Really Surprised!

Excellent, a Must See

A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Adults of the 1960s had James Bond and James West - and, their children had Jonny Quest! :)I wasn't old enough to see "Jonny Quest" in the 1960s...but, I caught-up with him in the 1970s when re-runs were aired. This is truly a magnificent cartoon for kids who seek excitement!"Jonny Quest" is not only exciting; it has great stories; exotic settings; interesting creatures and monsters; and, clever villains! I'm betting that most every little boy who watched and loved "Jonny Quest" has since graduated to watching and loving "James Bond" and "James West," as I did.This is 'exactly' the kind of thrilling 'boys' cartoon that should have had a run of many years; but, it only lasted 'one!?!?' I don't get it!?!? Even on IMDb, it has scored 8.0; so...someone other than me must have loved this cartoon as a boy!?!?This is the kind of cartoon that gets little boys (monkey-see, monkey-do) to go out into the forest and seek-out bugs; amphibians; reptiles; and, other animals and interesting creatures. It gets boys to climb trees; go hiking; swimming; snorkeling; scuba diving; water skiing; and, other exciting and 'active' activities. It gets boys to rent a row boat and cruise the nearby lake; or, rent a canoe and go down the nearby river. This cartoon gets boys to do anything other than sit around the house 'gaming' on a computer with a dozen Dunkin' Donuts, a box of Twinkies, and, a 3-Litre bottle of soda!?!?This cartoon also rids a little boy of the 2nd and 4th 'Deadly Sins' - Gluttony and Sloth!Maybe boys (people in general) nowadays feel threatened by Jonny Quest because he'd never advocate sitting around the house on a nice day, all day, in front of a computer when you could be out doing something 'active' when the cartoon's over!?!?Dunno! But, cancelling this show after such a short run, like cancelling "Star Trek" TOS...was a blunder!

Back in the 60s, I was convinced that "Jonny Quest" was the single greatest cartoon ever created. It was something special. It had a more adult feel to it and, therefore, to my 5 year old mind, that made it more real. Watching today, I realize how wrong my notions of reality were, but there's no denying a more serious tone or style to "Jonny Quest" than any other cartoon on at the time. But there's also no denying how good it really was. I was incredibly envious of Jonny and the adventures he and Hadji were allowed to go on. Battling mummies, chasing a giant robotic spider, and fighting off giant condors were just part of the fun. And what about Race Bannon – what small boy worth his salt didn't want to grow up and be like Race? He was awesome. Finally, I would argue that there were other positive aspects of the show beyond entertainment. This may sound completely ridiculous to someone who never watched "Jonny Quest", but it inspired a real interest in science and history in me and my brother. I look at the show as having had a very positive influence on us.I have fond memories of many of the episodes, but if I had to pick just one as a favorite, I think I would go with "The House of the Seven Gargoyles". Talk about creeping me out – I hid my head under the covers. I still have the most vivid memories of that episode. I recently picked up the DVD set and, over the past couple of months, I've been making my way through the episodes. Forty years later, I'm still enjoying them and "The House of Seven Gargoyles" is still pretty creepy. To my delight, my four year old son has watched a couple of the episodes with me. I was thrilled when I realized how much he was loving it. Like father, like son – how cool is that?

Quite simply, the best male adventure drama in ANY MEDIA - books, television, theater, even familial legend. It tells the story of Johnny Quest, a 12-something boy whose father is a government scientist, who lives on a private island off the Miami coast. His father, one of the top scientists for the USA, is assisted by Race Bannon, a sort of Bruce Lee and Clint Eastwood rolled into one, and his half-brother, Hadji, adopted son of Dr. Quest, a former orphan from Calcutta.The main characters fly all over the world (Race Bannon is a Jet Pilot) completing government research missions and also solving science-fiction based mysteries. The show is laced with the latest gee-whiz stuff from Popular Science of the 1960's, much of which STILL hasn't been invented yet!! Particularly good episodes from season #1 include "The Robot Spy", an invention of the evil Dr. Zinn, created to steal Dr. Quest's Research Results, and "The Invisible Monster" (aka "The Energy Monster", as both my 4 year olds call it in my house), a science experiment in molecular energy gone berserk on a south pacific island.This is perhaps the ONLY television show in history besides STAR TREK that glorifies both brawn AND brains, as personified by Race Bannon and Dr. Quest. Did it have an effect on me ?? I have a PhD, I have worked for the government, I have worked on space satellites and touched them, and have jetted across America as a consultant to several industries. Live the dream! There is _almost_ no gratuitous violence in this series, except for a particular episode with a giant crab where the violence (and firearm) level is way beyond what can be called "intelligent".

Do I have fond memories of this show! I remember it vividity as a kid growing up watching the repeated episodes during the 1970's and throughout the next decade. This show may have been violent,but it had everything going for it,non-stop action and lots of excitement ,intrigue,international episonage,high adventure,mystery,and breathtaking suspense. For one,you have Jonny Quest,the coolest kid ever and his dad(Dr. Quest) who was always experimenting with new gadgets each week. Then you had his guardian Race who was tough as nails and was always gung-ho for anything to came within the group. Then you had Jonny's best friend and companion,Hadji from India who was a magician or sorts and can always rely on his special magic to save him and Jonny from great danger. Oh yeah,lets not forget Jonny's faithful dog Bandit who sometimes stumbles into trouble. Anyways they travel the world in search for adventure and sometimes meet it face to face.By the way,what's not to love about a show about dinosaurs,WWI airplanes, nuclear submarines,robot spiders,lizard men,sea creatures,invisible monsters,mummies,and secret armies not to mention beings from other lifeforms. Of course,this show had it all as well which included jet packs,lasers,hovercraft,hydrofoils,vstol jets,and other cool gadgets that Dr. Quest had ready to use or still testing them out in his secret lab. Also you have some of the deadliest villains ever devised here like the diabolical Dr. Zin, Ivar, Dr. Karim, Ashida and his man-eating dragons,and a host of foreign spies and deadly international agents out the destroy the world.Where else will you see Race Bannon saving Jonny and Hadji from a certain fate one minute,the next you'll see him wrestling alligators,and afterwards have a romantic moment with the mysterious Jezebel Jade(whom in my opinion looks like an animated version of actress Joan Collins,but with a lot of curves). Still,Dr. Quest and Race Bannon were positive role model for the boys whom most of the time taught them a valuable lesson or two.It is amazing that the series during the 1960's was Hanna-Barbera's first foray into an adventure format and somehow it worked and from its premiere episode it was a runaway hit.NOTE-"The Adventures of Jonny Quest" originally ran for one season producing 26 original episodes in color for prime-time at ABC-TV from the premiere episode on September 18, 1964 until March 26, 1965. ABC reaired all 26 original episodes in prime-time from May 6,1965 until August 31, 1966. After that, the series went to Saturday Mornings where it remained and broadcast on all three major television networks for the next five decades(first at ABC, then over to CBS and its longest-running tenture was at NBC for its Saturday Morning schedule).