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Genre | Sci fi Comedy Action Adventure |
Created by | Jason Kruse |
Developed by | Stephen Sustarsic & Steve Cuden |
Voices of | Ron Pardo Landon Norris James Rankin Kedar Brown Krystal Meadows Melissa Altro |
Theme music composer | Voodoo Highway Music |
Opening theme | World of Quest by Ron Pardo, Jennifer Hudson and Brian Kelly |
Ending theme | World of Quest (instrumental) |
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Country of origin | United States (Season 1) Canada |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 (50 segments) |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
Production companies | Cookie Jar Entertainment Komikwerks |
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Network | Kids' WB (USA) (Season 1) Teletoon (Canada) |
Release | March 15, 2008 (2008-03-15) – June 29, 2009 (2009-06-29) |
World of Quest is a 2008 science fiction comedy animated television series based on the graphic novel series of the same name by Jason T. Kruse. The series was produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment, in association with Teletoon and Kids' WB!. It appears to be a parody of the fantasy genre that blends swords, sorcery and technology, in the vein of Masters of the Universe. The show premiered on March 15, 2008, on Kids' WBonThe CW in the U.S. and in Canada on Teletoon on August 10, 2008, as a preview, with regular airings starting on September 1, 2008.[1] The CW4Kids removed it from its schedule after airing the first-season finale "Search For Power" on June 14, 2008. It's also the last series to be produced for the Kids' WB block.
The show that focuses on young Prince Nestor on a mission to save his parents, with his amazing muscled protector Quest by his side.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original CAN. air date [6] | Original U.S. air date | Prod. code [7] |
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1 | "The Quest Begins" "The Not-So-Great Escape" | Paul Brown | Stephen Sustarsic Steve Cuden | August 10, 2008 (August 10, 2008) | March 15, 2008 | 101 |
"The Quest Begins": Prince Nestor and his Griffin companion Graer flee the Katastrophe brothers as they search for Quest. The Katastrophe Brothers serve the evil Lord Spite. Graer is Quest's former partner. Nestor's mother banished Quest from the kingdom at some point. Nestor explains to Quest that his parents have been captured and he needs to find the Shatter Soul Sword so he can rescue them. Quest refuses to help but Nestor tricks him into reading an allegiance spell that binds him to aid the prince. | ||||||
2 | "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" "Bottoms Up" | Paul Brown | Stephen Sustarsic David Silverman | September 2, 2008 (September 2, 2008) | March 22, 2008 | 102 |
"Between a Rock and a Hard Place": Nestor and Quest encounter some talking rocks who claim to know the location of the Dagger of Way. They're lying. | ||||||
3 | "The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Anna Maht" "Where There's a Way" | Paul Brown | Mark Zaslove & Stephen Sustarsic | September 3, 2008 (September 3, 2008) | March 29, 2008 | 103 |
"The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Anna Maht": The crew encounters the Sorceress Anna Maht, who turns out to be a gushing, teenage fangirl for Quest. Anna brings a mountain to life as a giant dog-like critter that won't leave them alone. In the Valley of Arms, Anna helps Nestor recover the sword of Earth, but it still needs to be activated. Anna joins the crew. | ||||||
4 | "Croc-a-Doodle-Doo" "Tournament of Punishment" | Paul Brown | Mark Zaslove | September 4, 2008 (September 4, 2008) | April 5, 2008 | 104 |
"Croc-a-Doodle-Doo": Way reveals that Nestor can activate the Earth Sword by battling the Crocadoodle-Doo monster. They travel to Crocadoodle Ville, a Vegas-like tourist town in the middle of a swamp. They find the creature, who is nothing more than a goofy pushover. He helps Nestor activate the sword. Later the gang helps the monster to leave the town. D: Paul Brown, W: Charleen Easton. | ||||||
5 | "No Prophet No Gain" "Trial of Anna Maht" | Jamie Whitney | Steve Cuden | September 5, 2008 (September 5, 2008) | April 19, 2008 | 105 |
"No Prophet, No Gain": The crew encounters the prophet Augie, (who Anna Maht idolizes) who they hope will lead them to the next sword, because Way has a cold and can't show the way . He's on the run from the Wrath King's soldiers. Augie leads the crew into a series of bad encounters without any sign of the next sword. Quest deduces that Augie is a terrible prophet who is cursed with bad luck. That same bad luck has kept the Wrath King from conquering all of Odyssia. Augie agrees to return to the Wrath King and continue to thwart his plans. | ||||||
6 | "Death by Mockery" "Lanze the Boil" | Paul Brown & Jamie Whitney | David Silverman & Dean Stefan | September 8, 2008 (September 8, 2008) | April 26, 2008 | 106 |
