The House of Seven Gargoyles
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| Network | ABC |
| Premiere date | February 18, 1965 |
| Starring | Tim Matthieson Danny Bravo Don Messick Mike Road Vic Perrin Henry Corden |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Charles Hoffman |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Animation director(s) | Charles A. Nichols |
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"The House of Seven Gargoyles" is the twenty-third episode of Jonny Quest season one. It aired on February 18, 1965 on ABC. It was written by Charles Hoffman, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
On a visit to the castle residence of a fellow Norwegian scientist, Doctor Quest must help protect his colleague's latest invention — an anti-gravity generator — from a cat-burglar disguised as a gargoyle.
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Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, who was credited as the musical director.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: February 18, 1965 on ABC
- United Kingdom and Ireland: May 5, 1965 at 5:30 pm on BBC One
Behind the scenes
- The premise of crooks, who are pretending to be a supernatural threat, is very similar to what would become the formula for Scooby-Doo. This is not the only Quest episode to feature such a plot point.
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Legacy
- In 1997, Erikson reappeared in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest episode "General Winter," just to be killed.
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.
