As someone who's read the original Astro Boy manga and knows how messed up his backstory is, I can't even fathom what RoBoy went through in the Venture Bros universe.
@KirbyLinkACW Bro, I believe you can help me try’n to source a memory: the Gai-King cartoon from Japan that was dubbed & broadcast in the USA (could’ve been late 70s, could’ve been early 80s ) had a side-story in it, and in that side-story there existed a character that looked JUST LIKE Rō-Boy, and I was too young to understand everything, but I remember that side story VERY much messed with heart-strings, and had an uncommon sadness in it. (I would LOVE to see all those giant Japanese robot cartoons again… it’d be great if i could see them with the same dubbing that they had when I was in first-grade because part of this quest has to do with ‘scratching an itch’ that is my memory…) But, that wasn’t Rō-Boy embedded in Gai-King, was it ?
But what about Bowie, Eno, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Stooges, The Buggles, Duran Duran (not named but directly referenced), Björk, Adam and the Ants, Depeche Mode, Prodigy, and The Residents? What about the Groovy gang being famous criminals as well as Scooby Doo? What about the stolen Rembrandt which is an actual stolen Rembrandt? What about the architecture? Architecture, dude! Let's face it, VB is an educational program. We didn't even mention the Star Wars shout-outs practically every episode.
Don't forget The Doors! "Father..." "Yes Hank?" "I want to kill you." "That's nice. Play pirates somewhere else, your father's busy." "Molotov--I want to... COME ON BABYYY WOOO YEAHHH" And oh my god all the Bowie references, especially the scene when the jet crashes. "I've got a message for the Action Man... I'm happy. I hope you're happy too. I've loved all I needed to love." lol
Don't forget about "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living" by Damien Hirts. Dr. Dugong needed a shark, but Wide Whale brougth some expensive useless piece of art.
You know what I love most about this show? Both Dc and Marvel exist in the venture bros series. Not like as actually heroes but as comic books and etc. it made me wonder if the heroes and villains of this show got inspired by those comic books or it just happened to be coincidence that they happened to have similar designs and powers. Btw I’m not talking about the creators but the in universe characters of the show.
you do realize the heroes in the show are probably so famous that they have comic books and merch made about them? their stories are probably being stolen or sold to dc and marvel not the other way around just like how miles morales is a huge spiderman fan and bought spiderman merch or like that little boy from iron man 2 had a iron man mask and gauntlet
@@achildnamedhotchick1739or more realistically, since arching is basically just man babies with dangerous toys they based themselves off comic books movies and tv shows because they’re all just losers trying to be the characters in the comics
I honestly thought Action Man was a combination of Winter Soldier and U.S. Agent or the Comedian. Also I thought Night Dick was a play on Dick Grayson and Dick Tracey.
There's a bunch of them that take multiple inspirations. This is but one example. Another is Tracter, who has obvious Nick Fury inspiration that wasn't mentioned here.
Frankly, those off-brand super heroes seemed to be combinations of DC and Marvel like the Amalgam universe. Warriana is Wonder Woman and Thor, Stars and Garters is Captain America and maybe either Superman or Green Lantern depending on your view, and Fallen Archer is a cross between Hawkeye and Green Arrow (that one is the most obvious because he looks like Green Arrow in Hawkeye's costume, physically)
Night dick is definitely more the spirit mixed with ghost rider. That's part of what makes the show great. It's a love letter to all the good ole' nerdy stuff people grew up on.
you mentioned the doom factory but you didn't mention that it was a reference to andy warhols, "The Factory" which was a group of artists during that time that just hanged out a lot together and would collaborate. The villains who inhabit the doom factory are parodies of the artists and actors who surrounded warhol along with being parody of the legion of doom. It surprisingly has multiple layers to it lol, but interesting and worthy of acknowledgement! Also how can you forget street life by the crusaders? Great video though, you were able to open my eyes up to references I never noticed or understood. I never realized that the monarchs henchmen were based on early x-man suits or how dr. orpheus was based on dr. strange. Venture Bros. is just so full of cultural references, I dont blame you if you missed a couple!
Couple missed ones were Laugh Riot being a reference to the Comedian from Watchmen, Stab Girl being a reference to Tank Girl, and Dr. Orpheus also being a reference to Dr. Fate. Those and of course all the celebrities shouted out when 21 was talking to 24s ghost before fighting Brock
There's also reference to Mad Max 3 in the episode with Gargantua 1 destruction. In that episode Hank, sitting on robot's shoulders, asks who runs Bartertown. And in the episode "Venture Libre" Hank says: "When we get there, if he's in a pair of bicycle shorts talking about 'tears in the rain', you run like hell." It's a reference to Bladerunner of 1982
How dare you forget Firestarter by The Prodigy reference!! R.I.P. But seriously, great video. So many awesome references and homages in this show. Doc and Chris are a bunch of dang nerds and I love and miss them.
