Animated action adventure series. 11 year old Jenny travels the world with his father, Indian boy Hadji and his tutor Roger ‘Race’ Bannon, looking into mysterious happenings. In 1986 a further 13 episodes were made and see also The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.
Jonny Quest was the first of several Hanna-Barbera action-based adventure shows – which would later include Space Ghost, The Herculoids, and Birdman and the Galaxy Trio – and ran on 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 3 major US television Network: s of the time, new episodes (13) were produced for syndication in 1986 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera’s second season. Two telefilms, a comic book series, and a more modern revival series, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, were produced in the 1990s.
voice cast
TIM MATHESON as Jonny Quest
MIKE ROAD as Roger ‘Race’ Bannon
JOHN STEPHENSON as Dr Benton Quest
DON MESSICK as Dr Benton Quest
DANNY BRAVO as Hadji
VIC PERRIN as Dr Zin
production info
First Air Date: September 18th, 1964
Last Air Date: March 11th, 1965
Genres:Action & Adventure, Animation
Country: USA
Network: ABC
Producers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Music: Hoyt Curtin
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 26
