The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Genre	Adventure Drama Sci-fi
Based on	Jonny Quest by Doug Wildey
Developed by	Peter Lawrence Takashi Masunaga
Directed by	Mike Milo Davis Doi
Voices of	J. D. Roth Michael Benyaer Jesse Douglas George Segal Robert Patrick Frank Welker Quinton Flynn Rob Paulsen Jennifer Hale John de Lancie Robert Foxworth (season two)
Theme music composer	Gary Lionelli Hoyt Curtin William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Composers	Christophe Beck Guy Moon Kevin Kiner Thomas Chase Jones Steve Rucker Mark Koval Larry H. Brown Todd Hayen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Sherry Gunther
Producers	John Eng Cos Anzilotti David Lipman Davis Doi Larry Houston
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	August 26, 1996 (1996-08-26) – April 16, 1997 (1997-04-16)
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The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (also known as Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures) is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996, to April 16, 1997. It is a continuation of Jonny Quest (1964) and The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986) and features teenage adventurers Jonny Quest, Hadji Singh, and Jessie Bannon as they accompany Dr. Benton Quest and bodyguard Race Bannon to investigate strange phenomena, legends, and mysteries in exotic locales. Action also takes place in the virtual realm of QuestWorld, a three-dimensional cyberspace domain rendered with computer animation. Conceived in the early 1990s, Real Adventures suffered a long and troubled development.

Hanna-Barbera dismissed creator Peter Lawrence in 1996 and hired new producers to finish the show. John Eng and Cosmo Anzilotti completed Lawrence's work; David Lipman, Davis Doi, and Larry Houston wrote new episodes with reworked character designs akin to those of classic Quest. Each team produced half of the show's fifty-two episodes. While Lawrence's team crafted stories of real-world mystery and exploration, later writers used science fiction and paranormal plots. Turner supported the show through a massive marketing campaign with thirty-three licensees. Real Adventures debuted with an unprecedented wide release on Cartoon Network, TBS, and TNT, airing twenty-one times per week. Critics have debated the show's animation, writing, and spirit compared to classic Quest, but it has also received praise for these same reasons.

Real Adventures failed to gain high ratings with its target demographics and its merchandise performed poorly, leading to its cancellation after fifty-two episodes. Since the show ended, reruns have aired on Toonami, CNX, and other Turner networks. Turner Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video have released eight VHS tapes and two laserdiscs, and all 52 episodes are available on DVD and for digital purchase on the iTunes Store.