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X, the Exterminator
	; Goodbye, cruel world!
Network	Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Premiere date	June 8, 2003
Starring	Gary Cole; Stephen Colbert; Peter MacNicol; Phil LaMarr; Joe Alaskey; Grey Delisle
Music composed by	Michael Kohler
Writer(s)	Michael Ouweleen; Erik Richter
Director(s)	Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter
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"X, the Exterminator" is the ninth and final episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season one. It aired on June 8, 2003 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written and directed by series creators, Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter. The Hanna-Barbera series ridiculed in this episode is Birdman itself.

26 years of being unable to steal Harvey's crest, has led X the Eliminator, to become absolutely obsessed with him.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Number One	Joe Alaskey
F.E.A.R. member	Phil LaMarr
X the Eliminator	Peter MacNicol
Harvey Birdman	Gary Cole
Avenger	Unavailable
Keith Partridge	N/A
Vapor Man	N/A
Meteor Man	N/A
Gravity Girl	N/A
Bobby Riggs
X's mother (voice only)	Grey Delisle
Phil Ken Sebben	Stephen Colbert
Debbie	Grey Delisle
DMV operator (voice only)	Grey Delisle
Waiter	N/A
Peter Potamus	Joe Alaskey
Foreman	N/A
Irena	N/A
Bailiff	N/A
Constrictor	N/A
Fred Jones	N/A
Daphne Blake	N/A
Black Vulcan	Phil LaMarr
The Bear	N/A
Nun	Unavailable

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - F.E.A.R. HQ
  - Bird Lair
  - Washington, D.C.
    - Sebben & Sebben offices
    - Javalux
    - Courthouse
  - Georgia (mentioned)

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The score was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: June 8, 2003 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

This episode gives the Bird Lair a bedroom/bathroom combo.
As an allusion to Birdman being aired with The Galaxy Trio, the "The End" title card to the latter show plays on X's TV.
One of the Birdman posters in X's bedroom is based on the series title card of Birdman.
Harvey wears a lobster bib while he eats a hamburger.
This is the first time Debbie is seen on-screen.
There's a spectator who appears to be Fred Jones, but has darker blond hair and wears completely blue.
There's another spectator who looks like Daphne Blake, but has brown hair, wears a musty top and headband, and a purple scarf.
An option on X's death ray is "Randall, Ray," which was Birdman's real name until it was changed for this show.
Harvey says to Avenger, "Good going, old chum", which is akin to something Adam West's Batman would say to Burt Ward's Robin.
This is the only episode to be directed by the series creators.

Errors

When X first meets Harvey in the building, X's machine has the last "e" missing on "Reverse."
The next shot of Fred, he has brown hair and is wearing green.
The next couple of shots of Daphne include the first one with lighter hair, and she is now in purple, and in the second one, she now successfully has orange hair, but her clothes are blue-green, and her scarf and headband are pink-purple.
Delisle is credited X's wife, although clearly it was supposed to be his mother since he lives in the basement as most stereotypical, jobless adult sons are depicted. The participants in the audio commentary for "X Gets the Crest", refer to X's mother as if that was always the intention.

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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 ==Behind the scenes==
-* This episode gives Birdman's lair a bedroom/bathroom combo.
+* This episode gives the Bird Lair a bedroom/bathroom combo.
 * As an allusion to ''Birdman'' being aired with ''The Galaxy Trio'', the "The End" title card to the latter show plays on X's TV.
 * One of the Birdman posters in X's bedroom is based on the series title card of ''Birdman''.
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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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 ==References==
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+[[Category:2003]]
+[[Category:Adult Swim]]
 [[Category:Attorney at Law episodes]]
 [[Category:Birdman episodes]]
+[[Category:Birdman]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Williams Street]]
+[[Category:Written by Erik Richter]]
+[[Category:Written by Michael Ouweleen]]