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The episodes on this dvd are hilarious, save for the couple of episodes after Sebben bought the farm, but the dvd is a major ripoff. The special features are an absolute joke. No commentaries is a big letdown. I had these episodes on my computer, so buying the dvd was pointless. Oh well. Whatever. If you don’t already own the episodes, the Incredible Hippo episode is worth the price of admission alone. LAFF RIOT.
Rating: 2 / 5

I think this show was cancelled way before it needed to be. One of the best shows ever to premiere on Adult Swim. This was the last season they had and the last I had to buy. I highly recommend this DVD!
Rating: 5 / 5

Ladies and gentlemen of the Amazon jury, we have come to pay respects for out departed brethren of the legal system. Two years ago on this very day*, he sacrifice his life in the line of duty, in the form of an unpredictable circumstance; this fate was unavoidable due to the name of the final episode. He was charismatic, handsome, and has a tone that would make women keel over….that lawyer is sadly not Bob Loblaw, but Harvey Birdman was a fine lawyer in all regards. Let’s not forget his achievements such as becoming a drag-queen and selling himself for sun lotion, being one of many husbands of an office gal and have all but him consummate their vows, and working in a greek restaurant, none of which are court-related but let’s not be harsh. This is a ceremony for him in the form of the third set of “Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law.” A DVD set can be a ceremony if you let it be.

For those who saw last thirteen parts of the whole magnum opus, we had some fond memories of the odd days. Do you remember when Robert Osbourn of TCM showcased a lost vintage Birdman episode? Boy, did Birdman had to save the world so many times, I can understand the stress in quitting his first job? Do you remember about the special job orientation video? I was shocked by how Sebben had that terrible incurable wound. Do you remember that funny moment when Peter Potomus has his first traumatic sexual harassment? Do you remember how Harvey Birdman had to redo 37 old cases (not to be a fanboy, I could’ve sworn he’d done less)? Do you remember the time when we fell in love? Do you remember the time when we first met—oh wait, that’s the song from one of The Jackson 5; I wonder how well he’s doing.

A lot of the old cast comes back for this ceremony, along with the new ones such as Eliot; the copy center clerk has an annoying tendency to do things twice but I’m always swayed by his Lewis Black voice. Nice to see my favorites for the last time doing what they do best: Peanut, always helpful when he’s never in a nudie bar (which is all the time); Peter Potomus, for being persistent for knowing who got the thing he sent ‘cha; Birdgirl, that sassy girl who’s never out of sight of Birdman yet always appears whenever Judy Sebben isn’t around; The bear, for…eating Timothy Treadwell. Lest we forgot good ol’ Phil Ken Sebben—hey, where is he? I could’ve sworn he was around for a while; is he still doing his little side job? (ha ha…-job)

I’m glad we had this ceremony, at least for the treats. Too bad it is light on treats compared to the last ceremony, for all it has is a couple of voice sessions and other disposables. Oh well, I had a much grander time with this ceremony; the 11-minute long memories were more grandeur, off-the-wall, and funnier than ever, dealing with real issues of animal rights and the right to ban puns, follow by longest and explosive final memory this remembrance is meant for. I’ll miss this attorney, I spend a lifetime of seven years with this fellow; his working environment can be crass, and possibly too random at times, but when this man took a case, he got the job done; James Spader has nothing on this man. Fly high, my soaring eagle.

*I might be a month behind on the actual day of the event.
Rating: 4 / 5