ORB: A Venture Bros. Podcast

Season 4 opens with a weird one, as we wave bye to Brock and welcome in the Sergeant Hatred era. Brock is on the run from the OSI, planning his revenge against Hunter and Molotov, while Rusty deals with unwanted attention on his clone farms. And Dean? Well, Dean loves Hitler. It makes sense in the episode. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton...

This week we talk about Season 3 at large, a season of the Venture Bros. that largely concerned itself with the history of these characters and this world. It was uneven, but the highs were very high! We also read your responses to Season 3, and get ready for the rip-roarin' Season 4. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our...

Big changes are on the way, as Brock has been burned by the OSI and the Monarch has license to arch, and possibly kill, Dr. Venture. The resulting pileup of plots and schemes is messier than we'd like, but it sets us up for cool things as the Venture Bros. proves that it's willing to kill its own status quo. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayto...

Join us on a high flying, globetrotting fight against international assassins, as we lurch towards the most consequential season finale so far. Brock has been burned by the OSI, and Molotov Cocktease has provided him with dossiers on the three themed assassins who are out to knock him off. So he must protect the Venture family while also trying to save himself, as doom descends on the Venture comp...

It's only going to be confusing this one time. Season 3 speeds to its conclusion with this stealth first part of the multi-part finale. It's a globetrotting mystery hunt, as Doc Hammer takes us along on a National Treasure adventure made up of his own fascinations. The Venture Family, their bodyguards, and the organizations that gave birth to the Guild and the OSI all revolve around one world alte...

Doe, Cardholder, Occupant, and Resident are reporting for duty! Satisfied Customer overslept. The Lepidopterists is J.J.'s first spotlight episode, as he grapples with understanding what it means that the Monarch is his new "arch". Some strange g-men are here to help him take the Monarch off the board, while the Monarch and his henchmen execute a plan of their own. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett...

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 for our...

Hate isn't just a game for the Monarch, he has to feel it. And he'll throw away his entire career if it means he can't arch Dr. Venture. So he shoots Dr. Dugong and sets out with the boys to mess up the Venture compound while Rusty is away, leaving only Hank, Dean, and Dermot to stop the petty, petty crimes. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayto...

We've yet to see the true extent of Jonas Venture's bastardry, but this episode gives us some of our first peeks. The Venture Compound sits atop a massive tunnel complex where forgotten experiments have laid fallow, and it isn't until a drilling mishap that Rusty learns what's going on right beneath his feet. Can the Order of the Triad save him and Brock? Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our co...

Here we have one of the more unfortunate episodes of the Venture Bros., where the family heads to the rain forest and meets one of Rusty's old acquaintances. What ensues is some really weird, scattered, and icky sex and gender stuff that's also just not very funny! Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our announcer.

Gwen Static joins us to talk about the disastrous results of Rusty trying to make a quick buck by inviting kids to the Venture Compound. The Venture Bros. takes place in a world where "boy adventurer" is a possible career path, and scores of kids are ready and willing to hand over money to attend a day camp run by their hero... even if those "kids" are Murderous Moppets helping their boss arch on...

Jeremy Greer joins us to talk about the proper introduction of Sergeant Hatred and his unorthodox arching philosophy. He seems like a big dumb doofus, but there's more going on there, and he has a plan to make the Monarch's life hell by making Rusty's life heaven. And it all begins at one very lame house party. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Bra...

How many of the events in the Venture Bros. trace back to a gameshow cheating scandal? More than you'd think! Season 3 continues its exploration of backstories and origins by explaining how Billy Quizboy and Pete White met, fell from grace, and inadvertently created the Phantom Limb. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our a...

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 for our cove...

The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend face a trial of sorts in this episode that sets a theme for Season 3... exploring their past as villains, henchmen, and second-in-commands. We get to see the Monarch's first attempts at arching Dr. Venture, and learn why he hates Phantom Limb so much... outside of all of the obvious reasons. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme so...

Season 2 of the Venture Bros. has drawn to a close, with the Monarch married to Dr. Wife (nee Dr. Girlfriend, et al) and having thwarted the usurpation of the Guild by Phantom Limb. We talk about the highs and lows of the season, the DVD special features, and we read your responses. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our an...

The finale for the finale shows us the aftermath of Phantom Limb's attack on the wedding between the Monarch and Doctor Girlfriend. Brock easily takes a commanding role among the henchmen... I mean, minions. Meanwhile Dean has dissociated and is wandering around an unrelated Neverending Story fantasy sequence that ultimately has disastrous consequences for the Cocoon. Special thanks to Joshua Jare...

Season 2 draws to a close as the henchmen drunkenly abduct the Ventures as a wedding gift for the Monarch, who is tying the knot with Dr. Girlfriend. But Phantom Limb has some objections. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our announcer.

Jinkies and or zoinks, it's groovy! This penultimate episode of the second season introduces us to the Groovy Gang, a parody of the cast of Scooby Doo that's all mixed up with famous killers and criminals from the counterculture. They stumble across the Venture Compound and hijinks ensue, while Rusty plays god and Brock has doubts about his path in life. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cov...

Diplomacy is the heart of one of the best episodes of this season. The Monarch has fallen into a slump, and it's up to Dr. Henry Killinger and his Magic Murder Bag to consult the archvillain back to the top of his game. Meanwhile, the boys are kidnapped by Myra, an obsessive former bodyguard who believes that she is their mother. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our...

In what is undoubtedly the worst episode of Season 2, the Ventures head to the White House for a ceremony honoring Bud Manstrong, who apparently heroically saved humanity while the space station Gargantua-1 crashed into Earth. While there, we get tired jokes about presidents, learn the metaphysics of Ghost Lincoln, and get misled about the potential for a Manchurian Candidate twist. Special thanks...

Dr. Orpheus is finally getting called up to the big leagues, but he needs to bring a team with him. Enter the Order of the Triad, composed of Dr. Orpheus, Jefferson Twilight the Blackula Hunter, and the Alchemist. As they search for an arch nemesis, an envious Rusty tries his best to center attention on himself and his useless Walking Eye. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen Ma...

If we all stick together, we can get through this one. It's... not great. The Ventures crash land into Ünterland, the apocalyptic domain of Baron Ünderbheit. He mistakes Dean for a girl, attempts to marry him, and icky, mostly joke-free hijinks proceed until the credits roll. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our announcer...

Autumn Greer joins us to talk about an episode that seems like it will be a coming-of-age tale for the Venture boys, but instead becomes a thirty date pileup as Phantom Limb and the Monarch vie for Dr. Girlfriend's affections, and Rusty is caught in the crossfire. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May for our theme song, and Brayton Cameron for being our announcer.

When Brock coincidentally finds a video taped message from Jonas Venture Sr., he sets in motion a globetrotting adventure to save the world. Unfortunately for Rusty, this means they have to ask for help from J.J. and Sally Impossible, who is still enamored with him. This episode is jam-packed with jokes and action-packed with... action. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett for our cover art, Gwen May f...