Jonny Quest Broadcast Fact Sheet

Here is a summary of facts about the original 26 episodes of Jonny Quest from the 1964-65 season on ABC. The titles are listed in broadcast order, with their production codes, working titles when known (and where different from the final title) and the original and repeat air dates listed in TV Guide issues from that era.

I've begun adding information about the original, national commercials that aired on Jonny Quest during its 1964-65 season. I'll post more information as I receive it.

The Mystery of the Lizard Men

Z-3, 9/18/64 (Friday, 7:30 p.m. Eastern), repeated at unknown date.

Commercials:

From a 1965 repeat, not listed in TV Guide:

Brought to you by: Gleem Toothpaste (10 seconds, Mike Road V.O.)

Between Parts 1 and 2:

Gleem, Chester and Dad (30 seconds)

Head and Shoulders, Aunt Jane (30 seconds)

Between Parts 2 and 3:

P.F. Flyer shoes, Tommy and the Atom Scientist (60 seconds)

Between Part 3 and end credits:

[missing from my copy]

Arctic Splashdown

Z-5, Splashdown Antarctica, 9/25/64, 4/8/65.

Commercials:

For April 15, 1965, repeat:

Brought to you by: The Big G Cereals of General Mills, maker of Total (10 seconds)

Between Parts 1 and 2:

Cheerios "This is my mommy" (30 seconds)

Total Cereal "Not many vitamins in just coffee for lunch" (30 seconds)

Between Parts 2 and 3:

[Missing from my copy]

Between Part 3 and end credits:

P.F. Flyer shoes, featuring Jonny Quest and Race Bannon (60 seconds)

[Title card with "Jonny Quest, brought to you by" V.O.]

P.F. Flyer shows, live-action (10 seconds)

[End Credits]

Screen Gems "dancing sticks" (5 seconds)

An ABC Presentation, camera, silent

The Curse of Anubis

Z-2, 10/2/64, 6/3/65.

Pursuit of the Po-Ho

Z-7, Po-Ho Adventure, 10/9/64, 4/1/65.

Riddle of the Gold

Z-4, 10/16/64, 4/22/65.

Commercials:

For April 22, 1965, repeat:

Brought to you by: Lysol (10 seconds)

Between Parts 1 and 2:

New Lysol Spray (30 seconds)

New Medi-Quick (20? seconds)

Between Parts 2 and 3:

The Donna Reed Show (30? seconds)

Between Part 3 and end credits:

Pepto Bismol Tablets (60 seconds)

[Title card with "Jonny Quest, brought to you by" V.O.]

Pepto Bismol liquid and Pepto Bismol Tablets (10 seconds)

[End Credits]

Screen Gems "dancing sticks" (5 seconds)

An ABC Presentation, camera, silent

Treasure of the Temple

Z-9, The Lost City, 10/23/64, 3/25/65.

Calcutta Adventure

Z-6, 10/30/64 (orig. scheduled 10/16/64), 7/1/65

Commercials:

For July 1, 1965, repeat:

Brought to you by: ABC, Donna Reed Show (10 seconds)

Between Parts 1 and 2:

ABC's Wide World of Sports (60 seconds)

Between Parts 2 and 3:

Quaker Puffed Rice (30 seconds)

Aunt Jemima syrup (30 seconds)

Between Part 3 and end credits:

ABC's coverage of Major League Baseball, promo'd in song by the King Family singers. (60 long seconds)

ABC's The Addams Family. (8 seconds)

The Robot Spy

Z-10, Dr. Zin's Robot Spy, 11/6/64, 5/6/65.

Commercials:

For Nov. 6, 1964 original broadcast (probably):

Brought to you by: The Big G Cereals of General Mills (10 seconds)

Between Parts 1 and 2:

Cheerios (30 seconds)

Lucky Charms "The new oat cereal" (30 seconds)

Between Parts 2 and 3:

Beechnut gum/candy (60 seconds)

Between Part 3 and end credits:

P.F. Flyer shoes, featuring Jonny Quest and Race Bannon (60 seconds)

P.F. Flyer shows, live-action (10 seconds)

Double Danger

Z-1, 11/13/64, 5/27/65.

