Yeah, all those bad influences on us baby boomers: U-dog tweaked on pills, Batman drove 200 miles an hour, Jane Jetson stole her husband's wallet, Wonder Woman tied people up with her lasso and made them "obey" her; Granny Clampett ran a still and made moonshine, Fred Flintstone had a compulsive gambling problem, Capt. Kirk shagged alien women he just met. Oh, and Race Bannon killed people, lived with the unmarried Dr. Quest and together they adopted a boy from some Third World country. WTF?
I agree this one was acually very scary at the time and is pretty Good even now 40 Years later as an adult. The scene with them saving Hadji was so cool...
Thanks for posting. I really liked Turu. As a father of 4 kids, I would swoop down on them as Turu when it was time for them to go to bed. All four of them loved watching JQ. I take it to the beach when I get together with my brothers, since we all grew up with JQ. As an amateur radio operator, I opted to pay a small fee and get a 'vanity call sign' through the FCC. My call sign is N3JQ. If I mention Johnny Quest, and you saw it, you loved it. Unquestionably! 73
This show was the best cartoon EVER for boys. What made it work so well was that it was aimed specifically at BOYS, and was pure, unadulterated fantasy adventure. They couldn't do this show nowadays. A girl would have to be added who would have to be smarter and better than the boys.
First of all, thank you for the amazing job you did in compiling these episodes. Secondly, thank you for bringing back our cherished childhood memories. I am 48 years old and used to LOVE this show and stil remember these images vividly. So cool.
Did you ever notice that after the monster became visible, you could no longer see the footprints it left when it was invisible? A small point, not worth crying over. Still a superior episode.
Monsters in the Monastery ( the Yeti), The Curse of Anubis, Sea Haunt (which I didn't know was the last episode until recently) and the one about the gargoyles are my TOP faves. Least favorites: Artic Splashdown (Hate !), Calcutta Adventure, the one about the Pygmies, and the episode when Jonny and Hadji stranded with some apes.
Monsters in the Monastery ( the Yeti), The Curse of Anubis, Sea Haunt (which I didn't know was the last episode until recently) and the one about the gargoyles are my TOP faves.
I remember an episode where doctor quest had to cut some wires while in a space suit or something and this moment started the whole "which do I cut, the red or the blue?" moment. Does anyone know which episode or which take on jinny quest it was?
Do you recall which episode it was in which small creatures like piranhas with legs attacked Race and a bunch of scientists in an underwater research lab or whatever, and there was a scene with them eating a whale to nothing but bones in mere seconds, and they killed a female lab member?
5, Sea Haunt, 4. Lizard Men, 3. the Andes WWI airplane ep, 2. PIrates from Below, 1. Robot Spy. I deduce from this list that I like the "parlor mystery" eps -- very limited in scope (Quest Team is usually trapped aboard a vessel or in some other isolated place, out of comms), and a compact script where there is a pretty straightforward menace to fight/survive. Not the wider-ranging eps where they hop around. Not coincid., the role-playing scenarios I create are like the Quest eps I like.
Invisible Monster is definitely the best! I used to have nightmares about it when I was a kid. The sound it made was ingenious! Before synthesizers were developed too! I figure they used a Theremin, some reverb, reversed the tape, and added slapback echo.
Note: The Invisible Monster, I did not find alarming, perhaps because it was not really a person or animal, and did not look scary, like Turu, lizards etc.
Absolutely the most riveting, adventurous, suspenseful show ever, cartoon or live-action. I watched it a few times in about 1967(re-runs) when I was about 6 years old. The mummy walking was scary.
I just re-discovered this show and have watched all of the episodes. Even though I hate violence, I am absolutely glued to my computer each second of every episode. The characters of Race and Benton (and others) are brilliant, drawings, and everything else, makes this a real classic. Not for kids
I agree completely with The Invisible Monster being #1. That episode freaked me out when I was a kid. I still think it's a great piece of animation, especially the monster himself. The animation was just bizarre and is quite impressive. I love monsters anyway so that could be another reason why I like it so much.
100% in agreement with CaptainNomura. I remember always wondering if Zin or is it Zen, was going to show up at the end of each episode. WE WILL MEET AGAIN I ASURE YOU WILL MEET AGAIN!
I have no problem with the Invisible Monster being Numero Uno. The scene in the abandon village with Hadji's jet pack not working is erie cool and spooky. Plus the Jet packs alone back when I watched it on TV was so very cool. The Curse of Anubis is Amazingly a head of its time especially in light of todays headlines...
My number 1 choice is still the Robot Spy. I saw it as a kid in 1966 and liked it so much that I built a full size replica of the robot for Halloween. The Invisible Monster did reminded me too much of The Forbidden Planet.
Hello everybody, hello all caps guy beneath me (I Feel your pain) This video is pretty great, here's my tribute I made for Jonny Quest youtube.com/watch?v=qbO6zBnsjO0
THIS IS WHY I HATE THE CARTOONS OF TODAY, DO YOU SEE THE GREAT ART WORK PUT INTO THE SHOW AND IT WAS MADE FOR TV, IF THIS WAS MADE TODAY IT MOST LIKELY BE A MOVIE.
Man, I don't know about The Invisible Monster as No 1 , I love the Curse Of Annubis and The Dragons od Ashida are my favories. The top 5 are excellent/!
With all the craziness the children were exposed to back then - Child Protective Services should have seized custody from the Good Doctor and Mr. Bannon...
Does anyone remember the name of the episode where that god-aweful sea monster came aboard the abandoned ship? I can't watch that episode (nor The InvInvisible Monster and The Curse of Anubis) at night or I freak out
I must have a strange fear of things that move slowly and to the beat of creepy, building music.
