

The artwork and the stories made Jonny Quest special. Wildey drew some influence from the James Bond movie Doctor No. Jonny Quest only ran for one season with 26 episodes but the influence of that series is still being felt and it spawned a comic book, a remake in the 1980s, 1990s, and a couple of tv movies.ĭoug Wildey was the artist and the show was going to be based on an old radio show called Jack Armstrong but Hanna-Barbera thought the rights were too expensive so they just made their own show. The series premiered on September 18th, 1964 and is one of the best and most influential animated series to come from Hanna-Barbera.

The series that premiered on September 18th, 1964 that is one of the most celebrated and influential animated series to come from Hanna-Barbera. Talbots home seeking help to rescue Luke and his. It was exciting to see kids have the freedom to explore new places. John and Phillippa discover that they are descended from a long line of Djinn. They would be scuba diving with sharks and off in the jungle with their dog Bandit without any parent around…The character Race would help them out and protect them when needed. Benton Quest’s hands-off approach in raising Jonny and Hadji. When I was a kid I loved Jonny’s father Dr. A young future Animal House actor Tim Matheson voiced Jonny Quest. Benton Quest), his adopted brother Hadji (from Calcutta, India), his government bodyguard (Race Bannon) and his bulldog (Bandit). Jonny Quest the series was about the globe-trotting adventures of an eleven-year-old boy (Jonny), his scientist father (Dr. Jonny Quest was different than many cartoons I watched…the artwork and stories were above the normal ones at the time.
