Eeney, Meeney, Miney... Magic!

"Eeney, Meeney, Miney... Magic!" is the fifth episode in the first season of The Venture Bros. A booth-like machine in Dr. Venture's Lab opens, from which ominous green light and smoke pour. A figure silhouetted by the light comes into view from the depths of the gadget. H.E.L.P.eR. moves towards the newcomer, beeping and waving its arms, but is subdued with an arcane gesture. In the compound's living room, Hank and Dean are playing with an Ouija... more

"Eeney, Meeney, Miney... Magic!" is the fifth episode in the first season of The Venture Bros. A booth-like machine in Dr. Venture's Lab opens, from which ominous green light and smoke pour. A figure silhouetted by the light comes into view from the depths of the gadget. H.E.L.P.eR. moves towards the newcomer, beeping and waving its arms, but is subdued with an arcane gesture. In the compound's living room, Hank and Dean are playing with an Ouija board. Dean asks if he will find true love and the planchette moves under its own power to indicate "YES". Immediately afterwards, a strange gray-haired and bearded man silently enters the room. Before the boys can react, the stranger renders them unconscious with a twitch of his fingers. The next morning, Dean wakes his father to tell him about the previous night's events. Dr. Venture explains to Dean that the stranger is merely renting out space in the compound because "Venture Industries" could use the money. He takes Dean to see the man,... less