Season 3: 2008
| # | No. | Title | Written by | Original air date | Prod. Code |
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| 301 | 27 | "Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of Destiny" | Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer | June 1, 2008 (2008-06-01) | 3–32 |
| The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend are interrogated by the Guild of Calamitous Intent, revealing how they met: Dr. Girlfriend was recruited into the Guild by Phantom Limb during her college years, starting out as Lady Au Pair and eventually becoming Phantom Limb's "number 2" as Queen Etherea. The Monarch was a henchman for Phantom Limb at the time, moonlighting as a villain to attack Dr. Venture. He wooed Dr. Girlfriend and struck out on his own, earning the ire of Phantom Limb. | |||||
| 302 | 28 | "The Doctor Is Sin" | Jackson Publick | June 8, 2008 (2008-06-08) | 3–28 |
| Venture Industries is on the verge of bankruptcy until Dr. Henry Killinger arrives to restore the business to its former glory and repair Dr. Venture's self-confidence. Dr. Orpheus, Brock, and The Alchemist are suspicious of Killinger, who turns out to be setting Dr. Venture up as a supervillain so that he can "arch" his brother, Jonas Jr. | |||||
| 303 | 29 | "The Invisible Hand of Fate" | Jackson Publick | June 15, 2008 (2008-06-15) | 3–27 |
| A head injury causes Billy Quizboy to recover his lost memories: Pete White made him cheat on a quiz show, ruining their reputations, and the two were rebuffed upon trying to get jobs working for Billy's hero, Dr. Venture. White mistakenly entered Billy in a dogfight, where he lost his hand and eye. Given robotic replacements by the Office of Secret Intelligence, Billy was enrolled undercover into the college course of Professor Fantomos, which Brock and Col. Gathers suspected was a recruiting front for the Guild of Calamitous Intent. He was involved in the accident that transformed Fantomos into Phantom Limb, then had his memory wiped by the OSI and was left in White's care, while Brock was demoted to being Dr. Venture's bodyguard. | |||||
| 304 | 30 | "Home Is Where the Hate Is" | Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer | June 22, 2008 (2008-06-22) | 3–37 |
| The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend move into Phantom Limb's former home in Malice, a gated community for supervillains. Sergeant Hatred is assigned by the Guild of Calmitous Intent to be Dr. Venture's new archenemy and invites him to a party, where he reveals his knowledge that The Monarch has been stealing weapons from him for years and that as revenge he intends to treat Dr. Venture, whom The Monarch truly hates, with kindness. Meanwhile, Hank, Dean, and Henchmen 21 and 24 are stalked by Dr. Girlfriend's Murderous Moppets. | |||||
| 305 | 31 | "The Buddy System" | Doc Hammer | June 29, 2008 (2008-06-29) | 3–30 |
| Dr. Venture runs a summer day camp for young boys, with assistance from Brock, Billy Quizboy, the Order of the Triad, The Captain, Action Johnny, and Dr. Z. The Monarch sends the Moppets in undercover to spy on Dr. Venture. Hank befriends Dermott Fictel, a rude, obnoxious, lying teenager. Things go awry when Dr. Venture takes the children to his father's "E-den", a biosphere that turns out to house an angry gorilla. Dean becomes infuriated when Dermott insults Triana, and beats him up. Dr. Girlfriend debuts her new persona as Dr. Mrs. The Monarch. | |||||
| 306 | 32 | "Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman" | Jackson Publick | July 6, 2008 (2008-07-06) | 3–31 |
| While in the Amazon Rainforest, the Venture family encounters Dr. Tara Quymn, a childhood friend of Dr. Venture's who is now a famous scientist and adventurer researching cancer cures. Hank becomes infatuated with her mystery-solving teenage twin daughters Nancy and Drew, who are more interested in Dean, while their bodyguard Virginia makes awkward passes at Brock. The two doctors develop romantic feelings toward each other while Dean investigates "werodiles" that may be stalking them all. | |||||
| 307 | 33 | "What Goes Down Must Come Up" | Jackson Publick | July 13, 2008 (2008-07-13) | 3–33 |
