spuzer55 This is one of my favorite shows. While the reviews below speak for themselves, I want to sum up the many reasons to watch this show.Watch this series if you enjoy: strong plot and story structure, adult humor, dark humor about failure, absurdist humor, the spy and superhero genres, sci fi genre, serialization that at the same time doesn't require past knowledge for enjoyment, references and twisted takes on old school cartoons and well-known superheroes, inventive retcon, top notch execution and attention to detail, entertaining and unique characters, clever and quotable dialog that doesn't rely on catchphrases for laughs (also applies if you are sick of nonsensical and windbag cartoons), high-caliber writing that doesn't sink after a few seasons and constantly seeks to expand and try something different. I can see why this show isn't that popular or well-known; The most difficult thing for me to watch was the first episode because of all the absurd and cheesy characters introduced, making it seem like a childish animation for a very young audience- but once I realized that the show is making fun of itself (and its characters and genre at the same time), there was no looking back. In fact, this is a very adult animation and I imagine a young audience would lose interest quite quickly because they wouldn't recognize the humor, references and appeal of the show.The only problem is that each season takes a year and a half to come out, most recently this amounts to only 10 twenty minute episodes a season (techincally 8 as two were combined). This is because the animation is produced on the cheap the old fashioned way, making this the slowest Galapagos tortoise on television. This is very frustrating and for many creates an ambivalence towards the show further adding to its lack of popularity. What comes out is pure quality over quantity, but at this rate I would be willing to sacrifice some quality for more episodes. Damn you, Team Venture!

iKramerica-1 Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer are entertainment geniuses. There is nothing about this show that is predictable. Each episode surprises with it's characters, plot, comedy and outcome. In a world where no matter how "good" a show is, they end up doing the same thing every other show has done, with the same rehashed plots and jokes, or just pull plots from the newspaper headlines, this show is fresh. And that's hard to achieve when you start as a parody like it did. But at this point it's advanced far beyond parody. This show is so faithful to it's universe, the world Hammer and Publick created in season one, with such well drawn characters that continue to develop, each distinctive and layered with real personalities despite their comical stereo-archetypes, and with so much going on in 22 minutes, this show should be studied by all aspiring TV and film writers to understand the state of the art in screen writing.

sabenge After the wake of horribly incomprehensible cartoons that followed in the success of Aqua Teen, a show with continuity and humor that doesn't rely on catch phrases and absurdity emerges. The humor and characters can be a little forced and juvenile on occasion, though, but it doesn't affect the overall feel or drag it down.Hank and Dean, in their naivety, work perfectly as counterparts to the bodyguard, Brock Samson, and middle-aged, scientist father, Dr. Rusty Venture, who constantly have to look after the boys well being even though they have extra "copies" of them. Though, in my opinion, the real driving mechanism of the series has to be The Monarch, at least from a comedic perspective, especially in episodes involving the love triangle with Dr. Girlfriend and Phantom Limb. In the end, we have a gaggle of characters that seem as though they were created by a bored junior high student during a free period who are all woven into a parody of Johnny Quest that is surprisingly enjoyable and better than most of the Adult Swim lineup.

d_s_chapman A great adult cartoon in any sense; but I think it really appeals to people in their late 30's - 50 years old. Why? As other reviewers said, this is the best blend of Johnny Quest, Family Guy and Jerry Springer that we will probably ever see. So, those who saw Johnny Quest in it's original form can really relate to how the writers have shaped this cartoon from that 60's original into one of the new millennial "new wave" cartoons (Family Guy, redone Space Ghost, Aqua Teen Hunger Force - hell, Robot Chicken) I will not write a spoiler except to say that the way the characters relate to each other seals the deal.PS: What is the post baby boom generation? For me (45 years old) it's the people sensible enough to know we aren't baby boomers (like Bill Clinton, George Bush and other 60's/early 70's greats that were going to change the world...ha, ha, ha!); but not young enough to be Gen X (thank God!). If you can relate to a certain Soul Asylum song, you are one of us.