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

User Rating:

8.5/10   

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 | Futuristic | Jonny Quest | Kids And Family | Character Name In Title

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:

The name of the island where the Quests, Race and Hadji lived was called Palm Key.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005) (V)

The Best Damn Cartoon Ever!

This was the high point of my Saturday cartoon watching as a kid. As long as I got to see Jonny Quest the rest of my viewing didn't matter. Jonny ruled then. JQ had everything. There was action, adventure, spies, bad guys, monster (both giant and smaller), mad scientists, rockets, planes, boats, tanks, army guys, submarines, espionage, intrigue and more. Hard to believe but all of this was packed into only a half an hour. Every saturday you got to see Jonny, Dr. Quest, Race Bannon, Hadji and Bandit save our country and/or the world. They went on adventures you could only dream about. This was the coolest cartoon on in it's day. Was there a better opening to a show. The instrumental opening was great. It let you know how much action was about to come your way. The only other opening I could remember like this was Bugs Bunny and the Flintstones and they had lyrics. Of all the cartoons on when I was a kid this one was the one that I made sure I watched. There hasn't been a cartoon like it since that could come close. Maybe Scooby-Doo, at least he had monsters, or bad guys posing as such to deal with. Even that doesn't match up to Jonny Quest. My parents would even sit down and watch it too. It was that entertaining. JQ had excellant stories to go with the action. For those who haven't seen it, the best five episodes are The Lizard Men, pilot episode, Dr. Sins Robot Spy, The Curse of Anubis, Turu the Terrible and the Invisible Monster. Jonny Quest was the best damn cartoon ever and remains so. JQ rules.