Richie Rich
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- For other uses, see Richie Rich (disambiguation).
Richard "Richie" Rich, Jr. is a fictional character who debuted in Harvey Comics' Little Dot #1 cover dated Sept. 1953.
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[edit] History
Known as The Poor Little Rich Boy or The Richest Kid in the World, Richie Rich appeared in many comic book titles from the 1950s through the 1980s, including Richie Rich Millions (1961) and Richie Rich Dollars & Cents (1963). The comic book series was created by cartoonist and publisher Alfred Harvey. Artist Warren Kremer and Harvey editor Sid Jacobson both claim to have created the actual character of Richie Rich. Some comics experts give Harvey the credit [1] while others say Harvey may have had a general idea of such a character, leaving it to others to flesh it out. [2], [3] The first Richie Rich story "THE DANCING LESSONS" was written by Larz Bourne and drawn by Steve Mufatti.
[edit] Character
Richie is the only child of fantastically wealthy parents. He lives and works in an expensive mansion and owns at least two of everything money could buy. He appears to be around 7-10 years old, wears a waistcoat with a white shirt with an Eton collar, which is obscured by a giant red bow tie, and blue shorts. He occasionally attends school in his hometown of Richville. Richie is portrayed as a kind young boy, not conceited despite his incredible wealth. The most important things in Richie's life are his family and friends.
[edit] Animated TV series
In 1980, Richie Rich appeared in his own animated television series, (played by Sparky Marcus), which shared a timeslot with Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo as The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show. In the animated version, Richie and his pals are somewhat older, around 12 years old. In the cartoon, Richie wears a red sweater with the letter "R" in front.
[edit] Movie
In 1994, a live-action Richie Rich movie, starring Macaulay Culkin as the titular character, was produced by Davis Entertainment and released by Warner Bros. Pictures.
[edit] New TV series
In 1996, the second and most recent Richie Rich animated television series aired in non-network syndication, starring Katie Leigh as the voice of the titular character. The series ran for 13 episodes. This series portrayed Richie in his "classic" tuxedo outfit.
[edit] Other characters from the Richie Rich world
- Mr. Richard Rich: Richie's father (first appearance "Little Dot" No.3)
- Mrs. Regina Rich: Richie's mother (first appearance "Little Dot" No.1)
- Gloria Glad: Richie's girlfriend
- Reginald 'Reggie' Van Dough: Richie's mean prankster cousin (first appearance "Little Dot" No.2)
- Mayda Munny: Richie's snobby want-to-be-girlfriend
- Cadbury: the Rich's butler
- Dollar the Dog: the Rich family dog—a "Dollarmatian" (like a Dalmatian, but with dollar signs instead of spots)
- Irona: the Rich robot maid and Richie's bodyguard
- Bascomb: the Rich chauffeur
- Chef Pierre: the Rich chef extrordinaire
- Professor Keenbean: the head of the Rich research and development department
- Freckles and Pee-Wee: Richie's best pals (first appearance "Little Dot" No.2)
[edit] Characters who make occasional appearances in the series
- Casper the Friendly Ghost
- Wendy the Good Little Witch
- Little Dot
- Little Lotta
- Little Audrey
- Jackie Jokers
[edit] Comic book titles
- Richie Rich
- Richie Rich Adventure Digest
- Richie Rich and...
- Richie Rich and Billy Bellhops
- Richie Rich and Cadbury
- Richie Rich and Casper
- Richie Rich and Casper in 3-D
- Richie Rich and Dollar
- Richie Rich and Little Dot
- Richie Rich and Gloria
- Richie Rich and His Girlfriends
- Richie Rich and Jackie Jokers
- Richie Rich and New Kids on the Block
- Richie Rich and Professor Keenbean
- Richie Rich and Reggie
- Richie Rich and Timmy Time
- Richie Rich Bank Books
- Richie Rich Best of the Years Digest
- Richie Rich Big Book
- Richie Rich Big Bucks
- Richie Rich Billions
- Richie Rich Cash
- Richie Rich Cash Money
- Richie Rich, Casper, and Wendy
- Richie Rich Diamonds
- Richie Rich Digest
- Richie Rich Digest Stories
- Richie Rich Digest Winners
- Richie Rich Dollars and Cents
- Richie Rich Fortunes
- Richie Rich Gems
- Richie Rich Giant Size
- Richie Rich Gold and Silver
- Richie Rich Gold Nuggets Digest
- Richie Rich Holiday Digest
- Richie Rich Inventions
- Richie Rich Jackpots
- Richie Rich Million Dollar Digest
- Richie Rich Millions
- Richie Rich Money World
- Richie Rich Money World Digest
- Richie Rich Movie Adaptation
- Richie Rich Profits
- Richie Rich Relics
- Richie Rich Riches
- Richie Rich Success Stories
- Richie Rich Summer Bonanza
- Richie Rich Treasure Chest Digest
- Richie Rich Vacation Digest
- Richie Rich Vacation Digest Magazine
- Richie Rich Vacation Digest '93 Magazine
- Richie Rich Vaults of Mystery
- Richie Rich Zillionz
- Superichie
[edit] Cultural references
- Forbes magazine estimates that Richie is the second-wealthiest fictional character, ranked behind Santa Claus and ahead of Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks.[4]
However, in 2005 he slipped to #3 at $17 billion.[5]
- Richie Rich was parodied in the Nickelodeon animated television series The Fairly OddParents as Timmy Turner's mean-spirited rival Remy Buxaplenty.
- The Comedy Central animated television series Drawn Together featured a character named Bucky Bucks who was a pastiche of Richie Rich and Donald Trump.
- Richie is mentioned in The Simpsons episode Three Men and a Comic Book. In the episode, Bart tells his sister Lisa he suspects that Casper is the ghost of Richie Rich due to their physical resemblance. (The two characters have actually appeared together in many stories.) This prompts a guess as to how Richie "died": "Perhaps he realized how hollow the pursuit of money is and took his own life." (Richie was often portrayed giving his money to others in need.)
- In The Simpsons episode Behind the Laughter, Richie Rich replaces Bart when Bart leaves the show.