Damit i know this is for us old folk but this shit beats the hell out fo any cartoon on TV now. My God every cartoon now has a character from every race doing nothing but trying to get along with the rest so everyone has their say and it all works out.....No evil..... No Good! We are all just the same except some make mistakes and its okay!!! WTF
Top notch animation and sophisticated political and geographically accurate storylines made this a unique American anime series. Also perhaps too violent for kiddies ironically. It definitley led to decades of lame ass American toons.
This is on;y 4 eps; what was #5? I KNEW Robot Spy would be in the top 5. My favorite isn't listed here: Shadow Of The Condor. Hoyt Curtin's music combined with the aerial dog fight sound effects are incredible.
I don't know...Robot Spy and Dragons of Ashida still do it for me as top 2, Invisible Monster is in the top 5 (it has grown on me, even though the monster, when painted, looks like one of the Pac-Man ghosts.) Anubis was tight - and topical. I'll also give a tip of my hat to Monsters in he Monastery.
yeah! i agree ! the invisible monster would be number one! to this day that sound effect of his voice still makes me shudder under the covers ! lol.......both johnny quest and the movie forbidden planet did a fantastic job with a invisible monster concept back in the days!
@sbmrunning You're right! Between The Invisible Monster, Forbidden Planet, Fiend Without A Face, The Crawling Eye, It-The Terror From Beyond Space & Attack Of The Crab Monsters, I used to be afraid to sleep with the lights off as a child in the 70's. It's amazing the things you imagine coming through the wall or bedroom door at you. When you hear creepy noises in the dark, that's when you run! And..don't go in that dark room or corridor alone!
Hmmm. Like hitting on chicks at a stewardess convention! Gargoyle and Anti-Gravity bar, Invisible Monster, The Robot Eye, Purple Berry Race and pygmies. I akways get Turu and The Red Baron episode mixed up in my mind. Both were in the Andes?!?
"100 Greatest Animated Series" list. What a travesty. Though this is easily one of H-B's best animated shows, their 'list' had Superfriends, Transformers and GI Joe ranked much higher. Jonny Quest was the prototype for action cartoons.
Right on! The Invisible Monster was my favorite too. The first time I saw it I must have been 5 or 6 years old around (1969 or 70). Scared the hell out of me! But I so loved it! The sound it made always sent shivers up and down my spine. This animated series was way ahead of its time and its essence will never be duplicated again.
With the exception of "The Dragons of Ashida", I definitely would sync with the rest of the favorite list. My favorite episodes were "The Invisible Monster", "The Robot Spy", and "The Mystery of the Lizardmen."
Thiscatoon has always beenmy favorite so cool to find it again at 52. Yes it is ahead of its time.I think ill let my fourteenyear old see it I also liked Top Cat. Ha Ha
yeah i have to agree the invisable monster was one of the creepist cartoons ever this one still gives me the willys even today i remember seeing it the frsit time it was and still is one of the best animations ever!
i think they got the whole idea from forbidden plaent the 50's scifi movie with an invisable monster on that plaent far out in space the one they had to desrtoy with the id monster thta one was creepy alos if youhave not seen this one caheck it out!
The Godzilla one was called Terror on Terror island and the Turu one is called Turu the terrible that was my favorite JQ episode along with dragons of ashida !
The Invisible Monster was one of the scariest shows ever produced. Animation or otherwise. I remember seeing this in the 70's on Sunday mornings as a kid and it scared the daylights out of me. this more than deserves to be choosen as the best.
Does anyone know what was the name of the episode when Jonny is in the haunted house (or castle,smth like that)? The one with the ghost, when in the end of the episode old man become ashes? I think that episode is in Venice...
The Robot Spy is my personal favorite. I LOVED this show as a kid. It was always on really early in the morning. I guess cause it had some adult themes.
The Thing From Another World! Thanks for the confirmation, Chris. Did you know that the monster was played by James "Marshal Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke" Arness?
I knew that "The Invisible Monster" had to be number one. The sound effects, the score, and the apparent indestructibility of the creature made for a tense episode.
I saw many Japanese anime classics in 1963-65 before our family moved to US and saw this. I thought this was the best! Still one of my favorites, especially the Robot Spy episode, so much that I made a mock-up for Halloween and planning a working model next.
Yeah I did, lol. Also if you notice when the Invisible Monster almost gets Bandit, it magically appears back in the forest after Johnny runs back into the shack. xD
A lot of those Johnny Quest episodes were scary- Dragons of Ashida, Invisible Monster, Curse of Anubis, Turu the Terrible, Monster in a Monestery (super creepy) and Sea Haunt. All of these scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. especially the invisible monster and that one with the Yeti's (monster in a monestery) Even watching it now creeps me out and I'm 38 lol
The invisible monster episode is my fave, too. It scared the hell out of me when I was little. Not sure if this is accurate, but years ago I heard his voice had been done with a theremin!
ill never forget johnny quest lol the mummy and the invisible monster...god i remember when i was young those 2 SCARED THE ASOLUTE SHIT out of me lol tht damn invisible monster sound still creeps me out...
Robot spy I remember was almost a bit much to expect from your average Sat. morning cartoon fare! It spooked the begesus out of me as a kid! Love the ultra death ray in it's own vehicular transport pallet! Anybody watch "The Venture Brothers?
