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Encyclopedia > Jonny Quest
Jonny Quest

Original Jonny Quest title card.
Format Animated/Science fiction
Run time 25 mins.
Creator Doug Wildey, Joe Barbera, and Bill Hanna
Starring 1964-1965: Tim Matheson as Jonny Quest
Mike Road as "Race" Bannon
Danny Bravo as Hadji
John Stephenson as Dr. Quest (five episodes)
Don Messick as Dr. Quest and Bandit

1986-1987:
Scott Menville as Jonny Quest
Granville Van Dusen as "Race" Bannon
Rob Paulsen as Hadji
Don Messick as Dr. Quest and Bandit
Country Flag of United States United States
Network ABC (1964-1965); syndicated (1986-1987)
Original runs September 18, 1964March 11, 1965;
September 14, 1986March 1, 1987
No. of episodes 26 (1964-1965); 13 (1986-1987)

Jonny Quest (often referred to as The Adventures of Jonny Quest) was a science fiction animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and created and designed by comic book artist Doug Wildey, about the adventures of a young boy who accompanies his father on extraordinary adventures. The first of several Hanna-Barbera action-based adventure shows, which would later include Space Ghost, The Herculoids, and Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, Jonny Quest ran on ABC in prime time for one season in 1964 - 1965. After spending two decades in reruns, new episodes were produced for syndication in 1986, two telefilms and a spin-off series (The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest) later revived the characters for the 1990s. Image File history File links Jonny Quest title card File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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Tim Matheson, an American actor, was born Timothy Lewis Matthieson on December 31, 1947, in Glendale, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. ... Mike Road was the voice actor of Race Bannon in Johnny Quest. ... John Stephenson (born August 9, 1923 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an American voice actor. ... Autographed photo of Don Messick. ... Scott David Menville (born February 12, 1965) is an American voice actor and comedian. ... Granville Van Dusen is an actor and voice actor who portrayed Race Bannon in the 1986 Jonny Quest series, Jonnys Golden Quest, Jonny Quest vs. ... Robert Fredrick Paulsen, III (born March 11, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) (sometimes credited as Rob Paulson or Vocal Magic) is an American voice actor best known as the voice behind Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner from Animaniacs and Pinky from Pinky and the Brain. ... Autographed photo of Don Messick. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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Contents

Original 1964-1965 show

Inspiration

Jonny Quest was designed to evoke both the drama of a dramatic adventure radio serial, and the fantasy of a comic book. Unlike earlier H-B programs, violence was not shied away from, but used to add suspense and impact to the show.


The show’s most notable inspiration comes from the classic old-time radio serial Jack Armstrong. In fact, Hanna-Barbera had originally intended to produce an animated adaptation of Jack Armstrong. Hiring noted comic book artist Doug Wildey, H-B began negotiations with Jack Armstrong's copyright owners, and produced a test Jack Armstrong pilot in 1962. Negotiations fell through, and the Jack Armstrong project was retooled into Jonny Quest, an original series based on a similar idea. Scenes from the Jack Armstrong test film were incorporated into the Jonny Quest closing credits montage: they are the scenes of the red-haired boy and his father escaping from the African natives using a hovercraft. Jack Armstrong the All American Boy was a popular radio program broadcast from 1933 to 1951 on CBS then NBC and finally ABC radio. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... A Hovercraft, or Air-Cushion Vehicle (ACV), is an amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface - land or water - supported by a cushion of slowly moving, low-pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface close below it. ...

Scenes from the abandoned Jack Armstrong test film.

Other acknowledged inspirations for Jonny Quest come from Milton Caniff’s adventure comic strip Terry and the Pirates (which was also a popular radio show), and the James Bond film Dr. No, which had inspired Joseph Barbera to develop an action-adventure program. Image File history File links Demo1. ... Image File history File links Demo2. ... Image File history File links Demo03. ... Image File history File links Demo04. ... Milton Arthur Paul Caniff (February 28, 1907-May 3, 1988) was an American cartoonist most famous for Terry and the Pirates. ... Terry and the Pirates is the title of: a comic strip created by Milton Caniff; see: Terry and the Pirates (comic strip) a radio serial, based on the comic strip; see: Terry and the Pirates (radio serial) a television series, also based on the comic strip; see: Terry and the... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Dr. No is a 1962 spy film. ... Joseph Roland Joe Barbera (March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera. ...


