So back then in the eighties, you know the time where people were convinced George Michael was a lady’s sex machine, and that Boy George was just a little odd, Hanna-Barbera just seemed to pull out all the stops in their series, and when their shows were just not good enough to be aired on their own, they just slammed two unusual pairings together and created a block. Take “The Richie Rich and Scooby Doo Hour” which paired a weak ass Harvey character, with one of the most overrated cartoon series of all time. And together they’re a match made in mediocrity heaven. “Richie Rich,” a character whose entire gimmick was about being so filthy rich it was comedic (apparently), made for an interesting and mildly entertaining show about Richie and his friends Reggie and Gloria who got into all sorts of wacky adventures including thieves trying to grab his stash, and criminals trying to… grab his stash.

The voice work for this series is top notch as usual as Richie uses much of his paid for equipment to become a detective with his obnoxious pet dog Dollar. The partner series “Scooby Doo & Scrappy Doo” was an all time low for the franchise that explored the further adventures of the group without Freddy, Velma, and Daphne. What the creators fail to grasp here is that you can’t have a comedy team without a straight man, thus the short lived spin-off is pretty much the routine mad cap crime solving, except now it’s just Shaggy, Scooby and… Scrappy Doo: everyone’s favorite lame character that was both a source of comedy inspiration and a straight man to the two.

As an animation buff, as a freak for Hanna Barbera, and as a relative adorer of nostalgia, the "Richie Rich Scooby-Door Show: Volume One" is a good little set, but for the casual viewer, you won't really find much to enjoy beyond the notion that Richie's dog has dollar signs on his back. Show off.

• Mark Evanier was wrong. Richie Rich is not nor ever was as popular as Superman. Off with his head!