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The Devlin Made Me Do It
	; Peanut doing something useful for a change.
Premiere date	April 25, 2004
Run time	11:48
Starring	Gary Cole; Stephen Colbert; Thomas Allen; Chris Edgerly; Toby Huss; Patience Cleveland; John Michael Higgins; Maurice LaMarche; Grey Delisle; Joseph Seal; Eric Richter
Music composed by	Michael Kohler
Writer(s)	Jeffrey G. Olsen; Michael Ouweleen; Erik Richter
Director(s)	Richard Ferguson-Hull
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Revision as of 16:10, 17 December 2022

"The Devlin Made Me Do It" is the third episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season two, and the twelfth overall. It aired on April 25, 2004 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by Jeffrey G. Olsen, and 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 Devlin.

A child sues legendary daredevil Ernie Devlin, who's not the same man he used to be.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Super kid	Grey Delisle
Superman
Spider kid	Grey Delisle
Spider-Man (picture)	N/A
Overweight kid	Maurice LaMarche
Garfield (picture)	N/A
Bobby	Joseph Seal
Ernie Devlin	Toby Huss
Harvey Birdman	Gary Cole
Peanut	Thomas Allen
Avenger	Unavailable
Peter Potamus	Chris Edgerly
Judge Mightor	Gary Cole
Wally Gator (water ring)	N/A
Debbie (voice only)	Grey Delisle
Tangy Devlin	Patience Cleveland
Yogi Bear	N/A
Spooky Space Kook	N/A
Green monster	N/A
Fred Jones	N/A
Suzie Chan	N/A
Jabberjaw	N/A
Jane Jetson	N/A
Phil Ken Sebben	Stephen Colbert
Janitor	N/A
Stan Freezoid	Maurice LaMarche
Judge Mentok	John Michael Higgins
Nurses	N/A
Bailiff	N/A
Hair Bair	N/A
Tod Devlin	Chris Edgerly
Sandy Devlin	N/A
Guard	Erik Richter
Myron Reducto	Stephen Colbert
Alexander	N/A
Adolf Hitler
Doctor	N/A
The Bear	N/A
Spuzzmocker	Maurice LaMarche
Jesse Jackson's baby	Grey Delisle
Jesse Jackson	N/A

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Washington, D.C.
    - Sebben & Sebben offices
    - Country club
    - Courthouse
    - The Birdcage
  - Devland
- Azusa

Objects

Vehicles

Ernie Devlin's motorcycle

Production

Development

Filming

The producers wanted Devlin's instructional series to be presented as DVDs, instead of VHSes, to keep the series relevant.

The TV ratings weren't allowed to be exact, so they all had to be slightly altered.

Music

The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: April 25, 2004 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

The episode title is a play on "The Devil made me do it."
Harvey alludes to the Evil Knievel connection by calling Devlin Knevlin.
The Prostitutes of the Caribbean ride is a parody of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean ride, although has become much more popular as a film series, which started in 2003, a year before this episode aired.
One of the places on the map ends with Ferguson-Hull named after the director.
Cleveland died a month after this episode aired. She was replaced by Paget Brewster in "Grodin."
Seal was also replaced by Delisle in "Grodin," as he quit acting a year after this episode.
Ouweleen, Richter, and Ferguson-Hull provide audio commentary for this episode on DVD releases. There is also a second audio commentary from the standards and legal side with James Bagley, Lorraine Lavender, and Evan W Adler.

Errors

For some reason, Bobby's parents are missing.

Everlasting influence

Bobby sues Ernie again in "Grodin."

Critical reception

Home availability

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

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 ==Release==
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 ** [[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:
+* 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.
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