I love the idea that every form of pop culture really exists in the venture universe, but is twisted or parodied in some fashion. I personally would love to see a Ben 10 spoof in the future.
Ben 10,000 Ben's watch allows him to become any of 10,000 genders. His watch is full of gender fluid that allow him to "Shim / Herm" in a moments notice.
@@StanSeder You're welcome. I didn't know if it was maybe an error in translation, presuming the possibility that English isn't your first language, or that if it is maybe that your mind was getting it mixed up with _Attack on Titan._
The fallen archer is a mix of hawkeye (color of his costume) and green arrow (hood and mask, blonde beard and moustache) and both of course are archers obviously 😂.
This video's good so far though I am a little disappointed that you didn't put in snippets of music from the musicians that were referenced like Hamon Beat does for his music references in JoJo's Bizarre Adventures videos.
Catclops was more based on the myriad Nick Fury copies in the comics industry, more than he was Cyclops. I was of the impression he was most closely mocking John Lynch from Wild Storm comics.
Pretty sure Johnny quest isnt a reference, its just canon that he became a drug addict. Cartoon network owned the rights to johnny quests so the writers just claimed him.
I thought action man was inspired design-wise by man-at-arms (he-man) also, brock's backstory is inspired by the 1930 novel Gladiator, it's the same as the protagonist's reason why he ran away from college (guilt from accidental murder of a fellow football player)
Really nice finds! Night Dick also references Dick Tracy. General Traister also references Teddy Roosevelt (that's clearly a Rough Rider uniform). Sgt. Hatred is also a reference to Sgt. Slaughter from G.I. Joe. Your Total Recall pick is spot on for Tiny Attorney - I thought he was a reference to Master Blaster from Mad Max.
Also big three you missed the alchemist based on dr Druid a marvel comics character from the old suns of midnight comics and shore leave is directly based on shipwreck and lastly the master is basically the ancient one
Here are some from me, references to the Sovereign himself, David Bowie: + The Action Man is a reference to the David Bowie song Ashes to Ashes. + The part where Major Tom (another Bowie reference, Space Oddity) pilots his spaceship into oblivion with Jonas Venture communicating with him, almost everything said are lyrics from Space Oddity or Ashes to Ashes. + Jonas also says something about the TVC15 in that same scene, 'TVC15' being a song from Station to Station, another Bowie album. + When Bowie morphs back from being in cigarette form and punches Iggy Pop, he says "make way for the homo superior!" This is a lyric from 'Oh You Pretty Things' from Hunky Dory. + 'The Diamond Dogs' are referenced many times throughout the show as Bowie's hunter-soldiers, which references the concept album and song Diamond Dogs. They fill a similar role in the album's story. + Dean exclaims "it's like Dracula versus Yoda in there!" when Bowie is fighting Phantom Limb, which COULD be a reference to the fact that Bowie once played a vampire in 1983's The Hunger. Perhaps the Yoda part is a reference I don't get, or not a reference at all (seems unlikely given that this is Venture Bros). + David is called 'the thin white d*****' as an insult at one point, a reference to his 'Thin White Duke' character. + When Brock says "you're lucky I don't kill you right here after what you pulled in Berlin", he is likely referring to the time Bowie spent in the German capital creating the so-called 'Berlin trilogy', often thought of as Bowie's finest work (Low, Heroes, and Lodger, though yes, I know, Lodger may not have been written there). + Bowie helped Iggy Pop reach a larger audience, helping produce one of his albums and playing drums on his most famous song, 'Lust for Life' (which is also referenced in the show if memory serves). Klaus Nomi was likewise a sort of niche celebrity Bowie worked with and dramatically raised the profile of, peaking with the Saturday Night Live performance that received rave reviews (December 15th, 1979). Iggy and Klaus being Bowie's personal henchman is, I imagine, a reference to how Bowie brought both to their widest audience and most critically lauded performances, which they could not surpass on their own. + When Iggy initially betrays Bowie, he laments "thirty years of playing the idiot". This is a reference to the title of the aforementioned Bowie-produced Iggy Pop album, entitled 'The Idiot'. + At the wedding Brock warns Bowie "don't enter until the second verse", to which Bowie responds "I know when to go out!" This is a reference to the song 'Modern Love' off of the album 'Let's Dance', which opens with Bowie saying 'I know when to go out/I know when to stay in/Get things done' before he begins singing. --------------------------------- I have no doubt there are MANY more Bowie references, these are largely off the top of my head, combined with watching two clips on YT to get specific lines right/make sure I am not misremembering. I also didn't include any where they *directly* referenced something (for example, when one of the henchman tells Bowie he thought 'Hours...' was underrated). Wasn't there a Scooby Doo spoof episode? Maybe I missed that you mentioned that. Also, I think the bow and arrow guy is an amalgamation of Hawkeye, yes, but also Green Arrow (facial hair, hood). I also think Underbite is a composite as well, Dr. Doom as you mentioned but also Apocalypse, the X-Men villain. [Yes, I know how old this video is, but I enjoyed writing this and who knows, maybe someone else will enjoy learning about these references :)]
I responded to your other comment but seriously thank you for posting this, I completely missed a few of these! Like Iggy Pop's album The Idiot, and Bowie saying "I know when to go out." Modern Love is one of my favorite songs and somehow that one flew right past me lol
The Action Man is more like old-school Captain America, but in later seasons we were introduced to the modern Captain America (in a skirt) and Wonder Woman parodies.
from what i read, Brick Frog was something they came up in highschool where they had a running joke about "the worst possible super villian ever". A frog that just throws bricks.
