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|name= Jonny Quest
|name= Jonny Quest
|image1= [[File:Jonny Quest (character).png|300px]]
|image1= [[File:Jonny Quest (character).png|300px]]
|caption1= Were you excepting [[Johnny Bravo]]?
|caption1= Were you excepting [[Johnny Bravo (character)|Johnny Bravo]]?
|species= Human
|species= Human
|gender= Male
|gender= Male
|affiliation= [[Race Bannon]]<br />[[Bandit]]<br />[[Hardrock]]<br />[[Jessie Bannon]]<br />[[Quest Bowl]]
|team= [[Team Quest]]
|affiliation= [[Race Bannon]]<br />[[Bandit]]<br />[[Hardrock]]<br />[[Jessie Bannon]]
|job= Bowling alley owner in ''[[Jellystone!]]''
|job= Bowling alley owner in ''[[Jellystone!]]''
|father= [[Benton Quest|Dr. Benton Quest]]
|goals= To follow [[Doctor Quest]] and Race on secret missions
|works= [[Quest Bowl]] in ''[[Jellystone!]]''
|father= Doctor Benton Quest
|mother= [[Rachel Quest]]
|mother= [[Rachel Quest]]
|siblings= One adopted brother, [[Hadji]]
|siblings= One adopted brother, [[Hadji]]
|relatives= Maternal grandfather, [[Grandpa Doug|Doug Wildey]]
|relatives= Maternal grandfather, [[Grandpa Doug|Doug Wildey]]
|married= Husband to Hadji in ''Jellystone!''<ref>[[Melody Iza|Iza, Melody]] (July 30, 2021). [https://twitter.com/Izaart/status/1421157727418552334 "I don’t think we were able to have anything that explicitly said or showed it but they’re married"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved August 9, 2021.</ref>
|married= Husband to Hadji in ''Jellystone!''<ref name="Husband reveal">[[Melody Iza|Iza, Melody]] in response to @gaynbnerd ([[July 30]], [[2021]]). [https://twitter.com/Izaart/status/1421157727418552334 "I don't think we were able to have anything that explicitly said or showed it but they're married"]. ''[[Twitter]]''. Retrieved August 9, 2021.</ref>
|first= [[Jonny Quest (TV series)|JQ]]: "[[The Mystery of the Lizard Men]]" ([[1964]])
|first= [[Jonny Quest (TV series)|JQ]]: "[[The Mystery of the Lizard Men]]" ([[1964]])
|actor= [[Tim Matheson|Tim Matthieson]] (1964-[[1965]])<br />[[Scott Menville]] ([[1986]]-[[1987]])<br />[[J.D. Roth]] ([[1996]]-[[1997]])<br />[[Quinton Flynn]] (1996-1997)<br />[[Dee Bradley Baker|Dee Baker]] ([[2000]])<br />[[Reese Hartwig]] ([[2015]])
|actor= [[Tim Matthieson]] (1964-[[1965|65]])<br />[[Scott Menville]] ([[1986]]-[[1987|87]])<br />[[J.D. Roth]] ([[1996]]-[[1997|97]])<br />[[Quinton Flynn]] (1996-97)<br />[[Dee Baker]] ([[2000]])<br />[[Reese Hartwig]] ([[2015]])<br />[[Andrew Frankel]] ([[2022]])
|image2= [[File:80s Jonny Quest.png|300px]]
|image2= [[File:80s Jonny Quest.png|300px]]
|caption2= Jonny in the 80s second season.
|caption2= Jonny in the 1980s second season.
|image3= [[File:JS Jonny and Hadji.png|300px]]
|image3= [[File:TRA S1 Jonny Quest.png|300px]]
|caption3= ''[[Jellystone!]]''
|caption3= ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV series)|The Real Adventures]]'' season 1.
|image4= [[File:TRA S2 Jonny Quest.png|300px]]
|caption4= ''The Real Adventures'' season 2.
|image5= [[File:JS Jonny and Hadji.png|300px]]
|caption5= ''[[Jellystone!]]''
}}
}}
'''Jonny Quest''' is a young boy and the titular character of the animated ''[[Jonny Quest (franchise)|Jonny Quest]]'' franchise. His voice was originated by [[Tim Matheson]], then credited as Tim Matthieson.
'''Jonny Quest''' is a young boy and the titular character of ''[[Jonny Quest (franchise)|Jonny Quest]]'' animated franchise. His voice was originated by [[Tim Matheson]], then credited as Tim Matthieson.