Invisible Monster, great one! Probably my all time favorite too, they could never get away with a kids show like that today! Great stories and the villians always met some kind of grisly demise
Right, he challeneged Race Bannon to a dog fight then gave him a plane with no ammo and threw grenades at him just to make it interesting. A condor flew at the plane and made him drop the last grenade he had and his plane blew up
My top 10 Jonny Quest episodes are: THE ROBOT SPY THE INVISBLE MONSTER THE CURSE OF ANUBIS DOUBLE DANGER CALUTTA ADVENTURE DRAGONS OF ASHIDA HOUSE OF SEVEN GARGOYLES THE QUETONG MISSLE MYSTERY PIRATES FROM BELOW MONSTERS IN A MONASTARY
You know the Mummy episode had to be in there. I was thinking the episode where they come across treasure in Central America and have to escape Perkins and the Indians was gonna be on here too. That episode was one of my favorites.
Did I miss something/? There are only 4 episodes here, not 5 (:P) And I admit: I saw ALL of these when they originally aired. I did NOT miss Jonny Quest! Where's "The Sargasso Sea"? And the epi with the pteradactyl and the bi-planes? And where the hell is 'Jade' ?!:P?!:P :) Thanks for the vids !!!! Peace:)
Wow !!! bring's back great old memories growing up with these toons back when I was a kid , and also I recall # 1 giving me nightmares , stil creepy even today.
Thank heavens that The Invisible Monster was number 1! That scared the SHIT out of me as a kid. I have never, ever forgotten it. And the sound the creature made (probably a sound clip of somone playing the saw?).
haha same with me. I'll never forget watching it alone in my basement early Saturday morning when I was a kid, and it creeped me out so much I wrapped myself in the blanket. The way the scientist is all alone in his dark lab and his experiment explodes, and this orb of light moves towards him making an eerie sound, and the last you see of him is his terrified face as he calls SOS on the radio. Creepy!
Morning? I remember this shit on at late night. I stayed up all the time watching this shit :). I also had a collectible toy :O... But it broke :(. And then i lost it :(.
Watching this makes you think (or hope) that the makers of today's cartoons should be ashamed of themselves for the crap they're putting out now. The video's titled "Top 5 Jonny Quest Episodes" but only 4 are posted. I'd suggest as an honorable mention, "The Mystery of the Lizard Men", as being the first episode, it did establish the look and tone of the show.
My Gawd! Do the cartoons today suck or what? Johnny Quest is the most hardcore, gangsta cartoon of all time! This was the Sci-Fi channel before there ever was one! This was one of the few cartoons that actually killed people! This was a forerunner, or a precursor to adult swim. It was way ahead of it's time!
Boy does this bring back memories .This was my favorite cartoon when I was a kid. And It always had me shakin . And Race Bannon was my hero. Great cartoon !
The Invisible Monster, Monster in the Monastery, and Werewolf of the Timberland used to scare the crap outta me when I was little! Well the werewolf episode didn't scare me as much, just at the beginning where all you can see is the wolf's eyes...it creeped me out lol!
Me Too man I remember one sat morn watching it as a kid and I was scared to go to bed later on that night!!! and the Invisible monster wow!!! I have got to get these on DVD!!!
I was channel flicking past a boring program on the Modern Marvel of magnets when the announcer explained that magnetism is the only natural force know to man capable of overcoming gravity. Ouch! Wham! Bingo! I quickly realized that the Norwegian scientist on the Johnny Quest Anti-Gravity/Gargoyle episode might have been on to something after all... Remember him?
This Episode disturbed my sister and I when we were kids. "The Invisable Monster" Episode 19. Now, many years later, I see the connection with the creature of the "ID"
Good call! I saw it too! Forbidden Planet! The invisible Krell monster manifest from the primitive ID in the dear Doctor's mind! Hey, if you are going to emulate something, go for the best I say! lol
Sea Haunt was the creepiest of all. The way it would snarl and the fact it hated light, stayed below during the day and came out only at night...The Ibvisible Monster and Turu the Terrible were frightening as well. the Robot Spy was by far the coolest simply from all the military hardware thrown at the thing.
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Yeah, all those bad influences on us baby boomers: U-dog tweaked on pills, Batman drove 200 miles an hour, Jane Jetson stole her husband's wallet, Wonder Woman tied people up with her lasso and made them "obey" her; Granny Clampett ran a still and made moonshine, Fred Flintstone had a compulsive gambling problem, Capt. Kirk shagged alien women he just met. Oh, and Race Bannon killed people, lived with the unmarried Dr. Quest and together they adopted a boy from some Third World country. WTF?
MrAdvancedAtheist 2 weeks ago
I agree this one was acually very scary at the time and is pretty Good even now 40 Years later as an adult. The scene with them saving Hadji was so cool...
BIGPREZY 2 weeks ago
Thanks for posting. I really liked Turu. As a father of 4 kids, I would swoop down on them as Turu when it was time for them to go to bed. All four of them loved watching JQ. I take it to the beach when I get together with my brothers, since we all grew up with JQ. As an amateur radio operator, I opted to pay a small fee and get a 'vanity call sign' through the FCC. My call sign is N3JQ. If I mention Johnny Quest, and you saw it, you loved it. Unquestionably! 73
sdbarnes007 1 month ago
owes alot to "Steve Canyon"
atfatw 1 month ago
This show was the best cartoon EVER for boys. What made it work so well was that it was aimed specifically at BOYS, and was pure, unadulterated fantasy adventure. They couldn't do this show nowadays. A girl would have to be added who would have to be smarter and better than the boys.
DandAinTac 1 month ago
First of all, thank you for the amazing job you did in compiling these episodes. Secondly, thank you for bringing back our cherished childhood memories. I am 48 years old and used to LOVE this show and stil remember these images vividly. So cool.
joelzenny 2 months ago
I...Loved...this...show. TY
Kathynotghi 2 months ago
The Invisible Monster was definitely the most frightening thing I ever saw in a cartoon! And that music...
skendrii1 2 months ago
2:14 I like that “Brain Sucking” thingamajig. It looks better than a taser.
bowcreel 3 months ago
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What happened to all the episodes someone had recently on Youtube??!
