The Quest (TV series)

infobox television
show_name = The Quest
format = Western
picture_format =Color
runtime = 60 minutes
starring = Kurt Russell
Tim Matheson
country = United States
network = NBC
first_aired = September 22, 1976
last_aired = 1976
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 15
imdb_id = 0075117

The Quest, a 15-episode Western television series which aired on NBC beginning September 22, 1976, starred Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson as brothers Morgan and Quentin Bodine, respectively, who are seeking the whereabouts of their long-lost sister, Patricia, being held by the Cheyenne. Morgan, known as "Two Persons", was a captive of the Cheyenne for eight years until he was freed by the United States Army. In the story, Quentin is a young doctor from San Francisco. The pair crosses thousands of miles across the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains in search of Patricia; hence, the title "The Quest". Much of the filming was in Arizona.IMDB, "The Quest">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075117/quotes] It is unknown if the pair found their sister, as the program was quickly cancelled. A few of the episodes never aired. There was also a two-hour introductory movie. [DVD offer for "The Quest":http://www.ioffer.com/i/THE-QUEST-TV-WESTERN-SERIES-DVD-K-RUSSELL-1976-27522621] Westerns lost favor with the networks in the middle 1970s, after the end of NBC's "Bonanza" and CBS's "Gunsmoke". Nevertheless, "The Quest" was nominated for a prime time Emmy Award.

Numerous actors of experience and reputation guest starred on "The Quest": John Anderson, Morgan Woodward, Cameron Mitchell, Keenan Wynn, Brian Keith, Neville Brand, Will Hutchins of ABC's "Sugarfoot", and Gary Lockwood, formerly of ABC's "Follow the Sun" and NBC's "The Lieutenant".

After "The Quest", Russell and Matheson appeared together in the "Deadly Doubles" episode of Jack Lord's "Hawaii Five-O" on CBS. [IMDB4041:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074041/] Ironically, Tim Matheson had starred in the 1964-1965 season in the ABC cartoon character "Jonny Quest", and this series is entitled "The Quest". [TV.com, "Jonny Quest":http://www.tv.com/jonny-quest/show/3751/summary.html]

"The Quest" aired at the 10 p.m. Eastern Wednesday slot opposite ABC's popular police women's series "Charlie's Angels".

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