History WesternAnimation / Birdz

* RealSongThemeTune: A cover of "Surfin' Bird". Yes, ''that'' "Surfin' Bird".

A short-lived creation of Creator/{{Nelvana}}, specifically by Larry Jacobs, who has since moved on to Creator/CookieJarEntertainment and [[Creator/9StoryMediaGroup 9 Story Entertainment]]. It first aired in the United States on Creator/{{CBS}} in 1998, as one of the network's last {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s. It was canceled after one season the following year, replaced by another Nelvana series, ''WesternAnimation/RescueHeroes''. Scottish network STV picked it up in 2001 and reran it for a short time. It last aired on [=KidsCo=] TV in Australia.

A short-lived creation of Creator/{{Nelvana}}, specifically by Larry Jacobs, who has since moved on to Creator/CookieJarEntertainment and 9 Story Entertainment. It first aired in the United States on Creator/{{CBS}} in 1998, as one of the network's last {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s. It was canceled after one season the following year, replaced by another Nelvana series, ''WesternAnimation/RescueHeroes''. Scottish network STV picked it up in 2001 and reran it for a short time. It last aired on [=KidsCo=] TV in Australia.

* FeatherFingers: The entire cast has arm-like wings which are generally used as arms, although they are also capable of flight. However, in one episode, the characters use their feet to bowl.

A short-lived creation of Creator/{{Nelvana}}, specifically by Larry Jacobs, who has since moved on to CookieJarEntertainment and 9 Story Entertainment. It first aired in the United States on Creator/{{CBS}} in 1998, as one of the network's last {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s. It was canceled after one season the following year, replaced by another Nelvana series, ''WesternAnimation/RescueHeroes''. Scottish network STV picked it up in 2001 and reran it for a short time. It last aired on [=KidsCo=] TV in Australia.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: They do this with a lot of celebrity names, such as [[WillSmith Whippoorwill Smith]] and [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegret]].

A short-lived creation of Creator/{{Nelvana}}, specifically by Larry Jacobs, now the creative director of CookieJarEntertainment. It first aired in the United States on Creator/{{CBS}} in 1998, as one of the network's last {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s. It was canceled after one season the following year, replaced by another Nelvana series, ''WesternAnimation/RescueHeroes''. Scottish network STV picked it up in 2001 and reran it for a short time. It last aired on [=KidsCo=] TV in Australia.

* GenreSavvy: In one of his {{Imagine Spot}}s involving a rescue, Eddie looks at the FourthWall and says, "I could fly, but rope swinging makes for a good visual."
** Another good example:
--->'''Olivia''': Why do you always wait until we have a disaster before you do the right thing?
--->'''Eddie''': It's more fun this way.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Eddie has to tell Gregory and Tommy what e-mail is.

A short-lived creation of Creator/{{Nelvana}}, specifically by Larry Jacobs, now the creative director of CookieJarEntertainment. It first aired in the United States on Creator/{{CBS}} in 1998, as one of the network's last {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s. Scottish network STV picked it up in 2001 and reran it for a short time. It currently airs on [=KidsCo=] TV in Australia.

A short-lived creation of {{Nelvana}}, specifically by Larry Jacobs, now the creative director of CookieJarEntertainment. It first aired in the United States on Creator/{{CBS}} in 1998, as one of the network's last {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s. Scottish network STV picked it up in 2001 and reran it for a short time. It currently airs on [=KidsCo=] TV in Australia.

* {{Drive-In Theater}}: "A Face in the Crowd" starts at a ''fly''-in theater.

* XtremelyKoolLetterz

** In "To Beak or Not to Beak", the bill for [[spoiler:Eddie's beak surgery]] is "$$$ A LOT".

A short-lived creation of {{Nelvana}}, specifically by Larry Jacobs, now the creative director of CookieJarEntertainment. It first aired in the United States on {{CBS}} in 1998, as one of the network's last {{Saturday Morning Cartoon}}s. Scottish network STV picked it up in 2001 and reran it for a short time. It currently airs on [=KidsCo=] TV in Australia.

** Thinking that he has a lead on a [[spoiler:serial killer]], Eddie says that he's going to "sell the story to {{CBS}}," the channel ''Birdz'' originally aired on.

* StealthPun: In one episode, Morty said that he hated a peacock he went to school with, then adds that said peacock "[[{{NBC}} went into television]]".

** Thinking that he has a lead on a [[spoiler:serial killer]], Eddie says that he's going to "sell the story to {{CBS}}."

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: They do this with a lot of celebrity names, such as [[WillSmith Whippoorwill Smith]] and [[ArnoldSchwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegret]].

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The intro sequence has the cast dancing against a kaleidoscope pattern.

* RecurringRiff: Several episodes have a weird, dissonant, four-note synthesizer riff that basically signals whenever something goes wrong in the plot.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In the second episode, Olivia suggests that Eddie's jealous of Gregory because he has a bigger beak.
** Shows up again in "Big Beak or Not Big Beak".

* LampshadeHanging: In one of his {{Imagine Spot}}s involving a rescue, Eddie looks at the FourthWall and says, "I could fly, but rope swinging makes for a good visual."
** Another good example:
--->'''Olivia''': Why do you always wait until we have a disaster before you do the right thing?
--->'''Eddie''': It's more fun this way.

* DriveInTheater: "A Face in the Crowd" starts at a ''fly''-in theater.

* FunnyAnimal[=/=]CivilizedAnimal: Right on the borderline. The adults are pretty much PettingZooPeople (particularly Miss Finch), but they also do avian things such as eat bugs, migrate for the winter, etc.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Eddie's tormented slumber of the damned, take two."

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