Pac-Man (TV series)

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Pac-Man
Genre	Adventure; Comedy;
Based on	Pac-Man; by Toru Iwatani
Developed by	Jeffrey Scott
Written by	Jeffrey Scott
Directed by	George Gordon; Carl Urbano; Rudy Zamora; Bob Hathcock (Season 1); Bill Hutten (Season 1); Oscar Dufau (Season 2); John Walker (Season 2); Ray Patterson (Christmas Special);
Voices of	Marty Ingels; Barbara Minkus; Russi Taylor; Allan Lurie; Neil Ross; Susan Silo; Barry Gordon; Chuck McCann;
Composer	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	42 (+ 2 specials)
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera;
Producers	Kay Wright; Iwao Takamoto (creative producer);
Editor	Gil Iverson
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 25, 1982 –; November 5, 1983
Related
	Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
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Pac-Man is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and based on the Namco video game franchise of the same title. It premiered on ABC and ran for 44 episodes over two seasons from September 25, 1982, to November 5, 1983.^[1] It was the first cartoon based on a video game.

It was the highest-rated Saturday morning cartoon show in the US during late 1982.^[2] Upon its debut, it was watched by an audience of over 20 million children in the US, in addition to adults.^[3] The show also inspired the 1984 arcade game Pac-Land.

^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 332. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^ Ressner, Jeffrey (20 November 1982). "Stan Jarocki: Expanded Player Base Is The Key To The Future". Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. pp. 52–56 (56).
^ "Look out, Saturday morning TV! Here comes... Pac-Man-imation!". Electronic Fun with Computers & Games. Vol. 1, no. 4. February 1983. pp. 44–6.

[Daytime-1] Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 332. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

[Cash-Box-2] Ressner, Jeffrey (20 November 1982). "Stan Jarocki: Expanded Player Base Is The Key To The Future". Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co. pp. 52–56 (56).

[3] "Look out, Saturday morning TV! Here comes... Pac-Man-imation!". Electronic Fun with Computers & Games. Vol. 1, no. 4. February 1983. pp. 44–6.

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Pac-Man

Genre	Adventure Comedy
Based on	Pac-Man by Toru Iwatani
Developed by	Jeffrey Scott
Written by	Jeffrey Scott
Directed by	George Gordon Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora Bob Hathcock (Season 1) Bill Hutten (Season 1) Oscar Dufau (Season 2) John Walker (Season 2) Ray Patterson (Christmas Special)
Voices of	Marty Ingels Barbara Minkus Russi Taylor Allan Lurie Neil Ross Susan Silo Barry Gordon Chuck McCann
Composer	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	42 (+ 2 specials)
Production
Executive producers	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producers	Kay Wright Iwao Takamoto (creative producer)
Editor	Gil Iverson
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 25, 1982 (1982-09-25) – November 5, 1983 (1983-11-05)
Related
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)

Pac-Man (TV series)

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