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''Who is the man in the suit?'' ''Who is the cat with the beak?''
'''''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law''''' (2000-2007) was a comedic American animated television series created by Williams Street for [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] block. The show revolved around the day-to-day activities of a law firm staffed mainly by superheroes and other characters featured in [[The Sixties|1960s]]-era animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera, particularly ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio''.
The main character is Harvey Birdman, a 1960s superhero who has traded in most of his superpowers for "power of attorney", and now works at the Law firm Sebben & Sebben, under [[Punny Name|Phil Ken Sebben]] ("Falcon 7", his boss in the original show). In each episode, Birdman has to deal with all manner of hassles at work and in the courtroom while defending such clients as Fred Flintstone (accused of being a mob boss), Secret Squirrel (accused of public indecency), Boo-Boo Bear (accused of being a mad bomber) and other iconic [[Hanna-Barbera]] characters from [[The Dark Age of Animation]] -- bringing new meaning to the phrase [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]], indeed. His most common opponent is the neurotic supervillain-turned-prosecutor Myron Reducto. ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' was known for its fast-paced jokes and pop-culture references.
It also spawned a single game of the exact same name, similar to a tongue-in-cheek ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' (understandable, as [[Self-Plagiarism|it was made
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* [[Achilles' Heel]]: Mentok's mind-taking can be blocked both by aluminum foil and by metal skull plates.
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* [[Idiosyncratic Wipes]]: Scene changes are marked by a quick shot of a gavel banging, or briefcase opening, etc on a brightly-colored background.
** Woo-Ka!
* [[Insanity Defense]]: Harvey tried to use this to get Devlin off (the first time). [[
* [[Instrument of Murder]]: [[Quick Draw McGraw]]'s 'El Kabong' guitar.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Spyro, Mentok. Lampshaded when Harvey tries to make small talk with Spyro, and quickly understands why none of Spyro's school buddies kept in touch.
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