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Send us a textFrom accidentally stealing the spotlight on David Letterman's show as a teenager to voicing beloved animated characters for two decades, James Urbaniak's acting journey reads like a masterclass in versatility and perseverance. In this wide-ranging conversation, Urbaniak reveals the unexpected path that took him from New Jersey community theater to New York's experimental off-off-Broadway scene in the late 1980s. With remarkable candor, he shares how challenging theatrical experiences—like performing a 75-minute solo monologue in "Tom Paine"—helped develop his craft before independent filmmaker Hal Hartley introduced him to the different demands of screen acting.Fans of Adult Swim's cult classic "The Venture Bros." will delight in Urbaniak's behind-the-scenes stories from his 20-year tenure voicing Dr. Rusty Venture and other characters. He recounts the surreal experience of having a makeup artist on the set of an HBO film tell him she was more excited to meet the voice of Dr. Venture than Al Pacino himself—a testament to the profound connection voice actors can forge with audiences.Urbaniak's philosophy of acting—describing himself as "a skeptic who likes to be surprised"—offers valuable insight into navigating the entertainment industry's inherent uncertainty. Whether discussing his brief but memorable appearance in Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," his experience playing Robert Crumb in "American Splendor," or his current work on Apple TV+'s "Palm Royale," Urbaniak demonstrates why character actors are often the secret ingredient that elevates productions across all media.For aspiring actors, film buffs, animation fans, or anyone fascinated by the creative process, this conversation provides a rare glimpse into the life of a working actor who has successfully built a diverse career by embracing opportunities across multiple entertainment platforms.Support the show
It's time for the world to meet the Blue Morpho.... again! The Monarch takes on his alter ego in this banger of an episode, starting his quest to kill the food chain above him so he can finally arch Rusty Venture. Meanwhile, the VenTech R&D team creates an ill-advised substance called "God Gas" and it goes about as well as you'd expect. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett (http://jjarrett.work) for our cover art, Gwen May (https://soundcloud.com/deepwhale) for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron (https://twitter.com/braytonjc) for being our announcer.
Our friend Jason (He/Him) joins us for our first "Saturday Night Obscurities" episode about an adult cartoon, the long-running Adult Swim series The Venture Bros! Dr. Rusty Venture is a former boy adventurer turned unsuccessful scientist, dragging his teenage sons across a world of spaceships, supervillains, and family secrets. We recap the hour-long special "All This and Gargantua-2" that opens season six, and talk about the series as a whole! We discuss the show's mix of action, comedy, and surprising emotion, the continuity callbacks, characters who are direct Marvel homages, how many literal Venture brothers there actually are, and another one of the greatest "wait, this has a real ongoing plot?" cartoons, Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated. Jams: @JamsWilk Melissa: @WilkyWit Questions or Suggestions: Email us!: SaturdayMOpod@gmail.com DM us!: @SaturdayMOpod
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We're back! And we moved! This week we are coming at you from Chicago with a whole host of book talk (it's been a little extra time since the last one and we've been busy) then we dive into a somewhat lukewarm set of chapters! We talk about religion more than Brandon seems to want to, complain about his naming conventions, and ponder the Euthyphro dilemma! You can find Nora on twitter @NeitherNora and you can find more of zir work on norablake.online You can find Mark on twitter @charaznablunt and his other podcast Higgledy-Piggledy Whale Statements on the Abnormal Mapping podcast network! You can find Autumn on twitter @autumnal_coffee and you can find their other podcasts at exportaud.io! You can also get access to episodes of this podcast early by giving us a single dollar on the patreon! Music on this episode was Industrial Revolution by Kevin MacLeod Next time we will be reading chapters 12-14 of Mistborn: The Final Empire!
You don't spend 43 years inside a Rusty Venture without developing a few emotional problems. In Jonas Jr.'s case, his outgoing and winning personality belies the fact that he's kind of a selfish dick. J.J. has opened the Jonas Venture Jr. Museum of Jonas Venture, and invited all the wrong people to the opening. And now everyone has to deal with the fallout. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett (http://jjarrett.work) for our cover art, Gwen May (https://soundcloud.com/deepwhale) for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron (https://twitter.com/braytonjc) for being our announcer.
This episode is a series highlight that reintroduces us to the core feature of the show's main character... Rusty Venture is a failure and he's not a good person. While that's dark, there's plenty of levity to be had when Dr. Killinger shows up to revamp the Venture compound by revealing not only who moved the cheese, but what color their parachute was. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett (http://jjarrett.work) for our cover art, Gwen May (https://soundcloud.com/deepwhale) for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron (https://twitter.com/braytonjc) for being our announcer.
