SPF

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SPF
Harvey just really hates that desk.
Network	Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Premiere date	January 1, 2004
Run time	11:49
Starring	Gary Cole Stephen Colbert Thomas Allen Neil Ross Wally Wingert Peter MacNicol Maurice LaMarche John Michael Higgins Grey Delisle Chris Edgerly
Music composed by	Michael Kohler
Writer(s)	Michael Ouweleen Erik Richter
Director(s)	Richard Ferguson-Hull
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"SPF" is the first episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season two, and the tenth overall. It aired on January 1, 2004 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. The Hanna-Barbera series ridiculed in this episode is not one particular series, but a combination of mostly the co-stars of Hokey Wolf and Wally Gator.

Harvey has a cancer scare while he represents Ding-a-Ling, who goes to court when he finds his name being used as the address for a porn site.

Memorable quotes

Harvey: He's in my spot again!
Peanut: Who, Harvey? Who is in your spot, pray?
Harvey: Potamus! Who else? Every morning he parks that damn blimp-ark diagonally across two spots.

Ding-a-Ling: Gee wizzes, Mr. Birdman, something awful's happened! I went to register my name because I wanted to have a website to all my fans…
Harvey and co.: Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Ding-a-Ling: And this is what came up. It's pictures! Diirrty pictures!
Peanut: If you got it bad, you just see what "tweetypie.org" looks like. I tawt I taw a puddy… tat…

Phil: What's stronger, Birdman, the addiction or you? Did that one go out, the one on the end?

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Squiddly Diddly (picture)	N/A
Ding-a-Ling	Neil Ross
Peanut	Thomas Allen
Avenger	Unavailable
Harvey Birdman	Gary Cole
Peter Potamus	N/A
The Bear	Unavailable
Phil Ken Sebben	Stephen Colbert
Doctor	Chris Edgerly
Debbie (voice only)	Grey Delisle
Judge Mightor	Gary Cole
Benjamin Franklin (picture)	N/A
Franklin Osmond
Blue Falcone	Maurice LaMarche
Scrappy-Doo	Unavailable
Judge Mentok	John Michael Higgins
Bailiff	N/A
Myron Reducto	Stephen Colbert
Hi-Riser	Maurice LaMarche
Big Duke Dalton	N/A
Bigger Duke Dalton	N/A
Kwicky Koala	N/A
Chief Shnooker	N/A
Magic Rabbit	N/A
Fluid-Man	N/A
Dirty Dawg	N/A
Mother Lode	N/A
Galtar	N/A
Harry Twiddles	Wally Wingert
Magilla Gorilla	N/A
Donald Trump
Harvey's parents (picture)	N/A
George Hamilton	N/A
X the Eliminator	Peter MacNicol
Cosmetician	Grey Delisle
Blue Falcone's mother
Black Vulcan	N/A
Apache Chief	Maurice LaMarche
Frida Kahlo	Unavailable
Jesse Jackson	N/A
Vulturo	Neil Ross
Mole	N/A

Organizations

• Sebben & Sebben
• Freezoid, Zarog, & Skon
• HMO
• AOL-Time Warner Co.
• Twiddles Publications

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Washington, D.C.
      • Sebben & Sebben offices
      • Courthouse
      • Wally Gator's
      • The Birdcage
    • Twiddles's porn store
    • Twiddles Publications HQ

Objects

• SPF-710
• Lucky mug
• Bronzoluxe Tanning Crème
• Golden Lance
• The French Stuff
• Hemorrhoid creme

Vehicles

• Peter's hot air balloon

Music

The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 1, 2004 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

• This is the first episode animated in Macromedia Flash, although there is stock footage from the hand-drawn animated Birdman by Hanna-Barbera.
• This episode makes light of the (unintentional) innuendos in the names of some Hanna-Barbera characters, with Ding-a-Ling being one of several examples.
• The Looney Tunes character Tweety is referenced with the adult website tweetypie.org. His catchphrase, "I tawt I taw a puddy tat!", is also referenced by Peanut as a double entendre.
• The case is not resolved.
• Ouweleen, Richter, and Ferguson-Hull provide audio commentary for this episode on DVD releases.
• This is the first time no one is seen working behind the bar at the Birdcage.
• Roger Ramjet and Sergeant Blast were forbidden to be used as adult website names.
• Harvey's parents were modeled after Ferguson-Hull's parents.

Errors

• Wingert is credited for voicing Moby Dick, although he does not appear in the episode.

Legacy

• The case is reopened in "The Death of Harvey."
• Harvey also tries to use the Bronzoluxe Tanning Crème to fight Nitron 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.