List of The Venture Bros. episodes

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The following is a list of episodes for The Venture Bros., along with descriptions for each episode. The episodes are ordered chronologically by airdate for each season.

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[edit] Episode list

[edit] Pilot: 2003
# Title Original airdate Production code
0 "The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay"  February 16, 2003 0-01
The Venture family travels to New York City, where Dr. Venture is presenting his newest invention to the United Nations. Meanwhile, they are pursued by the Monarch and a mysterious ninja named Otaku Senzuri. 

[edit] Season 1: 2004
# Title Original airdate Production code
1 "Dia de Los Dangerous!"  August 7, 2004 1-01
When the Venture Family visits Tijuana for a lecture Dr. Venture is giving at the (community) University of Mexico, the dastardly Monarch weaves a cocoon of villainy that leaves the Venture Brothers trapped in his clutches, Dr. Venture kidney-less and Brock...dead? If only Dr. Venture would return his calls... 
2 "Careers in Science"  August 14, 2004 1-02
The Venture Family must travel to space to repair an orbiting space station that Dr. Venture's father built in the 1970's, but a mysterious space phantom could be haunting the station! This gets even more intense as Brock's presence adds heat to an already tense romantic relationship between the station's two officers. 
3 "Home Insecurity"  August 21, 2004 1-07
To protect the Venture compound while Brock is on his yearly mountain survival sabbatical, Dr. Venture builds a panic room and a robotic bodyguard--which are soon put to the test when both the Monarch's and Baron Ünderbheit's henchmen choose the same night to launch attacks. While the supervillains bicker over who has dibs on Dr. Venture, Brock is busy befriending the strangest couple in the Cascadian mountains, and H.E.L.P.eR. runs away in a fit of jealousy. 
4 "The Incredible Mr. Brisby"  August 28, 2004 1-05
Dr. Venture is offered a job by theme park owner and cartoon magnate Roy Brisby, who won't take no for an answer in his quest for worldwide entertainment dominance. Meanwhile, the boys are given the Patty Hearst treatment by the Orange County Liberation Front, a group of militant suburbanites who want to take down Brisby's empire. Brock enlists the aid of former lover and fellow superspy Molotov Cocktease to "mount" a rescue, but she may have her own agenda. 
5 "Eeney, Meeney, Miney... Magic!"  September 4, 2004 1-04
Dr. Venture's new experiment has the entire family interested--not to mention trapped inside! The Ventures' strange new neighbor, master of mysticism Dr. Orpheus, may be the only one who can help them escape. Meanwhile Dean falls for Dr. Orpheus's teenaged daughter and Brock has an encounter with his old flame, Molotov Cocktease. 
6 "Ghosts of the Sargasso"  September 11, 2004 1-08
On a scientific expedition in the Bermuda Triangle, Doc's experimental equipment awakens and possibly enrages the submerged ghost of Major Tom, a test pilot who crashed in an experimental aircraft designed by Doc's father. While there, the Venture's hydrofoil is hijacked by a group of fake ghost pirates who've been stranded in the sargassum since Jesus Jones was popular. 
7 "Ice Station – Impossible!"  September 18, 2004 1-09
Dr. Venture, Pete White and Master Billy Quizboy are invited to take part in a top secret government think tank run by supergenius Professor Impossible (coincidentally their former college professor), but Doc's life is in jeopardy once he learns the dark secrets of Impossible's sequestered family. Meanwhile, Hank has become a walking time bomb thanks to a stolen Cold War serum, and Brock and Dean are in a race against the clock to save him. 
8 "Mid-Life Chrysalis"  September 25, 2004 1-03
The Monarch sends Dr. Girlfriend undercover to seduce Dr. Venture in order to inject him with a body-altering serum. Meanwhile, Brock is deeply depressed to learn his secret agent license to kill has expired, but the boys are hell-bent on helping him cram for his government exam. 
9 "Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean"  October 2, 2004 1-10
The Monarch finally has the Venture family right where he wants them--hanging upside down above the Amazon river! But his victory is postponed when Dean suffers a strange ailment: according to the bylaws of the Guild of Calamitous Intent, a temporary truce must be called in order to get Dean medical attention, so Brock and Hank are held as collateral. Doc calls on his friends, Master Billy Quizboy and Pete White, to help Dean with his mysterious ailment. 
10 "Tag Sale – You're It!"  October 9, 2004 1-06
Always short on cash, Dr. Venture decides to unload some of his father's old scientific equipment in a huge yard sale that attracts fellow scientists and super-villains alike. Everyone is supposed to be on their best behavior, but the Monarch can't resist the temptation to wreak havoc once he finds himself inside the "belly of the beast"...and in desperate need of a bathroom. 
11 "Past Tense"  October 16, 2004 1-12
When Brock and Dr. Venture are kidnapped from the funeral of a college friend, the boys enlist the aid of the original Team Venture: a group of superscience adventurers who worked for their grandfather in the sixties. Meanwhile, the mysterious kidnapper reveals the secret of his twenty year old grudge through a series of flashbacks to when he, Brock, Doc, Baron Ünderbheit and Pete White were all in college together. 
12 "The Trial of the Monarch"  October 23, 2004 1-13
The Monarch is on trial for the one crime he may not have committed, under mysterious circumstances stemming from his bitter breakup with Dr. Girlfriend. The boys and Dr. Orpheus are forced to testify, but only Brock is aware that something far more sinister is afoot. 
13 "Return to Spider-Skull Island"  October 30, 2004 1-11
Dr. Venture finally learns the secret of his recurring nightmares when a stomach tumor turns out to be something far more sinister. In a fit of jealousy over their mistaken belief their father is pregnant, the boys run away from home. But their newfound freedom is short lived once they run afoul of the law and land themselves in a "Scared Straight"-style outreach program headed by none other than the recently incarcerated Monarch. 

