Difference between revisions of "Trio's Company"

From Hanna-Barbera Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
(36 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{AlertWarning|page}}
{{Infobox episode
{{Infobox episode
|image=  
|image= [[File:Marrying Gigi.png|300px]]
|caption=  
|caption= We're gonna need a bigger bed.
|prodno=
|prodno=  
|premiere= April 18, 2004
|channel= [[Adult Swim]] ([[Cartoon Network]])
|premiere= [[April 18]], [[2004]]
|run_time= 11:51
|run_time= 11:51
|cast= [[Gary Cole]]<br />[[Stephen Colbert]]<br />[[Thomas Allen]]<br />[[Debi Mae West]]<br />[[Maurice LaMarche]]<br />[[Chris Edgerly]]<br />[[John Michael Higgins]]<br />[[Steve Patrick]]
|music= [[Michael Kohler]]
|story= [[Steve Patrick]]
|story= [[Steve Patrick]]
|writers= [[Michael Ouweleer]]<br />[[Erik Richter]]
|writers= [[Michael Ouweleen]]<br />[[Erik Richter]]
|directors= [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]
|directors= [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]
|previous= SPF
|next= The Devlin Made Me Do It
}}
}}
'''"Trio's Company"''' is the first episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season two, and the tenth overall. It aired on April 18, 2004 on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] block. It was written by [[Michael Ouweleer]] and [[Erik Richter]], based on a story by [[Steve Patrick]], and directed by [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]. The [[Hanna-Barbera]] series ridiculed in this episode are ''[[Inch High, Private Eye]]'' and ''[[Birdman and the Galaxy Trio|The Galaxy Trio]]''.
'''"Trio's Company"''' is the second episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season two, and the eleventh overall. It aired on [[April 18]], [[2004]] on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] block. It was written by [[Steve Patrick]], 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 are ''[[Inch High, Private Eye]]'' and ''[[Galaxy Trio (segments)|Galaxy Trio]]''.


Inch High hires Harvey to represent him against the agency that wrongfully fired him due to his diminutive size; Harvey gets mixed messages when a gym trainer moves into his apartment, although they haven't even been on one date, they haven't kissed, and keeps on calling him "Harry."
Inch High hires Harvey to represent him against the agency that wrongfully fired him due to his diminutive size; Harvey gets mixed messages when a gym trainer moves into his apartment, although they haven't even been on one date, they haven't kissed, and keeps on calling him "Harry."


==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
==Memorable quotes==
'''Potamus:''' Hey, Veetz, you get that thing I sent ya?


==Memorable quotes==
'''Peter Potamus:''' Hey, Veetz, you get that thing I sent ya?


'''Peter Potamus:''' Hey, hey, did you get that ring I sent ya?
'''Potamus:''' Hey, hey, did you get that ring I sent ya?


==Characters==
==Characters==
In order of appearance:
{{CastTop}}
 
|-
''Mentioned and non-speaking characters are in italics''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mr. Finkerton]]
 
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Chris Edgerly]]
* [[Mr. Finkerton]] ([[Chris Edgerly]])
|-
* [[Inch High]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Inch High]]
* ''Mrs. Branston''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Maurice LaMarche]]
* [[Birddboy|Peanut]] ([[Thomas Allen]])
|-
* [[Avenger]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peanut]]
* [[Barney Rubble]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Thomas Allen]]
* [[Birdman|Harvey Birdman]] ([[Gary Cole]])
|-
* [[Vapor Girl|Gigi]] ([[Debi Mae West]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Avenger]]
* [[Falcon Seven|Phil Ken Sebben]] ([[Stephen Colbert]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
* [[Peter Potamus]]
|-
* ''[[Veetz]]''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Barney Rubble]]
* [[Blue Falcon|Blue Falcone]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
* The Bear
|-
* Video game announcer (Steve Patrick)
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Harvey Birdman]]
* ''Ishmael''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Cole]]
* [[Reducto]] (Stephen Colbert)
|-
* [[Vapor Man|Terry]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gravity Girl|Gigi]]
* [[Meteor Man|Vince]] (Maurice LaMarche)
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Debi Mae West]]
* ''Janitor''
|-
* [[Vulturo]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Phil Ken Sebben]]
* [[Mentok the Mindtaker|Judge Mentok]] ([[John Michael Higgins]])
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Stephen Colbert]]
* ''[[Debbie (Harvey Birdman)|Debbie]]''
|-
* ''[[Doctor Quincy]]''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Peter Potamus]]
* ''[[Fred Jones]]''
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Chris Edgerly]]
* ''Cafeteria lady''
|-
* Singing telegram (Thomas Allen)
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Veetz]]
* [[Clem (Trio's Company)|Clem]] (Maurice LaMarche)
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
* [[Black Vulcan]] ([[Phil LaMarr]])
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Blue Falcon|Blue Falcone]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[The Bear]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Video game announcer
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Steve Patrick]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ishmael
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Book Moby Dick
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Myron Reducto]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Stephen Colbert
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Vapor Man|Terry]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Meteor Man|Vince]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| Janitor
|style="background-color:#clear"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Vulturo]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mentok, the Mindtaker|Judge Mentok]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[John Michael Higgins]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Debbie (Harvey Birdman)|Debbie]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Doctor Quincy]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Fred Jones]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| Cafeteria lady
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| Singing telegram
|style="background-color:#clear"| Thomas Allen
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Clem (Trio's Company)|Clem]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Black Vulcan]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Phil LaMarr]]
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Goat
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
|-
{{CastBottom}}


