Richie Rich (TV series)

This article is about the TV series. For other uses, see Richie Rich.

Richie Rich
On-screen title card.
Network	ABC
Production company	Hanna-Barbera
Original release	November 8, 1980—December 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.

The entire first season has been released on DVD.

Segments

• Richie Rich: Zillion-Dollar Adventures
• Richie Rich Riches (1980-82)
• Richie Rich Gems (1980-82)
• Richie Rich Treasure Chest (1980-82)

Music

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

Episodes

Title	Original air date
1x01 "Piggy Bank Prank" "Reggie's Pet Monkey "Muscle Beach" "Dollar's Itch" "The Robotnappers"	November 8, 1980
1x02 "The Rare Scare" "Richie's Tan" "Kitty Sitter" "Richie and the Baseball Diamonds" "One of Our Aircraft Carriers is Missing"	November 15, 1980
1x03 "Spring Cleaning" "Richie's Stuffed Pillows" "Silence is Golden" "Richie and the Wishing Well" "The Shocking Lady Strikes Again"	November 22, 1980
1x04 "The Blur" "Professor Keenbean's Super Computer" "Car Wash" "Robot Bank Teller" "The Kangaroo Hop"	November 29, 1980
1x05 "Irona Vs. Demona" "Richie and the Department Store Santa" "Chef's Surprise" "Richie's Art Gallery" "The Snow Bounders"	December 6, 1980
1x06 "The Abominable Snow Plan" "Richie's Camping Trip" "Miss Robot America" "Richie Feeds the Fish" "Constructo"	December 13, 1980
1x07 "Counterfeit Dollar" "Gloria's Birthday" "The Greatest Invention in the World" "Winslow's Visit" "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bug"	December 20, 1980
1x08 "Poor Little Richbillies" "Mansion Birdhouse" "Chow-hound" "Richie's Lunch Bag" "Mystery Mountain"	December 27, 1980
1x09 "Wiped Out" "Richie's Broken Telephone" "Welcome, Uncle Cautious" "Richie's Artificial Planet" "Disaster Master"	January 3, 1981
1x10 "The Most Unforgettable Butler" "Richie on a Game Show" "TV Dollar" "Dollar and the Eye Chart" "Disappearing Dignitaries"	January 10, 1981
1x11 "Prankster Beware" "Clothes Make the Butler" "Phantom of the Movies"	January 17, 1981
1x12 "Cave Boy Richie" "Richie and Gloria go to the Movies" "Young Irona" "Richie's Farm" "The Great Charity Train Robbery"	January 24, 1981
1x13 "It's No Giggling Matter" "Leaky Ceiling" "Baseball Dollar" "Richie's Guitar Case" "The Sinister Sports Spectacular"	January 31, 1981
2x01 "Schoolhouse Romp" "Richie's Garden" "The Chef's Watch Dog" "Wind-Up Gloria" "Space Shark"	September 19, 1981
2x02 "I Want My Mummy" "Richie's Private Video Arcade" "Canine Cadet" "Reggie's Accident" "Richie of the Round Table"	September 26, 1981
2x03 "Tooth is Stranger Than Fiction" "Reverse Portraits" "Butlering Made Easy" "Irona's Birthday" "Voodoo Island"	October 3, 1981
2x04 "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"	October 10, 1981
2x05 "Chilly Dog" "Richie's New Car" "Rich Mice" "Richie and the Robin's Nest" "King Bee"	October 17, 1981
2x06 "The Money Talks" "Richie and the Diamond Mine" "An Ordinary Day" "Irona Cleans Up the Yard" "Mischief Movie"	October 24, 1981
2x07 "Carnival Man" "Drive-In Movie" "Dog Gone" "Freckles and the Croquet Balls" "The Day the Estate Stood Still"	October 31, 1981
2x08 "Around the World in Eighty Cents" "No Substitute for a Watch Dog" "Robot Robber"	November 7, 1981
3x01 "Born Flea" "Money Planet" "How Human" "The Collector"	September 25, 1982
3x02 "The Midas Touch" "Ball Room" "Dignified Dollar" "The Genie With the Light Brown Hair"	October 2, 1982
3x03 "Mayda Munny" "Coin Flipper" "Busy Butler" "The Haunting of Castle Rich"	October 9, 1982
3x04 "Suavo" "Sugar Bowl" "Shoe Biz" "The Giant Ape Caper"	October 16, 1982
3x05 "The Pie-Eyed Piper" "Giant Pearl" "Guard Dog" "Richie Goes to Shirik"	October 23, 1982
3x06 "Boy of the Year" "Robot Bug Guards" "I Say You All" "The Youth Maker"	October 30, 1982
3x07 "Everybody's Doing It" "Richie's Cube" "Dollar Exercise" "The Maltese Monkey"	November 6, 1982
3x08 "Look Alike" "Gold Frame" "Hard to Study" "Sky Hook"	November 13, 1982
4x01 "The T.V. Phantom" "Richie Hood"	September 10, 1983 ("The T.V. Phantom") September 17, 1983 ("Richie Hood")
4x02 "A Whale of a Tale" "Rich No More"	October 1, 1983 ("A Whale of a Tale") October 8, 1983 ("Rich No More")
4x03 "The Snowman Cometh" "Ends of the Earth"	October 15, 1983 ("The Snowman Cometh") October 29, 1983 ("Ends of the Earth")
4x04 "The Irona Story" "Mayda and the Monster"	November 5, 1983 ("The Irona Story") November 12, 1983 ("Mayda and the Monster")
4x05 "Video World"	November 19, 1983

Cast

• Sparky Marcus as Richie Rich
• Frank Welker as Dollar
• Christian Hoff as Freckles and Pee Wee
• Nancy Cartwright as Gloria Glad
• Joan Gerber as Irona

Merchandise

Home media

In 1986, Worldvision Home Video, through their Kids Klassics label, released several season two episodes on a VHS called Richie Rich.

On May 20, 2008, Warner Home Video released the first season in a two-disc DVD set called The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show: Volume One.