The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, also known by its onscreen title card as Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures, is a science-fiction action-adventure animated television series that aired from 1996 to 1997.
While the series was somewhat promoted as a sequel/continuation to the original 1960's series, with the team just being a couple years older, it made some notable changes to established canon. In particular, Hadji is now two years older than Jonny, his mystical abilities are much more subtle, and he's Dr. Quest's assistant. The series basically ignores other versions of the series such as the 80's series, but it draws some elements from the two TV films, such as remaking Jessie's character.
The Quest team embark on a series of new discoveries and adventures and battle three dangerous adversaries: the villainous scientist Dr. Jeremiah Surd, vengeful former government agent Ezekiel Rage and Dr. Quest's scheming arch-rival Dr. Zin.
==Cast==
Character 	Season 1 cast 	Season 2 cast
Jonny Quest 	J.D. Roth 	Quinton Flynn
Hadji Singh 	Michael Benyaer	Rob Paulsen
Jessie Bannon 	Jesse Douglas 	Jennifer Hale
Dr. Benton Quest	George Segal 	John de LancieDon Messick (some lines)
Race Bannon 	Robert Patrick 	Sonny Van Dusen (episodes 1-6)Robert Foxworth (episodes 7-26)
Bandit 	Frank Welker 	Frank Welker
When the production team was changed between seasons, the voice cast was predominantly replaced, with only Frank Welker remaining on. The season two team brought back several voice actors from previous versions of the series:
* Paulsen reprises his role as Hadji from the 80s series and the two '90s television films.
* Messick, who previously voiced Dr. Quest, recorded lines for the first four episodes, but his deteriorating health led to recasting the role with de Lancie. A distinct line of Messick's can be heard in Rock of Rages, when Dr. Quest says, "And not a moment too soon!"
* Van Dusen reprises his role as Race Bannon from the '80s series and the two television films of the '90s. He was credited as Granville Van Dusen in those appearances.
==List of episodes==
The series consists of 52 episodes, with 26 episodes in two seasons. The two seasons overlapped in air dates.
Season	Episodes	Premiere episode 	Premiere date 	Finale episode 	Finale date
One 	26 	The Darkest Fathoms 	August 26, 1996 	To Bardo and Back	January 2, 1997
Two 	26 	The Mummies of Malenque	September 18, 1996	More Than Zero 	April 16, 1997
== Expanded series and merchandising ==
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest had tie-in material, merchandise, and promotional events.
Literary:
* Book series published by HarperCollins
* Comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics
* Play-A-Sound book
* Coloring and activity books published by Landoll's
* Coloring and activity books (Spanish-language) published by Altea
Games, toys, and merchandise:
* Cover-Up At Roswell PC video game from Virgin Sound and Vision
* Portable arcade game, handheld video game from MGA
* Trading cards from Upper Deck
* Action figures from Galoob
* Micro Machines from Galoob
* Valentine's Day Cards from Cleo
* 1996 Calendar
* Zebco fishing rod
Promotions:
* KFC promotion that included various toys
* Pizza Hut promotion that included Quest Pack toys
* SpaghettiOs promotion that included hologram cards
More:
* 1997 parade float in the Tournament of Roses Parade
* Style guide
* Press kit
Home video releases on VHS:
* The Darkest Fathoms (1996) - The Darkest Fathoms and Besieged in Paradise
* Escape to Questworld (1996) - Escape to Questworld and Trouble on the Colorado
* Rage's Burning Wheel (1996) - Alien in Washington and Rage's Burning Wheel
* The Alchemist (1996) - The Alchemist and Assault on Questworld
Home video releases on DVD:
* Mini DVD: Escape to Questworld (2004, repackaged release in 2005)
* DVD: Season One, Volume One (2009)
* DVD: Season One, Volume 2 (2012)
* DVD: The Complete Second Season (2015)
== International titles ==
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest was released in multiple languages, and some were given different titles for their language.
Language 	Title 	Translation
Arabic 	جوني كويست 	Jonny Quest
Czech 	Skutečná Dobrodružství Jonnyho Questa 	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
German 	Die neuen Abenteuer von Jonny Quest 	The New Adventures of Jonny Quest
Hungarian 	Vagány Johnny 	Crazy Jonny
Icelandic 	Ævintýri Jonna Quests 	The Adventures of Jonna Quests
Italian 	Le avventure di Jonny Quest 	The Adventures of Jonny Quest
Korean 	사이버탐험대 쟈니퀘스트 	Cyber Explorer Jonny Quest
Mandarin (Taiwan) 	強尼大冒險 	Jonny's Adventures
Polish 	Prawdziwe przygody Jonny'ego Questa 	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Portuguese (Brazil) 	As IncrÍveis Aventuras de Jonny Quest 	The Incredible Adventures of Jonny Quest
Portuguese (Portugal) 	As Verdadeiras Aventuras de Jonny Quest	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Romanian 	Aventurile reale ale lui Jonny Quest 	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Russian 	Невероятные Приключения Джонни Квеста 	The Incredible Adventures of Jonny Quest
Spanish (Latin America)	Las Increíbles Aventuras de Jonny Quest	The Incredible Adventures of Jonny Quest
==Notes/Trivia==
* This is the only mainstream incarnation to show Jonny and Hadji in their mid-teens. Everything, except for the alternate universe series, Future Quest, has depicted them as their 1960s preteen incarnations. Because of this, it would appear that The Real Adventures is no longer canon, as intended by the people involved.
* The show was intended to be one season of 65 episodes, but production problems cut it down to 52. The series was split between two production groups with vastly different styles in terms of continuity and animation style. As if that wasn't confusing enough, both styles were aired at the same time. To set them a part from each, they have gotten labelled as two different "seasons," which was how Warner Home Video and the Warner Archive Collection treated them when they were released onto DVD.
==Gallery==
=== Images ===
Real_Adventures_CN_title_card.png|Title card used on Cartoon Network.
TRA magazine ad.jpg|Magazine ad
TRA Los Angeles Times article Aug 1996.jpg| Los Angeles Times, August 1996
TRA 1996 trade ad.jpg|1996 ad
=== Video ===
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Opening|The original opening
Jonny Quest - The Real Adventures (1996) Trailer (VHS Capture)|Trailer from 1996
The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest Questworld Promo TV Commercial
Cartoon Network Jonny Quest Promo
==External links==
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==References==
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