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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Richie Rich''}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Richie Rich'' (TV series)}}
:''This article is about the TV series. For the character, see [[Richie Rich]].''
:''This article is about the TV series. For other uses, see [[Richie Rich]].''
{{Infobox TV
{{Infobox TV
|name= Richie Rich
|name= Richie Rich
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|released= [[November 8]], [[1980]]—[[December 18]], [[1983]]
|released= [[November 8]], [[1980]]—[[December 18]], [[1983]]
|run_time= 22 minutes
|run_time= 22 minutes
|starring= [[Sparky Marcus]]<br />[[Frank Welker]]<br />[[Christian Hoff]]<br />[[Nancy Cartwright]]<br />[[Joan Gerber]]
|starring= [[Sparky Marcus]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Christian Hoff]]<br />[[Nancy Cartwright]]<br />[[Joan Gerber]]
|execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|producers= [[Don Jurwich]]<br />[[Oscar Dufau]]
|producers= [[Don Jurwich]]<br />[[Oscar Dufau]]
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|director= [[Ray Patterson]]<br />[[George Gordon]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]]<br />Don Jurwich (voices)
|director= [[Ray Patterson]]<br />[[George Gordon]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]]<br />Don Jurwich (voices)
}}
}}
'''''Richie Rich''''', also known as '''''The Richie Rich Show''''', is an American animated comedy television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B) for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from [[1980]] to [[1983]], airing 42 episodes that spanned four seasons. Before they shorts were all brought together to form its own independent series, ''Richie Rich'' was always paired up with another series for each season; the first two seasons were paired with ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' for ''[[The Richie Richie/Scooby-Doo Show]]'', the third season was paired with ''[[Pac-Man (TV series)|Pac-Man]]'' and ''[[The Little Rascals]]'' for ''[[The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show]]'', and the fourth and final season was paired with ''[[Monchhichis]]'' and ''Little Rascals'' for ''[[The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show]]''.
'''''Richie Rich''''', also known as '''''The Richie Rich Show''''', is an American animated comedy television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B) for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from [[1980]] to [[1983]], airing 42 episodes that spanned four seasons. Before they shorts were all brought together to form its own independent series, ''Richie Rich'' was always paired up with another series for each season; the first two seasons were paired with ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' for ''[[The Richie Richie/Scooby-Doo Show]]'', the third season was paired with ''[[Pac-Man]]'' and ''[[The Little Rascals]]'' for ''[[The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show]]'', and the fourth and final season was paired with ''[[Monchhichis]]'' and ''Little Rascals'' for ''[[The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show]]''.


