Birdnapped

From Hanna-Barbera Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
Birdnapped
Birdgirl tied up at X's.png
Premiere date October 22, 2006
Starring Gary Cole
Thomas Allen
Chris Edgerly
Peter MacNicol
John Michael Higgins
Paget Brewster
Maurice LaMarche
Grey DeLisle
Keith Ferguson
Music composed by Michael Kohler
Writer(s) Michael Ouweleen
Erik Richter
Director(s) Richard Ferguson-Hull
Episode navigation
Previous Next
Title card
HBAAL 404 title card.png

"Birdnapped" is the fourth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season four, and the thirty-sixth overall. It aired on October 22, 2006 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by series creators, Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter, produced by Evan W Adler, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull.

Harvey is left in charge of Sebben & Sebben following Phil's wishes, although he left Harvey with no easy tasks, and doesn't even have time to make it to X's dinner, so X kidnaps Birdgirl in retaliation.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Harvey Birdman Gary Cole
Phil Ken Sebben N/A
Peter Potamus Chris Edgerly
Birdgirl Paget Brewster
Peanut Thomas Allen
Avenger N/A
The Bear Unavailable
Debbie Grey DeLisle
Blue Falcone Maurice LaMarche
O.J. Simpson N/A
President George W. Bush N/A
Mary Grey DeLisle
Mary's mother N/A
X, the Eliminator Peter MacNicol
Zardo John Michael Higgins
Bill Ken Sebben Keith Ferguson
Stephen Colbert
Cafeteria lady N/A
Gigi N/A
Janitor N/A
Scrappy-Doo N/A
Inch High Maurice LaMarche


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

  • Bus
  • Harvey's car

Production

Development

Filming

Dropped from the episode, is a scene with Harvey's potential clients, which include the janitor, cafeteria lady, a waitress from Boobies, and the Bear, Phil's burial, a double of himself. Potamus also comes in and talks about how Phil found him like baby Moses and raised him as his own son.

In another deleted scene, Peanut accidentally gives Harvey the address of an adult store, instead of X's house. Peanut asks him if Harvey can pick up another couple of Girl Biz magazines, while he is also holding one (which has Judy Jetson on the front).

Music

The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: October 22, 2006 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

  • The episode begins with a recap of the previous, "Babysitter."
  • This is the fourth episode to get a personalized title card.
  • In the flashback of the bus that killed Phil, it advertises The Colbert Report.
  • In one of the blackmailing photos of Phil, he is dressed as Yogi.
  • The shadow of Falcone when the thunder strikes, is in the shape of Dynomutt.
  • A plane advertises the brief corporate merger between AOL and Time Warner, which had already ended before this episode was made.
  • X gives Zardo a Bill Clinton mask.
  • The episode is not set in December.
  • MacNicol is demoted to guest star.
  • Birdgirl is also put in charge of Sebben & Sebben after Phil's declared dead again in the pilot episode of the Birdgirl spin-off.

Errors

Critical reception

Home availability

References