T.V. Dollar

T.V. Dollar is a "Treasure Chest" segment from the Richie Rich cartoon series. As part of Season 1 of The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show, it was the tenth "Treasure Chest" segment in the series, originally broadcast in January 1981.
== Summary ==
Dollar and Reggie's dog, Houndsworth, are lounging on pool chairs on the lawn of the Rich Mansion. Reggie commands the dogs to fetch sticks, but the dogs are smart enough to use special devices to retrieve the sticks while still lounging.
Then, a T.V. producer approached the boys and informed them he is interested in having the dogs participate in a taping of a T.V. commercial for a flea collar, in which Dollar is told not to scratch. Reggie decided to set loose some fleas in a can to force Dollar off the set and Reggie's dog getting a chance at stardom. Fleas ended up attacking Dollar, and ended up scratching despite being told not to. Then Dollar ended up running out of the studio, and into the streets, forcing Richie to chase him, and almost everybody in their path ended up getting fleas and scratching - including people at a bus stop, and a traffic cop. The producer needed someone to fill in, and Reggie was obviously interested, but then realized the lid on the can the fleas came in was not put back on, and Reggie and his dog - and ultimately the producer - ended up getting fleas and both started to scratch.
At the end of the segment, Richie was in the Riches' swimming pool, fully clothed, using Professor Keenbean's automatic back scratcher to soothe Dollar, mentioning that Reggie got the job and jokingly remarked "he was itching to do it", but Reggie who is now scratching his dog's back with his bare hands responded "you can say that again!" - in response to his work being more difficult. As they were continuing the task at hand, they soon notice the fleas had entered the pool and were following the boys and dogs from behind, prompting them to swim for the deck to escape from getting attacked.
== Trivia ==
* This segment was later rebroadcast in November 1981 during Season 2, and on November 27, 1982 during the third season of the series, as part of The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show. Coincidentally, this segment was aired during the tenth episode of Season 1 and Season 3 respectively.
* Reggie appears to own a dog in this cartoon series. He did not own a dog in the comic book series, though his strict father did mention Reggie's family's dog in one comic book story, "He's Trying, Very Trying", where Reggie permanently lost his allowance after an accidental money-shredding incident.
* Reggie is seen with a different dog in "Dollar's Exercise" in Season 3. The dog's name in that episode was Bullet.
* The television studio in which the commercial is being taped had the call letters WKRR. This may be a pun on WKRP, the fictional radio station in the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati - in which Richie's voice actor, Sparky Marcus, had a role. WKRR is apparently a real radio station located in Asheboro, North Carolina - it currently plays a rock music format.
== Voice Cast ==
* Dick Beals as Reggie Van Dough
* Sparky Marcus as Richie Rich
* Frank Welker as Dollar the Dog
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