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{{Infobox episode
{{Infobox episode
|image= [[File:Reducto aims at Neptunes.png|300px]]
|image= [[File:Shoyu Weenie, check your fly.png|300px]]
|caption= [[Reducto]] shows off his bad manners to [[The Neptunes]].
|caption=
|prodno=
|prodno=
|premiere= July 21, 2002
|channel= [[Adult Swim]] ([[Cartoon Network]])
|premiere= [[July 21]], [[2002]]
|run_time=  
|run_time=  
|writers= [[Michael Ouweleen]] and [[Erik Richter]]
|cast= [[Gary Cole]]<br />[[Stephen Colbert]]<br />[[Thomas Allen]]<br />[[Tony Masa]]<br />[[Jeanne Mori]]<br />[[Grey Delisle]]<br />[[John Michael Higgins]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Adam Lawson]]
|music= [[Michael Kohler]]
|writers= [[Michael Ouweleen]]<br />[[Erik Richter]]
|directors= [[Ben Jones]]
|directors= [[Ben Jones]]
|previous= Death by Chocolate
|next= The Dabba Don
}}
}}
'''"Shoyu Weenie"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season one. It aired on July 21, 2002 on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] block. It was written by [[Michael Ouweleen]] and [[Erik Richter]], and directed by [[Ben Jones]]. The [[Hanna-Barbera]] series ridiculed in this episode is ''[[The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan]]'', and to a lesser extent ''[[Jabberbaw (TV series)|Jabberjaw]]''. The main cast of the former have now been reworked as an entirely Japanese-only speaking family known as the Mirimotos/Shoyu Weenie.
'''"Shoyu Weenie"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season one. It aired on [[July 21]], [[2002]] on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] block. It was written by series creators, [[Michael Ouweleen]] and [[Erik Richter]], and directed by [[Ben Jones]]. The [[Hanna-Barbera]] series ridiculed in this episode is ''[[The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan]]'', and to a lesser extent ''[[Jabberjaw (TV series)|Jabberjaw]]''. The main cast of the former has now been reworked as an entirely Japanese-only speaking family known as the Mirimotos/Shoyu Weenie.
 
Shoyu Weenie travels from Japan to America to sue the Neptunes for ripping off one of their songs.


==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
==Memorable quotes==
'''Announcer:''' And now, with their new #1 hit, in America: it's the Neptunes!<br>
(''The Neptunes perform their song on TV'')<br>
'''Mr. Morimoto:''' おい！ (They stole our song!)


==Memorable quotes==
'''Miko:''' 何日も食べてない。(I haven't eaten in weeks.)<br>
'''Miko:''' Nan-shūkan mo tabete imasen. *I haven't eaten in weeks*<br>
'''Harvey:''' Aren't you cute? Here's a football. An American football!
'''Harvey:''' Aren't you cute.


==Characters==
In order of appearance:


''Mentioned and non-speaking characters are in italics''
'''Kenji:''' どうですか？勝ったますね？ (You think we have a chance?)<br>
'''Harvey:''' 白人。(White guy.)


