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|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]]
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|released= September 25, 1982—November 5, 1983
|released= [[September 25]], [[1982]]—[[November 5]], [[1983]]
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|starring= [[Marty Ingels]]<br />[[Barbara Minkus]]<br />[[Russi Taylor]]<br />[[Frank Welker]]<br />[[Peter Cullen]]<br />[[Allan Lurie]]<br />[[Neil Ross]]<br />[[Susan Silo]]<br />[[Barry Gordon]]<br />[[Chuck McCann]]<br />[[Darryl Hickman]]<br />[[Lorenzo Music]]
|starring= [[Marty Ingels]]<br />[[Barbara Minkus]]<br />[[Russi Taylor]]<br />[[Frank Welker]]<br />[[Peter Cullen]]<br />[[Allan Lurie]]<br />[[Neil Ross]]<br />[[Susan Silo]]<br />[[Barry Gordon]]<br />[[Chuck McCann]]<br />[[Darryl Hickman]]<br />[[Lorenzo Music]]
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|caption2= Second season title card.
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'''''Pac-Man''''' is an American animated action-comedy TV series produced [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1982 to 1983, airing 42 episodes. The TV series is an adaptation of the Namco video game ''Pac-Man'', which debuted in arcades two years before the cartoon's debut.
'''''Pac-Man''''' is an American animated action-comedy TV series produced [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from [[1982]] to [[1983]], airing 42 episodes. The TV series is an adaptation of the Namco video game ''Pac-Man'', which debuted in arcades two years before the cartoon's debut.


[[Pac-Man]] protects his family and all of [[Pacland]] against the evil [[Mezmaron]] and his lackeys, the [[Ghost Monsters]].
[[Pac-Man]] protects his family and all of [[Pacland]] against the evil [[Mezmaron]] and his lackeys, the [[Ghost Monsters]].
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===Development===
===Development===
==Music==
==Music==
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], credited as musical director, with supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]].
The score was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], credited as musical director, with musical supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]].


