Bubo | |
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The Venture Bros. character | |
First appearance |
Spanakopita! |
Voiced by |
None |
Information | |
Species | Mechanical owl |
Current Alliances |
Augustus St. Cloud (Owner) |
Prior Alliances |
Ray Harryhausen |
Bubo is a character and mechanical owl from the 1981 film Clash of the Titans. In the movie, the goddess Athena owns an owl but is ordered by the god Zeus to give it to the hero Perseus. However, Athena tells the god Hephaestus to build a golden duplicate instead. The newly created copy, Bubo, is then given to Perseus and assists him on his quest.[1]
In the universe of The Venture Bros., Bubo is an actual mechanical entity--not a mere movie prop--who functions autonomously as he did in the movie. Bubo eventually comes to be owned by Augustus St. Cloud, who uses him to spy upon Billy Quizboy and Pete White in the episode Spanakopita!
Trivia[]
- Bubo was created by famed stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen for the 1981 film Clash of the Titans. When Pete White remarks that Augustus St. Cloud has a Bubo, St. Cloud responds "The Bubo. Harryhausen's a friend."
- The genus name Bubo is Latin for the Eurasian eagle-owl.