Definitely a fun video with some deep, DEEP cut references found and displayed...but also, quite a few pretty glaring omissions. But, that's alright, sometimes that sort of thing just slips one's mind. The ones that REALLY got stuck in my mind were O.S.I. being an amalgam of S.H.I.E.L.D., with infantry uniforms' design and the Hover-Quarters being a stand-in for Heli-carriers, and G.I. Joe, with the more themed/personalized character designs; some of those personalized O.S.I. operatives' outfits were a reference to the Village People's famous costumes; and General Treister had some (pre-Samuel L. Jackson) Nick Fury mixed into the Thunderbolt Ross.
OUTSTANDING!!!! Excellent job considering how long this show has been around and the pop culture ENCYCLOPEDIA of references, sight gags, puns and easter eggs that were a staple in every episode of The Venture Brothers. Its one of the reasons I fell for the show. I am in my 50s, so I watched Johnny Quest every Saturday morning, LOL. As soon as I saw the very first episode of Venture Brothers, I was hooked! The similarities yet the weird, perverted modern interpretation of the earlier show is just masterful- science fiction, action, comedy, super hero comic book style with a hella goofy soap opera slant that keeps you coming back for more. Gotta Love It!!!!!
Also in the Monarch’s unauthorized biography are pictures of Dr Girlfriend “skinny dipping with Jim Foetus!!” Jim Foetus is one of the many pseudonyms of J G Thirlwell, the composer of the Venture Brothers. When the Monarch puts on a lifelike mask of Dr Venture, he comments “It’s so smooth, it even feels like skin. Tells me how it feels to be new,” which is a direct quote from The Cure’s “Kyoto Song”.
I think Boggles is a combo of Joker and Riddler. And Fallen Archer is a combo of Green Arrow and Hawkeye. And the Venture Bros. themselves are a combo of Johnny Quest and the Harvey Boys.
I have some suggestions/corrections on the comic book front. King Gorilla-Monsieur Mallah Prest-O Change-O -Impossible Man Night Dick-The Spirit Action Man-Peacemaker Otto Aquarius-Namor Wild Fop-Joker Boggles, The Clue Clown-Riddler Stars & Garters-US Agent Jonas Venture-Doc Savage Steppenwolf-Man-Bat Scorpio-Batroc Ze Leaper Frigid-Captain Cold Wes Warhammer-Lex Luthor Stab Girl-Harley Quinn Laugh Riot-The Comedian Think Tank-MODOK Sgt. Hatred-Nuke Manotaur-Man-Bull
Also, I took Boggles the Clue Clown as a double reference to Joker & the Riddler. Also, I'm pretty sure that Laugh Riot is partly based on The Comedian.
Catclops is far more Nick Fury than Cyclops. And the Action Man is a military action figure from the UK in the 60's what was their take on the original GIJoe 12" action figure.Tosh Tompkins of the Crusaders Action League is named Stars and Garters, which is a deep cut to a phrase Hank McCoy (Beast) from the X-Men used to say "Oh my stars and garters!"
Cool thing I found out recently is that Treister was something of an inspiration for General Ross becoming Red Hulk. So much so that for his final appearance, they made Treister a Red Hulk in homage to Ross
I wouldn't necessarily call Action Jonny a reference to Jonny Quest. He is Jonny Quest. In the credits of 20 Years to Midnight he's listed as "Jonny Quest".
TL:DR Hatred is directly inspired by a starbucks guy the creators saw watching foot porn one day. 3:16 I disagree with, no disrespect meant. Here is a statement from the show creators on hatred In a director's commentary for The Buddy System, series creators Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick recalled once seeing a man with a crew cut at Starbucks, who appeared to be looking at foot fetish pornography on his laptop without regard for the comfort of those sitting around him. The man's intense demeanor, coupled with his blatant disregard for sexual norms, inspired Jackson and Hammer to create Hatred. They have said that they view him as a sympathetic character who realizes that his sexual attraction to children is wrong and tries to keep it in check. Sorry to bust some of your theories but I've been a comic collector and buff for too long to not use the collected knowledge when i see a video like this. When else do i get to use it? lol
Here to try to dispel a common misconception. Gaetan Dugas was not 'patient zero'. He was patient O (the letter). He was labeled this because he was an outsider, a non-resident just visiting the community that was being studied for the disease. I believe the source of this confusion is And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts who misinterpreted the source he was reading and highlighted Dugas as a villain in his book. While Gaetan was a selfish asshole whose actions directly and indirectly contributed to the deaths of dozens of people, there is no evidence that he was responsible for bringing the disease to the U.S.A, Canada, or California. The idea of patient zero only exists because of this miscommunication and there are no epidemiology studies that refer to a patient zero prior to this.