==Organizations==
==Organizations==
* [[Finkerton Detective Agency]]
* [[Finkerton Detective Agency]]
* [[Sebben and Sebben]]
* [[Sebben & Sebben]]
* [[Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon]]
* FDA
* FDA


==Locations==
==Locations==
* [[United States]]
* [[Earth]]
** Finkterton Detective Agency HQ
** [[United States]]
** Sebben and Sebben offices
*** Finkterton Detective Agency HQ
** [[Bedrock]]
*** [[Washington, D.C.]]
** Gym
**** Sebben & Sebben offices
** Cafeteria
**** Gym
** Gigi's apartment
**** Gigi's residence
** Harvey's apartment
**** [[Birdman residence]]
* Andorra
**** Courthouse
* Courthouse
*** [[Bedrock]] (mentioned)
* Amusement park
*** [[Bird Lair]]
* Birdman's lair
** Andorra
** Amusement park


==Objects==
==Objects==
Line 90: Line 156:
When Reducto runs around screaming, Stephen Colbert actually ran around the booth screaming.
When Reducto runs around screaming, Stephen Colbert actually ran around the booth screaming.


The scene shown during the end credits was put there, because the episode was running late. The scene itself happens much earlier in the episode.
The scene shown during the end credits was put there because the episode was running late. The scene itself happens much earlier in the episode.


The DVDs for this episode contain four deleted scenes.
The DVDs for this episode contain four deleted scenes.


==Music==
==Music==
The music is composed by [[Michael Kohler]].
The music was composed by [[Michael Kohler]].
 
==Release==
Dates are in order of release:
 
* United States: April 18, 2004 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
* The title is a play on both "Three's company" and the [[Galaxy Trio]].
* The title is a play on both "Three's company" and the [[Galaxy Trio]].
* Ring Dongs are a parody of Ding Dongs.
* Ring Dongs are a parody of Ding Dongs.
* Chris Edgerly replaces [[Joe Alaskey]] as the voice of Peter Potamus.
* The scene where Harvey keeps on slapping Reducto to get the truth out of him is an allusion to a scene in the 1974 film ''Chinatown''.
* The scene where Harvey keeps on slapping Reducto to get the truth out of him is an allusion to a scene in the 1974 film ''Chinatown''.
* Barney, Terry, and Vulturo's mouths move with the rest of the group, so neither of them have their distinctive voices coming through.
* Barney, Terry, and Vulturo's mouths move with the rest of the group, so neither of them has their distinctive voices coming through.
* In the steam room, the bear's voice is archive of a real bear.
* In the steam room, the bear's voice is an archive of a real bear.
* The guy at the gym's counter is reading a magazine with the Galaxy Trio's logo on the cover.
* The guy at the gym's counter is reading a magazine with the Galaxy Trio's logo on the cover.
* This is a rare occasion where Debbie is seen, but not heard, which is the opposite of what usually happens.
* This is a rare occasion where Debbie is seen, but not heard, which is the opposite of what usually happens.
* Ouweleer, Richter, and Ferguson-Hull provide audio commentary for this episode on DVD releases. Notably, they mention that the series could've been about Vapor Man, called Stanley instead of Terry. Incidentally, he has the least focus of all the Galaxy Trio.
* Ouweleen, Richter, and Ferguson-Hull provide audio commentary for this episode on DVD releases. Notably, they mention that the series could've been about Vapor Man, called Stanley instead of Terry. Incidentally, he has the least focus of all the Galaxy Trio.


