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The Venture Bros.

  • TV Series
  • 2003–20182003–2018
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 22m
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The Venture Bros. (2003)
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The bizarre escapades of pseudo-heroic scientist Dr. Rusty Venture, his competent, high-strung bodyguard, and his two overenthusiastic sons.The bizarre escapades of pseudo-heroic scientist Dr. Rusty Venture, his competent, high-strung bodyguard, and his two overenthusiastic sons.The bizarre escapades of pseudo-heroic scientist Dr. Rusty Venture, his competent, high-strung bodyguard, and his two overenthusiastic sons.

IMDb RATING
8.6/10
26K
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POPULARITY
1,842
11
  • Creator
    • Christopher McCulloch
  • Stars
    • Christopher McCulloch
    • James Urbaniak
    • Doc Hammer
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  • Creator
    • Christopher McCulloch
  • Stars
    • Christopher McCulloch
    • James Urbaniak
    • Doc Hammer
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    • 70User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #176
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

    Episodes86

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    Christopher McCulloch
    • Hank Ventureas Hank Venture…
    86 episodes86 eps • 2003–2018
    James Urbaniak
    James Urbaniak
    • Dr. Ventureas Dr. Venture…
    83 episodes83 eps • 2003–2018
    Doc Hammer
    Doc Hammer
    • Billy Quizboyas Billy Quizboy…
    77 episodes77 eps • 2004–2018
    Michael Sinterniklaas
    Michael Sinterniklaas
    • Dean Ventureas Dean Venture…
    76 episodes76 eps • 2003–2018
    Patrick Warburton
    Patrick Warburton
    • Brock Samsonas Brock Samson…
    71 episodes71 eps • 2003–2018
    Steven Rattazzi
    • Dr. Orpheusas Dr. Orpheus…
    33 episodes33 eps • 2004–2018
    Paul Boocock
    Paul Boocock
    • Jonas Venture Sr.as Jonas Venture Sr.…
    25 episodes25 eps • 2004–2018
    Soul-Bot
    • H.E.L.P.eR.as H.E.L.P.eR.
    25 episodes25 eps • 2003–2008
    Lisa Hammer
    Lisa Hammer
    • Triana Orpheusas Triana Orpheus…
    18 episodes18 eps • 2003–2010
    Dana Snyder
    Dana Snyder
    • The Alchemistas The Alchemist…
    18 episodes18 eps • 2006–2018
    Mia Barron
    Mia Barron
    • Molotov Cockteaseas Molotov Cocktease…
    17 episodes17 eps • 2004–2015
    Brendon Small
    Brendon Small
    • Action Johnnyas Action Johnny…
    14 episodes14 eps • 2006–2018
    Charles Parnell
    Charles Parnell
    • Jefferson Twilightas Jefferson Twilight…
    14 episodes14 eps • 2004–2018
    Mark Gagliardi
    Mark Gagliardi
    • Roccoas Rocco…
    11 episodes11 eps • 2016–2018
    Hal Lublin
    Hal Lublin
    • Wide Waleas Wide Wale…
    10 episodes10 eps • 2016–2018
    Cristin Milioti
    Cristin Milioti
    • Sirenaas Sirena…
    10 episodes10 eps • 2016–2018
    Kate McKinnon
    Kate McKinnon
    • Nikki Fictelas Nikki Fictel…
    10 episodes10 eps • 2010–2016
    Nina Hellman
    Nina Hellman
    • Kimas Kim…
    9 episodes9 eps • 2004–2008
    • Creator
      • Christopher McCulloch
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    Storyline

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    The warped misadventures of a former boy adventurer 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 sounding paramour, Dr. Girlfriend. —Jojo Mac
    • failure
    • venture
    • brutality
    • menace
    • sexual humor
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      • Jonny Quest is Jonesin'!
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • TV-MA
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      The creators describe the main theme of the show as failure: "This show is actually all about failure. Beautiful sublime failure. Every character is not only flawed, but sucks at what they do, and is beautiful at it. Even in the design, everything is supposed to be kinda the death of the dream world, the jet-age promises. It shows that failure's funny, and it's beautiful and it's life, and it's okay."
    • Quotes

      The Monarch: What? Think this is gay huh? Is that what you fucking said you scrawny peice of shit? Oh this isn't gay. But King Gorilla over there is! And I bet he can't wait to snap off a peice of your dick in his ass!

