Mindless

Mindless
Premiere date	September 25, 2005
Music composed by	Michael Kohler
Writer(s)	Michael Ouweleen and 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 after he switched it with a dog after Spyro's case bored him.

Memorable quotes

Top Cat: Where am I?....Who's he?....what's this bandage for?....Benny! I can't feel my- (Drives by a place that says "the third leg")

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
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
Brian	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
      • Harvey's residence
      • Javalux
      • Jailhouse
    • Mentok's residence
    • Birdman's lair (photo)

Objects

• Times

Vehicles

• Harvey's car
• Mentok's car
• Speed Buggy

Music

The score 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

• Edgerly is credited for voicing Potamus, although he doesn't appear in the flesh.

Everlasting influence

• Mentok is further connected to the Superman mythos is referenced in the TV special Harvey Birdman: Attorney General.

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:
  • 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.