Pursuit of the Po-Ho

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Pursuit of the Po-Ho
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Premiere date October 9, 1964
Starring Tim Matthieson
Danny Bravo
John Stephenson
Mike Road
Don Messick
Cathy Lewis
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) William D. Hamilton
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Animation director(s) Charles A. Nichols
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"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.

Detailed summary

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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Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

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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.[1]

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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.

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