"Death by Mockery": The crew seeks the Chamber of Fire in order to activate the fire sword. The Chamber of Fire lies within a volcano, past the Crater of Mockery. In the crater, the walls come to life and continuously insult Nestor and his crew. Lord Spite, General Ogun and the Katastrophe Brothers follow them in. The good guys activate the sword and escape the volcano. | ||||||
7 | "Rolling Nestor Gathers No Moss" "Mini Quest" | Paul Brown | Mark Zaslove | October 3, 2008 (October 3, 2008) | May 3, 2008 | 107 |
"Rolling Nestor Gathers No Moss": In the forest of the Unforgiven, Anna Maht tries to bring a tree to life to ask for directions. It's a mirror tree so the spell bounces off the tree, reverses, and turns Nestor into stone. Quest takes the opportunity to quit the adventure, leaving Gatling in charge. Quest and Graer end up in the carnival-like town of Deludium. Quest finds Doctor Demise (a frog-like guy who runs a kennel) who is holding his dog. Quest realizes he misses Nestor and the crew. Meanwhile, Gatling finds the Water of Better, which partially frees Nestor, until Albert drinks the rest. Spite and Ogun show up and kidnap Nestor and the crew to castle Mollux. From their prison cell, the crew feeds Albert a bunch of onions so he cries out the Water of Better and frees Nestor. Quest and Graer go to Spite's castle and release Lucky, the dog, who eats all of Spite's growls and grinders. | ||||||
8 | "In Search of the Royal Family" "As the Superworm Turns" | Jamie Whitney | Steve Cuden | October 10, 2008 (October 10, 2008) | May 10, 2008 | 108 |
"In Search of the Royal Family": Nestor recovers the Aqua Diamond which activates the Water Sword. At the behest of Lord Spite, Deceit captures Anna Maht, takes her form and infiltrates the group. She promises to lead them to Nestor's parent's, the King and Queen. Nestor's parents claim they are not prisoners, but that they willingly capitulated to Lord Spite and are instead retired. Quest sees through the ruse, helps Anna escape and gets Nestor to resume the Quest. | ||||||
9 | "Fall of Odyssia" | Jamie Whitney | Shannon Eric Denton | October 17, 2008 (October 17, 2008) | May 17, 2008 | 109 |
While looking for water, the heroes enter the Valley of Sorrows, whose mists cause them to relive their worst regrets. We get to see mistakes from the past of Graer, Anna, Gatling and Nestor. Way is inside her dagger, and Quest arrives later. Affected by the mist, Quest relives his past. We find out that he's an amnesiac with no memory before he arrived in Odyssia. He was made Royal Nanny to Nestor, then just a baby, which made General Ogun so jealous, he joined the evil Lord Shadowseed (presumably prior to becoming henchman to Lord Spite). Quest, Gatling and Graer rescue Nestor from Shadowseed, but the Queen still banishes him for failing to prevent his kidnapping.
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10 | "Rash to Judgement" "Harvest Day" | Paul Brown & Jamie Whitney | Charleen Easton & Stephen Sustarsic | November 30, 2008 (November 30, 2008) | May 24, 2008 | 110 |
"Rash to Judgement": Looking for clues on how to activate the Air Sword, the heroes go to the Bed of Toenails, where Nestor gets a rash from the toenail fungus. They are directed to find a map, but find two instead. Ogun steals one of the maps, but Nestor's rash (which can talk) reveals the maps can only be read with its dust. | ||||||
11 | "Left Holding the Bag" "War of the Griffins" | Paul Brown & Jamie Whitney | Joel Metzger & Mark Zaslove | December 7, 2008 (December 7, 2008) | May 31, 2008 | 111 |
"Left Holding the Bag": The group finds a bag with a note promising a reward for its return but warning that it should not be opened. Naturally, they open it out of curiosity, and are sucked inside. (Note: this episode is a humorous reference to the magic item known as a bag of holding.) | ||||||
12 | "Night of the Hunter" "World of Carney" | Paul Brown & Jamie Whitney | Steve Cuden & Ray Delaurantis | December 14, 2008 (December 14, 2008) | June 7, 2008 | 112 |
"Night of the Hunter": Agon, a bounty hunter whom Quest is actually afraid of, captures Graer, and Nestor must convince Quest to go rescue him. Egon wants a fair fight with Quest, who once accused him of cheating (even though he did). Nestor solves the situation by paying Egon to capture Spite instead. | ||||||
13 | "Search for Power" | Paul Brown & Jamie Whitney | Mark Zaslove & Stephen Sustarsic | December 28, 2008 (December 28, 2008) | June 14, 2008 | 113 |
The heroes find the final sword (the Energy Sword) but lose all the swords (and Prince Nestor) to Deceit, who tricks him by appealing to his impulsive desire to play the hero. Nestor seems to escape from the villains on his own, but he doesn't realize Deceit let him go- with the 5 swords hidden magically inside one of his teeth, so she can collect them for herself later. But Nestor loses the tooth, none the wiser.
