{{short description|American animated television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = Jonny-quest-logo.jpg | caption = Title card | genre = {{ubl|Adventure|Action|Spy-fi|Science fiction}} | alt_name = ''The Adventures of Jonny Quest'' | runtime = 25 minutes | creator = Doug Wildey | writer = {{Plainlist| * William D. Hamilton * Walter Black * Charles Hoffman * Joanna Lee * Alan Dinehart * Herbert Finn * Doug Wildey * William Hanna * Joseph Barbera<ref>[http://www.classicjq.com/info/JQBehindTheScenes.aspx#writers Writing credits for ''Jonny Quest'' (1964)]</ref> }} | director = {{ubl|William Hanna|Joseph Barbera}} | voices = {{ubl|Tim Matheson|Danny Bravo|Mike Road|John Stephenson|Don Messick|Vic Perrin|Henry Corden}} | producer = {{ubl|William Hanna|Joseph Barbera}} | company = Hanna-Barbera Productions | country = United States | network = ABC | num_seasons = 1 | first_aired = {{Start date|1964|09|18}} | last_aired = {{End date|1965|03|11}} | num_episodes = 26 | list_episodes = | theme_music_composer = Hoyt Curtin | composer = {{ubl|Hoyt Curtin|Ted Nichols}} }}
'''''Jonny Quest''''' (also known as '''''The Adventures of Jonny Quest''''') is an American animated science fiction adventure television series about a boy who accompanies his scientist father on extraordinary adventures. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for Screen Gems, and was created and designed by the comic book artist Doug Wildey.
The show was inspired by radio serials and comics in the action-adventure genre, and featured more realistic art, human characters, and stories than Hanna-Barbera's previous cartoon programs.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=452–456}}</ref> It was the first of several Hanna-Barbera action-based adventure shows—which would later include ''Space Ghost'', ''The Herculoids'', and ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio''—and ran on ABC in prime time on early Friday nights for one season from 1964 to 1965.
After 20 years of reruns, during which time the series appeared on all three major U.S. television networks of the time, new episodes were produced for syndication in 1986 as part of ''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s second season. Two telefilms, a comic book series, and a second revival series, ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'', were produced in the 1990s. Characters from the series also appear throughout ''The Venture Bros.'', which was developed as a sequel and parody of it (Dr Venture is understood to be Jonny Quest as an adult).
==Development== Comic book artist Doug Wildey, after having worked on Cambria Productions' 1962 animated television series ''Space Angel'',<ref>Herman, Daniel. ''Silver Age: The Second Generation of Comic Artists'' (Hermes Press, Neshannock Township, Pennsylvania, 2004) p. 195. Trade paperback {{ISBN|978-1-932563-64-1}}</ref> found work at the Hanna-Barbera studio, which asked him to design a series starring the radio drama adventure character Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy.<ref name=amazing>Olbrich, David W. [http://www.classicjq.com/info/AmazingHeroes95.shtml "Doug Wildey, an interview with the creator of Jonny Quest"], ''Amazing Heroes'' #95 (ISSN 0745-6506), May 15, 1986, p. 34 [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708163207/http://www.classicjq.com/info/AmazingHeroes95.shtml WebCitation archive]</ref>
