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* SeizeThem: In "Versus Cumulus, the Storm King" a U.S. Army officer orders his guards to do it to the title villain, and in "The Empress of Evil" the title villain commands her minions to do it to Birdman. In both cases it works about as well as you'd expect.



* SoWeMeetAgain: Birdman episode "The Empress of Evil". When Birdman meets Medusa (who he has fought before) he says "So, Medusa, we meet again". She responds "Yes, and for the last and final time."


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* WeMeetAgain: Birdman episode "The Empress of Evil". When Birdman meets Medusa (who he has fought before) he says "So, Medusa, we meet again". She responds "Yes, and for the last and final time."
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* SoWeMeetAgain: Birdman episode "The Empress of Evil". When Birdman meets Medusa (who he has fought before) he says "So, Medusa, we meet again". She responds "Yes, and for the last and final time."

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* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: In the Birdman episode "Hannibal the Hunter", the title villain lured Birdman to his island and trapped him. When Birdman escaped the trap the hunter became the hunted.

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* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: In the Birdman episode "Hannibal the Hunter", the title villain lured Birdman to his island and trapped him. When Birdman escaped the trap the hunter became the hunted. hunted.
* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: Birdman episode "Hannibal the Hunter". The title villain lures Birdman to his island and traps him, then tries to have him [[FedToTheBeast fed to some lions]]. Birdman escapes and destroys Hannibal's base, freeing the captive wild animals held in it. While fleeing the animals Hannibal is captured by one of his own traps. Luckily this is a children's show, so Birdman captures Hannibal and saves him from the same fate he was trying to inflict.
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* FedToTheBeast: In the Birdman episode "Hannibal the Hunter", Hannibal trapped Birdman in a net and arranged for him to be dropped into a pit with two lions in it so they could eat him.
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* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: In the Birdman episode "Hannibal the Hunter", the title villain lured Birdman to his island and trapped him. When Birdman escaped the trap the hunt was on.

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* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: In the Birdman episode "Hannibal the Hunter", the title villain lured Birdman to his island and trapped him. When Birdman escaped the trap the hunt was on.hunter became the hunted.
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* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: In the Birdman episode "Hannibal the Hunter", the title villain lured Birdman to his island and trapped him. When Birdman escaped the trap the hunt was on.
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* AsideGlance: ''The Galaxy Trio''. At the end of the episode "The Eye of Time", Meteor Man looked into the camera and winked at the audience.
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* HornAttack: In the Galaxy Trio episode "The Eye of Time", when the title heroes go back to 1st century Scandanavia a Viking wearing a horned helmet charges head-first at Meteor Man.
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* TeleportersAndTransporters: The Galaxy Trio often use a Franchise/StarTrek-style transporter called a "Lazon Cube" to beam down to planets from their starship Condor One.
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* ThisCannotBe: Birdman episode "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness". Right after Birdman has his solar powers renewed by the nearby passage of a comet, the title villain says "No! It cannot be!"
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* {{Sidekick}}: Birdman has Avenger, his powerful Golden Eagle companion who can [[TimmyInAWell understand human speech and follow orders]].


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* TimmyInAWell: Birdman's {{Sidekick}} eagle Avenger. Not only can he understand English and follow orders, but Birdman seems to understand what his screeching cries mean.
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* ThatsAnOrder: Birdman episode "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness". After Birdman has been defeated by Vulturo he orders his eagle SideKick Avenger to leave him and try to save some people nearby. When Avenger is reluctant to abandon him, Birdman makes it an order.

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* ThatsAnOrder: Birdman episode "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness". After Birdman has been defeated by Vulturo he orders his eagle SideKick {{Sidekick}} Avenger to leave him and try to save some people nearby. When Avenger is reluctant to abandon him, Birdman makes it an order.

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* WeaksauceWeakness: Birdman losing power from lack of sunlight. Makes you wonder why his enemies didn't act at night more often

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* ThatsAnOrder: Birdman episode "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness". After Birdman has been defeated by Vulturo he orders his eagle SideKick Avenger to leave him and try to save some people nearby. When Avenger is reluctant to abandon him, Birdman makes it an order.
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* AttackReflector: Birdman episode "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness". The title villain has developed a energy shield that can bounce back any energy attack to hit whatever the attack came from. It is designed to reflect Birdman's solar energy beam attacks back at him.

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* AttackReflector: Birdman episode "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness". The title villain has developed develops a energy shield that can bounce back any energy attack to hit whatever the attack came from. It is designed to reflect Birdman's solar energy beam attacks back at him.



* WeaksauceWeakness: Birdman losing power from lack of sunlight. Makes you wonder why his enemies didn't act at night more often.
* WeatherControlMachine: Episode "Versus Cumulus, the Storm King". Cumulus has machines that can create lightning storms, fog and clouds.
* WeHaveReserves: Birdman episode "Meets Birdgirl". While Birdman is fighting Birdgirl, her boss Doctor Mentaur orders his minion to fire hydrogen "shells" (bombs) at them, even after being warned that the bombs will hit Birdgirl too.
* WeWillMeetAgain: Birdman episode "Mentor, the Mind Taker". As the title villain escapes he tells Birdman "I'll be back, Birdman, to match minds and power with you again!".
* WingedHumanoid: Birdman, Vulturo, Birdboy, and Birdgirl.

