"Jonny Quest" (1964) TV series 1964-1965

Creator:

Doug Wildey

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

18 September 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Quest family and their bodyguard investigate strange phenomena and battle villains around the world.

Plot Keywords:

Scientist | Family Relationships | Jonny Quest | Surrealism | Future

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mike Road	...	Roger T. 'Race' Bannon / ... (26 episodes, 1964-1965)
Tim Matheson	...	Jonny Quest (26 episodes, 1964-1965)
Don Messick	...	Bandit / ... (26 episodes, 1964-1965)
Danny Bravo	...	Hadji (25 episodes, 1964-1965)
Henry Corden	...	Ship Captain / ... (15 episodes, 1964-1965)

Also Known As:

Quest File O-37 (USA) (working title)
The Adventures of Jonny Quest

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

This was originally intended to be a cartoon version of the classic radio serial "Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy" and the section of the closing credits where African tribesmen are throwing spears at the Quest plane was planned as part of that concept. When veteran comic book artist Doug Wildey came on board, he suggested dropping that idea in favor of an original concept, and the Jonny Quest idea was born.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Venture Bros.: Twenty Years to Midnight (#2.5)" (2006)

Man, this cartoon is cool!

One of my friends popped several episodes of this on a disc for me. Man I didn't even know this existed till now! It rocks hard.

Jonny is a cool little dude with his Hindu friend and little dog. And I love the spy-like adventures they have (my favourite eps are the ones with the villain Dr. Zinn in em); and all the dated scientific gadgets his dad comes up with is awesome. It's also nice how the eps are so varied in both story and location. I gotta get some more of these eh.

My girlfriend has some old books called Rick Brent's Electronic Adventures (or something like that). I read one and it's like Jonny Quest (even has the Hindu buddy, a laserbeam to the moon, little dog, etc). Maybe that's where they got the JQ idea. Anyhow it's a really cool idea. Too bad they don't show these cartoons now. I like this type of stuff a lot more than what's played these days. If IMDb had a rating for this, I'd be laying out a 9 on this one.

Good stuff here. If you haven't seen Jonny Quest, you should do yourself a favour and have a go at it. It's safe for all ages BTW.