"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. 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:

The Venture and Orpheus families live at 1297 Venture Compound West.

Quotes:

The Monarch: I wanted to thank you for finding Grover Cleveland's presidential time machine for me. I'll give him your regards.

Soundtrack:

No Vacancy

Best cartoon I've seen in years.

This cartoon blasts every other modern cartoon right out of the water. It's even better than Family Guy (another great show, but which tends to get too sporadic, and even just plain dumb at times). It has hilarious characters and plot lines, and a razor wit. I love how the characters get put into all these horrible situations, and they each react in their own unrealistic but hilarious way.

The jazzy music and voices are also top-notch. Unlike many other cartoons, the voices are funny without getting unbearably grating. Speaking of which, when I first saw this, Brock Samson sounded really familiar... turns out he's none other than Patrick Wharburton (aka David Puddy). They could not have picked a better actor for the part.

If you like dark humor, satire, and overall zaniness, it doesn't get better than this.

9/10 stars.