The Venture Bros.

10 Best Episodes of The Venture Bros. - Season 2

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.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 30, 2023.

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The Venture Bros. - S2E4

#13 - Escape to the House of Mummies (Part II) (Season 2 - Episode 4)

Team Venture find themselves trapped in the clutches of a bloodthirsty Egyptian cult and their time machine. Doc narrowly escapes and teams up with Master Billy Quizboy and Pete White, but promptly forgets to mount a rescue. So it's up to Brock and a pantheon of history's greatest men to find another way out.

The episode was rated 7.97 from 175 votes.

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#12 - Guess Who's Coming to State Dinner? (Season 2 - Episode 9)

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When the Gargantua-1 Space Station breaks orbit and crashes into a wanted terrorist, Colonel Bud Manstrong becomes a national hero. But did it really happen or is Bud's mother, the indomitable Mrs. Manstrong, behind an insidious plot to assassinate the President? The mysterious blinking band aid on Bud's head might be the key to a mystery only the ghost of Abraham Lincoln and Team Venture can solve.

The episode was rated 8.08 from 155 votes.

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#11 - Love-Bheits (Season 2 - Episode 7)

Baron Ünderbheit captures Team Venture when the X-1 crash lands in Ünderland while en route from a superscience costume party. Rather than execute them immediately, he inflicts an unspeakable torture upon them: they're forced to attend his wedding. Only the shadowy, disorganized Ünderground resistance group can help them escape.

The episode was rated 8.10 from 153 votes.

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#10 - Powerless in the Face of Death (Season 2 - Episode 1)

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The premiere episode finds Team Venture and friends struggling to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives and move on in the wake of Hank and Dean's violent and untimely deaths. While Doc searches for his soul in the far corners of the globe, Dr. Orpheus wallows in guilt, and a mullet-less Brock repairs his beloved Charger, The Monarch plots a daring prison break with the help of his fellow supervillainous inmates.

The episode was rated 8.13 from 214 votes.

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#9 - Fallen Arches (Season 2 - Episode 8)

When the Guild of Calamitous Intent finally approves Dr. Orpheus for his very own arch nemesis he calls upon old friends The Alchemist and Jefferson Twilight to resurrect their former super-team, The Order of the Triad. While they audition supervillain candidates at the Venture Compound, a jealous Doc isn't about to let Orpheus steal the show. Let loose the Walking Eye!

The episode was rated 8.15 from 158 votes.

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#8 - 20 Years to Midnight (Season 2 - Episode 5)

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In the middle of spring cleaning, Brock's discovery of a lost videotape from Jonas Venture Sr. sets Team Venture off on a global scavenger hunt for the hidden pieces of a fantastic and potentially deadly machine. But to save humanity from a terrible fate, they'll have to overcome death, drug addiction, Jonny Quest and Professor Impossible - all under the watchful eye of the mysterious Grand Galactic Inquisitor.

The episode was rated 8.16 from 186 votes.

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#7 - Victor. Echo. November. (Season 2 - Episode 6)

The Phantom Limb and Dr. Girlfriend agree to a civil double date with The Monarch and some girl he met on the internet in order to discuss The Monarch's official re-entry into the Guild of Calamitous Intent. Doc and Brock become the unwitting pawns in a low-grade pissing contest when Phantom Limb's sics the Guild's commandos on the Venture compound to prove his dominance. Can Brock hold off an army? Can Doc escape death and finish watching the worst porno ever?

The episode was rated 8.18 from 178 votes.

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#6 - ¡Viva los Muertos! (Season 2 - Episode 11)

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When Dr. Venture finally succeeds in attaining the holy grail of superscience - the revivification of a human corpse for fun and profit - a washed up gang of wandering former teen sleuths is convinced that the Venture Compound is haunted. Their investigation uncovers something far creepier. Meanwhile, Orpheus shepherds Brock through a crisis of conscience with the help of a New Age shaman and a bizarre tea party.

The episode was rated 8.21 from 156 votes.

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#5 - Showdown at Cremation Creek (1) (Season 2 - Episode 12)

Dr. Girlfriend finally accepts the Monarch's wedding proposal... if he calls off his grudge with Dr. Venture. He agrees, but things take a turn for the worse when his henchmen mistakenly capture Team Venture, while the Phantom Limb vows not to take his break-up lightly.

The episode was rated 8.25 from 162 votes.

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#4 - Hate Floats (Season 2 - Episode 2)

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Aided by Henchman 21, 24, and a ragtag band of roughneck new recruits, the Monarch attempts to rebuild his villainous empire and rekindle his relationship with Dr. Girlfriend. A showdown at the local shopping mall forces his hand, and he struggles to choose between revenge and reconciliation amidst a sea of violence. Meanwhile a wounded Brock falls into the clutches of The Phantom Limb, Hank drives Brock's car, and Dr. Venture gets an eye full.

The episode was rated 8.26 from 189 votes.

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#3 - Assassinanny 911 (Season 2 - Episode 3)

When Brock is reactivated by the Office of Secret Intelligence to track down a rogue agent, he subcontracts his ex-girlfriend, the malevolently mercenary Molotov Cocktease, to protect the Venture Compound from enemies within and without. Love is in the air! Or is it...murder?

The episode was rated 8.30 from 179 votes.

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#2 - Showdown at Cremation Creek (2) (Season 2 - Episode 13)

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As Phantom Limb makes his stunning power play, only Brock can rally The Monarch's forces to mount a defense. The fate of almost everyone in the Venture universe hangs in the balance as The Sovereign reveals his true identity and guys and stuff explode all over the place.

The episode was rated 8.36 from 153 votes.

The Venture Bros. - S2E10

#1 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills (Season 2 - Episode 10)

The Monarch continues to rebuild his villainous empire with the aid of his shadowy new Number 2, Dr. Henry Killinger, but Henchman 21 is suspicious of the deadly foreigner's unctuous charms. Meanwhile, as Dr. Orpheus attempts to exorcise a Japanese demon from Dr. Venture, a mysterious woman from Doc's past resurfaces. And she'd kill to find out where Hank and Dean are.

The episode was rated 8.42 from 158 votes.

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