Wildey wrote and drew a presentation, using magazines like ''Popular Science'', ''Popular Mechanics'', and ''Science Digest'' "to project what would be happening 10 years hence", and devising or updating such devices as a "snowskimmer" and hydrofoils. When Hanna-Barbera could not or would not obtain the rights to Jack Armstrong, the studio had Wildey rework the concept. Wildey said he "went home and wrote ''Jonny Quest'' that night—which was not that tough." For inspiration, he drew on Jackie Cooper and Frankie Darro movies, Milton Caniff's comic strip ''Terry and the Pirates'', and, at the behest of Hanna-Barbera, the James Bond movie ''Dr. No''. As Wildey described in 1986, producer Joe Barbera had seen that first film about the English superspy "and wanted to get in stuff like '007' numbers. Which we included, by the way, in the first [episode of] ''Jonny Quest''. It was called 'Jonny Quest File 037' or something. We dropped that later; it didn't work. But that was his father's code name as he worked for the government as a scientist and that kind of thing."<ref name=amazing/> Wildey stated that Hanna-Barbera refused to give him a "created by" credit, and that he and the studio "finally arrived on 'based on an idea created by', and that was my credit."<ref name=amazing />
''Jonny Quest'' debuted on ABC at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 18, 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicjq.com/info/JQandTV.shtml|title=Jonny Quest and Television}}</ref> As comics historian Daniel Herman wrote, {{blockquote|text=Wildey's designs on ''Jonny Quest'' gave a cartoon a distinctive look, with its heavy blacks [i.e. shading and shadow] and its Caniff-inspired characters. ... The show was an action/adventure story involving the feature's namesake, an 11-year-old boy. The cast of characters included Jonny's kid sidekick, named Hadji, Jonny's globetrotting scientist dad ... and the group's handsome bodyguard, secret agent Race Bannon, who looks as if he stepped out of the pages of [Caniff's comic strip] ''Steve Canyon''. ... The look of ''Jonny Quest'' was unlike any other cartoon television show of the time, with its colorful backgrounds, and its focus on the characters with their jet packs, hydrofoils, and lasers. Wildey would work on other animation projects, but it was with his work on ''Jonny Quest'' that he reached his widest audience, bringing a comic book sense of design and style to television cartoons.<ref>Herman, pp. 195-196</ref>}}
Wildey did not design the more cartoonishly drawn pet bulldog, Bandit, which was designed by animator Richard Bickenbach.<ref name=amazing />
Although they do not appear in any episode, scenes from the ''Jack Armstrong'' test film were incorporated into the ''Jonny Quest'' closing credits.<ref name=amazing /><ref>[http://www.classicjq.com/info/JQFAQ.shtml#show.8 "Was that 'Jack Armstrong' film ever broadcast?"], at [http://www.classicjq.com/info/JQFAQ.shtml Classic Jonny Quest FAQ], retrieved 2014-02-23.</ref> They feature Jack Armstrong and Billy Fairfield escaping from African warriors by hovercraft. The test sequence and several drawings and storyboards by Wildey were used to sell the series to ABC and sponsors.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}
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The show's working titles were ''The Saga of Chip Baloo'', which Wildey said "wasn't really serious, but that was it for the beginning",<ref name=amazing/> and ''Quest File 037''.<ref>Castleman, Harry, and Walter J. Podrazik, ''Harry and Wally's Favorite TV Shows'', Prentice Hall, 1989</ref><ref>Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present'', Ballantine Books, 1995 (sixth ed.)</ref><ref>''TV Guide Guide to TV'' (Barnes and Noble Books, 2004)</ref> The name ''Quest'' was selected from a phone book, for its adventurous implications.<ref name=amazing/><ref name="BarberaAutoBio">{{cite book|last=Barbera|first=Joseph|title=My Life in "Toons": From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century|year=1994|publisher=Turner Publishing Company|location=Atlanta, GA|isbn=1-57036-042-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/152 152]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/152}}</ref>
==Characters== right|thumb|300px|The Quest team. Front row (left to right): Dr. Benton Quest and "Race" Bannon. Back row: Jonny Quest, Hadji, and Bandit.
