Jellystone! is a comedic animated television series starring various Hanna-Barbera characters, and it includes several cameos of Jonny Quest characters. The series premiered with the first 10 episodes on July 29, 2021 on HBO Max.
In the series, Jonny and Hadji are adults and together they run a bowling alley in the titular town of Jellystone. Although not explicit in the show, one of the writers confirmed that Hadji and Jonny are intended to be married.[1]
Contents
Jonny Quest appearances
Characters:
Locations:
- Quest Bowl, a bowling alley run by Jonny and Hadji
Episodes with cameos
| No. | Segment title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | My Doggie Dave | Working at Quest Bowl |
| 7 | DNA, A-OK! | In line at a bouncy castle |
| 9 | Jelly Wrestle Rumble! | In the audience |
| 10 | Welcome to Jellystone | Working on a film set |
My Doggie Dave
The main characters visit Quest Bowl, a bowling alley apparently owned and operated by Jonny Quest and Hadji. Neither character is named or has any lines. Hadji pulls a lever to make changes to the bowling alley, such as to drop a disco ball and to reveal an advanced bowling alley challenge.
The logo for Quest Bowl has "Quest" stylized like the "Jonny Quest" title from the original series. The art above the bowling pins features the Dragonfly and one of Dr. Zin's robot spiders. The advanced bowling alley area also features a robot spider that holds bowling pins.
DNA, A-OK!
Jonny and Hadji are in line to a bouncy castle. Both characters are dressed up, with Jonny in a suit with a bowtie, and Hadji wearing a pink turban and matching coat, and their arms are linked. When the bouncy castle deflates, Jonny and Hadji are bounced around and fall out with the other characters. Jonny is later seen thrown into an ambulance.
Jelly Wrestle Rumble!
Jonny and Hadji are cheering in the audience at a wrestling event.
Welcome to Jellystone
Jonny and Hadji work on the set for the town's film. They create large black planks to use in scenes to make it widescreen. Hadji speaks his first only line of the series in this episode: in response to Shazaam saying, "Nice job on those black movie bars, fellows," Hadji responds, "Thank you."
Behind the scenes
Series writer and storyboarder Melody Iza commented on Jonny and Hadji's relationship on Twitter:
- "I don’t think we were able to have anything that explicitly said or showed it but they’re married".[1]
- "While we didn’t get to be explicit about it, we definitely believe they’re happily married".[4]
Gallery
My Doggie Dave images
DNA, A-OK! images
Jelly Wrestle Rumble! images
Welcome to Jellystone images
Other images
Trivia
- This is the second time that Jonny Quest and Hadji have been depicted as adults. The first was in the series The Venture Bros., where Jonny is renamed "Action Johnny" and Hadji is "Rajni".
- This is the first time that Jonny and Hadji are suggested to have a romantic relationship with each other.
External links
- Jellystone! on HBO Max
Jellystone! on Wikipedia- Jellystone! on Hanna-Barbera Wiki
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tweet by Melody Iza (@izaart): July 30, 2021, 10:16 AM PST. In response to the fan question: "Are Johnny and Hadji a couple? Or brothers?"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Animation Magazine: Trailer: Hanna-Barbera Favorites Return in HBO Max Original ‘Jellystone!’ by Mercedes Milligan. June 24, 2021.
- ↑ Frankel confirmed on social media both on Instagram and on YouTube. In response to a YouTube comment where a fan said they didn't hear Jonny speak in the first ten episodes, Frankel responded "That was just the first 10 episodes" (August 2021), indicating that he will be voicing the character in future episodes.
- ↑ Tweet by Melody Iza (@izaart): July 30, 2021, 4:31 PM PST.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Concept art shared by series storyboarder Melody Iza (@izaart) on Twitter: Another thing I got to help with was how to handle some of the more human HB characters like Shazzan, Johnny Quest & Hadji! These were my early concepts for them. July 30, 2021.
