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State University is a fictional institution of higher learning mentioned or featured in several episodes of The Venture Bros. It is the Alma mater for a number of characters from the show.

Current Faculty

Former Faculty

Current Students

Former Students

Many central characters attended State University in the past, mostly in the early to mid-1980's.

Brock Samson and Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture attended State at the same time, with Dr. Venture apparently a year ahead. Brock briefly attended State, but his football scholarship was cut after he accidentally killed Tommy the quarterback in practice. Brock got extremely drunk, returned to the dorm room he shared with Dr. Venture, and exploded in a berserk rage upon the hapless Dungeons & Dragons players. The next day, Brock apologizes to Dr. Venture and leaves to join the Army. Just before he leaves, Brock tells Dr. Venture that his father Jonas Venture, Sr. has died (during Movie Night in 1987) prompting Dr. Venture to drop out of State at the same time.[3]

Contemporaries of Dr. Venture include Pete White, Baron Werner Ünderbheit and Mike Sorayama, who all live in the same dorm and seem to be friends. It is unknown whether any of them obtained an academic degree, although it is reasonable to assume that Mike Sorayama did, as he eventually becomes a professor at State.[3]

The Monarch also attended State at this time, and he is actually the one responsible for the explosion that caused Baron Werner Ünderbheit to lose his lower jaw, a presumed "accident" that has long been blamed on Dr. Venture.[5]

Dr. Mrs. The Monarch (then known as Sheila} is the only character that is known to possess an academic degree. It is assumed that she matriculated at State, although it is not clear whether she obtained her doctorate there. She attended State a few years after the other characters, at the same time as Billy Whalen.[2]

Billy Whalen briefly attends State a few years after the others, at the same time as Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, but he is only part of an O.S.I. intelligence operation and is not actually enrolled as a student.[2]

Episode Appearances

Season 1

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

References

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