After the overrated rick and morty, the horrible velma and all the family guy and south park rip-offs, venture bros is by far the best adult comedy animated series of all time!!
I find it disrespectful you didn't include at least 1 star wars or hank as the batman reference. Like every other episode had at least 2 references in them.
Hold on, where was the scooby doo and David Bowie references? And Brisby’s bodyguard which is Manute from sin city? I know the third is a deep pull, but the first two are obvious.
Pretty good video but what about all the doom factory people? Theyre almost 1:1 parodies of the the Legion of Doom, even their intro scene is just the legion of dooms intro scene reanimated. Funfact: That flashback with Dr.Z and action johnny with the dog and the anubis head is also an old scene from Johnny Quest but reanimated.
As someone who's read the original Astro Boy manga and knows how messed up his backstory is, I can't even fathom what RoBoy went through in the Venture Bros universe.
Why is astro boy so messed up?
Answer the question
@@kane357lynch his real dad abandoned him after he created him.
@KirbyLinkACW Bro, I believe you can help me try’n to source a memory: the Gai-King cartoon from Japan that was dubbed & broadcast in the USA (could’ve been late 70s, could’ve been early 80s ) had a side-story in it, and in that side-story there existed a character that looked JUST LIKE Rō-Boy, and I was too young to understand everything, but I remember that side story VERY much messed with heart-strings, and had an uncommon sadness in it. (I would LOVE to see all those giant Japanese robot cartoons again… it’d be great if i could see them with the same dubbing that they had when I was in first-grade because part of this quest has to do with ‘scratching an itch’ that is my memory…) But, that wasn’t Rō-Boy embedded in Gai-King, was it ?
@@kane357lynch tbh Astroboy was made during the time when Japan was recovering from ww2 and the drop of the atom and was partially inspired by it
But what about Bowie, Eno, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Stooges, The Buggles, Duran Duran (not named but directly referenced), Björk, Adam and the Ants, Depeche Mode, Prodigy, and The Residents? What about the Groovy gang being famous criminals as well as Scooby Doo? What about the stolen Rembrandt which is an actual stolen Rembrandt? What about the architecture? Architecture, dude! Let's face it, VB is an educational program. We didn't even mention the Star Wars shout-outs practically every episode.
Don't forget The Doors! "Father..." "Yes Hank?" "I want to kill you." "That's nice. Play pirates somewhere else, your father's busy." "Molotov--I want to... COME ON BABYYY WOOO YEAHHH"
And oh my god all the Bowie references, especially the scene when the jet crashes. "I've got a message for the Action Man... I'm happy. I hope you're happy too. I've loved all I needed to love." lol
Jesus Christ, I don't even think JoJo has this many references
Don't forget about "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living" by Damien Hirts. Dr. Dugong needed a shark, but Wide Whale brougth some expensive useless piece of art.
Seriously this would need to be about the length of the show itself to cover every reference. If not actually longer.
General shores was known as the holy Diver, the dio album
You know what I love most about this show? Both Dc and Marvel exist in the venture bros series. Not like as actually heroes but as comic books and etc. it made me wonder if the heroes and villains of this show got inspired by those comic books or it just happened to be coincidence that they happened to have similar designs and powers. Btw I’m not talking about the creators but the in universe characters of the show.
you do realize the heroes in the show are probably so famous that they have comic books and merch made about them? their stories are probably being stolen or sold to dc and marvel not the other way around just like how miles morales is a huge spiderman fan and bought spiderman merch or like that little boy from iron man 2 had a iron man mask and gauntlet
@@achildnamedhotchick1739or more realistically, since arching is basically just man babies with dangerous toys they based themselves off comic books movies and tv shows because they’re all just losers trying to be the characters in the comics
Blue whale is an amalgam reference of Kingpin and White whale, a dc supercriminal
You mean Tobias Whale?
@@jameshoward7428 yes but if white whale isn't his super villain name then it should be.
Well kingpin is a marvel villain
What about Tobias Whale from “Beware the Batman”.
It's wide whale, which is also the name of a fabric
No one going to talk about how half of the OSI is the village people
Damn I cant believe I did not notice that
Shoreleave is my favorite, dude is awesome.
@@SammEaterI always saw him as a combination of the village people and Shipwreck from GI Joe.
@@andrewsherwin966 A weird but really cool in execution combination. Lol
I honestly thought Action Man was a combination of Winter Soldier and U.S. Agent or the Comedian. Also I thought Night Dick was a play on Dick Grayson and Dick Tracey.