| Dr. Venture and Brock stumble upon a labyrinthine sublevel of the Venture Compound where they encounter shrunken original Team Venture member Dr. Entmann and a group of subterranean dwellers, all of whom have been trapped in the facility for thirty years. Hank, Dean, Pete White, and the Order of the Triad attempt to locate and assist them, while the facility's master computer threatens to launch a nuclear missile if it does not speak to Jonas Venture Sr. | |||||
| 308 | 34 | "Tears of a Sea Cow" | Doc Hammer | July 20, 2008 (2008-07-20) | 3–34 |
| Prohibited from antagonizing Dr. Venture, The Monarch has murdered his replacement archenemies and is losing interest in supervillany. He and Henchmen 21 and 24 decide to relive old times by conducting an unauthorized raid on the Venture Compound. They are discovered by Hank, Dean, and Dermott and have to trick and bribe their way out of being reported. Dr. Mrs. The Monarch arranges for The Monarch's next archenemy to be Jonas Venture Jr., a close substitute for Dr. Venture. | |||||
| 309 | 35 | "Now Museum-Now You Don't" | Jackson Publick | July 27, 2008 (2008-07-27) | 3–35 |
| Jonas Jr. has turned Spider-Skull Island—a former supervillain headquarters captured by the original Team Venture in 1969—into a museum honoring his father's exploits. Among the attendees at the opening ceremony are the Venture family, the surviving members of Team Venture, and even the supervillains who formerly lived there. Awkwardness and tensions result, and Prof. Impossible makes vain attempts to win back Sally, who has left him for Jonas Jr. The Captain and his crew mutiny against Jonas Jr. and cause a melee that accidentally activates an old self-destruct device, threatening the entire event. | |||||
| 310 | 36 | "The Lepidopterists" | Doc Hammer | August 3, 2008 (2008-08-03) | 3–36 |
| Jonas Jr. seeks advice from Brock and two OSI agents, Mr. Doe and Mr. Cardholder, on how to deal with his new nemesis, The Monarch. They authorize him to eliminate the villain using a death ray, since The Monarch has killed his last five archenemies. The Monarch sends Henchmen 21, 24, and 1 to infiltrate Spider-Skull Island, but Henchman 1—true to 21 and 24's prediction—is beaten and seemingly killed by Brock. Their mission is a success, however: Jonas Jr. is fooled into thinking that he has eliminated his enemy, and his use of lethal force opens a loophole in the Guild of Calamitous Intent's rules that allows The Monarch to resume arching Dr. Venture. | |||||
| 311 | 37 | "ORB" | Doc Hammer | August 10, 2008 (2008-08-10) | 3–29 |
| With the help of Billy Quizboy, Pete White, Doctor Orpheus, the Alchemist, and his sons, Dr. Venture goes on an old-fashioned adventure to find an object of unspeakable power. When Brock attempts to stop him, he learns the truth about the late Jonas Venture, the Guild of Calamitous Intent, and his nineteen-year-old mission. | |||||
| 312 | 38 | "The Family That Slays Together, Stays Together (Part I)" | Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer | August 17, 2008 (2008-08-17) | 3–38 |
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Brock Samson is a marked man. Terminated from the O.S.I., stripped of his license to kill, and hunted by three of the world’s deadliest assassins, Brock only has one thing left: The Venture family. And he wants them as far away from him as they can get but not even Molotov Cocktease, Hunter Gathers and a pair of ex-O.S.I. comrades can sever the ties that bind. And The Monarch and Sgt. Hatred aren’t helping. Chronology: This episode takes place immediately after the post-credits scene of "ORB". |
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| 313 | 39 | "The Family That Slays Together, Stays Together (Part II)" | Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer | August 24, 2008 (2008-08-24) | 3–39 |
| Heads keep rolling in this exciting conclusion to Season 3 when Brock ingeniously thwarts his enemies (and enemies thwart themselves). But who, really, is the enemy and will all the characters make it intact to season 4? |
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