
Faking Miracles
- Studio
- Titmouse, Astro Base Go!, Williams Street
- Distributor
- Cartoon Network
Synopsis
In the secret basement below his home, the Monarch discovers proof that his father was a superhero associated with Jonas Sr. known as "The Blue Morpho." He misses several calls from his wife, who wants him to attend a party of Guild members at Wide Whale's building, but ultimately gets the invitation. The Monarch attends the party but is swiftly intercepted by Wide Whale, who ejects him due to his wearing his supervillain costume. Another villain, Copycat, intervenes and offers the Monarch a suit, but uses the opportunity to knock the Monarch out and steal his costume. Using his power to duplicate himself, Copycat breaks into the Venture building on Wide Whale's behalf to trick Dr. Mrs. the Monarch and the rest of the members of the Council of Thirteen into thinking the Monarch blew off the party to illegally arch Dr. Venture. Hank gets called to the building for his new pizza delivery job, where he encounters Wide Whale's daughter Serena, the same girl he encountered several times previously. Serena ignores her bodyguards' objections and makes a date with Hank. Meanwhile, Brock tries to help Dean cram for his entrance exams. While showering, Dean is infected by a puddle of nanorobotic liquid accidentally freed from J.J.'s vault by Billy. Billy and Pete experimenting with what they think is a tutorial for the device ends up causing Dean to suffer a heart attack, develop super strength, and exhibit hyperintelligence. Some time later, Dean urinates out most of the nanomachines, but Dr. Venture is revealed to have kept some in his brain and calls Dean passing his exams the new Venture Industries' first miracle.
Characters
Dr. Venture, Brock Samson, Dean Venture, Hank Venture, Pete White, Dr. Paul Entmann, Dr. Orpheus, Jefferson Twilight, The Alchemist, Dr. Jonas Venture
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Jackson Publick
Producing
- Producer
- David Lipson
- Executive Producers
- Jackson Publick Christopher McCulloch, Michael Lazzo, Steven S.H. Yoon
- Supervising Producer
- Jeffrey Nodelman
- Associate Producers
- Nathan Graf, Rachel Simon
Writing
- Writer
- Jackson Publick
Voices
- Voice
- James Urbaniak (Dr. Venture), Patrick Warburton (Brock Samson), Michael Sinterniklaas (Dean Venture), Chris McCulloch Christopher McCulloch (Hank Venture, Pete White), Stephen DeStefano (Dr. Paul Entmann), Steven Rattazzi (Dr. Orpheus), Charles Parnell (Jefferson Twilight), Dana Snyder (The Alchemist), Paul Boocock (Dr. Jonas Venture)
Music
- Music
- Nick DeMayo
- Theme, Underscore
- J.G. Thirlwell
Editing
- Editor
- Doc Hammer
Crew
- Created By
- Christopher McCulloch (as Jackson Publick)
- Song "No Vacancy" Written and Performed By
- J.G. Thirlwell
- Color Supervisor
- Marina Dominis-Dunnigan
- Character and Prop Design Supervisor
- Mike Foran
- Storyboard Revision Supervisor
- Douglas Lovelace
- Storyboard Supervisor
- Bill Presing
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dave Paterson
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Dave Paterson
- Digital Compositor
- Luciano DiGeronimo
- Visual Effects
- Doc Hammer
- Animatic Directors
- Tom Bayne, Steffen Vala
- Animation Direction Supervisor
- Miguel Martinez-Joffre
- Production Coordinator
- Brad Nord
- Background Design Supervisor
- Freya Tanz
- Special Thanks
- Kim Manning
Production notes
In this spoof of 1960s cartoons such as "Jonny Quest" and boys; adventure novels like the "Tom Swift" and "Hardy Boys" series, the Venture brothers – Hank and Dean – travel around the world with their renowned scientist father, Doctor Venture. Fraternal twins Hank and Dean are total idiots who think, act and talk like they're in the ‘60s, even though they're 21st-century teenagers. Doc Venture, who really can't stand his dimwitted sons, pops "diet pills" like candy. Doc reeks of failure and unrealized potential, but he hopes his new invention will bring him the glory and respect he has long sought. Meanwhile, the family bodyguard, Brock Sampson, is a former secret agent who responds to any and all crises with relentless, remorseless brutality.
