Phantom of the Movies

Phantom of the Movies is a Zillion Dollar Adventures segment from the eleventh episode of Season 1 of the Richie Rich cartoon series, as part of The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show. The episode first aired 17 January 1981 on ABC.
== Summary ==
Cecil DeMise, a film director, is a villain who abducts a robot canine film star named Run-Tin-Can for the purpose of reprogramming him to cause trouble.
== Trivia ==
* This segment's title is a play on the title of the 1976 musical Phantom of the Opera.
* Run-Tin-Can is a play on Rin-Tin-Tin, the famous real-life dog star.
* Despite the segment's title, there doesn't appear to be a phantom in this segment.
* The villain Cecil DeMise is a play on U.S. filmmaker Cecil B. Demille - who was known for producing silent and sound films.
* In one scene, Richie uses suction cup shoes to walk up a wall to rescue Rin-Tin-Can. Richie also wore such shoes in "The Day the Estate Stood Still" and "The Haunting of Castle Rich".
* There are streets named after Irona and Cadbury in downtown Richville, as depicted in one scene.
* The Rich City Music Hall, where Run-Tin-Can's movie premiered, is a pun on New York City's Radio City Music Hall.
* Guests at the premiere showing include Irona, Gloria Glad, Freckles Friendly and Cadbury - the latter three of whom have brief non-speaking cameos.
== Voice cast ==
* William Callaway as Professor Keenbean
* Joan Gerber as Irona
* Sparky Marcus as Richie Rich
* Frank Welker as Dollar the Dog
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