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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| "[[Presidential Pac-Nappers]]" / "[[Picnic in Pacland]]"
| "[[Presidential Pac-Nappers]]" / "[[Picnic in Pacland]]"
| 1x01
| 1x01
| September 25, 1982
| [[September 25]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[The Great Pac-Quake]]" / "[[Hocus-Pocus Pac-Man]]"
| "[[The Great Pac-Quake]]" / "[[Hocus-Pocus Pac-Man]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
| October 2, 1982
| [[October 2]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Southpaw Packy]]" / "[[Pac-Baby Panic]]"
| "[[Southpaw Packy]]" / "[[Pac-Baby Panic]]"
| 1x03
| 1x03
| October 9, 1982
| [[October 9]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Pacula (episode)|Pacula]]" / "[[Trick or Chomp]]"
| "[[Pacula (episode)|Pacula]]" / "[[Trick or Chomp]]"
| 1x04
| 1x04
| October 16, 1982
| [[October 16]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Super Ghosts]]" / "[[The Pac-Man in the Moon]]"
| "[[Super Ghosts]]" / "[[The Pac-Man in the Moon]]"
| 1x05
| 1x05
| October 23, 1982
| [[October 23]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Journey to the Center of Pacland]]" / "[[Invasion of the Pac-Pups]]"
| "[[Journey to the Center of Pacland]]" / "[[Invasion of the Pac-Pups]]"
| 1x06
| 1x06
| October 30, 1982
| [[October 30]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Sir Chomp-A-Lot (episode)|Sir Chomp-A-Lot]]" / "[[The Day the Forest Disappeared]]"
| "[[Sir Chomp-A-Lot (episode)|Sir Chomp-A-Lot]]" / "[[The Day the Forest Disappeared]]"
| 1x07
| 1x07
| November 6, 1982
| [[November 6]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Neander-Pac-Man (episode)|Neander-Pac-Man]]" / "[[Backpackin' Packy]]"
| "[[Neander-Pac-Man (episode)|Neander-Pac-Man]]" / "[[Backpackin' Packy]]"
| 1x08
| 1x08
| November 13, 1982
| [[November 13]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[The Abominable Pac-Man (episode)|The Abominable Pac-Man]]" / "[[The Bionic Pac-Woman (episode)|The Bionic Pac-Woman]]"
| "[[The Abominable Pac-Man (episode)|The Abominable Pac-Man]]" / "[[The Bionic Pac-Woman (episode)|The Bionic Pac-Woman]]"
| 1x09
| 1x09
| November 20, 1982
| [[November 20]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Chomp-Out at the O.K. Corral]]" / "[[Once Upon a Chomp]]"
| "[[Chomp-Out at the O.K. Corral]]" / "[[Once Upon a Chomp]]"
| 1x10
| 1x10
| November 27, 1982
| [[November 27]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[The Pac-Love-Boat]]" / "[[The Great Power-Pellet Robbery]]"
| "[[The Pac-Love-Boat]]" / "[[The Great Power-Pellet Robbery]]"
| 1x11
| 1x11
| December 4, 1982
| [[December 4]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[A Bad Case of the Chomps]]" / "[[Goo-Goo at the Zoo]]"
| "[[A Bad Case of the Chomps]]" / "[[Goo-Goo at the Zoo]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
| December 11, 1982
| [[December 11]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Nighty Nightmares]]" / "[[The Pac-Mummy (episode)|The Pac-Mummy]]"
| "[[Nighty Nightmares]]" / "[[The Pac-Mummy (episode)|The Pac-Mummy]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
| December 18, 1982
| [[December 18]], 1982
|-
|-
| "[[Here's Super-Pac]]" / "[[Hey, Hey, Hey... It's P.J.]]"
| "[[Here's Super-Pac]]" / "[[Hey, Hey, Hey... It's P.J.]]"
| 2x01
| 2x01
| September 17, 1983
| [[September 17]], 1983
|-
|-
| "[[The Super-Pac-Bowl]]" / "[[Journey into the Pac-Past]]"
| "[[The Super-Pac-Bowl]]" / "[[Journey into the Pac-Past]]"
| 2x02
| 2x02
| September 24, 1983
| [[September 24]], 1983
|-
|-
| "[[The Old Pac-Man and the Sea]]" / "[[Public Pac-Enemy No. 1]]"
| "[[The Old Pac-Man and the Sea]]" / "[[Public Pac-Enemy No. 1]]"
| 2x03
| 2x03
| October 1, 1983
| [[October 1]], 1983
|-
|-
| "[[The Genii of Pacdad]]" / "[[Computer Packy]]"
| "[[The Genii of Pacdad]]" / "[[Computer Packy]]"
| 2x04
| 2x04
| October 8, 1983
| [[October 8]], 1983
|-
|-
| "[[The Greatest Show in Pacland]]" / "[[Pac-A-Thon]]"
| "[[The Greatest Show in Pacland]]" / "[[Pac-A-Thon]]"
| 2x05
| 2x05
| October 15, 1983
| [[October 15]], 1983
|-
|-
| "[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Pac-Man]]" / "[[Around the World in 80 Chomps]]"
| "[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Pac-Man]]" / "[[Around the World in 80 Chomps]]"
| 2x06
| 2x06
| October 22, 1983
| [[October 22]], 1983
|-
|-
| "[[Super-Pac vs. Pac-Ape]]" / "[[P.J. Goes Pac-Hollywood]]"
| "[[Super-Pac vs. Pac-Ape]]" / "[[P.J. Goes Pac-Hollywood]]"
| 2x07
| 2x07
| October 29, 1983
| [[October 29]], 1983
|-
|-
| "[[Pac Van Wrinkle]]" / "[[Happy Pacs-Giving]]"
| "[[Pac Van Wrinkle]]" / "[[Happy Pacs-Giving]]"
| 2x08
| 2x08
| November 5, 1983
| [[November 5]], 1983
|}
|}


