Talk:The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest/Archive 1

DVD release
Is there gonna be a DVD release of this show? Angie Y. 02:00, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Probably not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.206.69.158 (talk) 01:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Theme Song
Is there any information about the newly adapted theme song for the show's opening? --Surten (talk) 00:16, 8 July 2008 (UTC)Surten

Archived portions
Archiving the old development history here while I write the new.

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest had a notably troubled development process. The program began production in 1992, but faced many setbacks and spent three years in “development hell”. The original production team was therefore fired, and two new teams of producers were brought in. John Eng and Cosmo Anzilotti worked with the leftover models from the previous team, which featured an edgier, anime inspiration, so as to get the show on the air by 1996. Meanwhile, Davis Doi and Larry Houston decided to redesign the characters closer to the 1964 Jonny Quest originals. The two versions of the series were originally meant to have been launched separately, but, after the Time Warner-Turner merger, the Doi/Houston episodes were broadcast as the second season of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest instead of on their own.

The Eng/Anzilotti version of the show (the one present in all merchandising related to the show) is referred to as the “Season One” version, while the Doi/Houston episodes are referred to as the “Season Two” version. However, all fifty-two episodes (twenty-six of each version) were all aired during the 1996-1997 television season, and, while most of the Season One episodes aired first, episodes from the two versions were intermixed as the show went on.

An added element in the “Season One” episodes was the concept of cyberspace. Dr. Quest developed a virtual reality system called “QuestWorld”, which was usually depicted using three-dimensional computer animation. The rest of the program was created using traditional animation.

Recurring villains in the “Season One” episodes include hacker Jeremiah Surd and prophetic madman Ezekiel Rage. In keeping with the original 1964 feel, the main recurring villains in the “Season Two” episodes are Dr. Zin, the Quest team’s traditional archenemy, and his two daughters. The "Season Two" team made a point of killing off the recurring villains from "Season One". Fifty-two episodes of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest were eventually produced, and the show is currently in syndication.

Notes for peer reviewers / FAC critics
I really threw the book at this one, using several sources and search methods to find tons of printed material on the show. Still, I have some notes:


 * 1) First are publications I'm aware of but haven't been able to look at and assimilate into the article. I've otherwise found an entire range of critical commentary and analysis, and one article even summarizes TV Guide's initial reactions. I believe that 95% of qualitative information concerning the show has been represented here. The stuff I don't have is listed below. Interlibrary loan will eventually knock off half this list.


 * TV Guide's issue calling Jessie an "icky female", summarized in other news
 * Quest for a new label: Video Business, February, 1996  by Farley, Mary Ann
 * Quest: Supermarket News, September, 1995  by Angrisani, Carol
 * Luxor review: Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, August, 1997  by Morriss, Maureen (full version)
 * N.F. Mendoza for TVNet: http://www.utv.net/news/f/a/96/08/24quest.html
 * TVGuide 1996-08-19
 * Detroit News http://www.detnews.com/menu/stories/25194.htm
 * Eclipse magazine http://www.eclipsemag.com/culture/cartnet/cartnet.html
 * CNET Cover-Up: http://zuni.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0,50,545,00.html
 * CMP: http://techweb.cmp.com/hpc/gifts/30G_PP14.HTM
 * SMH.com.au: http://www.smh.com.au/computers/reviews/970225-reviews1.html
 * ZD: http://www.zdnet.com/complife/rev/9703/jquest.html
 * People's review of Cyber-InsectS 1995-11-20
 * The return of Jonny Quest: Broadcasting & Cable; 3/27/95, Vol. 125 Issue 13, p19, 1/4p, 1c
 * CN adds three series: Broadcasting & Cable; 2/12/96, Vol. 126 Issue 7, p54, 2p
 * Government conspiracies: Australian Macuser; Apr97 Issue 52, p29, 2/3p, 1c
 * TV deals: Playthings; Feb96, Vol. 94 Issue 2, p136, 1/8p
 * High hopes for Roswell: Computer Retail Week; 11/25/96, Vol. 6 Issue 156, p33, 2p, 1c
 * Kids Entertainment: Parents (10836373); Sep1996, Vol. 71 Issue 9, p209, 3p, 10c