Im pretty sure Night dick was referencing one of the many comic book detectives named "Dick", alongside Hellrider of course. Double reference.
Action Man is a character mentioned in 2 Bowie songs
@@Mickymcquaid And don't forgor there was also an actual "Major Tom" XD
There's a bunch of them that take multiple inspirations. This is but one example. Another is Tracter, who has obvious Nick Fury inspiration that wasn't mentioned here.
Frankly, those off-brand super heroes seemed to be combinations of DC and Marvel like the Amalgam universe. Warriana is Wonder Woman and Thor, Stars and Garters is Captain America and maybe either Superman or Green Lantern depending on your view, and Fallen Archer is a cross between Hawkeye and Green Arrow (that one is the most obvious because he looks like Green Arrow in Hawkeye's costume, physically)
I was gonna make the Wariana and Fallen Archer points, but seemingly missed the Garters combinations.
Captain Sunshine is definitely an amalgamation of Batman and Superman, he’s even voiced by Kevin Conroy
Brown spider is litteraly just elseworld spiderman tho. I don't really see any other influences
Agreed. I think they are (in some cases) less specific references and more just identification of archetypes in comics. Like, types we all know.
Night Dick is Ghost Rider and the Question.
Thinktank is also a reference to Dr Psycho, I realized that when Warriana wanted to fight him
And Modok. The giant head body is what does it.
2:56 pretty sure that character is a reference to the DC villain Brainiac
Night dick is definitely more the spirit mixed with ghost rider. That's part of what makes the show great. It's a love letter to all the good ole' nerdy stuff people grew up on.
I was also thinking Question.
you mentioned the doom factory but you didn't mention that it was a reference to andy warhols, "The Factory" which was a group of artists during that time that just hanged out a lot together and would collaborate. The villains who inhabit the doom factory are parodies of the artists and actors who surrounded warhol along with being parody of the legion of doom. It surprisingly has multiple layers to it lol, but interesting and worthy of acknowledgement! Also how can you forget street life by the crusaders? Great video though, you were able to open my eyes up to references I never noticed or understood. I never realized that the monarchs henchmen were based on early x-man suits or how dr. orpheus was based on dr. strange. Venture Bros. is just so full of cultural references, I dont blame you if you missed a couple!
Couple missed ones were Laugh Riot being a reference to the Comedian from Watchmen, Stab Girl being a reference to Tank Girl, and Dr. Orpheus also being a reference to Dr. Fate. Those and of course all the celebrities shouted out when 21 was talking to 24s ghost before fighting Brock
And Sgt. Hatred is Sgt. Slaugher from the comics.
I remember the time when dr. Venture and sgt. Hatred played tf2, as pyro and soldier, and then i though that i saw this in a fever dream😂
There's also reference to Mad Max 3 in the episode with Gargantua 1 destruction. In that episode Hank, sitting on robot's shoulders, asks who runs Bartertown. And in the episode "Venture Libre" Hank says: "When we get there, if he's in a pair of bicycle shorts talking about 'tears in the rain', you run like hell." It's a reference to Bladerunner of 1982
How dare you forget Firestarter by The Prodigy reference!! R.I.P.
But seriously, great video. So many awesome references and homages in this show. Doc and Chris are a bunch of dang nerds and I love and miss them.
A 15 minute video that is still only just the tip of the iceberg of VB references.
1:08 okay, i'm out
I feel like brainulo (the guy with the massive head that’s all pink) is a little more like brainiac from DC
I love the idea that every form of pop culture really exists in the venture universe, but is twisted or parodied in some fashion. I personally would love to see a Ben 10 spoof in the future.
Ben 10,000
Ben's watch allows him to become any of 10,000 genders. His watch is full of gender fluid that allow him to "Shim / Herm" in a moments notice.
Tbh if that were to happen
Ben would probably look like kevin, it’s the only logical answer
@8:40 & 9:10 I believe you meant to say _Clash of the Titans,_ not "Attack of the titans."
100 percent. you're right. thank you!
@@StanSeder You're welcome. I didn't know if it was maybe an error in translation, presuming the possibility that English isn't your first language, or that if it is maybe that your mind was getting it mixed up with _Attack on Titan._
@@StanSeder Either way, good job. I had to look some of these up.
Killinger is also a Mary Poppins spoof
Alongside being the devil
4:40
Necronomicon itself originates from Cthulhu mythos, though judging by design it's really a reference to Evil Dead.
The fallen archer is a mix of hawkeye (color of his costume) and green arrow (hood and mask, blonde beard and moustache) and both of course are archers obviously 😂.
also The Monarch mentions 'Jim Foetus' aka JG Thirlwell who made the soundtrack for Venture Bros :)
And Lydia Lunch collaborated with Thirlwell.
I can’t believe Brick Frog is based on something
Considering Boggles has the word "clue" in his name, i imagine he's also a reference to Riddler.
HankCo Detective Agency, every film noir ever made.