The five main characters of the show are:
* '''Jonathan''' "'''Jonny'''" '''Quest''' (voiced by Tim Matheson) is a Tom Swift-like 11-year-old American boy who lost his mother at an early age. Although unenthusiastic in his schooling, he is intelligent, brave, adventurous, and generally athletic. Additionally, he is proficient in judo, scuba diving, and handling firearms. He is responsible, honest, and treats adults with respect. * '''Dr. Benton C. Quest''' (voiced by John Stephenson for five episodes, Don Messick for the remainder of the series<ref>{{cite web |title=End Credits for "Jonny Quest" |url=http://www.classicjq.com/info/EndCredits/index.aspx |access-date=19 March 2018 |website=www.classicjq.com}}</ref> ) is Jonny's father and a scientific genius who works for the U.S. Government. He is considered "one of the three top scientists in the world", with interests and technical know-how spanning many fields. In the first episode, one of the government agents mentions that Jonny lost his mother, but it is not stated when or how she died. The fact a special agent was assigned to protect Jonny implies she may have been killed by foreign agents. As a result, he has raised Jonny and Hadji as a single father, and is willing to take decisive action when necessary for survival or defense. As the two agents in the first episode fly to Palm Key to meet with Dr. Quest, one explains to the other that "if Jonny fell into the hands of enemy agents, Dr. Quest's value to science would be seriously impaired." Therefore, it is important that Jonny be protected. * '''Roger T.''' "'''Race'''" '''Bannon''' (voiced by Mike Road) is a special agent from Intelligence One assigned to safeguard Jonny "24 hours a day and 7{{nbsp}}days a week as tutor, companion and all-around watchdog".<ref>"The Mystery of the Lizard Men", ''Jonny Quest'', 18 September 1964</ref> Race was born in Wilmette, Illinois, to John and Sarah Bannon.<ref>"Double Danger", ''Jonny Quest'', 13 November 1964</ref> He is an expert in judo, having a third-degree black belt and the ability to defeat notorious experts in various sporting techniques, including sumo wrestlers. He is also a pilot. His design was modeled after actor Jeff Chandler.<ref name="Quest11">{{youTube|id=LVykItI6jIg|title=''Quest'' documentary, part 11}}</ref> His name is a combination of Race Dunhill and Stretch Bannon from an earlier comic strip.<ref name=amazing/> The surname Bannon is Irish, derived from 'O'Banain', and means "white".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xs4all.nl/~bultman/BB/surnames.html |title=Get Knotted - Original Celtic Knotwork - List of Irish Surnames |access-date=2011-05-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428215001/http://www.xs4all.nl/~bultman/BB/surnames.html |archive-date=2010-04-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishsurnames.com/cgi-bin/gallery.pl?name=bannon&capname=Bannon&letter=b|title=Bannon coat of arms, family crest and Bannon family history}}</ref> * '''Hadji Singh''' (voiced by Danny Bravo) is a streetwise 11-year-old Kolkata orphan who becomes the adopted son of Dr. Benton Quest, as well as Jonny's best friend and adoptive brother.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-13 |title=In search of Jonny Quest |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/hero-complex-blog/story/2009-02-13/in-search-of-jonny-quest |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> He is rarely depicted without his bejeweled turban and Jodhpuri. He is the seventh son of a seventh son and seems to possess mystical powers, including snake-charming, levitation and hypnotism. He is proficient in judo, as well, which he learned from an American Marine. The Quest family meets Hadji while Dr. Quest is lecturing at Calcutta University; he subsequently joins the Quest team after saving Dr. Quest's life.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Calcutta Adventure|series=Jonny Quest|airdate=30 October 1964|season=one|number=seven}}</ref> Although more cautious than Jonny, he is often talked into going on adventures. *'''Bandit''' is Jonny's pet dog, named because he is white with black markings, including markings resembling a black domino mask around his eyes. Bandit is unique among his fellow Hanna-Barbera dogs, such as Scooby-Doo, Huckleberry Hound, and Hong Kong Phooey, in that he is a regular non-anthropomorphic dog. However, he is seemingly capable of understanding human speech. Don Messick provided Bandit's vocal effects, which were combined with an archived clip of a dog barking.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} Creator Doug Wildey wanted to have a monkey as Jonny's pet, but he was overruled by Hanna-Barbera.<ref name=amazing/> Wildey has said Bandit was intended to be a bulldog,<ref>Blosser, Lyle P. (2008), [http://www.classicjq.com/info/jqfaq.shtml#chars.6 "Classic Jonny Quest FAQ"], accessed 23 March 2013.</ref> though his appearance is closer to a Boston Terrier.
The Quest family has a home compound in the Florida Keys located on the island of Palm Key, but their adventures take them around the world as they travel the globe studying scientific mysteries, which generally end up being the work of various adversaries. These adversaries range from espionage robots and electric monsters to Egyptian mummies and prehistoric pterosaurs.
Although most antagonists appeared in only one episode, there are recurring antagonists such as Dr. Zin, an Asian criminal mastermind.<ref name=SMF>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NA7TxrK6FkcC Saturday morning fever], Timothy Burke, Kevin Burke pp. 113-116</ref> Dr. Zin and other characters were voiced by Vic Perrin.
