Jonny and the Yeti, 7 October 2019
Dr Quest decides to land in Tibet so he can pay a surprise visit on an old friend (the man had friends in literally every corner of the Earth), Raj Guru. Quest finds the normally tranquil village where Raj lives under attack. When Bandit goes missing, Jonny and Hadji decide to look in an abandoned monastery. They quickly find the source of the village’s problems - Yeti. But why would the Yeti attack the village?
Monster in the Monastery is another of those episodes that I vividly remember from childhood. The yeti were quite a sight - hurling boulders at the village while screaming through the night. I’ll never forget seeing that first yeti pick up a man like a doll and throw him off the side of the mountain. Good stuff. The middle part of the episode does get a bit silly when the yeti’s secret is revealed and Jonny and Hadji decide to fight back. Yeti or not, the boys should have had no chance. The silliness, however, ends before the conclusion and we’re treated to one of the more chilling finales in a Jonny Quest episode. The pile of twisted bodies left behind in the monastery is as violent an image as any in the show’s run. Overall, it’s a good one.
One thing that really impressed as I rewatched this last night was some of the background artwork. The mountains and the monastery look incredible - and ominous. And when you consider this was all hand done and not computer assisted artwork, it’s even more amazing.
7/10
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