SeattleLA 3 months ago
3:15, the Dr. Quest face-palm needs to be a screen-cap exploitable for image board goers.
Sturmdude 3 months ago
Did you ever notice that after the monster became visible, you could no longer see the footprints it left when it was invisible? A small point, not worth crying over. Still a superior episode.
drcrumpler 3 months ago
Excellent work. The invisible thing episode scared the crap out me when I was a kids. Good choice for #1.
TheChuck624 4 months ago
What happened to all the episodes someone had recently on Youtube??!
SeattleLA 4 months ago
I liked the episode with the WW1 airplanes in the mountains. Nobody has mentioned that one. Or is that the same one with the gargoyles too?
indigo6band 4 months ago
"It eats people?" "No Jonny , It consumes people. It's different"
rekrap112 4 months ago
Monsters in the Monastery ( the Yeti), The Curse of Anubis, Sea Haunt (which I didn't know was the last episode until recently) and the one about the gargoyles are my TOP faves. Least favorites: Artic Splashdown (Hate !), Calcutta Adventure, the one about the Pygmies, and the episode when Jonny and Hadji stranded with some apes.
amuslima99 4 months ago
Monsters in the Monastery ( the Yeti), The Curse of Anubis, Sea Haunt (which I didn't know was the last episode until recently) and the one about the gargoyles are my TOP faves.
amuslima99 4 months ago
I remember an episode where doctor quest had to cut some wires while in a space suit or something and this moment started the whole "which do I cut, the red or the blue?" moment. Does anyone know which episode or which take on jinny quest it was?
TricksterVision 6 months ago
I would have to say that the Invisible Monster and the Sea Haunt are the creepiest of all of the shows.
FusionCicada 6 months ago
@FusionCicada The Curse of Anubis scared the shit out of me as a kid. Hell, it still scares the shit out of me! haha
uberdavez 3 months ago
@uberdavez LOL, What did all the Mummy horror movies done by REAL people do to you ?!
amuslima99 1 month ago
Do you recall which episode it was in which small creatures like piranhas with legs attacked Race and a bunch of scientists in an underwater research lab or whatever, and there was a scene with them eating a whale to nothing but bones in mere seconds, and they killed a female lab member?
Nyghtshade409 6 months ago
The Invisible Monster was not the best episode, The Robot Spy was better.
YouthFreedomFighters 6 months ago
5, Sea Haunt, 4. Lizard Men, 3. the Andes WWI airplane ep, 2. PIrates from Below, 1. Robot Spy. I deduce from this list that I like the "parlor mystery" eps -- very limited in scope (Quest Team is usually trapped aboard a vessel or in some other isolated place, out of comms), and a compact script where there is a pretty straightforward menace to fight/survive. Not the wider-ranging eps where they hop around. Not coincid., the role-playing scenarios I create are like the Quest eps I like.
50zcarsman 7 months ago
Invisible Monster is definitely the best! I used to have nightmares about it when I was a kid. The sound it made was ingenious! Before synthesizers were developed too! I figure they used a Theremin, some reverb, reversed the tape, and added slapback echo.
modularhalfpipe 7 months ago
Favorites:
"Turu the Terrible"
"Double Danger"
"Terror Island"
"Dragons of Ashida"
"Shadow of the Condor"
Note: The Invisible Monster, I did not find alarming, perhaps because it was not really a person or animal, and did not look scary, like Turu, lizards etc.
SeattleLA 7 months ago
Absolutely the most riveting, adventurous, suspenseful show ever, cartoon or live-action. I watched it a few times in about 1967(re-runs) when I was about 6 years old. The mummy walking was scary.
I just re-discovered this show and have watched all of the episodes. Even though I hate violence, I am absolutely glued to my computer each second of every episode. The characters of Race and Benton (and others) are brilliant, drawings, and everything else, makes this a real classic. Not for kids
SeattleLA 7 months ago 3
AWESOME !
sturoc0 8 months ago
Oh, BTW..for me...# 2 is Turu the Terrible (how can you forget THAT ONE!) and # 1 is The Robot Spy.
Mandi7882 8 months ago
Excellent Job! They're doing the movie and they should take a good look at what you've done. If it's not any of these..DON'T make the film!!! :)
Mandi7882 8 months ago
I agree completely with The Invisible Monster being #1. That episode freaked me out when I was a kid. I still think it's a great piece of animation, especially the monster himself. The animation was just bizarre and is quite impressive. I love monsters anyway so that could be another reason why I like it so much.
Layne618 8 months ago
@Layne618 I agree. The invisible Monster by far had the most suspense and was downright scary.
Noosic 7 months ago
i love how the robot spy's eye blinks when it is hit by cannon fire
journeyman2mage 9 months ago
I always thought Race Bannion was cool, he was interesting to me because he was a young muscular guy with white hair...very cool
TequilaAssassin4eva 9 months ago
Nicely done
EvilDeadFan1995 11 months ago
Does anyone realize the invisible monster looks like bob from monsters vs aliens
weridgaeagirl 11 months ago
100% in agreement with CaptainNomura. I remember always wondering if Zin or is it Zen, was going to show up at the end of each episode. WE WILL MEET AGAIN I ASURE YOU WILL MEET AGAIN!
BRUCE0591 1 year ago
I have no problem with the Invisible Monster being Numero Uno. The scene in the abandon village with Hadji's jet pack not working is erie cool and spooky. Plus the Jet packs alone back when I watched it on TV was so very cool. The Curse of Anubis is Amazingly a head of its time especially in light of todays headlines...