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* WeaksauceWeakness: Birdman losing power from lack of sunlight. Makes you wonder why his enemies didn't act at night more often.
* WeatherControlMachine: Episode "Versus Cumulus, the Storm King". Cumulus has machines that can create lightning storms, fog and clouds.
* WeHaveReserves: Birdman episode "Meets Birdgirl". While Birdman is fighting Birdgirl, her boss Doctor Mentaur orders his minion to fire hydrogen "shells" (bombs) at them, even after being warned that the bombs will hit Birdgirl too.
* WeWillMeetAgain: Birdman episode "Mentor, the Mind Taker". As the title villain escapes he tells Birdman "I'll be back, Birdman, to match minds and power with you again!".
* WingedHumanoid: Birdman, Vulturo, Birdboy, and Birdgirl.

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* AttackReflector: Birdman episode "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness". The title villain has developed a energy shield that can bounce back any energy attack to hit whatever the attack came from. It is designed to reflect Birdman's solar energy beam attacks back at him.
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* AwesomeBackpack: Birdman episode "Meets Reducto". The title villain's ShrinkRay device is a pistol connected to a backpack that holds the Reduction Device's electronic components.
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-->Reducto: With this Reduction Machine I will soon have this country, [turns to face the camera] perhaps the entire world at my mercy!

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-->Reducto: With this Reduction Machine I will soon have this country, [turns to face look at the camera] perhaps the entire world at my mercy!
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** "Meets Reducto". The title villain does this after completing his Reduction Machine ShrinkRay device.
-->Reducto: With this Reduction Machine I will soon have this country, [turns to face the camera] perhaps the entire world at my mercy!


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* ShrinkRay: The villains in the Birdman episodes "The Ant Ape" and "Meets Reducto" each have one of these.
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* WeHaveReserves: Birdman episode "Meets Birdgirl". While Birdman is fighting Birdgirl, her boss Doctor Mentor orders his minion to fire hydrogen "shells" (bombs) at them, even after being warned that the bombs will hit Birdgirl too.

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* WeHaveReserves: Birdman episode "Meets Birdgirl". While Birdman is fighting Birdgirl, her boss Doctor Mentor Mentaur orders his minion to fire hydrogen "shells" (bombs) at them, even after being warned that the bombs will hit Birdgirl too.
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* WeHaveReserves: Birdman episode "Meets Birdgirl". While Birdman is fighting Birdgirl, her boss Doctor Mentor orders his minion to fire hydrogen "shells" (bombs) at them, even after being warned that the bombs will hit Birdgirl too.


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* KnockoutGas: ''The Galaxy Trio'' episode "The Duplitrons". Meteor Man is taken out twice by sleep gas: once while he's flying in a rocket pod, the second time after he wakes up in the Duplitrons' base.
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* ExpoLabel: Birdman episode "The Constrictor". In the title villain's submarine is an escape hatch which is helpfully labeled "Escape Hatch" to let the audience know what it is.
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* DistressCall: ''The Galaxy Trio'' episode "TITAN, the Titanium Man". The Galaxy Trio receives a distress signal from Titanorous, the metal planet. It turns out to be a Fake Distress Call sent by the title villain to lure them into a trap so he can dispose of them.

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* AsideComment: Episode "The Quake Threat". After Birdman destroys several of Dr. Kiroff's robots:

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"The Quake Threat". After Birdman destroys several of Dr. Kiroff's robots:


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** "The Brian Thief". When Doctor Shado sees Birdman approaching his laboratory:
-->'''Doctor Shado''': It's Birdman, all right. He's finally arrived. [Turns and looks at the audience]] At long last!
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* JetPack: Birdman episode "The Purple Moss". At the end the villains escape their ship by donning jet packs and flying away. Unfortunately they're too high in the atmosphere and end up going into orbit around the Earth.
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* WeWillMeetAgain: Birdman episode "Mentor, the Mind Taker". As the title villain escapes he tells Birdman "I'll be back, Birdman, to match minds and power with you again!".
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* DeflectorShields: The Galaxy Trio's starship ''Condor One'' has "defense shields" that can be raised to stop incoming attacks.

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* SelfDestructMechanism: In the ''Birdman'' episodes "Versus Dr. Freezoids", "Number One", "The Deadly Duplicator" and "Avenger for Ransom".

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* SelfDestructMechanism: In the ''Birdman'' episodes "Versus Dr. Freezoids", "Number One", "The Deadly Duplicator" and Duplicator", "Avenger for Ransom".Ransom" and "Serpents of the Deep".


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* SubmarinePirates: Episode "Serpents of the Deep". Dr. Shark operates from a submarine that has a weapon that can cut through objects. He uses it to steal a bathyscape so he can mine gold from the ocean floor.

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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: In several ''The Galaxy Trio'' episodes members of the Galazy Trio and radio officers at Intergalactic Headquarters use "Over and out" to end communications.

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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: In several ''The Galaxy Trio'' episodes members of the Galazy Trio title group and radio officers at Intergalactic Headquarters use "Over and out" to end communications.


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* EscapePod: ''The Galaxy Trio'' episode "Galaxy Trio and the Sleeping Planet". At the end of the episode the space pirate Krag escapes his ship in a smaller ship.
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: ''The Galaxy Trio'' episode "Versus the Moltens of Meteorus". While Vapor Man is talking with his superior at Intergalactic Security (a military-style organization) he ends a radio conversation (where he received the message) by saying "Over and out".

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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: In several ''The Galaxy Trio'' episode "Versus episodes members of the Moltens of Meteorus". While Vapor Man is talking with his superior Galazy Trio and radio officers at Intergalactic Security (a military-style organization) he ends a radio conversation (where he received the message) by saying Headquarters use "Over and out". out" to end communications.

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