Race's mysterious old flame Jade (voiced by Cathy Lewis) appears in two episodes, as do the characters of Corbin, an Intelligence One agent, and the Professor, a scientist colleague of Dr. Quest's.
Hadji's friend Pasha Peddler appears in the episode "Calcutta Adventure" and is instrumental in arranging Hadji's adoption by the Quest family. Pasha appears to make a living by buying and selling anything he can profit from, and he aids the Quests in their adventure. Although Pasha is presented as and claims to be a native of India, he speaks in jazz-tinged colloquial English. Notably, his skin tone resembles the Quests and not other Asian characters in the show. Although it is never stated outright, it is implied that Pasha is the U.S. Marine who originally taught Hadji to speak English and raised him, which is supported by the fact that Pasha is a skilled helicopter pilot.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
==Broadcast history== ''Jonny Quest'' aired from September 18, 1964, to March 11, 1965, in prime time on the ABC network and was an almost instant success both critically and ratings-wise. However, it was canceled after one season due to its high production costs.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} According to Iwao Takamoto who worked on the series, William Hanna was willing to do more of the series and presented estimates for a second season to ABC who ultimately declined to order any further episodes as the cost to keep the series at the same level of quality as its previous season made the network reluctant to commit.<ref name="iwao">{{cite book| last1= Takamoto |first1= Iwao|last2=Mallory|first2=Michael|last3=Ito|first3=Willie|title=Iwao Takamoto: my life with a thousand characters| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=00B68sB1-CkC&pg=PA121|year=2009|publisher=UP of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-60473-194-1|page=124}}</ref>
''Jonny Quest'' also aired on CBS Saturday morningsfrom 1967 to 1970 before switching back to ABC where it aired as part of their Saturday morning block from 1970 to 1972.<ref name="JBarberaBio">{{Cite book|last=Barbera|first=Joe|author-link=Joseph Barbera|title=My Life in 'Toons: From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century|publisher=Turner Publishing|year=1994|location=Atlanta, GA|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/73 73–76]|url=https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/73|isbn=978-1-57036-042-8}}</ref> NBC acquired broadcasting rights to ''Jonny Quest'' in 1979 and aired the series as part of their 1979–80 Saturday morning television schedule.<ref name="JBarberaBio" />
Like the original ''Star Trek'' television series, the series was profitable in syndication, but this was not as well known when the show was canceled in 1965. Along with another Hanna-Barbera series, ''The Jetsons'', ''Jonny Quest'' is one of the few television series to have aired on each of the Big Three television networks in the United States.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
Beginning in 2024 reruns aired on MeTV Toons.
==Episodes== {{Episode table|background=#B60000|overall= |title=|writer=|airdate=|episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=1 |Title=The Mystery of the Lizard Men |WrittenBy=Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Douglas Wildey, and Alex Lovy |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|09|18}} |ShortSummary=While investigating the disappearance of multiple ships in the Sargasso Sea, Dr. Quest discovers a secret laser base (operated by a foreign provocateur and protected by lizard-suited scuba divers) hidden aboard an 18th-century shipwreck.
'''Note''': Hadji does not appear in this episode. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=2 |Title=Arctic Splashdown |WrittenBy=Walter Black |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|09|25}} |ShortSummary=A foreign submarine crew races Dr. Quest and his recovery team (aboard an American icebreaker) to a downed experimental missile in the Arctic ice cap.
'''Note''': This episode marks the first appearance of Hadji. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=3 |Title=The Curse of Anubis |WrittenBy=Walter Black |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|10|02}} |ShortSummary=A former archaeologist friend-turned Arab nationalist revolutionary named Ahmed Kareem, who is being stalked by a vengeful mummy, attempts to frame Dr. Quest and Race for the theft of a priceless Egyptian statue.
'''Note''': This is the only episode where Vic Perrin voices somebody other than Dr. Zin (Dr. Ahmed Kareem in this case). |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=4 |Title=Pursuit of the Po-Ho |WrittenBy=William D. Hamilton |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|10|9}} |ShortSummary=While going to the aid of a captive fellow scientist in the Amazon jungle, Dr. Quest is abducted (for ritual sacrifice) by a tribe of hostile native warriors. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=5 |Title=Riddle of the Gold |WrittenBy=Herbert Finn and Alan Dinehart |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|10|16}} |ShortSummary=While investigating a bar of fake gold from a supposedly exhausted Indian mine, Dr. Quest discovers an alchemist counterfeit ring (conceived by his nemesis Dr. Zin and operated from the palace of an impostor Maharaja) that could damage the global financial market.
