Editing Jonny Quest (section)

==Other media==
===Feature film===
In the late 80s following his work on ''[[The Gate (1987 film)|The Gate]]'', [[Michael Nankin]] was hired to write a script for a big budget adaptation of ''Jonny Quest''.<ref name="TheGateCF">{{cite magazine |last=Kimber|first=Gary|date=June 1987|title= The Gate|url=https://archive.org/details/cinefantastique_1970-2002/Cinefantastique%20Vol%2017%20No%203-4%20%28June%201987%29/page/n14/mode/1up?view=theater|magazine=[[Cinefantastique]] |location= |publisher= Fourth Castle Micromedia|access-date=April 27, 2025}}</ref>

In the early 1990s, Turner planned a "Year of ''Jonny Quest''" marketing campaign to feature a new television series, the release of classic episodes on VHS, the creation of two new animated movies in classic continuity (''[[Jonny's Golden Quest]]'' and ''[[Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects|Jonny Quest versus The Cyber Insects]]''), and the production of a live-action film.<ref name="shulerdonner">{{cite news |last = Strauss |first = Bob |title = On the set, it's either her way of the highway – Shuler-Donner's insistence just a way to show she cares |date=July 30, 1995 |newspaper= Los Angeles Daily News}}</ref><ref name="peoria">{{cite news |last = Timm |first = Lori |title = Cue card> Lost on Quest for broad appeal |date=September 15, 1994 |newspaper = [[Peoria Journal Star]] |page= C1}}</ref><ref name="picayune">{{cite news |last = Carter |first = Tammi |title = Fine tuning |date=November 19, 1995 |newspaper = [[The Times-Picayune]] |page=T51}}</ref> Director [[Richard Donner]], producer [[Lauren Shuler Donner]], and [[Jane Rosenthal]] optioned the rights for the live action film, having expressed interest in the property soon after Turner's acquisition of Hanna-Barbera.<ref name="brandweek2" /><ref name="shulerdonner" /><ref name="sandonner" /> Slated to begin production in mid-1995 with a screenplay written by [[Fred Dekker]], and a screen test trailer video<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/copy_0E5DDA77-4CBC-4562-ADAA-967A4786C109| title= Jonny Quest 1995 Movie Screen Test|website=web.archive.org| date= September 1995|access-date=December 23, 2023}}</ref> was made as an audition for improving the interest but filming was pushed back to 1996 and ultimately never began.<ref name="sandonner">{{cite news |last = The Hollywood Reporter |author-link = The Hollywood Reporter |title = Live-Action 'Johnny Quest' in the Works |date=April 25, 1994 |newspaper = [[San Francisco Chronicle]] p. E3}}</ref> By early 1996, the project had already [[Development Hell|fallen well-behind development of other films]], such as a live-action ''[[The Jetsons|Jetsons]]'' movie.<ref name="hollywoodreporterroswell">{{cite news |last = Hettrick |first = Scott |title = Turner lets Virgin put spin on new Quest CD-ROM, $1 mil marked for game based on toon |date=March 18, 1996 |newspaper = [[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref>

[[Zac Efron]] and [[Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson]] were reported in 2009 to have been cast as Jonny Quest and Race Bannon in an upcoming live action movie, respectively, according to a Moviehole.com interview with Johnson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviehole.net/200917762-the-rock-in-jonny-quest-movie|title=The Rock in Jonny Quest movie – Moviehole|website=www.moviehole.net|access-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110005156/http://www.moviehole.net/200917762-the-rock-in-jonny-quest-movie|archive-date=November 10, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In May 2015, it was announced that [[Robert Rodriguez]] would direct a live-action version from a script co-written by Rodriguez and [[Terry Rossio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jonny-quest-movie-robert-rodriguez-797743|title=Robert Rodriguez Trackling 'Jonny Quest' or Warner Bros |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=May 26, 2015}}</ref> Adrian Askarieh has stated to IGN that the film will be [[Indiana Jones]] meets [[James Bond]] with a PG rating.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zncx3AMvY1U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/zncx3AMvY1U| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Jonny Quest Movie Will Be "Indiana Jones Meets James Bond"|date=September 8, 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/jonny-quest-movie-characters-and-rating-news/|title='Jonny Quest' Movie Characters and Likely Rating Confirmed by Producer Adrian Askarieh|website=Collider|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|date=August 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/adrian-askarieh-talks-hitman-agent-47-jonny-quest-and-more/|title=Producer Adrian Askarieh Talks 'Hitman: Agent 47' and 'Jonny Quest'|website=Collider|last=Weintraub|first=Steve|date=August 23, 2015}}</ref>

In July 2016, Forbes reported that the film would start a franchise with the script written by Rodriguez and Rossio and with either [[Joe Cornish]], [[Justin Lin]] or [[Scott Derrickson]] as director. The film will position Jonny as a "Harry Potter inside an Indiana Jones movie" and specifically set up the potential for spinoffs. The script also took inspiration from a few specific stories and elements in the original 1960s TV show. The site reported that the studio was considering actors [[Idris Elba]], [[Bradley Cooper]] and [[Will Smith]] for the role of Race Bannon.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2016/07/28/exclusive-jonny-quest-could-be-warners-next-big-franchise/|title=Exclusive: 'Jonny Quest' Could Be Warner's Next Big Franchise|work=Forbes|last=Hughes|first=Mark|date=July 29, 2016}}</ref>

