 Hanna @-@ Barbera dismissed creator Peter Lawrence in 1996 and hired new producers to finish the show . John Eng and Cosmo Anzilotti completed Lawrence 's work ; David Lipman , Davis Doi , and Larry Houston wrote new episodes with reworked character designs akin to those of classic Quest . Each team produced half of the show 's fifty @-@ two episodes . While Lawrence 's team crafted stories of real @-@ world mystery and exploration , later writers used science fiction and paranormal plots . Turner supported the show through a massive marketing campaign with thirty @-@ three licensees . Real Adventures debuted with an unprecedented wide release on Cartoon Network , TBS , and TNT , airing twenty @-@ one times per week . Critics have debated the merits of the show 's animation , writing , and spirit compared to classic Quest , but it has also received praise in those categories . 
