After you send the family home and put the kids to bed on Christmas day, flip on over to Cartoon Network's [adult swim] at 9:30 pm and watch seven straight hours of my favorite show on the network (and I watch lots of [swim] shows): The Venture Brothers.
The [adult swim] website doesn't match my DVR schedule for episodes, but it looks as if the last episode of season one and all of season two will be airing. 9:30 pm CST to 4:30 am CST.
Highlights are:
"Hate Floats": Centering on lovable, yet dimwitted, Henchman 21 and Henchman 24 who become part of The Monarch's attempt to rebuild his empire-- and win back Dr. Girlfriend (The Venture Brothers has the best character names).
"Assassinanny 911": Brock has a secret mission to go on, so he gets his ex, Molotov Cocktease, to watch the boys. Includes a killer line about Dean having Apache Ghosts in his swim trunks.
"Escape From the House of Mummies Part II": A very odd episode (a fake "recap" episode) that contains the best comeback to a threat I've seen in a while, courtesy of Dr. Venture.
"Victor. Echo. November.": Longtime readers may remember my love for this episode when I wrote about it on August 14. (And if I knew what the Hell I was doing with this blog, I'd be able to make a link to it...)
Here are some lines from the episode I noted in that post:
"There were two side effects. One: he can mess up a guy just by touching him. And two: he became a humorless dick."
The Monarch, describing The Phantom Limb's origin.
"Ah, c'mon! Why does that happen? I shook it so hard, I almost hit that pink puck."
Hank, lamenting the fact that he had a"pee stain" on his pants after using the urinal.
"We need one of these at home, it's better than riding sideways on a swing."
Hank, while using the hot air hand dryer to dry the aforementioned stain off his pants.
"Dude, stop wailing on my junk!"
Hank to Dean, who was trying to put out the fire on his pants caused by the hand dryer.
And the crazy two-part finale "Showdown at Creamation Creek" where everything comes to a head: Team Venture gets accidentally captured by the Monarch's minions; The Monarch gets back with Dr. Girlfriend, but The Phantom Limb tries to break them up again; Brock rallies the Monarch's henchmen for the battle, and Hank tries to prove his manliness along with the others; Dean hallucinates that he is a great warrior and that David Bowie is a pack of cigarettes.
So check it out. It's hilarious-- and not bat-sh** insane like most [adult swim] shows are. It's accessible in both plot and animation and is highly recommended.
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