The COMPLETE Venture Bros. Timeline 

I don't remember where I read this, but it bears repeating. Rusty Venture makes Alcoholic drinks like a child with access to his father's liquor cabinet without supervision after seeing the wild cocktails of the 60s his father and friends drank but not knowing what the ingredients were, just the colors, so replacing them with things from a child's palette

Rusty Venture likely died after his months spent adventuring with the Hodji expy and Not-Mohammed Ali. Since he doesn't remember them as an adult.

Quick note. It's implied that Venturion was trying to "right the plane" like in his memory, due to that memory being played over him choking rusty, and Venturion saying "error" and then letting him go

*we won't focus on Brick frog* The movie: then we will

This show is a hidden gem. Shame general public only learned about it after cancellation

I know Dr. Orpheus wasn't too important to the time line, but I just wish he was. He's a fantastic character along with the rest of the Triad

44:09 “I was conceived in the backseat of a Packard, you were conceived in a tank, so what?” Oddly inspirational.

Dermot joining the OSI while Hank is continually being denied is one of the more ironic things in the show imo.

I've always chalked the fuzzy spots in the time line up to the unreliable memories of those narrating the stories told in the flashbacks. Almost all of them are being told from the perspective of some one or another's memories.

Small note, I'm pretty sure Rocket isn't Venture's kid, it's Professor Impossible. I'd be super impressed if they could detect pregnency like 2 days after conception lol.

Fun fact: the house that the monarch moves to in Newark NJ is actually a real mansion. It sits on a hill, last I check it was still there.

The best show, ever! I will forever wait, be it in vain, for a new season of The Venture Bros. Go Team Venture! ✌️

Man, masterful timeline, well done

I've never been able to really grasp the magnificent complexity of the V-Bros until now, but I sure as hell have enjoyed the ~10 episodes I've been able to see over the past ten years.. I want you young people to Know how WEIRD it feels to have my whole life's events crazily parodied as though they are mythology. I'm 80 years old, a lifetime sci fi reader (thus meta-conscious since childhood) and every fucking event in this timeline I have either watched on TV in real time, been present at, or actually participated in. The same thing happened to me during the 3-4 (each) times I've watched the movies Watchmen, Platoon, and Apocalypse Now. It blows my mind when I realize that your generation has made a legend of the contents of my life history. At the time it was actually happening, it didn't seem out of the ordinary at all (well most of it). BUT THAT BLOWS MY MIND TOO!! I was living in a fantasy world and didn't know it!! Maybe I was spending too much time trying to get laid. Yes I am definitely going to see "Baboon Blood."

"The Nozzle" is 100% my favorite bit

The TVC-15 is another Bowie reference, as the song “TVC 15” comes off the album 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

doctor O didn't curse the Action man with a stroke. he just predicted when and how he would die.

I think you forgot to explain when the PROBLEM light started blinking, which was also because of Rusty. This is one of my favorite shows of all time, and I'm sad to see it end, but glad it got to have an actual ending. My favorite line in the show is ether "I'll check for Blaculas... Nope, no Blaculas." or "Super fucking runaway!" And I love that Dr. Henry Killinger is much less evil than his real world counterpart. Go Team Venture!

Because 21 is the change we want to see in all of us. Not just to "work out" or "be the best" But just to be better then we were before. That's all we can do.