==Production==
==Production==
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! Title
! Title
! Number
! Number
! Air date
! Original air date
|-
|-
| "[[The Robotnappers]]" / "[[Piggy Bank Prank]]" / "[[Muscle Beach]]"
| "[[Piggy Bank Prank]]" / "[[Reggie's Pet Monkey]]" / "[[Muscle Beach]]" / "[[Dollar's Itch]]" / "[[The Robotnappers]]"
| 1x01
| 1x01
| [[November 8]], 1980
| [[November 8]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[The Rare Scare]]" / "[[Kitty Sitter]]" / "[[One of Our Aircraft Carriers is Missing]]"
| "[[The Rare Scare]]" / "[[Richie's Tan]]" / "[[Kitty Sitter]]" / "[[Richie and the Baseball Diamonds]]" / "[[One of Our Aircraft Carriers is Missing]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
| [[November 15]], 1980
| [[November 15]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[Silence is Golden]]" / "[[The Shocking Lady Strikes Again]]" / "[[Spring Cleaning]]"
| "[[Spring Cleaning]]" / "[[Richie's Stuffed Pillows]]" / "[[Silence is Golden]]" / "[[Richie and the Wishing Well]]" / "[[The Shocking Lady Strikes Again]]"
| 1x03
| 1x03
| [[November 22]], 1980
| [[November 22]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[The Kangaroo Hop]]" / "[[Car Wash]]" / "[[The Blur]]"
| "[[The Blur]]" / "[[Professor Keenbean's Super Computer]]" / "[[Car Wash]]" / "[[Robot Bank Teller]]" / "[[The Kangaroo Hop]]"
| 1x04
| 1x04
| [[November 29]], 1980
| [[November 29]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[Irona Vs. Demona]]" / "[[Chef's Surprise]]" / "[[The Snow Bounders]]"
| "[[Irona Vs. Demona]]" / "[[Richie and the Department Store Santa]]" / "[[Chef's Surprise]]" / "[[Richie's Art Gallery]]" / "[[The Snow Bounders]]"
| 1x05
| 1x05
| [[December 6]], 1980
| [[December 6]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[The Abominable Snow Plan]]" / "[[Miss Robot America]]" / "[[Constructo]]"
| "[[The Abominable Snow Plan]]" / "[[Richie's Camping Trip]]" / "[[Miss Robot America]]" / "[[Richie Feeds the Fish]]" / "[[Constructo]]"
| 1x06
| 1x06
| [[December 13]], 1980
| [[December 13]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[Counterfeit Dollar]]" / "[[The Greatest Invention in the World]]" / "[[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bug]]"
| "[[Counterfeit Dollar]]" / "[[Gloria's Birthday]]" / "[[The Greatest Invention in the World]]" / "[[Winslow's Visit]]" / "[[Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bug]]"
| 1x07
| 1x07
| [[December 20]], 1980
| [[December 20]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[Poor Little Richbillies]]" / "[[Chowhound]]" / "[[Mystery Mountain]]"
| "[[Poor Little Richbillies]]" / "[[Mansion Birdhouse]]" / "[[Chow-hound]]" / "[[Richie's Lunch Bag]]" / "[[Mystery Mountain]]"
| 1x08
| 1x08
| [[December 27]], 1980
| [[December 27]], 1980
|-
|-
| "[[Wiped Out]]" / "[[Welcome, Uncle Cautious]]" / "[[Disaster Master]]"
| "[[Wiped Out]]" / "[[Richie's Broken Telephone]]" / "[[Welcome, Uncle Cautious]]" / "[[Richie's Artificial Planet]]" / "[[Disaster Master]]"
| 1x09
| 1x09
| [[January 3]], 1981
| [[January 3]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[TV Dollar]]" / "[[Disappearing Dignitaries]]" / "[[The Most Unforgettable Butler]]"
| "[[The Most Unforgettable Butler]]" / "[[Richie on a Game Show]]" / "[[TV Dollar]]" / "[[Dollar and the Eye Chart]]" / "[[Disappearing Dignitaries]]"
| 1x10
| 1x10
| [[January 10]], 1981
| [[January 10]], 1981
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| [[January 17]], 1981