He is an adventurer at heart and gets into escapades when he travels with his scientist father, [[Benton Quest|Dr. Benton Quest]]. He is also joined by his best friend and adopted brother, an Indian child called [[Hadji]], their bodyguard, [[Race Bannon]], and pet dog, [[Bandit]]. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was joined by the rock creature, [[Hardrock]], and Race's daughter, [[Jessie Bannon|Jessie]], respectively.
He is an adventurer at heart and gets into escapades when he travels with his scientist father, [[Benton Quest|Dr. Benton Quest]]. He is also joined by his best friend and adopted brother, an Indian child called [[Hadji]], their bodyguard, [[Race Bannon]], and pet dog, [[Bandit]]. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was joined by the rock creature, [[Hardrock]], and Race's daughter, [[Jessie Bannon|Jessie]], respectively.


==Character description==
==Character description==
On the surface, Jonny is an ordinary 11-year old with blonde hair, an honest face and fair skin. He is commonly seen with a black turtleneck sweater, blue jeans, and a pair of white sneakers. In the original series and ''The Real Adventures'' series, he has blue eyes, although they were colored dark in the 1980s season of the former series.
He is studious and a kind son to his father Dr. Quest, though he is shown to be very unenthusiastic and impatient in his schooling, especially homework. But deep inside his othewise average exterior, Jonny is incredibly brave for a child of his age. He is athletic, and has a proficiency in judo, scuba diving, and firearms. He is also resourceful, and is been able to take responsibilities with his homework, show respect to adults, and be honest to those around him.
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===TV series===
===TV series===
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* ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
* ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''
** 2.8 "[[Urges]]" (no lines)
** 2.8 "[[Urges]]" (no lines)
* ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''
** S.6 "[[Jonny Quest (Coast to Coast)|Jonny Quest]]"
* ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV series)|The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''
** 1.1 "[[The Darkest Fathoms]]"
** 1.1 "[[The Darkest Fathoms]]"
** 1.2 "[[Escape to Questworld]]"
** 1.2 "[[Escape to Questworld]]"
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** 1.13 "[[Trouble on the Colorado]]"
** 1.13 "[[Trouble on the Colorado]]"
** 1.14 "[[In the Wake of Mary Celeste]]"
** 1.14 "[[In the Wake of Mary Celeste]]"
** 1.15 "[[Amok (episode)|Amok]]"
** 1.15 "[[Amok]]"
** 1.16 "[[Besieged in Paradise]]"
** 1.16 "[[Besieged in Paradise]]"
** 1.17 "[[The Spectre of the Pine Barrens]]"
** 1.17 "[[The Spectre of the Pine Barrens]]"
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** 2.25 "[[The Robot Spies]]"
** 2.25 "[[The Robot Spies]]"
** 2.26 "[[More Than Zero]]"
** 2.26 "[[More Than Zero]]"
* ''[[I Am Weasel]]''
** 2.7 "[[I Am My Lifetime]]" (no lines)
* ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''
* ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''
** 1.1 "[[Bannon Custody Battle]]"
** 1.1 "[[Bannon Custody Battle]]"
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** 4.7 "[[The Death of Harvey]]" (no lines)
** 4.7 "[[The Death of Harvey]]" (no lines)
* ''[[Jellystone!]]''
* ''[[Jellystone!]]''
** 1.1B "[[Gorilla in Our Midst]]" (no lines)
** 1.2 "[[Gorilla in Our Midst]]" (no lines)
** 1.2B "[[My Doggie Dave]]" (no lines)
** 1.4 "[[My Doggie Dave]]" (no lines)
** 1.3A "[[A Coconut to Remember]]" (no lines)
** 1.5 "[[A Coconut to Remember]]" (no lines)
** 1.6A "[[Ice Ice Daddy]]" (no lines)
** 1.12 "[[Ice Ice Daddy]]" (no lines)
** 1.7A "[[DNA, A-OK!]]" (no lines)
** 1.13 "[[DNA, A-OK!]]" (no lines)
** 1.10B "[[A Town Video: Welcome to Jellystone]]" (no lines)
** 1.24 "[[Bleep!]]" (no lines)
** 1.25 "[[Yogi's Mid-Life Crisis]]" (no lines)
** 1.26 "[[Jellystone Moon Platoon]]" (no lines)
** 1.27 "[[The Sea Monster of Jellystone Cove]]"
** 1.28 "[[Business]]" (no lines)
** 1.32 "[[The Brave Little Daddy]]" (no lines)
** 1.36 "[[Jailcation]]" (no lines)
* ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]''
** 8.24 "[[Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary]]" (no lines)
</div>
</div>


