Birdman (segments)

This article is about the TV series. For the character himself, see Birdman.

Birdman
On-screen title card.
Created by	Alex Toth
Network	NBC
Production company	Hanna-Barbera
Distributor	Taft Broadcasting
Original release	September 9, 1967—January 20, 1968
Starring	Keith Andes Don Messick
Producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Music composed by	Ted Nichols
Writer(s)	Neal Barbera Phil Hahn Jack Hanrahan
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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Birdman is an American animated superhero action series of segments as part of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning programming. It ran from 1967 to 1968, airing 20 episodes that spanned one season. It led to the whimsical Adult Swim spin-off, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law in the 2000s.

Birdman, who receives his powers from the sun, battles supervillains who try and take over the world.

The entire series has been released on DVD.

Music

The music was composed by Ted Nichols.

Episodes

Episode	Original air date
1x01 "X, the Eliminator" "Morto the Marauder"	September 9, 1967
1x02 "The Ruthless Ringmaster" "Birdman Versus the Mummer"	September 16, 1967
1x03 "The Quake Threat" "Avenger for Ransom"	September 23, 1967
1x04 "Birdman Versus Cumulus, the Storm King" "Serpents of the Deep"	September 30, 1968
1x05 "Nitron, the Human Bomb" "Mentor, the Mind Taker"	October 7, 1967
1x06 "The Purple Moss" "The Deadly Trio"	October 14, 1967
1x07 "The Brain Thief" "Birdman Versus the Constrictor"	October 21, 1967
1x08 "Number One" "Birdman Meets Birdgirl"	October 28, 1967
1x09 "Birdman Meets Reducto" "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness"	November 4, 1967
1x10 "The Chameleon" "The Incredible Magnatroid"	November 11, 1967
1x11 "Hannibal, the Hunter" "The Empress of Evil"	November 18, 1967
1x12 "The Wings of FEAR" "Birdman Meets Birdboy"	November 25, 1967
1x13 "The Menace of Dr. Millenium" "Birdman Versus Dr. Freezoids"	December 2, 1967
1x14 "The Deadly Duplicator" "Professor Nightshade"	December 9, 1967
1x15 "Train Trek" "Birdman Meets Moray of the Deep"	December 16, 1967
1x16 "Birdman and the Monster of the Mountains" "The Return of Vulturo"	December 23, 1967
1x17 "The Revenge of Dr. Millenium" "The Ant Ape"	December 30, 1967
1x18 "Birdman Versus the Speed Demon" "The Wild Weird West"	January 6, 1968
1x19 "The Pirate Plot" "Skon of Space"	January 13, 1968
1x20 "Murro the Marauder" "Morto Rides Again"	January 20, 1968

Cast

• Keith Andes as Birdman
• Don Messick as Falcon 7

Legacy

Birdman took a comedic turn in the late 1990s, when Cartoon Network aired the act break short "Coffee Break," and then doubled their efforts with the Adult Swim sequel/spin-off spoof series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, from 2000 to 2007. In 2018, it was brought back for the one-off special, Harvey Birdman: Attorney General. Then astonishingly in 2020, Adult Swim launched the second spin-off, Birdgirl.

Birdman was also a guest star in several episodes of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, as an associate of fellow superhero Space Ghost.