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The Venture Bros./Ghosts of the Sargasso
From The TV IV
| Ghosts of the Sargasso | |
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| Season 1, Episode 6 | |
| Airdate | September 11, 2004 |
| Production Number | 108 |
| Written by | Doc Hammer Jackson Publick |
| Directed by | Jackson Publick |
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| The Venture Bros. — Season One | |
Ghosts of the Sargasso is the sixth episode of the first season of The Venture Bros., and the seventh episode overall.
Guest stars: James Urbaniak (Major Tom, Rusty), Christopher McCulloch (Pirate Captain, Pirates #1 and #3, The Action Man, Major Tom's Ghost), Doc Hammer (Mass. Pirate), Lisa Hammer (Jeanie (Mrs. Tom))
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Plot Overview
On a scientific expedition to the Bermuda Triangle, Doc's experimental equipment awakens and possibly enrages the submerged ghost of Major Tom, a pilot who crashed in an experimental plane created by Doc's father. While there, the Ventures' hydrofoil is hijacked by a group of fake ghost pirates who've been stranded in the sargassum since Jesus Jones was popular.
Notes
Arc Advancement
Happenings
- Dr. Venture takes his boat (the X-2) out to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean to recover the wreckage of a spacecraft his father built. He eventually locates the fallen craft, but is pulled away from it before he can send the coordinates back to the boat.
- Pirates attack the boat while Dr. Venture is underwater. Brock and Hank are taken prisoner, though Brock escapes. The corpse/ghost of the dead pilot arrives and terrorizes the boat, before Brock arrives and knocks his head off.
Characters
- This is the first time we see the members of the original Team Venture, including the Action Man. Major Tom was also a member, but he was killed when the experimental spacecraft malfunctioned.
Referbacks
Trivia
References
- David Bowie: The conversation between Major Tom and Dr. Jonas Venture is taken from the lyrics of the songs "Space Oddity" and "Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie. Both of those songs feature a character named Major Tom.
- Scooby Doo: The pirates' practice of scaring their victims by having one of them dress up as a ghost is identical to the running gag on Scooby Doo where the ghosts they tracked down almost always turned out to be people in rubber masks.
- Leggs: The pirate captain mentions that their last big haul was a shipment of Leggs eggs. Leggs is a brand of women's pantyhose sold inside plastic eggs.
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