| Marsha Backwood | |
|---|---|
| The Venture Bros. character | |
 | |
| First appearance |
Venture Libre |
| Voiced by |
Gillian Jacobs |
| Information | |
| Species |
Human (formerly) Venturestein/undead human |
| Gender | female |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Nationality | American |
| Current Alliances |
United States Congress Unnamed assistant |
| Cause of Death |
Bomb explosion (resurrected by Dr. Venture) |
Congresswoman Marsha Backwood is a minor character on The Venture Bros. She is voiced by Gillian Jacobs.
Character History
Marsha Backwood is a Congressional representative of the area in Colorado Springs, Colorado that contained the Venture Compound. During election season in the episode Venture Libre, Marsha Backwood came to the Venture Compound with her assistant in tow. Dr. Venture and company had been called away to Puerto Bahia by General Manhowers to deal with the Venturestein problem, leaving only Dean Venture behind to get the door. As he was preparing to restore H.E.L.P.e.R. to his old body, Dean was irate and dressed in clothing reflecting a repairmen or gardener when he answered the door. Marsha introduced herself, resulting in a noncommittal "'Kay" (as in, "okay") from Dean. Backwood mistook this answer for the Spanish word qué, meaning "what", to which she responded by speaking louder and reintroduced herself in basic Spanish. After Dean told her in english that his father had been called by General Manhowers but otherwise brushed her off, Backwood demanded her assistant get Manhowers on the phone--and check if Dean was an illegal immigrant.
Meeting with General Manhowers, Backwood launched into a lecture and managed to glean information on where Dr. Venture had disappeared. However, she failed to secure any further help from Manhowers, who falsely claimed that his help was voluntary.
Toward the end of the episode, Backwood showed up in a helicopter above Puerto Bahia coincidentally just as several ships of Abominations arrived. Marsha demanded Dr. Venture's release as a citizen of the United States and one of her constituents. However, she became momentarily distracted by a seemingly lost jPad and picked it up. Henceforth, she was killed in the explosion when the jPad's built in detonator went off. Following her gruesome demise, Dr. Venture cracked his knuckles and confidently said he could "fix this".
In the post credit scenes, Dr. Venture is seen sitting in front of the television watching Backwood addressing the UN with what she learned from her journey to Puerto Bahia. Now one of the Steins herself, she favorably proclaims the Abomination a proud people. As the Ventures are now okay, it might be concluded that Dr. Venture's reanimation of Backwood contributed to the cause of U.R.G.H. enough to let the Ventures go free.
Episode Appearances
Trivia
- Creator commentary revealed that Marsha Backwood is a parody of Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin.
- Unlike other Steins, she recalls her old life and seems to have been re-educated more quickly than the others. However, she still speaks in a broken manner like they do.
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