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{{short description|American animated television series}}
{{Infobox television
| name                     = Jonny Quest
| image                    = Jonny-quest-logo.jpg
| caption                  = Title card
| genre                    = [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<br />[[Action (genre)|Action]]<br />[[Spy-fi (neologism)|Spy-fi]]<br />[[Science fiction]]
| alt_name                 = The Adventures of Jonny Quest
| runtime                  = 25 minutes
| creator                  = [[Doug Wildey]]
| writer                   = William D. Hamilton {{Plainlist}} Walter Black {{Plainlist}} [[Charles Hoffman (screenwriter)|Charles Hoffman]] {{Plainlist}} [[Joanna Lee (writer)|Joanna Lee]] {{Plainlist}} [[Alan Dinehart]] {{Plainlist}} Herbert Finn {{Plainlist}} Doug Wildey {{Plainlist}} [[William Hanna]] {{Plainlist}} [[Joseph Barbera]]<ref>[http://www.classicjq.com/info/JQBehindTheScenes.aspx#writers Writing credits for ''Jonny Quest'' (1964)]</ref>
| director                 = [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]<br />'''Story Director'''<br />[[Alex Lovy]]<br />Paul Sommer<br />Lewis Marshall<br />Dan Gordon<br />Kin Platt<br />'''Animation Direction'''<br />[[Charles August Nichols|Charles A. Nichols]]<br />[[Irv Spence]]
| voices                   = [[Tim Matheson]]<br />[[Mike Road]]<br />[[Danny Bravo]]<br />[[John Stephenson (actor)|John Stephenson]] (Episodes 1-4; 9 as Dr. Quest) <br />[[Don Messick]] (Episodes 5-8; 10-26 as Dr. Quest)
| producer                 = [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
| company                  = [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]
| distributor              = [[Screen Gems]]
| country                  = United States
| network                  = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| num_seasons              = 1
| first_aired              = {{start date|1964|9|18}}
| last_aired               = {{end date|1965|3|11}}
| num_episodes             = 26
| list_episodes            = 
| theme_music_composer     = [[Hoyt Curtin]]
| composer                 = [[Hoyt Curtin]] and [[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|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for [[Screen Gems#Television subsidiary: 1948–1974|Screen Gems]], and was created and designed by comic book artist [[Doug Wildey]].

Inspired by [[radio serial]]s and comics in the action-adventure genre, it featured more realistic art, 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 (TV series)|Space Ghost]]'', ''[[The Herculoids]]'', and ''[[Birdman and the Galaxy Trio]]''—and ran on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in prime time on early Friday nights for one season in 1964/1965.

After spending two decades in reruns, during which time it appeared on all three major U.S. television networks of the time, [[The New Adventures of Jonny Quest|new episodes were produced]] for syndication in 1986 as part of ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s second season. Two [[telefilm]]s, a [[comic book]] series, and a more modern revival series, ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'', were produced in the [[1990s in television|1990s]].

==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, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Neshannock Township]], [[Pennsylvania]], 2004) p. 195. [[Trade paperback (comics)|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://www.webcitation.org/5x5hggSWK?url=http://www.classicjq.com/info/AmazingHeroes95.shtml WebCitation archive]</ref>

Wildey wrote and drew a presentation, using such magazines as ''[[Popular Science]]'', ''[[Popular Mechanics]]'', and ''[[Science Digest]]'' "to project what would be happening 10 years hence", and devising or fancifully updating such devices as a "snowskimmer" and [[hydrofoil]]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 [[Jackie Cooper]] and [[Frankie Darrow]] movies, [[Milton Caniff]]'s [[comic strip]] ''[[Terry and the Pirates (comic strip)|Terry and the Pirates]]'', and, at the behest of Hanna-Barbera, the [[James Bond]] movie ''[[Dr. No (film)|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/> Hanna-Barbera refused to give him a "created by" credit, Wildey said, and he and studio "finally arrived on 'based on an idea created by', and that was my credit."<ref name=amazing/>

The prime-time animated TV series ''Jonny Quest'' debuted on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] at 7:30{{nbsp}}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 (publisher)|Daniel Herman]] wrote,
{{quote|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.{{nbsp}}... 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{{nbsp}}... 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]]''.{{nbsp}}... 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 pack]]s, [[hydrofoil]]s, and [[laser]]s. 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 are the scenes of Jack Armstrong and Billy Fairfield escaping from [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African]] warriors by [[hovercraft]]. The test sequence and a number of 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 title]]s 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 Press]], 1989</ref><ref>[[Tim Brooks (television historian)|Brooks, Tim]] and Earle Marsh, ''[[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 & Noble|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==

[[File:Jonny-quest-opening-title.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Quest team. Front row (left to right): Dr. Benton Quest and "Race" Bannon. Back row: Jonny Quest, Hadji, and Bandit''.]]

