Calcutta Adventure
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| Network | ABC |
| Premiere date | October 30, 1964 |
| Starring | Tim Matthieson Danny Bravo Don Messick Mike Road Jesse White |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Joanna Lee |
| Director(s) | William Hanna |
| Voice director(s) | Joseph Barbera |
| Animation director(s) | Charles A. Nichols |
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"Calcutta Adventure" is the seventh episode of Jonny Quest season one. It aired on October 30, 1964 on ABC. It was written by Joanna Lee, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
While investigating a mysterious ailment in India, Doctor Quest discovers an underground nerve-gas factory hidden within a remote mountain range. A flashback explaining the adoption of Hadji is also covered in this episode.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as musical director.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: October 30, 1964 on ABC
- United Kingdom and Ireland: January 6, 1965 at 5:30 pm on BBC One
Behind the scenes
- In the UK, this was the first episode to air.
Errors
Legacy
- In 1988, Race recalls the adventure in Comico's Jonny Quest #26. Race reveals that he thinks very lowly of Calcutta, referring to it as a "gangrenous hole."
Marketing and promotion
- In 1987, Comico published an adaptation of this episode in Jonny Quest #2, as it was one of creator Doug Widley's favorites.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- 1996: Turner Home Entertainment releases Hadji in Mysteries of the East on VHS.
- 1997: Turner Home Entertainment releases Hadji in Mysteries of the East on VHS.
- 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.
