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Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
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Genre
Created by Michael Ouweleen
Erik Richter
Based on Hanna-Barbera cartoons
Written by Michael Ouweleen
Erik Richter
Directed by
Voices of
Theme music composer Michael Kohler
Opening theme "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law"
Ending theme "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law" (Instrumental)
Composer(s) Michael Kohler
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Michael Ouweleen
  • Erik Richter
  • Evan W. Adler (Season 2–4)
Producer(s)
  • Christine Griswold (Season 1)
  • Jeffrey Goldstein (Season 1)
  • Evan W. Adler (Season 2–4)
  • Pilot: Billy Cone, Dave Drabik, Craig Gordon, Casper Kelly, Jeff Olsen, and Matt Peccini
Editor(s) Jon Dilling
Running time 12 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor Warner Bros. Television
Release
Original network Cartoon Network (episode 1)
Adult Swim
Picture format 4:3 SDTV
First shown in December 30, 2000 (2000-12-30)
Original release September 2, 2001 (2001-09-02) – July 22, 2007 (2007-07-22)
Chronology
Preceded by Space Ghost Coast to Coast
External links
Website

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an American animated courtroom black comedy series created by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter for Adult Swim. The show revolves around the activity of the Sebben & Sebben law firm, which is staffed mainly by superheroes and other characters who had originally been featured in past Hanna-Barbera cartoons, most notably Birdman and the Galaxy Trio.

Harvey Birdman's pilot first aired on Cartoon Network on December 30, 2000. On September 2, 2001, the series moved to Adult Swim, continuing for four seasons and 39 episodes before ending on July 22, 2007. The show is also a spin-off of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, where Birdman got his first name from. Both Space Ghost and Birdman original series were based on action / adventure script, and, decades later, applied in comedic contexts.

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law features ex-superhero Harvey T. Birdman of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio as an attorney working for a law firm alongside other cartoon stars from the 1960s and the 1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoon series. Similarly, Harvey's clients are also primarily composed of characters taken from Hanna-Barbera cartoon series of the same era. Many of Birdman's nemeses featured in his former cartoon series also became attorneys, often representing the opposing side of a given case.

Harvey usually fills the role of a criminal defense attorney, though he will act as a civil litigator or other such job when the plot calls for it. The series uses a surrealist style of comedy, featuring characters, objects, and jokes that are briefly introduced and rarely (if ever) referenced thereafter. Also, because the series relied heavily on popular culture references to classic television animation, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law constantly delves into parody, even featuring clips of these series or specially-created scenes which mimic the distinctive style of the animation being referenced.Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is the first Williams Street cartoon to maintain continuity through the entire series. Various episodes reference Harvey's (or another superhero's) former crimefighting career. The episode "Turner Classic Birdman" even serves to bridge the gap between Birdman and the Galaxy Trio and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.


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