Classic Jonny Quest List: Tributes

© 2005-2007, Lyle P. Blosser
The Jonny Quest tributes shown here are essentially references to the show that have occurred within other television shows and theatrical films. While some mention Jonny and/or the show by name, other tributes are simply reproductions of iconic scenes and concepts.
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"Family Guy" TV Show Thanks to Bjössi for the images and dialog transcript! AT AN AIRPORT

Stewie Griffin: Jonny Quest. OK, welcome aboard.
[ Jonny walks out of the picture ]

Stewie Griffin: Dr. Benton Quest. Alright, have a good flight.
[ Dr. Quest walks out of the picture ]

Stewie: Hadji. Hmmm.. Listen, you have been randomly selected for additional screening.

Hadji: But, you didn't even type anything in.
Stewie: Look, if it were up to me, you'd be right there on that flight. But, umm, I'm going to need to ask you to take off your shoes, and that lovly, umm, hat.

Hadji: Sim-Sim-Salabim !
Stewie: Yeah, I'd cut back on that.
"The Incredibles"(theatrical film, 2004)

Since Incredibles writer/director Brad Bird made an appearance on the Jonny Quest Season 1 DVD as part of one of the special features, it seems fairly well established that Brad is a big fan of Jonny Quest. 		There are a number of items that (to me) look an awful lot like Jonny Quest tributes in the film.


The Robot Spy

The huge mechanical robot that is used by Syndrome to wreak havoc on a major city looks quite a bit like the robot spider from The Robot Spy. Well, OK, it's not exactly the same, but it does have a round body with an "eye" and long spidery legs. Dr. Zin would've been proud, I think.
The aircraft used to deliver the robot to its target also is reminiscent of the craft Zin used.


The Fraudulent Volcano

The uniformed henchmen in their hovercraft recalls similar garb and craft in The Fraudulent Volcano, although the JQ versions were two-man vehicles. And, IMHO, the Incredibles versions are much cooler. But conceptually, they're very close.
Even the launch of the flying platforms out of the mountain stronghold is reminiscent of the scene in The Fraudulent Volcano
And the scene where one of the henchmen flies his hovercraft into the side of a cliff is eerily similar to a scene from The Fraudulent Volcano.


Calcutta Adventure

Frozone's quick pickup of Dash and their subsequent ice-enabled escape from the Omnidroid calls to mind a similar scene from Calcutta Adventure in which Race scoops up Jonny and carries him on his back on skis away from the bad guys and the avalanche.
"The Incredibles" DVD bonus feature: "Jack-Jack Attack"
The short musical intro to the episode is almost an exact match to the intro played at the start of Jonny Quest episodes. Given a listen to the two clips to see if you don't agree!

 Jack-Jack Attack title card bumper
 Jonny Quest title card bumper
"Time is Running Out", a short film produced by Cartoon Network that used an original score based on the JQ theme, voice clips from the classic show along with stop-action animation of figures of Jonny, Hadji, Race and Bandit and various monsters and villains to create a fun adventure game. Dr. Quest made only a brief appearance near the end in a diving bell menaced by a giant octopus.
Other tributes noted (with more details to come as they become available):
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