The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV series)


 * This article is about the TV series. For the other uses, see The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (disambiguation).

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, referred to on-screen as Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures, is an American animated sci-fi/action-adventure/supernatural TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for TBS, Cartoon Network, and TNT. It ran from 1996-97, for 52 episodes. It is the third and currently last series after the 1964-65 incarnation of Jonny Quest.

Jonny Quest, now a full-fledged teenager, continues to follow his father, Dr. Benton Quest, all over the globe to explore the wonders and mysteries that man has yet to uncover himself. In Jonny's exciting adventures, he is also joined by his best friends, Hadji and Jessie, and their friendly bodyguard, Race Bannon.

Turner staged a massive marketing campaign to promote the series, supported by 33 licensees, in spite of the turbulent production schedules it suffered and never truly recovered from. The series ultimately failed to achieve the strong ratings it was striving for, and after the completed 52 episodes had aired, Cartoon Network pulled the QuestWorld plug for good.

Aftermath
Although a commercial and ratings failure, Lance Falk, a writer and artist for the second pod, had planned to write the next episode of the season, which tentatively titled "Rachel", named after Jonny's late mother.

Music
The music director was Bodie Chandler. The main/end title theme was composed by Gary Lionelli based on the original theme by Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, and Hoyt Curtin.

The end credits of each episode always touted Kid Rhino's CD that you could buy, although one never existed.

Cast

 * J.D. Roth (season one) and Quinton Flynn (season two) as Jonny Quest
 * Michael Benyaer (season one) and Rob Paulsen (season two) as Hadji Singh
 * Jesse Douglas (season one) and Jennifer Hale (season two) as Jessie Bannon
 * George Segal (season one) and John De Lancie (season two) as Dr. Benton Quest
 * Robert Patrick (season one), Sonny Van Dusen (season two; episodes 1-6), and Robert Foxworth (season two; episodes 7-26) as Race Bannon
 * Frank Welker as Bandit