The Venture Bros. series has run four seasons. The first three seasons consist of 13 thirty-minute episode

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s (including time for commercials), plus the pilot

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 and one 15-minute Christmas special. The fourth season consists of 15 thirty-minute episodes and one hour-long season finale episode.

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 has also ordered two additional seasons, with pre-production on Season 5 to begin in June of 2011 , although no episode airing dates have yet been released.

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	1	13	2004 2004 in television The year 2004 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2004.For the American TV schedule, see: 2004–05 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:...	May 30, 2006
	2	13	2006 2006 in television 2006 in television may refer to:*2006 in American television*2006 in Australian television*2006 in British television*2006 in Canadian television*2006 in Japanese television...	April 17, 2007
	3	13	2008 2008 in television The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2008. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel launches.-January:-February:-March:-April:-May:-June:-July:-August:...	March 24, 2009
	4	16	2009–2010 2010 in television 2010 in television may refer to:*2010 in American television*2010 in Australian television*2010 in British television*2010 in Canadian television*2010 in Japanese television...	October 26, 2010

Pilot: 2003

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Season 1: 2004

A recurring theme in the first season of The Venture Bros. was a series of dreams Dr. Venture would have where one fetus

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 (with facial hair like himself) would attack another fetus (also with hair) in the womb. This began in the pilot episode before the creators knew where it would eventually lead them. The dreams were explained in the season finale, "Return to Spider-Skull Island".

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Season 2: 2006

The second season's storyline picks up from Hank and Dean's accident, as well as The Monarch continuously attempting to reunite with Dr. Girlfriend who is in a relationship with Phantom Limb.

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Season 3: 2008

On February 26, 2007, at the New York Comics Convention, Jackson Publick announced that Cartoon Network had ordered third and fourth seasons of the show. A portion of a rough cut of "The Doctor is Sin" aired April 1, 2008 as part of an unannounced April Fools' Day

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 sneak peek at upcoming shows.

Season three of The Venture Bros. reveals more backstory and character histories than the previous two seasons. A recurring issue deals with the history of the original Team Venture, as well as the death of Jonas Venture Senior. This season also touches upon the nascent and unregistered arching of Rusty Venture by the Monarch.

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Season 4: 2009–2010

The fourth season of The Venture Bros. premiered on October 18, 2009. Production began in June 2008 and overlapped production of season three. The season aired as two sets of eight episodes, with the first eight beginning on October 18, 2009 and the next group of eight premiering September 12, 2010.

The first half of the fourth season revolved around Dr. Venture's interactions with his new bodyguard, Sergeant Hatred; Hank taking Brock's absence poorly; Henchman #21 dealing with the death of Henchman #24; the return of Phantom Limb; and The Monarch's resurgence as Dr. Venture's primary nemesis. This season also saw the introduction of ancillary characters Captain Sunshine and Monstroso, both of whom were referred to as early as the first season.
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