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A [[Saturday Morning Cartoon]] from 1981, this was [[Ruby Spears]]' attempt to follow the lead of then-upcoming film ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (which came out before the show was released, but the show started production before that), by using the "mismatched couple has globe-trotting adventures" theme that would become popular during the 1980s.
A [[Saturday Morning Cartoon]] from 1981, this was [[Ruby-Spears]]' attempt to follow the lead of then-upcoming film ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (which came out before the show was released, but the show started production before that), by using the "mismatched couple has globe-trotting adventures" theme that would become popular during the 1980s.


The premise of the series, as spelled out in the opening, is that 18-year-old Goldie Gold, the "world's richest girl", founded her own newspaper, "The Goldstreet Journal". She and her companion, daredevil reporter "Action" Jack Travis, go on adventures across the globe solving crimes and reporting on them to the paper's editor, Sam Gritt. The series featured a new villain and caper each week, and an array of fantastical and improbable gadgets that helped Goldie and Jack in essentially ''any'' situation. The [[Richie Rich]] comparisons were inevitable, though despite many jokes about the sort of things Goldie could buy, the focus was more on the action and adventure while the gadgets simply appeared to keep the plot moving. The show also tended to follow some fairly familiar tropes of contemporary series, particularly shows on which Joe Ruby and Ken Spears had worked for [[Hanna Barbera]].
The premise of the series, as spelled out in the opening, is that 18-year-old Goldie Gold, the "world's richest girl", founded her own newspaper, "The Goldstreet Journal". She and her companion, daredevil reporter "Action" Jack Travis, go on adventures across the globe solving crimes and reporting on them to the paper's editor, Sam Gritt. The series featured a new villain and caper each week, and an array of fantastical and improbable gadgets that helped Goldie and Jack in essentially ''any'' situation. The [[Richie Rich (comics)|Richie Rich]] comparisons were inevitable, though despite many jokes about the sort of things Goldie could buy, the focus was more on the action and adventure while the gadgets simply appeared to keep the plot moving. The show also tended to follow some fairly familiar tropes of contemporary series, particularly shows on which Joe Ruby and Ken Spears had worked for [[Hanna-Barbera]].