Probably never gonna happen now, but here's my theory of the overarching plot of the Venture Bros.: Jonas Venture Sr. is the ultimate villain of the series. I believe that his super science served only one true purpose, to make himself immortal. Cloning (and the associated consciousness storage), the PROBLEM, Ventronic, everything we know about Jonas' work could be applied to extending one's lifespan. Rusty was a clone of Jonas and left to mature naturally in order to study the long term effects and complications of the cloning process. After regaining consciousness from the PROBLEM, Jonas immediately wanted to be placed in Vendata's body until a new body could be cloned for himself, the Blue Morpho's brain to be unceremoniously discarded in the process. The next plot point is that only Malcolm Fitzcarraldo (The Monarch), Dr. Tara Quymn, and Billy Quizboy are the only known biological children of Jonas Venture Sr. via natural conception. Jonas was a notorious womanizer and not only had relations with Mz. Quymn (Tara's mother) and Mrs. Fitzcarraldo, but it is entirely possible the Rose Whalen, aka Triple Threat and former member of the original Team Venture, also slept with Jonas, seeing as that BIlly Quizboy has red hair. Finally, all of this would have come to light and the dark truth of the Venture family would be revealed, ultimately resulting not with a happy ending, but some closure for the involved parties to move on with their lives unencumbered by 'the sins of the father'.

This truly is a love letter to one of the greatest and underrated shows of all time. Go Team Venture!!

i’ve always sort of interpreted Jonas Junior as being the result of Rusty being a "slug", and that the original Rusty wasn’t carrying him around during his childhood

That was a hell of a refresher. Thanks for that. Honestly, the most astounding part of that whole thing was finding out the Venture Compound is in Colorado Springs. How did I miss that?

Bravo👏👏👏👏👏! The MCU has nothing that is the magnitude of The Venture Bros. I’ve watched this series at least 5 times and it only gets better w/ each viewing! This video essay connected more than a few dots that I failed to make or completely forget. This shows pop culture ref is insane! Comics books, cartoons, US history, music, and call backs that keep you engaged. I can’t express how wonderful this show is. Flawed people failing miserably in the pursuit of greatness and finding meaning in life in general. This show is beautiful.

Because I'm a nerd and enjoy being that guy, I have to point out one quibble with the timeline. Chester Ong was using the shark from Damien Hirst's "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living" in the molecular redistributor. So, he couldn't have become Wide Whale until sometime after 1991.

Easily the best cartoon ever...I don't want to live in a world without this show.

I can still remember the night the first episode aired. I can't express how much I frigging love this show and how much I'm going to miss it.

One of my favorite shows of all time. I love how over the course of the series you realize the real villain in Jonas Venture.

It was found out through the recent Venture Bros movie that Rusty and the Monarch are indeed brothers. However instead of being the son of Blue Morphos wife he is the clone of Jonas Venture just like Rusty is. The monarch was initially born as R22 and was a clone of Jonas Venture which was spliced by baboon dna which gave him the side affect of enhanced anger and aggression thus implying that this is the reason why Malcom hates Rusty due to those same side affects. After the Monarch was cloned he was given to Blue Morpho and his wife as they were unable to conceive and Jonas lied to Blue Morpho that Malcom was his son. Since Rusty was also the clone of Jonas Venture and the original Rusty Venture this makes him and Malcom brothers. In addition we now kind of know who exactly is the mother of Hank and Dean. Also in the recent venture bros movie it was revealed that Hank and Deans mother wasn’t Bobbi but rather it is implied that Bobbi’s daughter Debbie’s eggs were given to Rusty in exchange for her transferring her powers to her daughter thus making Debbie Hank and Deans mother. In addition this makes Bobbi the maternal grandmother of Hank and Dean. Now two theories of the show have been confirmed to be true that being who Hank and Deans mom was and that Rusty and Malcom were brothers.

I still believe Jonas opened the bay doors. I think Vendata called his bluff and played the tape and Jonas out of desperation opened the doors, counting on Team Venture and the P.R.O.B.L.E.M. to bring him back.

The Action Man being a violent psychopath is one my favorite jokes of all time

Man, I got the complete series for Christmas and a month later the movie for my birthday. I love this series so much. Im a little sad it's over, but seven season and a movie that also sorta encapsulate nearly two decades of my life on a part of my shelf? I love it. I fucking love The Venture Bros.

I really, REALLY wanted Kim to come back at some point, she'd have been a great POV character for a "how to become a henchman and why you'd want to" type episode lol

The movie was excellent I almost cried at the end the monarch and Doctor ventures relation was the perfect end to the entire series

I never just counted up how many horrible things Venture Sr did. Jesus...