However, critics have also noted a very strong resemblance between Jonny Quest and Rick Brant, teen star of a boy's adventure series published by Grossett & Dunlap from the 1940s to the 1960s (in the genre of The Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, Jr., and others.). The Rick Brant SCIENCE Adventures featured a likable teen hero, his science-researcher father, a tiny island installation, mystery stories oriented around science and technology, and such regular characters as a Race Bannon-like secret agent and a young Hadji-like pal, Chadha, from Calcutta. Nevertheless, the similarity between Rick Brant and Jonny Quest has never been officially acknowledged by Hanna-Barbera. Rick Brant is a juvenile fiction series published in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s by Grosset & Dunlap, who were also publishing other series such as The Hardy Boys and Tom Swift, Jr. ... Grosset & Dunlap is a United States book publisher founded in 1898. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Dust jacket of Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X, illustrated by Graham Kaye Tom Swift Jr. ... Rick Brant is a juvenile fiction series published in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s by Grosset & Dunlap, who were also publishing other series such as The Hardy Boys and Tom Swift, Jr. ...


Characters, voice cast, and premise

Jonny Quest is a ten- or eleven-year-old boy (there is some question about his exact age; it is never stated in any of the show's episodes), the son of Dr. Benton Quest, "one of the three top scientists in the world," and apparently something of a Renaissance man; his scientific and technical know-how spans many fields. Mrs. Quest is presumed dead, possibly the victim of a plot against Dr. Quest, and mentioned only in the pilot episode ("Mystery of the Lizard Men"). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Renaissance Man (disambiguation). ...


Government fears that Jonny could "fall into the wrong hands" resulted in the assignment of a bodyguard, Roger "Race" Bannon, from Intelligence One. Bannon guards and tutors Jonny and Hadji. Hadji is Dr. Quest's adopted son, an eleven-year-old Indian boy (his age was stated in one of the show's episodes, "Pirates from Below") who is seldom seen without his bejewelled turban and Nehru jacket. Bodyguards of Viktor Yushchenko (far left) after leaving Gdansk city hall. ... Hadji is a character on the US television animated series Jonny Quest (1964-65). ... A Sikh man wearing a turban The turban (from the Persian , dulband via the Turkish ) is a headdress consisting of a long scarf-like single piece of cloth wound round the head or an inner hat. ... The Nehru jacket is an article of clothing that originates in India and became popular in the West in the 1960s. ...


The Quests have a compound in the Florida Keys (on the island of Palm Key), but their adventures take them all over the world. Jonny's pet, a small white bulldog named Bandit, often provides comic relief although at least once ("Skull and Double Crossbones") he was instrumental in foiling the bad guys. Palm trees in Islamorada The Florida Keys is an archipelago of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States. ... Palm Key island is located in Florida Bay near latitude 25 d 7 m north, and longitude 80 d 53 m west, or about 3 miles southeast of the town of Flamingo, Florida. ... A Bulldog, which is also known colloquially as the English Bulldog or British Bulldog, is a medium-size breed of dog that originated in England. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...


Dr. Quest travels the globe studying scientific mysteries, which get him into scrapes with foes that range from espionage robots and electrical monsters to Egyptian mummies and pterosaurs. Although most menaces were unique to the episode, one recurring nemesis is known as Dr. Zin, an Asian mastermind. Race Bannon's mysterious old flame, Jezebel Jade, also occasionally appears. Spy and Secret agent redirect here. ... ASIMO, a humanoid robot manufactured by Honda. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A mummy is a corpse whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or airlessness. ... Suborders Pterodactyloidea Rhamphorhynchoidea * Pterosaurs (, from the Greek πτερόσαυρος, pterosauros, meaning winged lizard, often referred to as pterodactyls, from the Greek πτεροδάκτυλος, pterodaktulos, meaning winged finger ) were flying reptiles of the clade Pterosauria. ... Dr. Zin was an Asian mad scientist in the cartoon series, Jonny Quest, voiced by Vic Perrin. ... This article deals primarily or exclusively with the definition of Asian in English-speaking countries, mainly referring to immigrants or descendants of immigrants living therein. ...

The Quest team. Front row (left to right): Dr. Benton Quest and "Race" Bannon. Back row: Jonny Quest, Hadji, and Bandit.
The Quest team. Front row (left to right): Dr. Benton Quest and "Race" Bannon. Back row: Jonny Quest, Hadji, and Bandit.