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|-
| ''[[Christmas Comes to Pacland]]''
| ''[[Christmas Comes to Pacland]]''
| December 16, 1982
| [[December 16]], 1982
|}
|}



Revision as of 13:47, 15 October 2021

Pac-Man
PM S1 title card.png
First season title card.
Created by Jeffrey Scott
Network ABC
Production company Hanna-Barbera
Original release September 25, 1982November 5, 1983
Starring Marty Ingels
Barbara Minkus
Russi Taylor
Frank Welker
Peter Cullen
Allan Lurie
Neil Ross
Susan Silo
Barry Gordon
Chuck McCann
Darryl Hickman
Lorenzo Music
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Producer(s) Kay Wright
Iwao Takamoto
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Jeffrey Scott
Donald Dougherty
Director(s) George Gordon
Bill Hutten
Bob Hathcock
Carl Urbano
Rudy Zamora
Oscar Dufau
John Walker
Ray Patterson (supervising)
Gordon Hunt (voices)
Second title card
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Second season title card.

Pac-Man is an American animated action-comedy TV series produced Hanna-Barbera for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1982 to 1983, airing 42 episodes. The TV series is an adaptation of the Namco video game Pac-Man, which debuted in arcades two years before the cartoon's debut.

Pac-Man protects his family and all of Pacland against the evil Mezmaron and his lackeys, the Ghost Monsters.

Production

Development

Music

The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Episodes

Title Number Original air date
"Presidential Pac-Nappers" / "Picnic in Pacland" 1x01 September 25, 1982
"The Great Pac-Quake" / "Hocus-Pocus Pac-Man" 1x02 October 2, 1982
"Southpaw Packy" / "Pac-Baby Panic" 1x03 October 9, 1982
"Pacula" / "Trick or Chomp" 1x04 October 16, 1982
"Super Ghosts" / "The Pac-Man in the Moon" 1x05 October 23, 1982
"Journey to the Center of Pacland" / "Invasion of the Pac-Pups" 1x06 October 30, 1982
"Sir Chomp-A-Lot" / "The Day the Forest Disappeared" 1x07 November 6, 1982
"Neander-Pac-Man" / "Backpackin' Packy" 1x08 November 13, 1982
"The Abominable Pac-Man" / "The Bionic Pac-Woman" 1x09 November 20, 1982
"Chomp-Out at the O.K. Corral" / "Once Upon a Chomp" 1x10 November 27, 1982
"The Pac-Love-Boat" / "The Great Power-Pellet Robbery" 1x11 December 4, 1982
"A Bad Case of the Chomps" / "Goo-Goo at the Zoo" 1x12 December 11, 1982
"Nighty Nightmares" / "The Pac-Mummy" 1x13 December 18, 1982
"Here's Super-Pac" / "Hey, Hey, Hey... It's P.J." 2x01 September 17, 1983
"The Super-Pac-Bowl" / "Journey into the Pac-Past" 2x02 September 24, 1983
"The Old Pac-Man and the Sea" / "Public Pac-Enemy No. 1" 2x03 October 1, 1983
"The Genii of Pacdad" / "Computer Packy" 2x04 October 8, 1983
"The Greatest Show in Pacland" / "Pac-A-Thon" 2x05 October 15, 1983
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Pac-Man" / "Around the World in 80 Chomps" 2x06 October 22, 1983
"Super-Pac vs. Pac-Ape" / "P.J. Goes Pac-Hollywood" 2x07 October 29, 1983
"Pac Van Wrinkle" / "Happy Pacs-Giving" 2x08 November 5, 1983

Specials

Title Original air date
Pac-Man Halloween Special October 30, 1982
Christmas Comes to Pacland December 16, 1982

Cast

References