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The Worst Episodes of The Venture Bros.

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Hank and Dean Venture, with their father Doctor Venture and faithful bodyguard Brock Samson, go on wild adventures facing megalomaniacs, zombies, and suspicious ninjas, all for the glory of adventure. Or something like that.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Venture Bros. Season 1 Episode 8 - Mid-Life Chrysalis
    5.0/10(475 votes)

    #1 - Mid-Life Chrysalis

    S1:E8

    The Monarch sends Dr. Girlfriend undercover to seduce Dr. Venture in order to inject him with a body-altering serum.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writers:Christopher McCulloch, Doc Hammer

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  2. The Venture Bros. Season 1 Episode 1 - Dia de los Dangerous!
    6.3/10(640 votes)

    #2 - Dia de los Dangerous!

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  3. The Venture Bros. Season 4 Episode 10 - Pomp and Circuitry
    6.7/10(285 votes)

    #3 - Pomp and Circuitry

    S4:E10

    Hank and Dean graduate from their education beds, and look into college. Hank rebels and tries to join Sphinx. Meanwhile, Phantom Limb breaks out of the Guild's dungeons and seeks revenge once more.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  4. The Venture Bros. Season 2 Episode 9 - Guess Who's Coming to State Dinner?
    6.8/10(395 votes)

    #4 - Guess Who's Coming to State Dinner?

    S2:E9

    The ghost of Abraham Lincoln and Team Venture investigate an insidious plot to assassinate the President.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  5. The Venture Bros. Season 1 Episode 7 - Ice Station Impossible!
    7.3/10(475 votes)

    #5 - Ice Station Impossible!

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  6. The Venture Bros. Season 1 Episode 13 - Return to Spider-Skull Island
    7.3/10(456 votes)

    #6 - Return to Spider-Skull Island

    S1:E13

    Dr. Venture finally learns the secret of his recurring womb 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.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writers:Christopher McCulloch, Doc Hammer

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  7. The Venture Bros. Season 2 Episode 4 - Escape to the House of Mummies Part II
    7.3/10(434 votes)

    #7 - Escape to the House of Mummies Part II

    S2:E4

    Continuing last week's adventure, Team Venture find themselves trapped in the clutches of a bloodthirsty Egyptian cult and their time machine.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Doc Hammer

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  8. The Venture Bros. Season 4 Episode 7 - The Better Man
    7.3/10(286 votes)

    #8 - The Better Man

    S4:E7

    After seeing the OutRider, the man who stole his wife, pass through the Second World, Dr. Orpheus is determined to do the same. Meanwhile, Hank takes Dean to the mall to teach him how to talk to girls, and Triana has a life-altering discussion with The Master.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Doc Hammer

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  9. The Venture Bros. Season 1 Episode 3 - Home Insecurity
    7.5/10(530 votes)

    #9 - Home Insecurity

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  10. The Venture Bros. Season 1 Episode 4 - The Incredible Mr. Brisby
    7.5/10(510 votes)

    #10 - The Incredible Mr. Brisby

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  11. The Venture Bros. Season 1 Episode 9 - Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean
    7.5/10(480 votes)

    #11 - Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean

    S1:E9

    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 but fairly common injury, acute testicular tortion.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Doc Hammer

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  12. The Venture Bros. Season 2 Episode 3 - Assassinanny 911
    7.5/10(435 votes)

    #12 - Assassinanny 911

    S2:E3

    When Brock is reactivated by O.S.I., he subcontracts his ex-girlfriend, Molotov Cocktease, to protect the Venture Compound from enemies.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  13. The Venture Bros. Season 3 Episode 5 - The Buddy System
    7.5/10(351 votes)

    #13 - The Buddy System

    S3:E5

    Dr. Venture, in a bid to make some much-needed money, opens up the compound as "Rusty's Day Camp for Boy Adventurers." But while the children are kept busy with activities.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Doc Hammer

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  14. The Venture Bros. Season 3 Episode 7 - What Goes Down, Must Come Up
    7.5/10(332 votes)

    #14 - What Goes Down, Must Come Up

    S3:E7

    All basements are kinda spooky, but the Ventures are about to learn the hard way that beneath the foundations of the Venture Compound lie deep, dark secrets.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  15. The Venture Bros. Season 6 Episode 2 - Maybe No Go
    7.5/10(264 votes)

    #15 - Maybe No Go

    S6:E2

    White and Billy grapple with their archenemy in their old neighborhood; Doc realizes he cannot face his responsibilities alone.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Doc Hammer

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  16. The Venture Bros. Season 5 Episode 4 - Spanakopita!
    7.6/10(285 votes)

    #16 - Spanakopita!

