The Venture Bros. (2003– )

The bizarre animated escapades of pseudo-heroic scientist Dr. Rusty Venture, his competent, high strung bodyguard, and his two over-enthusiastic sons.

Creator:

Christopher McCulloch

Stars:

Christopher McCulloch, Michael Sinterniklaas, James Urbaniak

Cast

Series cast summary:
Christopher McCulloch	...	Hank Venture (62 episodes, 2003-2013)
Michael Sinterniklaas	...	Dean Venture (57 episodes, 2003-2013)
James Urbaniak	...	Dr. Venture (57 episodes, 2003-2013)
Patrick Warburton	...	Brock Samson (52 episodes, 2003-2013)
Doc Hammer	...	Henchman 21 (51 episodes, 2004-2013)
Steven Rattazzi	...	Dr. Orpheus (27 episodes, 2004-2012)

Storyline

The warped misadventures of a former boy genius turned washed-up, middle-aged mad scientist Dr. Rusty Venture; his moronic teenage sons; their maniac bodyguard; and the Doctor's arch-nemeses, incompetent super villain The Monarch and his masculine paramour, Dr. Girlfriend.

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Plot Keywords:

venture | scientist | bodyguard | super villain | villain | 

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Taglines:

Cockpits! Booby Traps!

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Adult Swim [United Kingdom] Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Os Irmãos Aventura

Company Credits

Production Co:

Noodlesoup Productions, World Leaders Entertainment, Astro Base Go!

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

H.E.L.P.eR. stands for "Humanoid Electric Lab Partner Robot." It's discussed during the audio commentary on the episode "Tag Sale, You're It" that Jackson Publick originally voiced the sounds for H.E.L.P.eR. Then Doc Hammer ran this through Soul-bot, a robot that they have at Astrobase Go! to give us H.E.L.P.eR. sounds. You can see Soul-bot at the end of every episode in the Astrobase Go! i.d. It was also discussed that they gave up making new sounds after a while and just use the same ones over and over.

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Quotes

Dr. Girlfriend: Killing your arch-enemy on Christmas Eve - that's a gift for me?
The Monarch: Well, I got you some stocking-stuffers too...

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Crazy Credits

The title of each episode appears at the end of each episode, rather than the beginning. Every episode thus far has had a brief epilogue following the closing credits.

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Critic: Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"No Vacancy"
Written and Performed by J.G. Thirlwell
Opening theme

User Reviews

A Brilliant Blast From The Past!

If you grew up watching Johnny Quest get ready to bust a gut on this one, and it's hilarious even if you didn't. Every cliché is ripped through like bodyguard Brock Samson going through henchmen. There's even a scene in there of him painted purple like Aqizio, and watching him snap is always a highlight of the show. The Brothers, Dean and Hank, rather then being Wonder Boys, are the complete opposite of Johnny Quest, and are a couple of goobs, regular teens, who take all the Super Science in stride. Dr. Venture himself is something of a failure in life, and yet he is the envy of all the other Super Scientists, because he has so many Arch-Enemies. The show is outstanding, though there is room for improvement. Some of the gags in the first season are hit and miss, but when they hit, they hit you like like Brock Samson! So there is sure to be a second season. Now grab the handle and push the button. Go Team Venture!