Did you miss Trainspotting on movie references?!? I loved it!
Brisby is not just a parody of Walt Disney; he's also Mason Verger from Hannibal
Thank you for this contribution to humanity.
Love this, well done! I am a mega fan of Venture Brothers and a bit shocked at how many I missed. Thank you for putting this together.
This video's good so far though I am a little disappointed that you didn't put in snippets of music from the musicians that were referenced like Hamon Beat does for his music references in JoJo's Bizarre Adventures videos.
good feed back! thank you!
Catclops was more based on the myriad Nick Fury copies in the comics industry, more than he was Cyclops. I was of the impression he was most closely mocking John Lynch from Wild Storm comics.
good one i had no clue
Pretty sure Johnny quest isnt a reference, its just canon that he became a drug addict. Cartoon network owned the rights to johnny quests so the writers just claimed him.
You also missed the firestarter. Thats one i knew from the show before the music video and when i saw the music video i died laughing
you are right but people would have freaked out if i didn't include it
@@StanSeder still great work there are alot of these i never picked up on.
I thought action man was inspired design-wise by man-at-arms (he-man)
also, brock's backstory is inspired by the 1930 novel Gladiator, it's the same as the protagonist's reason why he ran away from college (guilt from accidental murder of a fellow football player)
L Ron is also based off of Arnim Zola. Also Manic 8 Ball is based off of 8 Ball from Marvel.
Im pretty sure the OSI and Sphinx were both parodies of The Village People.
Really nice finds! Night Dick also references Dick Tracy. General Traister also references Teddy Roosevelt (that's clearly a Rough Rider uniform). Sgt. Hatred is also a reference to Sgt. Slaughter from G.I. Joe. Your Total Recall pick is spot on for Tiny Attorney - I thought he was a reference to Master Blaster from Mad Max.
I'm pretty sure Pete and Billy are Pinky and the Brain
Also big three you missed the alchemist based on dr Druid a marvel comics character from the old suns of midnight comics and shore leave is directly based on shipwreck and lastly the master is basically the ancient one
Here are some from me, references to the Sovereign himself, David Bowie:
+ The Action Man is a reference to the David Bowie song Ashes to Ashes.
+ The part where Major Tom (another Bowie reference, Space Oddity) pilots his spaceship into oblivion with Jonas Venture communicating with him, almost everything said are lyrics from Space Oddity or Ashes to Ashes.
+ Jonas also says something about the TVC15 in that same scene, 'TVC15' being a song from Station to Station, another Bowie album.
+ When Bowie morphs back from being in cigarette form and punches Iggy Pop, he says "make way for the homo superior!" This is a lyric from 'Oh You Pretty Things' from Hunky Dory.
+ 'The Diamond Dogs' are referenced many times throughout the show as Bowie's hunter-soldiers, which references the concept album and song Diamond Dogs. They fill a similar role in the album's story.
+ Dean exclaims "it's like Dracula versus Yoda in there!" when Bowie is fighting Phantom Limb, which COULD be a reference to the fact that Bowie once played a vampire in 1983's The Hunger. Perhaps the Yoda part is a reference I don't get, or not a reference at all (seems unlikely given that this is Venture Bros).
+ David is called 'the thin white d*****' as an insult at one point, a reference to his 'Thin White Duke' character.
+ When Brock says "you're lucky I don't kill you right here after what you pulled in Berlin", he is likely referring to the time Bowie spent in the German capital creating the so-called 'Berlin trilogy', often thought of as Bowie's finest work (Low, Heroes, and Lodger, though yes, I know, Lodger may not have been written there).
+ Bowie helped Iggy Pop reach a larger audience, helping produce one of his albums and playing drums on his most famous song, 'Lust for Life' (which is also referenced in the show if memory serves). Klaus Nomi was likewise a sort of niche celebrity Bowie worked with and dramatically raised the profile of, peaking with the Saturday Night Live performance that received rave reviews (December 15th, 1979). Iggy and Klaus being Bowie's personal henchman is, I imagine, a reference to how Bowie brought both to their widest audience and most critically lauded performances, which they could not surpass on their own.
+ When Iggy initially betrays Bowie, he laments "thirty years of playing the idiot". This is a reference to the title of the aforementioned Bowie-produced Iggy Pop album, entitled 'The Idiot'.
+ At the wedding Brock warns Bowie "don't enter until the second verse", to which Bowie responds "I know when to go out!" This is a reference to the song 'Modern Love' off of the album 'Let's Dance', which opens with Bowie saying 'I know when to go out/I know when to stay in/Get things done' before he begins singing.
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I have no doubt there are MANY more Bowie references, these are largely off the top of my head, combined with watching two clips on YT to get specific lines right/make sure I am not misremembering. I also didn't include any where they *directly* referenced something (for example, when one of the henchman tells Bowie he thought 'Hours...' was underrated).