In November 2018, Warner Bros. announced that the movie would be directed by [[Chris McKay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/jonny-quest-movie-director-chris-mckay/|title=Jonny Quest Movie Lands LEGO Batman Director Chris McKay|website=Screen Rant|last=Zinski|first=Dan|date=November 8, 2018|access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> In 2021, McKay said that a script for the film has been turned in, but the studio has yet to given the film the greenlight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/chris-mckay-nightwing-renfield-johnny-quest|title=DIRECTOR CHRIS MCKAY TEASES HIS UPCOMING FILMS: DC'S NIGHTWING, LIVE ACTION JOHNNY QUEST, & RENFIELD|website=Syfy Wire|last=Weiss|first=Josh|date=June 29, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://collider.com/jonny-quest-movie-update-indiana-jones-chris-mckay-interview/|title='Jonny Quest' Movie Director Chris McKay Teases His Vision With an 'Indiana Jones' Comparison|work=Collider|last=Motamayor|first=Rafael|date=June 23, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref>

===Comic books===
A ''Jonny Quest'' comic book (a retelling of the first TV episode, "Mystery of the Lizard Men") was published by [[Gold Key Comics]] in 1964. ''Huckleberry Hound Weekly'' included original Jonny Quest stories from 1965-1967.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://classicjonnyquest.com/artifacts/pubs/comics/hhw/Default.aspx | title=Huckleberry Hound Weekly}}</ref> [[Comico: The Comic Company|Comico]] began publication of a ''Jonny Quest'' series in 1986, with the first issue featuring [[Doug Wildey]]'s artwork. The series was written by [[William Messner-Loebs]] and ran for 31 issues, with 2 specials and 3 "classic" issues drawn by Wildey retelling ''Quest'' TV episodes ("Shadow of the Condor", "Calcutta Adventure", and "Werewolf of the Timberland"). Wildey drew several additional covers, as did [[Steve Rude]] and [[Dave Stevens]]. The series also spun off a 3-issue series named ''Jezebel Jade'' – drawn by [[Adam Kubert]] – which told the story of Jade's relationship and adventures with Race Bannon. Jonny and the gang (including Dr. Zin) returned to comic book form in May 2015 when they joined the Mystery Machine gang in DC Comics' 10th newsstand edition of Scooby-Doo Team-Up. In 2016, DC comics announced ''[[Future Quest]]'', a series featuring Jonny Quest and a variety of other Hanna-Barbera characters.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/2016/01/28/dc-entertainment-hanna-barbera-titles|title=DC Entertainment announces new slate of Hanna-Barbera titles |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |author=Andrea Towers}}</ref> Jonny Quest has a crossover with [[Adam Strange]] in ''Adam Strange/Future Quest Annual'' #1 on March 29, 2017.<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/32329-suicide-squad-meets-the-banana-splits-more-in-dc-hanna-barbara-crossover-titles.html "SUICIDE SQUAD Meets THE BANANA SPLITS, More In DC/HANNA-BARBERA Crossover Titles"], Newsarama, 12 Dec 2016</ref> On October 13, 2023, it was announced a new ''Jonny Quest'' comic from [[Dynamite Entertainment]] is in the works.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbookclublive.com/2023/10/12/thundercats-powerpuff-girls-warner-bros-comics-dynamite/|title=Thundercats, Powerpuff Girls Comics Coming from Dynamite|date=October 12, 2023}}</ref>

===Computer games===
In 1991, Hi-Tec Software published ''Jonny Quest in Doctor Zin's Underworld'', a licensed ''Jonny Quest'' platform game for the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC]], and [[Commodore 64]] home computers.

In 1993, Hollyware Entertainment published ''[[Jonny Quest: Curse of the Mayan Warriors]]'', a licensed DOS title available only on 3.5" floppy disk. The pre-release title was ''Jonny Quest and the Splinter of Heaven''.

In 1996, Virgin Interactive published ''[[Jonny Quest: Cover-Up at Roswell]]'' for [[Windows 3.1]] and [[Windows 95]].

===Reception===
In January 2009, IGN named ''Jonny Quest'' as the 77th best in its "Top 100 Animated TV Shows".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-animated-series/77 |title=77. Jonny Quest |publisher=IGN |access-date=2020-06-07 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605122209/http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/77.html |archive-date=June 5, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Music===
[[Powerglove (band)|Powerglove]] covered the theme song to ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'' on their album ''[[Saturday Morning Apocalypse]]''.

The [[Reverend Horton Heat]] performed a version of the ''Jonny Quest'' theme music (paired with the tune "Stop That Pigeon") on ''[[Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits]]'', which is a tribute album of songs from Saturday morning children's television shows and cartoons (mostly) from the 1960s and 1970s, released in 1995 by [[MCA Records|MCA]].<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r229385|label=''Saturday Morning: Cartoons Greatest Hits''}}</ref>

The music group "The Swingtips" recorded a version of the original ''Jonny Quest'' series theme for their 2007 album ''Roswell''.

===Direct-to-video film===
On June 23, 2015, characters from ''Jonny Quest'' starred in a crossover animated direct-to-video film with ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' entitled, ''[[Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom And Jerry Team Up With Jonny Quest in 'Tom And Jerry: Spy Quest'|url=http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2015/03/tom-and-jerry-team-up-with-jonny-quest.html|publisher=Forces of Geek|access-date=March 20, 2015|date=March 17, 2015|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203531/http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2015/03/tom-and-jerry-team-up-with-jonny-quest.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Fanzines===
The fanzine ''Jonny Quest Adventurezine'' was published in 1979 by Cornell Kimball.[https://archive.org/details/jonny-quest-gratitudezine-january-1979-issue-one-8]