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The Best Episodes of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

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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 1960s and 1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoon series.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 3 Episode 9 - Return of Birdgirl
    8.2/10(113 votes)

    S3:E9

    Bird Girl returns.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  2. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 3 Episode 12 - Identity Theft
    8.2/10(116 votes)

    S3:E12

    Harvey runs into an old nemesis, The Deadly Duplicator, who unintentionally creates an army of Harveys.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  3. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 1 Episode 3 - Shaggy Busted
    8.1/10(261 votes)

    S1:E3

    Shaggy and Scooby are being held on possession. Harvey defends the two in an entirely circumstantial case brought against them by Spyro.

    Director:Vincent Waller
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  4. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 2 Episode 6 - Back to the Present
    8.1/10(149 votes)

    S2:E6

    The Jetsons enlist Harvey's help to sue us for screwing up the planet. Turns out there's a reason all the buildings in the Jetsons' world are on stilts: the ice caps melted and the earth is covered in water. Meanwhile, Phil is terrified - or is it excited - that the Jetsons are there to abduct and anally probe him.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writer:Michael Ouweleen

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  5. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 1 Episode 6 - The Dabba Don
    8.0/10(235 votes)

    S1:E6

    Fred Flintstone is a family man--possibly in more ways than one. Looking to expand beyond construction with a couple of small side businesses, Fred seeks legal advice from Harvey. The case is seemingly a simple matter until the feds start questioning the legitimacy of Fred's business dealings and his possible ties to the Mob.

    Director:Robert Alvarez
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  6. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 1 Episode 9 - X, the Exterminator
    8.0/10(187 votes)

    S1:E9

    X the Eliminator is sitting at home, having mostly forgotten that he was paid a million bucks to kill Birdman in 1968, when he sees Harvey in an ad for his law practice.

    Directors:Erik Richter, Michael Ouweleen
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  7. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 3 Episode 3 - X Gets The Crest
    8.0/10(133 votes)

    S3:E3

    After 30 years of failed attempts, X the Eliminator acquires the crest on Birdman's helmet. Convinced that he's powerless without his crest, Harvey falls apart, stops shaving and loses a case defending Ricochet Rabbit from charges of wanton and willful destruction. X, on the other hand, turns his life around. He starts fighting for the cause of all that is good, winds up in newspaper headlines and on afternoon talk shows. With X hanging around with rock stars, Harvey running around in his skivvies plotting revenge and Ricochet on psychotropic drugs, things look pretty bleak.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  8. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 3 Episode 11 - Sebben & Sebben Orientation
    8.0/10(129 votes)

    S3:E11

    An insight look into working at Sebben and Sebben.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  9. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 4 Episode 7 - The Death of Harvey Birdman
    8.0/10(131 votes)

    S4:E7

    Harvey is upset when he must redo all of his cases. He soon realizes he has a much bigger problem to deal with, and he'll need Peanut and Judy's help.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  10. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 2 Episode 1 - Blackwatch Plaid
    7.9/10(171 votes)

    S2:E1

    When Harvey's boss Phil Ken Sebben believes his office has been burgled, he installs a series of oppressive security measures at the firm. The e-mail monitoring, cavity searches, color-coded crime alert system and security cameras aren't making the office any more safe, but Phil seems to enjoy them. Meanwhile, Harvey is under pressure to bring in a new client. He ends up representing Secret Squirrel, who is on trial for publicly displaying the equipment he keeps underneath his trench coat.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writer:Michael Ouweleen

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  11. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 2 Episode 8 - Peanut Puberty
    7.9/10(144 votes)

    S2:E8

    Peanut begins to feel his super-powers starting up, leaving Harvey in the awkward position of trying to explain to him the reasons for his new found desires. Meanwhile, Doggy Daddy is forced th go through training... with Phil!

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writer:Michael Ouweleen

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  12. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 3 Episode 5 - Turner Classic Birdman
    7.9/10(118 votes)

    S3:E5

    Turner Classic Movies’ Robert Osborne introduces a “recently discovered” episode of the “classic” Birdman series. In this episode, a pre-law Harvey encounters a few of his future courtroom adversaries who try to kill him.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  13. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 3 Episode 2 - Harvey's Civvy
    7.8/10(126 votes)

    S3:E2

    Murro the Maurader sues Harvey for injuries suffered in 1967. Murro's lawyer, the psychically bombastic Shado the Brain Thief, not only litigates Murro's case, but he introduces a class action lawsuit as well. Harvey begs Potamus to take the case and the hippo litigates on Harvey's behalf.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  14. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 2 Episode 10 - Droopy Botox
    7.7/10(132 votes)

    S2:E10

    After winning a case against a deformed Droopy, Birdman finds himself in much success at the office. But is conflicted over the nature in which he won, and tries to set things right in his life.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  15. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 3 Episode 4 - Bird Girl of Guantanamole
    7.7/10(127 votes)