BIGPREZY 1 year ago
My number 1 choice is still the Robot Spy. I saw it as a kid in 1966 and liked it so much that I built a full size replica of the robot for Halloween. The Invisible Monster did reminded me too much of The Forbidden Planet.
CaptainNomura 1 year ago 2
Hello everybody, hello all caps guy beneath me (I Feel your pain) This video is pretty great, here's my tribute I made for Jonny Quest youtube.com/watch?v=qbO6zBnsjO0
EricZeRedd 1 year ago
THIS IS WHY I HATE THE CARTOONS OF TODAY, DO YOU SEE THE GREAT ART WORK PUT INTO THE SHOW AND IT WAS MADE FOR TV, IF THIS WAS MADE TODAY IT MOST LIKELY BE A MOVIE.
rnantista 1 year ago
I think I love the Invisible Monster so much just because it scared the crap out of me as a kid.
angelofmusic1992 1 year ago 2
great series. Which episode had the gargoyle character? I thought that would be up there.
psc330 1 year ago
My personal favorite is the Sae Haunt. I believe he is the only "monster" who gets away.
pepperquentin 1 year ago
Man, I don't know about The Invisible Monster as No 1 , I love the Curse Of Annubis and The Dragons od Ashida are my favories. The top 5 are excellent/!
1221bully 1 year ago
By far Double Danger was the BEST!! Jonny and the rest rock! Jonny Quest always my favorite.
BeezerTwo 1 year ago
How could I forget DOUBLE DANGER???? I'll Swap for Curse of Anubis.
Honorable Mention: Turu the Terrible
4BA88F 1 year ago
With all the craziness the children were exposed to back then - Child Protective Services should have seized custody from the Good Doctor and Mr. Bannon...
Anyway:
Dragons of Ashida
Robot Spy
Curse of Anubis
Dreadful Doll (yes!)
Shadow of the Condor
4BA88F 1 year ago
The Invisible Monster episode was one of my most favored, scared the crap out of me as a kid.
switchstand 1 year ago 8
For me, now that I can understand the episodes, my favorites ones are:
The Invisible Monster (another failed to tell people not to play as God)
Shadow of the Condor (great idea of what could be if Baron von Richtfoven survived the Great War)
The Devil's Tower (just the idea of escaped Nazi war criminal hiding in un-reachable rock- makes you think, don't you agree?)
Pursuit of the Po-Ho (the ending scene is priceless)
Wykletypl 1 year ago
It was called The Sea Haunt
Sutterk42 1 year ago
Does anyone remember the name of the episode where that god-aweful sea monster came aboard the abandoned ship? I can't watch that episode (nor The InvInvisible Monster and The Curse of Anubis) at night or I freak out
I must have a strange fear of things that move slowly and to the beat of creepy, building music.
kerrybell14 1 year ago
@kerrybell14 its the sea haunt
PierreGarconPWNS 1 year ago
Damit i know this is for us old folk but this shit beats the hell out fo any cartoon on TV now. My God every cartoon now has a character from every race doing nothing but trying to get along with the rest so everyone has their say and it all works out.....No evil..... No Good! We are all just the same except some make mistakes and its okay!!! WTF
MrBRITBRIGHT 1 year ago
This series scared the bejesus out of me, then and now.
msm2you 1 year ago
@msm2you I know what you mean. I had a long night looking for "The Invisible Monster" in my bedroom. But I sill love it.
Gunstar1701 1 year ago
Top notch animation and sophisticated political and geographically accurate storylines made this a unique American anime series. Also perhaps too violent for kiddies ironically. It definitley led to decades of lame ass American toons.
cosmicdingo 1 year ago
This is on;y 4 eps; what was #5? I KNEW Robot Spy would be in the top 5. My favorite isn't listed here: Shadow Of The Condor. Hoyt Curtin's music combined with the aerial dog fight sound effects are incredible.
Gunstar1701 1 year ago
@Gunstar1701 Seems like 'The Attack of the Lizard Men" is number 5. Pause at 3:44 and you wil see it's title screen is lighted.
Wykletypl 1 year ago
@Wykletypl Ah, yes. I see it now. Thanks.
Gunstar1701 1 year ago
@Gunstar1701 No problem.
Wykletypl 1 year ago
I don't know...Robot Spy and Dragons of Ashida still do it for me as top 2, Invisible Monster is in the top 5 (it has grown on me, even though the monster, when painted, looks like one of the Pac-Man ghosts.) Anubis was tight - and topical. I'll also give a tip of my hat to Monsters in he Monastery.
salanh 1 year ago
yeah! i agree ! the invisible monster would be number one! to this day that sound effect of his voice still makes me shudder under the covers ! lol.......both johnny quest and the movie forbidden planet did a fantastic job with a invisible monster concept back in the days!
sbmrunning 2 years ago
@sbmrunning You're right! Between The Invisible Monster, Forbidden Planet, Fiend Without A Face, The Crawling Eye, It-The Terror From Beyond Space & Attack Of The Crab Monsters, I used to be afraid to sleep with the lights off as a child in the 70's. It's amazing the things you imagine coming through the wall or bedroom door at you. When you hear creepy noises in the dark, that's when you run! And..don't go in that dark room or corridor alone!
towringer 3 weeks ago
My kids bought me the first season series DVD for Christmas
CLSmooth70 2 years ago
That spider scared the crap outta me
tonywallacess45 2 years ago
There were actually 26 total episodes
mathamaticgennisis 2 years ago
...So there was like 12 total episodes, so how hard was it to pick 5 favorites...idiot...
arromac 2 years ago
Hmmm. Like hitting on chicks at a stewardess convention! Gargoyle and Anti-Gravity bar, Invisible Monster, The Robot Eye, Purple Berry Race and pygmies. I akways get Turu and The Red Baron episode mixed up in my mind. Both were in the Andes?!?