[edit] Season 2: 2006
# Title Original airdate Production code
14 "Powerless in the Face of Death"  June 25, 2006 2-20
Life goes on after the tragic deaths of Hank and Dean in this Season Two opener, though Dr. Orpheus seems to be taking it particularly hard. Meanwhile, the Monarch deals with life "inside." 
15 "Hate Floats"  July 2, 2006 2-19
Things return to normal in the lives of the Ventures. The Monarch confronts Dr. Girlfriend in a mall food court while his new henchmen stumble upon the Venture family shopping. 
16 "Assassinanny 911"  July 9, 2006 2-16
When Brock is asked by the Office of Secret Intelligence to track down a rogue agent, he makes a deal with the mercenary Molotov Cocktease to protect the Venture Compound from enemies within and without during his absence. 
17 "Escape to the House of Mummies Part II"  July 16, 2006 2-18
Team Venture find themselves trapped in the clutches of a bloodthirsty Egyptian cult and their time machine. Doc narrowly escapes, but promptly forgets to mount a rescue. So it's up to Brock and a pantheon of history's greatest men to find another way out. 
18 "Twenty Years to Midnight"  August 6, 2006 2-17
In the middle of spring cleaning, Brock's discovery of a lost videotape from Jonas Venture Sr. sets Team Venture off on a global scavenger hunt for the hidden pieces of a fantastic and potentially deadly machine. But to save humanity from a terrible fate, they'll have to overcome death, drug addiction, Jonny Quest and Professor Impossible--all under the watchful eye of the mysterious Grand Galactic Inquisitor. 
19 "Victor. Echo. November."  August 13, 2006 2-15
The Phantom Limb and Dr. Girlfriend agree to a double date with The Monarch and some girl he met "on the LiveJournal" in order to discuss the Monarch's official re-entry into the Guild of Calamitous Intent. Tempers flare, and Doc and Brock become the unwitting pawns in a low-grade pissing contest when Phantom Limb sets the Guild's commandos on the Venture family to prove his dominance. 
20 "Love-Bheits"  August 20, 2006 2-14
On their way home from a Halloween costume party, the Ventures crash land in Ünderland. Baron Ünderbheit captures them, obsessed with taking revenge on Dr. Venture, but mistakes Dean for a girl and attempts to make him the 8th Baroness of Ünderland. Meanwhile, Brock, Hank, and Dr. Venture are rescued by Catclops and Girl Hitler's underground resistance group. 
21 "Fallen Arches"  September 3, 2006 2-22
When the Guild of Calamitous Intent finally approves Dr. Orpheus for his very own arch-nemesis, he calls upon his old friends Jefferson Twilight and the Alchemist to resurrect their former super-team, The Order of the Triad. 
22 "Guess Who's Coming to State Dinner?"  September 10, 2006 2-21
When the Gargantua-1 Space Station breaks orbit and crashes into a number of wanted terrorists, Colonel Bud Manstrong becomes a national hero. But did it really happen, or is Bud's mother, the indomitable Mrs. Manstrong, behind an insidious plot to assassinate the President? The mysterious blinking bandage on Bud's neck might be the key to a mystery only the ghost of Abraham Lincoln and Team Venture can solve. 
23 "I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills"  September 24, 2006 2-23
The Monarch continues to rebuild his villainous empire with the aid of his shadowy new Number 2, Dr. Henry Killinger, but #21 is suspicious of the good Doctor's unctuous charms. Meanwhile, as Dr. Orpheus attempts to exorcise a Japanese demon from Dr. Venture, a mysterious woman from Doc’s past resurfaces... 
24 "¡Viva los Muertos!"  October 1, 2006 2-24
When Dr. Venture finally succeeds in attaining the holy grail of superscience, the revivification of a human corpse for fun and profit, a washed up gang of wandering former teen sleuths is convinced that the Venture Compound is haunted. Their investigation uncovers something far creepier. Meanwhile, Orpheus shepherds Brock through a crisis of conscience with the help of a New Age shaman and a bizarre tea party. 
25 "Showdown at Cremation Creek (Part I)"  October 8, 2006 2-25
The Monarch finally (for, roughly, the fourth time) has Team Venture in his clutches at the one time he doesn’t want them – smack dab in the middle of the social event of the supervillain season. The stage is set for a deadly, ultimate showdown between The Monarch and Phantom Limb for the hand of Dr. Girlfriend. 
26 "Showdown at Cremation Creek (Part II)"  October 15, 2006 2-26
As Phantom Limb makes his stunning power play, only Brock can rally The Monarch’s forces to mount a defense. The fate of almost everyone in the Venture universe hangs in the balance as The Sovereign reveals his true identity and guys and stuff explode all over the place. 

