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"Pomp & Circuitry" The Venture Bros. episode Episode no. Season 4 Episode 49 Directed by Jackson Publick Written by Jackson Publick Original air date September 19, 2010 Guest stars Bill Hader as Professor Impossible Episode chronology ← Previous "The Diving Bell Vs. The Butter-Glider" Next → "Every Which Way But Zeus" List of The Venture Bros. episodes "Pomp & Circuitry" is the 49th episode of the American animated television series The Venture Bros. Dean and Hank Venture finally "graduate" from their educational sleeping beds, and must decide whether they should go to college. Dean meekly accompanies his father, Doctor Thaddeus Venture (recovered from the last episode's locked-in syndrome) to his father's alma mater, State University. But Hank decides to join the secret paramilitary organization S.P.H.I.N.X. In a subplot, the disgraced supervillain Phantom Limb escapes from prison and recruits a slightly insane Professor Richard Impossible to help him recover his lost limbs so that he might wreak revenge on the Guild of Calamitous Intent. The title of the episode is taken from the musical composition "Pomp and Circumstance Marches" by Sir Edward Elgar.[1] The first march in the piece, "March No. 1 in D," is commonly played at academic graduation ceremonies.[2] The title reflects Hank and Dean's completion of their secondary education. The "circuitry" of the title (a play on the word "circumstance") refers to the device Phantom Limb retrieves to restore his body. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cultural references 3 Connections to previous episodes 4 Production notes 5 Footnotes 6 Bibliography // Plot In the show's cold open, Hank and Dean Venture are shown asleep in their "learning beds," which use subliminal education methods to teach them as they sleep. Upon waking, Dean discovers that he has graduated from "high school." Hank, however, has no diploma issued to him by the bed. The two boys meet with Master Billy Quizboy, who acts as their guidance counselor. Dean lists several career options, none of which are the "super-scientist" his father wishes him to be. Hank also lists several career options, which are either not real jobs or would require far more work than Hank realized. Billy is worried that the two are not socially mature yet, but Dr. Thaddeus Venture resolves to take the boys to his old college, State University (which he also reveals is the cheapest educational option). Hank refuses, and leaves to join S.P.H.I.N.X. Meanwhile, prison guards for the Guild of Calamitous Intent remove his pet coffee mug, "Wisdom", from Phantom Limb's cell - he has been holding conversations with all of the inanimate objects which he gathered together in The Revenge Society. Limb seems to summon the objects to help him kill the guards and open his cell, but it is revealed that they were actually his invisible, detached right arm and left leg (Named 'Armondo' and 'Lieutenent Shankley' respectively) responding to his mental command and using the objects as weapons. Oblivious to these events, the Council of Thirteen are seen holding a session to decide what to do about the empty seat of Dragoon/Councilman 8, who is now a head sewn onto Red Mantle/Councilman 3's body, and then what to do about a large feces inexplicably left on the floor of the council chamber. Escaping his cell, Phantom Limb sneaks his way into Impossible Tower to meet Professor Richard Impossible, who has become even more mentally unstable since losing his beloved Sally. Phantom Limb attempts to recruit Impossible, citing their time together as members of Dr. Venture's 'Boys Brigade' and as lecturers at State University, but is interrupted by Phineas Phage, one of Impossible's nemeses. Phantom Limb attacks Phage, temporarily preventing him from alerting the Guild to his escape. Impossible saves Limb's life, and agrees to join him. Hank Venture, meanwhile, interrupts Colonel Hunter Gathers as he assists Brock Samson in breaking into the subterranean Vatican Secret Archives. Hank unwittingly disrupts Samson's transmissions to S.P.H.I.N.X., leaving Samson to the mercy of the gorillas dressed as Swiss Guard. When an attempt to get Hank out of their hair by tying him up and leaving him in a closet under the guise of training fails, Gathers and Shore Leave put Hank through a series of grueling tests. Amazingly, Hank passes all of them. At State