Kharkovkid 2 years ago
in my opinion, the best episode is warewolf of the timberland.
mathamaticgennisis 2 years ago
IGN only rated this at number 77 on their
"100 Greatest Animated Series" list. What a travesty. Though this is easily one of H-B's best animated shows, their 'list' had Superfriends, Transformers and GI Joe ranked much higher. Jonny Quest was the prototype for action cartoons.
SGEXL 2 years ago 13
Right on! The Invisible Monster was my favorite too. The first time I saw it I must have been 5 or 6 years old around (1969 or 70). Scared the hell out of me! But I so loved it! The sound it made always sent shivers up and down my spine. This animated series was way ahead of its time and its essence will never be duplicated again.
ole9421 2 years ago
Invisible monster no.
The one in India with the Fake Mahrajah and DR Zin
MagicKirin 2 years ago
With the exception of "The Dragons of Ashida", I definitely would sync with the rest of the favorite list. My favorite episodes were "The Invisible Monster", "The Robot Spy", and "The Mystery of the Lizardmen."
volfire2 2 years ago
My Top 5 are Pirates from Below, Terror Island, The Sea Haunt, Monster in a Monastery, and The Invisible Monster
maureencora1 2 years ago
Number 1--YES! Turu the Terrible is in my top 5 but I have seen it less than a dozen times.
coker10 2 years ago
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Kelp25 2 years ago
Thiscatoon has always beenmy favorite so cool to find it again at 52. Yes it is ahead of its time.I think ill let my fourteenyear old see it I also liked Top Cat. Ha Ha
mrwenis49 2 years ago
it rates right up there with the day the earth stood still!
eleventhdr 2 years ago
yeah i have to agree the invisable monster was one of the creepist cartoons ever this one still gives me the willys even today i remember seeing it the frsit time it was and still is one of the best animations ever!
i think they got the whole idea from forbidden plaent the 50's scifi movie with an invisable monster on that plaent far out in space the one they had to desrtoy with the id monster thta one was creepy alos if youhave not seen this one caheck it out!
eleventhdr 2 years ago 3
my fav was the Gargoyle episode; then again, I loved them all
momike99 2 years ago
I like the one with the Chinese cook who locked himself in the freezer....
The Sea Haunt, it was called.
I also like the Yeti one, the Gargoyle one, and the 'Godzilla kills the old fat guy who made the giant spider' one.
Also, the volcano one, the Turu one, and especially the Pursuit of the Po-ho one were all reeeally good.
And so was the Jungle Temple Treasure one......
All the episodes were phenomenal, let's just leave it at that!
TheTalentSeeker 2 years ago
The Godzilla one was called Terror on Terror island and the Turu one is called Turu the terrible that was my favorite JQ episode along with dragons of ashida !
steventheox 2 years ago 2
The Invisible Monster was one of the scariest shows ever produced. Animation or otherwise. I remember seeing this in the 70's on Sunday mornings as a kid and it scared the daylights out of me. this more than deserves to be choosen as the best.
acholl980 2 years ago 2
Does anyone know what was the name of the episode when Jonny is in the haunted house (or castle,smth like that)? The one with the ghost, when in the end of the episode old man become ashes? I think that episode is in Venice...
AngelBoyLa 2 years ago
The Robot Spy is my personal favorite. I LOVED this show as a kid. It was always on really early in the morning. I guess cause it had some adult themes.
tylerdurden869 2 years ago
who makes the bebop?!?!?!
Markthompson123 2 years ago
I loved this show too, it was my favorite cartoon period!
ChicagoTiki 2 years ago 7
I loved this show growing up.
GDATERRY 2 years ago
The frogmen should have been no.1
smoove1971 2 years ago
Didn't the creature from The Thing (the original--not John Carpenter's gore fest) die in the same manner as the Invisible Monster?
Wildcat1062 2 years ago
I think you are absolutely right! Good call!
Chris
chrisweb037 2 years ago
The Thing From Another World! Thanks for the confirmation, Chris. Did you know that the monster was played by James "Marshal Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke" Arness?
Wildcat1062 2 years ago
I wish more people knew of this great show. it was so ahead of it's time. <3
noodlethenobody 2 years ago 2
I knew that "The Invisible Monster" had to be number one. The sound effects, the score, and the apparent indestructibility of the creature made for a tense episode.
meanfoot 2 years ago 2
I saw many Japanese anime classics in 1963-65 before our family moved to US and saw this. I thought this was the best! Still one of my favorites, especially the Robot Spy episode, so much that I made a mock-up for Halloween and planning a working model next.
CaptainNomura 2 years ago
Invisible Monsters tracks are straight out of Forbidden Planet. Anyone else notice it quit making tracks once it was painted?
niflap 2 years ago
Yeah I did, lol. Also if you notice when the Invisible Monster almost gets Bandit, it magically appears back in the forest after Johnny runs back into the shack. xD
Roxasvsrikku 2 years ago
Yeah. I'm guessing a budget consideration? Anyone know for sure?
