Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

Very Personal Injury

Season 1, Episode 2, Aired 9/23/01

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Apache Chief, the Native American member of the Superfriends, accidentally spills coffee on his groin. He sues the Javalux company, as the burn injuries to his crotch have diminished his superpower: the ability to grow to giant-size. Harvey represents Apache Chief, while Reducto is the attorney for the Javalux Corp.moreless

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By sh811a, Jul 29, 2011 Report Abuse

This is one of my top ten favorate episodes of the show, there is just not one dull moment. For the record I have seen the Superfriends and I do remember Apache Chief and the other obsure characters.

It just hits all of the right notes there are just a lot of underlying verbal crouch jokes. But what makes this episode is really two things for me. For one the first time the character "Reducto" enters the picture. Personally he is my favorate opponent for Harvey, he is constantly paranoid and is always armed with his shrink ray, how the heck he is allowed to legally carry a weapon into a court room is anyone's guess but it's hillarous he is just never without it as much as "Judge Dredd" never takes his helmet off. He is scheming and will shrink anyone who looks at him wrong or makes some bad move though that never really happens. And of course his trademark lines are "Back off" it always cracks me up every time he says them.

But the other thing is how it really hits on the fundamental problem with both the Justice Legue and DC Comics universe. How they have a heck of a lot of superhero charcters but they never really get recognition or even built on as much as the popular ones whom I think get more attention then they deserve sometimes. Personally I never felt that was fair and some of those characters I do think have potential to be built on. It was just comic gold to see characters "Black Voltan" and the Wonder Twin that had the really lame power (never really understood what good turning into water would do) and see them tell their story, mainly for me "Black Voltan" could be because I like the voice actor as well as what he said.

Apache Chief may you grow tall and stay strong.moreless

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Apache Chief spills hot coffee in his lap. After this he can no longer "grow". Apache Chief sues the Javalux company for personal injury. Enter Harvey Birdman and feel the "Power of Attorney"!moreless

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By rcsample, May 29, 2007 Report Abuse

For the two of you unfamilar with Apache Chief, he was a B-team Justice League of America hero. With his power of growth, he often, uh, grew and fought the Legion of Doom's Giganta, who had the same power. Exciting isn't it. Anyway, Apache Chief is hanging around and saves the world be hitting a meteor back into orbit. As thanks for this, the Javalux coffee shop gives him a free cup of coffee which he ends up spilling in his lap, thus injuring him and preventing him from "growing". Enter Harvey to defend Apache Chief. On the defense, we have Reducto representing the Javalux corp. Reducto is a great character who is paranoid and isn't afraid to shrink someone who looks at him wrong. There are also some funny appearances by "Black Vulcan" with a funny story regarding the origin of his superhero name and an appearance by a Wonder Twin which is also funny.

The jokes come fast and furious and with the addition of Reducto has taken this show up a notch.moreless

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By majwdy, Mar 04, 2006 Report Abuse

Though i must admit i have never seen any of the orignal superfriends with Apache Chief. I must say it was pretty darn funny that because hes native the superfriends kicked hime out. Maybe i cant say that but its implied within the episode. This is non stop laughathon that is birdman. A must see. Chief loses his powers but soon regains them. In away of burning himself after saving the town and still has to pay for his own coffee! The way in which he gets his burn is based on some actual event. Some moron actually burned themself then burned package. Seinfeld also made fun of such an event. Sorry i am not good at reviews.moreless

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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

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Trivia
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- Settings on Reducto's shrink gun: Small, Smaller, Smallest, Teensy, Wee, Titlin', Kleiner, Frappe. He shrinks Birdman on the Titlin' setting. Edit
- When Apache Chief walks into Harvey's office, we hear a Star Trek sound effect of a door opening. But wait... Harvey's office doesn't have that kind of door there. Edit
Notes
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- On the Volume 1 DVD commentary track, Erik Ritcher tells that when Apache Chief picks up the telephone pole, it changes color. This is a tip of the hat to the old animation style where the color would change on objects when it shifted from being a background object to a prop on the cells. Edit
- This episode was poorly produced by the original crew who started the episode overseas. The producers saw the condition of the episode, took it back to the US, and finished the product themselves. Due to this, some of the animation is poorly done, and the audio is blairing. Edit
- The Multi-Culture Pals: Apache Chief, Black Vulcan (that's Supervolt!), Juan Gigante, The Negotiator & his super-sidekick, Pitseleh, the French Tickler, and Jesse Jackson. Edit
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- Harvey: You stated that you had express knowledge of one of the more familiar Superfriend's whereabouts - a Wonder Woman, I believe? Zan: Um, that's correct. Uh, she was at home. Harvey: Any idea why she wouldn't have answered the town's distress call? Zan: Well, she said she really needed some "me time." So she unplugged her communicator and... and took a bath. Harvey: How do you happen to know this? Zan: I was... I, I was the bathwater. [flashback] Zan: [his face visible in the water as Wonder Woman washes her leg] Form of a washrag! Edit
- [Avenger is making a kettle of tea in the background] Apache Chief: Well I saved the town the other day.. and anyway, I saved the town. And anyway, afterwards I thought, "Man, a.. a coffee would be nice." But I spilled it on my... lap Harvey: Uh-huh. [the tea kettle whistle begins to sound] Apache Chief: And, wow, it was hot... on my lap. Harvey: I'll bet. Apache Chief: Hotness. Crotch. Ouch. Harvey: Yeah, I... ohhhh! Are you trying to say...? Apache Chief: I... can no longer... enlarge. [the tea kettle whistle plaintively decays into silence] Harvey: Ugh! [crosses his legs and winces a few moments] Harvey: Ugh! Let's all go to the mountains! Oh! [Apache Chief watches apprehensively as Avenger walks by with the tea service] Harvey: I'll take the case!... Not even first thing in the morning? You know... little neeneeneeneeneey? Edit
- Harvey: When I say the word "superhero" what names come to mind? Wonderwoman, Aquaman, Superman, Birdman. These are names-- Jurymember: Excuse me, I don't think of Birdman. Edit
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- Number One, Leader of FEAR: The bartender at The Bird Cage is no other than Number One, the Leader of FEAR from the old Birdman cartoon. He appears frequently in other episodes at the bar. Edit
- Reducto: Introduced in this episode is Reducto, originally a mad scientist who has created a reduction ray. He uses this ray to demand money from Central City or he will shrink it's size. After being defeated by Birdman he is shrunken down to microscopic size. Reducto appeared in one episode of Birdman. Edit
- McDonald's Coffee Case: Apache Chief sues Javalux over injuries suffered from a coffee of their's spilled onto his lap. This case parodies the famous, "McDonald's Scalding Coffee Case." Edit