"Jonny Quest" (1964)
Movie: "Jonny Quest" (1964)
“Dr. Benton Quest is a research scientist who is frequently called upon for missions that require his scientific and technical expertise. He is usually accompanied by his son Jonny, his tutor/bodyguard Race Bannon, their bulldog with the distinctive mask-like eye markings named Bandit, and Hadji, an Indian orphan who has special abilities of his own. Together, they investigate mysteries, perform rescues and battle nefarious villains around the world, most notably Dr. Zin. Written by Kenneth Chisholm {kchishol@home.com}”
- Release Date: 18 September 1964 (USA)
- Run Time: 30 min (26 episodes)
- Country: USA
- Genre: Animation , Action , Adventure , Family , Sci-Fi
Trivia: Jonny’s mom first appears in the comic-book story “Enter Race Bannon” in JONNY QUEST #2 (Comico, July 1986). The former Judith Waterston dies in Paris from an incurable disease when Jonny is still a young boy. Dr. Benton Quest is so devastated by her death that agent Roger “Race” Bannon is assigned to be Jonny’s bodyguard. The made-for-cable animated film ‘Jonny’s Golden Quest’ (1993) told a different story about Jonny’s mother, as explained in the “Classic Jonny Quest FAQ”: Now instead of an incurable disease, or even letting the matter simply remain a mystery, the death of Jonny’s mother involved Dr. Zin. This revamping of the JQ world was not well received by many JQ fans. Also, her identity was changed from Judith Waterston to Rachel Wildey (the Wildey surname being used as a tribute to original series architect Doug Wildey). This has now become the official version of what happened and is reported as such in such reference material as the ‘Jonny Quest Character Reference Guide’, published by H-B in 1995.