The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest

Do you remember that short period in the mid-90s in children’s animated television, where the utter hokey-ness of programs like Captain Planet and G.I. Joe had not yet left us, but the interest in all things digital and internet related that was to dominate the next decade hadn’t yet taken hold? If you don’t, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest: The Complete First Season sure does. Even if the show’s attempts at updating the original Hanna Barbera program are unsuccessful, it serves as an interesting time capsule from the days before we really understood where the internet was going, as well as what powerful executives thought kids liked back in 1996.
The central premise is markedly unchanged from the original show: Dr. Quest (George Segal) is a scientist who works for the government investigating strange phenomena with his son Jonny Quest (J.D. Roth). They are
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