Rilo and Garden do a victory lap on the fourth season of Venture and discuss bodega sodas, how shitty proms are just universally and what exactly a Rusty Venture is. Recorded LIVE in front of an eager public on Twitch, we're going full "Operation: P.R.O.M"! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Rusty Venture's idea of living up to his father's legacy is... to scavenge his father's legacy. An experimental aircraft designed by Jonas tragically crashed into the sea, and Team Venture is on the way to dredge it up. Problem is, they didn't count on running into ghost pirates. Er, I'm sorry, "ghost" pirates. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett (http://jjarrett.work) for our cover art, Gwen May (https://soundcloud.com/deepwhale) for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron (https://twitter.com/braytonjc) for being our announcer.
It's a two-villain pileup on this week's ORB! Baron Ünderbheit has sworn vengeance on Rusty Venture after he shirked his duties as a lab partner. This is complicated by the fact that Monarch has also sworn vengeance. And Brock is on sabbatical, dealing with the Six Million Dollar Man and his woodsy love interest. The odds are stacked against the boys, but at least they've got one piss-reeking panic room to keep them safe. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett (http://jjarrett.work) for our cover art, Gwen May (https://soundcloud.com/deepwhale) for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron (https://twitter.com/braytonjc) for being our announcer.
Venture Bros. Serial Killers. Hilariously awful childhood Halloween stories. All of this (and more) on the first episode of The Venture Sisters Podcast! The only podcast guaranteed to give you a Rusty Venture! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hench4life/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hench4life/support
THE FINAL EPISODE OF VENTURE BROS A VENTURE BROTHERS PODCAST ...for nowThis is it. We finally made it to the end of Venture Bros...for now, and recorded a big ol' wrap up that covers everything we thought about the show and our favorite moments...for now.FEATURINGBryan “Scare Bear” DresselGraham “Not Nick” MasonMatt “Smurfs Lay Eggs” DykesBrok “Toaster Face” HolidayPART IMemories---The terrible episode order to season 1, that we spent an entire episode restacking after we reviewed the season… that order is below:01 Careers in Science02 Dia de Los Dangerous03 The Incredible Mr Brisby04 Eeney Meeney Miney Magic05 Are You There God Its me Dean06 Tag Sale – You’re It07 Ghosts of the Sargasso08 Mid-Life Chrysalis09 Ice Station - Impossible10 Home Insecurity11 Past Tense12 The Trial of the Monarch13 Return to Spider-Skull IslandSpanakopita recording, re-recording and three-recordingMatt - How he came to the podcast and the ATH NetworkBrok - How he became part of the podcast. Even though Bryas is weird about rats.PART IIFavorite Things---BRYAN:Favorite Moment - Not today Rusty, Not today… Favorite moment for the story, the way its told, and its one of the few “good dad” moments he has. You baby burped on your speed suit, these things are 90% polyester you can clean a little fear vomit with a wet nap.Favorite Pop Culture Reference - 6 million dollar man - Steve Summers in love with SasquatchFunniest Moment - Season 7 ep 2, Red death killing the whole room, “room is secure” How long do we have till the regain consciousness… um…Favorite Quote - Red Dragoon “We haven’t been outside in 30 years, I’m old and I’m afraid of everything. I’m afraid the streets are over run with teenage gangs! Teenagers are CRUEL and will undoubtedly taunt us, because our trousers are not in style anymore.Favorite Character - Shelia (Dr Girlfriend, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, Lady Au Pair)Favorite Actor - Christopher McCullochMost Venture Bro-y moment (as in a moment or joke that wouldn’t work anywhere else) - Colonel Gentlemen - Yawn’s Here’s something, Rodney killed a baby once. GRAHAM:Favorite Moment - Sock/movie ticket moment with Red Death/21 and Midnight Movie Massacre retold by Red DeathFavorite Pop Culture Reference - Acid Burn and Zero Cool (Hackers) “The Venture Bros. & The Curse of the Haunted Problem”Funniest Moment - Arrears in Science “wrap-up” by Sgt. Hatred and DeanFavorite Quote - “Arrears in Science”H-Hey, what’s the haps?D-Dr. O held a seance to un-haunt our house. And then Pop found Grandpa in the P.R.O.B.lem lightH-Woah was his corpse all rotten and stuff?D-No he was still alive.H-What?! I want to go meet Grandpa!D-It’s only his head thoughH-Okay that gives me pause. Still, Zombie Grandpa Head!Sgt. H-It ain’t safe Hank, your Grandpa thought he was your house and tried to up and runaway with all of us inside.D-And then blue robot came down from the sky in his magic car and made Grandpa stop. And these guys are all mad at blue robot because…H-Okay, okay, stop…that’s kind of a lot.Favorite Character - Red DeathFavorite Actor - Christopher McCullochMost Venture Bro-y moment (as in a moment or joke that wouldn’t work anywhere else) - “Arrears in Science” - “wrap-up” by Sgt. Hatred and Dean MATT:Favourite Moment – The bit in A Party For Tarzan where Dr Mrs The Monarch fires the bullet at Rusty. The way it is shot, the slow motion