Classic Jonny Quest
Behind the Scenes

© 2008, Lyle P. Blosser. All rights reserved.

This is a look at what we could discover regarding the supremely talented group of people that labored hard and long to produce the groundbreaking show known as Jonny Quest. Many of these people had worked in the animation industry for years; others "cut their teeth" making this show. One thing we know for sure: without their efforts, Jonny Quest would not have been the same. We here at ClassicJQ.com think it's high time these people get at least some of the recognition and credit they deserve.

NOTE: We will be building up the information on this page as we are able to discover more about each person listed here, and about the roles they played.

The Special Case of Doug Wildey

Doug's involvement in the show from the beginning is well-known, the stuff of legend. He's widely acknowledged as the creator of the key concepts and look of the show, taking it from its initial conceptual birth as a Jack Armstrong: All American Boy franchise (ultimately abandoned not for technical reasons, but for legal ones) to the realized Jonny Quest. His role in the show's crew as recorded in the episode credits ranges from receiving no credit at all for one episode (for reasons unknown) to credit as Supervising Art Director for several episodes (sometimes with a plain text credit, other times with Doug's stylized signature) to simply the phrase Based on an idea created by followed by Doug's unique stylized signature. He also provided several story ideas. For details on Doug's contributions to Jonny Quest and more, follow this link.

Here are the episode credit details for Doug:

No Credit Listed

Pursuit of the Po-Ho

Supervising Art Director

The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Arctic Splashdown
The Curse of Anubis
Riddle of the Gold
Treasure of the Temple
Calcutta Adventure

Based on an idea created by

The Robot Spy
Double Danger
Shadow of the Condor
Skull and Double Crossbones
The Dreadful Doll
A Small Matter of Pygmies
Dragons of Ashida
Turu the Terrible
The Fraudulent Volcano
Werewolf of the Timberland
Pirates from Below
Attack of the Tree People
The Invisible Monster
The Devil's Tower
The Quetong Missile Mystery
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Terror Island
Monster in the Monastery
The Sea Haunt

See the tables below for additional contributions by Doug.


The names recorded in the following table are grouped by credit type (writers, animators, layout, etc.) in the order generally found within the episode credits. Within each grouping, names are presented alphabetically. Episode links lead to corresponding individual episode credits pages.

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Writers

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Joseph Barbera The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Walter Black Arctic Splashdown (Teleplay)
The Curse of Anubis
Treasure of the Temple
(Teleplay)
Skull and Double Crossbones
Dragons of Ashida
Pirates from Below
(Teleplay)
Attack of the Tree People
Alan Dinehart Riddle of the Gold
Terror Island
(Teleplay)
Herbert Finn Riddle of the Gold
Terror Island
(Teleplay)
William D. Hamilton Pursuit of the Po-Ho
The Robot Spy
The Dreadful Doll
(Teleplay)
A Small Matter of Pygmies (Teleplay)
Turu the Terrible
The Fraudulent Volcano
Werewolf of the Timberland
The Invisible Monster
The Devil's Tower
The Quetong Missile Mystery
William Hanna The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Charles Hoffman Shadow of the Condor (Teleplay)
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Monster in the Monastery
(Teleplay)
The Sea Haunt (Teleplay)
Joanna Lee Calcutta Adventure (Teleplay)
Double Danger
Alex Lovy The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Doug Wildeymore details here.The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Terror Island
(Story)

Story Direction

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Dan Gordon The Robot Spy
Turu the Terrible
The Invisible Monster
Alex Lovy The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Calcutta Adventure
Skull and Double Crossbones
The Sea Haunt
Lewis Marshall Arctic Splashdown
The Curse of Anubis
Treasure of the Temple
A Small Matter of Pygmies
Dragons of Ashida
Werewolf of the Timberland
Pirates from Below
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Monster in the Monastery
Kim Platt The Fraudulent Volcano
The Quetong Missile Mystery
Paul Sommer Pursuit of the Po-Ho
Riddle of the Gold
Double Danger
Shadow of the Condor
The Dreadful Doll
Attack of the Tree People
The Devil's Tower
Terror Island

