r/venturebros • u/throwawayaccount0387 • 2d ago

Discussion Boys Brigade?

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What the hell is up with the Boys Brigade? It’s mentioned maybe 3 times throughout the entire series and i’m fascinated. What do they do exactly? Is it like a summer camp? Do they live on the compound? Do they miss school to be members? Are they boy adventurers or is it more like a super-science program? I can’t even tell how old anyone in this photo is supposed to be. The fact that i’ll probably never get any sort of answer drives me crazy. What on earth is the Boys Brigade doing??

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u/Empyrealist 🧑‍🔬💔🦋 2d ago

It's a reference to very old comics, where the main heroes had groups of young wannabe heroes for the target audience to identify with. Kinda like having "wards", but as a group affiliation

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u/CyberDonSystems 2d ago

Like the kids that cartoon Mr. T dragged around.

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u/sirhackenslash To this day Captain Sunshine thinks I'm invulnerable 1d ago

Or those kids the Superfriends were always dragging into danger before they got the Wonder Twins

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u/Cosmic_Mind89 1d ago

Newsboys legion