Death by Chocolate

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Death by Chocolate
No chances are taken with Boo Boo on trial.
Network	Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Premiere date	July 14, 2002
Starring	Gary Cole Stephen Colbert Thomas Allen Maurice LaMarche Frank Welker Steve Landesberg
Music composed by	Michael Kohler
Writer(s)	Michael Ouweleen Erik Richter
Director(s)	Ben Jones
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"Death by Chocolate" is the fourth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season one. It aired on July 14, 2002 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by series creators, Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter, and directed by Ben Jones. The Hanna-Barbera series ridiculed in this episode is Yogi Bear.

Boo Boo is put on trial after being accused of international terrorism on a picnic basket level as the Unabooboo.

Memorable quotes

Yogi: He was a good little bear until the park got a corporate sponsor.

Boo Boo: I do believe corporations rob us of our dignity and independence, and that these systems must be ripped down, burned down, or leveled by any force necessary... But that's just one little bear's opinion!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Fred	Frank Welker
Yogi Bear	Maurice LaMarche
Boo Boo Bear	Tom Kenny
Harvey Birdman	Gary Cole
Avenger	Frank Welker
Peanut	Thomas Allen
Phil Ken Sebben	Stephen Colbert
Debbie
Ranger Smith (picture)	N/A
Judge Hiriam Mighor	Gary Cole
Myron Reducto	Stephen Colbert
Dick Dastardly	N/A
Doctor Quincy	Steve Landesberg
Alexander	Unavailable
Foreman	Frank Welker

Organizations

• ATF
• Sebben & Sebben
• Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon
• F.E.A.R.

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Jellystone Park
      • Yogi's residence
    • Washington, D.C.
      • Sebben & Sebben offices
      • Courthouse
      • The Bird Cage

Objects

• Cookie Bouqueter's Manifesto

Vehicles

• None

Music

The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: July 14, 2002 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

• The plot is a parody of the 1985 film Jagged Edge.
• Harvey begins an affair with Boo Boo, revealing that they are both gay, which is somewhat hypocritical given Harvey's ever so slightly irked reaction to the possibility of Race and Dr. Quest being in a relationship in "Bannon Custody Battle".
• Judge Mightor refers to the foreman as Mr. Foreplay.
• Buster Brown, a comic strip character, is mentioned.
• Boo Boo's nicknamed "The UnaBooBoo" as well as his motive to send cookie bouquets with bombs in them is a reference to Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, who sent package bomb to government offices from 1978-1995.

Legacy

• Harvey and Boo Boo get married in "Return of Birdgirl."
• The case is reopened in "The Death of Harvey."

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.