'''Note''': First appearance of Dr. Zin and the first episode where Don Messick voices Dr. Quest. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=6 |Title=Treasure of the Temple |WrittenBy=Walter Black |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|10|23}} |ShortSummary=While on an archaeological expedition to an ancient Mayan city in the Yucatán jungle, Dr. Quest is threatened by a greedy, ruthless British treasure hunter named Perkins and his native confederates searching for riches in the same ruins. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=7 |Title=Calcutta Adventure |WrittenBy=Joanna Lee |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|10|30}} |ShortSummary=While investigating a mysterious ailment in India, Dr. Quest discovers an underground nerve-gas factory (operated by a criminal mastermind and protected by hazmat-suited guards) hidden high within a remote mountain range. There is also a flashback recounting the adoption of Hadji. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=8 |Title=The Robot Spy |WrittenBy=William D. Hamilton |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|11|06}} |ShortSummary=Dr. Zin sends a large, black, cyclopean, four-legged spider-like robot (by a flying saucer-like craft) to a U.S. government research facility in the American Southwest to steal the secrets of a para-power ray gun on which Dr. Quest is working. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=9 |Title=Double Danger |WrittenBy=Joanna Lee |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|11|13}} |ShortSummary=An impostor disguised as Race is infiltrated into Dr. Quest's expedition to gather a rare pharmaceutical plant by Dr. Zin (who covets the plant's potential mind-control properties) in the jungles of Thailand.
'''Note''': The first appearance of Jade and the final time John Stephenson voices Dr. Quest. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=10 |Title=Shadow of the Condor |WrittenBy=Charles Hoffman |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|11|20}} |ShortSummary=After an emergency landing in the Andes Mountains, Race is challenged to an aerial dogfight by Baron Heinrich von Frohleich, an old German fighter ace of World War I fame. (Frohleich possesses a collection of vintage aircraft at his Bavarian-style castle in South America.) The Baron's machine guns, however, are loaded — Race's are ''not''.
'''Note''': This is the only episode where Race refers to Dr. Quest by his first name of Benton. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=11 |Title=Skull and Double Crossbones |WrittenBy=Walter Black |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|11|27}} |ShortSummary=In the Caribbean Sea, a new cook aboard the Quest research vessel, betrays his employer to a gang of Mexican pirates that are seeking a sunken treasure chest that are discovered by Jonny. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=12 |Title=The Dreadful Doll |WrittenBy=William D. Hamilton |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|12|04}} |ShortSummary=While researching marine biology in the Caribbean, Dr. Quest encounters a phony witch doctor who is protecting a secret submarine base (under construction by a criminal contractor) with his supposed voodoo powers. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=13 |Title=A Small Matter of Pygmies |WrittenBy=William D. Hamilton |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|12|11}} |ShortSummary=When the members of his team descend in a plane crash over uncharted jungle territory, Dr. Quest must rescue them (with the help of local authorities) from a tribe of hostile Pygmy warriors. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=14 |Title=Dragons of Ashida |WrittenBy=Walter Black |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|12|18}} |ShortSummary=On a visit to Japan, Dr. Quest finds that an old biologist friend (having gone insane) is breeding over-sized carnivorous lizards for the purpose of hunting human prey. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=15 |Title=Turu the Terrible |WrittenBy=William D. Hamilton |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|12|25}} |ShortSummary=While searching for a rare strategic mineral in the Amazon jungle, Dr. Quest and Race discover a prehistoric ''Pteranodon'', trained by a wheelchair-using slave driver to capture and guard native workers needed for his mining operation. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=16 |Title=The Fraudulent Volcano |WrittenBy=William D. Hamilton |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|12|31}} |ShortSummary=While investigating unusual tremors on a tropical island in the South Pacific, Dr. Quest and Race uncover a secret ray gun base operated by Dr. Zin and protected by hovercraft-mounted guards hidden deep within a local volcano. