World of Quest

World of Quest is a 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 and sorcery with technology, in the vein of Masters of the Universe. The show premiered on March 15, 2008, on Kids' WB on The 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. The CW4Kids removed it from its schedule after airing the first-season finale "Search for Power" on June 14, 2008. World of Quest is the last series to be produced for the Kids' WB block.

Premise

The show that focuses on young Prince Nestor on a mission to save his parents, with his amazing muscled protector Quest by his side. To save his parents, Nestor must find the five Swords of Power, which combine to form the Shattersoul Sword.

Characters

Heroes

Quest (voiced by Ron Pardo) is a strong, 1,900 year old warrior with an odd past. Previously, he was assigned as a nurse for baby Nestor. Quest refuses to help Nestor until Nestor tricks him into activating an allegiance spell that binds him to the prince.
Nestor (voiced by Landon Norris) is the Prince of Odyssea, son of the King and Queen of Odyssea, who have been captured. Even though he orders Quest around and calls him his "bodyguard", Quest usually ends up interpreting Nestor's orders to suit his needs.
Graer (voiced by Ron Pardo) is a thieving griffin with an appetite and Nestor's companion. He appears to be old friends with Quest.
Gatling (voiced by Kedar Brown) is a cyborg from the town Effluviu. He is able to chew bits of metal and spit them out like bullets.
Way (voiced by Melissa Altro) is a shapeshifting creature with patterns on her body resembling circuits, Way always speaks in enigmatic riddles, although she is helpful. She has an intricate knowledge of the world of Odyssea, and often functions as both map and guide to Quest, Nestor, and company.
Anna Maht (voiced by Krystal Meadows) is a young sorceress who is a huge fan of Quest and adores the warrior, despite him not caring for her affections at all. Anna often boasts to be capable of casting a variety of spells, but they usually fail or have different results than intended. The one spell she can cast to great effect, though, is one that brings inanimate objects or plants to life.
Albert: A gigantic green creature resembling a cross between an armadillo and an ankylosaur with purple armor, Albert is used as a method of transportation by the team. Nestor and Quest usually travel in the 'mace' at the end of Albert's tail, which functions as a sort of cockpit. Albert can roll into a ball to escape hairy situations, but this leaves his passengers quite dazed. He is the only thing Quest likes and calls him the most important member of the group.

Villains

The Guardian: The guardian of the Shattersoul Sword. Quest challenges the Guardian to a duel for the Shattersoul Sword, but loses and is forced to hand over Albert. However, Quest refuses to let his foe take his best friend and secretly hides underneath Albert while the Guardian unwittingly leads him to his lair, this leads to a second battle which Quest wins by smashing the Guardian's snow globe collection, giving him a massive advantage. The Guardian, however, refuses to surrender the Shattersoul Sword and they both run for it. During their struggle, the sword winds up splitting back into five and although Quest succeeds in taking some, the Guardian manages to get the rest.
Lord Spite (voiced by James Rankin) is an evil overlord who has plans of world domination, but always fails due to his bumbling underlings as well as his own incompetence and cowardice. He looks vaguely reptilian with green skin and a large horn on his head. Spite has a flair for dramatics, and spends more time coming up with puns to use against Quest than on actual plans. Besides having a huge army of Growls and Grinders as well as commanding the living fortress of Mollox, he is a sorcerer of no small power and can also remove his right eye to use as a scrying ball.
Ogun (voiced by Kedar Brown) is a former Rouster like Quest who turned evil because he felt unappreciated by the royal family, with the last straw being denied the title of Nestor's nanny. He wears armor resembling a skull with a skull-like head/helmet. Ogun often eats minions Lord Spite discards by sucking them into the black hole inside the mouth.
The Katastrophe Brothers: Lord Spite's three henchmen: Khaos the Minotaur (voiced by Ron Pardo), Kalamity the Vulture (voiced by James Rankin), and Konfusion the Lizard (voiced by Kedar Brown). Whenever they come in contact with water, the Katastrophe Brothers merge into a giant hybrid creature known as "Katastrophe"; the only way to change them back is to pull Katastrophe's ponytail. The three are quite useless, and normally rather try to shirk their duties and come up with explanations on why they could not capture Nestor.
Deceit (voiced by Melissa Altro) is a witch in service to Lord Spite, Deceit hovers above the ground and has a hat with a living snake on it. Spite often summons her to help him in his plans to capture the swords, although Deceit has a tendency to double-cross him.

