Arctic Splashdown

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Arctic Splashdown
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Network ABC
Premiere date September 25, 1964
Starring Tim Matthieson
Danny Bravo
John Stephenson
Mike Road
Don Messick
Doug Young
Will Kuluva
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.

Detailed summary

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Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Polar bear Unavailable
Polar bear cubs Don Messick
Submarine captain Unavailable
Submarine captain Submarine helmsman
Doctor Benton Quest John Stephenson
Professor Will Kuluva
Jonny Quest Tim Matthieson
Hadji Danny Bravo
Bandit Don Messick
Race Bannon Mike Road
Fighter pilot #1 Unavailable
Fighter pilot #2 Unavailable
Captain Unavailable
Whale Unavailable
Baby whale Unavailable
Guard Unavailable
Commander Unavailable
Walrus Unavailable
Killer whale Unavailable
Baby seal Unavailable
Skipper Unavailable
Junior Unavailable


Organizations

Locations

Objects

  • Rocket missile

Vehicles

  • Submarine
  • Doctor Quest's car
  • Icebreaker
  • Snow goose
  • Snow skimmer

Production

Development

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Filming

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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:

Behind the scenes

  • Hadji suddenly appears as a member of the team in this episode. How this came to be is revealed in "Calcutta Adventure."

Errors

In popular culture

Main article: List of pop culture references to Jonny Quest
  • In the 2018 film The Incredibles 2, Dash watches scenes from this episode on TV.
  • Footage of Race as Vice President Mike Pence from this episode is used for The Adventures of Mike Pence cold open of the January 5, 2021 episode of Late Night with Stephen Colbert.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

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