Tim Matheson performed the voice of Jonny. Mike Road was "Race" Bannon, Danny Bravo was Hadji, and Dr. Benton Quest was voiced by John Stephenson for five episodes, and by Don Messick for the remainder of the shows. Messick also provided Bandit's vocal effects, which were combined with an archived clip of an actual dog's barking. The voices of Dr. Zin and other assorted characters were done by Vic Perrin, who is best remembered as the "Control Voice" for the original The Outer Limits television series. Image File history File links Jonny Quest File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Jonny Quest File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Tim Matheson, an American actor, was born Timothy Lewis Matthieson on December 31, 1947, in Glendale, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. ... A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... Mike Road was the voice actor of Race Bannon in Johnny Quest. ... John Stephenson (born August 9, 1923 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is an American voice actor. ... Autographed photo of Don Messick. ... Vic Perrin (April 26, 1916 – July 4, 1989) was an American actor and voice artist. ... The Outer Limits is an American television series. ...


The memorable theme music for the 1960s series, a percussion-heavy big band "spy jazz" piece with no lyrics, was written by Hoyt Curtin. The character Hadji was noted as the first major non-white character to be presented as an equal, sympathetic participant in the stories in American television. The theme music of a radio or television program is a piece that is written specifically for that show and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being struck with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration. ... A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Hoyt Curtin (September 9, 1922 - December 3, 2000) was a composer and music producer, the main musicial director for the Hanna-Barbera animation studio from its beginnings with The Ruff & Reddy Show in 1957 until his retirement in 1986. ...


Jonny Quest first aired on September 18, 1964 on the ABC network, and was an almost instant success, both critically and ratings-wise. It was canceled after one season, not because of poor ratings, but because each episode of the show went over budget. Notably more realistic and detailed than previous Hanna-Barbera prime time programs such as The Flintstones and The Jetsons, Jonny Quest required an attention to detail that ABC was unable to afford. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Flintstones is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... The Jetsons was a prime-time animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and aired on Sunday nights on ABC from September 23, 1962 to March 3, 1963. ...


Since its initial run on ABC, it has been shown in re-runs on NBC and CBS as well as various incarnations on cable, including Cartoon Network’s Boomerang channel. The "classic" series was released to DVD as Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season in 2004. It should be noted, however, that this DVD set contained some minor editing of the episode "Pursuit of the Poho," as well as use of the same set of syndicated credits for all episodes. Cartoon Network (commonly referred to as CN) is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ... Boomerang is the name of at least four television networks owned by Cartoon Network. ... DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Comic books

A Jonny Quest comic book (a retelling of the first TV episode, Mystery of the Lizard Men) was published by Gold Key Comics in 1964. Comico began publication of a Jonny Quest series in 1986, with the first issue featuring Doug Wildey's artwork. The series ran for 31 issues, with 2 specials and 3 "classic" issues drawn by Wildey retelling three of the Quest TV episodes ("Shadow of the Condor", "Calcutta Adventure", and "Werewolf of the Timberland"). The series attracted Doug Wildey for several more covers, as well as Steve Rude, Dave Stevens and other famous artists. The series also spun-off a 3-issue series named Jezebel Jade which told the story of Jade's relationship and adventures with Race Bannon. Joe Kelly, who wrote a 2004 comic mini-series starring fellow Hanna-Barbera action property Space Ghost for DC Comics, is set to write a similar series about Jonny Quest. Gold Key Comics was an imprint of Western Publishing cteated for comic books distributed to newstands. ... Comico - The Comic Company was an American comic book company, headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania. ... Doug Wildey (May 2, 1922, Yonkers, New York - October 5, 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada) was a cartoonist most famous for his co-creation of the acclaimed animated television series, Jonny Quest (1964) for Hanna-Barbera Productions, and a comic book artist. ... Nexus Nightmare in Blue - Issue #4 (October 1997). ... Dave Stevens (1955- ) is an American illustrator and comics artist. ... Space Ghost was one-half of the animated television series Space Ghost and Dino Boy created by Hanna-Barbera Productions; it first aired on September 10, 1966. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ...