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=17 |Title=Werewolf of the Timberland |WrittenBy=William D. Hamilton |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|01|07}} |ShortSummary=While hunting for samples of petrified wood in the Canadian Rockies, Dr. Quest is threatened by a gang of lumberjacks (one of whom disguises himself as a werewolf) intent on protecting their gold-smuggling operation. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=18 |Title=Pirates from Below |WrittenBy=Walter Black |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|01|14}} |ShortSummary=The Quest home compound in Florida is attacked by foreign submarine-borne agents, intent on hijacking a new prober submarine that Dr. Quest is developing for the United States Navy. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=19 |Title=Attack of the Tree People |WrittenBy=Walter Black |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|01|21}} |ShortSummary=Jonny and Hadji are marooned by shipwreck on an island off the coast of the African continent where they are adopted by a tribe of friendly brown gorilla-like apes. They protect Jonny and Hadji from the Australian poachers Silky and Chopper intent on kidnapping them for ransom. When the poachers managed to abduct Dr. Quest and Race, Jonny and Hadji must persuade the apes to help rescue them and defeat the poachers. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=20 |Title=The Invisible Monster |WrittenBy=William D. Hamilton |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|01|28}} |ShortSummary=Dr. Quest responds to the distress signal from a fellow scientist, who has accidentally unleashed an (invisible) energy monster on a South Pacific island.
'''Note''': This episode is generally remembered as the most frightening one in the series. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=21 |Title=The Devil's Tower |WrittenBy=William D. Hamilton |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|02|04}} |ShortSummary=While doing atmospheric research in the African savanna, Dr. Quest uncovers an inaccessibly high plateau populated by prehistoric cavemen who have been trained as slave laborers for diamond mining by Klaus Heinrich von Dueffel, a Nazi war criminal in hiding. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=22 |Title=The Quetong Missile Mystery |WrittenBy=William D. Hamilton |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|02|11}} |ShortSummary=While investigating the contamination of marine life in China, Dr. Quest discovers a secret missile base operated by a rogue general and protected by treetop-posted guards hidden deep within a local swamp.
'''Note''': The title card shows "The 'Q' Missile Mystery" for the 1964–65 season's re-run of this episode. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=23 |Title=The House of Seven Gargoyles |WrittenBy=Charles Hoffman |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|02|18}} |ShortSummary=On a visit to the castle residence of a Norwegian fellow scientist, Dr. Quest must help protect his colleague's latest invention (the anti-gravity generator) from a cat-burglar disguised as one of a row of seven gargoyles on the roof who regularly breaks into the estate. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=24 |Title=Terror Island |WrittenBy=Story by: Doug Wildey<br />Teleplay by: Alan Dinehart and Herbert Finn |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|02|25}} |ShortSummary=Dr. Quest is kidnapped by a rival scientist who needs help with his experiments to develop gigantic crab, spider, and lizard creatures at a secret Hong Kong-based laboratory compound.
'''Note''': The second appearance of Jade. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=25 |Title=Monster in the Monastery |WrittenBy=Charles Hoffman |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|03|04}} |ShortSummary=During a trip to Nepal, the Quest encounter a band of terrorists disguised as Yetis who attempt to overthrow the local spiritual/government leader (a Dalai Lama-style figure), who is an old friend of Dr. Quest's. |LineColor=B60000 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=26 |Title=The Sea Haunt |WrittenBy=Charles Hoffman |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|03|11}} |ShortSummary=Responding to a maritime distress signal in the Java Sea (east of Indonesia), the Quest group is stranded aboard an abandoned freighter ship with an amphibious humanoid. |LineColor=B60000 }} }} All writing credits taken from [http://www.classicjq.com/info/EndCredits/index.aspx ''Classic Jonny Quest''].
See also ''The New Adventures of Jonny Quest''.
