The Devlin Made Me Do It

The Devlin Made Me Do It
Premiere date	April 25, 2004
Run time	11:48
Writer(s)	Jeffrey G. Olsen Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter
Director(s)	Richard Ferguson-Hull
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"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, Michael Ouweleen, and Erik Richter, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull. The Hanna-Barbera series ridiculed in this episode is Devlin.

Characters

In order of appearance:

Mentioned and non-speaking characters are in italics

• Super kid (Grey Delisle)
• Superman
• Spider kid (Grey Delisle)
• Spider-Man
• Overweight kid (Maurice LaMarche)
• Garfield
• Bobby (Joseph Seal)
• Ernie Devlin (Toby Huss)
• Harvey Birdman (Gary Cole)
• Peanut (Thomas Allen)
• Avenger
• Peter Potamus
• Judge Mightor (Gary Cole)
• Wally Gator
• Tangy Devlin (Patience Cleveland)
• Janitor
• Yogi Bear
• Spooky Space Kook
• Green monster/Old Man Bakov
• Fred Jones
• Suzie Chan
• Jabberjaw
• Jane Jetson
• Stan Freezoid (Maurice LaMarche)
• Judge Mentok (John Michael Higgins)
• Nurses
• Bailiff
• Hair Bear
• Tod Devlin (Chris Edgerly)
• Sandy Devlin
• Guard (Erik Richter)
• Reducto
• Alexander
• Adolf Hitler
• Doctor
• The Bear
• Spuzzmocker (Maurice LaMarche)
• Jesse Jackson's baby (Grey Delisle)
• Jesse Jackson

Organizations

• Sebben & Sebben
• Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon

Locations

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

Objects

• So You're Having an Eaglet
• Ol' Dirty Carny
• Wheelies
• Bus Jumping
• Fundamentals of Stock Market Investing
• How to Jump a Ravine on Your Bicycle Comma Bobby

Vehicles

• Ernie Devlin's motorcycle

Production

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 is composed by Michael Kohler.

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.

Home availability

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