The show ran for a single series of 13 episodes on [[ABC]], reran until September 1982, then faded into relative obscurity as Ruby-Spears quickly shifted to selling shows based on licensed properties.
The show ran for a single series of 13 episodes on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], reran until September 1982, then faded into relative obscurity as Ruby-Spears quickly shifted to selling shows based on licensed properties.
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'''This show has examples of:'''
* [[Action Adventure Series]]
* [[Action Adventure Series]]
* [[Battle Butler]]: Travis "Action" Jack...since Goldie wasn't particularly actiony herself.
* [[Battle Butler]]: Travis "Action" Jack...since Goldie wasn't particularly actiony herself.
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* [[Canine Companion]]: Nugget
* [[Canine Companion]]: Nugget
* [[Conspicuous Consumption]]: ''Everything'' Goldie owned was, well, gold. Be this simple things like jewelry all the way up to, oh, ''the building her newspaper was headquartered in''.
* [[Conspicuous Consumption]]: ''Everything'' Goldie owned was, well, gold. Be this simple things like jewelry all the way up to, oh, ''the building her newspaper was headquartered in''.
* [[Conveyor Belt O Doom]]
* [[Conveyor Belt O' Doom]]
* [[Cool Car]]: Goldie drove the appropriately named "Goldster".
* [[Cool Car]]: Goldie drove the appropriately named "Goldster".
* [[Crimefighting With Cash]]: Goldie, though it was more to get a scoop than save the world.
* [[Crimefighting with Cash]]: Goldie, though it was more to get a scoop than save the world.
* [[Crystal Skull]]: The subject of the first episode.
* [[Crystal Skull]]: The subject of the first episode.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Goldie, something even shown in the opening as she stares in awe at all the times she's shown being tied up by the bad guys.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Goldie, something even shown in the opening as she stares in awe at all the times she's shown being tied up by the bad guys.
* [[Dramatic Unmask]]: Happened in a couple episodes. [[Ruby Spears|Remember who made this show.]]
* [[Dramatic Unmask]]: Happened in a couple episodes. [[Ruby-Spears|Remember who made this show.]]
* [[The Eighties]]: The series was made in this decade.
* [[The Eighties]]: The series was made in this decade.
* [[Everythings Sparkly With Jewelry]]: Goldie uses her pearl necklace as a replacement seal for a magic box.
* [[Everything's Sparkly with Jewelry]]: Goldie uses her pearl necklace as a replacement seal for a magic box.
* [[Fake Memories]]: "The Goddess of the Black Pearl"
* [[Fake Memories]]: "The Goddess of the Black Pearl"
* [[Fan Service]]: The shot of Goldie and Jack at the pool, with ''far'' more emphasis on Goldie's rather skimpy (for the timeslot) bikini.
* [[Fan Service]]: The shot of Goldie and Jack at the pool, with ''far'' more emphasis on Goldie's rather skimpy (for the timeslot) bikini.
* [[Fiction 500]]: Goldie is the "richest woman in the world". Which means she can apparently afford hover bikes, indoor weather machines, and even a space shuttle and a ''space mansion''. All coated in gold, of course.
* [[Fiction 500]]: Goldie is the "richest woman in the world". Which means she can apparently afford hover bikes, indoor weather machines, and even a space shuttle and a ''space mansion''. All coated in gold, of course.
* [[Flying Car]]: Goldie's limo.
* [[Flying Car]]: Goldie's limo.
* [[Gem Encrusted]]: Like a nail clipper.
* [[Gem-Encrusted]]: Like a nail clipper.
* [[Gentleman Adventurer]]: Action Jack.
* [[Gentleman Adventurer]]: Action Jack.
* [[Gold Makes Everything Shiny]]: Once again
* [[Gold Makes Everything Shiny]]: Once again
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* [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]]: Goldie's fur coat stands up to anything.
* [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]]: Goldie's fur coat stands up to anything.
* [[Infinite Supplies]]: Goldie Gold's gadgets and vehicles.
* [[Infinite Supplies]]: Goldie Gold's gadgets and vehicles.
* [[Instant Plunder Just Add Pirates]]:
* [[Instant Plunder, Just Add Pirates]]:
* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: Jack. Goldie doesn't count because she owns the paper.
* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: Jack. Goldie doesn't count because she owns the paper.
* [[Jack Kirby]]: He did the character designs.
* [[Jack Kirby]]: He did the character designs.
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* [[Lady of Adventure]]: Goldie
* [[Lady of Adventure]]: Goldie
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Understandable with Jack, but all that money and Goldie has just five outfits. She has her ensemble with the gold pants and fur coat, her swimsuit, her evening dress, her winter gear with the ermine parka, and her safari gear. Everything else is just disguises or costumes.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Understandable with Jack, but all that money and Goldie has just five outfits. She has her ensemble with the gold pants and fur coat, her swimsuit, her evening dress, her winter gear with the ermine parka, and her safari gear. Everything else is just disguises or costumes.
* [[Non Idle Rich]]: Goldie could have just sat down and let other people run her paper. Instead, she runs around and does her own reporting. Presumably out of boredom.
* [[Non-Idle Rich]]: Goldie could have just sat down and let other people run her paper. Instead, she runs around and does her own reporting. Presumably out of boredom.
* [[Ojou]]: Goldie Gold is the western version.
* [[Ojou]]: Goldie Gold is the western version.
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Goldie's white fur coat and her ermine-trimmed parka.
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Goldie's white fur coat and her ermine-trimmed parka.
* [[Right Hand Cat]]: The eponymous "Pirate of the Airways" had one.
* [[Right-Hand-Cat]]: The eponymous "Pirate of the Airways" had one.
* [[Schrodingers Gun]]: All her gadgets.
* [[Schrödinger's Gun]]: All her gadgets.
* [[Sky Pirate]]: "Pirate of the Airways".
* [[Sky Pirate]]: "Pirate of the Airways".
* [[Standard Female Grab Area]]: Goldie gets this a few times.
* [[Standard Female Grab Area]]: Goldie gets this a few times.
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* [[Uncle Pennybags|Auntie Pennybags]]: Goldie Gold
* [[Uncle Pennybags|Auntie Pennybags]]: Goldie Gold
* [[UST]]: Goldie Gold and Jack Travis
* [[UST]]: Goldie Gold and Jack Travis
* [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys|Where Does She Get All Those Wonderful Toys?]]: The audience will frequently wonder this. Especially when the space mansion shows up. Strangely, it's rare for anyone in the actual stories to comment on the insane level of technology Goldie apparently has at her disposal. Not even the space mansion.
* [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?|Where Does She Get All Those Wonderful Toys?]]: The audience will frequently wonder this. Especially when the space mansion shows up. Strangely, it's rare for anyone in the actual stories to comment on the insane level of technology Goldie apparently has at her disposal. Not even the space mansion.
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Despite not being much of an [[Action Girl]], Goldie is naturally the one that tries to actually ''hit'' the Countess in "Menace of the Medallion".
* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Despite not being much of an [[Action Girl]], Goldie is naturally the one that tries to actually ''hit'' the Countess in "Menace of the Medallion".
* [[Will They or Won't They]]: They don't.
* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: They don't.


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[[Category:Western Animation]]
[[Category:Western Animation]]
[[Category:Goldie Gold And Action Jack]]
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Latest revision as of 22:35, 12 September 2021

A Saturday Morning Cartoon from 1981, this was Ruby-Spears' attempt to follow the lead of then-upcoming film Raiders of the Lost Ark (which came out before the show was released, but the show started production before that), by using the "mismatched couple has globe-trotting adventures" theme that would become popular during the 1980s.

The premise of the series, as spelled out in the opening, is that 18-year-old Goldie Gold, the "world's richest girl", founded her own newspaper, "The Goldstreet Journal". She and her companion, daredevil reporter "Action" Jack Travis, go on adventures across the globe solving crimes and reporting on them to the paper's editor, Sam Gritt. The series featured a new villain and caper each week, and an array of fantastical and improbable gadgets that helped Goldie and Jack in essentially any situation. The Richie Rich comparisons were inevitable, though despite many jokes about the sort of things Goldie could buy, the focus was more on the action and adventure while the gadgets simply appeared to keep the plot moving. The show also tended to follow some fairly familiar tropes of contemporary series, particularly shows on which Joe Ruby and Ken Spears had worked for Hanna-Barbera.

The show ran for a single series of 13 episodes on ABC, reran until September 1982, then faded into relative obscurity as Ruby-Spears quickly shifted to selling shows based on licensed properties.

Tropes used in Goldie Gold and Action Jack include:
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