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* ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (Dark Horse Comics)|The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''
* ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (Dark Horse Comics)|The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''
* ''[[Future Quest]]''
* ''[[Future Quest]]''
* ''[[Future Quest Presents]]''
</div>
</div>
===Books===
===Books===
*  
* ''[[Jonny Quest and the Lost City]]''
* ''[[Jonny Quest's Adventure with the Secret Tunnel]]''
* ''[[Jonny Quest, Adventure with the Salt Plot]]''
* ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (HarperCollins)|The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''


===Video games===
===Video games===
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==Biography==
==Biography==
===The Tagalong Adventures===
===The Tagalong Adventures===
===The Further Tagalong Adventures===
As stated in the first episode of ''Jonny Quest'', "[[The Mystery of the Lizard Men]]," Jonny's mother (then unnamed) passed away from when he was at a young age. The circumstances to how it happened are unknown, though it is likely that the tragedy is what caused Race Banon to become his tutor.<ref>''[[Jonny Quest (TV series)|Jonny Quest]]'': "[[The Mystery of the Lizard Men]]," season 1, episode 1 ([[1965]]).</ref>
 
===The Watered Down Adventures===
===Jonny Quest vs. the Liver Spots of Zin===
===Jonny Quest vs. the Liver Spots of Zin===
===The Focused Adventures of Teen Jonny===
===The Focused Adventures of Teen Jonny===
===The Crossover Adventures===
===I Am Cameo===
====Custody Battle====
Having become old and retired, [[I.M. Weasel]] and [[I.R. Baboon]] live at the [[Old Cartoon Retirement Home]], where Jonny also resides.<ref>''[[I Am Weasel]]'': "[[I Am My Lifetime]]," season 2, episode 7 ([[1998]]).</ref>
====Running with Tom and Jerry====
 
====Jellystone!====
===Custody Battle===
===I Am Weasel cameo===
===Running with Tom and Jerry===
===Everyone's Back in Jellystone!===
Jonny is featured as a background character in the [[HBO Max]] series ''[[Jellystone!]]''. In this version, he is an adult and runs [[Quest Bowl]], the local bowling alley, with [[Hadji]], who is implied to be his husband (and not his adoptive brother like with other versions of the character).<ref name="Husband reveal" />
 
===Meet Action Johnny===
===Meet Action Johnny===
===The Comic Strip Adventures===
===Jonny in the Funny Books===
====Marvel's Laff-A-Lympics====
====Comico's Real World Adventures====
====The Dark Horse Adventures====
====When HB Worlds Collide====
====When HB Worlds Collide====
====Marvel's Laff-A-Lympics====
==Development==
==Development==
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
* When Jonny does talk in ''[[Jellystone!]]'', he will be voiced by [[Andrew Frankel]].
*  
 
==In popular culture==
* In the ''Animaniacs'' episode "The Taming of the Screwy", Slappy Squirrel compares actor [[Luke Perry]] to "a very young Jonny Quest."
* In the ''Freakazoid!'' segment "[[Doomsday Bet]]," from a one-off ''[[Toby Danger (segment)|Toby Danger]]'' backup feature, Jonny Quest was lampooned as [[Toby Danger]], with [[Scott Menville]] reprising his role as Jonny from the 80s incarnation of ''Jonny Quest''.
* In ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' TV movie ''Channel Chasers'', Timmy zaps himself into the world of ''Jonny Hunt'', in which he becomes part of an escape with the titular, young Jonny Hunt and his team from a laser-firing robot shaped like a scorpion in the jungle. Timmy is dressed in a pink turtleneck sweater in reference to the clothing of both Jonnys.
* In the ''[[Family Guy]]'' DTV movie ''Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story'' (which was later edited for TV as "Stu & Stewie's Excellent Adventure"), Stewie talks to his older self about the job he once had as an airline check, where he accepts entry for Jonny and his father, but not for Hadji, who he retains for a security inspection because of his race.
<gallery>
Toby Danger.png|Toby Danger.
Jonny Hunt.png|Jonny Hunt.
Timmy does Jonny.png|Timmy is Jonny Quest/Hunt.
Jonny Quest at FG airport.png|Dr. Quest and Jonny pass an airline check.
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:48, 30 December 2023

