The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest 

Computer wiz Jonny Quest and his friends battle international criminals using the resources of the Quest Foundation. Their chief weapon, and the target of many of their enemies, is the ... See full summary »

Stars:

Frank Welker, Quinton Flynn, J.D. Roth

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Frank Welker	...	Bandit / ... 40 episodes, 1996-1997
Quinton Flynn	...	Jonathan 'Jonny' Quest / ... 26 episodes, 1996-1997
J.D. Roth	...	Jonathan 'Jonny' Quest / ... 25 episodes, 1996-1997
Michael Benyaer	...	Hadji Quest-Singh / ... 24 episodes, 1996-1997
George Segal	...	Dr. Benton C. Quest 24 episodes, 1996-1997
Robert Patrick	...	Roger T. Bannon / ... 24 episodes, 1996-1997
Rob Paulsen	...	Hadji Quest-Singh / ... 22 episodes, 1996-1997
Jennifer Hale	...	Jessica Margret Leya 'Jessie' Bannon / ... 20 episodes, 1996-1997
Jesse Douglas	...	Jessica Margret Leya 'Jessie' Bannon / ... 18 episodes, 1996-1997
John de Lancie	...	Dr. Benton C. Quest / ... 17 episodes, 1996-1997

Storyline

Computer wiz Jonny Quest and his friends battle international criminals using the resources of the Quest Foundation. Their chief weapon, and the target of many of their enemies, is the permanent, variable, sometimes unpredictable computer-generated Virtual Reality domain, Questworld, which is entered using Virtual Reality headsets. Inside Questworld, they must solve puzzles, locate hidden objects, battle evildoers, and escape very-real danger if they are to succeed.

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Plot Keywords:

jonny quest | reboot | teenage boy | surrealism | redhead | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

26 August 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cartoon Network Studios, Hanna-Barbera Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min 30 min (commercials) (52 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The development of the show began in late 1992. By December 1995, not one single episode had gone beyond pre-production stage, and eleven million dollars had been spent by the first season crew, led by Peter Lawrence and Takashi Masunaga, so they were fired. Originally, there were supposed to be sixty-five episodes for the show, but thirteen were cut to recover some of the losses. Glenn Leopold worked for a short time as a writer in the first season and he didn't agree with the ideas of the crew for the show. So when the second season crew took over, Leopold came back on as the Story Editor and, along with Writer Lance Falk and Producers Davis Doi and Larry Houston, brought back the feel of the original 1960s series by reintroducing Dr. Zin, Jade, and other characters. Despite the fact that they "had" to use Questworld as a continuation, the crew tried to stay faithful to the original. Many scripts produced during the first season were found by them to be unairable, so Michael Ryan, the only first season writer aside from Leopold to return, had to come in and do "story polishing". When Houston was asked why the second season's episodes looked so different from the first's, he replied, "The original production staff, after three years of producing unairable and unfinished material, were let go and four new producers were brought in to meet the upcoming deadline: John Eng, Cosmo Anzilotti, Davis Doi, and myself, Larry Houston. John and Cosmo used the original models done by the previous staff, because of the lack of time. Davis and I, being old-time fans of the original 1960s series, decided to redo the models to be in between the original models and the models John and Cosmo was doing, to fit our aesthetics as to what the series should look like. Cartoon Network was supposed to launch our version separately from John and Cosmo's, but when Warner Brothers bought Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network, decisions were made, or not made, and that is why you have the differences."

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Ezekiel Rage: So it is written in the Book of Rage.

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Connections

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User Reviews

An Excellent Remake Of A 60s Classic For The Younger Generation

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest was killed off right before it got the chance to realise its potential. Yes this was a 90s remake of a cult classic, and yes you could argue that nothing beats the original Jonny Quest; however, as an 80s born kid growing up as a teen in the 90s, the only version of this show that I was practically familiar with, was this one, 'The Real Adventures of...'.

Plot-wise, the story revolved around a teenager named Jonny Quest- a computer whizz kid, who battles international criminals with the help of a computer generated program, known as 'Questworld'. Joining Jonny on his quest are Jessie Bannon and her father Race Bannon, his Indian friend, Hadji and Jonny's father, Dr Benton Quest.

The voice cast were made up of some of the most recognisable names in TV and film; Rob Paulsen, Frank Welker, Robert Patrick (he of The X-files and Terminator 2 fame), George Segal (Just Shoot Me)and Mark Hamill (Star Wars)to name.

I remembered seeing at the time a few promos of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, on Cartoon Network's part, courtesy of Hanna Barbera in the lead up to its debut on the channel in 96'. Design-wise, the character designs had more of a dimension to them, in contrast to its 60s counterparts. The use of computer generated effects really brought this show to life almost. At times, it looked very flashy- although I have to say that whilst the computer graphics looked impressive back then, these days, I personally think they look rather dodgy. In addition, a female character by the name of Jesse was introduced in this particular series- although she was not an original member of the 60s Quest team.

I still don't understand why this cartoon series was cancelled; in fact, the best post- 60s Hanna Barbera cartoons which were cancelled, such as 'The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest', 'Johnny Bravo' and 'The Pirates of Dark Water' to name, were all short-lived and were brilliant shows in their own right.

The stories in this show were inventive, interesting and well written; the dialogue was superb, the animation was spot-on and the music was great too. I cannot really compare this Jonny Quest to the 60s version, given my unfamiliarity with the latter show, but The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ranks up there with the very best.

Such a shame however that it never really got the respect it warranted.