Jonny Quest - The Complete First Season
starring: Mike Road, Tim Matheson, Don Messick, Danny Bravo, Vic Perrin
directed by: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
directed by: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
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Studio: Hanna BarberaRelease Date: 09/14/2004Run time: 659 minutesRating: Nr
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Baby boomers of a certain age, and anyone fond of classic Hanna Barbera cartoons, might find the 40-year-old episodes in Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season an exciting blast from the past. Five years before Hanna Barbera made a comedy about amateur youths solving exotic mysteries in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, the animation giant captured a more serious spirit from a different era in Jonny Quest. The series played on primetime television--a very big deal for animation at the time--in 1964, and was infused with energy from sundry pop trends as well as cold war paranoia and a prevailing belief in limitless technology (largely inspired by America's race to the moon). Part intelligence thriller, part science fiction, Jonny Quest made a child's adventure out of thwarting international espionage and sabotage with super-computers, state-of-the-art transportation to every corner of the planet, an apparently bottomless budget for building fantastic weapons, martial arts, and more. The fact that schoolboy Jonny, as well as his best friend, Hadji, and canine companion Bandit, were having adventures akin to those of James Bond was terribly exciting.
Young Jonny (voiced by actor Tim Matheson, later a co-star of Animal House and The West Wing) is the motherless son of government scientist Dr. Benton Quest. The latter conducts all manner of research from a remote island, where he lives with Jonny, Hadji, Bandit, and chief assistant Race Bannon, a rugged fellow who tutors Jonny but also provides muscle when the group is on assignment anywhere from the Arctic to Calcutta. The original 26 episodes (on four discs) find the team battling conspirators amidst half-sunken pirate ships in the Sargasso Sea (in the pilot, "Mystery of the Lizard Men," sans Hadji), working undercover to stop a Jahilipur manufacturer of fake gold ("Riddle of the Gold"), and foiling an effort to steal an experimental, "mind-numbing" drug (and passing off a Race look-alike as the real McCoy) in "Double Danger." (The last introduces Race's hottie girlfriend, Jezebel Jade.) The slow, deliberate animation (even more stiff than Scooby) can get a little wearing, but the uniqueness of Jonny Quest as a genuine adventure-drama makes this collection a must. --Tom Keogh
Studio: Hanna BarberaRelease Date: 09/14/2004Run time: 659 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Baby boomers of a certain age, and anyone fond of classic Hanna Barbera cartoons, might find the 40-year-old episodes in Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season an exciting blast from the past. Five years before Hanna Barbera made a comedy about amateur youths solving exotic mysteries in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, the animation giant captured a more serious spirit from a different era in Jonny Quest. The series played on primetime television--a very big deal for animation at the time--in 1964, and was infused with energy from sundry pop trends as well as cold war paranoia and a prevailing belief in limitless technology (largely inspired by America's race to the moon). Part intelligence thriller, part science fiction, Jonny Quest made a child's adventure out of thwarting international espionage and sabotage with super-computers, state-of-the-art transportation to every corner of the planet, an apparently bottomless budget for building fantastic weapons, martial arts, and more. The fact that schoolboy Jonny, as well as his best friend, Hadji, and canine companion Bandit, were having adventures akin to those of James Bond was terribly exciting.
