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Jonny Quest is an eleven-year-old boy, the son of Dr. Benton Quest, "one of the three top scientists in the world", and something of a Renaissance man; his scientific and technical know-how spans many fields. Mrs. Quest is dead, possibly the victim of a plot against Dr. Quest, and mentioned only in the pilot episode. In Jonny's Golden Quest, Jonny's mother dies she and Dr. Zin was in a helicopter, but it burst into flames at the 33rd minute, because the facility exploded. Government fears that Johnny could "fall into the wrong hands," resulted in the assignment of a bodyguard, Roger "Race" Bannon, from "Intelligence One". Bannon guards and tutors Johnny and Dr. Quest's adopted second son, an Indian boy named Hadji (his original last name is never mentioned), who is seldom seen without his jewelled turban and Nehru jacket. The Quests have a compound in the Florida Keys (the particular island is named Palm Key), but their adventures take them all over the world. Johnny's pet, a French bulldog puppy named Bandit, provides comic relief.
[edit] Villains
Dr. Quest travels the globe studying scientific mysteries, which get him into scrapes with foes that range from espionage robots and electrical monsters to Egyptian mummies. Although most menaces were unique to the episode, one recurring nemesis is known as Dr. Zin, an Asian mastermind. Race Bannon's mysterious old flame, Jezebel Jade, also occasionally appears.