University, Dr. Venture attempts to enroll Dean as a legacy admission, which he believes relieves them of all paperwork, tuition, and fees. The Dean of Admissions quickly disabuses him of this notion, as well as pointing out that Dr. Venture never actually graduated. Elsewhere on campus, a building funded in part by Prof. Impossible and supervillain/motion picture mogul Roy Brisby (whose character has a speaking role here) is being dedicated. Although Prof. Impossible is not expected, he appears at the last moment. While visiting the bathroom, it is revealed that Phantom Limb was hiding inside Prof. Impossible's impossibly elastic body. Dressed as a janitor, he heads to the new building to get something he left behind when he quit the faculty years ago. As Impossible delivers a disjointed speech to a stunned audience, Phantom Limb finds what he came for: the blue prints for his 'muscle growth accelerator' (the "circuitry" of the episode's title) used to generate his deadly invisible limbs. Suddenly, he is attacked by the "diamond dogs" and Strangers (operatives) of the Guild of Calamitous Intent - Phage survived his encounter with Limb and provided the Guild with a report of their encounter. Phantom Limb manages to catch many of the "diamond dogs", Strangers, and Slaughterbots in their own crossfire—where they destroy or kill many of themselves. He then manages to ride one of the "diamond dogs" through the air and destroy a number of Slaughterbots and kill several more Strangers before setting off an explosion. Phantom Limb lands right on top of Prof. Impossible, who catches him (probably saving his life again). A disgruntled Dr. Venture announces that at least this time, he was not the one responsible for blowing up a building. Despite passing all of the S.P.H.I.N.X. tests, as well as preventing himself from being memory-wiped yet again (by using a tinfoil hat, Hank is rejected from membership of the organization. Brock attempts to comfort him and discourage him from following Brock's own path in life, for safety's sake, and adding that he would need a High School Diploma to join. Exasperated, Hank bangs his head on the side of his bed, accidentally dislodging his Diploma, which had merely been stuck in the printer. Before Hank can take advantage of this, Brock quickly adds that he would also need to be 18. The post-credits scene depicts Limb and Impossible back at the Impossible Building, where Limb has fully regenerated his missing artificial faculties and Richard Impossible has fully dedicated himself to villiany. As the scene comes to a close, the homeless former arch-villain Baron Werner Ünderbheit arrives and asks to join Limb's new (unnamed) organization. Cultural references Reviewer Scott Thill of WiredNews.com called the series "hilarious, smart and subversive" and Season 4.0 "transgressive".[3] Regarding the show's penchant for embedding large numbers of pop cultural references in each episode, he wrote, "Shows like these — of which there are few (see our short list of cult television classics for more) — fully warrant their own annotated companions."[3] Liz Ohanesian of LA Weekly declared the show's pop culture references (along with its relatability, satire, and toilet humor) one of its critical elements.[4] Among the cultural references included in this episode are the following: Prof. Richard Impossible's many jars of urine (seen in his office in the Impossible Building) and referring to his office as "the germ free zone" resemble the many jars of urine collected by the insane industrialist Howard Hughes in his final years of life.[5] Some lines of Dr. Impossible's dialog are taken from The Aviator, a biographical film about Hughes.[citation needed] The building being dedicated at State University bears a strong resemblance to several designs by the Modernist architect, Frank Gehry.[6] Brock Samson complains that the S.P.H.I.N.X. operative he is working with at the Vatican is a graduate of the Albert Merrill School. The Albert Merrill School was a vocational-technical high school located in New York City which offered computer, electrical, and engineering training to individuals without a high school diploma.[7] The school's television advertisements (which featured Jimmy Randolph) were almost ubiquitous on New York City television stations. The school was successfully sued for admitting students it knew could never pass its courses (such as those who did not speak English).