History WesternAnimation / Birdman

The Galaxy Trio, stars of the backup segment, consisted of Vapor Man, who could turn his body into any kind of gas; Meteor Man, who could enlarge his fists or any other part of his body, and Gravity Girl, who could make people and objects seem lighter or heavier. Together, TheyFightCrime and patrol space in their cruiser Condor One maintaining order working for his superior, the Chief of the Galactic Patrol law enforcement agency.

* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Birdman, to Creator/DCComics' Comicbook/{{Hawkman}}.

* AnyLastWords: In the ''Birdman'' episode "Professor Nightshade", after the title villain captures Birdman he asks him this question before trying to send him into the fourth dimension (time) to be lost forever.

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

-->'''Dr. Kiroff''': He's destroyed my metal men [turns to face the camera] but there's more than one way to catch a bird!

-->'''Doctor Shado''': It's Birdman, all right. He's finally arrived. [Turns and looks at the audience]] At long last!

-->Reducto: With this Reduction Machine I will soon have this country, [turns to look at the camera] perhaps the entire world at my mercy!

* DeflectorShields: The Galaxy Trio's starship ''Condor One'' has "defense shields" that can be raised to stop incoming attacks.

* EgyptianMythology: Birdman received his powers from the Egyptian Sun God, Ra (thus the bird and sun motifs).

* EverybodyLaughsEnding: At the end of the Galaxy Trio episode "The Demon Raiders" Meteor Man and Vapor Man say that by the time the villain gets out of prison they will both have long white beards. Gravity Girl says that she might have grey hair, but not a beard. All three of them have a laugh at her [[SarcasmMode clever joke]].

** In "The Empress of Evil" the title villain tries to have Birdman thrown into a pit filled with giant cobras while he's low on solar energy. Luckily Birdman's friend just happens to have a diamond that contains the light of the sun.
* ForgottenPhlebotinum: Birdman can only recharge his solar powers in sunlight. This means that in almost every episode he runs out of power, is captured by the villain and he has to re-expose himself to the sun's rays to regain his powers. In episode 20 "The Wings of Fear" he develops "Solar Energy Storage Bands", which provide him with solar energy to replenish his powers when he's out of the sunlight. After this episode they're never mentioned again, even though they would have been incredibly useful.
* FreezeRay: Birdman episodes

* GravityMaster: ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdman}} and the Galaxy Trio''

** In "Gralik of Gravitas" the villain Gravitas develops a gravity ray that can either tremendously increase gravitational force on an object or apply AntiGravity to it.

* LookBehindYou: Birdman episode "Monster of the Mountains". While the villain Chang is covering Birdman and Birdboy with a uranium RayGun, Birdboy points behind Chang and says "We have Avenger!" (Birdman's pet eagle). Chang says "That's a very old trick" and Avenger swoops in from behind him and knocks the RayGun out of his hands.

* PutTheirHeadsTogether: ''The Galaxy Trio'' episode "Versus the Moltens of Meteorus". While Meteor Man is fighting the Moltens he picks up two of them and slams their heads together, knocking them out.
* RapidAging: Birdman episode "Versus the Speed Demon". The title villain can travel at SuperSpeed. While trying to escape a pursuing missile he travels too fast and ages so quickly that he becomes an old man.
* RayGun: Birdman episode "Monster of the Mountains". The villain Chang threatens Birdman and Birdboy with a "uranium ray" gun, but Avenger (Birdman's pet eagle) swoops in from behind him to knock it out of his hands.
* RedRightHand: Every villian shows [[ObviouslyEvil a physical defect or tip-off to their monstrous nature]] except Hannibal the Hunter. Medusa was also a beautiful woman, but had green skin.

* {{Sidekick}}: Birdman has Avenger, his powerful Golden Eagle companion who can [[TimmyInAWell understand human speech and follow orders]].

* 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.
* TemptingFate: Birdman "The Pirate Plot". After the pirates capture Birdman, Captain Kidd's first mate warns him that Birdman's eagle companion Avenger has escaped. Captain Kidd says "What can an eagle do to harm us? Let it go!" After the pirates make Birdman walk the plank, Avenger swoops in, flies underwater (!) and bites through the ropes tying Birdman's hands, freeing him.
* 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.
* 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!"
* 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.

* 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."

Not to be confused with the BlackComedy film ''Film/{{Birdman}} or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance''.

* FreezeRay: Birdman episode "The Pirate Plot". The pirates use a freeze ray to encase in ice several armed officers of the ship they're attacking.

* GravityMaster: Gravity Girl.

* DistressCall: Occurs in many ''The Galaxy Trio'' episodes, such as "TITAN, the Titanium Man" and "Gralik of Gravitas".

* 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.

* HarmlessFreezing: In the Birdman episodes "Versus Cumulus, the Storm King", "Versus Dr. Freezoids", "Train Trek", "The Empress of Evil" and "Skon of Space".

** In ""The Empress of Evil" the title villain tries to have Birdman thrown into a pit filled with giant cobras while he's low on solar energy. Luckily Birdman's friend just happens to have a diamond that contains the light of the sun.

** Gravity Girl is the princess of her home planet, but chooses to explore the galaxy as a superhero and leave the ruling to the rest of her family.
** The prince of the Maja Raja saves the day when he gives Birdman a diamond from his turban that he says came from the sun god, Ra.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Gravity Girl is the princess of her home planet, but chooses to explore the galaxy as a superhero and leave the ruling to the rest of her family.

* PutTheirHeadsTogether: ''The Galaxy Trio'' episode "Versus the Moltens of Meteorus". While Meteor Man is fighting the Moltens he picks up two of them and slams their heads together, knocking them out.

* AttackReflector: Birdman episode "Vulturo, Prince of Darkness". The title villain develops a energy shield that can reflect Birdman's solar energy beam attacks back at him.

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

* ForgottenPhlebotinum: Birdman can only recharge his solar powers in sunlight. This means that in every single episode he runs out of power, is captured by the villain and he has to re-expose himself to the sun's rays to regain his powers. In episode 20 "The Wings of Fear" he develops "Solar Energy Storage Bands", which provide him with solar energy to replenish his powers when he's out of the sunlight. After this episode they're never mentioned again, even though they would have been incredibly useful.

* AirVentPassageway: Episode "The Quake Threat". When Birdman is trapped in an ElaborateUndergroundBase, Avenger the eagle breaks in to save him through an air vent.

* 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.

* 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.