It has been a long time and I still find myself thinking about this series, THE series! It has been over 30 years since I last saw this original series. After airing for only one season on ABC,the series was picked up for syndication and popped up every now and then on the Saturday Morning cartoon line-up. Although the New Adventures from the 1990s was pretty good, maybe even better than the original, it never would had happened had it not been for this original series from 1964.
The original is the one that deserves the honored place in history for many reasons. To start with, the opening theme was a theme that screamed "Look out! Another exciting adventure dead ahead! Hang on to your seat!"
Historically,it was the first adventure cartoon intended to take the viewer through an exciting adventure. Before the big day, ads reminded us that this new cartoon would be in "Blazing Realism"! Golly! That really got us excited and we just couldn't wait to see this exciting new series which would air in September 1964 on Friday night (on ABC).
JONNY QUEST also paved the way for other exciting cartoon adventures, like SPACE GHOST, which would air on Saturday mornings in September 1966.
For better or worse, fans and critics alike must agree that this cartoon is truly a ground breaker!
The original is the one that deserves the honored place in history for many reasons. To start with, the opening theme was a theme that screamed "Look out! Another exciting adventure dead ahead! Hang on to your seat!"
Historically,it was the first adventure cartoon intended to take the viewer through an exciting adventure. Before the big day, ads reminded us that this new cartoon would be in "Blazing Realism"! Golly! That really got us excited and we just couldn't wait to see this exciting new series which would air in September 1964 on Friday night (on ABC).
JONNY QUEST also paved the way for other exciting cartoon adventures, like SPACE GHOST, which would air on Saturday mornings in September 1966.
For better or worse, fans and critics alike must agree that this cartoon is truly a ground breaker!