Chris
chrisweb037 2 years ago
A lot of those Johnny Quest episodes were scary- Dragons of Ashida, Invisible Monster, Curse of Anubis, Turu the Terrible, Monster in a Monestery (super creepy) and Sea Haunt. All of these scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. especially the invisible monster and that one with the Yeti's (monster in a monestery) Even watching it now creeps me out and I'm 38 lol
ErikB71 2 years ago 3
Man, I'm half your age, and Monsters in the Monastery still creeps the shit outta me! Just watch the real scary ones at night by yourself haha
dcollegeboy 2 years ago 3
The invisible monster episode is my fave, too. It scared the hell out of me when I was little. Not sure if this is accurate, but years ago I heard his voice had been done with a theremin!
rocketman63 2 years ago
How come the invisible monster has an eye like an animal if its just a mass of energy? lol
ErikB71 2 years ago
And how it makes footprints until it's painted, then it just slithers around. xD
Love the '64 Quest though, all 26 episodes.
Roxasvsrikku 2 years ago
ill never forget johnny quest lol the mummy and the invisible monster...god i remember when i was young those 2 SCARED THE ASOLUTE SHIT out of me lol tht damn invisible monster sound still creeps me out...
bzradiohead18 2 years ago
the animation was ahead of it's time especially for sat morning cartoons. still looks better than anything out now.
wrathchild2k 2 years ago
Dragon of Ashida and Turu the terrible are #1
steventheox 2 years ago
I named my pastor's mackaw Turru. He's big & always bites people who pass by.
niflap 2 years ago
Whom the Superfriends call when they get in trouble? These guys.
ALL HAIL THE 1964 JONNY QUEST!!!
WVAK47 2 years ago 2
That Chinese scientist guy in dragons of Ashida is creepy as hell. Especially with that sinister laugh of his LOL.
ErikB71 2 years ago
Remember the Mo Po episode.. Race Bannon: "Ok you savage heathen monkeys...you better not try anything funny or i will come back!" LOL!!!
blackrogue162 2 years ago
This stuff scared the crap out of me in the sixties. Thanks for posting.
thefeepy 2 years ago
gotta love that mummy march music in 3/4 time
hansumjoe 2 years ago
Robot spy I remember was almost a bit much to expect from your average Sat. morning cartoon fare! It spooked the begesus out of me as a kid! Love the ultra death ray in it's own vehicular transport pallet! Anybody watch "The Venture Brothers?
bigisezhi 2 years ago
Tim Mattheson was 17 when he voiced Jonny Quest. He was born in the 1940's.I wonder if he had to alter his voice to sound younger.
niflap 2 years ago
My favorite "A small matter of pygimes" Always was always will be. This show had the best music for its time
amari2001 2 years ago
My eternal favorite: TURU THE TERRIBLE.
Sultuxes 2 years ago
Robot spy was the best. When I was a kid I remember praying it would be that episode when the show was starting.
AccipiterF1 2 years ago
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switcherdawna 2 years ago
Invisible Monster, great one! Probably my all time favorite too, they could never get away with a kids show like that today! Great stories and the villians always met some kind of grisly demise
jennifersman 2 years ago
Thanks, I loved, and still love Jonny Quest!
freckldnred 2 years ago 2
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lipepeternella 2 years ago
I love this show. I remember watching these episodes. Ah, memories.
EllysaE 2 years ago
I remember the old guy in the wheelchair living in a cave on a volcano, who had a pet Pteranodon.
katsugraphics 2 years ago
These are good ones but my personal favorite is Terror Island.
jttxyz 2 years ago
The Red Baron episode was the best when that condor made him crash his plane I think
vols9599 2 years ago
Right, he challeneged Race Bannon to a dog fight then gave him a plane with no ammo and threw grenades at him just to make it interesting. A condor flew at the plane and made him drop the last grenade he had and his plane blew up
jennifersman 2 years ago
The Granades were in Devil's Tower
niflap 2 years ago
What about the episode of the sea monster on the ship? That was maybe the best one yet.
070469blueboy 2 years ago 2
The Sea Haunt. Last episode ever shown, and my personal favorite.
RestiveBob 2 years ago 2
easely one of the best cartoons ever made
156gbe56 2 years ago
what's that episode called with the sea monster on the ship?
RapDog50 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Where are the women? There are none - these guys are all gay!! Gay gay gay!! Yay!! Yay gay!!!!
Bill463 2 years ago
Only a fag would think of something that stupid to say on here.
070469blueboy 2 years ago
You are correct! You have great insight and intelligence!
Bill463 2 years ago
Jade was in a couple of episodes, but there should have been more with her.
TammiWayKewl 2 years ago
Tim Mattheson was 16 when he did JQ's voice. Did he use his real voice or did he have to raise it an octave?
niflap 2 years ago
dh1173 2 years ago
The Robot SPY is the best one ever.
megalon73 2 years ago
Agreed
JeffreyP506 2 years ago
You know the Mummy episode had to be in there. I was thinking the episode where they come across treasure in Central America and have to escape Perkins and the Indians was gonna be on here too. That episode was one of my favorites.
ghanboy 2 years ago
Did I miss something/? There are only 4 episodes here, not 5 (:P) And I admit: I saw ALL of these when they originally aired. I did NOT miss Jonny Quest! Where's "The Sargasso Sea"? And the epi with the pteradactyl and the bi-planes? And where the hell is 'Jade' ?!:P?!:P :) Thanks for the vids !!!! Peace:)
binnyman 2 years ago
Wow !!! bring's back great old memories growing up with these toons back when I was a kid , and also I recall # 1 giving me nightmares , stil creepy even today.
LadySierraSays 2 years ago
Yep !!!! #1 & # 2 , I remeber both well from back in the day !!! , Damn Right !!!! Great Job , thankx for sharing this !!!
LadySierraSays 2 years ago
lol my fav too
xXvfemanXx 2 years ago
Has that Egyptian guy in the fez ever heard of like, uhh, running?