Saturday morning reruns and controversy

Reruns of the show were broadcast on various networks’ Saturday morning lineups beginning in 1967. On Saturday morning, Jonny Quest became one of the main targets of parental watchdog groups such as Action for Children's Television (ACT). With its multiple on-screen deaths, murder attempts, uses of firearms and deadly weapons, and tense moments, Jonny Quest was decried as the epitome of what was wrong with Saturday morning cartoons, regardless of the fact that it indeed was not an original Saturday morning cartoon. The reruns were taken off the air in 1972, but returned to Saturday morning, in edited form, periodically afterwards. Reruns also appeared on Cartoon Network in 1993, and lasted until May 4, 2003. Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming which was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks from the 1960s to the 1990s. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Action for Childrens Television (ACT) was founded by Peggy Charren in Newton, Massachusetts in 1968 as a grassroots organization dedicated to improving the quality of television programming offered to children. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cartoon Network (commonly referred to as CN) is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The New Adventures of Jonny Quest

Hadji, Jonny, and Dr. Quest from episode Aliens Among Us.

By the mid-1980s, the edited episodes of Jonny Quest (each episode was missing about five minutes of footage edited for time constraints and content) were part of the syndication package The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. Thirteen episodes were produced in 1986 to accompany the originals in the Funtastic World programming block. These episodes were referred to simply as Jonny Quest on their title cards, and were noticeably less violent and more “kid-friendly” than the 1960s originals, and introduced the new characters Hardrock, an ancient man made of stone, and a young girl named Jessie Bradshaw, the daughter of a family friend, as a counterpart for Jonny. Hardrock did not return in any later versions of the program, without background alteration. Image File history File links Jonny Quest. ... Image File history File links Jonny Quest. ... The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera is the name of a syndicated block of animated television programming and a former ride at Universal Studios Florida. ...


A feature length animated telefilm, Jonny's Golden Quest, was produced by Hanna-Barbera for USA Network in 1993, which again pitted the Quest team against Dr. Zin, who murders Jonny’s mother in the film. Jonny’s Golden Quest also retconned Jessie as Race’s young daughter, and she would appear as a character in all subsequent versions of the Jonny Quest property. A second telefilm, Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects, was produced for TNT in 1995, and was promoted as being the final iteration of the “Classic Jonny Quest”. Although based on the original series, the characters look very similar to the New Adventures of Jonny Quest, considering the fact that Race, Dr. Quest and Hadji all have the same voices. Jonnys Golden Quest was a made for TV film by USA and Hanna-Barbera. ... USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Retroactive continuity – commonly contracted to the portmanteau word retcon – refers to the act of changing previously established details of a fictional setting, often without providing an explanation for the changes within the context of that setting. ... Jonny Quest vs. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...


The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The cover for a VHS collection of episodes from The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.
The cover for a VHS collection of episodes from The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.

The new Quest series, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, premiered on all three major Turner Broadcasting entertainment networks (Cartoon Network, TBS Superstation, and TNT), and met with mixed ratings and reviews. The characters were aged, with Jonny, Hadji, and Jessie becoming teenagers, and Dr. Quest and Race entering middle age. Image File history File links The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest This is a video tape cover. ... Image File history File links The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest This is a video tape cover. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) and launched... The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996 to April 16, 1997. ... The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996 to April 16, 1997. ... Turner Broadcasting logo Turner Broadcasting System (often abbreviated to Turner), based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward Ted Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. ... Cartoon Network (commonly referred to as CN) is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ... TBS Superstation is a popular American cable TV network that shows sports and variety programming. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ...


Production on the series had been problem-laden since 1992, and when it was finally broadcast, it featured two different versions of the Jonny Quest universe: the first batch of episodes (referred to as the “Season One” episodes) gave the Quest team a futuristic look, while the second batch (referred to as “Season Two”) harkened back to the original 1960s episodes. Several of the “Season One” adventures in this series took place in a cyberspace realm known as "Questworld", depicted using 3-D computer animation. Regardless of their labeling, both the “Season One” and “Season Two” of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest aired during the 1996 – 1997 television season, and the show was canceled after 52 episodes (26 of each type). A live action movie was planned to debut following the series premiere but never materialized.[1] Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest is an animated action-adventure television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996 to April 16, 1997. ... Computer animation is the art of creating moving images via the use of computers. ... In film and video, live action refers to works that are acted out by flesh-and-blood actors, as opposed to animation. ...


