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Network	Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Premiere date	September 25, 2005
Starring	Gary Cole; Thomas Allen; Chris Edgerly; John Michael Higgins; Michael McKean; Debi Mae West; Maurice LaMarche; Tom Kenny
Music composed by	Michael Kohler
Writer(s)	Michael Ouweleen; Erik Richter
Director(s)	Richard Ferguson-Hull
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"Mindless" is the tenth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season three, and the thirtieth overall. It aired on September 25, 2005 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 Top Cat.

Top Cat gets himself and Harvey arrested after he turns the latter's apartment into his own private casino. The "Mindless" part comes from a b-story with Mentok who misplaces the mind of Spyro with a dog after Spyro's case bored him.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Top Cat: Where am I?....Who's he?....what's this bandage for?....Benny! I can't feel my-.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Harvey Birdman	Gary Cole
Peanut	Thomas Allen
Inch High	N/A
Frida Kahlo	Unavailable
Avenger	Unavailable
Benny the Ball	Maurice LaMarche
Evelyn Spyro Throckmorton	Michael McKean
Dum Dum	Maurice LaMarche
Judge Mentok	John Michael Higgins
M''mboku	N/A
Lizard Men	N/A
Top Cat	Tom Kenny
Peter Potamus (neon picture)	N/A
Big El	John Michael Higgins
Momtok	John Michael Higgins
Buttons	N/A
Scrappy-Doo	N/A
Gigi	Debi Mae West
Woman	Debi Mae West
Brain	Unavaialable
Fancy Fancy	Chris Edgerly
Choo Choo	Tom Kenny
Speed Buggy (photo)	N/A
Gloop	N/A
Gleep	N/A
Lady Intrepid
Starla
Phil Ken Sebben (picture)	N/A
Magilla Gorilla	N/A
Grape Ape	N/A
The Bear	N/A
Nun	Unavailable

Organizations

Sebben & Sebben

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Washington, D.C.
    - Sebben & Sebben offices
    - Courthouse
    - Pound
    - The Third Leg
    - Birdman residence
    - Javalux
    - Jailhouse
  - Mentok's residence
  - Bird Lair (photo)

Objects

Times

Vehicles

Harvey's car
Mentok's car
Speed Buggy

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 25, 2005 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

The Third Leg strip club is a visual euphemism for Top Cat not feeling his groin. The neon picture of Potamus on the strip club is a reference to him having said that very euphemism after Harvey accidentally blasted Potamus's groin in "Harvey's Civvy."
Mentok's home movie of when he was a baby being sent to Earth from another planet is a parody of Superman as a baby being sent from the doomed planet of Krypton to Earth.
Mentok and Gigi watch the same movie as Phil and Birdgirl watched in the previous episode, "Return of Birdgirl."

Errors

Where's Spook?
Edgerly is credited for voicing Potamus, although he doesn't appear in the flesh.

Everlasting influence

Mentok has further connections to the Superman mythos in the TV special, Harvey Birdman: Attorney General.