*'''Jonathan "Jonny" Quest''' 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 with a proficiency in [[judo]], [[scuba diving]], and the handling of [[firearms]]. He takes on responsibility willingly, attending to his homework (and/or household chores), telling the truth, and treating adults with respect. His voice was provided by actor [[Tim Matheson]].
*'''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 [[polymath|interests and technical know-how spanning many fields]]. Raising Jonny and Hadji as a widowed father, he is benevolent, conscientious and decent, even though he is ready, willing and able to take decisive action when necessary for survival or defense. Dr. Quest was voiced by [[John Stephenson (actor)|John Stephenson]] for five episodes, and by [[Don Messick]] for the remainder of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicjq.com/info/EndCredits/index.aspx|title=End Credits for "Jonny Quest"|website=www.classicjq.com|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> One of the government agents in the first episode mentions that Jonny lost his mother sometime earlier but does not say when or, more importantly, ''how'' she died. The fact a [[special agent]] was assigned to protect Jonny suggests Mrs. Quest may have been killed by foreign agents. 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." So there is definite concern that Jonny might be kidnapped.
*'''Roger T. "Race" Bannon''' is the 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 as well as the ability to defeat notorious experts in various sporting techniques, including [[sumo]] wrestlers. He is also a pilot. The character was voiced by [[Mike Road]], with his design modeled on actor [[Jeff Chandler]].<ref name="Quest11">{{youtube|id=LVykItI6jIg|title=''Quest'' documentary, part 11}}</ref> The name is a combination of Race Dunhill and Stretch Bannon from an earlier comic strip.<ref name=amazing/> The surname Bannon is Irish (from 'O'Banain') meaning "white".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xs4all.nl/~bultman/BB/surnames.html |title=Archived copy |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''' 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>Boucher, Geoff (2009), [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/02/in-search-of-jo.html "Hero Complex: In Search of Jonny Quest"], ''Los Angeles Times'', February 13, 2009</ref> Rarely depicted without his bejeweled [[turban]] and [[Jodhpuri]], he is proficient in [[judo]], which he learned from an [[U.S. Marine Corps|American Marine]]. The seventh son of a seventh son, Hadji seems to possess mystical powers (including snake-charming, levitation and hypnotism), which may or may not be attributed to parlor trickery. The Quest family meets Hadji while Dr. Quest is lecturing at [[Calcutta University]]; he subsequently joined the Quest team after saving Dr. Quest's life (by using a basket lid to block a knife thrown at the doctor).<ref>{{cite episode|title=Calcutta Adventure|series=Jonny Quest|airdate=30 October 1964|season=one|number=seven}}</ref> Although slightly more circumspect than Jonny, he can reliably be talked into participating in most any adventure by his adoptive brother. He is voiced by [[Danny Bravo]].
*'''Bandit''' is Jonny's pet bulldog, so named because he is white with black markings - including what appears to be a black [[domino mask]] around his eyes. This coloration is occasionally instrumental in foiling adversaries. Bandit is unique among his fellow [[Hanna-Barbera]] dogs (such as [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]], [[Huckleberry Hound]], and [[Hong Kong Phooey]]), as he is a regular non-anthropomorphic dog. Still, he seems uncannily able to understand human speech and is capable of complex facial expressions. Don Messick provided Bandit's vocal effects, which were combined with an archived clip of an actual 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 the dog differs in appearance from actual bulldog breeds.
*'''"Jezebel" Jade''' is a very savvy and mysterious woman. Very little is known about her, except that she is obviously wealthy and/or very well-connected. It is not clear whether Jade is her real name, a nickname, a code name, etc. It ''is'' clear that she has known the Quest family for some time, and that she and Race apparently once had a romantic relationship (perhaps still do). In "Double Danger", for example, she kisses the agent Korchuk, an agent of Dr. Zin who is pretending to be Race. When Jonny asks Jade how she knew Korchuk was an imposter, she simply replies, "There are some ways a woman cannot be fooled!" Jade is the only female character who appears in two episodes—"Double Danger" and "Terror Island". She is voiced by [[Cathy Lewis]].

