The Incredible Mr. Brisby

"The Incredible Mr. Brisby" is the fourth episode in the first season of The Venture Bros. Hank and Dean are ecstatic at the prospect of visiting "Brisbyland" (a theme park that is an obvious parody of Disneyland). Dr. Venture quickly crushes their enthusiasm, however; the boys are to stay onboard the jet while he and Brock see to some business with Roy Brisby, owner of the park. Brisby's personal assistant Mandalay, a huge, silent man wearing a ... more

"The Incredible Mr. Brisby" is the fourth episode in the first season of The Venture Bros. Hank and Dean are ecstatic at the prospect of visiting "Brisbyland" (a theme park that is an obvious parody of Disneyland). Dr. Venture quickly crushes their enthusiasm, however; the boys are to stay onboard the jet while he and Brock see to some business with Roy Brisby, owner of the park. Brisby's personal assistant Mandalay, a huge, silent man wearing a turban and business suit, escorts Brock and Venture to Brisby's office in an electric cart. Brock is forced to wait in the hallway with Mandalay as Venture meets Brisby - an aged man and a wheelchair user, whose face is locked in a horrible grimace. Brisby explains that he was trapped in an accident beneath an animatronic Lincoln for several hours; he suffered a stroke during the ordeal. He engages Venture in small talk for a while, introducing his "longtime com-panda" Li-Li, who he won from David Bowie in a trivia contest some time in the... less