The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest was rerun in the late 1990s on Cartoon Network, due to popular demand. The show was part of the original Toonami rotation when the block launched on March 17, 1997 and aired consistently on Toonami until September 24, 1999. Then continued to air reruns on an off on in other formats until November 30, 2002. Cartoon Network (commonly referred to as CN) is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ... For Toonami, the television channel in the United Kingdom, see Toonami (UK). ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...


Cultural impact

  • Several elements of Jonny Quest have become parts of American pop culture. The original 1960s series is notable as being representative of the Cold War, with most of the villains being of Eastern European or Asian origin. When said villains are defeated, they, more often than not, scream a heavily accented "Aiieee!" as they fall to their deaths, a scream that has been heavily parodied since[citation needed].
  • In 1991, Hi-Tec Software published Jonny Quest in Doctor Zin's Underworld, an officially licensed Jonny Quest platform game for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 home computers.
  • A speculated homosexual relationship between Dr. Quest and Race was the basis of the "Bannon Custody Battle" episode of Adult Swim's Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. A later episode, "Return of Birdgirl", took the allusion further by dealing with Dr. Quest and Race trying to marry.
  • In Channel Chasers, an animated film featuring characters from the Fairly OddParents television series, Timmy Turner uses a magical remote control to go inside the "TV Universe," where all the shows seem to be parodies of real TV shows and meets characters such as Jonny Hunt (Jonny Quest).
  • In 1994, The Simpsons episode "Deep Space Homer" featured an astronaut named "Race Banyon" who is similar in appearance to Race Bannon except with dark hair instead of white.
  • Another notable Jonny Quest parody is the Freakazoid episode "Toby Danger in Doomsday Bet" (1995), a self-contained cartoon short featuring several members of the original voice cast. According to reports on the AOL Jonny Quest Forum from that period, "Toby Danger" was the catalyst in replacing the "Season One" creative team on Real Adventures of Jonny Quest with the "Season Two" team, who argued that Warner's parody was more faithful to the original show than H-B's own series.
  • Several elements of Pixar’s The Incredibles (2004) animated feature film show direct inspiration from Jonny Quest, particularly a one-eyed robot who terrorizes the populace the same way Dr. Zin’s one-eyed robot does in the 1964 episode “The Robot Spy.” Similarly in 2003, the Samurai Jack episode "Chicken Jack" also featured this type of robot.
  • In 2005, Warner Brothers debuted a new action/adventure animation series about a boy named Johnny Test, which is a pun on Jonny Quest.
  • There is a Less Than Jake song, “Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts” [sic], from their 1995 Pezcore album. This song was based on a hometown fan who had the nickname of "Johnny Quest".
  • In the episode "Wishbones" of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, after Billy wishes for an adventure, he, his dad, and Irwin, are shown impersonating Jonny Quest characters while exploring a tomb. Billy is Jonny, Irwin is Hadji and Billy's dad is Dr. Benton.
  • One episode of Evil Con Carne features a boy named Max Courage (a parody of Jonny Quest) and his father Dr. Courage (a parody of Dr. Quest). A parody of the theme music from the classical Jonny Quest series is played throughout the episode.
  • The Venture Bros. heavily satirizes Jonny Quest. The direct allegory has Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture as Dr. Benton Quest, his bodyguard Brock Samson as Race Bannon, and his sons Hank and Dean as the Quest boys (although the Hardy Boys are also a strong inspiration). However, flashbacks reveal that Rusty originally had a Jonny/Benton-esque relationship with his father, a truly talented and respected scientist, and present-day Rusty is actually portraying Jonny as a bitter, washed-up child star of super-science coasting on the fame of his late father. While writing the first season, the creators of the show realized that Cartoon Network owned Jonny Quest and they could use the actual characters in the show, vaguely connecting The Venture Bros. to a near-future date in the Quest "universe". The episode "Ice Station Impossible" had Race Bannon killed in combat with snakemen, and "Twenty Years to Midnight" features an adult Jonny as a strung-out drug addict living in the bathysphere from the original Jonny Quest episode "Pirates from Below", apparently living with a paranoid fear of his Father. Bannon's image was not nearly as tarnished - he was killed in official government action, only to be knocked out by a passing plane, his body and all its gadgets later to be found by a group of children. His Venture Bros. counterpart, Brock Samson, admitted to working with him a few times and referred to him as 'One of the Best'. In "Fallen Arches", Rusty excitedly unveils his new invention, the "walking eye"—a classic icon of Jonny Quest's bizarre future science—but has trouble coming up with any use for it (besides looking cool).
  • In the 2005 film Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, Stewie mentions that he had a job at the Quahog Airport. The following cutscene shows Stewie admitting Jonny and Dr. Benton Quest onboard the plane while Hadji was "randomly selected" for additional screening.
  • Matt Fraction's spy-fi comic book series Casanova features a genius villain going by the name of Sabine Seychelle, who works with a large Indian bodyguard named Samir; Fraction recounts his inpiration for them in the text column at the end of Casanova #4 that "I liked the idea of Johnny Quest, all adult and crooked. The son of an adventure scientist and his bePolo'd sidekick would grow up...how, exactly? Bent, I supposed. Weeeird. The kind of guy that would create phenomenal machines...and then sleep with them three at a time."