Critical reception

Home availability

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

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-'''"Mindless"''' is the tenth episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season three, and the thirtieth overall. It aired on September 25, 2005 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 ''[[Top Cat (TV series)|Top Cat]]''.
+'''"Mindless"''' is the tenth episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season three, and the thirtieth overall. It aired on [[September 25]], [[2005]] 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 ''[[Top Cat (TV series)|Top Cat]]''.
-Top Cat gets himself and Harvey arrested after he turns the latter's apartment into his own private casino. The "Mindless" part comes from a b-story with Mentok who misplaces the mind of Spyro after he switched it with a dog after Spyro's case bored him.
+Top Cat gets himself and Harvey arrested after he turns the latter's apartment into his own private casino. The "Mindless" part comes from a b-story with Mentok who misplaces the mind of Spyro with a dog after Spyro's case bored him.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
+'''Top Cat:''' Where am I?....Who's he?....what's this bandage for?....Benny! I can't feel my-.
 ==Characters==
 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Birdman|Harvey Birdman]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Harvey Birdman]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Cole]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Birdboy|Peanut]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peanut]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Thomas Allen]]
 |-
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 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Avenger]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"|
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Benny the Ball]]
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 |-
-|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]]
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Michael Higgins
 |-
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Buttons]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Buttons]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Galaxy Girl|Gigi]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gravity Girl|Gigi]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Debi Mae West]]
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Debi Mae West
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Brian]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Brain]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Unavaialable
 |-
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Kenny
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Speed Buggy]] (photo)
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Speed Buggy (character)|Speed Buggy]] (photo)
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gloop and Gleep|Gloop]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gloop]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gloop and Gleep|Gleep]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gleep]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Lady Intrepid
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Lady Intrepid]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Starla
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Starla]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Falcon 7|Phil Ken Sebben]] (picture)
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Phil Ken Sebben]] (picture)
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Magilla Gorilla]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Magilla Gorilla (character)|Magilla Gorilla]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
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 ==Locations==
-* [[Washington, D.C.]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** Sebben & Sebben offices
+** [[United States]]
-** Courthouse
+*** [[Washington, D.C.]]
-** Pound
+**** Sebben & Sebben offices
-** [[The Third Leg]]
+**** Courthouse
-** [[Harvey Birdman's residence|Harvey's residence]]
+**** Pound
-** [[Javalux]]
+**** [[The Third Leg]]
-** Jailhouse
+**** [[Birdman residence]]
-* Mentok's residence
+**** [[Javalux]]
-* [[Birdman's lair]] (photo)
+**** Jailhouse
+*** Mentok's residence
+*** [[Bird Lair]] (photo)
 ==Objects==
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 ==Behind the scenes==
 * The Third Leg strip club is a visual euphemism for Top Cat not feeling his groin. The neon picture of Potamus on the strip club is a reference to him having said that very euphemism after Harvey accidentally blasted Potamus's groin in "[[Harvey's Civvy]]."
-* Mentok's home movie of when he was a baby being sent to Earth from another planet is a parody of Superman as a baby being sent from the doomed planet of Krypton to Earth.
+* Mentok's home movie of when he was a baby being sent to Earth from another planet is a parody of [[Superman]] as a baby being sent from the doomed planet of [[Krypton]] to Earth.
-* Mentok and Gigi watch the same movie as Phil and [[Birdgirl]] watched in the previous episode, "[[Return of Birdgirl]]".
+* Mentok and Gigi watch the same movie as Phil and [[Birdgirl (character)|Birdgirl]] watched in the previous episode, "[[Return of Birdgirl]]."
 ==Errors==
+* Where's [[Spook]]?
 * Edgerly is credited for voicing Potamus, although he doesn't appear in the flesh.
+==Everlasting influence==
+* Mentok has further connections to the Superman mythos in the TV special, ''[[Harvey Birdman: Attorney General]]''.
 ==Critical reception==
 ==Home availability==
-* In the United States, it was first released onto DVD as part of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three]]'' on July 24, 2007, by [[Warner Home Video]].
+* In the United States:
-* In the UK, [[Revolver Entertainment]] first released the episode onto DVD as part of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3]]'' on December 7, 2009, then separately put out the same volume 3 set on April 12, 2010.
+** [[July 24]], [[2007]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three]]'' on DVD.
-* In Australia, [[Madman Entertainment]] released the same set on August 6, 2008, then re-released the episode as part of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases]]'' on November 28, 2012.
+* 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/>
+[[Category:2005]]
+[[Category:Adult Swim]]
+[[Category:Attorney at Law episodes]]
+[[Category:Birdman episodes]]
+[[Category:Birdman]]
+[[Category:Directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
-[[Category:Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episodes]]
+[[Category:Williams Street]]
+[[Category:Written by Erik Richter]]
+[[Category:Written by Michael Ouweleen]]