Pac-Man puts Pac-Baby in a magic hat and makes him disappear. The Ghost Monsters get an earthquake-making machine from Mezmaron. The Ghost Monsters are also on a picnic, and plot to chomp Pac-Man. Mezmaron orders the Ghost Monsters to kidnap the Pac-President in order to get Pac-Man to lead them to the Power Pellet Forest. 7)Įpisodes Season 1 (1982) Īired as part of The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show No. Lennie Weinrib (Season 1) – Pacula (ep.These scenes were toned down in subsequent episodes to provide less direct scenes of the characters "chomping" one another. Also, the Tengen release of the original Pac-Man arcade game for the Nintendo Entertainment System features box art based on the cartoon.Īs the first season aired, scenes of Pac-Man "chomping" the Ghost Monsters and being "chomped" himself were considered too "violent". Pac-Land and Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures are major examples. Some of the next Namco games were based on or influenced from the cartoon. The show's initial success inspired ABC's rival CBS to create Saturday Supercade, which featured other video game characters from the golden age of video arcade games. The second (and final) season later introduces Super-Pac and Pac-Man's teenage cousin P.J. They work for Mezmaron, whose sole mission is to locate and control the source of "Power Pellets", which serve as the primary food and power source for the city, and also is the deus ex machina in virtually every episode. Most episodes of the series center around the ongoing battle between the Pac family and their only known enemies, the Ghost Monsters: Blinky, Inky, Pinky, Clyde, and Sue. The family lives in Pac-Land, a place in which the geography and architecture seem to revolve primarily around sphere-like shapes. Pac-Man), their child Pac-Baby, their dog Chomp-Chomp and their cat Sour Puss. The show follows the adventures of the title character, Pac-Man, his wife Pepper Pac-Man (Ms. Upon its debut, it was watched by an audience of over 20 million children in the US, in addition to adults. It was the highest-rated Saturday morning cartoon show in the US during late 1982. It was the first cartoon based on a video game. It premiered on ABC and ran for 44 episodes over two seasons from September 25, 1982, to November 5, 1983. "We believe that PAC-MAN will be very successful in France,” adds Shin Unozawa, Chief Operating Officer at NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.Pac-Man is a 30-minute Saturday morning American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and based on the Namco video game franchise of the same title. The initial response to the brand at Kazachok was very positive and the new TV deal will be good news to all our licensing partners.”Īvi Arad, Executive Producer, continues, “France is great exposure for PAC-MAN, and it is thrilling to see the reaction from kids in different countries.” Patricia de Wilde, Senior Vice President Zodiak adds, “We are very optimistic about the potential for this iconic, highly recognizable brand in France. Zodiak has a long history of working with Canal J and Gulli on leading kids brands. Separately, 41 Entertainment has appointed Zodiak Kids CP Paris, a leading agency in France headed up by Patricia de Wilde, to manage the local activity. We are happy with the storyline, animation quality and iconic nature and know the audience will like the show as well.” We have big plans for this property in 2014 in France.”Ĭaroline Cochaux, Executive Program Director of Lagardère Active's Youth and Family TV Channels adds, “We are really pleased that this great property is part of our new line-up. The TV series (39 x 22’) includes Seasons I and II and is slated to begin broadcast from fall 2013.Īllen Bohbot, CEO of 41e states, “We are enthusiastic to award the Pay TV and Free TV rights in France to these fine channels. 41 Entertainment announced that it has granted the Free TV rights to Gulli and the Pay TV rights to CANAL J for the PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures property in France.
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