"Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law" (2000) TV series 2000-2007

Creators:

Michael Ouweleen
Erik Richter

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

30 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Tagline:

Who's the man in the suit? Who's the cat with the beak?

Plot:

Third-rate superhero Harvey Birdman gets a new lease on life when he becomes a lawyer.

Plot Keywords:

Superhero | Lawyer | Cafeteria | Bear | Attorney

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Gary Cole	...	Harvey Birdman / ... (39 episodes, 2000-2007)
Thomas Allen	...	Peanut (33 episodes, 2002-2007)
Stephen Colbert	...	Phil Ken Sebben / ... (31 episodes, 2001-2007)
John Michael Higgins	...	Mentok The Mindtaker / ... (30 episodes, 2002-2007)
Chris Edgerly	...	Potamus / ... (25 episodes, 2004-2007)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Freezoid / ... (21 episodes, 2001-2007)

Runtime:

15 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:14A (DVD) | Canada:18+ (TV rating) | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | USA:TV-14

Company:

Allied Arts & Science

Trivia:

In the Shoyu Weenie episode, Seiko speaks Japanese to the crowd. She says, "It's pretty, I think. I'm Seiko. What is your name?"

Quotes:

Myron Reducto: I'll make you travel size.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "The Peter Potamus Show" (1964)

One of the most demented things I've seen since vintage 'Ren and Stimpy'. Pure genius!

Many of my all time favourite TV shows haven't been the ones hyped to death, but the obscure ones that you "discover" for yourself. 'Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law' is a case in point. I don't know if it achieved any kind of audience in the US, but it suddenly appeared out of nowhere here in Australia and was shown at an odd time slot with little fanfare. A friend caught the Scooby Doo episode and when he described it to me, I knew this was a show I just HAD to see! So I managed to catch the "Unabooboo" episode, then the one where Jabbajaw and The Neptunes are accused of plagiarism, and last night I watched the Flintstones/Sopranos episode, which was pure genius! I am now hooked for life! For anybody who hasn't seen the show it features Birdman the 60s Hanna Barbera cartoon character reinvented as Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. Each episode he defends a cartoon client accused of some crime e.g. Shaggy and Scooby Doo for dope, Fred Flintstone for racketeering. Plus there are lots of strange gay in-jokes and surreal bits and pieces which make it one of the most demented things I've seen since vintage 'Ren and Stimpy'. My favourite characters are Reducto and Birdman's nutty eye-patch wearing boss. This is an utterly brilliant show and I can't wait to see more episodes!