Richie Rich is a Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and was broadcast on ABC from November 8, 1980, to September 1, 1984, based upon the Harvey Comics character of the same name.[1] The series shared time slots with Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, The Little Rascals, Pac-Man and Monchhichis over its original four-year broadcast run.[2] 13 half-hours were produced, split into segments of 12, 7 and 4 minutes.[3]
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 Richie Rich and Gloria, in a scene from Hanna-Barbera's Richie Rich series. |
| Genre | Adventure |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Original language | English |
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| No. of seasons | 4 |
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| No. of episodes | 41 (103 segments) |
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- Don Jurwich (1980–81)
- Oscar Dufau (1982–84)
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| Release | November 8, 1980 (1980-11-08) –
September 1, 1984 (1984-09-01) |
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Many of the titles of segments were never revealed on air, but the titles were used in comic book issues then recently published at the time of production.
In 1988, the series was re-broadcast as part of the weekend/weekday programming block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.[3]
The series was also the voice acting debut for Nancy Cartwright who has since become better known as the voice of Bart Simpson.
This show details the various adventures of Richie Rich, his family, and his friends.
Richie Rich's adventures are sorted into different segments:
- Richie Rich Riches – this segment deals with threats to the Rich family or more specifically Richie.
- Richie Rich Treasure Chest – segments that revolve around Dollar and/or Cadbury.
- Richie Rich Gems – short segments for humor like the Wing Dings of Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines. These segments were based on one-page comic book stories.
- Richie Rich Zillion-Dollar Adventures – this segment deals with Richie Rich and his friends fighting master criminals, aliens, and other threats to the world. While Dr. Blemish appeared in one episode, some episodes have an exclusive villain called the Collector as a recurring enemy.
The animated series took a number of liberties from the original comics:
- Richie is depicted as slightly older, inconsistently voiced as a child between 10 and 14, and wears a red sweater with a large "R" on the front as well as long trousers. In the comics, he wears a black suit with a red bow tie and blue short pants.
- Gloria is shown as the same age as Richie and wears a white long-sleeved a blouse, pantyhose, purple sweater or sweater vest and purple mini skirt. In the comics, she wore a bow in her hair and wore a white blouse with a short skirt supposedly made of tartan.
- Dollar is more anthropomorphized with Walter Mitty-like fantasies. Dollar is similar to Scooby-Doo.
- Irona the Robot Maid is given a greater presence in the series with additional duties as Richie's personal bodyguard as seen in the "Zillion Dollar Adventures" segments. To fulfill that role, Irona can convert her body into various alternative modes as necessary. For instance, the moment she receives a summons from Richie, she would change her body into a jet plane mode and immediately fly to the boy.
Richie Rich was originally broadcast in these following formats on ABC:
It later aired on CBS as reruns from January 11 to August 30, 1986, and then again from November 15 to December 27 the same year.
Season 1 – The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show
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Title/Plot |
Airdate |
| 1 |
- The Robotnappers
- Treasure Chest
- Piggy Bank Prank
- Gems
- Muscle Beach
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November 8, 1980 |
| 2 |
- The Rare Scare
- Treasure Chest
- Kitty Sitter
- Gems
- One of Our Aircraft Carriers is Missing
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November 15, 1980 |
| 3 |
- Silence is Golden
- Treasure Chest
- The Shocking Lady Strikes Again
- Gems
- Spring Cleaning
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November 22, 1980 |
| 4 |
- The Kangaroo Hop
- Treasure Chest
- Car Wash
- Gems
- The Blur
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November 29, 1980 |
| 5 |
- Irona Vs. Demona
- Treasure Chest
- Chef's Surprise
- Gems
- The Snow Bounders
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December 6, 1980 |
| 6 |
- The Abominable Snow Plan
- Treasure Chest
- Miss Robot America
- Gems
- Constructo
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December 13, 1980 |
| 7 |
- Counterfeit Dollar: A couple of thugs take Dollar away and one of them dresses as Dollar to get hold of Richie's fortune.
- Treasure Chest: Gloria's Birthday
- The Greatest Invention in the World: Professor Keanbean invents a machine to invent inventions, but Mr. Rich does not approve of the changes it makes.
- Gems: Small Tour
- Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bug: During a restoration on Dollar's size, Professor Keanbean detects a coming robot alien bug invasion.
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December 20, 1980 |
| 8 |
- Poor Little Richbillies: In the midst of a family reunion attended by rich relatives, Richie visits his poorest relatives Alfalfy and Thistle who are hillbillies that are refusing to sell their land to greedy slickers.
