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'''"The Mystery of the Lizard Men"''' is the first episode of ''[[Jonny Quest ( | '''"The Mystery of the Lizard Men"''' is the first episode of ''[[Jonny Quest (TV series)|Jonny Quest]]'' season one. It aired on October 2, 1964 on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Joseph Barbera]], [[William Hanna]], [[Alex Lovy]], and series creator, [[Doug Wildey]] (credited as Douglas Wildey), and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the co-founders of [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]. | ||
Ships are vanishing in the Sargasso Sea, which is chalked up to mysterious lizard-like men and red flashing lights, leading Dr. Quest and his family to investigate. | Ships are vanishing in the Sargasso Sea, which is chalked up to mysterious lizard-like men and red flashing lights, leading Dr. Quest and his family to investigate. | ||
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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* Atlantic Ocean | * [[Earth]] | ||
** [[Sargasso Sea]] | ** Atlantic Ocean | ||
* [[United States]] | *** [[Sargasso Sea]] | ||
** [[Florida]] | ** [[United States]] | ||
*** [[Palm Key]] | *** [[Florida]] | ||
**** [[Quest Compound]] | **** [[Palm Key]] | ||
* [[France]] (indirectly) | ***** [[Quest Compound]] | ||
** [[French Riveria]] (mentioned) | ** [[France]] (indirectly) | ||
*** [[French Riveria]] (mentioned) | |||
* [[Moon|The Moon]] (mentioned) | * [[Moon|The Moon]] (mentioned) | ||
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==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
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| Premiere date | October 2, 1964 |
| Writer(s) | Joseph Barbera William Hanna Doug Wildey Alex Lovy |
| Director(s) | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
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"The Mystery of the Lizard Men" is the first episode of Jonny Quest season one. It aired on October 2, 1964 on ABC. It was written by Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Alex Lovy, and series creator, Doug Wildey (credited as Douglas Wildey), and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Ships are vanishing in the Sargasso Sea, which is chalked up to mysterious lizard-like men and red flashing lights, leading Dr. Quest and his family to investigate.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Race: Well, that's one down, forty to go.
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- Atlantic Ocean
- United States
- France (indirectly)
- French Riveria (mentioned)
- The Moon (mentioned)
Objects
- Sargasso weed
- File 0-37
- UNICE
Vehicles
- F-Tralina
- Hydrofoil
- Lizard Men's submarine
- Man to the Moon rocket
Production
Development
Filming
Music
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: October 2, 1964 on ABC
Behind the scenes
- The agency that Race works for isn't named until "Riddle of the Gold".
- The bad guys are described as looking like frogs and lizards. They're never explicitly referred to as Lizard Men.
- In real-life, the first Moon landing didn't occur until July 20, 1969.
- Although Wildey is credited as Douglas for being a writer, he's credited as Doug for being the supervising art director and layout artist.
Errors
- In close-ups of Dr. Quest being on the boat, his raincoat is replaced with his lab coat.
- When Jonny spots the frogman he knocked out with the air vent grille, Jonny's sclerae are flesh.
- At the end of the episode, when Race tries to recall what they were doing before the mission, the back of Dr. Quest is shown and he's wearing his raincoat even though at this point, he had gone back to his lab coat.
Everlasting influence
Lizard Men pop up throughout the 2000s TV series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, sometimes even being named.
The episode is lampooned in The Venture Bros. episode "Ghosts of the Sargasso".
Marketing and promotion
In September 1964, a month before the episode's premiere, Gold Key Comics published an adaptation. It was called Issue #1, although it remained the only one.
Critical reception
In other languages
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