Richie Rich (1980 TV series)


Richie Rich is a Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and broadcast on ABC from November 8, 1980, to September 1, 1984, based upon the Harvey Comics character of the same name. 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. 13 half-hours were produced, split into segments of 12, 7 and 4 minutes.
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.

Plot

This show details the various adventures of Richie Rich, his family, and his friends.

Segments

Richie Rich's adventures are sorted into different segments:
The animated series took a number of liberties from the original comics:
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, 1986.

Episodes

Season 1

#Title/PlotAirdate
1
  • The Robotnappers
  • Treasure Chest
  • Piggy Bank Prank
  • Gems
  • Muscle Beach
November 8, 1980
2
  • The Rare Scare
  • Treasure Chest
  • Kitty Sitter
  • Gems
  • One of Our Aircraft Carriers is Missing
    		• November 15, 1980
    3
  • Silence is Golden
  • Treasure Chest
  • The Shocking Lady Strikes Again
  • Gems
  • Spring Cleaning
    		• November 22, 1980
    4
  • The Kangaroo Hop
  • Treasure Chest
  • Car Wash
  • Gems
  • The Blur
    		• November 29, 1980
    5
  • Irona Vs. Demona
  • Treasure Chest
  • Chef's Surprise
  • Gems
  • The Snow Bounders
    		• December 6, 1980
    6
  • The Abominable Snow Plan
  • Treasure Chest
  • Miss Robot America
  • Gems
  • Constructo
    		• 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.
    		• December 20, 1980
    8
  • Poor Little Richbillies: Richie meets his poorest relatives Alf Alfie and Thistle who 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.
    		• December 27, 1980
    9
  • Wiped Out
  • Treasure Chest
  • Welcome, Uncle Cautious
  • Gems
  • Disaster Master
    		• January 3, 1981
    10
  • TV Dollar
  • Treasure Chest
  • Disappearing Dignitaries
  • Gems
  • The Most Unforgettable Butler
    		• January 10, 1981
    11
  • Prankster Beware
  • Treasure Chest
  • Clothes Make the Butler
  • Gems
  • Phantom of the Movies
    		• January 17, 1981
    12
  • Cave Boy Richie
  • Treasure Chest
  • Young Irona
  • Gems
  • The Great Charity Train Robbery
    		• January 24, 1981
    13
  • Baseball Dollar
  • Treasure Chest
  • The Sinister Sports Spectacular
  • Gems
  • It's No Giggling Matter
    		• January 31, 1981

    Season 2

  • Aired as part of The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show
    • #Title/PlotAirdate
    14
    • Space Shark
    • Treasure Chest
    • The Chef's Watch Dog
    • Gems
    • Schoolhouse Romp
    		September 19, 1981
    15
  • Richie of the Round Table
  • Treasure Chest
  • I Want My Mummy
  • Gems
  • Canine Cadet
    		• September 26, 1981
    16
  • Voodoo Island
  • Treasure Chest
  • Tooth is Stranger Than Friction
  • Gems
  • Butlering Made Easy
    		• October 3, 1981
    17
  • A Special Talent
  • Treasure Chest
  • Villains Incorporated
  • Gems
  • Bye-Bye Baby
    		• October 10, 1981
    18
  • Rich Mice
  • Treasure Chest
  • King Bee
  • Gems
  • Chilly Dog
    		• October 17, 1981
    19
  • Money Talks
  • Treasure Chest
  • Mischief Movie
  • Gems
  • An Ordinary Day
    		• October 24, 1981
    20
  • Dog Gone
  • Treasure Chest
  • Carnival Man
  • Gems
  • The Day the Estate Stood Still
    		• October 31, 1981
    21
  • Around the World on Eighty Cents
  • Treasure Chest
  • No Substitute for a Watch Dog
  • Gems
  • Robot Robber
    		• November 7, 1981

    Season 3

  • Aired as part of The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show
    • #Title/PlotAirdate
    22
    • Born Flea
    • How Human
    		September 25, 1982
    23
  • The Collector
  • Money Plant
    		• September 25, 1982
    24
  • The Midas Touch
  • Ball Room
    		• October 2, 1982
    25
  • Genie With the Light Brown Hair
  • Dignified Doggy
    		• October 2, 1982
    26
  • Coin Flipper
  • Mayda Munny
    		• October 9, 1982
    27
  • Busy Butler
  • The Haunting of Castle Rich
    		• October 9, 1982
    28
  • Shoe Biz
  • Sugar Bowl
    		• October 16, 1982
    29
  • Suavo
  • The Giant Ape Caper
    		• October 16, 1982
    30
  • Richie Goes to Shirik
  • The Pie-Eyed Piper
    		• October 23, 1982
    31
  • Guard Dog
  • Giant Pearl
    		• October 23, 1982
    32
  • The Youth Maker
  • Robot Bug Guards
    		• October 30, 1982
    33
  • I Say You All
  • Boy of the Year
    		• October 30, 1982
    34
  • Dollar's Exercise
  • Richie's Cube
    		• November 6, 1982
    35
  • The Maltese Monkey
  • Everybody's Doing It
    		• November 6, 1982
    36
  • Hard to Study
  • Gold Frame
    		• November 13, 1982
    37
  • Look Alike
  • Sky Hook
    		• November 13, 1982

    Season 4

  • Aired as part of The Monchhichis/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show
  • Only Zillion-Dollar Adventures were produced for this season.
    • #Title/PlotAirdate
    38
    • Richie Hood
    • The T.V. Phantom
    		September 17, 1983
    39
  • A Whale of a Tale
  • Rich No More
    		• September 24, 1983
    40
  • The Ends of the Earth
  • The Snowman Cometh
    		• October 1, 1983
    41
  • The Irona Story
  • Mayda and the Monster
    		• October 8, 1983
    42
  • Video World

    • Cast

    The voice cast included:
    On May 20, 2008, Warner Home Video released The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show: Volume 1 on DVD in Region 1.
    DVD nameNo. of episodesRelease date
    The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show: Volume 17May 20, 2008
    October 3, 2017