Story Supervision

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Arthur Pierson All episodes

Musical Direction

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Hoyt CurtinHoyt's contributions qualify him as another special member of the team; for more, please follow this link.All episodes

Animation

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Edwin Aardal The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Pursuit of the Po-Ho
Riddle of the Gold
Treasure of the Temple
Skull and Double Crossbones
The Fraudulent Volcano
The Devil's Tower
The Sea Haunt
O.E. (Lefty) Callahan Shadow of the Condor
Turu the Terrible
Attack of the Tree People
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Monster in the Monastery
Hugh Fraser The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Pursuit of the Po-Ho
Riddle of the Gold
Double Danger
Turu the Terrible
Pirates from Below
Attack of the Tree People
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Monster in the Monastery
George Goepper Arctic Splashdown
The Curse of Anubis
The Dreadful Doll
Werewolf of the Timberland
Pirates from Below
The Quetong Missile Mystery
Chuck Harriton The Robot Spy
Dragons of Ashida
The Invisible Monster
Terror Island
Bill Kiel Arctic Splashdown
The Curse of Anubis
Anatole Kirsanoff Calcutta Adventure
The Robot Spy
The Dreadful Doll
A Small Matter of Pygmies
Dragons of Ashida
The Invisible Monster
Terror Island
Jerry Mathcock Treasure of the Temple
Calcutta Adventure
Skull and Double Crossbones
The Fraudulent Volcano
The Devil's Tower
The Sea Haunt
George Nicholas Arctic Splashdown
The Curse of Anubis
Shadow of the Condor
Dragons of Ashida
The Invisible Monster
Terror Island
Jack Ozark The Robot Spy
A Small Matter of Pygmies
The Invisible Monster
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Monster in the Monastery
Ed Parks The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Treasure of the Temple
The Dreadful Doll
Werewolf of the Timberland
Pirates from Below
The Quetong Missile Mystery
Jack Parr Pursuit of the Po-Ho
Skull and Double Crossbones
The Fraudulent Volcano
The Devil's Tower
The Sea Haunt
Don Patterson Calcutta Adventure
The Robot Spy
A Small Matter of Pygmies
Attack of the Tree People
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Monster in the Monastery
Don Schloat Treasure of the Temple
Skull and Double Crossbones
The Fraudulent Volcano
The Devil's Tower
The Sea Haunt
Ken Southworth Riddle of the Gold
The Dreadful Doll
Dragons of Ashida
Werewolf of the Timberland
Pirates from Below
Attack of the Tree People
The Quetong Missile Mystery
John Sparey Werewolf of the Timberland
Pirates from Below
The Quetong Missile Mystery
Irv Spense Arctic Splashdown
The Curse of Anubis
Shadow of the Condor
Turu the Terrible
Harvey Toombs The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Pursuit of the Po-Ho
The Robot Spy
Double Danger
A Small Matter of Pygmies
Attack of the Tree People
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Carlo Vinci Riddle of the Gold
Calcutta Adventure
Double Danger
Turu the Terrible
Pirates from Below
The Quetong Missile Mystery

Animation Direction

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Charles A. Nichols All episodes

Animation Supervision

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Irv Spence Treasure of the Temple
Calcutta Adventure
The Robot Spy
Double Danger
Skull and Double Crossbones
The Dreadful Doll
A Small Matter of Pygmies
Dragons of Ashida
Turu the Terrible
The Fraudulent Volcano
Werewolf of the Timberland
Pirates from Below
Attack of the Tree People
The Invisible Monster
The Devil's Tower
The Quetong Missile Mystery
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Monster in the Monastery
The Sea Haunt