Most crazy cohesive show ever......call backs on point, show could have another 8 seasons in 20yrs for all I care love it 😂

Bravo, perfect way to kick off a Venture Brothers Marathon! Go Team Venture ✌️

I’m pretty sure the sovereign is dead. He was accidentally shot by the OSI in his eagle form as they approached his lair.

Ignore me !!!!

this show is so underrated. i try to tell my friends all the time how good it is but no one tries it. thank you for making this video!!

I came across the term "testicular torsion" a few days ago, for only the second time ever. It made me realize that i knew what that was, all thanks to Venture Brothers. So not only was it a wildly entertaining show, but also accidentally educational on occasion.

I've watched the Venture Bros for years. Just bought the 7 season DVD set and finished it the other day. Still finding stuff I've missed the many times I've watched them. For instance, at JJ's funeral, the captain is singing the Crash Test Dummies song 'Mmm Mmm Mmm'. Dr. Venture can't believe JJ requested this. The attorney said yes he requested it. Sing Crash Test Dummies At My Funeral. They have a song with that title, At My Funeral. But not being familiar with band's songs, the Captain took it at face value. And sang the other song. 🤣

Fun fact, perhaps the most obscure David Bowie reference in Venture Bros is the name of the Major Tom/Action Man’s wife; Jean, or Jeanie, which is itself a reference to the David Bowie song “Jean Genie” from Aladdin Sane.

Go Team Venture! I was their since day 1. If every show was written half as well the world we be a merrier place.

49:13... Pretty sure Orpheus didn't curse the Action Man, he just knew it was gonna happen.

My theory is that Rusty has always been a Jonas Venture clone, if you look at the way that JJ looks, he looks just like Dr Venture Sr. My ultimate theory is that he calls his son Rusty because he was Rusty at making clones so he just labeled him like most experiments get labeled.

My favorite show of all time. Go team venture

The single greatest example of fan service in the history of time. I fucking love this show.

Doc did not conceive a child with impossible's wife. Rusty was given the UA sample before any potential involvement.

7:25 In the commentary for the movie, Doc and Jackson say that Richie Valens was approached by the Guild but didn't want to be a part of it, so Red Mantle and Dragoon's first assignment was to murder him

This show belongs in a museum 💔

damn, all those music references explicated and you jump right over the jam's "a town called malice."

This show taught me so much about failure and accepting yourself. Also that David Bowie lives in a package of cigarettes and can animorph into an eagle.

Venture Bros. is an underated gem

They literally made a “Cthulhu mythos”. I love this show

2:10 Action Man reminisced to Brock in Spider Skull Island "we'd swing to Cuba and Arch Castro for a couple of hours" I think Team Venture were Guild-Members

Can't wait for #RadiantIsTheBloodOfTheBaboonHeart !!! This was really fun. Thanks from bringing me back.

So, Venturion / Vendatta, who is formerly The Blue Morpho (sp?), is The Monarch's father. That f*cked up!

I'm so glad you gave Steak Bently a shout-out!

32:37 actually he never had sex with sally, thats Richards son

Three people voiced Dr. Impossible: Stephen Colbert, Jackson Publick and Bill Haider.

Can't recommend the Steak Bentley video enough.

i love the huge discrepancy between doc being 44 in 2004 (so born in '60) but a junior (underclassmen is freshmen and sophomore) in 1987, when he is supposedly 27 years old. PERSONALLY i think Jonas cloned Rusty many times. Sure, rusty could just be 27 and still going for his bachelors, but thats not as fun as the horror of him being kept a preteen for extra years. (and yeah, canon just say of his 44th year so it doesnt have to be 2004 buts thats where it lines up)

Go team Venture!!!

Did a great job bro the whole timeline but plenty of questions still open great work.