The Quest family has a home compound in the [[Florida Keys]] (on the island of [[Palm Key]]) but their adventures take them around the world. The Quest team travels the globe studying scientific mysteries, which generally end up being explained as the work of various adversaries. Such pursuits get them into scrapes with opponents, ranging from [[espionage]] [[robot]]s and electric [[monster]]s to [[Egypt]]ian [[mummy|mummies]] and prehistoric [[pterosaur]]s.

Although most menaces appeared in only one episode each, one recurring nemesis is known 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> With yellow skin and a maniacal laugh, Zin was an example of the [[Yellow Peril]] villains common in [[Cold War]]-era fiction.<ref name=SMF/><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_vHtAAAAMAAJ The supervillain book: the evil side of comics and Hollywood], Gina Renée Misiroglu, Michael Eury, Visible Ink Press, 2006</ref> The voices of Dr. Zin and other assorted characters were done by [[Vic Perrin]].

Race's mysterious old flame, Jade, appears in two episodes, as do the characters of Corbin (an Intelligence One agent) and the Professor (a scientist colleague of Dr. Quest's). The 1993 made-for-TV feature ''[[Jonny's Golden Quest]]'' included in its plotline the concept that Race and Jade had been briefly married years earlier, but it also depicted Race and Hadji in place with the family at Mrs. Quest's death, in direct contradiction to explicit statements and presentation in the original series. Jade's first name is revealed in ''[[Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest]]'' to be Jezebel; but whether Jade is her surname, or her real name at all, is yet to be elicited.

==Broadcast history==
''Jonny Quest'' first aired from September 18, 1964, to March 11, 1965 in prime time on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] network and was an almost instant success, both critically and ratings-wise but it was canceled after one season due to the animated show's high production costs.

Like the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' television series, this series was a big money-maker in syndication, but this avenue to profits 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.

==List of episodes==
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{{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 (Hadji does not appear in this episode). 
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{{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 (the first appearance of Hadji).
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{{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 (undead)|mummy]], attempts to frame Dr. Quest and Race for the theft of a priceless [[Egypt]]ian artifact.
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{{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 rainforest|Amazon jungle]], Dr. Quest is abducted (for ritual sacrifice) by a tribe of hostile native warriors.
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{{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 [[India]]n 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 bring damage to the global financial market.
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=6
 |Title=Treasure of the Temple
 |WrittenBy=Walter Black
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|10|23}}
 |ShortSummary=While on an [[Archaeology|archaeological]] expedition to an ancient Mayan city in the [[Yucatán Peninsula|Yucatán]] jungle, Dr. Quest is threatened by a greedy, ruthless British [[Treasure hunting|treasure hunter]] and his native confederates, searching for riches in the same ruins.
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{{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 agent|nerve-gas]] factory (operated by a criminal mastermind and protected by [[Hazmat suit|hazmat]]-suited guards) hidden high within a remote mountain range. There is also a flashback recounting the adoption of Hadji.
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{{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 [[Southwestern United States|American Southwest]] to steal the secrets of a para-power ray gun on which Dr. Quest is working.
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=9
 |Title=Double Danger
 |WrittenBy=Joanna Lee
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1964|11|13}}
 |ShortSummary=An impostor disguised as Race Bannon is infiltrated into Dr. Quest's expedition to gather a rare [[Medication|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.
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{{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|Andes Mountains]], Race Bannon is challenged to an aerial [[dogfight]] by Baron Heinrich von Frohleich, an old German [[Flying ace|fighter ace]] of [[World War I]] fame (who keeps a collection of vintage aircraft at his Bavarian-style castle in South America). The Baron's machine guns, however, are loaded — Race Bannon's are ''not''.
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{{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 (seeking a sunken treasure chest, discovered by Jonny).
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{{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.
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{{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 peoples|Pygmy]] warriors.
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{{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.
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{{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 rainforest|Amazon]] jungle, Dr. Quest discovers a prehistoric ''[[Pteranodon]]'', trained by a wheelchair-bound slave driver to capture and guard native workers needed for his mining operation.
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{{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 [[Island|tropical island]] in the South Pacific, Dr. Quest uncovers a secret ray gun base (operated by Dr. Zin and protected by [[hovercraft]]-mounted guards) hidden deep within a local volcano.
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{{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 [[lumberjack]]s (one of whom disguises himself as a [[werewolf]]) intent on protecting their gold-smuggling operation.
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{{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 stealing a new undersea crawling vehicle that Dr. Quest is developing for the [[United States Navy]].
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{{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 the jungle coast of the [[Africa]]n continent, where they are adopted by a tribe of friendly brown gorilla-like apes who protect them from a pair of Australian poachers, intent on kidnapping them for ransom. When the poachers managed to abduct Dr. Quest and Race, Jonny and Hadji must persuade to the apes to help rescue them and defeat the poachers.
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{{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 [[Oceania|South Pacific]] island. '''Note:''' this episode is generally remembered as the most frightening one in the series.
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{{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 [[Africa]]n [[savanna]], Dr. Quest uncovers an inaccessibly high plateau, populated by prehistoric cavemen, who have been trained as slave laborers for [[Diamond|diamond mining]] by Klaus Heinrich von Dueffel, a Nazi war criminal in hiding.
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=22
 |Title=The Quetong Missile Mystery
 |WrittenBy=William D. Hamilton
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|02|11}}
 |ShortSummary=While investigating the contamination and mutation 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 (the title card shows "The 'Q' Missile Mystery" for the 1964–65 season's re-run of this episode).
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{{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 fellow [[Norway|Norwegian]] 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 [[gargoyle]]s on the roof, who regularly breaks into the estate.
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{{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, lizard) creatures at a secret [[Hong Kong]]-based laboratory compound.

