Aired: 1964-65
DAD: Dr. Benton Quest (voice of John Stephenson for first six episodes, then Don Messick) / Widower
DAD’S JOB: Scientist / Maniac
KIDS: Jonny Quest (voice of Tim Mathieson)(10), Hadji (voice of Danny Bravo) (11)
WHERE’S MOM?: Who knows? Dead, hopefully.
STAND-IN “MOM”: Race Bannon (voice of Mike Road)
Another “nightmare Single Dad,” Dr. Benton Quest truly deserved to have his kids taken away from him. Jonny never went to school, was constantly being endangered by his father’s job,and actually murdered adults on several episodes. Don’t even get me started about Hadji. And, would you hire Race Bannon as a babysitter?
Trivia note: If you want to see what Mike Road, the voice of Race Bannon, looked like back in the 60’s, watch for the I Dream of Jeannie episode where Jeannie creates an imaginary boyfriend named “Tony Millionaire” — “Tony” is played by Mike Road.
Update: Alert Viewer Ina-Chan sent in a boatload of details about Jonny Quest. Here’s some quick facts:
In 1964 Hadji was voiced by Danny Bravo. Trivia note: Danny Bravo is one of the boys in the motion picture “The Magnificent Seven” .
Jonny Quest made a comeback in the 90’s. Check out the 90’s page for more information.