I got into the venture bros last year. Damn i wished i watched this during it’s run. Thank you Ventures ✌️

I will DEEPLY miss this series.💔

Trianna's friend was also in Assassinanny 911. Specifically in the pool scene, Trianna asks if her and her friend can use the pool.

I can see Hank as Scare Bear, he came during opportune times when Hank would've likely died or not known things. And if their main adventures involve time travelling (which explains why the adults are always so pissed off, I'd be too if my moments of rest were action packed enough to make a show out of) then knowing Hank's rogue-ish nature as he got older he'd likely use it to look out for his younger self since aside from Brock few others really looked out for him.

Wow - that had to take a lot of time to put together! I love this show!

absolutely loved this. when he asked if there was anything missed and it cut to the nozzle I thought nope, nozzle; check. lol thanks for making this. still proudly display my Henry killinger action figure.

The best way to describe every terrible thing Joanas Venture Sr has ever done: “That’s f****d up!”

Now that you've done a Venture Brothers timeline, you gotta do a Metalocalypse timeline episode.

I needed this video in my life. Thank you so much for doing this 💗

28:46 I dont know if you just thought it was too obvious or felt it didnt need worth mentioning but thats Sgt Hatred before he goes full villain.

Watched this whole thing! So excited to watch the movie!!

I dont mind if you dont include Truckules, but you're only getting one bag of Jordan almonds.

One of the best moments in television is when Hank gets hit in the face with a goliath serum container. Seriously I bust out in laughter every time I see it. Thank you for showing it at least three times in this video.😂

4:20 Listen, I know I'm taking a vacation day off and just came in from smoking a joint to watch this but wow. Just the timing of it all.

The movie was so good! This inventory of the main timeline is fantastic! I love how excessively detailed this show is. I hope this isn't the last we see of the venture universe!!

I've got great news for you. The Venture Bros Movie recently came out and I hope you are as impressed with it as much as I was

this was exactly the refresher i was looking for before baboon heart. thanks!

I've been a fan since it first came out and it's only gotten better each season.

OMG I LOVE THIS SHOWWWWWWW

I always felt this was probably the most tightly written comedy in TV history. It was also one of the funniest, but only to a very specific demographic, people born in the 70’s and early 80’s.

Didn’t really watch this show and probably never will but here I am watching this hour long timeline lmaooo

This show is so much fun to watch. It's a damn shame it was cancelled.

Thank you Nerdist! Go Team Venture! ✌

Now having seen the movie, im wondering if doc and Billy coming out of the time machine looking for docs finger,takes place after the movie sometime, as doc calls the monarch malcolm, it certainly seems that way. God i hope we eventually get more venture bros, i think they should do a comic book or something

I look forward to the movie. The show left so much open. Hank going off on his own leaving Dean to worry about him as he just recovered from his injury. Dr. Venture and The Monarch half brothers? Oh so much left unfinished, and unanswered.

insane how much the movie changes a lot of these things

I needed this. This is my favorite episode of Drunk-History, I mean Nerdist. Well done, and thank you!

Thanks for putting this together.

I was looking for something like this, great timing.

32:18 Not TVC Fifteen but TVC One Five, another Bowie reference.

I love the verb “Spielberg’ed” hahaha

I usually watch RU-vid videos at 1.75 speed because i'm an impatient soul but this one I had to bring back down to normal. There's just an insane amount of stuff going on and it's just skimming the show!

This is such a great timeline, very awesome work. Still working on completing my collection of the seasons, and have yet to watch the movie, I have heard great things however. You should cover the events of the movie next.

My theory for the Movie Night massacre on Gargantua-1: The young boy Manstrong, who was not allowed in the theater because he was underage, was watching it in the projection room and jerking off like crazy when he slipped, fell, and hit the bay release door lever with his head. Thus knocking himself unconscious. He either does or does not remember doing so, but either way, his guilt for surviving that night is what drove him to his puritanical mania.

46:05 was the Sovereign on the lamb? I thought he was killed as the eagle shot down at the end of Gargantua-2?