with the voice over, it’s such a beautiful sequence and has serious suspense in the build up to her shooting the rifle.Favourite Pop Culture Moment – The Rusty Venture cartoon opening being a Jonny Quest knock off and then ending in “Sponsored by Smoking” which I’m sure is a slight reference to how cigarette adverts were in old shows and you even had The Flintstones advertising smokingFunniest moment – Red Death in Dummy Corp, “AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Oh hi! The room is secure.” “How long do we have until they regain consciousness?” “Uhhhhhh…”Favourite quote – “READY THE ACID MAGNET!”Favourite character – I have to pick one?! I’ll narrow it down to three, The Monarch, Red Death and HunterFavourite actor – Christopher McCulloch, the number of characters he voices and they all have such a different sound to them. Hank, The Monarch, Henry Killinger, Hunter Gathers, Dr Z, Hell even the Grand Galactic Inquisitor!Most Venture Bro-y moment – The clone army being slaughtered by The Monarch’s Deathshead Panoply, the combination of the ridiculousness of the design of the Deathshead Panoply alongside the clone army being cut down and Dean’s shriek and saying “Why do I feel like I’m the one who is dying?” I can’t imagine any other series doing that. BROK:Favorite Moment - Season 2 opening, Everybody’s FreeFavorite Pop Culture Reference - Jonas Venture Sr. being used to out the horrible racism of the old James Bond moviesFunniest Moment - Naked Brock in Victor Echo November, “To prey on their fear, move like an animal, feel the kill.”Favorite Quote - “Smurfs lay eggs.”Favorite Character - BrockFavorite Actor - James UrbaniakMost Venture Bro-y Moment - Rusty cleaning the walking eye to steal arches away from Dr. O. PART IIIRank the Seasons---For the episodes that sort of exist outside of the seasons, we counted them as follows when considering the season.Terrible Turtle - Season 1A Very Venture Christmas - Season 1From The Ladle To The Grave: The Shallow Gravy Story - Season 4A Very Venture Halloween - Season 5All This and Gargantua II - Season 6Bryan - 5, 1, 6, 2, 7, 4, 3Graham - 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6, 7Matt - 1, 5, 2, 4, 3, 6, 7Brok - 1, 7, 3, 5, 6, 4, 2 Part IVTop 5 Episodes---BRYAN:5 - S2 final Showdown at Cremation Creek4 - S3 e2The Doctor is Sin3 - S4 Blood of the Father, Heart of Steel the story telling, THE STORY TELLING2 - S5 What Color is Your Clean Suit1 - S6 E0 All This and Gargantua IIGRAHAM:5 - P.R.O.M.4 - Cremation Creek3 - Family that Slays2 - All This and Gargantua-21 - Morphic Trilogy MATT:5 - The Bellicose Proxy (September 9, 2018) – everything in this episode hits all the right notes, the training sequences are fantastic and the scenes with The Monarch are excellent.4 - Red Means Stop (March 20, 2016) – introduces Red Death3 - All This And Gargantua-2 (January 19, 2015) – An amazing episode, it feels like a film in how epic in scope it is2 - Everybody Comes To Hank's (October 3, 2010) – such a cool concept and I love the Film Noir elements, the hat is amazing!!1 - Escape To The House Of Mummies Part II (July 16, 2006) – batshit crazy BROK:5 - Escape from the house to mummies part 24 - Any Which Way But Zeus3 - 20 Years to Midnight2 - Showdown at Cremation Creek Part 1 and 21 - Victor Echo November
The final episode in our deep dive into the murky moral mindset of Rusty Venture and explore the implications of being all about that clone life. We also discuss fist-fighting Betty White, schadenfreude, and the value of thinking inside the box. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hench4life/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hench4life/support
Once more unto the breach of Rusty Venture's shattered childhood! This time we get elbow-deep into "The Doctor is Sin" and explore super-science migrant workers, arching family IRL, and the second appearance of Dr. Killinger and his must-have villain accessory of the season. (Hint: it comes in black and it can murder.) Also, the first appearance of our new host-bot ROBOBob! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hench4life/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hench4life/support
Greetings Venturinos, Venturoos, Venturions, and all the Venture viewers in between! Welcome to the first episode of Conjectural Technologies! Join us as we explore one of our favorite episodes "Careers in Science" and begin our arm-chair psychoanalysis series on the abysmal mental and moral depths of Doc Venture. As fans of the Venture Bros, we trust you won't judge us too harshly, especially on a first episode that doesn't necessarily reflect the rest of the series moving forward. Consider this our "Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay" moment and have a good chuckle as we "venture" our way through this noblest of endeavors. GO TEAM VENTURE! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hench4life/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hench4life/support
Bryan pulled a real Rusty Venture and lost all the audio to pt. 2 of Clerks... HOWEVER, we have a super fun episode on a show we never thought we would talk about, Rick and Morty! Emily Blake picked 3 episodes for Bryan and Chewie to scratch the surface of this animated juggernaut!
