| Jonny Quest All 26 Episodes Plus Great Bonus Features Plot Outline: The Quest family and their bodyguard investigate strange phenomena and battle villains around the world. Plot Synopsis: 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. Baby boomers of a certain age, and anyone fond of classic Hanna Barbera cartoons, might find the 40-year-old episodes in Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season an exciting blast from the past. Five years before Hanna Barbera made a comedy about amateur youths solving exotic mysteries in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, the animation giant captured a more serious spirit from a different era in Jonny Quest. The series played on primetime television-a very big deal for animation at the time-in 1964, and was infused with energy from sundry pop trends as well as cold war paranoia and a prevailing belief in limitless technology (largely inspired by America's race to the moon). Part intelligence thriller, part science fiction, Jonny Quest made a child's adventure out of thwarting international espionage and sabotage with super-computers, state-of-the-art transportation to every corner of the planet, an apparently bottomless budget for building fantastic weapons, martial arts, and more. The fact that schoolboy Jonny, as well as his best friend, Hadji, and canine companion Bandit, were having adventures akin to those of James Bond was terribly exciting. Young Jonny (voiced by actor Tim Matheson, later a co-star of Animal House and The West Wing) is the motherless son of government scientist Dr. Benton Quest. The latter conducts all manner of research from a remote island, where he lives with Jonny, Hadji, Bandit, and chief assistant Race Bannon, a rugged fellow who tutors Jonny but also provides muscle when the group is on assignment anywhere from the Arctic to Calcutta. The original 26 episodes (on four discs) find the team battling conspirators amidst half-sunken pirate ships in the Sargasso Sea (in the pilot, "Mystery of the Lizard Men," sans Hadji), working undercover to stop a Jahilipur manufacturer of fake gold ("Riddle of the Gold"), and foiling an effort to steal an experimental, "mind-numbing" drug (and passing off a Race look-alike as the real McCoy) in "Double Danger." (The last introduces Race's hottie girlfriend, Jezebel Jade.) The slow, deliberate animation (even more stiff than Scooby) can get a little wearing, but the uniqueness of Jonny Quest as a genuine adventure-drama makes this collection a must. -Tom Keogh Product Description Unlike the outrageous fantasy plots of cartoons that preceded it, "Jonny Quest" drew on science and detective-style logic to solve mysteries and apprehend sophisticated villains. Viewers were transported to exotic locales as Jonny's dad Dr. Benton Quest tackled each new government assignment, aided by ex-agent "Race" Bannon, the Indian boy Hadji, family bulldog Bandit.and of course, his fearless 11-year-old son Jonny (voiced by actor Tim Matheson). Now all 26 classic episodes from Year One charting the fantastic exploits of brave and brainy Jonathan Quest are available for the first time ever, digitally re-mastered on DVD in a deluxe four-disc collectors set, featuring over 11 hours of classic original TV programming and newly-added enhanced content. Bonus Features: Quest Files: Fun Facts & Trivia (over episode 'Double Danger') Adventures in Animation: A Cartoon Called Quest Featurette on Animators Jonny Quest Video Handbook (bios on heroes, villains and locations) P.F. Flyer Sneaker commercial (original spot) Episodes Mystery of the Lizard Men Arctic Splashdown The Curse of Anubis Pursuit of the Po-Ho Riddle of the Gold Treasure of the Temple Calcutta Adventure The Robot Spy Double Danger Shadow of the Condor Skull and Double Crossbones The Dreadful Doll A Small Matter of Pygmies Dragons of Ashida Turu the Terrbile The Fraudulent Volcano Werewolf of the Timberland Pirates from Below Attack of the Tree People The Invisible Monster The Devil's Tower The Quetong Missile Mystery House of Seven Gargoyles Terror Island Monster in the Monastery The Sea Haunt Bonus 1 - Double Danger Commentary Bonus 2 - Animation Adventure Bonus 3 - Video Handbook Bonus 4 – Commercial Interactive dvd menus Awesome graphics and sound Nice dvd collector box/case Wonderful picture art directly printed on the dvd. (No paper labels to peel off and mess up the dvd playing in the dvd player.) First Class USPS shipping with delivery e-confirmation. Full exchange warranty. 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