[edit] Season 3: 2008
On February 26, 2007, at the New York Comics Convention, Jackson Publick announced that the third season of the show had been picked up by Cartoon Network. At the same time he announced that these episodes might not air until early 2008. It was also suggested that there might be a deal on a fourth season as well.[1][2] On the official blog's October 10th post it was announced that this season would be animated in HD.[3] However, on 22 November 2007 (Thanksgiving Day) Publick announced that due to production schedules, the premiere of the third season would probably be postponed until June.[4]

Some Season 3 storyboard artwork can be seen at the blog of storyboard artist Stephan DeStefano[5] which shows episode titles and numbers, which comprise The Doctor is Sin (ep. 28), Murder O'Clock (ep. 34), Now Museum – Now You Don't (ep. 35), and The Ant Farm. A portion of a rough cut of The Doctor is Sin (ep. 28) was aired as a surprise at 12:15 am on April 1, 2008 as part of an unannounced April Fools sneak peek at upcoming shows and seasons. At the 2008 New York Comic Con, a teaser trailer of the third season was shown. The Venture Bros. Season 3 Premiere took place on Sunday June 1st.[6]
# Title Original airdate Production code
27 "Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of Destiny"  June 1, 2008 3-32
When Dr. Girlfriend tells The Monarch her secret, they are then taken hostage by The Guild Tribunal, there we learn the past of the two villains. 
28 "The Doctor Is Sin"  June 8, 2008 3-28
When a deal with General Manhowers falls through, despite an elaborate production to impress him, Dr. Venture faces the possibility of having to sell the Venture Compound. Fortunately, Dr. Henry Killinger shows up to turn the company into an efficient super-science machine. 
29 "The Invisible Hand of Fate[7]"  June 15, 2008 3-27
 
30 "Home Is Where The Hate Is[7]"  June 22, 2008 3-37
 
31 "Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman[7]"  June 29, 2008 3-30
 
32 "The Buddy System[7]"  July 6, 2008 3-31
 
33 "What Goes Down, Must Come Up[7]"  July 13, 2008 3-33
 
34 "Murder O'Clock"  July 20, 2008 3-34
 
35 "Now Museum – Now You Don't"  July 27, 2008 3-35
 
36   2008
 
37   2008 3-29
 
38   2008
 
39   2008 3-39
 

[edit] Specials
# Title Original airdate Production code
S1 "A Very Venture Christmas"  December 19, 2004 S1
Dr. Venture throws a Christmas party for many of his friends, but the party goes awry when Dean and Hank find Dr. Orpheus's spell book. Meanwhile, the Monarch has hatched yet another plan to kill Dr. Venture, this time involving a nativity scene booby-trapped with C4 explosive. 

[edit] Phone calls

In addition to the episodes, two "actual" recordings of phone calls made by the Monarch were released online:

  1. "The Monarch calls Dr. Girlfriend"
  2. "The Monarch calls his henchmen"

These events take place between "The Trial of the Monarch" and "Return to Spider-Skull Island" and fit into continuity with the series.

[edit] Songs

Several holiday songs have been produced featuring Venture Bros. characters, currently available here:

  1. “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy”
  2. “Hard Candy Christmas”
  3. “Venture Aid 2006” ("Do They Know It's Christmas?")
  4. “Fairytale Of New York”

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ VENTURE BROS. CARTOON PICKED UP FOR SEASON 3. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
  2. ^ Publick Nuisance entry dated 08 March 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-22.
  3. ^ Publick Nuisance entry dated 10 October 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
  4. ^ Publick Nuisance entry dated 22 November 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
  5. ^ Stephen DeStefano's blog. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
  6. ^ [adult swim] | Schedule
  7. ^ a b c d e The Mantis-Eye Experiment - Names Are Changing. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.

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