* [[Kenji Morimoto]] ([[Tony Masa]])
==Characters==
* [[Miko Morimoto]] (Jeanne Mori)
{{CastTop}}
* [[Suzie Chan|Seiko Morimoto]] ([[Jeanne Mori]])
|-
* [[Charlie Chan|Mr. Morimoto]] ([[Toshi Toda]])
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Kenji Morimoto]]
* Newscaster
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Tony Masa]]
* [[Jabberjaw]] ([[Frank Welker]])
|-
* [[Biff (The Neptunes)|Biff]] (Frank Welker)
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Miko Morimoto]]
* [[Shelly (Jabberjaw)|Shelly]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Jeanne Mori]]
* [[Bubbles (Jabberjaw)|Bubbles]]
|-
* [[Clamhead]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Suzie Chan|Seiko Morimoto]]
* [[Harvey Birdman]] ([[Gary Cole]])
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeanne Mori
* [[Avenger]] ([[Adam Lawson]])
|-
* ''[[Christian Slater]]''
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Charlie Chan|Mr. Morimoto]]
* [[Falcon 7|Phil Ken Sebben]] ([[Stephen Cole]])
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Toshi Toda]]
* [[Debbie (Harvey Birdman)|Debbie]]
|-
* [[Birdboy|Peanut]] ([[Thomas Allen]])
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newscaster
* [[Reducto|Myron Reducto]] (Stephen Colbert)
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
* ''Myron Reducto's parents''
|-
* [[Quinn Darien|Dr. Gale Melody]] (Grey DeLisle)
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jabberjaw (character)|Jabberjaw]]
* Bailiff ([[Steve Landesberg]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
* [[Mentok the Mindtaker|Judge Mentok]] ([[John Michael Higgins]])
|-
* ''Foreman''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Biff]]
* ''Clown''
|style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
* ''Stenographer''
|-
* ''[[Number One|Alexander]]''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Shelly]]
* German newscaster
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
* ''The bear''
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bubbles]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Clamhead]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Harvey Birdman]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Cole]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Avenger]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Adam Lawson]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Christian Slater (character)|Christian Slater]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Phil Ken Sebben]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Stephen Colbert]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Debbie (Harvey Birdman)|Debbie]] (voice only)
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Grey Delisle]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peanut]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Thomas Allen]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Myron Reducto]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mr. and Mrs. Reducto|Mr. Reducto]] (photo)
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mr. and Mrs. Reducto|Mrs. Reducto]] (photo)
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Doctor Quinn Darien|Doctor Gale Melody]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Grey Delisle
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bailiff
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Steve Landesberg]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Mentok, the Mindtaker|Judge Mentok]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[John Michael Higgins]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| Foreman
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clown
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| Stenographer
|style="background-color:#fff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Number One|Alexander]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| German newscaster
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[The Bear]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
{{CastBottom}}


==Organizations==
==Organizations==
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==Locations==
==Locations==
* [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
* [[Earth]]
** [[Tokyo Stadium]]
** [[Japan]]
* [[United States]]
*** [[Tokyo]]
** [[Washington, D.C.]]
*** [[Tokyo Stadium]]
*** Sebben & Sebben offices
** [[United States]]
*** [[Bryn's]]
*** [[Washington, D.C.]]
*** Reducto's residence
**** Sebben & Sebben offices
*** Courthouse
**** [[Bryn's]]
*** [[The Bird Cage]]
**** Reducto's residence
* [[China]]
**** Courthouse
**** [[The Bird Cage]]
** [[China]] (mentioned)


==Objects==
==Objects==
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==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
===Filming===
==Music==
The music was composed by [[Michael Kohler]].


===Filming===
==Release==
Dates are in order of release:


==Music==
* United States: July 21, 2002 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
The music is composed by [[Michael Kohler]].


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
* "Shoyu Weenie" is a play on "Show your weenie."
* "Shoyu Weenie" is a play on "Show your weenie."
* Aside from the Chan Clan being changed, Dr. Melody is also pastiche of [[Quinn Darien]] from the TV series ''[[Godzilla (TV series)|Godzilla]]''.
* This is the first episode to feature [[Mentor|Mentok, the Mindtaker]] as judge in the series.
* Aside from the Chan Clan being changed, Dr. Melody is also a pastiche of [[Quinn Darien]] from the TV series ''[[Godzilla (TV series)|Godzilla]]''.


==Errors==
==Errors==
* Some of the kids performing at Tokyo Stadium aren't the ones who traveled to America.
* Some of the kids performing at Tokyo Stadium aren't the ones who traveled to America.
* When Harvey blocks Reducto's laser, the sign of "The Bird Cage" changes the last word's position, so that instead of being underneath the second word, it's now next to it.
* When Harvey blocks Reducto's laser, the sign of "The Bird Cage" changes the last word's position so that instead of being underneath the second word, it's now next to it.
 
==Everlasting influence==
* Mentok would eventually take [[Mightor|Hiram Mightor]]'s former job as judge from "[[The Dabba Don]]" onward, due to the latter being killed by [[Fred Flintstone]]'s mob.
** However, Mightor would still make small appearances in other episodes of the series, in which he would say "Diddle-diddle-dee!" when another character says something vaugely phallic.
* The case is reopened in "[[The Death of Harvey]]."


