Arctic Splashdown
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| Network | ABC |
| Premiere date | September 25, 1964 |
| Starring | Tim Matthieson Danny Bravo John Stephenson Mike Road Don Messick |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Walter Black |
| Director(s) | William Hanna |
| Voice director(s) | Joseph Barbera |
| Animation director(s) | Charles A. Nichols |
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"Arctic Splashdown" is the second episode of Jonny Quest season one. It aired on September 25, 1964 on ABC. It was written by Walter Black, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Following the discovery of an experimental missile in the Arctic ice cap, a foreign submarine crew hunts down Jonny, Dr. Quest and his recovery team.
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Filming
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 25, 1964 on ABC
- United Kingdom and Ireland: December 6, 1966 at 4:55 pm on BBC One
Behind the scenes
- This marks as the first episode where Hadji appears (not counting the show's intro). How he met the family is revealed later in "Calcutta Adventure."
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In popular culture
- In the 2018 film The Incredibles 2, Dash watches scenes from this episode on TV.
Critical reception
In other languages
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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.
