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{{Infobox episode
{{Infobox episode
|image= [[File:Shoyu Weenie, check your fly.png|300px]]
|image= [[File:Shoyu Weenie, check your fly.png|300px]]
|caption=  
|caption=  
|prodno=
|prodno=  
|premiere= July 21, [[2000s#2002|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
|previous= Death by Chocolate
|next= The Dabba Don
|next= The Dabba Don
}}
}}
'''"Shoyu Weenie"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season one. It aired on July 21, [[2000s#2002|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"''' 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.
Shoyu Weenie travels from Japan to America to sue the Neptunes for ripping off one of their songs.
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==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
==Memorable quotes==
==Memorable quotes==
'''Miko:''' Nan-shūkan mo tabete imasen. *I haven't eaten in weeks*<br>
'''Announcer:''' And now, with their new #1 hit, in America: it's the Neptunes!<br>
'''Harvey:''' Aren't you cute.
(''The Neptunes perform their song on TV'')<br>
'''Mr. Morimoto:''' おい！ (They stole our song!)
 
 
'''Miko:''' 何日も食べてない。(I haven't eaten in weeks.)<br>
'''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?)<br>
'''Harvey:''' 白人。(White guy.)


==Characters==
==Characters==
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|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Charlie Chan|Mr. Morimoto]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Charlie Chan|Mr. Morimoto]]
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Toshi Toda
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Toshi Toda]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newscaster
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newscaster
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jabberjaw]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jabberjaw (character)|Jabberjaw]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Biff (Jabberjaw)|Biff]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Biff]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
|style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Shelly (Jabberjaw)|Shelly]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Shelly]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bubbles (Jabberjaw)|Bubbles]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bubbles]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|-
|-
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|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Birdman|Harvey Birdman]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Harvey Birdman]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Cole]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Cole]]
|-
|-
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Adam Lawson]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Adam Lawson]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Christian Slater]]
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Christian Slater (character)|Christian Slater]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Falcon 7|Phil Ken Sebben]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Phil Ken Sebben]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Stephen Colbert]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Stephen Colbert]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Debbie (Harvey Birdman)|Debbie]] (voice only)
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Debbie (Harvey Birdman)|Debbie]] (voice only)
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Grey DeLisle|Grey Delisle]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Grey Delisle]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Birdboy|Peanut]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peanut]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Thomas Allen]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Thomas Allen]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Reducto|Myron Reducto]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Myron Reducto]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
|style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
|-
|-
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|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Quinn Darien|Dr. Gale Melody]]
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Doctor Quinn Darien|Doctor Gale Melody]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Grey Delisle
|style="background-color:#clear"| Grey Delisle
|-
|-
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
* "Shoyu Weenie" is a play on "Show your weenie."
* "Shoyu Weenie" is a play on "Show your weenie."
* 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]]''.
* Aside from the Chan Clan being changed, Dr. Melody is also a pastiche of [[Quinn Darien]] from the TV series ''[[Godzilla (TV series)|Godzilla]]''.


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==Everlasting influence==
==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]]."
* The case is reopened in "[[The Death of Harvey]]."


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==Home availability==
==Home availability==
* In the United States:
* In the United States:
** April 12, 2005: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume One]]'' on DVD.
** [[April 12]], [[2005]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume One]]'' on DVD.
* In the UK:
* In [[Australia]]:
** November 3, 2008: [[Revolver Entertainment]] releases ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume One'' on DVD.
** [[April 7]], [[2007]]: [[Madman 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.
** [[November 28]], [[2012]]: Madman Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases]]'' on DVD.
* In Australia:
* In the United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]:
** April 7, 2007: [[Madman Entertainment]] releases ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume One'' on DVD.
** [[November 3]], [[2008]]: [[Revolver 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.
** [[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 episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episodes]]
[[Category:Williams Street]]
[[Category:Williams Street]]
[[Category:Written by Erik Richter]]
[[Category:Written by Michael Ouweleen]]

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Shoyu Weenie
Shoyu Weenie, check your fly.png
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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