Wasn't there a Scooby Doo spoof episode? Maybe I missed that you mentioned that. Also, I think the bow and arrow guy is an amalgamation of Hawkeye, yes, but also Green Arrow (facial hair, hood). I also think Underbite is a composite as well, Dr. Doom as you mentioned but also Apocalypse, the X-Men villain.
[Yes, I know how old this video is, but I enjoyed writing this and who knows, maybe someone else will enjoy learning about these references :)]
I responded to your other comment but seriously thank you for posting this, I completely missed a few of these! Like Iggy Pop's album The Idiot, and Bowie saying "I know when to go out." Modern Love is one of my favorite songs and somehow that one flew right past me lol
@@evan_dood Excellent, glad someone enjoyed it. : ) I don't know much, but I know my Bowie.
BROOOO!!!!!!!! How did I not guess that Hunter Gathers was him?? Lmfao!!
R.I.P Hunter
Dont forget Dragoon and Red Mantle are Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper!
Man, so many references were so blunt but I still never realized the resemblance the monarchs henchmen’s costumes had to the of X-men uniforms
The Action Man is more like old-school Captain America, but in later seasons we were introduced to the modern Captain America (in a skirt) and Wonder Woman parodies.
from what i read, Brick Frog was something they came up in highschool where they had a running joke about "the worst possible super villian ever". A frog that just throws bricks.
Definitely a fun video with some deep, DEEP cut references found and displayed...but also, quite a few pretty glaring omissions. But, that's alright, sometimes that sort of thing just slips one's mind. The ones that REALLY got stuck in my mind were O.S.I. being an amalgam of S.H.I.E.L.D., with infantry uniforms' design and the Hover-Quarters being a stand-in for Heli-carriers, and G.I. Joe, with the more themed/personalized character designs; some of those personalized O.S.I. operatives' outfits were a reference to the Village People's famous costumes; and General Treister had some (pre-Samuel L. Jackson) Nick Fury mixed into the Thunderbolt Ross.
To be honest so many of these characters feel os original i never realized they were references to comic characters
OUTSTANDING!!!! Excellent job considering how long this show has been around and the pop culture ENCYCLOPEDIA of references, sight gags, puns and easter eggs that were a staple in every episode of The Venture Brothers. Its one of the reasons I fell for the show. I am in my 50s, so I watched Johnny Quest every Saturday morning, LOL. As soon as I saw the very first episode of Venture Brothers, I was hooked! The similarities yet the weird, perverted modern interpretation of the earlier show is just masterful- science fiction, action, comedy, super hero comic book style with a hella goofy soap opera slant that keeps you coming back for more. Gotta Love It!!!!!
Also in the Monarch’s unauthorized biography are pictures of Dr Girlfriend “skinny dipping with Jim Foetus!!” Jim Foetus is one of the many pseudonyms of J G Thirlwell, the composer of the Venture Brothers.
When the Monarch puts on a lifelike mask of Dr Venture, he comments “It’s so smooth, it even feels like skin. Tells me how it feels to be new,” which is a direct quote from The Cure’s “Kyoto Song”.
Idk mr impossible being a reference to Fantastic is kind of a stretch
haha got me!!!
I think Boggles is a combo of Joker and Riddler. And Fallen Archer is a combo of Green Arrow and Hawkeye. And the Venture Bros. themselves are a combo of Johnny Quest and the Harvey Boys.
Hardy...
Damn the butterflies costumes are the original X-Men costumes? I feel so dumb for not realizing that!
I have some suggestions/corrections on the comic book front.
King Gorilla-Monsieur Mallah
Prest-O Change-O -Impossible Man
Night Dick-The Spirit
Action Man-Peacemaker
Otto Aquarius-Namor
Wild Fop-Joker
Boggles, The Clue Clown-Riddler
Stars & Garters-US Agent
Jonas Venture-Doc Savage
Steppenwolf-Man-Bat
Scorpio-Batroc Ze Leaper
Frigid-Captain Cold
Wes Warhammer-Lex Luthor
Stab Girl-Harley Quinn
Laugh Riot-The Comedian
Think Tank-MODOK
Sgt. Hatred-Nuke
Manotaur-Man-Bull
Also, I took Boggles the Clue Clown as a double reference to Joker & the Riddler.
Also, I'm pretty sure that Laugh Riot is partly based on The Comedian.
Catclops is far more Nick Fury than Cyclops. And the Action Man is a military action figure from the UK in the 60's what was their take on the original GIJoe 12" action figure.Tosh Tompkins of the Crusaders Action League is named Stars and Garters, which is a deep cut to a phrase Hank McCoy (Beast) from the X-Men used to say "Oh my stars and garters!"
Cool thing I found out recently is that Treister was something of an inspiration for General Ross becoming Red Hulk. So much so that for his final appearance, they made Treister a Red Hulk in homage to Ross
I wouldn't necessarily call Action Jonny a reference to Jonny Quest. He is Jonny Quest.
