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In Mexico, the Ventures encounter their arch-foe, the Monarch, who captures the boys; Dr. Venture awakens to discover his kidneys have been stolen.
While repairing the Gargantua One space station, the Ventures encounter a space phantom, and jealousy arises among the two station officers.
The Monarch and Baron Underbheit both attack the Venture compound while Brock is on vacation.
Child-entertainment tycoon Roy Brisby enlists Dr. Venture's assistance.
When the Venture family becomes trapped inside Dr. Venture's latest invention, it's up to their neighbor, Dr. Orpheus, to save them.
Dr. Venture awakens the ghost of Major Tom while conducting an experiment in the Bermuda Triangle.
Professor Impossible invites Dr. Venture, Pete White and Master Billy Quizboy to join a government think tank.
Dr. Girlfriend seduces Dr. Venture as part of the Monarch's latest scheme to eliminate him; Brock's license to kill expires.
Due to a bylaw of the Guild of Calamitous Intent, the Monarch must postpone his elimination of the Ventures until Dean can receive medical treatment for his testicular tortion.
A large yard sale draws a mixture of scientists and super-villains to the Venture compound.
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Critic Reviews for The Venture Bros. Season 1
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By the finale, the show has so elegantly set up real physical and emotional stakes... It almost plays like Hammer and Publick intend it as a sick joke, but there's something real, raw, and horrible underneath it.
The first season can be a trial. If the references fail to grab you at all, then this probably isn't going to be a show worth investing in, even if it does get substantially better.
The performances have yet to grow into the slightly manic energy that every character touches on in later seasons... The jokes here seem more stilted in general.
It doesn't help that the humor is more cliched, and more broad, at this early stage.
Beginning as a relatively straightforward Johnny Quest parody, over the course of its first two seasons The Venture Bros. developed a mythology as deep and rewarding as that of the comic books and sci-fi series that it was spoofing.
The cynicism of The Venture Bros. feels forced and unnatural
The boys are so moronic that it's hard to care what happens to them.
The writing really works on multiple levels. There are a ton of pop-culture references if you're looking, but... the show doesn't rely on them for the humor.
The jokes are fast and furious, the tone is very mature, and the animation recalls a bygone era when people actually cared about the look of cartoons.
The episodes veer from brilliant to funny to stupid, but Jackson Publick and Doc Hammar -- the driving forces behind the series -- never play it safe.
For some, the parody aspect of the show will be enough... For others it will be a deeper appreciation of the characters and the tight and unfortunate world of disappointment in which they find themselves trapped.
Audience Reviews for The Venture Bros.: Season 1
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Sep 08, 2020A blend of super-science, super-villains, and family. Comedy-driven and story-laden in a well-built satirical modern world. The animation is beautiful and the perfect media for this parity of the comic books. Voice casting/acting is superbly done. The Venture Bros. have my attention. Go Team Venture!
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Oct 02, 2018The venture bros got off to a mixed start with its debut season.
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Mar 02, 2016Expertly navigates the vast sea of popular culture focusing on what was considered fringe at the time but has catapulted to the forefront of public appeal.
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Feb 01, 2016The Venture Brothers has been Adult Swim's best series for over a decade now, and it started off extremely strong right from the get-go.
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