"The Venture Bros." (2003) TV series 2003-????

Creator:

Christopher McCulloch

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

7 August 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Jonny Quest is Jonesin'!

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Venture | Scientist | Bodyguard | Super Villain | Villain

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 23	4:00 AM	TOON
Mon. Nov. 30	12:00 AM	TOON	Blood of the Father, Heart of Steel	#4.1
Mon. Nov. 30	4:00 AM	TOON	Blood of the Father, Heart of Steel	#4.1

Cast

Christopher McCulloch	...	Hank Venture / ... (43 episodes, 2003-2009)
James Urbaniak	...	Dr. Venture / ... (42 episodes, 2003-2009)
Michael Sinterniklaas	...	Dean Venture / ... (40 episodes, 2003-2009)
Patrick Warburton	...	Brock Samson / ... (39 episodes, 2003-2008)
Doc Hammer	...	Henchman 21 / ... (35 episodes, 2004-2009)
Soul-Bot	...	H.E.L.P.eR. (23 episodes, 2003-2008)
Steven Rattazzi	...	Dr. Orpheus / ... (21 episodes, 2004-2008)

Also Known As:

The Venture Brothers (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Australia:MA | New Zealand:M | USA:TV-14 | UK:15 | New Zealand:R13 (Season 3)

Company:

Noodlesoup Productions

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.

Quotes:

Baron Ünderbheit: Catclops! What have you to report?
Catclops: Tourism has skyrocketed at the Well of Bitter Sorrows and the Ünderbheit Birth Crevasse since you enacted the mandatory attendance edict.
Baron Ünderbheit: Told you. Girl Hitler?
Girl Hitler: Benzene chewables have doubled production in ze child slave mines. Dilly-dallying saw a brief spike, but ve stabilized it by removing ze feet of the alpha males, UND DE POPULAR GIRLS!
Baron Ünderbheit: Good! Good!

Soundtrack:

No Vacancy

Go Team Venture!

This show is hilarious! The Venture Brothers, Hank and Dean, think, act, talk and live like they're in the 60's (though the show takes place in modern day.) They're the sons of Dr. Venture, a world renowned scientist who can't stand them. Dr. Venture pops pills like candy and reeks of failure and unrealized potential. Their family bodyguard, Brock Samson, is a former secret agent who responds to all possible crises with relentless brutality. Always The Monarch is always having evil plans on Dr. Venture instead of doing bigger plans like take over the world or something like that. I laugh at every single funny part in this show! The one thing I wonder about this show is why does Dr. Girlfriend have a man voice? Who knows? This show premiered in August 2004 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim line-up, but the pilot episode premiered in February 2003.

User Rating: 9/10

BOTTOM LINE: GO TEAM VENTURE!