so special is how the show builds on itself to become so much more than a Johnny Quest parody, with characters who develop and change, shifting power dynamics, onging character arcs, and a genuine sense of emotion. On its surface, the series premise is a send-up of classic adventure cartoons, with dimwitted twins Hank ( Christopher McCulloch) and Dean ( Michael Sinterniklaas), along with their neurotic scientist father ( James Urbaniak) and brutish bodyguard ( Patrick Warburton), traveling the world, solving mysteries, and surviving action. is an adult action-comedy animated series, helmed by Christopher “Jackson Publick” McCulloch and Doc Hammer, which premiered on Adult Swim in 2004. RELATED: Adult Swim Announces Movie Sequels for 'The Venture Bros.,' 'Metalocalypse,' and 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force'įor the uninitiated: The Venture Bros. However, when given time and space to grow, evolve, and define its story and characters, this series not only becomes a complex and hilarious work of fiction, but one with a character who has provided confidence to many trans women. Enter an unlikely hero: An adult cartoon, which, upon first glance, may seem crude and juvenile, rife with the uncouth and shallow humor of 2004. Obviously, to trans people like myself, the lack of positive representation almost all others enjoy in some degree is frustrating. Whether it’s abject disgust towards trans people, like the characters of Ace Ventura mass vomiting upon finding out the woman villain is trans, trans characters being played for laughs, like Chandler’s father transitioning to a woman on Friends, or the near-complete absence of trans men, both the big and small screen have largely characterized being trans as an unusual, shocking, negative thing. To put it mildly, transgender representation in film and TV, until very recently, has sucked big time.
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