 Season two directors Larry Houston and Davis Doi changed the show to resemble the classic franchise . Writer Glenn Leopold revived Hadji 's latent psionic powers — including spoon @-@ bending and rope tricks — as he felt the first season 's realism was " not that interesting to watch " . All characters lost a year in age ; Jonny became 13 . Writer Lance Falk returned Race to governmental guard duty , sealed by an episodic visit with classic Quest spymaster Phil Corven . Race lost his western accent ( with Falk even comparing Race 's western accent to Batman having a French accent ) , and Dr. Quest regained his classic red hair and exhibited rudimentary combat skills . Falk regarded Jessie as the " missing piece needed to complete the Quest family " , and Leopold added slight romantic overtones to episodes . Some fans complained about changes to Jessie , criticized as a damsel in distress with stereotypically female pink clothes . Jonny saved Jessie from danger several times . Falk defended his portrayal as giving her realistic , human fears , such as claustrophobia . Censors asked the second season team to replace firearms with dart guns , notably in the episode " General Winter " . 
