Episode
Jonny Quest: A Small Matter of Pygmies
Overview
When the members of his team descend in a plane crash over uncharted jungle territory, Dr. Quest must rescue them (with the help of local authorities) from a tribe of hostile Pygmy warriors.
Details
- Series
- Jonny Quest
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1964-12-11
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
A Small Matter of Pygmies is Episode 13 in Season 1 of Jonny Quest. It aired on 1964-12-11. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 15: Turu the Terrible
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Episode 10: Shadow of the Condor
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Episode 16: The Fraudulent Volcano
While investigating unusual tremors on a tropical island in the South Pacific, Dr. Quest and Race uncover a secret ray gun base (operated by Dr. Zin and protected by hovercraft-mounted guards) hidden deep within a local volcano.
Episode 9: Double Danger
An impostor disguised as Race is infiltrated into Dr. Quest's expedition to gather a rare pharmaceutical plant by Dr. Zin (who covets the plant's potential mind-control properties) in the jungles of Thailand.
Episode 17: Werewolf of the Timberland
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Episode 8: The Robot Spy
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Episode 18: Pirates from Below
The Quest home compound in Florida is attacked by foreign (submarine-borne) agents, intent on stealing a new undersea crawling vehicle that Dr. Quest is developing for the United States Navy.
Episode 7: Calcutta Adventure
While investigating a mysterious ailment in India, Dr. Quest discovers an underground nerve-gas factory (operated by a criminal mastermind and protected by hazmat-suited guards) hidden high within a remote mountain range.
Episode 19: Attack of the Tree People
Jonny and Hadji are marooned (by shipwreck) on the jungle coast of the African continent, where they are adopted by a tribe of friendly brown gorilla-like apes who protect them from a pair of Australian poachers, intent on kidnapping them for ransom. When the poachers managed to abduct Dr. Quest and Race, Jonny and Hadji must persuade to the apes to help rescue them and defeat the poachers.