List of The Venture Bros. episodes

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 (excluding specials).

Series overview
The series has run four seasons. The first three seasons consist of 13 thirty-minute episodes (including time for commercials), plus the pilot and one 15-minute Christmas special. The fourth season consists of 15 thirty-minute episodes and one hour-long season finale episode.

Episode list
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Pilot: 2003
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Season 1: 2004
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 * colspan="6" style="background:#F2F2F2;" | A recurring theme in the first season of The Venture Bros. was a series of dreams Dr. Venture would have where one fetus (with facial hair like himself) would attack another fetus (also with hair) in the womb. This began in the pilot episode before the creators knew where it would eventually lead them. The dreams were explained in the season finale, "Return to Spider-Skull Island".
 * colspan="6" style="background:#F2F2F2;" | A recurring theme in the first season of The Venture Bros. was a series of dreams Dr. Venture would have where one fetus (with facial hair like himself) would attack another fetus (also with hair) in the womb. This began in the pilot episode before the creators knew where it would eventually lead them. The dreams were explained in the season finale, "Return to Spider-Skull Island".

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Season 2: 2006
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 * colspan="6" style="background:#F2F2F2;"| The second season's storyline picks up from Hank and Dean's accident, as well as The Monarch continuously attempting to reunite with Dr. Girlfriend who is in a relationship with Phantom Limb.
 * colspan="6" style="background:#F2F2F2;"| The second season's storyline picks up from Hank and Dean's accident, as well as The Monarch continuously attempting to reunite with Dr. Girlfriend who is in a relationship with Phantom Limb.

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Season 3: 2008

 * colspan="6" style="background:#F2F2F2;"| On February 26, 2007, at the New York Comics Convention, Jackson Publick announced that Cartoon Network had ordered third and fourth seasons of the show. A portion of a rough cut of "The Doctor is Sin" aired April 1, 2008 as part of an unannounced April Fools' Day sneak peek at upcoming shows.
 * colspan="6" style="background:#F2F2F2;"| On February 26, 2007, at the New York Comics Convention, Jackson Publick announced that Cartoon Network had ordered third and fourth seasons of the show. A portion of a rough cut of "The Doctor is Sin" aired April 1, 2008 as part of an unannounced April Fools' Day sneak peek at upcoming shows.

Season three of The Venture Bros. reveals more backstory and character histories than the previous two seasons. A recurring issue deals with the history of the original Team Venture, as well as the death of Jonas Venture Senior. This season also touches upon the nascent and unregistered arching of Rusty Venture by the Monarch. ! width=80|Episode # !! Series # !! Title !! Writer !! Original airdate !! width=125|Production code

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Season 4: 2009–2010

 * colspan="6" style="background:#F2F2F2;" |The fourth season of The Venture Bros. premiered on October 18, 2009. Production began in June 2008 and overlapped production of season three. The season aired as two sets of eight episodes, with the first eight beginning on October 18, 2009 and the next group of eight premiering September 12, 2010.
 * colspan="6" style="background:#F2F2F2;" |The fourth season of The Venture Bros. premiered on October 18, 2009. Production began in June 2008 and overlapped production of season three. The season aired as two sets of eight episodes, with the first eight beginning on October 18, 2009 and the next group of eight premiering September 12, 2010.

The first half of the fourth season revolved around Dr. Venture's interactions with his new bodyguard, Sergeant Hatred; Hank taking Brock's absence poorly; Henchman #21 dealing with the death of Henchman #24; the return of Phantom Limb; and The Monarch's resurgence as Dr. Venture's primary nemesis. This season also saw the introduction of ancillary characters Captain Sunshine and Monstroso, both of whom were referred to as early as the first season. ! width=80|Episode # !! Series # !! Title !! Writer !! Original airdate !! width=125|Production code































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Specials
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Phone calls
In addition to the episodes, two "actual" recordings of phone calls made by the Monarch after being incarcerated 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.

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”
 * 5) “Wonderful Christmastime”
 * 6) ”The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)”

The wedding song the Henchmen play in Showdown at Cremation Creek (Part I), "21 And 24's Wedding Song" (by the Singing Henchmen, music by Doc Hammer, lyrics by Doc Hammer & Jackson Publick III) is available online. The song "Revv Me Up" (Brock's workout song) by Jasper McVain, which first appeared in Mid-Life Chrysalis, was promotionally released. "Look Away" (the boys' death theme) by Nick DeMayo, from "Return to Spider-Skull Island", is available for download on the Venture Bros. website.