It's Hadji Time

Yahoo news reports that Warner Brothers has greenlighted a Johnny Quest film. The article contains the startling information that the original series was cancelled because it was too expensive to produce.

Really.

I just have to wonder: too expensive in general, or too expensive by Hannah-Barbera standards? How could The Flintstones and The Jetsons be cheaper than Johnny Quest? Bandit ate more than Dino? Race Bannon a contract holdout?

I must admit, I'm curious how today's audience will respond to Johnny Quest. Kids will be fine, but what about my generation, who not only remembers the original, but has seen it parodied brilliantly on shows like Harvey Birdman, Attorney At Law or The Venture Brothers? Will a straight adaptation hold up, or will we be giggling in our seats about Race Bannon suing Dr. Benton Quest for custody of Johnny and Hadji or waiting for Brock Sampson to kill something?

Something like the original Brady Bunch movie worked because it set the Bradys apart and made their actions as odd to the other characters as they were to the audience--they let us in on the joke. Will this new Johnny Quest have to do something similar, or will they be able to play it straight?