[8] A geometric representation of a bacteriophage, which resembles the basic character design of supervillain Phineas Phage. The Apes that surround Brock during his mission are dressed as Swiss Guards, the historic corps of mercenaries that defends the Holy See. Billy Quizboy describes the information imparted to Hank and Dean via their learning beds as "more dated than Funk & Wagnalls," a reference to the now out-of-print Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedia. When trying to kick Hank out of the Sphinx lair, Col. Gathers tells him "this isn't the Honeycomb **** Hideout!", a reference to an ad campaign from the 1990s for the cereal Honeycomb. In making his case as a legitimate recruit for Sphinx, Hank states that he's been to every continent on the planet, "including Atlantis, outer space, and Brigadoon." Atlantis refers to the lost island of the same name, while Brigadoon is a reference to a musical about a mythical town in Scotland that appears to outsiders only once a century. The supervillain Phineas Phage appears to draw his name from several sources. The first is likely the famous Phineas Gage, victim of an accidental lobotomy and well known to students of psychology and neuroscience, though as the character shows no obvious signs of a similar accident the reference may be mild. Another is fictional adventurer Phileas Fogg from Jules Verne's 1873 novel Around the World in Eighty Days. The third is the term bacteriophage (or "phage" for short). Phages (viruses which infect bacteria) were first identified near the end of the 19th century, and are one means of controlling disease.[9]. Phineas Phage's costume even resembles a T4 bacteriophage, the most commonly depicted phage and one of the most commonly depicted virus structures. When Hank unplugs S.P.H.I.N.X.'s computers, Col. Gathers calls him Heidi. This is not a reference to the main character in the novel Heidi but rather to the so-called "Heidi Game." This was an infamous 1968 American Football League game which NBC terminated in part of the United States with 65 seconds left to play in order to begin airing a made for TV movie Heidi.[10] During these last few minutes, the Oakland Raiders suddenly scored two touchdowns and won the game—angering television viewers who were denied the chance to see the upset. At the end of the episode, Brock tells Hank that the only thing he has to show for 20 years of espionage is "a footlocker full of Manboro Miles." This is a reference to the cigarette brand, Marlboro, which in the 1990s had a promotional campaign centered around Marlboro Miles, through which purchasers could redeem points from cigarette packages for outdoor-themed equipment like tents, jackets, and sleeping bags. In this case, Brock has saved up enough Miles to buy a canoe. Manboro is also the brand of cigarettes the Monarch gave to King Gorilla as a welcome-home present during the previous episode. Connections to previous episodes This episode references a number of previous episodes in the series. Among the previous episodes referenced: Hank refers to the fact that he has survived multiple deadly attacks on his life. Hank does not know that he is a clone, and the idea of his near-invincibility was put in his mind by Monarch Henchman #21 in the third season episode "Tears of a Sea Cow." The character Roy Brisby makes his first prominent appearance, and has his first speaking role, since the first season episode "The Incredible Mr. Brisby." Apparently Professor Impossible wasn't the only member of the Venture Boys Brigade, as seen in Now Museum-Now You Don't. A photograph in Phantom Limb's file indicates that he, too, was a member. He also refers to it in dialogue with Professor Impossible. Aside from Professor Impossible and Roy Brisby, the new State Univerisity building was funded by 'General Consolidated Insurance', a front for the Guild of Calamitous Intent, having also provided Billy Quizboy and Pete White with $10 million dollar insurance payout in "Handsome Ransom". The connection to the Guild is made more obvious as the insurance representative's suits are in Guild colors. The Guild's "diamond dogs" and "Slaughterbots" were first seen in the third season episode "Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of Destiny." The story of how Phantom Limb gained his super-powers (and why his limbs are invisible) was seen in the third season episode "The Invisible Hand