Creatures

Grinders: Large, green, four-legged, rhino-like creatures with four eyes, one horn, and a huge mouth full of teeth, who can become alive if separated from their body.
Growls: Small, grey, goblin-like creatures that run on two legs and have fangs, a Mohawk-esque tuft of hair, and pierced ears.
Sea Squawkers: Small critters with nasty-biting beaks that live in Quest's moat as well as in small ponds throughout Odyssea.
Stumps: Sawed-off logs with arms and legs and glowing red eyes. They hurl balls of tree sap.
Swampy Crabby Swamp Creatures: Large, green, crab-like creatures that live in swaps.
Loberman Pinchers: Green, dog-like creatures with purple shells on their backs and scorpion tails with a pinching claw at the end.
Lucky: Quest's tiny, but extremely vicious dog. It is a pure-bred, grinder-spaniel, resembling a ball of green fur with a giant toothy mouth and four stick-like legs. He was given as a gift by Quest for Lord Spite.
Lipsuckers: Large, slug-like creatures with giant kissing lips.
Super Hopasaurus Rex: A cross between a Tyrannosaurus and a kangaroo. It was created by Spite to destroy Quest, but ends up treating Quest as a son.
Tremordites - Giant, horrible-smelling, sand worms that protect Dust Devil Ravine. They are blind and use the hair on their bodies to see.
Gatling's Adopted Mother: A half-cat/kangaroo woman with cat ears and whiskers.
Croc-a-Doodle-Doo: A purple-coloured, troll-like creature with a tuft of hair on its forehead.
The Toe-Jamemers of the Fjord of Fowl Funky Fungus: Fowl-smelling creatures that inhabit the Fjord. They also have serious problems with foot infections, particularly athlete's foot.
Ding Bats: Large, purple-coloured, bat-like creatures with long legs, big green eyes, and large fangs.
Suckers: Creatures resembling blood-sucking, flying scorpions. Gatling defeats by spraying with a can of what seems to be 'sucker-repellent'.
Wall of Insults: A mean, rock wall that shrinks and crumbles as it is insulted.
Acorn: A creature resembling an acorn with jagged teeth.
Siamese Uberilla: A giant gorilla with two heads, each head having one eye.
Mountain: A living mountain that was inadvertently awakened by Quest and company.
Craggy-Tongue Toe-Lickers: Furry, green-winged creatures with large tongues and huge eyes. They also have small bird-like feet.
Sprowls: Small, horned, grey-coloured creatures with an appearance similar to Lord Spite.
Spinders/Grintes: Creatures that were created from grinders and one of Spite's nose hairs. They are green with a lighter-shaded tuft of hair around their horn.
Giant Frog-Bat: Huge, long-tongued monsters with webbed wings and clawed feet. They have small eyes protruding from its head, and use their tongues to attack.
Shriek: A frilled lizard-like species known to produce high-pitched shrieks. Their society considers themselves quite civilized, yet they quickly blame even minor inconveniences on witches, whom they toss down to a pit as a test for.

Crew

Michelle Melanson - Producer
Ria Westaway - Producer
Jane Crawford - Producer
Paul Brown - Director
Jamie Whitney - Director
Stephen Sustarsic - Executive producer, writer
Jason Kruse - Creator, creative consultant, writer
Shannon Eric Denton - Associate producer, writer
Steve Cuden - Writer
Mark Zaslove - Writer
Charleen Easton - Writer
David Silverman - Writer
Dean Stefan - Writer
Susan Hart - Voice director
Jessie Thomson - Voice director

Episodes

Season 1 (2008)

Season 2 (2009)

Telecast and home media

World of Quest premiered on March 15, 2008, on Kids' WB on The 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. 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 and Cartoon Network in the United Kingdom.

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.

On July 27, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released a 10-episode Best-of collection entitled World of Quest: The Quest Begins on DVD in Region 1 which includes a bonus episode of Super Duper Sumos.

Awards

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.

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