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No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original CAN. air date [6] | Original U.S. air date | Prod. code |
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14 | 1 | "The Search for Deceit" "Mystical Tooth Fairy" | Jamie Whitney | Stephen Sustarsic | March 8, 2009 (March 8, 2009) | June 4, 2009 | 201 |
"The Search for Deceit": Finally, the gang is on Deceit's trail. After breaking into her house, they are ambushed by Spite. Everything turns worse when the two villains can't find the enchanted tooth that's supposed to be in Nestor's mouth. | |||||||
15 | 2 | "Robin Hood of Odyssia" "The Tell Tale Tale Teller" | Jamie Whitney | Mark Zaslove | March 15, 2009 (March 15, 2009) | June 12, 2009 | 202 |
"The Tell Tale Tale Teller": Lord Spite tells his bard that he has defeated Quest several times, yet Ogun out of jealousy says that maybe he should beat Quest again. When they find Quest and the gang the bard notices that Quest is a great warrior and leaves to sing Quests praises. After several irritating songs Deceit realizes that they can find Quest using the brad and then ambush him. Later the bard thinks that Deceit is a great sorceress and leaves to sing her praises. An annoyed Deceit turns him into a something without vocal cords—a snake. | |||||||
16 | 3 | "The Crusades" "Little Troll Down the Lane" | Jamie Whitney | Steve Cuden & Joel Metzger | March 22, 2009 (March 22, 2009) | June 15, 2009 | 203 |
"The Crusades": Nestor persuades his team (except Quest) to join a battle with green bull creatures. But later, the gang finds out that they have to fight a defenseless village full of hippy rats. Now they must protect the village from the crusaders. | |||||||
17 | 4 | "Mirror Quest" "Leaper Island" | Jamie Whitney | Dave Dias & Ray Delaurentis | April 4, 2009 (April 4, 2009) | June 16, 2009 | 204 |
"Mirror Quest": Quest gets caught in the crossfire and gets hit with not only the ray of beasts who can split you in two just by looking at you, but with Deceit's magic as well. This causes Quest to be split into two Quests - a good Quest and an evil Quest. Evil Quest soon finds castle Mulox and ends up defeating Deceit, Ogun and Spite all at once. He takes over castle Mulox and now commands Spite's army (grinders and growls). Later, in a confrontation with evil Quest, good Quest manages to grab a hold of evil Quest with a giant hug (while Spite tapes it, saying it's "blackmail"), and Anna puts the two Quests back together. Yet, when normal Quest learns that Spite has video taped the hug, he has nothing more to say except "I hate the good me". | |||||||
18 | 5 | "Musta Been Something Graer Ate" "The Great Rutabaga Depress" | Jamie Whitney | Mark Zaslove | April 11, 2009 (April 11, 2009) | June 17, 2009 | 205 |
"Musta Been Something Graer Ate": At another battle against Spite Graer is tricked into eating some food which is actually a trap. After Graer understands that his stomach is full of parasites who can eat him alive Anna makes Nestor, Quest and Gatling small enough to get into Graer's system to fight off munchers (brown bunnies with sharp teeth). Yet, here's another problem—general Ogun also gets into Graer's body... | |||||||
19 | 6 | "There's something about Gatling" "The Tow" | Jamie Whitney | David Silverman & Charleen Easton | April 18, 2009 (April 18, 2009) | June 18, 2009 | 206 |
"There's something about Gatling": Gatling has lost control over his cyborg side and has no idea what's he doing. To make matters worse, Graer accidentally releases him—he is free to make chaos. Later, Quest makes a plan to make Gatling fight castle Molux. | |||||||
20 | 7 | "Katastrophic Storm" "World of Water" | Jamie Whitney | Sean Jara & Erika Strobel | April 25, 2009 (April 25, 2009) | June 19, 2009 | 207 |
"Katastrophic Storm": Deceit persuades the Katastrophe brothers to help her catch Way. Every time the Katastrophe monster is defeated, the rain which Deceit creates makes it even more powerful. The only way to save the day is for Anna to stop the rain, which is a really hard thing for her to do. | |||||||
21 | 8 | "Molting Graer" "The Body Switch" | Jamie Whitney | Howard Nemetz, Mary Crawford & Alan Templeton | May 2, 2009 (May 2, 2009) | June 22, 2009 | 208 |
