harveys at Duplication Services, Dynomutt is also in line, but when he sees one Harvey behind him, he wets himself and runs away, because he believes Harvey tried to kill him with a photocopying machine in "Deadomutt Part 1".

In another deleted scene, Linda Ronstadt performs at an anti-nukes festival.

Music

The music is composed by Michael Kohler.

Behind the scenes

• The janitor outside of the Sebben & Sebben building is dealing with an "A" next to Time Warner Co. (which apparently owns Sebben & Sebben), a reference to the brief merger of AOL and Time Warner.
• The designs of each Ranger Smiths are a joke on the changes made to Ranger Smith throughout The Huckleberry Hound Show and The Yogi Bear Show.
• Edgerly isn't credited for Potamus, although his laugh is recognizable at the end.

Home availability

• This is free to watch on the US geo-restricted Adult Swim website.