      [points to Dean]

      The Monarch: You! Get up! I said get the fuck up! What's your name?

      Dean Venture: Dean Ven...

      The Monarch: [shouts] Your name is bitch! And I own you. You're property! And when I'm tired of having sex with every hole God drilled in your slender frame... King Gorilla! You got a cigerette?

      [King Gorilla hands him one]

      The Monarch: There! I just sold you for a cigarette! And I don't smoke!

      [realizes who Dean is]

      The Monarch: Holy shit! You're Dean-Fucking-Venture! King, I've gotta buy my bitch back. Here's your cigarette.

      King Gorilla: Fuck you. Gimme a dollar!

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Nostalgia Critic: Simon Sez (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      No Vacancy
      Written and Performed by J.G. Thirlwell

      Opening theme

    User reviews70

    Review
    Top review
    Pseudo-Retro High Adventure Parody
    In the 1950s and '60s, the heady space age was fully upon us. Sweeping, magnificent Art Deco buildings and designs were all the rage. New manufacturing techniques meant that the rectangle was out; circles and curves were in. We looked forward to flying cars, commercial passenger flights to the moon, moving sidewalks, and push-button automation everywhere. The future never looked brighter (not to mention cleaner) and much of the media of the time wasted no opportunity to remind us of this. Common examples of the period include just about any James Bond film, the Flint movies, and animated series such as The Jetsons and Jonny Quest.

    Forty years and two very cynical, jaundiced eyes later, we now have The Venture Bros., which liberally and hilariously skewers the, shall we say, irrational exuberance of the times. The most obvious target is Jonny Quest, but little from the period escapes the series writers' acerbic wit.

    Son of Jonas Venture, Dr. Venture is sort of how you might expect Jonny Quest to have grown up -- forever living in the shadow of his father's greatness, leaving him insecure, sarcastic, and in a semi-permanent state of midlife crisis. Alas, Dr. Venture's own brilliance was not passed on to his boys, Hank and Dean Venture, who are in all major respects self-absorbed, easily distracted, and not too swift. In other words, normal adolescent boys. They are watched over by their hired bodyguard, Brock Samson, a chain-smoking seen-it-all paramilitary type from the Office of Secret Intelligence, whose extraordinary competence and calm under pressure is exceeded only by his -- as another poster put it -- relentless brutality.

    The Venture Bros. is full of the obvious jokes (dim-witted villains surrounded by even dimmer-witted henchmen), but it also makes funny observations about the incongruity of its inspirational sources.

    Example: Like Dr. Benton Quest, Dr. Venture is a super-scientist, making advanced gadgetry as easily as we might make a TV dinner. But what do you do when your lab becomes crammed with unwanted or no-longer-interesting inventions? Yup. Hold a yard sale. Try not to be surprised when all your arch-nemeses show up.

    Another example: In episode three, we are asked to cast our minds back to the 1970's series The Six Million Dollar Man and wonder: What were Steve Austin and Sasquatch *really* doing chasing each other through the woods?

    The music in Venture Bros. is also magnificent -- not just the signature tune, which takes its roots from the brassy modern jazz of the period, but also the background music throughout the episode. The music's sheer bombast is a perfect complement for the overblown, exaggerated characters, especially the villains.

    Though a bit uneven in its execution -- it might actually benefit from being shorter -- there's plenty of funny stuff here to keep modern cynics laughing out loud.
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    • Release date
      • February 16, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Venture Brothers
    • Production companies
      • Astro Base Go!
      • Cartoon Network
      • Noodlesoup Productions
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
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