''Jonny Quest'' (also known as ''The Adventures of Jonny Quest'') is an American animated

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television series about a boy who accompanies his scientist father on extraordinary adventures. It was produced by

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for

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, and was created and designed by the late comic book artist

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. The show was inspired by

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s and comics in the action-adventure genre, and featured more realistic art, human characters, and stories than Hanna-Barbera's previous

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programs. It was the first of several Hanna-Barbera action-based adventure shows—which would later include ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''—and ran on

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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 ''

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'''s second season. Two

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series, and a second revival series, ''

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'', were produced in the 1990s. Characters from the series also appear throughout ''

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'', which was developed as a parody of it.

Development

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artist

, after having worked on Cambria Productions' 1962

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'', found work at the

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studio, which asked him to design a series starring the

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adventure character

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'' "to project what would be happening 10 years hence", and devising or updating such devices as a "snowskimmer" and

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s. 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

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and

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movies,

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'', and, at the behest of Hanna-Barbera, the

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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 pisode 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." 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." ''Jonny Quest'' debuted on

at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 18, 1964. As comics historian

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wrote, Wildey did not design the more cartoonishly drawn pet

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, Bandit, which was designed by animator

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. Although they do not appear in any episode, scenes from the ''Jack Armstrong'' test film were incorporated into the ''Jonny Quest'' closing credits. They feature Jack Armstrong and Billy Fairfield escaping from African warriors by

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. The test sequence and several drawings and storyboards by Wildey were used to sell the series to ABC and sponsors.

The show's

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s were ''The Saga of Chip Baloo'', which Wildey said "wasn't really serious, but that was it for the beginning", and ''Quest File 037''. The name ''Quest'' was selected from a phone book, for its adventurous implications.

Characters

The main five characters of the show are: *Jonathan "Jonny" Quest is a

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-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

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, and handling

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. He is responsible, honest, and treats adults with respect. He was voiced by actor

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. *Dr. Benton C. Quest 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

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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. Dr. Quest was voiced by John Stephenson for five episodes, and by

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for the remainder of the series. *Roger T. "Race" Bannon is a special agent from Intelligence One assigned to safeguard Jonny "24 hours a day and 7days a week as tutor, companion and all-around watchdog". Race was born in

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, to John and Sarah Bannon. He is an expert in

, having a third-degree black belt and the ability to defeat notorious experts in various sporting techniques, including

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wrestlers. He is also a pilot. He was voiced by

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, with his design modeled after actor

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. His name is a combination of Race Dunhill and Stretch Bannon from an earlier comic strip. The surname Bannon is Irish, derived from 'O'Banain', and means "white". *Hadji Singh is a streetwise 11-year-old

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orphan who becomes the adopted son of Dr. Benton Quest, as well as Jonny's best friend and adoptive brother. He is rarely depicted without his bejeweled

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and

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. He is the seventh son of a seventh son and seems to possess mystical powers, including snake-charming, levitation and hypnotism. As well, he is proficient in

, which he learned from an American Marine. The Quest family meets Hadji while Dr. Quest is lecturing at

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; he subsequently joins the Quest team after saving Dr. Quest's life. Although more cautious than Jonny, he is often talked into going on adventures. He is voiced by Danny Bravo. *Bandit is Jonny's pet dog, named because he is white with black markings, including markings resembling a black

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around his eyes. Bandit is unique among his fellow

dogs, such as

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, and

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, 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. Creator Doug Wildey wanted to have a monkey as Jonny's pet, but he was overruled by Hanna-Barbera. Wildey has said Bandit was intended to be a

, though his appearance is closer to a

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. The Quest family has a home compound in the

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located on the island of

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, 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

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robots and electric monsters to Egyptian

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and prehistoric

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s. Although most antagonists appeared in only one episode, there are recurring antagonists such as Dr. Zin, an Asian

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. Race's mysterious old flame, Jade, voiced by

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, 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.

Broadcast history

''Jonny Quest'' aired from September 18, 1964, to March 11, 1965, in prime time on the

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. ''Jonny Quest'' also aired on CBS Saturday mornings/early afternoons from 1967 to 1970. Like the original ''

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'' 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, ''

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'', ''Jonny Quest'' is one of the few television series to have aired on each of the

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in the United States. Beginning in 2024 reruns aired on

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Episodes

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''Classic Jonny Quest''
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''.

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

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. 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 "WEARPFSLQMYBUHXVCZNDKIOTGJ", i.e. "Wear PFs." * Whitman released a Jonny Quest coloring book under two different covers in 1965. *During the show's 1964–65 season, a Jonny Quest card game was produced and distributed in the United States by

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and in Australia under license to John Sands Ltd. * Milton Bradley also released six Jonny Quest puzzle sets in the United States, two apiece for three different age levels. * Transogram produced three Jonny Quest coloring sets: paint-by-number, crayon-by-number and pencil-by-number. * Transogram also released a Jonny Quest board game. *

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released two different packages of its Give-A-Show projector in 1965 with different Jonny Quest slides. In 1969, it released a projector for short films, including a Jonny Quest cartridge. * 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 45rpm 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.

Home media

Various episodes of the classic series have been released on VHS and DVD over the years. On May 11, 2004,

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released ''Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season'' on DVD in Region 1, which features all 26 episodes of the original series, although some have been edited for content, and nearly all episodes have incorrect closing credits. On June 11, 2019, Warner Home Video (via the

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) released the original 1960s ''Jonny Quest'' series on

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for the first time. For this release, a new, high-definition master was created, 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. 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 ''

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'' episode "I Am My Lifetime". * The characters appear in ''

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'' with Jonny Quest voiced by

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, Dr. Benton Quest voiced by

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, Race Bannon voiced by Thom Pinto, Hadji voiced by

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, and Dr. Zin voiced by

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. 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

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. 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

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. * The

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animated series ''

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'' episodes "Pawn of Shadows" and "Heart of Evil" with Dr. Benton Quest and Dr. Zin voiced by

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and Race Bannon voiced by

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. Dr. Quest was responsible for the origin of

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while Dr. Zin was also depicted as an enemy of Blue Falcon. * In 2015, a crossover with ''

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'' titled '' Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest'' was released with Jonny Quest voiced by Reese Hartwig, Hadji voiced by

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, Dr. Benton Quest voiced again by Eric Bauza, Race Bannon voiced by Michael Hanks, and Dr. Zin voiced by

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joined forces with the ''Jonny Quest'' cast and even

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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, ''

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'', set in a

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version of the 1960s. * Dr. Benton Quest appears in the 2020 film ''

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'' in a non-speaking cameo in the end credits, shown to be working for the Blue Falcon. * Jonny Quest and Hadji appear in ''

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'', voiced by Andrew Frankel and Fajer Al-Kaisi. The characters are adults in this series and are also the owners of a bowling alley called "Quest Bowl". 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

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. * Jonny Quest and Race Bannon appeared in the 2021 special '' Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!'' * Jonny Quest appeared in the ''

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'' episode "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary".

References

External links

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Don Markstein's Toonopedia Don Markstein's Toonopedia (subtitled A Vast Repository of Toonological Knowledge) is an online encyclopedia of print cartoons, comic strips and animation, initiated February 13, 2001. Donald D. Markstein, the sole writer and editor of Toonopedi ...