Layout

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Dick BickenbachDick is credited by many sources as the designer of Bandit.Arctic Splashdown
The Curse of Anubis
Treasure of the Temple
A Small Matter of Pygmies
The Fraudulent Volcano
Terror Island
Bruce Bushman Pursuit of the Po-Ho
Shadow of the Condor
The Quetong Missile Mystery
Walt Clinton Pursuit of the Po-Ho
Riddle of the Gold
Double Danger
The Dreadful Doll
Werewolf of the Timberland
The Devil's Tower
The Sea Haunt
Jerry Eisenberg Turu the Terrible
Pirates from Below
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Moe Gollub Arctic Splashdown
The Curse of Anubis
Treasure of the Temple
A Small Matter of Pygmies
The Fraudulent Volcano
Terror Island
C. L. Hartman The Robot Spy
Double Danger
Shadow of the Condor
Werewolf of the Timberland
Attack of the Tree People
The Devil's Tower
The Sea Haunt
Alex Ignatiev Pursuit of the Po-Ho
Treasure of the Temple
Double Danger
A Small Matter of Pygmies
Pirates from Below
Z. T. Jablecki The Robot Spy
Double Danger
Skull and Double Crossbones
A Small Matter of Pygmies
The Fraudulent Volcano
Attack of the Tree People
The Quetong Missile Mystery
Mel Keefer Riddle of the Gold
Skull and Double Crossbones
Pirates from Below
Ken Landau The Dreadful Doll
Bill Ligmante Pirates from Below
Hi Mankin Riddle of the Gold
Skull and Double Crossbones
Attack of the Tree People
The Quetong Missile Mystery
Earl Martin The Robot Spy
Sparkey Moore The Dreadful Doll
Turu the Terrible
Attack of the Tree People
The House of Seven Gargoyles
The Sea Haunt
Ernest Nordli Monster in the Monastery
Joe O'Malley Skull and Double Crossbones
The Fraudulent Volcano
Terror Island
Lewis Ott Turu the Terrible
The Quetong Missile Mystery
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Bill Perez Calcutta Adventure
The Robot Spy
Dragons of Ashida
The Invisible Monster
Monster in the Monastery
Noel Quinn Riddle of the Gold
Werewolf of the Timberland
The Devil's Tower
Tony Sgroi The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Calcutta Adventure
The Robot Spy
Dragons of Ashida
The Invisible Monster
Monster in the Monastery
Bob Singer Terror Island
Iwao Takamoto Turu the Terrible
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Alex Toth The Quetong Missile Mystery
Warren Tufts Shadow of the Condor
Werewolf of the Timberland
The Devil's Tower
The Sea Haunt
Jim Tutwiler The Robot Spy
Doug Wildeymore details here.The Mystery of the Lizard Men

Backgrounds

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Fernando Arce Skull and Double Crossbones
The Dreadful Doll
Werewolf of the Timberland
The Devil's Tower
Monster in the Monastery
Lee Branscome The Dreadful Doll
The Fraudulent Volcano
Pirates from Below
Janet Brown The Quetong Missile Mystery
Robert Caples Double Danger
Skull and Double Crossbones
The Devil's Tower
Ron Dias Riddle of the Gold
Double Danger
Skull and Double Crossbones
The Dreadful Doll
The Quetong Missile Mystery
Martin Forte Double Danger
Robert Gentle Pursuit of the Po-Ho
The Robot Spy
Skull and Double Crossbones
A Small Matter of Pygmies
The Fraudulent Volcano
The Invisible Monster
The Quetong Missile Mystery
Terror Island
Paul Julian Dragons of Ashida
The Invisible Monster
M. Mike Kawaguchi Pursuit of the Po-Ho
Double Danger
A Small Matter of Pygmies
Werewolf of the Timberland
Terror Island
Richard Kwim Double Danger
Tom O'Loughlin The Curse of Anubis
Rob Lowe The Devil's Tower
F. Montealegre Riddle of the Gold
Calcutta Adventure
The Robot Spy
Double Danger
Skull and Double Crossbones
The Dreadful Doll
A Small Matter of Pygmies
The Fraudulent Volcano
Werewolf of the Timberland
Pirates from Below
The Invisible Monster
The Devil's Tower
Terror Island
Monster in the Monastery
Harvard Pennington The Curse of Anubis
Riddle of the Gold
The Robot Spy
A Small Matter of Pygmies
The Fraudulent Volcano
Pirates from Below
Anthony Rizzo Terror Island
Monster in the Monastery
Bob Singer The Invisible Monster
Leo Swenson Pursuit of the Po-Ho
The Robot Spy
Richard N. Thomas The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Arctic Splashdown
Treasure of the Temple
Calcutta Adventure
Shadow of the Condor
Turu the Terrible
Attack of the Tree People
The House of Seven Gargoyles
The Sea Haunt
Peter Van Elk The Robot Spy
Werewolf of the Timberland
Pirates from Below
The Quetong Missile Mystery
Monster in the Monastery

