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==Original series (1964–65)==
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''Jonny Quest'', also known as ''The Adventures of Jonny Quest'', is the original American science fiction/adventure animated television series that started the franchise. It was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for [[Screen Gems#Television subsidiary (1948–1974)|Screen Gems]]. It was created and designed by [[comic-book artist]] [[Doug Wildey]]. Inspired by [[radio serial]]s and comics in the action-adventure genre, including [[Doc Savage]], [[Tom Swift]], ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]'' and ''[[Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy]]'', the series featured more realistic art, characters, and stories than Hanna-Barbera's previous [[cartoon]] programs. This show closely parallels the juvenile [[Rick Brant]] series. It was the first of several Hanna-Barbera action-based adventure shows, which would later include ''[[Space Ghost (TV series)|Space Ghost]]'', ''[[The Herculoids]]'', and ''[[Birdman and the Galaxy Trio]]'', and ran on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in primetime on early Friday nights for one season from 1964 to 1965.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Hanna-Barbera released an LP titled ''Jonny Quest in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' in 1965. It is a 29-minute radioplay with Dr. Quest, Race Bannon and Jonny, in a [[Jules Verne]]-inspired sea adventure.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Various-Jonny-Quest-In-20000-Leagues-Under-The-Sea/release/735850 |title=Various - Jonny Quest in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea |website=www.discogs.com |date=1965 |access-date=June 5, 2021}}</ref>

After two decades in reruns, during which it appeared on all three major United States television networks of the time, new episodes were produced for syndication in 1986. Subsequently, [[telefilm]]s, a comic-book series, and a modernized revival series, ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'', were produced in the 1990s.