| [[January 17]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Cave Boy Richie]]" / "[[Yougn Irona]]" / "[[The Great Charity Train Robbery]]"
| "[[Cave Boy Richie]]" / "[[Richie and Gloria go to the Movies]]" / "[[Young Irona]]" / "[[Richie's Farm]]" / "[[The Great Charity Train Robbery]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
| [[January 24]], 1981
| [[January 24]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Baseball Dollar]]" / "[[The Sinister Sports Spectacular]]" / "[[It's No Giggling Matter]]"
| "[[It's No Giggling Matter]]" / "[[Leaky Ceiling]]" / "[[Baseball Dollar]]" / "[[Richie's Guitar Case]]" / "[[The Sinister Sports Spectacular]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
| [[January 31]], 1981
| [[January 31]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Space Shark]]" / "[[The Chef's Watch Dog]]" / "[[Schoolhouse Romp]]"
| "[[Schoolhouse Romp]]" / "[[Richie's Garden]]" / "[[The Chef's Watch Dog]]" / "[[Wind-Up Gloria]]" / "[[Space Shark]]"
| 2x01
| 2x01
| [[September 19]], 1981
| [[September 19]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Richie of the Round Table]]" / "[[I Want My Mummy]]" / "[[Canine Cadet]]"
| "[[I Want My Mummy (Richie Rich)|I Want My Mummy]]" / "[[Richie's Private Video Arcade]]" / "[[Canine Cadet]]" / "[[Reggie's Accident]]" / "[[Richie of the Round Table]]"
| 2x02
| 2x02
| [[September 28]], 1981
| [[September 26]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Voodoo Island]]" / "[[Tooth is Stranger Than Fiction]]" / "[[Butlering Made Easy]]"
| "[[Tooth is Stranger Than Fiction]]" / "[[Reverse Portraits]]" / "[[Butlering Made Easy]]" / "[[Irona's Birthday]]" / "[[Voodoo Island]]"
| 2x03
| 2x03
| [[October 3]], 1981
| [[October 3]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[A Special Talent]]" / "[[Villains Incorporated]]" / "[[Bye-Bye Baby]]"
| "[[Bye-Bye Baby]]" / "[[Richie's Super Golf Ball]]" / "[[Nurse Jenny and the Giant Band-Aid]]" / "[[A Special Talent]]" / "[[Richie's Giant Jellybeans]]" / "[[Robotic Milkshake Maker]]" / "[[Villains Incorporated]]"
| 2x04
| 2x04
| [[October 10]], 1981
| [[October 10]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Rich Mice]]" / "[[King Bee]]" / "[[Chilly Dog]]"
| "[[Chilly Dog]]" / "[[Richie's New Car]]" / "[[Rich Mice]]" / "[[Richie and the Robin's Nest]]" / "[[King Bee]]"
| 2x05
| 2x05
| [[October 17]], 1981
| [[October 17]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Money Talks]]" / "[[Mischief Movie]]" / "[[An Ordinary Day]]"
| "[[The Money Talks]]" / "[[Richie and the Diamond Mine]]" / "[[An Ordinary Day]]" / "[[Irona Cleans Up the Yard]]" / "[[Mischief Movie]]"
| 2x06
| 2x06
| [[October 24]], 1981
| [[October 24]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Dog Gone]]" / "[[Carnival Man]]" / "[[The Day the Estate Stood Still]]"
| "[[Carnival Man]]" / "[[Drive-In Movie]] / "[[Dog Gone]]" / "[[Freckles and the Croquet Balls]]" / "[[The Day the Estate Stood Still]]"
| 2x07
| 2x07
| [[October 31]], 1981
| [[October 31]], 1981
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| [[November 7]], 1981
| [[November 7]], 1981
|-
|-
| "[[Born Flea]]" / "[[How Human]]" / "[[The Collector]]" / "[[Money Planet]]"
| "[[Born Flea]]" / "[[Money Planet]]" / "[[How Human]]" / "[[The Collector (Richie Rich episode)|The Collector]]"
| 3x01
| 3x01
| [[September 25]], 1982