    S3:E4

    Phil brings his daughter to work and Birdgirl is desperate to be part of the Birdteam. She sets out to prove her superhero and litigating and superhero litigating skills. She also arrives just in time to help Harvey defend Morocco Mole on charges of being an enemy combatant. Phil has the hots for Birdgirl.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  16. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 4 Episode 2 - The Incredible Hippo
    7.7/10(105 votes)

    S4:E2

    Peter Potamus consumes radioactive pellets that transform him into "the creature," turning him green and tripling his waist size. Meanwhile, Atom Ant is charged with having high radiations levels in his home.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  17. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 2 Episode 5 - SPF
    7.6/10(146 votes)

    S2:E5

    After years of getting his powers from the sun, Harvey notices a suspicious spot on his skin. When his dermatoligist insists he stay out of the sun and use sunblock, the now droopy Birdman turns to a self-tanning cream for a pick me up. It isn't long before he's addicted to the stuff, using more and more to stay awake. All the while, he attempts to help out Ding-A-Ling in his case against the porn industry.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  18. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 2 Episode 11 - Guitar Control
    7.6/10(134 votes)

    S2:E11

    When Quick Draw McGraw pulls out his trusty six-string in an attempt to put the El Kabong kibosh on the Dalton Gang, he gets hauled off to the hoosegow. So he turns to noted constitutional law expert Harvey Birdman to defend his right to keep and bear guitars. Meanwhile, Harvey's boss, Phil Ken Sebben, takes $12 billion from the powerful guitar lobby to fund his presidential campaign. Not that that would make him beholden to them. And Peanut and Baba Looey get into trouble when they get their hands on Quick Draw's private guitar arsenal.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  19. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 3 Episode 1 - Booty Noir
    7.6/10(136 votes)

    S3:E1

    Reducto falls in love when he meets a derriere he just can't shrink. Unfortunately, that derriere belongs to Norlisa, Black Vulcan's girlfriend. She's ready to dump her fella for the arms of a small, green man - but Reducto may not be able to reciprocate. In the meantime, Wally Gator's arrested for, well, for being a redneck, and it's up to Harvey to defend him.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  20. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 1 Episode 2 - Very Personal Injury
    7.5/10(222 votes)

    S1:E2

    Ex-Superfriend Apache Chief accidentally spills a latte on his lap and loses his super-ability to "grow large at will." With Harvey as his attorney, he sues Javalux.

    Director:Vincent Waller
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  21. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 2 Episode 2 - Trio's Company
    7.5/10(152 votes)

    S2:E2

    Birdman joins a new health club and falls for his personal trainer, Gigi. It seems everyone else in the health club is reaching her target zone, except for Harvey. Back in court, Harvey is representing Inch-High Private Eye, who believes he's been illegally fired from his job based on his diminutive stature.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  22. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 2 Episode 3 - The Devlin Made Me Do It
    7.5/10(153 votes)

    S2:E3

    Washed up motorcycle stuntman Ernie Devlin is sued when a kid injures himself trying to imitate his deep ravine jump. Harvey's legal strategy -- to attack the fractured, wheelchair bound child on the witness stand -- backfires. Pill-addled Devlin is a less than sympathetic defendant, so Harvey must scramble to salvage the case. Meanwhile, Avenger seems to have laid an egg.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Jeffrey G. Olsen, Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  23. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 3 Episode 7 - Evolutionary War
    7.5/10(107 votes)

    S3:E7

    When Cavey Jr.'s school refuses to teach evolution, Captain Caveman turns to Harvey to defend the hairy little boy's right to an education. Harvey does not only have to prove evolution but also explain the existence of a talking caveboy. As if that's not enough, Harvey also suffers his latest existential crisis at the hands of Reducto.

    Director:Richard Ferguson-Hull
    Writers:Adam Pava, Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  24. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 1 Episode 4 - Death by Chocolate
    7.4/10(219 votes)

    S1:E4

    The ATF surround Yogi and Boo Boo's cave and arrest the young bear, charging him with being the eco-terrorist Unabooboo, Harvey throws himself into the case, and into the loving arms of the cute little bear.

    Director:Heather A. Maxwell
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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  25. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Season 1 Episode 5 - Shoyu Weenie
    7.4/10(205 votes)

    S1:E5

    When Shoyu Weenie, a Japanese pop band, discovers that Jabberjaw and the Neptunes have stolen their hit single "Mochi Mochi" and made it their own, they decide to take their case to a higher power. When he's not available, they settle on Harvey.

    Director:Heather A. Maxwell
    Writers:Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter

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Best Episodes Summary

"Return of Birdgirl" is the best rated episode of "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law". It scored 8.2/10 based on 113 votes. Directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull and written by Michael Ouweleen, Erik Richter, it aired on 9/18/2005. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Identity Theft".