    S5:E4

    A figure from Dr. Venture's past haunts him during his annual vacation to Spanikos.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  17. The Venture Bros. Season 1 Episode 2 - Careers in Science
    7.8/10(589 votes)

    #17 - Careers in Science

    S1:E2

    The Venture family must travel to space to repair an orbiting space station that Dr. Venture's father built in the 1970s, but a mysterious space phantom could be haunting the station!

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Doc Hammer

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  18. The Venture Bros. Season 1 Episode 10 - Tag-Sale – You're It!
    7.8/10(499 votes)

    #18 - Tag-Sale – You're It!

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Doc Hammer

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  19. The Venture Bros. Season 2 Episode 6 - Victor. Echo. November.
    7.8/10(452 votes)

    #19 - Victor. Echo. November.

    S2:E6

    Phantom Limb and Dr. Girlfriend agree to a civil double date with The Monarch to discuss his official re-entry into the Guild of Calamitous Intent.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Doc Hammer

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  20. The Venture Bros. Season 2 Episode 7 - Love-Bheits
    7.8/10(399 votes)

    #20 - Love-Bheits

    S2:E7

    Baron Ünderbheit captures Team Venture when the X-1 crash lands in Ünderland while en route from a superscience costume party.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  21. The Venture Bros. Season 2 Episode 12 - Showdown at Cremation Creek (1)
    7.8/10(416 votes)

    #21 - Showdown at Cremation Creek (1)

    S2:E12

    The stage is set for a deadly, ultimate showdown between The Monarch and Phantom Limb for the hand of Dr. Girlfriend.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writers:Christopher McCulloch, Doc Hammer

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  22. The Venture Bros. Season 3 Episode 1 - Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of Destiny
    7.8/10(384 votes)

    #22 - Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of Destiny

    S3:E1

    The wait is over. The truths and half-truths about Dr. Venture's former arch nemeses, Dr. Girlfriend and The Monarch, are finally revealed (albeit obliquely) in an episode spanning twenty years.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writers:Christopher McCulloch, Doc Hammer

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  23. The Venture Bros. Season 4 Episode 2 - Handsome Ransom
    7.8/10(339 votes)

    #23 - Handsome Ransom

    S4:E2

    The Monarch decides to settle for cash as the best revenge on Dr. Venture and takes Hank and Dean hostage. However, Hank is rescued by Captain Sunshine, who wants a new boy sidekick to replace his fallen comrade Wonder Boy.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  24. The Venture Bros. Season 5 Episode 6 - Momma's Boys
    7.8/10(272 votes)

    #24 - Momma's Boys

    S5:E6

    Dean pays a visit to the mystery woman in his life, while Hank and Dermott play a prank on Dr. Venture which leads him on a quest to find his mystery friend and rescue him.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writer:Doc Hammer

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  25. The Venture Bros. Season 2 Episode 10 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills
    8.0/10(381 votes)

    #25 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills

    S2:E10

    The Monarch continues to rebuild his villainous empire with the aid of Dr. Henry Killinger, but Henchman 21 is suspicious of his deadly charms.

    Director:Christopher McCulloch
    Writers:Christopher McCulloch, Doc Hammer

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Mid-Life Chrysalis" is the worst rated episode of "The Venture Bros.". It scored 5/10 based on 475 votes. Directed by Christopher McCulloch and written by Christopher McCulloch, Doc Hammer, it aired on 9/25/2004. This episode scored 1.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dia de los Dangerous!".