Young Jonny (voiced by actor Tim Matheson, later a co-star of Animal House and The West Wing) is the motherless son of government scientist Dr. Benton Quest. The latter conducts all manner of research from a remote island, where he lives with Jonny, Hadji, Bandit, and chief assistant Race Bannon, a rugged fellow who tutors Jonny but also provides muscle when the group is on assignment anywhere from the Arctic to Calcutta. The original 26 episodes (on four discs) find the team battling conspirators amidst half-sunken pirate ships in the Sargasso Sea (in the pilot, "Mystery of the Lizard Men," sans Hadji), working undercover to stop a Jahilipur manufacturer of fake gold ("Riddle of the Gold"), and foiling an effort to steal an experimental, "mind-numbing" drug (and passing off a Race look-alike as the real McCoy) in "Double Danger." (The last introduces Race's hottie girlfriend, Jezebel Jade.) The slow, deliberate animation (even more stiff than Scooby) can get a little wearing, but the uniqueness of Jonny Quest as a genuine adventure-drama makes this collection a must. --Tom Keogh
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- Just what I wanted
I bought this DVD as a gift for my brother, the episodes are exactly as we remember.Very happy to be able to share these fond memories with my brother, once again. I would recommend this product to anyone...Thanks
Rating: - Jonny Quest
Jonny Quest (the original, not the new Jonny Quest) was a cartoon stacked with action and adventure and story lines that could equal any live action show. I'm surprised that no one has attempted to do a Jonny Quest movie yet. Although this animated show only lasted one season, it was one of the best cartoons I remember growing up with. There was actually a plot to the story and the animation was fantastic for its time. Great attention to detail. And if you're a Tim Matheson fan, he does the voice ... Read More
Rating: - superb
i would highly recommend this item to any person who enjoys the animated but realistic views of this great adventure. many of the polls suggest the top 5 episodes are indeed at the top of their game. now if only my brother will purchase this item i sent info.to.
Rating: - Vintage time machine
When I was a kid Johnny Quest was my favorite. My son asks me one day what kind of cartoons I used to watch befor Star Wars and such. So I tell him about Johnny Quest..Then he sees one episode by chance on Boomerang. He said that the music and theme song was totally choice. I'm like "yea isn't it?". So I ordered it quick and easy on Amazon...So now I'm 50 and my 12 year old and I love watching it together. Just the theme song alone sends me back decades!
Rating: - Totally politically incorrect and my kids love it
Of the dozens and dozens of videos my boys watch, this is their favorite (sorry Bugs and Scooby) My boys are 10 & 13 and when they have friends over, I frequently hear "What do you mean who's Johnny Quest, Dad can we watch an episode and show them?" It often trumps a trip to the video store on family nights on which we choose a movie over a game. Sure it has guns (no one is ever seen getting shot), evil bad guys and cool inventions (lasers, jet-packs etc.... The bad guys always start out with the ... Read More
- Just what I wantedI bought this DVD as a gift for my brother, the episodes are exactly as we remember.Very happy to be able to share these fond memories with my brother, once again. I would recommend this product to anyone...Thanks
- Jonny QuestJonny Quest (the original, not the new Jonny Quest) was a cartoon stacked with action and adventure and story lines that could equal any live action show. I'm surprised that no one has attempted to do a Jonny Quest movie yet. Although this animated show only lasted one season, it was one of the best cartoons I remember growing up with. There was actually a plot to the story and the animation was fantastic for its time. Great attention to detail. And if you're a Tim Matheson fan, he does the voice ... Read More
- superbi would highly recommend this item to any person who enjoys the animated but realistic views of this great adventure. many of the polls suggest the top 5 episodes are indeed at the top of their game. now if only my brother will purchase this item i sent info.to.
- Vintage time machineWhen I was a kid Johnny Quest was my favorite. My son asks me one day what kind of cartoons I used to watch befor Star Wars and such. So I tell him about Johnny Quest..Then he sees one episode by chance on Boomerang. He said that the music and theme song was totally choice. I'm like "yea isn't it?". So I ordered it quick and easy on Amazon...So now I'm 50 and my 12 year old and I love watching it together. Just the theme song alone sends me back decades!
- Totally politically incorrect and my kids love itOf the dozens and dozens of videos my boys watch, this is their favorite (sorry Bugs and Scooby) My boys are 10 & 13 and when they have friends over, I frequently hear "What do you mean who's Johnny Quest, Dad can we watch an episode and show them?" It often trumps a trip to the video store on family nights on which we choose a movie over a game. Sure it has guns (no one is ever seen getting shot), evil bad guys and cool inventions (lasers, jet-packs etc.... The bad guys always start out with the ... Read More