 * 1) Second are Lance Falk's commentaries and sources. Falk was a writer for season two and talked about the show with people on AOL's Quest messageboard. Two of his interviews were done through professional magazines, but there's a small handful of citations for e-mails he sent out. His notes in the e-mails are corroborated by his magazine interviews for Animation Planet and Animation Artist, and I do not believe he would have any reason to mislead or deceive. I ask that these few commentary references be allowed to stand as they offer a unique look behind the scenes.
 * 2) Third is the writer's bible. Photocopies of it (minus the design sheets) have been circulating on Ebay for some time now, and they are authentic. This is another "iffy" source in terms of professionalism, but it is invaluable to the article for describing the plot and first season set-up without millions of "citation needed"s. While one could infer all that data from watching the first and second seasons, the writer's bible tersely and clearly puts it on paper, allowing for several useful quotations. The document was written by Lawrence (season one) but edited by Leopold (season two); still, one versed in the show can tell what he rewrote (like the "heartrate stop" used by Hadji in Zanzibar allegedly being boring), and which parts are unchanged (the call to use real-world mythical sources). When in doubt over the author, I've played it safe.
 * 3) Fourth are the Francois Lord e-mails. He worked on QuestWorld and e-mailed someone on the AOL community to clarify working conditions at Buzz F/X. Again, an "unprofessional" source with "invaluable" perspective on the show.

Other than that, I've tried to maintain NPOV concerning the first and second seasons. The first is noted as injuring the show through troubled development but hosting an interesting premise; the second is noted as returning to the series to its classic roots, but encountering criticisms and moving the show away from the first season's realism. Other criticisms are made for each season, and I think there's a good balance going. Thanks for reviewing. Zeality 05:31, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Mental note: 3-7, 10-14 March 1997 on 7:30 slot

Further references
Google Booking aspects of animation for an article I am working on, I've discovered a plethora of further sources. Pardon me if they're already used or redundant to what is already stated in the articles, but here lies several different sources you can use to even expand the article. Among them include Understanding motion capture for computer animation and video games, which actually has an entire section devoted to it's entry. Also, this search likely has some information on the series as well. Hope that can help getting the page up to standards for the next FAC!  The Flash  {talk} 19:02, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Critical reception
The section Critical reception cites several reviewers negative response to the character Jessie, then says, "The fiasco subsided after the Cyber Insects telefilm aired." Excuse me? That happened in November 1995 while Real Adventures was not seen until August 1996. What the hell were these reviewers reviewing? Jonny's Golden Quest? That aired April 1993, so I'd say no. The reactions described are too detailed and too strong to be responses to nothing more than early promotional announcements from H-B and/or Turner. That would be totally unacceptable behavior on the parts of these commentators. So what is this stuff? The cites aren't links to internet posted things so I can't check them. Can anybody verify them? --Tbrittreid (talk) 21:41, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * QuestFan has transcriptions of a lot of those sources here. From what I learned, yeah, it basically was a big idiotic reaction to the announcement that Jessie Bannon would be in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest. Classic purists went crazy over it. Some specific links about it:


 * Miami Herald
 * Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 * Counterpoints to the Above

Citations are there so it's not too hard to find on a university newspaper search engine or something like AccessBank. I'd really like to get the original TVGuide article that called her an icky girl, but so far all I have is the general volume/date of publishing from those other sources and the money quote. ZeaLitY [  Talk  -  Activity  ]  04:42, 20 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Okay, it was an indefensible overreaction to an early promotional advancement after all. I am clear now and thank you very much. As for the TV Guide issue, give me that "date of publishing" you mention, and the next time I go to Dallas, TX, and its large public library (though I must admit, "God knows when that will be"), I'll go through their extensive collection of its back issues and I should be able to find that one. I found something from a December 1966 issue there! --Tbrittreid (talk) 23:16, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks like it was the July 29, 1996 edition. ZeaLitY [  Talk  -  Activity  ]  18:24, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

HB animation technology group reference
Is there anyone here who has a subscription to Variety that can search their archives?

In the summer of '95 a specialized IT group was formed at HB called the Production Technology Group. It's purpose initially was to develop and manage to integration of computer technology into the traditional animation process used on Johnny Quest. The group was responsible for the creation of HB's digital ink and paint system along with their own animatic system of scanning storyboards and then combining them with the raw voicetrack to create something that was between a static story board and a pencil test. These animatics were far easier to create, edit, and dump to video tape.

I'm looking for the article that references this group. It would have been printed in 1995 or 1996. Thank you! Scalhotrod (talk) 23:20, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

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Hadji Singh
Was any explanation offered as to why this allegedly Hindu character has a Moslem given name and a Sikh surname? 71.235.184.247 (talk) 00:21, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

Jonny's Age
Now I remember one episode that Dr. Quest said that Jonny is 13 so how come the article said he's 14? Was he 14 in season 2?2600:1700:F280:4BB0:14D2:F07B:5417:1700 (talk) 21:26, 17 March 2019 (UTC)