Jonny Quest, Scooby Doo and a cartoon quiz
As a kid I loved Jonny Quest and Scooby Doo. Unfortunately our local TV station seemed to play the same 5 Jonny Quest episodes over and over again, so over time I bored of it. Always did like Scooby though.
Recently I discovered the original Jonny Quest and Scooby Doo seasons out on DVD. I haven't had much interest in the TV on DVD craze, but decided these a must have for Stevo's collection. After reading a couple reviews, the Jonny Quest reviewer clearly devoted as he waxed on in amazing detail and referred to the first two seasons as "canon", it looked like the sets decent so I picked them up. Jonny Quest at Circuit City and Scooby Doo on eBay.
Jonny Quest good stuff indeed and includes a couple nice bonus features. Scooby Doo a bit formulalistic now that I'm older, but still fun to watch. Bonus features pretty much a bust, not nearly as classy as the Jonny Quest ones (interviews with the worlds most devoted Scooby fans!?!). Never noticed the laugh track as a kid.
Wonder if anyone remembers a few other shows: Sea Lab, The Land that Time Lost (or something like that) and a show in black and white with claymation characters. I remember my mom saying it made by the Catholic church and the episodes made originally without advertising, so they never quite fit into a standard time slot. As I remember it came on EARLY, and I also remember some of the episodes deeply affected me as a little boy. But what was it called??
posted by Stevo @ 12:07 AM
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Are you referring to Land of the Lost with Rick, Will and Holly stuck in the prehistoric land they were sucked into while Kayacking down a big river? A land replete with dinosaurs, crystals and Sleestaks? And who can forget Cha-ka?
Are you also referring to Davey and Goliath (the black and white stop action with more paper and plastic than claymation)? It was done by the Lutherans (ELCA), not Catholics, and the opening sequence had Davey and his dog, Goliath, out shooting off a rocket to the show's theme, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. It was later produced in color.
And yes, I remember Sea Lab as well, just not a fan.
Hi Stevo,
You know that I love the Scoobster and Shaggy. Anyway, how are you? You should shoot me an email soon and we can catch up. steve_higgs@insightbb.com
Steve
Hey Frank, your memory for movie/TV stuff always amazes me.
Yes, Land of the Lost sounds right to me. "Who can forget Cha-ka?" Hmm, well me for starts. Perhaps you could give me a hint? I don't remember much about the characters, just that I liked the show.
Davey and Goliath doesn't sound familiar, but the rocket thing does. Wonder if I can find anything about it on the web? Sound's like a good rainy day project. Perhaps I will yet retrieve that childhood memory I mentioned.
Too bad you didn't like Sea Lab, as I recall it on just a short time, but I really looked forward to it when I saw it listed in the TV Guide. Remember those??
Stevo
Why hello there Steve, cool to hear from you. Catching up sounds great, but for now things going well for me, and Oreo and Mindy are doing great (speaking of which, they are laying on each side of me right now sleeping away like babies. So cute!)
Stevo
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