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Harvey Birdman was once a third-rate superhero. He's now a third-rate lawyer. There was a brief period as "bachelorette party entertainer," but we’ll ignore that. Birdman takes the hard cases, the unwinnable cases, the cases nobody else wants. Or maybe it’s just the animated cases. He works for prestigious law firm, Sebben and Sebben, and is constantly living in fear of getting fired. It’s unclear whether he ever completed—or even attended—law school, but he has a business suit now, that’s for sure.
Harvey is joined by his boss, Phil Ken Sebben, co-founder of Sebben & Sebben; his secretary, Avenger (who happens to be a large purple eagle); his 13-year-old paralegal, Peanut; Birdgirl, the costumed alter ego of Phil’s daughter, Judy Ken Sebben; purple, pompous colleague Peter Pottamus; stylish, suave and Spanish-accented Sebben & Sebben partner Blue Falcon; his most frequent courtroom adversary, Myron Reducto; and Judges Hiram Mightor and Mentok the Mind Taker, among others.
2 DVDs, 159 minutes total run time. Packaged in a textured slipcase that recalls a well-worn hornbook.
Price: $29.95
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Volume 3 includes:
13 episodes from season 3
Turner Classic Birdman
Turner Classic Movies' Robert Osborne introduces a recently "discovered" episode of the "classic" "Birdman" series. In this very special Birdman, a pre-law-school Harvey encounters a number of his future courtroom adversaries who try to kill him. Oh, and a six-legged spider, which only manages to irritate entomologists everywhere.
Free Magilla
Peebles is sued when a group of animal rights activists break into his store, free all the animals and kidnap Magilla. In the meantime, Phil takes Potamus and his nephews on a fishing trip in hopes of either communing with or totally obliterating nature.
Return of Birdgirl
Birdgirl's back with a new case for Harvey; Race Bannon and Dr. Quest want to form a legal partnership. Unfortunately for Harvey, the case goes to the highest court in the land, the Justices League. In the meantime, Phil's set his sights on Birdgirl and he won't take no for an answer. How far will Birdgirl go to protect her secret identity? Really, what girl doesn't dream of getting a marriage proposal...from her father?
Mindless
Sheer courtroom boredom drives Mentok to mindswap Spyro. Unfortunately, Mentok promptly loses Spyro's mind and is forced to drag him around until he finds the lost brain. Kitty-lovin' Harvey takes Top Cat and his crew into his home and somehow winds up in the pokey for running an illegal gambling establishment.
Identity Theft
While engaging in one of the more dangerous aspects of lawyering (photocopying) Harvey has a run-in with an old nemesis, The Deadly Duplicator. An unintentional slight sets the Duplicator off...to duplicate. And duplicate and duplicate.As a result, an army of Harveys faces off in court against an army of pretty much everyone else.
Sebben and Sebben Employee Orientation
Welcome to Sebben and Sebben, new employee! In this eleven and a half minute romp through the halls of everyone's favorite fake animated law firm you'll learn what makes working here so special. And that's not even including our unique approach to sexual harassment training.
Shazzan
After centuries trapped in Phil’s vase, Shazzan pops out by the hand of Peanut. Or rather, Master Peanut, who proceeds to wish for everything that’s, uh, big. Shazzan, because ostensibly it’s a law show, forms a case against his imprisoner, Mufti the Mizwa of Muzzy Tah! All the while, Avenger—without warning—speaks, embracing a fresh vocabulary of insults and occasional slurs. When everyone discovers Mufti is Judge Mentok, who will solve the case? Will it be Harvey or more likely, the talking bird? Or even Peanut, who just wished for a law degree from Harvard?
Incredible Hippo
In a harrowing office accident involving a bagel, happy-go-lucky Peter Potamus consumes radioactive pellets which transform him into THE CREATURE! Or rather, he turns green and his waist-size triples in seconds, which, let’s face it, would send anyone over the edge. On the brighter side, his new flowing mane leaves him bearing a striking resemblance to Frank Stallone! Now, even the slightest stress, such as rending an impossible-to-open mustard pak (sic), can cause the Creature to appear and terrorize the office! Will any escape the bestial hipposity? Meanwhile, Reducto freaks out, strips naked and despoils his house with a mixture of duck feces and potting soil. In other words, business as usual.
Babysitter
Two heroes will fall and one, in Speedos, will rise out of a hot tub filled with cash. Actually, another hero will rise too, in a Baby Bjorn, deftly worn by Reducto. And then fall. Too many falls and rises to keep track of!
Birdnapped
Harvey decides to temporarily run the law firm, which leads to a full scale revolt (naturally). Armed with standard office supplies like staplers, manila envelopes and an occasional hand grenade, Sebben & Sebben employees form a massive uprising. Can they be stopped? Meanwhile, X, distraught over being ignored by Harvey, kidnaps Birdgirl to capture his attention. And his dinner plans.
Grodin
How can I become more evil? A common question. And X searches for answers in the Perfectionist’s 14 step program on putting a little more evil in his life. Seize the day? Never! Seize the Crest! But will he be able to succeed this time? In under 12 minutes, this Birdman packs in motivational tips, a life affirming origin story and a benefit jump, courtesy of Devlin.
Harvey Birdman, Juror in Court
Harvey suffers a mental breakdown in court, leading to the loss of a juror. At the same time, he’s summoned to serve as a juror. On the same trial. But problem solved when Duplicator creates a 2nd Harvey to perform his civic duty . . . . Can two Harveys win over a jury, when it’s relatively clear that just one Harvey who tries really, really hard barely makes any substantial impact whatsoever?
Death of Harvey Birdman
Harvey once and for all proves what kind of lawyer he is when he is forced to retry all 37 of his past cases, tying the entire series up and putting a nice bow on it. Until we realize that there is one former client left out there—Nitron—who has been released and is wrecking havoc on the city. Will Harvey be able to save the day—or does he die, as the title so clearly suggests? Will the Incredible Hippo return to help the Birdteam? And X, does he finally obtain the crest? Final answers will be revealed in this special double episode. Oh, and a certain bus makes a mysterious reappearance . . . .
DVD Special Features
- "Joke Timeline," showing every appearance of 14 of the show's running jokes
- "Birdman Characters," a quick montage of the main players
- Three clips from the recording studio
- Origin comic for X the Eliminator
- 8 deleted scenes
- 2 sets of scene animatics
Price: $29.95
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