Production Supervision

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Howard Hanson All epsiodes

Technical Supervision

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Frank Paiker All epsiodes

Ink & Paint Supervision

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Roberta Greutert All epsiodes

Continuity

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Ted C. Bemiller The Fraudulent Volcano
Woody Chatwood Turu the Terrible
The House of Seven Gargoyles
The Sea Haunt
Christine Decker Double Danger
The Dreadful Doll
Marceil Ferguson The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Pursuit of the Po-Ho
Riddle of the Gold
Shadow of the Condor
Werewolf of the Timberland
Attack of the Tree People
Terror Island
Joyce Gard A Small Matter of Pygmies
Pirates from Below
The Sea Haunt
Jan Gusdavison The Curse of Anubis
Calcutta Adventure
The Robot Spy
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Annie Lee Holm Arctic Splashdown
Treasure of the Temple
Skull and Double Crossbones
Dragons of Ashida
The Invisible Monster
Monster in the Monastery
Elizabeth McGowen Double Danger
The Dreadful Doll
Werewolf of the Timberland
Attack of the Tree People
Terror Island
Myke Nelson The Curse of Anubis
Calcutta Adventure
The Robot Spy
Turu the Terrible
Joan Orbison The Quetong Missile Mystery
Jane Philippi Arctic Splashdown
Treasure of the Temple
Skull and Double Crossbones
Dragons of Ashida
The Invisible Monster
Maggi Raymond The Fraudulent Volcano
The Devil's Tower
Evelyn Sherwood The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Pursuit of the Po-Ho
Riddle of the Gold
Shadow of the Condor
The Devil's Tower
Monster in the Monastery
Natalie Yates A Small Matter of Pygmies
Pirates from Below
The Quetong Missile Mystery

Camera

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Eugene Borghi All episodes
Bob Collis All episodes
Charles Flekal All episodes
Norman Stainback All episodes
Roy Wade All episodes

Film Editing

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Larry Cowan Calcutta Adventure
Donald A. Douglas The Robot Spy
Skull and Double Crossbones
Dragons of Ashida
Werewolf of the Timberland
The Invisible Monster
The House of Seven Gargoyles
Warner Leighton The Mystery of the Lizard Men
Arctic Splashdown
The Curse of Anubis
Riddle of the Gold
Calcutta Adventure
The Sea Haunt
Ken Spears Treasure of the Temple
Calcutta Adventure
Double Danger
The Dreadful Doll
Turu the Terrible
Pirates from Below
The Devil's Tower
Terror Island
Ed Warschilka Pursuit of the Po-Ho
Calcutta Adventure
Shadow of the Condor
A Small Matter of Pygmies
The Fraudulent Volcano
Attack of the Tree People
The Quetong Missile Mystery
Monster in the Monastery

Sound Direction

NameInformationEpisode contributions
Buddy Myers All episodes



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