| [[September 25]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[The Midas Touch]]" / "[[Ball Room]]" / "[[Genie With the Light Brown Hair]]" / "[[Dignified Doggy]]"
| "[[The Midas Touch]]" / "[[Ball Room]]" / "[[Dignified Dollar]]" / "[[The Genie With the Light Brown Hair]]"
| 3x02
| 3x02
| [[October 2]], 1982
| [[October 2]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Coin Flipper]]" / "[[Mayda Munny]]" / "[[Busy Butler]]" / "[[The Haunting of Castle Richie]]"
| "[[Mayda Munny]]" / "[[Coin Flipper]]" / "[[Busy Butler]]" / "[[The Haunting of Castle Rich]]"
| 3x03
| 3x03
| [[October 9]], 1982
| [[October 9]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Shoe Biz]]" / "[[Sugar Bowl]]" / "[[Suavo]]" / "[[The Giant Ape Caper]]"
| "[[Suavo]]" / "[[Sugar Bowl]]" / "[[Shoe Biz]]" / "[[The Giant Ape Caper]]"
| 3x04
| 3x04
| [[October 16]], 1982
| [[October 16]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Richie Goes to Shirik]]" / "[[The Pie-Eyed Piper]]" / "[[Guard Dog]]" / "[[Giant Pearl]]"
| "[[The Pie-Eyed Piper]]" / "[[Giant Pearl]]" / "[[Guard Dog]]" / "[[Richie Goes to Shirik]]"
| 3x05
| 3x05
| [[October 23]], 1982
| [[October 23]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[The Youth Maker]]" / "[[Robot Bug Guards]]" / "[[I Say You All]]" / "[[Boy of the Year]]"
| "[[Boy of the Year]]" / "[[Robot Bug Guards]]" / "[[I Say You All]]" / "[[The Youth Maker]]"
| 3x06
| 3x06
| [[October 30]], 1982
| [[October 30]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Dollar Excercise]]" / "[[Richie's Cube]]" / "[[The Maltese Monkey]]" / "[[Everybody's Doing It]]"
| "[[Everybody's Doing It]]" / "[[Richie's Cube]]" / "[[Dollar Exercise]]" / "[[The Maltese Monkey]]"
| 3x07
| 3x07
| [[November 6]], 1982
| [[November 6]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Hard to Study]]" / "[[Gold Frame]]" / "[[Look Alike]]" / "[[Sky Hook]]"
| "[[Look Alike]]" / "[[Gold Frame]]" / "[[Hard to Study]]" / "[[Sky Hook]]"
| 3x08
| 3x08
| [[November 13]], 1982
| [[November 13]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Richie Hood]]" / "[[The T.V. Phantom]]"
| "[[The T.V. Phantom]]" / "[[Richie Hood]]"
| 4x01
| 4x01
| [[September 17]], 1983
| [[September 10]], 1983 ("The T.V. Phantom")<br/>
[[September 17]], 1983 ("Richie Hood")
|-
|-
| "[[A Whale of a Tale (Richie Rich)|A Whale of a Tale]]" / "[[Rich No More]]"
| "[[A Whale of a Tale (Richie Rich)|A Whale of a Tale]]" / "[[Rich No More]]"
| 4x02
| 4x02
| [[September 24]], 1983
| [[October 1]], 1983 ("A Whale of a Tale")<br/>
[[October 8]], 1983 ("Rich No More")
|-
|-
| "[[The Ends of the Earth]]" / "[[The Snowman Cometh]]"
| "[[The Snowman Cometh]]" / "[[Ends of the Earth]]"
| 4x03
| 4x03
| [[October 1]], 1983
| [[October 15]], 1983 ("The Snowman Cometh")<br/>
[[October 29]], 1983 ("Ends of the Earth")
|-
|-
| "[[The Irona Story]]" / "[[Mayda and the Monster]]"
| "[[The Irona Story]]" / "[[Mayda and the Monster]]"
| 4x04
| 4x04
| [[October 8]], 1983
| [[November 5]], 1983 ("The Irona Story")<br/>
[[November 12]], 1983 ("Mayda and the Monster")
|-
|-
| "[[Video World]]"
| "[[Video World]]"
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Sparky Marcus]] as [[Richie Rich]]
* [[Sparky Marcus]] as [[Richie Rich (character)|Richie Rich]]
* [[Frank Welker]] as [[Dollar]]
* [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]] as [[Dollar]]
* [[Christian Hoff]] as [[Freckles]] and [[Pee Wee]]
* [[Christian Hoff]] as [[Freckles]] and [[Pee Wee]]
* [[Nancy Cartwright]] as [[Gloria Glad]]
* [[Nancy Cartwright]] as [[Gloria Glad]]

