Riddle of the Gold
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| Riddle of the Gold | |
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| Production number | 7-4 |
| Network | ABC |
| Premiere date | October 16, 1964 |
| Starring | Tim Matthieson Danny Bravo Don Messick Mike Road Daws Butler Vic Perrin |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Herbert Finn Alan Dinehart |
| Director(s) | William Hanna |
| Voice director(s) | Joseph Barbera |
| Animation director(s) | Charles A. Nichols |
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"Riddle of the Gold" is the fifth episode of Jonny Quest season one. It aired on October 16, 1964 on ABC. It was written by Herbert Finn and Alan Dinehart, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
While investigating a bar of fake gold from a supposedly exhausted Indian mine, Doctor Quest discovers an alchemist counterfeit ring — conceived by his nemesis, Doctor Zin, and operated from the palace of an impostor Maharaja — that could bring damage to the global financial market.
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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 16, 1964 on ABC
- United Kingdom and Ireland: January 20, 1965 at 5:30 pm on BBC One
Behind the scenes
- This episode marks the first appearance of Doctor Zin.
- It is also the first episode where Don Messick voices Doctor Quest, who took on the role after Joe Stephenson.
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- 1996: Turner Home Entertainment releases Dr. Zin in Master of Evil on VHS.
- 1997: Turner Home Entertainment releases Dr. Zin in Master of Evil 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.