==Merchandise== Items released in the United States during or shortly after the show's original run on ABC included:
* A simple substitution code ring was offered as a promotion by PF Flyers. The ring featured a movable code wheel, magnifying lens, signal flasher and a secret compartment. The code was implemented by a rotating circular inner code dial marked "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" and a fixed outer code marked "'''WEARPFS'''LQMYBUHXVCZNDKIOTGJ", i.e. "Wear PFs."<ref>[http://www.ClassicJQ.com/artifacts/misc/PFring.aspx ''Jonny Quest P.F. Flyer Magic Ring''] at ClassicJQ.com</ref> * Whitman released a Jonny Quest coloring book under two different covers in 1965.<ref>[http://www.classicjq.com/artifacts/pubs/JQColoringBooks.aspx ''Jonny Quest Coloring Books''] at ClassicJQ.com</ref> *During the show's 1964–65 season, a Jonny Quest card game was produced and distributed in the United States by Milton Bradley and in Australia under license to John Sands Ltd.<ref>[http://www.classicjq.com/artifacts/games/JQCardGame.aspx ''Jonny Quest Card Game''] at ClassicJQ.com</ref> * Milton Bradley also released six Jonny Quest puzzle sets in the United States, two apiece for three different age levels.<ref>[http://www.classicjq.com/artifacts/games/JQPuzzles.aspx ''Jonny Quest Puzzles''] at ClassicJQ.com</ref> * Transogram produced three Jonny Quest coloring sets: paint-by-number, crayon-by-number and pencil-by-number.<ref>[http://www.classicjq.com/artifacts/games/ColoringSets.aspx ''Jonny Quest Paint-/Pencil-/Crayon-By-Number Sets''] at ClassicJQ.com</ref> * Transogram also released a Jonny Quest board game.<ref>[http://www.classicjq.com/artifacts/games/JQGames.aspx ''Jonny Quest Games and Toys: Jonny Quest Board Game''] at ClassicJQ.com</ref> * Kenner released two different packages of its Give-A-Show projector in 1965 with different Jonny Quest slides.<ref>[http://www.classicjq.com/artifacts/games/Kenner.aspx ''Kenner Give-A-Show Projector''] at ClassicJQ.com</ref> In 1969, it released a projector for short films, including a Jonny Quest cartridge.<ref>[http://www.classicjq.com/artifacts/games/JQGames.aspx ''Jonny Quest Games and Toys: Kenner Movie Projector''] at ClassicJQ.com</ref> * Hanna-Barbera records published a 28-minute audio story, "Jonny Quest in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", on an LP that featured a new version of the theme song by Shorty Rogers. There was a 7-inch 45 rpm record with an abbreviated version of the story, and another 45 titled "Favorite Songs of Jonny Quest", with the LP's theme song and other Hanna-Barbera music.<ref>[http://www.classicjq.com/artifacts/recordings/20000Leagues.aspx ''Jonny Quest in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''] at ClassicJQ.com</ref>
==Home media== Various episodes of the classic series have been released on VHS and DVD over the years.
On May 11, 2004, Warner Home Video released ''Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season'' on DVD in Region 1, which features all 26 episodes of the original series,<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Jonny-Quest/1167 ''Jonny Quest''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019113107/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Jonny-Quest/1167 |date=2012-10-19 }} at TVShowsOnDVD.com</ref> although some have been edited for content, and nearly all episodes have incorrect closing credits.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fuqua|first=Craig|title=Jonny Quest Warner DVD Deficiencies|url=http://www.classicjq.com/artifacts/videos/dvd/DVDDeficiencies.shtml|access-date=18 April 2012}}</ref>
On June 11, 2019, Warner Home Video (via the Warner Archive Collection) released the original 1960s ''Jonny Quest'' series on Blu-ray for the first time. For this release, a new, high-definition master was created,<ref>{{cite web |title=Warner Archive Announces June Releases |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=25121 |website=Blu-Ray.com}}</ref> and the episodes were presented unedited and uncensored. The missing dialogue removed for the 2004 DVD version has been restored, but the audio has problems that were on the DVD set.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fuqua |first1=Craig |title=Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season |url=http://classicjq.com/artifacts/videos/JQBluRay.aspx |website=ClassicJQ.com}}</ref>
On October 27, 2016, La-La Land released a limited-edition 2-CD set of music from the series, including an extended version of the opening theme minus the sound effects.