Latest revision as of 21:42, 3 May 2024

This article is about the TV series. For other uses, see Richie Rich.
Richie Rich
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On-screen title card.
Network ABC
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Original release November 8, 1980December 18, 1983
Run time 22 minutes
Starring Sparky Marcus
Frank Welker
Christian Hoff
Nancy Cartwright
Joan Gerber
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Producer(s) Don Jurwich
Oscar Dufau
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Norman Maurer
John Bradford
John Dunn
Mark Evanier
Paul Haggis
John Maurer
Bob Ogle
Tom Yakutis
Director(s) Ray Patterson
George Gordon
Rudy Zamora
Carl Urbano
Gordon Hunt
Don Jurwich (voices)

Richie Rich, also known as The Richie Rich Show, is an American animated comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1980 to 1983, airing 42 episodes that spanned four seasons. Before they shorts were all brought together to form its own independent series, Richie Rich was always paired up with another series for each season; the first two seasons were paired with Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo for The Richie Richie/Scooby-Doo Show, the third season was paired with Pac-Man and The Little Rascals for The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show, and the fourth and final season was paired with Monchhichis and Little Rascals for The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show.

Production

Development

Segments

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Episodes

Title Number Original air date
"Piggy Bank Prank" / "Reggie's Pet Monkey" / "Muscle Beach" / "Dollar's Itch" / "The Robotnappers" 1x01 November 8, 1980
"The Rare Scare" / "Richie's Tan" / "Kitty Sitter" / "Richie and the Baseball Diamonds" / "One of Our Aircraft Carriers is Missing" 1x02 November 15, 1980
"Spring Cleaning" / "Richie's Stuffed Pillows" / "Silence is Golden" / "Richie and the Wishing Well" / "The Shocking Lady Strikes Again" 1x03 November 22, 1980
"The Blur" / "Professor Keenbean's Super Computer" / "Car Wash" / "Robot Bank Teller" / "The Kangaroo Hop" 1x04 November 29, 1980
"Irona Vs. Demona" / "Richie and the Department Store Santa" / "Chef's Surprise" / "Richie's Art Gallery" / "The Snow Bounders" 1x05 December 6, 1980
"The Abominable Snow Plan" / "Richie's Camping Trip" / "Miss Robot America" / "Richie Feeds the Fish" / "Constructo" 1x06 December 13, 1980
"Counterfeit Dollar" / "Gloria's Birthday" / "The Greatest Invention in the World" / "Winslow's Visit" / "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bug" 1x07 December 20, 1980
"Poor Little Richbillies" / "Mansion Birdhouse" / "Chow-hound" / "Richie's Lunch Bag" / "Mystery Mountain" 1x08 December 27, 1980
"Wiped Out" / "Richie's Broken Telephone" / "Welcome, Uncle Cautious" / "Richie's Artificial Planet" / "Disaster Master" 1x09 January 3, 1981
"The Most Unforgettable Butler" / "Richie on a Game Show" / "TV Dollar" / "Dollar and the Eye Chart" / "Disappearing Dignitaries" 1x10 January 10, 1981
"Prankster Beware" / "Clothes Make the Butler" / "Phantom of the Movies" 1x11 January 17, 1981
"Cave Boy Richie" / "Richie and Gloria go to the Movies" / "Young Irona" / "Richie's Farm" / "The Great Charity Train Robbery" 1x12 January 24, 1981
"It's No Giggling Matter" / "Leaky Ceiling" / "Baseball Dollar" / "Richie's Guitar Case" / "The Sinister Sports Spectacular" 1x13 January 31, 1981
"Schoolhouse Romp" / "Richie's Garden" / "The Chef's Watch Dog" / "Wind-Up Gloria" / "Space Shark" 2x01 September 19, 1981
"I Want My Mummy" / "Richie's Private Video Arcade" / "Canine Cadet" / "Reggie's Accident" / "Richie of the Round Table" 2x02 September 26, 1981
"Tooth is Stranger Than Fiction" / "Reverse Portraits" / "Butlering Made Easy" / "Irona's Birthday" / "Voodoo Island" 2x03 October 3, 1981
"Bye-Bye Baby" / "Richie's Super Golf Ball" / "Nurse Jenny and the Giant Band-Aid" / "A Special Talent" / "Richie's Giant Jellybeans" / "Robotic Milkshake Maker" / "Villains Incorporated" 2x04 October 10, 1981
"Chilly Dog" / "Richie's New Car" / "Rich Mice" / "Richie and the Robin's Nest" / "King Bee" 2x05 October 17, 1981
"The Money Talks" / "Richie and the Diamond Mine" / "An Ordinary Day" / "Irona Cleans Up the Yard" / "Mischief Movie" 2x06 October 24, 1981
"Carnival Man" / "Drive-In Movie / "Dog Gone" / "Freckles and the Croquet Balls" / "The Day the Estate Stood Still" 2x07 October 31, 1981
"Around the World in Eighty Cents" / "No Substitute for a Watch Dog" / "Robot Robber" 2x08 November 7, 1981
"Born Flea" / "Money Planet" / "How Human" / "The Collector" 3x01 September 25, 1982
"The Midas Touch" / "Ball Room" / "Dignified Dollar" / "The Genie With the Light Brown Hair" 3x02 October 2, 1982
"Mayda Munny" / "Coin Flipper" / "Busy Butler" / "The Haunting of Castle Rich" 3x03 October 9, 1982
"Suavo" / "Sugar Bowl" / "Shoe Biz" / "The Giant Ape Caper" 3x04 October 16, 1982
"The Pie-Eyed Piper" / "Giant Pearl" / "Guard Dog" / "Richie Goes to Shirik" 3x05 October 23, 1982
"Boy of the Year" / "Robot Bug Guards" / "I Say You All" / "The Youth Maker" 3x06 October 30, 1982
"Everybody's Doing It" / "Richie's Cube" / "Dollar Exercise" / "The Maltese Monkey" 3x07 November 6, 1982
"Look Alike" / "Gold Frame" / "Hard to Study" / "Sky Hook" 3x08 November 13, 1982
"The T.V. Phantom" / "Richie Hood" 4x01 September 10, 1983 ("The T.V. Phantom")

September 17, 1983 ("Richie Hood")

"A Whale of a Tale" / "Rich No More" 4x02 October 1, 1983 ("A Whale of a Tale")

October 8, 1983 ("Rich No More")

"The Snowman Cometh" / "Ends of the Earth" 4x03 October 15, 1983 ("The Snowman Cometh")

October 29, 1983 ("Ends of the Earth")

"The Irona Story" / "Mayda and the Monster" 4x04 November 5, 1983 ("The Irona Story")

November 12, 1983 ("Mayda and the Monster")

"Video World" 4x05 November 19, 1983

Cast

References