Trouble on the Colorado
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | |
| "Trouble on the Colorado" | |
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| Episode no. | H00616-94040 |
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| Airdate | September 11, 1996 |
| Chief locations | Lake Powell, Utah 112.21W, 37.04N (2,412 miles) |
| Vehicle(s) | PBY Catalina |
| Writer(s) | Samuel Graham Chris Hubbell Michael Ryan |
| Guest roles | Michael Banyear (Man / Shaman) Frank Welker (Indian / Pilot / Policeman) Irene Bedard (Alice Starseer / Young Girl) Kathleen Freeman (Mrs. Evans) Jim Meskimen (Chief Man in Black / Pilot) |
| Episode sequence | The Alchemist <--> In the Wake of the Mary Celeste |
| Other episodes | |
At the Quest Compound, Jonny wakes to Bandit's barking to find that the crystal beacon given to Dr. Quest by Alice Starseer is shining, and informs his sleeping father. The team depart for Lake Powell, Utah in the PBY Catalina, intending to raft down the lake to the Anasazi ruins. Nearby, three men and one woman are performing an Anasazi ritual with a feather dropped in a puddle and dust sprinkled into the air. The dust forms a yellow aura and flies into the canyons as the Quest team enter a large raft to avoid separation rapid, where men deserted from John Wesley Powell's first expedition of the river. The people continue their ritual as one man lights a peace pipe and blows smoke on the feather. The team soon enter dangerous waters, and after a maneuver to avoid a branch throws them slightly off course, the raft overturns on a rock as Jonny struggles to reel Bandit in.
Act One
Jonny washes up on a rock; Dr. Quest and Race are nearby on a shore and reel in Jessie and Hadji, who has lost his helmet and turban. Bandit is nowhere to be found, his life jacket having ominously washed up on the canyon beach. Dr. Quest laments losing some gear and rations, but Jonny finds paw prints and pleads with his father to search for Bandit and rendezvous with Race and Benton at sunset. He acquiesces to the request, and Jonny, Jessie, and Hadji set out to find their pawed friend. Dr. Quest cannot wait to meet Alice and hear of hear trip, including visits to other galaxies. Julia and Lorenzo have been monitoring the Quest team's progress, and prepare to enter the canyon as Surd amuses himself with games in Questworld. The teens find that the paw prints lead to a steep canyon wall, while Jessie find an inscription denoting the presence of the Colorado Exploration Expedition. Jonny reasons that if the one-armed Powell did it in the Old West, he is well qualified to climb the walls.
Quotes
- Jonny - "Uh, dad. Phone's for you! It's kinda long distance."
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- Dr. Quest - "Besides Bandit, we've also lost one third of our food, and our walkie-talkies."
- Race - "Well, at least we still have our good looks..."
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- Hadji- "Right! We have struck in I believe."
- Jonny - "You mean, struck out, Hadji."
- Jessie - "Actually, we didn't. We hit a grand slam!"
- Hadji - "I have never claimed to comprehend silly sports analogies."
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- Surd - "I cannot tell you how much I resent these returns to the real world!"
Goofs
- The paw prints lead to the canyon walls, but how on earth did Bandit scamper up them?
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