Gold

Gold is a precious and extremely valuable metallic element with the atomic symbol Au. It has been sought by man for centuries due to its great wealth, most notably during the Gold Rush of 1849. It has been used for coins, trophies, and medals.
Hanna-Barbera had several cartoons that had characters seeking out gold.
== The Ruff & Reddy Show ==
* The "Goon of Glocca Morra" story arc included the episode "Gold Room Doom".
== The Flintstones ==
* "The Treasure of the Sierra Madrock": When the Flintstones and the Rubbles ended up in a western town, Zack and Zeke duped Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble into thinking they'd found solid gold nuggets. Wilma Flintstone and Betty Rubble discovered the scheme, and set out to rescue their husbands before it was too late.
== Jonny Quest ==
* "The Riddle of the Gold": Dr. Benton Quest discovers that the "gold" that began resurfacing in India is actually zanium.
* "Skull and Double Crossbones": Pirates force Jonny to bring up a sunken chest of Spanish doubloons.
* "The Sea Haunt": Jonny and Hadji discover gold bars in the hold of the Star of Borneo while dealing with a strange sea monster.
== Birdman ==
* "Morto the Marauder": After Morto escapes from prison, Birdman lures him into a trap with a phony story about a gold bullion shipment.
== The Herculoids ==
* "The Raider Apes": Gotron and the Raider Apes are after the gold owned by the tribe of the Rock Village.
== Young Samson ==
* "Salamandro": At the beginning of this episode, Salamandro sends the hijackers to steal gold bullion from a cargo ship.
== Arabian Knights ==
* “The Great Gold Robbery”: Bakaar ordered Vangore and his men to steal the town’s gold and frame the Knights. Vangore then moved his caravan to his master’s stronghold while he let the Knights be distracted by his diversion. The gold was found and the Knights gave back the coins to the citizens. 
* “The Fabulous Fair”: Bakaar announced a fair with the prize bags of gold, the Knights heard of the intel and went to Baghdad in disguise. They won the first two challenges in the contest and when the horse race started Vangore tried to cheat his way but he lost in the end. The Knights then did battle when they were caught and won and gave the winnings and gave another bath of coins to the townspeople.
== The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ==
* "The Conquistador Curse": Huck, Tom Sawyer, and Becky Thatcher discover a cache of gold, and become greedy. The ghost of a conquistador sets off after them.
== Josie and the Pussycats ==
* "The Midas Mix-Up": Midas develops a microbe mist that can destroy the world's gold supply.
== Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! ==
* "Gobs of Gabaloons": The Hair Bear Bunch discovers a treasure trove of gabaloons.
== Speed Buggy ==
* "Gold Fever": A villain named Gold Fever steals all the gold he can get, including Speed Buggy’s trophy.
== Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids ==
* "The Gold Caper": The Sundance Kids are after gold smugglers.
== Super Friends ==
* "The Shamon 'U’": Wendy Harris, Marvin White and Wonder Dog discover Dr. Simeon Shamon’s plot to use his U-shaped magnet to bring solid gold meteorites to Earth.
== The Scooby-Doo Show ==
* "The Harum Scarum Sanitarium": Mystery Inc. discovers that gold bars are being smuggled across the U.S.-Canadian border in a unique way.
* "Scooby-Doo, Where's the Crew?": The gang help Professor Poisson help recover ancient golden relics and artifacts from the wreck of the Diablo Doro for the Maritime Museum.
* "The Beast Is Awake in Bottomless Lake": The Mystery of the beast ties with a Klondike gold heist.
== Clue Club ==
* "The Vanishing Train Caper": A train transporting gold has mysteriously disappeared.
== Jabberjaw ==
* "Claim-Jumped Jabber": Coldfinger steals deeds to gold mines in Aqualaska, including Jabberjaw’s mine.
* "Hang on to Your Hat, Jabber": During the Brotherhood of Evil's initiation ceremony, one of the new members pledges three bags of gold coins.
== Challenge of the Superfriends ==
* "Wanted: The Superfriends": Lex Luthor uses his dream machine on the Superfriends, beginning by mind-controlling Superman into stealing gold from Fort Knox.
== Godzilla ==
* "The Golden Guardians": The Golden Guardians are statues that come to life when the high priest uses the Dream Stone. They temporarily turn Godzilla to gold.
* "The Breeder Beast": During the episode's climax, the Breeder Beast attacks the U.S. Mint, draining it of gold and silver.
== Drak Pack ==
* "Dr. Dred Is a Shrinker": Dr. Dred and OGRE shrink themselves so that they can steal gold ingots from Fort Knox.
== Richie Rich ==
* Golden or gold-plated objects are everywhere on the Rich estate.
* "The Midas Touch": Professor Keenbean invents a glove that turns objects to gold when it touches them. Reggie Van Dough steals the glove and turns a lot of things to gold, and causes trouble along the way. He accidentally turns Chef Pierre into a gold statue, and eventually Dollar the Dog and Professor Keenbean turn to gold. Crooks abduct Pierre, Keenbean and Dollar, assuming they are gold statues.
== Space Stars ==
* "Devilship": The Wizard lures Space Ghost and Jace into a Devilship, where both develop a severe case of gold fever.
== The Smurfs ==
* Many episodes have Gargamel capturing the Smurfs to turn them into gold.
* "All's Smurfy that Ends Smurfy": When Gargamel steals the fairies' gold, Prince Garth wrongfully accuses the Smurfs of taking it. Can Papa Smurf clear their names before disaster occurs?
== The Little Rascals ==
* "Yachtsa' Luck" and "The Irate Pirates" involve a treasure chest which contains at least some gold coins.
== The Biskitts ==
* "The Golden Biskitt": Daniel, a sorcerer's apprentice, accidentally turns Lady into a golden statue.
== Pink Panther and Sons ==
* "Joking Genie": Pinky acquires an Aladdin-style lamp in which he makes wishes - among them being the ability to turn things into gold. He ends up turning Panky into a gold statue, and he regrets his wish.
== The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible ==
* "The Nativity": The Three Wise Men bring the newborn Jesus Christ frankincense, gold, and myrrh.
== The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound ==
* This film takes place in the California Gold Rush era. Here, Huckleberry Hound uses a gold nugget to buy a fountain pen at Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey's bank, only when the Dalton Brothers steal both his gold nugget and fountain pen.
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