Alas, dear listener. We've come to the end of series...for now. There are no more Venture Bros episodes for us to discuss and break down (poorly) so take in this last opportunity while you still can. "But Shownotes Writer," you ask softly, "what comes after Venture Bros?" That's a good question, and one that our heroes answer pretty quickly. All you gotta do is push that play button and just go to town on the audio. Like, listen the shit out of it.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on Venture Bros...SNOW! Bryan Dressel, Graham "Brock" Mason, and Matt "Dean Venture" Dykes discuss the penultimate episode of season seven (and possibly the series? At least until there's more? Please make more?) The Forecast Manufacturer. Both this episode and the finale are deeply connected so advanced warning that there might be some callouts to moments from next week.There's also some serious hints to the next show we'll be doing after we complete Venture Bros. You love to hear it. INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Scott Hall" Mason, and Matt "Tim-Tom" Dykes discuss The Terminus Mandate in which the Guild Council are required to face their arch rivals one last time before becomming full members of the council. Rusty also trains to go on a date with a top notch prostitute who kills everyone she sleeps with. Does it go well? * J. Jonah Jameson laughing gif *INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on Venture Bros, A Venture Brothers Podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Princess Tinglepants" Mason, and Matt "Catclops" Dykes discuss the season seven episode "The Unicorn in Captivity." Easily one of the better episodes of the season, "Unicorn" sees the Monarch joining a heist featuring some wild characters, and a particularly powerful invention that takes Rusty down an interesting path. Wub wub wub.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Brown Widow" Mason, and Matt "Baron Underbite" Dykes discuss "The Bellicose Proxy." The Monarch decides to join the big villain program and mentors St. Cloud as he arches Quizboy. We also get a deeper look into the mechanics of the Guild as well as its rival the Peril Partnership. We hope you brought rubbers, because a storm is coming.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "H.E.L.P.eR. MOD-2" Mason, and Matt "Corporal Snoopy" Dykes talk The Inamorata Consequence, which is quite enjoyable...unless you're Matt. The Guild of Calamitous Intent and the OSI renegotiate their contract, Hank reunites with Dermot, and Dean goes back to the place where he learned that he and Hank were clones...only to find out that Rusty was ALSO A CLONE. Oh, and did you know that H.E.L.P.eR. MOD-2 was voiced by Rhys Darby? Fun!INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
Episode 92. We're starting something new on The Review Show! We're going to watch a longer series through to completion, covering part of it one episode a month. This month, it's seasons one and two of the Adult Swim cartoon The Venture Bros. Dr. Rusty Venture, former boy adventurer, hasn't grown up into the same dazzling super-scientist that his father was. Struggling with upholding the legacy, he drags his sheltered teen twins Hank and Dean around the world in a series of sci-fi misadventures, under the watch of aggressive family bodyguard Brock Samson. The family encounters foes of all kinds, including butterfly-themed villain The Monarch. He has sworn himself as Rusty's arch-enemy for unknown reasons, even when his partner Dr. Girlfriend tries to convince him he can do better. Join us next month when we discuss seasons three and four!The Whatnauts present The Review Show, a weekly book club style podcast for all sorts of pop culture. We cover a variety of genres and mediums — movies, TV shows, comics, anime, manga, audio dramas — picking out a specific piece of entertainment that we can cover in a week's time. Every episode, your intrepid co-hosts Kyle and Melissa dive into the media of the week (with a spoiler warning!), give recommendations, and take turns pitching the next topic. For one episode a month, we check in with continuing coverage on a longer title, like a full TV series or comics run, and follow it all the way to the end. Join us for fun discussions on a wild variety of entertainment you should know!Check out our other podcasts here, or wherever you get your podcasts. If video is more your thing, then check our YouTube channel. And if you like what we do, support us on Patreon to unlock early access to most of our podcasts as well as exclusive episodes and more. You can find us on Twitter and we would love to have you join us on our Discord server as well.