of Fate." The device he uses in this episode was also seen for the first time in "The Invisible Hand of Fate" as well. Baron Ünderbheit was deposed as dictator of Ünderland in the second season episode "Love-Bheits." At the end of that episode, he was seen to be homeless (asking The Monarch for a place to stay for a couple of nights). Phantom Limb's assistants—"Wisdom" (a coffee mug with the word "wisdom" printed on the side), "Chuck" (a toaster), and "Lady Nightshade" (a black Ferragamo high-heel shoe previously owned by Doctor Girlfriend)—were first seen in the fourth season episode "The Revenge Society." The Council of Thirteen make another appearance. They first appeared in the third season episode "Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of Destiny," and were last seen in "The Revenge Society," when Phantom Limb kidnapped Councilman 3 ("The Red Mantle") and Councilman 8 ("Dragoon") and sewed Councilman 8's head to Councilman 3's body. The silhouette and voice of Action Johnny's former arch villain, Dr. Z, (from "The Buddy System" and "Self-Medication") make an appearance during the meeting of the Council of Thirteen, indicating he is a member. Production notes One of the animation directors (Kimson Albert) has a "nickname" inserted into his credits. The nickname is an unusual line or word from the preceding episode. For "Pomp & Circuitry" the credit reads Kimson "Retiarius" Albert. Footnotes ^ McVeagh, Elgar the Music Maker, 2007, p. 81. ^ Van Steenhouse, Empty Nest—Full Heart: The Journey From Home to College, 2002, p. 49. ^ a b Thill, "Taking the Pulse of Pop Culture," WiredNews.com September 10, 2010. ^ Ohanesian, "Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick and the Cult of 'The Venture Bros.'," LA Weekly, September 9, 2010. ^ Higham, Howard Hughes: The Secret Life, Griffin, 2004, p. 191. ^ See, generally: Miller and Lauzau, Frank Gehry, 2002. ^ Lovejoy, Lovejoy's Career and Vocational School Guide, 1973, p. 141; Fiske, "Career Schools: Who Enrolls and Why," New York Times, July 26, 1979. ^ Albert Merrill School v. Godoy, 357 NYS2d 378 (Civ. Ct. NY City 1974); Weckstein, School Discipline and Student Rights: An Advocate's Manual, 1982, p. 245, 250. ^ Brussow and Kutter, "Phage Ecology," in Bacteriophages: Biology and Applications, 2004, p. 128. ^ McGovern, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sports History and Trivia, 2002, p. 84. Bibliography Brussow, Harald and Kutter, Elizabeth. "Phage Ecology." In Bacteriophages: Biology and Applications. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 2004. Fiske, Edward. "Career Schools: Who Enrolls and Why." New York Times. July 26, 1979. Higham, Charles. Howard Hughes: The Secret Life. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2004. Lovejoy, Clarence Earle. Lovejoy's Career and Vocational School Guide. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1973. McGovern, Mike. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sports History and Trivia. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002. McVeagh, Diana M. Elgar the Music Maker. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2007. Miller, Jason and Lauzau, Susan. Frank Gehry. New York: MetroBooks, 2002. Ohanesian, Liz. "Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick and the Cult of 'The Venture Bros.'" LA Weekly. September 9, 2010. Thill, Scott. "Taking the Pulse of Pop Culture." WiredNews.com. September 10, 2010. Accessed 2010-09-12. Van Steenhouse, Andrea. Empty Nest—Full Heart: The Journey From Home to College. Denver, Colo.: Simpler Life Press, 2002. Weckstein, Paul. School Discipline and Student Rights: An Advocate's Manual. Cambridge, Mass.: Center for Law and Education, 1982. v • d • e The Venture Bros. episodes Pilot "The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay" Season 1 "Dia de Los Dangerous!" · "Careers in Science" · "Home Insecurity" · "The Incredible Mr. Brisby" · "Eeney, Meeney, Miney... Magic!" · "Ghosts of the Sargasso" · "Ice Station – Impossible!" · "Mid-Life Chrysalis" · "Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean" · "Tag Sale – You're It!" · "Past Tense" · "The Trial of the Monarch" · "Return to Spider-Skull Island" Season 2 "Powerless in the Face of Death" · "Hate Floats" · "Assassinanny 911" · "Escape to the House of Mummies Part II" · "Twenty Years to Midnight" · "Victor. Echo. 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