Pursuit of the Po-Ho

"Pursuit of the Po-Ho" is the fourth episode of Jonny Quest season one. It aired on October 9, 1964 on ABC. It was written by William D. Hamilton, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

While going to the aid of a captive fellow scientist in the Amazon jungle, Dr. Quest is abducted – for ritual sacrifice – by a violent tribe of native warriors.

Memorable quotes
Race: Alright, you ignorant savages! Get a good look at Aquezio, you heathen monkeys! Dr. Quest, I'll be back later! Take it easy! And you savages better lay off or I'll take your village apart stick by stick!

Characters

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Locations

 * Earth

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 9, 1964 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * Audio of Race insulting the tribe with the names "ignorant savages" and "heathen monkeys" was removed when Turner Entertainment bought the rights to the Hanna-Barbera library in the 1980s, likely due to its politically incorrect nature. The edited episode was included on the DVD in 2006, but was restored in the 2019 Blu-ray release.

Everlasting influence

 * In the Toby Danger segment of the second Freakazoid! episode, Dash O'Pepper refers to the casino players as "heathen monkeys" which is a reference to the racially infamous line Race made as mentioned above.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * August 15, 2006: Warner Home Video releases Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * June 6, 2017: Warner Home Video releases Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 * June 11, 2019: Warner Archive Collection releases Jonny Quest: The Complete Original Series on Blu-ray Disc.