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''Jonny Quest'' (also known as ''The Adventures of Jonny Quest'') is an American animated science fiction adventure television series about a boy who accompanies his scientist father on extraordinary adventures. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for Screen Gems, and created and designed by comic book artist Doug Wildey. Inspired by radio serials and comics in the action-adventure genre, it featured more realistic art, characters, and stories than Hanna-Barbera's previous cartoon programs. It was the first of several Hanna-Barbera action-based adventure shows – which would later include ''Space Ghost'', ''The Herculoids'', and ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio'' – and ran on ABC in prime time on early Friday nights for one season in 1964–1965. After spending two decades in reruns, during which time it appeared on all 3 major US television networks of the time, new episodes were produced for syndication in 1986 as part of ''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera'' ==Development== Comic book artist Doug Wildey, after having worked on Cambria Productions' 1962 animated television series ''Space Angel'',〔Herman, Daniel. ''Silver Age: The Second Generation of Comic Artists'' (Hermes Press, Neshannock Township, Pennsylvania, 2004) p. 195. Trade paperback ISBN 978-1-932563-64-1〕 found work at the Hanna-Barbera studio, which asked him to design a series starring the radio drama adventure character Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy.〔Olbrich, David W. ("Doug Wildey, an interview with the creator of Jonny Quest" ), ''Amazing Heroes'' #95 (ISSN 0745-6506), May 15, 1986, p. 34 (WebCitation archive )〕 Wildey wrote and drew a presentation, using such magazines as ''Popular Science'', ''Popular Mechanics'', and ''Science Digest'' "to project what would be happening 10 years hence," and devising or fancifully updating such devices as a "snowskimmer" and hydrofoils. When Hanna-Barbera could not or would not obtain the rights to Jack Armstrong, the studio had Wildey rework the concept. Wildey said he "went home and wrote ''Jonny Quest'' that night — which was not that tough." For inspiration he drew on Jackie Cooper and Frankie Darrow movies, Milton Caniff's comic strip ''Terry and the Pirates'', and, at the behest of Hanna-Barbera, the James Bond movie ''Dr. No''. Fictional characters like Doc Savage and Tom Swift were also there.Actor Sabu Dastagir inspired the character of Hadji. As Wildey described in 1986, producer Joe Barbera had seen that first film about the English superspy "and wanted to get in stuff like (code-number ) '007' — numbers. Which we included, by the way, in the first (of ) ''Jonny Quest''. It was called 'Jonny Quest File 037' or something. We dropped that later; it didn't work. But that was his father's code name as he worked for the government as a scientist and that kind of thing.〔 Hanna-Barbera refused to give him a "created by" credit, Wildey said, and he and studio "finally arrived on 'Based on an idea created by', and that was my credit."〔 The prime time animated TV series ''Jonny Quest'' debuted on ABC at 7:30PM EDT on Friday, September 18, 1964.〔http://www.classicjq.com/info/JQandTV.shtml〕 As comics historian Daniel Herman wrote, Wildey did not design the more cartoonishly drawn, pet bulldog, Bandit, which was designed by animator Dick Bickenbach.〔 Although they do not appear in any episode, scenes from the ''Jack Armstrong'' test film were incorporated into the ''Jonny Quest'' closing credits.〔〔("Was that 'Jack Armstrong' film ever broadcast?" ), at (Classic Jonny Quest FAQ ), retrieved 2014-02-23.〕 They are the scenes of Jack Armstrong and Billy Fairfield escaping from African warriors by hovercraft. The test sequence and a number of drawings and storyboards by Wildey were used to sell the series to ABC and sponsors. The show's working titles were ''The Saga of Chip Baloo'', which Wildey said "wasn't really serious, but that was it for the beginning",〔 and ''Quest File 037''.〔Castleman, Harry, and Walter J. Podrazik, ''Harry and Wally's Favorite TV Shows'', Prentice Hall Press, 1989〕〔Brooks, Tim and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present'', Ballantine Books, 1995 (sixth ed.)〕〔''TV Guide Guide to TV'' (Barnes and Noble Books, 2004)〕 The name ''Quest'' was selected from a phone book, for its adventurous implications.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonny Quest (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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