'''Note:''' The second appearance of Jade.
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 |EpisodeNumber=25
 |Title=Monster in the Monastery
 |WrittenBy=Charles Hoffman
 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1965|03|04}}
 |ShortSummary=During a trip to [[Nepal]], a band of terrorists disguised as [[yeti]]s attempt to overthrow the local spiritual/government leader (a [[Dalai Lama]]-style figure) who is an old friend of Dr. Quest's.
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 |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 [[Cargo ship|freighter]] ship with an (amphibious) sea monster.
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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 Publishing|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 Company|Milton Bradley]] and in Australia under license to [[John Sands (company)|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 Products|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 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.<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, the original broadcast masters were used, and the episodes were presented uncut, unedited and uncensored. Most, if not all of the missing dialogue removed for the 2004 DVD version has been restored.

==In popular culture==

*The popular South African 1965 series ''[[Jet Jungle]]'''s [[title character]] bears a striking resemblance to Race Bannon, wearing a full-cover black body-suit; and being a super-agent adventurer, some fans have even speculated or projected that Jet Jungle series was the story of Race's secret-agent alter-ego missions prior to joining the Quest team as a veteran agent bodyguard, whose background is never fully explained in the series.
*The ''[[Freakazoid]]'' series did a parody of ''[[Jonny Quest]]'' in a segment called "Toby Danger". Our hero, Toby, travels with his father, Dr. Vernon Danger, the doctor's adopted daughter Sandra, and their bodyguard "Dash" O'Pepper (plus "Jules the Cat"). In the one "Toby Danger" segment ("Doomsday Bet") the team chases a rogue semiconductor (a robot that looks vaguely like an old-fashioned train conductor).
*Jonny Quest, Dr. Benton Quest, Race Bannon, Hadji, and Bandit appear in the ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' episode "Bannon Custody Case" with Jonny Quest voiced by [[Dee Bradley Baker]], Dr. Benton Quest voiced by [[Neil Ross]], Race Bannon voiced by [[Thom Pinto]], and Hadji voiced by [[Wally Wingert]]. Harvey Birdman had to represent Dr. Benton Quest when Race Bannon (who is being represented by Vulturo) wants custody of Jonny and Hadji. Some other characters were seen during the custody trial, each one claiming Race Bannon was with Jonny and Hadji more. Harvey Birdman soon discovers that the Race Bannon present was actually a robot and the stenographer was actually Dr. Zin (voiced by [[Billy West]]) using the robot in a plot to get Jonny and Hadji. The plot was thwarted where Dr. Zin was arrested and Vulturo flees. It turns out the real Race Bannon was on vacation.
*Characters from ''Jonny Quest'' appeared in ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''. In "Pawn of Shadows", Jonny Quest, Dr. Benton Quest, Race Bannon, and Hadji were seen in a flashback when Alice May recaps her training of using weapons by Ed Machine in a plot to hunt down Professor Pericles. In "Heart of Evil", Dr. Benton Quest (voiced by [[Eric Bauza]]) and Race Bannon (voiced by [[Christopher Corey Smith]]) played a part in the origin of [[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder|Dynomutt]] when Radley Crown's guard dog Reggie is injured by a mechanical dragon that attacked Quest Labs. Dr. Benton Quest used what he did in his laboratory to convert Reggie into Dynomutt and even used the Quest-X Power Source