This article is about the character. For other uses, see Jonny Quest.
Jonny Quest
Jonny Quest (character).png
Were you excepting Johnny Bravo?
Species Human
Gender Male
Member of Team Quest
Affiliation Race Bannon
Bandit
Hardrock
Jessie Bannon
Occupation Bowling alley owner in Jellystone!
Works for Quest Bowl in Jellystone!
Goals To follow Doctor Quest and Race on secret missions
Father Doctor Benton Quest
Mother Rachel Quest
Sibling(s) One adopted brother, Hadji
Other relative(s) Maternal grandfather, Doug Wildey
Marital status Husband to Hadji in Jellystone![1]
First appearance JQ: "The Mystery of the Lizard Men" (1964)
Played by Tim Matthieson (1964-65)
Scott Menville (1986-87)
J.D. Roth (1996-97)
Quinton Flynn (1996-97)
Dee Baker (2000)
Reese Hartwig (2015)
Andrew Frankel (2022)
80s Jonny Quest.png
Jonny in the 1980s second season.
File:TRA S1 Jonny Quest.png
The Real Adventures season 1.
File:TRA S2 Jonny Quest.png
The Real Adventures season 2.
JS Jonny and Hadji.png
Jellystone!

Jonny Quest is a young boy and the titular character of Jonny Quest animated franchise. His voice was originated by Tim Matheson, then credited as Tim Matthieson.

He is an adventurer at heart and gets into escapades when he travels with his scientist father, Dr. Benton Quest. He is also joined by his best friend and adopted brother, an Indian child called Hadji, their bodyguard, Race Bannon, and pet dog, Bandit. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was joined by the rock creature, Hardrock, and Race's daughter, Jessie, respectively.

Character description

On the surface, Jonny is an ordinary 11-year old with blonde hair, an honest face and fair skin. He is commonly seen with a black turtleneck sweater, blue jeans, and a pair of white sneakers. In the original series and The Real Adventures series, he has blue eyes, although they were colored dark in the 1980s season of the former series.

He is studious and a kind son to his father Dr. Quest, though he is shown to be very unenthusiastic and impatient in his schooling, especially homework. But deep inside his othewise average exterior, Jonny is incredibly brave for a child of his age. He is athletic, and has a proficiency in judo, scuba diving, and firearms. He is also resourceful, and is been able to take responsibilities with his homework, show respect to adults, and be honest to those around him.

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Comics

Books

Video games

Biography

The Tagalong Adventures

As stated in the first episode of Jonny Quest, "The Mystery of the Lizard Men," Jonny's mother (then unnamed) passed away from when he was at a young age. The circumstances to how it happened are unknown, though it is likely that the tragedy is what caused Race Banon to become his tutor.[2]

The Watered Down Adventures

Jonny Quest vs. the Liver Spots of Zin

The Focused Adventures of Teen Jonny

I Am Cameo

Having become old and retired, I.M. Weasel and I.R. Baboon live at the Old Cartoon Retirement Home, where Jonny also resides.[3]

Custody Battle

Running with Tom and Jerry

Everyone's Back in Jellystone!

Jonny is featured as a background character in the HBO Max series Jellystone!. In this version, he is an adult and runs Quest Bowl, the local bowling alley, with Hadji, who is implied to be his husband (and not his adoptive brother like with other versions of the character).[1]

Meet Action Johnny

Jonny in the Funny Books

Marvel's Laff-A-Lympics

Comico's Real World Adventures

The Dark Horse Adventures

When HB Worlds Collide

Development

Gallery

Main article: Jonny Quest (character)/Gallery

Behind the scenes

In popular culture

  • In the Animaniacs episode "The Taming of the Screwy", Slappy Squirrel compares actor Luke Perry to "a very young Jonny Quest."
  • In the Freakazoid! segment "Doomsday Bet," from a one-off Toby Danger backup feature, Jonny Quest was lampooned as Toby Danger, with Scott Menville reprising his role as Jonny from the 80s incarnation of Jonny Quest.
  • In The Fairly OddParents TV movie Channel Chasers, Timmy zaps himself into the world of Jonny Hunt, in which he becomes part of an escape with the titular, young Jonny Hunt and his team from a laser-firing robot shaped like a scorpion in the jungle. Timmy is dressed in a pink turtleneck sweater in reference to the clothing of both Jonnys.
  • In the Family Guy DTV movie Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (which was later edited for TV as "Stu & Stewie's Excellent Adventure"), Stewie talks to his older self about the job he once had as an airline check, where he accepts entry for Jonny and his father, but not for Hadji, who he retains for a security inspection because of his race.

References