Turu the Terrible

"Turu the Terrible" is the fifteenth episode of Jonny Quest season one. It aired on December 25, 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 searching for a rare mineral in the Amazon jungle, Doctor Quest and Race discover a Pteranodon trained by a wheelchair-bound slave driver, who uses it to capture and guard native workers needed for his mining operation.

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: December 25, 1964 on ABC

Everlasting influence

 * In The Venture Bros. episode "Venture Libre," the pteradon is named Turu.

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.