Rating  - Highly Recommended
I consider this to be one of, if not the, greatest animated series of all time. It's definitely on the list of the top five best cartoon series ever assuming you like action and adventure.
I am not alone in this opinion as is indicated by the interviews on disk four with people who work in the animation business.
And this is still true after 40 years of advances in technology which you would think would cause cartoons to be better than back then.
Why is it so great ? Many reasons.
It starts with the entire concept of two kids travelling around the world to exotic (and real) places on adventures with their father.
The art. The writing / stories. The voices. The music. All of these are exceptional.
Here's some of my favorite episodes although I like them all:
3. The Curse Of Anubis (probably my all time favorite and my lucky number)
8. The Robot Spy
14. Dragons Of Ashida
20. The Invisible Monster
23. The House Of Seven Gargoyles
This is a great dvd collection at a great price.
Disk four has some extra features where you can find out a lot of interesting facts about Jonny and company.
I like this series so much that I got a Jonny Quest tattoo.
The Hanna Barbera studios came out with some great animated series back then although not all of them have been released on dvd yet. That's bad. They need to release the rest of them including 'The Fantastic Four'. Space Ghost and Birdman are available now.
Jeff Marzano
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Rating - En español
Quiero saber si alguno de Uds sabe si esta recopilacion de Jonny Quest viene con opcion de escuchar en español
Rating - JQ dvd set
I was young and this show just caught my imagination. While I do object to any edits that were made to PC this collection the set is cool and a good watch. I have enjoyed the trip back.
Rating - Water Skiing in a Turban
Jonny Quest-the Complete First Season is a guilty pleasure. It was created by Hanna- Barbera in the early sixties. For those of you who don't know, the animation team of Hanna-Barbera used to work for MGM's animation department. When the department was closed, they got rich producing cheap cartoons for television. Their creations include the classic Flintstones, The Jetsons, Magilla Gorilla, Huckleberry Hound, etc.
Jonny Quest was their foray into action adventure first televised on ABC primetime. This was a radical departure from the humorous offerings Hanna-Barbera was known for previously. It combined science, technology, action, adventure and mystery in a manner that is still enjoyable over forty years later.
Jonathan "Jonny" Quest is the son of Dr. Benton Quest. His scientist father is considered such a national asset, that the family is given a federal agent as bodyguard after the death of Jonny's mother. Roger "Race" Bannon also is the family pilot, tutor and judo instructor. Hajii is the adopted son, an orphan who saved Dr. Quest's life in India. Considerable comic relief is contributed by Bandit, Jonny's fat little dog.
This series is a juvenile male fantasy. Jonny and company live on a private island off the coast of Florida. This is the home when they aren't fighting, sea monsters, recovering stolen artifacts, testing weapons for the Army, fighting hostile natives or the schemes of the nefarious Dr. Zin. This series was created before political correctness or environmental awareness. These guys travel the world in high tech aircraft (including VTOL) piloted by either Race or Dr. Quest. They have the carbon footprint of an F-18 squadron. There are no significant female characters except Race's sometime girlfriend Jade.
Their personal technology includes hydrofoil speedboats, submarines, bazookas, jetpacks, hovercraft, etc. Dr. Quest is one of those scientists whose skill set would be representative of about six Phds in engineering, technology and or all things archaeology. Their unlimited resources make feasible dropping everything and traveling 12000 miles to rescue a colleague of Dr. Quest.
This series is fun and doesn't take itself too seriously. You don't mind things like Hajii waterskiing with a turban on. In our world, Dr. Quest would be brought up on charges for child endangerment. In a heartbeat, he, Race and the boys joined by Bandit are getting shot at by the villains of the week. There are explosions, monsters and scantily-clad natives throwing spears at them. Don't forget about that mummy......
And yes the bad guys do die.
The opening theme is accompanied by a now classic theme that just lets you know these guys are going to kick butt. Each episode ends with the same music playing so you know our boys will be at it again next episode.
You can't wait to be there with them....
Rating - Best Cartoon Ever!!!
My boys have always liked Johnny Quest so we bought the complete first season for Christmas. I think they watched most of it that day. My oldest is now 18!! They thought it was great!!
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