"Molting Graer": In a battle with living rocks, Anna accidentally makes a spell on Graer, which makes him lose all his feathers. The only way to help him grow feathers back is to make Graer a hero. The gang desperately tries to do that, but all changes when real trouble appears. | |||||||
22 | 9 | "Guardian Match" "No Way Out" | Jamie Whitney | Dave Diaz, Mary Crawford & Alan Templeton | May 9, 2009 (May 9, 2009) | June 23, 2009 | 209 |
"Guardian Match": Quest meets the Guardian, and to make things a bit interesting, they make a bet—if Quest loses, he loses Albert, and if the Guardian loses, the Guardian gives up the sword. Quest loses and Albert is taken away. Yet, unwilling to lose a friend, Quest alone tracks the Guardian to his home and battles him once more. | |||||||
23 | 10 | "Nestor's Birthday" "Take A Chance" | Jamie Whitney | Marley Harrill & Brad Birch | May 16, 2009 (May 16, 2009) | June 24, 2009 | 210 |
"Nestor's Birthday": For Nestor's birthday, everyone gives him a gift; Gatling gives him one of his eyes, Graer gives some of his feathers, Albert gives him a bunch of different paws in colored paint, and even Quest promises that he won't call him "runt". Anna gives him a spell that will make his birthday wish come true. Nestor wishes for superpowers for his birthday, and after he defeats lord Spite and general Ogun, the prince sees that he can just defeat the Guardian alone and tells the others to leave. But while Nestor flies off to defeat lord Spite to get the rest of the swords, his powers vanish and he is captured by lord Spite. The gang saves him, and later Anna reveals that he only wished for powers for his birthday, not forever. | |||||||
24 | 11 | "Witches of Odyssia" "War of the Vegivours" | Jamie Whitney | Erika Strobel & Sean Jara | May 23, 2009 (May 23, 2009) | June 25, 2009 | 211 |
"Witches of Odyssia": Anna has been captured by the shrieks again. But when the rest of the team comes to save her, it turns out that the shrieks now love witches and are making a witch contest in which Anna participates. Yet, it turns out to be another one of Spite's plans in which he has stolen all the power from the sorceresses... | |||||||
25 | 12 | "Bizarro Graer" "Unlikely Alliance" | Jamie Whitney | Jason T. Kruse, Shannon Eric Denton Brad Birch | May 30, 2009 (May 30, 2009) | June 26, 2009 | 212 |
"Bizarro Graer": Deceit makes a clone of Graer by casting a spell on a frog, hoping that it will steal the swords. After Graer is captured, the clone takes his place, though it becomes more froglike over time. After the truth is revealed, the gang not only has to fight the Bizarro Graer, but also its mutant hatchlings. | |||||||
26 | 13 | "The Prince And The Pauper" "Strange Bedfellows" | Jamie Whitney | Sean Jara Stephen Sustarsic | June 6, 2009 (June 6, 2009) | June 29, 2009 | 213 |
"The Prince And The Pauper": Everyone is in shock when it turns out that Nestor isn't a prince after all. It was a mix up; the real prince is Bestor, and Nestor is actually a cobbler. Soon afterwards, feeling unwanted, Nestor considers leaving the team... |
World of Quest premiered on March 15, 2008, on Kids' WBonThe CW in the U.S. and in Canada on Teletoon on August 10, 2008, as a preview, with regular airings starting on September 1, 2008.[1] The CW4Kids removed it from its schedule after airing the first-season finale "Search For Power" on June 14, 2008.
The series aired on Teletoon in Canada[8] and Cartoon Network in the United Kingdom.[9] It was also being shown on Disney XDinPoland and Latin America, and on JetixinCentral and Eastern Europe. In mid-September 2015, Disney XD Canada was airing repeats of the series. Since the rebranding of Disney XD Canada, from 2015 to 2016, it aired repeats on Family Chrgd.
In March 2010, Cookie Jar Entertainment announced a deal with Mill Creek Entertainment to release their shows, including World of Quest on the home entertainment market in the U.S.[10]
On July 27, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released a 10-episode Best-of collection entitled The World of Quest: The Quest Begins on DVD in Region 1 which includes a bonus episode of Super Duper Sumos.[11]
Currently, the show is now streaming on Tubi and available for purchase on Apple TV.
The series was nominated for Best Children's and Youth Program or Series by the Canadian Film and Television Production Association for their 2009 Indie Awards.[12]
DVD Release Date: July 27, 2010
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