This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Billy Quiz Boy" Mason, and Matt "The Monarch" Dykes discuss The High Cost of Loathing, in which The Monarch deals with the financial challenges of rebuilding his organization. Or as Bryan likes to call it: Season Seven Proper.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on the podcast, Bryan Dressel, Graham "Dr. Z" Mason, and Matt "Sgt. Hatred" Dykes take for F*CKING ever to get the episode started, but that's okay because the whole thing involves messing with Matt. And then it's on to the jam-packed conclusion to the Morphic Trilogy, which has some very "potent" science. Also, Dr. Jonas Venture is just pure evil.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! Venture Bros returns from a cursed hiatus to see out the rest of the series. Bryan Dressel, Graham "Dr. Girlfriend" Mason, & Matt "Wandering Spider" Dykes come together to discuss the second episode of the "latest" season as well as drop hints at what's in store for the show. Are you ready for Part 2 of the Morphic Trilogy? Hell yeah you are.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Dean Venture" Mason, and Nick "Hank Venture" Friedemann jump right the heck into Season Seven of Venture Bros. This is it, the final season...for now. Join the gang as they break down this jam-packed "final" season.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
After a whole month of scheduling and Star Wars shenanigans, we're back with a new episode of Venture Bros! This week Bryan Dressel, Nick "Frasier" Friedemann, and Matt "Cheers" Dykes discuss the finale of season six. Or rather...the NON-finale, amirite? It's good, but you could combine this and the following couple of episodes in season seven into one long episode. Anyway, thanks for your patience and enjoy!INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on Venture Bros Bryan Dressel, Matt "Shazzan" Dykes, and Graham "Cool McCool" Mason discuss the penultimate episode of season six - A Party For Tarzan. Come for the swell episode breakdown from Graham, and stay for the great discussion. Big question. Were you fooled the first time you saw this?INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Scooby Doo, Where Are You" Friedemann, and Matt "The Jetsons" Dykes talk "Faking Miracles" and get into some legit Blue Morpho shit. Yeah! Well, kinda. He's there. He's mentioned. We see him. We see the Morpho mobile. It's a great episode and you won't want to miss it.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "The Flintstones" Friedemann, and Matt "Adam Ant" Dykes talk the next episode of season six - "Maybe No Go" - and discuss how the season as a whole has shifted its format to be more serialized and as such, makes it harder to remember everything that happens in any given episode.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on the Venture Bros podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Wacky Races" Friedemann, and Matt "Johnny Quest" Dykes talk about the season six opener "Hostile Makeover," which starts rather abruptly. Turns out there's a "Special Epilogue" that connects this to "Gargantua-2" that's absolutely hilarious. Go check it out and then come back. We'll wait. Oh, you want the link?Here. https://youtu.be/pDRIMO7AL8UAwesome, right? Too bad more TV shows don't adopt this method of teasing future seasons. Anyway, enjoy this week's super fun episode.INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday
This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Air" Friedemann, and Matt "Purple People Eaters" Dykes talk the last episode of season five: The Devil's Grip. They then decide on their favorite characters and episodes from the season and once again help Matt with a sports reference. You won't want to miss this one. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday
This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Shoeless" Friedemann, and Matt "Sweetness" Dykes talk Momma's Boys, a high point for the season featuring prime Venture Bros dialog. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday
This week’s episode, The Unicorn in Captivity is a perfect illustration of why we do this podcast: it is rich with Christ symbolism and Kubrick references. The episode is named after and significantly features one of a series of High Renaissance unicorn tapestries I just so happen to have studied, set in NY’s none-more-goth museum, The Cloisters. This is the Venture Bros. podcast for people who want to dig into the narrative parallels between our two unicorns; Rusty Venture and The Monarch as well as the symbolism, the history and philosophical questions raised by the hit Adult Swim cartoon. Steven Attewell examines the episodes’ commentary on sci-fi genre paradoxes via Warren Ellis and Fantastic Four comics. And OSI is no longer just a spoof of GI Joe, it’s a critique of the military industrial complex. So join us! Here or on Graphic Policy Radio’s iTunes or find all of our Venture Bros episodes on this playlist (plus Episode 6 which is here). And comment or tweet me here https://twitter.com/Elana_Brooklyn if you have thoughts about this week’s format. We went long this week. I promise you it’s worth it.
