Goldie Gold and Action Jack is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises that aired for one season on ABC from September 12 to December 5, 1981.[1]
| Goldie Gold and Action Jack | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Developed by | Steve Gerber |
| Written by | Mark Evanier |
| Directed by | Rudy Larriva John Kimball |
| Voices of | Judy Strangis Sonny Melendrez Booker Bradshaw |
| Music by | Dean Elliott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Joe Ruby and Ken Spears |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Ruby-Spears Enterprises |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 12 – December 5, 1981 |
The show was rerun on Cartoon Network in 1994, and Boomerang in 2000.[2]
Plot
editThe series follows the random adventures of Goldie Gold, a blond, beautiful teenage heiress whose late parents left her a newspaper called The Gold Street Journal and her boyfriend, ace reporter "Action Jack" Travis, who works very closely with Goldie and her Cocker Spaniel, Nugget. Also frequently seen is Jack's boss, GSJ editor Sam Gritt. Thirteen episodes were produced.[3]
Voice cast
edit- Judy Strangis as Goldie Gold
- Sonny Melendrez as Jack Travis
- Booker Bradshaw as Sam Gritt
Episode list
edit| Nº | Title | Written by | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Night of the Crystal Skull" | Steve Gerber | September 12, 1981 | |
| 2 | "Pirate of the Airways" | Mark Evanier | September 19, 1981 | |
| 3 | "Red Dust of Doom" | Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser | September 26, 1981 | |
| 4 | "Revenge of the Ancient Astronaut" | Gary Greenfield | October 3, 1981 | |
| 5 | "Prophet of Doom" | Christopher Vane | October 10, 1981 | |
| 6 | "Night of the Walking Doom" | Jeffrey Scott Martin Pasko | October 17, 1981 | |
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The Oracle makes a series of predictions, all of which come true. Could he be the one making them possible? | ||||
| 7 | "Island of Terror" | Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser | October 24, 1981 | |
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A gloved hand that can move by itself targets three wealthy entrepreneurs. | ||||
| 8 | "Curse of the Snake People" | Martin Pasko | October 31, 1981 | |
| 9 | "Race Against Time" | Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser | November 7, 1981 | |
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The Steel Claw goes into the past to turn the ancestors of the Stern family into lizard-like mutants. He takes Goldie, Jack, and Nugget along for the ride, and they get help from Goldie's ancestor, Lotta Gold. | ||||
| 10 | "Menace of the Medallion" | Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser | November 14, 1981 | |
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Jack and Goldie investigate a series of bizarre crimes, all of which involve a strange medallion. | ||||
| 11 | "Pursuit Into Peril" | Buzz Dixon | November 21, 1981 | |
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A gang of criminals are after Mogani's Magic Box. Note: This episode's plot is very similar to Raiders Of The Lost Ark, which was released a few months before this episode aired. | ||||
| 12 | "The Return of the Man Beast" | Mark Evanier | November 28, 1981 | |
| 13 | "The Goddess of the Black Pearl" | Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser | December 5, 1981 | |
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An undead king returns from the grave and uses a herb to brainwash Goldie into becoming his wife, the Goddess of the Black Pearl. | ||||
Home media
edit- A VHS tape, Goldie Gold and Action Jack, was released by Worldvision Enterprises in 1985 and contained the episodes "Night of the Crystal" and "Red Dust of Doom".
- A second VHS tape, Goldie Gold and Action Jack: Solid Gold Adventures, was released by Worldvision Enterprises in 1986 and contained the episodes "Island of Terror" and "Revenge of the Ancient Astronaut".
- The episode "Night of the Crystal Skull" was released on DVD in 2010 as part of the collection Saturday Morning Cartoons- 1980s, Volume 1.[4]
References
edit- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 252. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 383–384. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. pp. 257. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
- ^ "Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1980s: Volume 1 – Animated Views".
External links
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