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beamjockey ([personal profile] beamjockey) wrote2011-09-05 09:31 pm

The Essential JONNY QUEST

In discussing Roger Evans's brilliant, if somewhat obsessive, stop-motion recreation of the opening credit sequence from Jonny Quest, it was learned that there are individuals who have never seen Jonny Quest at all.

Your challenge: Which, let's say two, episodes of the show would you recommend to someone who had never seen it?

To assist with your homework, some references:

Jonny Quest episode guide.

Wikipedia entry on the series.

IMDB episode guide

The original cel-animated opening which inspired Mr. Evans:

[identity profile] bad2goodgal.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
It only ran one season??? Wow - I remember them as being long running. I must've just really liked them.
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[identity profile] beamjockey.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
They were re-run over and over and over again for decades.
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[identity profile] mrs-sweetpeach.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
That's for sure. When I was in college one of the stations began showing them at 1:00 p.m. and I'd rush home (probably from work, because I think this was Saturday) to watch it with my boyfriend.

I still LOVE that theme music.