ACelloFella 2 years ago
haha I was thinking the same. The mummy walks so slow. Instead of just standing there waiting for it to grab you, why not run away? lol.
ErikB71 2 years ago
LOL. I guess since he stole the idol, the mummy will stay after him no matter where he goes.
ghanboy 2 years ago
Who did not want to be Jonny Quest, great dad, cool dude to hang, best friend is doing great tricks and dog that cares.
critter19581446 2 years ago
Thank heavens that The Invisible Monster was number 1! That scared the SHIT out of me as a kid. I have never, ever forgotten it. And the sound the creature made (probably a sound clip of somone playing the saw?).
cochranexyz 3 years ago
...yes coch, I totally agree...take care and have a nice day
MightySaturn5 2 years ago
haha same with me. I'll never forget watching it alone in my basement early Saturday morning when I was a kid, and it creeped me out so much I wrapped myself in the blanket. The way the scientist is all alone in his dark lab and his experiment explodes, and this orb of light moves towards him making an eerie sound, and the last you see of him is his terrified face as he calls SOS on the radio. Creepy!
ErikB71 2 years ago
LOL. I'm sure I buried myself deeper into the couch cushions.
cochranexyz 2 years ago
Amazingly sophisticated anime from the 60s- some episodes actually scared me.
as a child.
cosmicdingo 3 years ago
some scared me too as a kid - funny to hear someone else say that
cllamont 2 years ago
Morning? I remember this shit on at late night. I stayed up all the time watching this shit :). I also had a collectible toy :O... But it broke :(. And then i lost it :(.
RavexAxLicious 3 years ago
Watching this makes you think (or hope) that the makers of today's cartoons should be ashamed of themselves for the crap they're putting out now. The video's titled "Top 5 Jonny Quest Episodes" but only 4 are posted. I'd suggest as an honorable mention, "The Mystery of the Lizard Men", as being the first episode, it did establish the look and tone of the show.
BPrice1A 3 years ago
All of them a classic. I'd like to suggest an honorable mention for "The Sea Haunt", that one really gave me the creeps as a kid.
xagcx 3 years ago
Cool!. I love its terror song. It's terrific
ecynara 3 years ago
Right, this show had the best music, it's so cheesy but thrilling
jennifersman 2 years ago
My Gawd! Do the cartoons today suck or what? Johnny Quest is the most hardcore, gangsta cartoon of all time! This was the Sci-Fi channel before there ever was one! This was one of the few cartoons that actually killed people! This was a forerunner, or a precursor to adult swim. It was way ahead of it's time!
BryianR 3 years ago
Robot Spy really freaked me out as a kid!The scene when it attacked the guard use to
scare the crap out of me.
7DARKHELLS 3 years ago 2
Boy does this bring back memories .This was my favorite cartoon when I was a kid. And It always had me shakin . And Race Bannon was my hero. Great cartoon !
mrt0724 3 years ago
Jonny Quest was one of the most underrated ("Animation") cartoon that was ever made.
& I DO MEET UNDERRATED!!!
toressm 3 years ago
The Invisible Monster, Monster in the Monastery, and Werewolf of the Timberland used to scare the crap outta me when I was little! Well the werewolf episode didn't scare me as much, just at the beginning where all you can see is the wolf's eyes...it creeped me out lol!
rae6606 3 years ago 2
"The Curse of Anubis" scared the crap out of me when I was 4!
Nockyout 3 years ago 3
word dude, still does. look at the mummy's face and tell me whether that should be in a show for children..
MrMask13 3 years ago
Me Too man I remember one sat morn watching it as a kid and I was scared to go to bed later on that night!!! and the Invisible monster wow!!! I have got to get these on DVD!!!
mscaramel44d 3 years ago
The Invisible Monster remains me favorite since it scared me as a child.
RockmanVX 3 years ago 2
I was channel flicking past a boring program on the Modern Marvel of magnets when the announcer explained that magnetism is the only natural force know to man capable of overcoming gravity. Ouch! Wham! Bingo! I quickly realized that the Norwegian scientist on the Johnny Quest Anti-Gravity/Gargoyle episode might have been on to something after all... Remember him?
Kharkovkid 3 years ago
We'll paint it, WHAT A GENIUS, I WOULD'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT. Johnny should be a scientist
ScreechRAPS 3 years ago
That was fun & one of the best memories (for me). Jonny Quest. Thanks!
Zahc1958 3 years ago
This Episode disturbed my sister and I when we were kids. "The Invisable Monster" Episode 19. Now, many years later, I see the connection with the creature of the "ID"
darinnear 3 years ago
Good call! I saw it too! Forbidden Planet! The invisible Krell monster manifest from the primitive ID in the dear Doctor's mind! Hey, if you are going to emulate something, go for the best I say! lol
bigisezhi 2 years ago
Sea Haunt was the creepiest of all. The way it would snarl and the fact it hated light, stayed below during the day and came out only at night...The Ibvisible Monster and Turu the Terrible were frightening as well. the Robot Spy was by far the coolest simply from all the military hardware thrown at the thing.
GWBisanevilmonster 3 years ago
All the episodes were PRETTY good. Robot Spy was action packed. Sea Haunt was scary, Realm of the Condor was best adventure,etc.
cosmicdingo 3 years ago
this show is nothing but american propaganda in the cold war trying to braiwash kids at a young age
tebeda99 3 years ago
There was a bit of that for sure. Still loved the show though.
Rifles! Fuckin' A!
My nearly six year old daughter is also into it. I watch it with her to explain what's "wrong" with bits of it. She 'shhhs' me.
dicksatan 3 years ago