Quest: How the World's Most Ambitious Animated Series Came to Television

Quest: How the World's Most Ambitious Animated Series Came to Television, more commonly referred to as The Great Jonny Quest Documentary, is a 2+ hour documentary of the creation and legacy of the Jonny Quest series.
It was created for a private event around 2007, and released online on January 4, 2008.
== Creation ==
The documentary is "A File 037 Production", without any other credit attached to the video, as the creators wished to remain anonymous. According to fan Chris Webber who released the video, the creators are two men who are die-hard fans of Jonny Quest, and it took more than a year to create. The video is sometimes erroneously credited to Webber, but he was clear that he did not create it."Sorry to say, I didn't create the documentary myself but have the honor of posting and sharing it with other Quest fans." Comment on The Great Jonny Quest Documentary blog post. June 1, 2009.
It was made for a one-time screening at a 50th birthday party.http://chriswebber037.blogspot.com/2011/09/amazing-piece-of-quest-honoring.html
The documentary was likely completed and first screened sometime in 2007. It acknowledges the passing of Joseph Barbera, which happened on December 18, 2006, and it was released on YouTube on January 4, 2008.
It was created on an Apple computer using Adobe Photoshop, Boinx FotoMagico, Logic Pro 7, and Quicktime.Shown in the credits of the documentary.
== Release ==
The creators gave permission to fan Chris Webber to release the documentary online for free, with the stipulation that it was not to be sold or used in any way to create profit. It was first released on January 2, 2008 on YouTube, split into short videos in a playlist. Webber later uploaded the full high quality version to his blog for download.Chris Webber's blog: The Great Jonny Quest Documentary by Chris Webber. May 15, 2009.Chris Webber's blog: September 16, 2011.
== Reception ==
SFX Magazine editor Nick Setchfield recommended The Great Jonny Quest Documentary in the "Rants & Raves" section of SFX August 2021 issue.
== Video ==
== External links ==
* Original YouTube upload: The QUEST Documentary (playlist)
== References ==
Category:Movies