to power Dynomutt. Some years later, Radley Crown has become the Blue Falcon where the mechanical dragon that attacked Quest Labs years ago returns and starts targeting computer consoles. At the same time it was revealed that Quest Labs was bought by Destroido. The Blue Falcon eventually learns that the mechanical dragon was controlled by Dr. Zin (voiced by [[Eric Bauza]]) and that his daughter Jenny (voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]]) was in a catatonic state in the Dragon Battle Suit since its last attack on Quest Labs. Dr. Zin wanted the Quest-X Power Source in order to heal Jenny. After the Blue Falcon and Mystery Inc.'s fight with Dr. Zin's men, Dynomutt used some of the Quest-X Power Source to heal Jenny. Despite Jenny being healed, Dr. Zin and Jenny managed to get away and set their island base to self-destruct. After the Blue Falcon, Dynomutt, and Mystery Inc. escape before the base exploded, the Blue Falcon vows to catch Dr. Zin someday.
*The [[Adult Swim]] animated series ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' is a parody of ''Jonny Quest'' and similar adventure series. The principal character Doctor Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture can be seen as a direct parody of both Dr. Benton Quest (in his aloof present-day form) and Jonny himself (in his traumatic past as a boy adventurer). Characters from the series also appear, though inconsistently; Race Bannon is shown in season one normal age whereas Johnny ''[[sic]]'' Quest appears in season two, all grown up though unnamed. Due to a desire to sidestep copyright issues, as of season three, Johnny Quest characters have been officially retconned as brand new characters: Johnny Quest is now "Action Johnny", Hadji is now "Radji", Race Bannon is referred to as "Red", and Doctor Zin is "Doctor Z", an elderly and respected supervillain within the show's universe. Per the shows' takeoff on the originals, characters are shown in a much darker light: Johnny Quest is a recovering drug addict who, like Doctor Venture, has grown up as a severely traumatized adult. Race Bannon is portrayed as a member of "OSI", the fictionalized spy agency in the series. Bannon is killed in the first season, recovering a deadly virus from a supervillain and is later shown during a flashback, as having been an interrogator for OSI and having engaged in torture as part of his job. "Radji" is shown having grown up as a successful manager of a call center in India; he is shown as having grown tired of "Action Johnny" and his drug addiction and having contempt for Doctor Venture. Doctor "Z" is a famous and beloved super-villain, having retired from active villainy in order to lead the Guild of Calamitous Intent as part of its Council of Thirteen.
*[[Reverend Horton Heat]] performed a version of the ''Jonny Quest'' theme music (paired with the tune "Stop that Pigeon") on ''[[Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits]]'', a tribute album of songs from Saturday morning children's television shows and cartoons (mostly) from the 1960s and 1970s, released in 1995 by [[MCA Records|MCA]].
*In 2015, a crossover with [[Tom and Jerry]] titled ''[[Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest]]'' was released, where the cat and mouse 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.
*Clips from the show are also shown on the television in the 2018 film ''[[Incredibles 2]]''.
*In 1993, Cartoon Network held a "Favorite Cartoon Mom" contest and Race Bannon won, beating both Wilma Flintstone and Jane Jetson.
==See also==
*[[List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions]]
*[[List of Hanna-Barbera characters]]

==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://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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