==Appearances in other programs== * Jonny Quest and Hadji both appeared as elderly in the ''I Am Weasel'' episode "I Am My Lifetime". * The characters appear in ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' with Jonny Quest voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, Dr. Benton Quest voiced by Neil Ross, Race Bannon voiced by Thom Pinto, Hadji voiced by Wally Wingert, and Dr. Zin voiced by Billy West. In "Bannon Custody Trial", Dr. Zin uses a robot stand-in for Race in a scheme to sue Dr. Quest for custody of Jonny and Hadji. His plan is foiled by Harvey Birdman who explains how Zin was working on his scheme while posing as a female court reporter. Zin is then arrested by the police and it is revealed that the real Race was on vacation. In "Return of Birdgirl", Race Bannon and Dr. Quest are attempting to get gay marriage recognized by the Justices League, a combination of the Justice League of America and the Supreme Court of the United States. * The Adult Swim animated series ''The Venture Bros.'' is a sequel(Dr Venture is understood to be Jonny Quest as an adult) and parody of ''Jonny Quest'' and similar adventure series, and has also used the original characters – or thinly veiled versions of them – as guest characters. * Characters from ''Jonny Quest'' appeared in the ''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated'' episodes "Pawn of Shadows" and "Heart of Evil" with Dr. Benton Quest and Dr. Zin voiced by Eric Bauza and Race Bannon voiced by Christopher Corey Smith. Dr. Quest was responsible for the origin of Dynomutt while Dr. Zin was also depicted as an enemy of Blue Falcon. * In 2015, a crossover with ''Tom and Jerry'' titled ''Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest'' was released with Jonny Quest voiced by Reese Hartwig, Hadji voiced by Arnie Pantoja, Dr. Benton Quest voiced again by Eric Bauza, Race Bannon voiced by Michael Hanks, and Dr. Zin voiced by James Hong. Tom and Jerry joined forces with the ''Jonny Quest'' cast and even Droopy who helped Jade to stop an evil cat army from stealing Dr. Benton Quest's newest invention for Dr. Zin. * An episode of the series is briefly shown in a scene of the 2018 film, ''Incredibles 2'', set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s. * Dr. Benton Quest appears in the 2020 film ''Scoob!'' in a non-speaking cameo in the end credits, shown to be working for the Blue Falcon. * Jonny Quest and Hadji appear in ''Jellystone!'', voiced by Andrew Frankel and Fajer Al-Kaisi.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hemmert|first=Kylie|title=Jellystone!: Hanna-Barbera Characters Return in HBO Max Original Animated Series|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/1179885-jellystone-hanna-barbera-characters-return-in-hbo-max-original-animated-series|website=Comingsoon.net|date=June 24, 2021}}</ref> The characters are adults in this series<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HAVgdujUWQ|title=Jellystone! I Official Trailer I HBO Max Family|website=YouTube|date=June 24, 2021|access-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref> and are also the owners of a bowling alley called "Quest Bowl".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3YebuAO4c|title = HBO Max and Warner Bros. Animation: Jellystone! | Comic-Con@Home 2021|website = YouTube|date=July 24, 2021}}</ref> Unlike the original cartoon, Jonny and Hadji are not adoptive brothers and are depicted as an "implicit" couple. Race Bannon appears in the two-part episode "Snowdodio", voiced by Diedrich Bader. * Jonny Quest and Race Bannon appeared in the 2021 special ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwtv.com/shows/more-video/scooby-doo-where-are-you-now/season1/?play=6355edea-e785-4f3e-81dc-5163017366ea|title=Specials Video - Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! | Stream Free}}</ref> * Jonny Quest appeared in the ''Teen Titans Go!'' episode "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary".
==See also== {{Portal|Cartoon}} * List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions * List of Hanna-Barbera characters * List of children's animated television series of the 1960s
==References==
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==Further reading== * Kevin Scott Collier. ''Jonny, Sinbad Jr. & Me''. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. {{ISBN|1978414838}}.
==External links==
{{Wikiquote}} *[http://toonopedia.com/jquest.htm ''Jonny Quest''] at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. [https://archive.today/20240528000402/https://www.webcitation.org/6lR0H0ywo?url=http://toonopedia.com/jquest.htm Archived] from the original on October 21, 2016. *{{IMDb title|0057730|Jonny Quest}}
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