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Episode guide

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1964 – 1965

  1. ”The Mystery of the Lizard Men” (pilot, Hadji does not appear)
  2. "Arctic Splashdown" (first appearance of Hadji)
  3. "The Curse of Anubis"
  4. "Pursuit of the Po-Ho"
  5. "Riddle of the Gold"
  6. "Treasure of the Temple"
  7. "Calcutta Adventure" (origin of Hadji)
  8. "The Robot Spy"
  9. "Double Danger" (first episode produced)
  10. "Shadow of the Condor"
  11. "Skull and Double Crossbones"
  12. "The Dreadful Doll"
  13. "A Small Matter of Pygmies"
  14. "Dragons of Ashida"
  15. "Turu the Terrible"
  16. "The Fraudulent Volcano"
  17. "Werewolf of the Timberland"
  18. "Pirates from Below"
  19. "Attack of the Tree People"
  20. "The Invisible Monster"
  21. "The Devil's Tower"
  22. "The Quetong Missile Mystery" (title card shows "The 'Q' Missile Mystery" for the 1964-65 season's re-run of this episode)
  23. "The House of Seven Gargoyles"
  24. "Terror Island"
  25. "Monster in the Monastery"
  26. "The Sea Haunt"

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1986

  1. "Peril of the Reptilian"
  2. "Nightmares of Steel"
  3. "Aliens Among Us"
  4. "Deadly Junket"
  5. "Forty Fathoms Into Yesterday"
  6. "Vikong Lives"
  7. "The Monolith Man"
  8. "Secret of the Clay Warriors"
  9. "Warlord of the Sky"
  10. "The Scourge of Skyborg"
  11. "Temple of Gloom"
  12. "Creeping Unknown"
  13. "Skullduggery"

DVD Releases

On May 11, 2004, Warner Home Video released the first season of Jonny Quest on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. The next week, it was the third-highest selling title at Blockbuster video.[2] It is unknown if the second season (1980's episodes) will be released at some point. is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Blockbuster can refer to: Block Buster firework Illegal firecracker Blockbuster Fireworks, a chain of firework stands located in the Los Angeles area. ...

Cover Art DVD Name Ep # Release Date Additional Information
Jonny Quest- Season 1 26 May 11, 2004
  • Jonny Quest Files
  • Jonny Quest Video Handbook

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References

  1. ^ Lefton, Terry (1995-06-19). "TURNER RELAUNCHES 'QUEST'". Brandweek 36 (25). 
  2. ^ (2004-05-20) "Top sellers at Blockbuster:". Toronto Star. 

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The Adventures Of Jonny Quest - Pazsaz Entertainment Network (150 words)
Jonny was the first cartoon with serious, more adult-like stories that involved a science fiction style but with fairly normal people as the heroes.
Jonny was Benton Quest's son who must travel with his famous father all over the world since his mother was deceased.
Jonny was a precocious pre-teen who had a knack for finding trouble but always came through ok in the end.
Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Jonny Quest (357 words)
Jonny was the creation of cartoonist/designer Doug Wildey, whose work includes a newspaper comic strip named Amber, a graphic novel titled Rio, and hundreds of western stories for DC, Dell, Marvel, and many other publishers.
Jonny Quest fit right in, and was, intermittently at least, a part of the satmorn scene for the next couple of decades.
Tho Jonny Quest's success was only modest at first, it's proven to be an enduring classic of TV animation.
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