==Errors==
==Errors==
*  
*  


==Critical reception==
==Home availability==
==Home availability==
* This is free to watch on the US geo-restricted [http://www.adultswim.com/videos/harvey-birdman-attorney-at-law/trios-company 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==
<references/>
<references/>
[[Category:2004]]
[[Category:Adult Swim]]
[[Category:Attorney at Law episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman episodes]]
[[Category:Birdman]]
[[Category:Directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episodes]]
[[Category:Williams Street]]
[[Category:Written by Eric Richter]]
[[Category:Written by Michael Ouweleen]]

Revision as of 23:43, 2 April 2024

WARNING!
This page contains content that may not be seen as age appropriate, and may also be considered offensive or upsetting for some readers.
Reader discretion is advised.


Trio's Company
Marrying Gigi.png
We're gonna need a bigger bed.
Network Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Premiere date April 18, 2004
Run time 11:51
Starring Gary Cole
Stephen Colbert
Thomas Allen
Debi Mae West
Maurice LaMarche
Chris Edgerly
John Michael Higgins
Steve Patrick
Music composed by Michael Kohler
Story by Steve Patrick
Writer(s) Michael Ouweleen
Erik Richter
Director(s) Richard Ferguson-Hull
Episode navigation
← Previous Next →

"Trio's Company" is the second episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season two, and the eleventh overall. It aired on April 18, 2004 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by Steve Patrick, 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 are Inch High, Private Eye and Galaxy Trio.

Inch High hires Harvey to represent him against the agency that wrongfully fired him due to his diminutive size; Harvey gets mixed messages when a gym trainer moves into his apartment, although they haven't even been on one date, they haven't kissed, and keeps on calling him "Harry."

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Potamus: Hey, Veetz, you get that thing I sent ya?


Potamus: Hey, hey, did you get that ring I sent ya?

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Mr. Finkerton Chris Edgerly
Inch High Maurice LaMarche
Peanut Thomas Allen
Avenger Unavailable
Barney Rubble N/A
Harvey Birdman Gary Cole
Gigi Debi Mae West
Phil Ken Sebben Stephen Colbert
Peter Potamus Chris Edgerly
Veetz N/A
Blue Falcone N/A
The Bear Unavailable
Video game announcer Steve Patrick
Ishmael N/A
Book Moby Dick N/A
Myron Reducto Stephen Colbert
Terry Unavailable
Vince Maurice LaMarche
Janitor N/A
Vulturo N/A
Judge Mentok John Michael Higgins
Debbie N/A
Doctor Quincy N/A
Fred Jones N/A
Cafeteria lady N/A
Singing telegram Thomas Allen
Clem Maurice LaMarche
Black Vulcan Phil LaMarr
Goat Unavailable


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

  • None

Production

Development

The idea came about based on the fact that Inch High probably wouldn't be very effective in real life, and Steve Patrick having a psycho girlfriend. He was too busy to do a complete job, so it was taken over by Ouweleer and Richter.

Filming

Barney popping out of the hole was added late.

When Reducto runs around screaming, Stephen Colbert actually ran around the booth screaming.

The scene shown during the end credits was put there because the episode was running late. The scene itself happens much earlier in the episode.

The DVDs for this episode contain four deleted scenes.

Music

The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: April 18, 2004 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

  • The title is a play on both "Three's company" and the Galaxy Trio.
  • Ring Dongs are a parody of Ding Dongs.
  • Chris Edgerly replaces Joe Alaskey as the voice of Peter Potamus.
  • The scene where Harvey keeps on slapping Reducto to get the truth out of him is an allusion to a scene in the 1974 film Chinatown.
  • Barney, Terry, and Vulturo's mouths move with the rest of the group, so neither of them has their distinctive voices coming through.
  • In the steam room, the bear's voice is an archive of a real bear.
  • The guy at the gym's counter is reading a magazine with the Galaxy Trio's logo on the cover.
  • This is a rare occasion where Debbie is seen, but not heard, which is the opposite of what usually happens.
  • Ouweleen, Richter, and Ferguson-Hull provide audio commentary for this episode on DVD releases. Notably, they mention that the series could've been about Vapor Man, called Stanley instead of Terry. Incidentally, he has the least focus of all the Galaxy Trio.

Errors

Critical reception

Home availability

References

Retrieved from "https://hanna-barberawiki.com/w/index.php?title=Trio%27s_Company&oldid=140330"