In the credits of 20 Years to Midnight he's
listed as "Jonny Quest".
1:21 ya know, I kinda feel like the voice actor for Monarch could probably play a really good Green Goblin for a Spider-Man cartoon
I read somewhere that Sgt Hatred having boobs was like poking fun on Rob Liefeld's art lol
F-ing INCREDIBLE!
TL:DR Hatred is directly inspired by a starbucks guy the creators saw watching foot porn one day.
3:16 I disagree with, no disrespect meant. Here is a statement from the show creators on hatred In a director's commentary for The Buddy System, series creators Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick recalled once seeing a man with a crew cut at Starbucks, who appeared to be looking at foot fetish pornography on his laptop without regard for the comfort of those sitting around him. The man's intense demeanor, coupled with his blatant disregard for sexual norms, inspired Jackson and Hammer to create Hatred. They have said that they view him as a sympathetic character who realizes that his sexual attraction to children is wrong and tries to keep it in check. Sorry to bust some of your theories but I've been a comic collector and buff for too long to not use the collected knowledge when i see a video like this. When else do i get to use it? lol
Here to try to dispel a common misconception. Gaetan Dugas was not 'patient zero'. He was patient O (the letter). He was labeled this because he was an outsider, a non-resident just visiting the community that was being studied for the disease.
I believe the source of this confusion is And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts who misinterpreted the source he was reading and highlighted Dugas as a villain in his book.
While Gaetan was a selfish asshole whose actions directly and indirectly contributed to the deaths of dozens of people, there is no evidence that he was responsible for bringing the disease to the U.S.A, Canada, or California.
The idea of patient zero only exists because of this miscommunication and there are no epidemiology studies that refer to a patient zero prior to this.
But what about The Groovy Gang??
what country are you in where "Clash of the Titans" is called "Attack of the Titans"?
After the overrated rick and morty, the horrible velma and all the family guy and south park rip-offs, venture bros is by far the best adult comedy animated series of all time!!
I would like to point out that Septapus is likely a Home Movies reference as well.
I like Red Death a LOT more than red skull. If I had to pick one to be held hostage by. It'd be Red Death.
I love they keep incorrectly calling it "Attack of the Titans" when the movie is "Clash of the Titans".
I find it disrespectful you didn't include at least 1 star wars or hank as the batman reference.
Like every other episode had at least 2 references in them.
That uniform is not nearly tastful enough to have been drawn by Frank Frazetta.
Actually brick frog was a character one of the creators made up when they were kids.
The crazy guy in the sewer the "confessed arsonist" is a reference the the band The Prodigy. Specifically their song Firestarter.
4:05: The bottom members of O.S.I. are also based on The Village People.
The good old days when nerd culture wasn't mainstream and uncool
we're gonna ignore how Dean is basically 60's peter parker?
Missed this show, too bad it didn't have a proper ending
Well, good news somewhat: Venture Bros is getting a movie soon!
Mechashiva
Rick and Morty ain't got nothin on The Venture Bros.
Amen
Hold on, where was the scooby doo and David Bowie references? And Brisby’s bodyguard which is Manute from sin city? I know the third is a deep pull, but the first two are obvious.
yes they were to obvious to include. I did not pick up on the sin city one other tan the tar pits so thank u
With all the music references, I am CONVINCED that at least one of the writers read JoJo's
Pretty good video but what about all the doom factory people? Theyre almost 1:1 parodies of the the Legion of Doom, even their intro scene is just the legion of dooms intro scene reanimated.
Funfact: That flashback with Dr.Z and action johnny with the dog and the anubis head is also an old scene from Johnny Quest but reanimated.
1:45 Brick Frog is the best! The kind of unassuming villain you don't take seriously until you take a brick in the head.
Dr Doom has also two references: the second being that colleague professor who is a badass cyborg.
4:38 Venture bros and Army of Darkness share the same universe
Just notice that when you hold a mirror at the end of the name ben the name of the thing, you get ned
its amazing that patton oswald is the second actor to look exactly like the character (first being Bowie as Bowie)
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SPHINX! [finger snaps]
Not all heroes wear capes. You've done us a great service.
I had no idea Kate McKinnon did all those voices!
You forgot Father Guido Sarducci at the boggles funeral. And boggles the clue clown was both joker and riddler
Is Dr DOOM nok more of a Professor Victor Von Hellfire type guy?
Charismatic, Clever and incased in steel.
Imagined if the key-devs. of Venture Bros. worked on X-Men...
Umm I hate to be this guy but you keep calling wrath of the Titans attack of the titans
Accidentally called stars and garters... stars and gathers
And action Johnny is Johnny Quest... started as a parody but then they realized they owned the rights... that is actually Johnny Quest
9:30: the bar from The Shining
When you don't know who the reference could be: captain America!
Good job
Its not Stars & Gathers it's Stars & Garters.
all we can hope now is they get sponsored or re upped by netflix amazon ect. so we can get the ending. after the giant wtf end