This Fucking Week brings us more gastrointestinal distress, Tim Draper Dumb Ballot Measure Gets Tim Dropped, and Elon Musk is Rusty Venture. Ryan brings us a democracy update as right to work goes down in flames. Barking Point: What will be printed on Elon Musk's hot pants? Sponsors:Takel, Izzy Wintrell, Drifa Jonsdottir, JD Laclede, Bobskunk Theme Music: "Barking Point" by Solardog
Matt Lieberman joins in on this episode's shipping fest! Is Belle better suited for the man with a beast inside... Bruce Banner? Plus, how would it go if Hermione met Donatello of the Ninja Turtles? Plus, can anyone find a good fit for the Venture Bros' Dr. Rusty Venture?
www.acoupleofaveragejoes.com The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
www.acoupleofaveragejoes.com The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain.
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain.
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain.
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain.
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (2003– ) 76 episodes 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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain. Show creator McCulloch was one of the main writers for the Saturday morning animated series The Tick. He created The Venture Bros. storyline sometime prior to 2000. After working for the television program Sheep in the Big City and the live-action version of The Tick, McCulloch set to turning The Venture Bros. into an animated series. The Venture Bros. was originally conceived as a comic book story for an issue of Monkeysuit. McCulloch realized that his notes were too extensive for a short comics story and proposed that Comedy Central air The Venture Bros. as an animated series, but the network rejected it. Although the first draft of the pilot script was written in the spring of 2000, the premise was not greenlit until around the summer of 2002 by Adult Swim. McCulloch had not previously considered Cartoon Network because he "didn't want to tone The Venture Bros. down," and was unaware of the existence of the network's late night adult-oriented programming block, Adult Swim. With the revised pilot, production began in autumn of that year, and the pilot was first run on February 16, 2003. The first season of the series was completed and premiered in 2004, and it was added to the summer schedule in August.
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (2003– ) 76 episodes 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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain. Show creator McCulloch was one of the main writers for the Saturday morning animated series The Tick. He created The Venture Bros. storyline sometime prior to 2000. After working for the television program Sheep in the Big City and the live-action version of The Tick, McCulloch set to turning The Venture Bros. into an animated series. The Venture Bros. was originally conceived as a comic book story for an issue of Monkeysuit. McCulloch realized that his notes were too extensive for a short comics story and proposed that Comedy Central air The Venture Bros. as an animated series, but the network rejected it. Although the first draft of the pilot script was written in the spring of 2000, the premise was not greenlit until around the summer of 2002 by Adult Swim. McCulloch had not previously considered Cartoon Network because he "didn't want to tone The Venture Bros. down," and was unaware of the existence of the network's late night adult-oriented programming block, Adult Swim. With the revised pilot, production began in autumn of that year, and the pilot was first run on February 16, 2003. The first season of the series was completed and premiered in 2004, and it was added to the summer schedule in August.
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (2003– ) The bizarre animated escapades of pseudo-heroic scientist Dr. Rusty Venture, his competent, high strung bodyguard, and his two over-enthusiastic sons. Director: Jackson Publick Creator: Christopher McCulloch Stars: Christopher McCulloch, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain. Dramedy, Black, Comedy, Speculative Fiction, Action, Adventure, Cartoon Created byJackson Publick Written byJackson Publick, Doc Hammer, Ben Edlund Directed byJackson Publick Voices of James Urbaniak, Patrick Warburton, Michael Sinterniklaas, Christopher McCulloch, Doc Hammer, Steven Rattazzi, Dana Snyder make sure to check out our page at www.cinescapemag.com Cinescape Magazine. We. Love. Animation
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (2003– ) The bizarre animated escapades of pseudo-heroic scientist Dr. Rusty Venture, his competent, high strung bodyguard, and his two over-enthusiastic sons. Director: Jackson Publick Creator: Christopher McCulloch Stars: Christopher McCulloch, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain. Dramedy, Black, Comedy, Speculative Fiction, Action, Adventure, Cartoon Created byJackson Publick Written byJackson Publick, Doc Hammer, Ben Edlund Directed byJackson Publick Voices of James Urbaniak, Patrick Warburton, Michael Sinterniklaas, Christopher McCulloch, Doc Hammer, Steven Rattazzi, Dana Snyder make sure to check out our page at www.cinescapemag.com Cinescape Magazine. We. Love. Animation
Special guest Alex Jaffe, editor of Bartkira and Comic Roulette graciously returns after a lost episode and joins us to concoct a method of determining the Best Mad Scientist. Meanwhile Greg gives an official ruling on the house's stance on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II, Jesse explains why he can't vote for Princess Bubblegum, and John explains why Rusty Venture doesn't belong on this list in the first place.
