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Pac-Man (TV series)

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Pac-Man
GenreAdventure, comedy
Based onPac-Man
by Toru Iwatani
Developed byJeffrey Scott
Written byJeffrey Scott
Directed by
Voices of
ComposerHoyt Curtin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes44 (42 episodes, 2 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
EditorGil Iverson
Running time30 minutes
Production companyHanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 25, 1982 (1982-09-25) –
November 5, 1983 (1983-11-05)

Pac-Man was an animated television series that aired on ABC. It was created by Hanna-Barbera. It was based on the video game series of the same name. It aired from 1982 to 1983. Two seasons of 21 episodes were aired.

The show followed Pac-Man, his wife Pac-Ms., their cousin Super-Pac, their children Pac-Baby and P.J., their Pac-Dog Chomp-Chomp and their Pac-Cat Sour Puss. They lived in Pac-Town in Pac-Land on Pac-World, which was a digital planet in cyberspace made mostly of spheres and spheroids. Episodes were mainly about the Pac family and their battles with their enemies, the Ghost Gang, who were composed of Blinky, Pinky, Inky, Clyde, Sue, Dinky and Ghost-Hound, the Ghost-Vam-Pac-Monster Count Pacula, the Electronics Enemies and their uncle and ruler Ghost-Lord Mezmeron. Their goal was to capture the Pac family and control the Power Pellets. They were gas-electric fruit that were the power source for Pac-World.

Two special episodes aired. The first one was the Pac-Man Halloween Special, which was two Halloween episodes of the show. It aired in primetime on October 30, 1982. The second was Christmas Comes to Pac-Land, which was a Christmas special where Pac-Man and his family had to help Santa Claus after he crash-landed in Pac-Land.

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