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* ''Series/RichieRich'', the Creator/{{Netflix}} live-action series

* ''Series/RichieRich2015'', the Creator/{{Netflix}} live-action series

* ''Series/RichieRich'', the Creator/{{Netflix}} live-action series

* For the original comic book and its {{Animated Adaptation}}s, see ComicBook/RichieRich.
* For the films adapted from the comics, see Film/RichieRich.

* For the original comic book and its {{Animated Adaptation}}s, click [[ComicBook/RichieRich here]].
* For the films adapted from the comics, click [[Film/RichieRich here]].

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[[caption-width:300:For some reason, sibling series ''Proletariat Pete'' didn't do so hot. Even in Soviet Russia!]]

Richie Rich, often billed as "The Poor Little Rich Boy", debuted in 1953 as a backup character in ''Little Dot''. He soon became Harvey Comics' flagship character, appearing in as many as 32 Harvey titles monthly and often [[CrossOver crossing over]] with CasperTheFriendlyGhost.

Derivative works include two AnimatedSeries, the first of which, produced by {{Hanna-Barbera}}, had better character designs and marked the voice acting debut of Creator/NancyCartwright as [[http://www.thenancyshow.com/html/spotlight/gloria_spotlight.html Gloria Glad]], and a [[Film/RichieRich 1994 feature film]]. The film cast Macaulay Culkin as Richie and Stephi Lineburg as Gloria. The film initially only earned $38,087,756 in the United States market. It was the 37th most successful film of its year, but just barely covering its budget, until coming out on VHS and making an additional $125 million in rentals and sales. After the movie was released, the ''Richie Rich'' comics [[FranchiseKiller temporarily stopped being published]].

A direct-to-video sequel to the movie was later released, ''Richie Rich's Christmas Wish'' (1998). It cast David Gallagher as Richie and Michelle Trachtenberg as Gloria.

[[http://thft.home.att.net/richie.htm More information here.]]
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!!''Richie Rich'' contains the following tropes:
* AlliterativeName: Richie Rich, Gloria Glad. Freckles Friendly. Possibly Jackie Jokers. Mayda Munny.
* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: Both the Rich family and Rich Enterprises have an endless supply of money.
* AscendedExtra: Richie started as a supporting character in LittleDot.
* BattleButler: Cadbury. He knew enough fighting skill at times to help Richie in the comics (TheOtherWiki notes "When need demands, however, he becomes a tough, gun-toting man of action").
** CulturedBadass: He also had a lot of other skills which came in handy. The Harvey equivalent of Alfred Pennyworth.
* BettyAndVeronica: Subverted. Gloria's the sweet, kind, middle-class Betty. Mayda Munny's the vain, selfish, foul-tempered, wealthy Veronica. But Richie only has eyes for Gloria. [[StudioAudience Awww]].
* {{Fembot}}: Irona, Richie's robot maid.
* {{Fiction 500}}: The Rich family is on sixth place of 2012's [[http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/fictional-15-12/fictional-15.html Forbes Fictional 15]], just below [[IronMan Tony Stark]].
* FieryRedhead: Gloria Glad
* GemEncrusted: Richie's mother, in the comic book. She doesn't load herself down with too many jewels, but she collects them -- fully cut, faceted and polished emeralds, diamonds, rubies, aquamarines the size of baseballs -- and displays them on her dresser like Fabergé eggs.
* GentlemanAdventurer: Richie, often accompanied by his father, Richard; his butler, Cadbury, or both. Also, Cadbury's former employer Sir Ruddy Blighter, in [[WholeEpisodeFlashback flashback]] stories.
** In one comic, Cadbury shows he can keep up with Richie's athletic uncle with very little effort, Olympus Van Sporting (and Olympus winces at Cadbury's grip).
* GoldMakesEverythingShiny
* GoldTooth: Richie Rich had his dog Dollar fitted with gold braces to correct an overbite problem that he had, which were so shiny that it blinded would-be robbers and assailants. Of course, it also attracted the attention of a female dog, which made Dollar refuse having his braces removed until he was passed over for another male dog.
* GradeSchoolCEO: Richie, perhaps. In the film version, at least, he has substantial power within his parents' company.
* HappilyMarried: Mr. and Mrs. Rich
* HonestCorporateExecutive: Mr. Rich.
* ItsAllJunk: Subverted in the live-action movie. It's not the Rich family who thinks the Vault is full of junk...
* TheJeeves: Cadbury, Richie's butler.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Richie with Cadbury and Keenbean.
* LuckyCharmsTitle: "Ri¢hie Ri¢h"
* MoneyFetish: His Aunt Noovo just loves to swim in her wealth, though she mostly does this for show as she is a very charitable person.
* NiceToTheWaiter: Richie's relationship with Cadbury.
* NotWithThemForTheMoney: Gloria Glad is notorious for always turning down the luxurious gifts Richie offers her. In fact, she has blown her temper more than once at Richie's more outrageous stunts with his wealth to attempt to impress and he seems unable to remember how much they annoy her. In one story, when she suddenly starts accepting his gift greedily, it's sets off alarm bells with Richie who investigates and learns he is dealing with an impostor who has kidnapped the real Gloria in order to con him out of money.
** In one story, Mayda Munny secretly gives her rival Gloria Glad gifts that supposedly came from Richie Rich, starting off with an expensive doll, to which she says it's a perfect gift -- not really knowing that all those gifts Gloria received were going to be used for charity.
* OneOfTheBoys
* OfficialCouple: Richie and Gloria.
* PorkyPigPronunciation: Richie has trouble pronouncing "ventriloquist".
* ThePrankster: Reggie Van Dough.
* ProtagonistTitle
* PunnyName: Mayda Munny.
* RepetitiveName
* {{Revival}}: TheMovie sorts of counts, but the [[http://ape-entertainment.com/comics/licensed-properties/richie-rich/ new Richie Rich comic]] definitely counts, and NeedsMoreLove.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Mayda Munny (Rich Suitor) and Gloria Glad (Poor Suitor). Well, Gloria isn't exactly poor but, compare her to either Richie or Mayda.
* RoadSignReversal
* RobotMaid: Irona
** DoAnythingRobot
** [[SuperPoweredRobotMeterMaids Super Powered Robot Maids]]
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: The Rich family are the wealthiest people on the planet, yet they also seem to have the greatest moral compass when it comes to being overall decent.
* SpeechImpairedAnimal: Dollar.
* SpoiledBrat: Richie's cousin Reggie.
* SpoiledSweet: Richie is incredibly kind and generous.
* SuperDickery: While in-canon Richie's a nice boy, a lot of comic covers portray him [[http://occupyrichierich.tumblr.com/ blatantly flaunting his wealth]] over the less fortunate.
* TechnoWizard: Professor Keenbean
* {{Tomboy}}
* UnclePennybags: Richie and his parents.
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For the 1994 live-action film's page, see ''Film/RichieRich''

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In TheMovie, Richie is a teenager played by Macaulay Culkin. His mom Mrs. Rich is slim while plump in the comics. Oddly the reverse is true for Professor Keenbean. Cadbury is made a little younger and gets a LoveInterest.
* AdaptedOut: Of the Rich household, Irona the [[RobotBuddy Robot Maid]] is dropped from the movie.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In TheMovie, Richie is a teenager played by MaculayCulkin. His mom Mrs. Rich is slim while plump in the comics. Oddly the reverse is true for Professor Keenbean.
* AdaptedOut: Irona the [[RobotBuddy Robot Maid]] is dropped from the movie.