Members Armchair Bronco Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 I was born in 1963, and as a kid my favorite day of the week was Saturday, more precisely Saturday mornings when I got up at 6:30 am and began a 4-hour cartoon watching odyssey that didn't end until "Soul Train" kicked in and I turned off the TV. My favorite cartoon, bar none, was "The Adventures of Jonny Quest". Great story lines, great characters, that awesome dog Bandit, the cool James Bond-esque gadgets, and the freakin' awesome sound track. I just bought a DVD of the first season of Jonny Quest on eBay for $20 "for my two boys"! It's great having kids so you can "get presents for them" and re-live your own great childhood moments at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members db. Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 I love those old, non-PC cartoons. Warner Brothers, and all the rest. Jonny Quest is classic. Didn't they recently try to revive and remake a new version of the Quest series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members has-sound Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 I loved Johnny Quest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted November 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 I love those old, non-PC cartoons. Warner Brothers, and all the rest. Jonny Quest is classic. Yep, Jonny Quest was so utterly and completely non-PC! Here are some relevant quotes from Wikipedia: == Controversies In the 1970s, Jonny Quest became one of the main targets of parental watchdog groups such as Action for Children's Television (ACT). With its multiple on-screen deaths, murder attempts, use of firearms and deadly weapons (especially by "children" -- notably Jonny), frequent use of racial stereotypes, and tense moments, Jonny Quest was decried as the epitome of what was wrong with Saturday morning cartoons, regardless of the fact that it indeed was not an original Saturday morning cartoon. The reruns were taken off the air in 1972, but returned to Saturday morning, in edited form, sporadically afterwards. [...]Jonny Quest provides a fascinating window into the pre-1966 American psyche, with its relative disregard of environmental and ethnic issues in favor of a cold war, weapons-technology gestalt. Here are a few examples of "politically incorrect" moments: In "Arctic Splashdown", Jonny, Dr. Quest, Race and Hadji encounter a walrus on the glacier blocking the path of their snow vehicle. Jonny blasts the endangered species with an ear-shattering megaphone: "Get off the road, you roadhog!!!!" "The Pursuit of The Po-Ho" offers the most abundant examples of cultural intolerance in the name of science, referring to the Indians as "devils" and the famously bleeped Race Bannon, "Alright, you heathen monkeys!" As an added bonus, Race Bannon's purple berries won't wash off his skin for three weeks. "'Are pygmies warm and friendly people?' -- NO!!!", conclude our sour-faced heroes in "A Small Matter of Pygmies". In "Turu the Terrible", in the middle of the Amazon jungle, Dr. Quest admonishes everyone to grab rifles and shoot at crocodiles surrounding their riverboat. And they keep on shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 Greatest cartoon ever! I'm surprised no hollywood director has tried to do a live action version of it! Could be an American "Harry Potter" IMHO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members db. Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 Greatest cartoon ever! I'm surprised no hollywood director has tried to do a live action version of it! Could be an American "Harry Potter" IMHO! Who would play Jonny? Or Race? Or Hadji? Tough casting call... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 I love those old, non-PC cartoons. Warner Brothers, and all the rest. Jonny Quest is classic. Didn't they recently try to revive and remake a new version of the Quest series? Yep, threw a girl into the mix that solved all the mysteries for poor dumb Johnny. As politically correct as possible, lasted aboot 15 milliseconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 Who would play Jonny? Or Race? Or Hadji? Tough casting call... A few years ago Leonardo DiCaprio, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Kal Penn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassman1956 Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 Loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members db. Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 A few years ago Leonardo DiCaprio, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Kal Penn. I was thinking Leo as Jonny for a few years ago, but I can't think of any actor right now. It would have to be a no-name actor IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Thumper Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 That episode scared the sh*t out of me as a kid. I have the first year on DVD. I still watch the episodes on a regular basis. It was (and is) good stuff, and f*ck those who gripe about the non-PC aspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted November 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 Some other anecdotes from Wikipedia: Dr. Benton C. Quest, Jonny's dad, was "one of the three top scientists in the world". Roger "Race" T. Bannon is a special agent / bodyguard / pilot from Intelligence One, a secret government agency. The character Hadji, Dr. Quest's adopted son from Calcutta, India, was noted as the first major non-white character to be presented as an equal, sympathetic participant in the stories in American television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 i saw it in reruns when i was kid.great show if you haven't seen it - the show "venture brothers" on adult swim uses alot of jonny quest references and characters. race bannon was on an episode the other night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members db. Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 The character Hadji, Dr. Quest's adopted son from Calcutta, India, was noted as the first major non-white character to be presented as an equal, sympathetic participant in the stories in American television. I thought that trophy went to Uhura from Star Trek? Maybe Quest is older... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted November 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 I thought that trophy went to Uhura from Star Trek? Maybe Quest is older... Jonny Quest was made for the 64-65 TV season. Star Trek hit the airwaves in 1966. Also, Uhura had an affair with Star Trek's creator, Gene Roddenberry, whereas Hadji managed to get a spot on Jonny Quest without sleeping with the cartoonist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PiotreX Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 I preferred Space Ghost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 i saw it in reruns when i was kid.great show if you haven't seen it - the show "venture brothers" on adult swim uses alot of jonny quest references and characters. race bannon was on an episode the other night. I was about to say... and Brock is the {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 Was it Harvey Birdman that had a spoof on these characters? Something about custody rights over the kid becasue the Dad never paid any attention to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted November 28, 2008 Members Share Posted November 28, 2008 Was it Harvey Birdman that had a spoof on these characters? Something about custody rights over the kid becasue the Dad never paid any attention to him. yeah. seems like the dad was gay or something. i don't remember the specifics but it was funny as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Renfield Posted November 29, 2008 Members Share Posted November 29, 2008 yeah. seems like the dad was gay or something. i don't remember the specifics but it was funny as hell. Yeah, that's it. I never watched the original show and it was funny as hell still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members groutt Posted November 29, 2008 Members Share Posted November 29, 2008 Jonny Quest was better than 8th Man, Gigantor, Clutch Cargo, and Supercar combined. Best cartoon ever. It's nice that you got the dvd, you know, for the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armchair Bronco Posted November 29, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2008 Jonny Quest was better than 8th Man, Gigantor, Clutch Cargo, and Supercar combined. Best cartoon ever. It's nice that you got the dvd, you know, for the kids. You know it. Nuthin's too good for my kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted November 29, 2008 Members Share Posted November 29, 2008 They should somehow combine it with Lancalot Link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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