High Speed Buggy Chase

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High Speed Buggy Chase
Remember when Speed Buggy helped out O.J. Simpson?
Network	Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Premiere date	May 2, 2004
Run time	11:07
Starring	Gary Cole Stephen Colbert Thomas Allen Maurice LaMarche Nika Futterman Neil Ross John Michael Higgins
Music composed by	Michael Kohler
Story by	Casper Kelly Michael Ouweleen
Writer(s)	Michael Ouweleen
Director(s)	Richard Ferguson-Hull
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"High Speed Buggy Chase" is the fourth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season two, and the thirteenth overall. It aired on May 2, 2004 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by Casper Kelly and series co-creator, Michael Ouweleen, produced by Evan W. Adler, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull. The Hanna-Barbera series and guest character ridiculed in this episode is Speed Buggy and Jonathan Wellington Muddlemore ("Funky Phantom") from The Funky Phantom, respectively.

Speed Buggy's driving is put into question after he elicits a police chase. Meanwhile, Avenger quits Sebben & Sebben and works for Vulturo.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Newscaster #1 (voice only)	Nika Futterman
Speed Buggy	Maurice LaMarche
Harvey Birdman	Gary Cole
Funky Phantom	Chris Edgerly
Peanut	Thomas Allen
Avenger	Maurice LaMarche
Vulturo	Neil Ross
Dirth	N/A
Phil Ken Sebben	Stephen Colbert
Baby	Unavailable
Myron Reducto	Stephen Colbert
The Bear	N/A
Ted Turner	N/A
Peter Potamus	Chris Edgerly
George Washington	Unavailable
Evan Adler
Bandit	N/A
Scrappy-Doo	N/A
Tinker	Chris Edgerly
Debbie	Nika Futterman
Mark	N/A
Finch	N/A
Emperor penguin	N/A
Roxanne	N/A
Delivery guy	Unavailable
Franklin
Garben
Kline
Sparky	Neil Ross
Bailiff	N/A
Judge Mentok	John Michael Higgins
Boo	N/A
Wallenburg
Avenger's assistant	Unavailable

Organizations

• Sebben & Sebben
• Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon
• Speed Buggs
• Franklin, Garben, & Kline

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Washington, D.C.
      • Sebben & Sebben offices
      • The Birdcage
      • Hooters
      • Courthouse
      • Funky Street
    • Massachusetts (mentioned)
      • Nantucket (mentioned)

Objects

• Stop Stuttering
• Bird Times
• Speed Buggy's remote control

Vehicles

• Speed Buggy

Music

The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: May 2, 2004 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

• This is the first episode written by Ouweleen without co-creator, Erik Richter.
• Funky Phantom's not the name of the character, the name of the character is Jonathan Wellington Muddlemore. The name of the series he is the star of is called The Funky Phantom.
• Even when writing, Avenger still uses the word, "Caw."
• Producer Evan Adler is signed on Peanut's one-dollar bill.

Legacy

• The scene of Speed Buggy on the highway is recycled as footage on the Hall of Justice's trouble alert screen in "Peanut Puberty."
• 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.