The Dabba Don

The Dabba Don
The staff at Sebben and Sebben not so subtly eavesdrop a conversation between Harvey and the Don.
Premiere date	July 28, 2002
Writer(s)	Michael Ouweleer Erik Richter
Director(s)	Robert Alvarez

"The Dabba Don" is the sixth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season one. It aired on July 28, 2002 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by Michael Ouweleer and Erik Richter, and directed by Robert Alvarez. The Hanna-Barbera series ridiculed in this episode is The Flintstones.

When the Don, Fred Flintstone, tries bribing and threatening Harvey to get him on his side.

Characters

In order of appearance:

Mentioned and non-speaking characters are in italics

• Fred Flintstone (Maurice LaMarche)
• Harvey Birdman (Gary Cole)
• Avenger (Adam Lawson)
• Peanut (Thomas Allen)
• Phil Ken Sebben (Stephen Colbert)
• The bear
• Quick Draw McGraw
• Barney Rubble (Kevin Richardson)
• Betty Rubble
• Wilma Flintstone (Tress MacNeille)
• Pebbles Flintstone (Tress MacNeille)
• Judge Mightor (Gary Cole)
• Thundarr (Doug Preiss)
• Jabberjaw (Frank Welker)
• Bailiff
• Stenographer
• Mentok
• Spyro
• Cary Granite
• Mr. Slate
• Clyde
• Ring-a-Ding
• Captain Caveman
• Gleep (Adam Lawson)
• Dino

Organizations

• Slate construction
• Bedrock Moving Company
• Pterodactyl Airlines
• Water Buffaloes
• Ant Hill Mob

Locations

• Bedrock
  • Boulder Dan's Billiards
  • Dabba Doo!
  • Flintstone house
  • Bedrock County Hospital
• Harvey's office
• Harvey's place
• The Bird Cage

Objects

• Pebblegrine
• Pterodactyl lampshade (Maurice LaMarche)
• Can opener bird (Maurice LaMarche)
• Above the Waist

Vehicles

• Flintmobile
• Bulletproof Bomb

Music

The music is composed by Michael Kohler.

Behind the scenes

• The episode is full of mafia jokes:
  • The episode title is a combination of Fred's catchphrase, "Yabba dabba doo" and the nickname of mob boss John Gotti, the "Dapper Don."
  • The Godfather films, with the decapitated heads in Harvey's bed, the kissing scene, and operatic music during the murder scenes.
  • The episode is heavily influenced by HBO's The Sopranos:
    • The mirror opening of Fred driving around Bedrock, like Tony Soprano driving around New Jersey, the "Got No Fancy Shoes" song riffing off "Woke Up in the Morning" by Alabama 3, and the ending title card of "The Dabba Don" mimicking the former's.
    • Peanut is a parody of Tony's nephew, Christopher. Peanut also wears a chain around his neck with the name "Angela", which is similar to Adriana, the girlfriend of Christopher.
    • Dabba Doo! is a parody of the strip joint Bada Bing!
• Spyro paraphrases the Flintstones theme song "(Meet) The Flintstones".

Home availability

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