![]() While the episode has the best moment out of the show's long tradition of crude humor-Rusty Venture: "You think he even knows how many double entendres that was?"-it's the emotional moments that elevate "P.R.O.M." to the show's upper echelon. but they're actually planted by the Guild as killing machines). All of the time spent depicting these characters as a bit hopeless comes to a head as everyone from the indestructible Brock Samson to the Monarch fails in the most hilarious yet heartbreaking of ways (yes, the tired "hire a bunch of call girls as dates" thing happens. Venture decides to give them a true prom-but everything else is intricate. The premise is simple-the Venture brothers are homeschooled, Dr. Even if you're the rare Venture fan who feels Season 4 is a slog, push on through. Season 4: Episode 16, "Operation P.R.O.M." Again, every end-of-season special could be on this list (with many fans considering Seasons 2 and 3 to have the best). For a Quizboy fandom hour, pair this with Season 5's "Where’s Your Cleansuit?" to watch a winner-take all trivia showdown between the boy wonder and his new arch, former-trivia-competitor-turned-wealthy-pop-culture-collector Augustus St. Venture) only makes the show's current day escapades more enjoyable. leaves much of its world to viewer imagination, but seeing Quizboy's bizarre journey (not to mention how Brock Samson landed his gig with Dr. ![]() The fallout sends Quizboy down a path that includes a depressed bender, alterations including an eye-patch and bionic hand, OSI recruitment, and a mission to infiltrate the Guild through Professor Fantamos (better known later as Phantom Limb). Venture, but back in the day he was a child trivia prodigy who got caught up in a Quiz Show-style scandal (that wasn't his doing). Season 3: Episode 3, "The Invisible Hand of Fate" Personal preference: The best deep cut from The Venture Bros.'s vast cast is Billy Quizboy, whose backstory makes up the bulk of "The Invisible Hand of Fate." Quizboy now is a wanna-be hero pal of Dr. is a rare series where the world can take precedence over central characters, and variations on this only become more viable in later seasons. It's an early indication that Venture Bros. Venture insane (the Monarch looks pretty tame compared to options like Torrid, a flame-on brute with the ability to transport his victims to an island in the tropics). They spend the episode interviewing potential villains, which of course drives a jealous Dr. So he must assemble his old squad, the Order of the Triad, made up of Jefferson Twilight (Blaxploitation-inspired Blackula hunter) and The Alchemist, a 19th century expert and one of the show's many elder gay male characters. Orpheus, is finally recognized by the Guild as arch-worthy. has established itself as a group of somewhat sadly flawed loser heroes and villains, this might hit even harder. Be warned, the last scene is as much of a sad blow as watching any beloved character suffer on far more serious dramas. And second, the show's ability to deliver true emotional lows. First, a willingness to unexpectedly make the Venture family more complicated. Beyond its positioning as a classic season-capper, this episode is a good example of two eventual Venture Bros. Venture's tumor needs to be removed but it's not as straightforward as it seems. ![]() Season 1: Episode 13, "Return to Spider Skull Island" In the first of the show's many major-setpiece-finales-ending-with-a-cliffhanger, Dr. ![]()
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