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

User Rating:

8.4/10   

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:

Jonny's mom first appears in the comic-book story "Enter Race Bannon" in JONNY QUEST #2 (Comico, July 1986). The former Judith Waterston dies in Paris from an incurable disease when Jonny is still a young boy. Dr. Benton Quest is so devastated by her death that agent Roger "Race" Bannon is assigned to be Jonny's bodyguard. The made-for-cable animated film ‘Jonny's Golden Quest’ (1993) told a different story about Jonny's mother, as explained in the "Classic Jonny Quest FAQ": Now instead of an incurable disease, or even letting the matter simply remain a mystery, the death of Jonny's mother involved Dr. Zin. This revamping of the JQ world was not well received by many JQ fans. Also, her identity was changed from Judith Waterston to Rachel Wildey (the Wildey surname being used as a tribute to original series architect Doug Wildey). This has now become the official version of what happened and is reported as such in such reference material as the ‘Jonny Quest Character Reference Guide’, published by H-B in 1995.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Grim & Evil: Wishbones (#4.6)" (2005)

Accept No Imitations! The Original is STILL the Best!

If you grew up in the '60's and early '70's, as I did, "Jonny Quest" was in many ways THE ultimate animated adventure show. And it's only gotten better over the years. The plotting and animation were certainly the most sophisticated Hanna-Barbera ever did. And the voice casting was perfect, as well. Sorry, fellow Cherry Hill-ite J.D. Roth, but, for me, Jonny will always be the young Tim Mathieson. Ditto Mike Road as Race Bannon and John Stephenson (earlier) and Don Messick (later) as Dr. Benton Quest. And Hoyt Curtin's jazzy score was just the icing on the cake.

With the so-called "Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" being such a pale imitation of the original, it's so good to see the original back on a series of four excellent DVDs. A later generation deserves a chance to enjoy the real thing, and nostalgic grown-ups deserve a chance to remember.