==Critical reception==
==Home availability==
==Home availability==
* This is free to watch on the US geo-restricted [https://www.adultswim.com/videos/harvey-birdman-attorney-at-law/shoyu-weenie Adult Swim website].
* In the United States:
** [[April 12]], [[2005]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume One]]'' on DVD.
* In [[Australia]]:
** [[April 7]], [[2007]]: [[Madman Entertainment]] releases ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume One'' on DVD.
** [[November 28]], [[2012]]: Madman Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases]]'' on DVD.
* In the United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]:
** [[November 3]], [[2008]]: [[Revolver Entertainment]] releases ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume One'' on DVD.
** [[December 7]], [[2009]]: Revolver Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3]]'' on DVD.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Adult Swim]]
[[Category:Attorney at Law episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episodes]]
[[Category:Williams Street]]
[[Category:Written by Erik Richter]]
[[Category:Written by Michael Ouweleen]]

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Shoyu Weenie
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Network Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Premiere date July 21, 2002
Starring Gary Cole
Stephen Colbert
Thomas Allen
Tony Masa
Jeanne Mori
Grey Delisle
John Michael Higgins
Frank Welker
Adam Lawson
Music composed by Michael Kohler
Writer(s) Michael Ouweleen
Erik Richter
Director(s) Ben Jones
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"Shoyu Weenie" is the fifth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season one. It aired on July 21, 2002 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by series creators, Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter, and directed by Ben Jones. The Hanna-Barbera series ridiculed in this episode is The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, and to a lesser extent Jabberjaw. The main cast of the former has now been reworked as an entirely Japanese-only speaking family known as the Mirimotos/Shoyu Weenie.

Shoyu Weenie travels from Japan to America to sue the Neptunes for ripping off one of their songs.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Announcer: And now, with their new #1 hit, in America: it's the Neptunes!
(The Neptunes perform their song on TV)
Mr. Morimoto: おい！ (They stole our song!)


Miko: 何日も食べてない。(I haven't eaten in weeks.)
Harvey: Aren't you cute? Here's a football. An American football!


Kenji: どうですか？勝ったますね？ (You think we have a chance?)
Harvey: 白人。(White guy.)

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Kenji Morimoto Tony Masa
Miko Morimoto Jeanne Mori
Seiko Morimoto Jeanne Mori
Mr. Morimoto Toshi Toda
Newscaster Unavailable
Jabberjaw Frank Welker
Biff Frank Welker
Shelly Unavailable
Bubbles Unavailable
Clamhead Unavailable
Harvey Birdman Gary Cole
Avenger Adam Lawson
Christian Slater
Phil Ken Sebben Stephen Colbert
Debbie (voice only) Grey Delisle
Peanut Thomas Allen
Myron Reducto Stephen Colbert
Mr. Reducto (photo) N/A
Mrs. Reducto (photo) N/A
Doctor Gale Melody Grey Delisle
Bailiff Steve Landesberg
Judge Mentok John Michael Higgins
Foreman N/A
Clown N/A
Stenographer N/A
Alexander N/A
German newscaster Unavailable
The Bear N/A


Organizations

Locations

Objects

  • Bible

Vehicles

  • None

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: July 21, 2002 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

  • "Shoyu Weenie" is a play on "Show your weenie."
  • This is the first episode to feature Mentok, the Mindtaker as judge in the series.
  • Aside from the Chan Clan being changed, Dr. Melody is also a pastiche of Quinn Darien from the TV series Godzilla.

Errors

  • Some of the kids performing at Tokyo Stadium aren't the ones who traveled to America.
  • When Harvey blocks Reducto's laser, the sign of "The Bird Cage" changes the last word's position so that instead of being underneath the second word, it's now next to it.

Everlasting influence

  • Mentok would eventually take Hiram Mightor's former job as judge from "The Dabba Don" onward, due to the latter being killed by Fred Flintstone's mob.
    • However, Mightor would still make small appearances in other episodes of the series, in which he would say "Diddle-diddle-dee!" when another character says something vaugely phallic.
  • The case is reopened in "The Death of Harvey."

Critical reception

Home availability

References

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