Commercials:

For Nov. 13, 1964 original broadcast (probably):

Brought to you by: The Big G Cereals of General Mills (10 seconds)

Between Parts 1 and 2:

Lucky Charms "The new oat cereal" (30 seconds)

Cheerios (30 seconds)

Between Parts 2 and 3:

Trix (45 seconds)

Frosty O's, featuring Tennessee Tuxedo and Chumley (15 seconds)

Between Part 3 and end credits:

P.F. Flyer shoes, featuring Jonny Quest and Race Bannon (60 seconds)

P.F. Flyer shows, live-action (10 seconds)

Shadow of the Condor

Z-8, Condor, 11/20/64, 4/29/65.

Skull and Double Crossbones

Z-12, Bahama Treasure, 11/27/64, 7/8/65.

The Dreadful Doll

Z-11, Suga Doll, 12/4/64, 6/24/65.

A Small Matter of Pygmies

Z-13, 12/11/64, not rerun during season.

Dragons of Ashida

Z-14, 12/18/64, 4/15/65 (postponed from 3/18).

Commercials:

For April 15, 1965, repeat:

Brought to you by: The Big G Cereals of General Mills, maker of Total (10 seconds)

Between Parts 1 and 2:

Total Cereal, "No rubbers?" (That's the first line) (30 seconds)

Lucky Charms, "'Tis luck to catch a leprechaun" (30 seconds)

Between Parts 2 and 3:

Beechnut gum/candy, "Buy Beechnut, by gum" (60 seconds)

Between Part 3 and end credits:

P.F. Flyer shoes, featuring Jonny Quest and Race Bannon (60 seconds)

[Title card with "Jonny Quest, brought to you by" V.O.]

P.F. Flyer shows, live-action (10 seconds)

[End Credits]

Screen Gems "dancing sticks" (5 seconds)

An ABC Presentation, camera, silent

Turu the Terrible

Z-15, 12/24/64 (now on Thursday nights*), 5/20/65.

The Fraudulent Volcano

Z-17, 12/31/64, 8/12/65.

Werewolf of the Timberland

Z-18, 1/7/65, 7/22/65.

Pirates from Below

Z-20, Underwater Probe, 1/14/65, 5/13/65.

Attack of the Tree People

Z-16, Tree Boys, 1/21/65, not rerun in season.

The Invisible Monster

Z-19, 1/28/65, 8/5/65.

The Devil's Tower

Z-21, The Devil's Escarpment, 2/4/65, 8/19/65.

The Quetong Missile Mystery

Z-26, 2/11/65, 9/9/65. Retitled "The 'Q' Missile Mystery" for the repeat

The House of Seven Gargoyles

Z-22, 2/18/65, not rerun in season.

Terror Island

Z-23, Chu Sing Ling Caper, 2/25/65, 7/29/65 (rerun postponed from 7/15/65).

Commercials:

For July 29, 1965, repeat:

Brought to you by: ABC, The Addams Family (10 seconds)

Between Parts 1 and 2:

ABC's coverage of Major League Baseball, promo'd in song by the King Family singers. (60 seconds)

Between Parts 2 and 3:

ABC's "Where the Action Is" show (60 seconds)

Between Part 3 and end credits:

Score hair cream (60 seconds)

ABC's "The Addams Family." (10 seconds)

A video on YouTube has a clip showing this episode was sponsored by McHale's Navy. It's possible JQ lost General Mills as a sponsor during the initial run and the McHale's Navy ad was for the original broadcast, or this episode was rerun twice.

This set of commercials from Terror Island is on YouTube, but it has the Score commercial immediately after "Where the Action Is."

Monster in the Monastery

Z-24, (may have been The Monsters in the Monastery,) 3/4/65, 8/26/65

The Sea Haunt

Z-25, 3/11/65, 9/2/65.

* Although TV Guide reports the change to Thursday night occurred the next week, Hanna-Barbera's official list of broadcast dates shows the date was Dec. 24, 1964. Many thanks to classic fan "James W." for sharing with us his vivid memory of that night and leading to this correction.

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