And the hardware was as sleek and shiny as the science could make it. The foreign peoples looked as they should, not just WASPs with slanted eyes. The locations were gorgeous and accurate as possible. Benton Quest! And the artwork from Hanna-Barbera gave credit to it all. Of course, that was only to be expected, coming from the genius of the great scientist, Dr. They went all over the world for their adventures, and "gosh!" I was learning about other countries and cultures, and I didn't even know it! And the science (although somewhat archaic now) was ahead of its time. Firstly, it was a show about kids - Jonny and Hadji (and Hadji was from another country!) - where the adults treated the boys as Kids and not Babies. Now as an adult (although still a kid at heart), I understand what made it different and great. I remember watching JONNY QUEST when it first came on TV - in the Prime Time hours no less! As a kid I didn't quite realize how different from other cartoons this piece of greatness was.
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