This week we had returning guest Mr. John Stone on the show to talk about the horrible ass whoopin we took in the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4- The Great Gamer War. We jump right into things by talking about the new series on AMC with Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg call "Geeking Out". We found out who wanted a Rusty Venture, where my super balls went, how Cam Newton folded like origami and I named 2 son of a bitches this week. In the Anime Shmanime segment we talked about new anime Mob Psycho 100,l from One Punch Man creator, Assassination Classroom season 2 has English dub to it and we discuss Dimension W and it appearing on Toonami this month. Bailey's Fitness Facts hits on different ways to get cardio into your workout and we talked about conjugate circuits, how they work and what they are. Wrestling wrap-up covered the tragic retirement of Daniel Bryant You can find more episode of The Elijah Bailey Show on Podbean and iTunes. The Elijah Bailey Show is hosted by Elijah Bailey and Richard Taplin. If you have any questions for our hosts you can reach us at blackenstudios.com, on Twitter at @ElijahBaileySho, @BlackenStudios, @blackengaming, on Instagram at @ElijahBaileySho, BlackenStudios and @hastagblacken or on Facebook at The Elijah Bailey Show and Blacken Studios.
On this week's episode of the podcast, WE HAVE COME DOWN TO OBSERVE YOU INTERNET TRANSMISSION AND DO NOT WANT TO INTERFERE. ALSO, WHO LEFT THIS BABY HERE? IGNORE ME! We also touch on Transformers, Scooby Doo, Hank losing his virginity, 21 Being crazy, Dr Orpheus being a better Dr Strange than Dr Strange, THE MIGHTY MONARCH!, Dr Girlfriend, Rusty Venture, and a bunch of other venture Bro's topics! Also, Dean is way better than Hank, Hands down.
On this most devious and depraved episode of Derpy Show, the gang delves into the land of forbidden sex moves, and gas station drug paraphernalia. Since it’s dangerous to go alone, they took a vile concoction of orange-based wine called Mad Dragon with them. Gaining inspiration from the upcoming F2P MMO Everquest Next, they stumble through the human psyche and provide commentary on our attention spans, a popular children’s song with gory origins, Rusty Venture’s pop music career, and more vaginas than you can swing a floppy dildo at. All this and more, on this weeks crazy episode of Derpy Show!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
James Urbaniak (@JamesUrbaniak on Twitter) is an actor best known for his role as Dr. Rusty Venture on "The Venture Brothers," his portrayal of R. Crumb in "American Splendor," and the character Simon Grim from Hal Hartley's "Henry Fool" and "Fay Grim." On this episode, Gene and Brodie chat with James about the political blogosphere, fan conventions, James' theatre experiences, and James' alter ego at the Jersey Shore.
This week, the TVZ team interviews actor James Urbaniak, who voices Doctor Venture on the Venture Bros. Also, the news of the week and a discussion of Vampire Diaries.
