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by ZJS
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Note should definitely be given to some of the creatures residing in U.R.G.H.:

Off the top of my head, there are some militant Oompa Loompa's (if you're watching Venture, this really shouldn't have to be explained), Man-Thing, who is a Marvel Comics character who is for the most part an expy of Swamp Thing, and most famous for a annual issue titled "Giant Size Man-Thing.) The Gill-Man seems to be the Creature from the Black Lagoon, but I could be wrong there.

Some of the creatures glimpsed during Venturestein's broadcast that are later seen arriving on the boats to island are a dog with it's head severed, which is a reference to a famous Russian experiment in the late 1800's/early 1900's I believe. You can also see a Human Centipede, Reco from the Halloween Special, as well as the villain in "Fallen Arches" who asked Jefferson Twilight if he only hunted African American vampires.

I know people on the internets have also claimed that some of the creatures are references to TMNT and Mystery Science Theatre 3000, but I'm not versed in either show, so I'm not going to go there.

Jun. 19, 2013, 1:58pm

by ZJS
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Also, I'm pretty sure the pterodon is supposed to be the same pterodon from the Jonny Quest title sequence.

Jun. 19, 2013, 2:00pm

by Lightning Lad
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The pteranodon from Jonny Quest was indeed named Turu (the episode title refers to him as "Turu the Terrible") and looked remarkably similar to the pteranodon killed by Sgt. Hatred in "Venture Libre" (its body was a bit thicker, but its colors were the same).

On a related note, the giant crustacean killed by Hank is no doubt patterned on the giant crab from the Jonny Quest episode "Terror Island," which was the product of an evil scientist's attempts to force animal mutations.

Jun. 19, 2013, 6:18pm

by Mike
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Thanks. I am way less familiar with Jonny Quest than I probably should be.

Jun. 19, 2013, 8:11pm

by Lightning Lad
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Glad to be of assistance!

Jun. 19, 2013, 10:07pm

by Mike
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Haha, I just watched that episode (or most of it anyway). God damn that was amazingly ambiguous. It's weird to watch something like that and have it not be a parody.

Jun. 20, 2013, 12:25am

by The Mysterious 'H'
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I can explain those. The gorilla in the diving helmet on the boat is Ro-Man, from Robot Monster. The woman's head and the guy with the shark-fin-shaped head holding her are from The Brain That Wouldn't Die. Both of these are movies shown in well-known episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and are quoted/referenced often in the show. As for the TMNT references, Boar Man and Hippo Man look like Bebop and Rocksteady, who were Shredder's main henchmen in the 1987 version of the show (though Rocksteady was a rhino, not a hippo).

Jun. 19, 2013, 5:45pm

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