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in 2000.

Plot

The series follows the random adventures of Goldie Gold, a blond-and-beautiful teenage heiress whose late parents left her a

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called ''The Gold Street Journal'' and her boyfriend, ace reporter "Action Jack" Travis, who works very closely with Goldie and her

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, Nugget. Also frequently seen is Jack's boss, GSJ editor Sam Gritt. Thirteen episodes were produced.

Voice cast

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as Goldie Gold *

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as Jack Travis *

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as Sam Gritt

Episode list

Home media

* A VHS tape, ''Goldie Gold and Action Jack'', was released by

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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''.

References

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* 1980s American animated television series 1981 American television series debuts 1982 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming American children's animated adventure television series Animated duos English-language television shows Fictional couples Television series by Ruby-Spears Television series created by Steve Gerber Works by Jack Kirby {{animation-tv-prog-stub