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton ## Episode Cast[Edit](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Eeney,_Meeney,_Miney..._Magic!?action=edit§ion=2) * **[James Urbaniak](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/James_Urbaniak)** as [Dr. Venture](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Dr._Venture). * **[Michael Sinterniklaas](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Sinterniklaas?redlink=1&action=edit&flow=create-page-article-redlink)** as [Dean Venture](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Dean_Venture). * **[Patrick Warburton](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Patrick_Warburton?redlink=1&action=edit&flow=create-page-article-redlink)** as [Brock Samson](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Brock_Samson). * **[Christopher McCulloch](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Christopher_McCulloch)** as [Hank Venture](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Hank_Venture) (though misspelt). * **[Doc Hammer](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Doc_Hammer)** as [Tommy](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Tommy). * **[Steven Rattazzi](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Steven_Rattazzi?redlink=1&action=edit&flow=create-page-article-redlink)** as [Dr. Orpheus](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Dr._Orpheus). * **[Lisa Hammer](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Lisa_Hammer?redlink=1&action=edit&flow=create-page-article-redlink)** as [Triana Orpheus](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Triana_Orpheus). * **[Rachael Simon](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Rachael_Simon?redlink=1&action=edit&flow=create-page-article-redlink)** as "Fantasy Mom". * **[Tom Vollette](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Tom_Vollette?redlink=1&action=edit&flow=create-page-article-redlink)** as "Signer" (the American Sign Language interpretor). * **[Mia Barron](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Mia_Barron?redlink=1&action=edit&flow=create-page-article-redlink)** as [Molotov Cocktease](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Molotov_Cocktease) (though not credited). * **[Soul-Bot](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Soul-Bot?redlink=1&action=edit&flow=create-page-article-redlink)** as [H.E.L.P.eR.](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/H.E.L.P.eR.) ## Cultural References[Edit](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Eeney,_Meeney,_Miney..._Magic!?action=edit§ion=3) * [Dean Venture](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Dean_Venture) wears a Burger King crown in his fantasy of being [Triana Orpheus](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Triana_Orpheus)'s hero. * Triana sarcastically calls Dean "David Koresh" in a reference to the word "compound" when Dean says "So, I'll see you around [the compound](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/The_Venture_Compound)?" * When asked about the skull and crossbones on her shirt, Triana replies that she is going for a "retro _Adam and the Ants_ kind of thing", referring to the new romantic band of the same name. * Dean apparently watches reruns of _Kolchak: The Night Stalker_. * The brothers wrap Dean's shirt around Brock's head after peeing on it. This is a reference to the movie _Total Recall_ where a character wrapped a wet towel around his head to disrupt a tracking device. * When Hank is shuffling through a box of [Brock Samson](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Brock_Samson)'s cassette tapes, he finds the _Led Zeppelin_ album "In Through the Out Door" and ask if he and Brock can listen to it, but Brock refuses stating that "Zep sold out on that one", and the album brings back memories of the only woman he ever loved (most likely [Molotov Cocktease](http://venturebrothers.wikia.com/wiki/Molotov_Cocktease)).
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
iThe Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain.
www.acoupleofaveragejoes.com The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain.
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The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (2003– ) The bizarre animated escapades of pseudo-heroic scientist Dr. Rusty Venture, his competent, high strung bodyguard, and his two over-enthusiastic sons. Director: Jackson Publick Creator: Christopher McCulloch Stars: Christopher McCulloch, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain. Dramedy, Black, Comedy, Speculative Fiction, Action, Adventure, Cartoon Created by Jackson Publick Written by Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer, Ben Edlund Directed by Jackson Publick Voices of James Urbaniak, Patrick Warburton, Michael Sinterniklaas, Christopher McCulloch, Doc Hammer, Steven Rattazzi, Dana Snyder make sure to check out our page at www.cinescapemag.com Cinescape Magazine. We. Love. Animation
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton
The Venture Bros. TV-MA | 22min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi | TV Series (2003– ) 76 episodes 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, James Urbaniak, Michael Sinterniklaas, Patrick Warburton The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that was created by Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") and premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim with a pilot episode on February 16, 2003 and its first season began on August 7, 2004. It is considered to be an action/adventure series with comedy-drama elements. The show has been renewed for a seventh and eighth season to consist of ten episodes each. The Venture Bros. chronicles the lives and adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their emotionally insecure, unethical and under-achieving super-scientist father Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture; the family's bodyguard, secret agent Brock Samson, or his temporary replacement, the reformed villain and pedophile Sergeant Hatred; and the family's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, The Monarch, a butterfly-themed mega villain. Show creator McCulloch was one of the main writers for the Saturday morning animated series The Tick. He created The Venture Bros. storyline sometime prior to 2000. After working for the television program Sheep in the Big City and the live-action version of The Tick, McCulloch set to turning The Venture Bros. into an animated series. The Venture Bros. was originally conceived as a comic book story for an issue of Monkeysuit. McCulloch realized that his notes were too extensive for a short comics story and proposed that Comedy Central air The Venture Bros. as an animated series, but the network rejected it. Although the first draft of the pilot script was written in the spring of 2000, the premise was not greenlit until around the summer of 2002 by Adult Swim. McCulloch had not previously considered Cartoon Network because he "didn't want to tone The Venture Bros. down," and was unaware of the existence of the network's late night adult- oriented programming block, Adult Swim. With the revised pilot, production began in autumn of that year, and the pilot was first run on February 16, 2003. The first season of the series was completed and premiered in 2004, and it was added to the summer schedule in August.