- Treasure Chest: Admirers
- Chowhound: Dollar sneaks into the Poochie Yum-Yum's factory, but gets caught in the production line.
- Gems: Lunchbag
- Mystery Mountain: Richie, Dollar and Gloria travel to Mystery Mountain to investigate the disappearances of animals stolen by the evil circus owner Barnup Bullwhip.
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December 27, 1980 |
| 9 |
- Wiped Out
- Treasure Chest
- Welcome, Uncle Cautious
- Gems
- Disaster Master
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January 3, 1981 |
| 10 |
- TV Dollar
- Treasure Chest
- Disappearing Dignitaries
- Gems
- The Most Unforgettable Butler
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January 10, 1981 |
| 11 |
- Prankster Beware
- Treasure Chest
- Clothes Make the Butler
- Gems
- Phantom of the Movies
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January 17, 1981 |
| 12 |
- Cave Boy Richie
- Treasure Chest
- Young Irona
- Gems
- The Great Charity Train Robbery
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January 24, 1981 |
| 13 |
- Baseball Dollar
- Treasure Chest
- The Sinister Sports Spectacular
- Gems
- It's No Giggling Matter
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January 31, 1981 |
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Season 2 – The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show
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Title/Plot |
Airdate |
| 14 |
- Space Shark
- Treasure Chest
- The Chef's Watch Dog
- Gems
- Schoolhouse Romp
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September 19, 1981 |
| 15 |
- Richie of the Round Table
- Treasure Chest
- I Want My Mummy
- Gems
- Canine Cadet
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September 26, 1981 |
| 16 |
- Voodoo Island
- Treasure Chest
- Tooth is Stranger Than Friction
- Gems
- Butlering Made Easy
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October 3, 1981 |
| 17 |
- A Special Talent
- Treasure Chest
- Villains Incorporated
- Gems
- Bye-Bye Baby
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October 10, 1981 |
| 18 |
- Rich Mice
- Treasure Chest
- King Bee
- Gems
- Chilly Dog
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October 17, 1981 |
| 19 |
- Money Talks
- Treasure Chest
- Mischief Movie
- Gems
- An Ordinary Day
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October 24, 1981 |
| 20 |
- Dog Gone
- Treasure Chest
- Carnival Man
- Gems
- The Day the Estate Stood Still
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October 31, 1981 |
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- Around the World on Eighty Cents
- Treasure Chest
- No Substitute for a Watch Dog
- Gems
- Robot Robber
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November 7, 1981 |
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Season 3 – The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show
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Airdate |
| 22 |
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September 25, 1982 |
| 23 |
- The Collector
- Money Plant
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| 24 |
- The Midas Touch
- Ball Room
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October 2, 1982 |
| 25 |
- Genie With the Light Brown Hair
- Dignified Doggy
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| 26 |
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October 9, 1982 |
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- Busy Butler
- The Haunting of Castle Rich: Richie, Dollar, and Gloria visit Castle Rich where they encounter the ghosts of Richie's descendants who were cursed to haunt their castle by one of the villages when they have been framed for the loss of the bank books by Cyrus Grudge. Now Richie and Gloria must find a way to break the curse by contending with Cyrus Grudge IV and his henchmen.
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October 16, 1982 |
| 29 |
- Suavo
- The Giant Ape Caper
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| 30 |
- Richie Goes to Shirik
- The Pie-Eyed Piper
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October 23, 1982 |
| 31 |
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| 32 |
- The Youth Maker
- Robot Bug Guards
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October 30, 1982 |
| 33 |
- I Say You All
- Boy of the Year
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| 34 |
- Dollar's Exercise
- Richie's Cube
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November 6, 1982 |
| 35 |
- The Maltese Monkey
- Everybody's Doing It
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| 36 |
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November 13, 1982 |
| 37 |
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Season 4 – The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show
- Only Zillion-Dollar Adventures were produced for this season.
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Airdate |
| 38 |
- Richie Hood
- The T.V. Phantom
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September 17, 1983 |
| 39 |
- A Whale of a Tale
- Rich No More
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September 24, 1983 |
| 40 |
- The Ends of the Earth
- The Snowman Cometh
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October 1, 1983 |
| 41 |
- The Irona Story
- Mayda and the Monster
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October 8, 1983 |
| 42 |
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The voice cast included:[4]
On May 20, 2008, Warner Home Video released The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show: Volume 1 on DVD in Region 1.
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Release date |
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| The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show: Volume 1 |
7 |
May 20, 2008
October 3, 2017 (re-release) |
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Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 503–504. ISBN 978-1538103739. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 665–666. ISBN 978-1476665993.
