Werewolf of the Timberland
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| Network | ABC |
| Premiere date | January 7, 1965 |
| Starring | Tim Matthieson Danny Bravo Don Messick Mike Road |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | William D. Hamilton |
| Director(s) | William Hanna |
| Voice director(s) | Joseph Barbera |
| Animation director(s) | Charles A. Nichols |
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"Werewolf of the Timberland" is the seventeenth episode of Jonny Quest season one. It aired on January 7, 1965 on ABC. It was written by William D. Hamilton, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Hunting for samples of petrified wood in the Canadian Rockies, Doctor Quest encounters a gang of lumberjacks intent on protecting their gold-smuggling operation. At the same time, Jonny and Hadji befriend an indigenous man and his wolf companion.
Detailed summary
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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: January 7, 1965 on ABC
- United Kingdom and Ireland: April 14, 1965 at 5:30 pm on BBC One
Behind the scenes
- This was the first Jonny Quest episode to air in 1965.
- 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.
Errors
Legacy
Marketing and promotion
- In 1987, Comico published an adaptation of this episode in Jonny Quest #3, 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:
- 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.
