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ĪBC and Hanna-Barbera had high hopes for the series, even theming the 1982 Saturday Morning preview special around the series. Ingels described his portrayal of Pac-Man as "a cross between Fred Flintstone, Captain Marvel, William Bendix, Popeye," and himself. The day after Ingels landed the role, Hanna-Barbera gave him his own Pac-Man cabinet. An executive in New York ended up nixing the whole idea, and the situation caused Ingels so much stress that he began hyperventilating while driving home. This would cause the executives, presumably at ABC, to debate amongst themselves on what it should be, with most of them proposing phrases that were only slight variations on Ingels' idea like "Pacapacaweewee” or “Pacapacawoowoo”. This would end up triggering Ingels' anxiety disorder: Ingles wanted Pac-Man to have a catchphrase like “PacapacaWowie!”. He mentioned that there was heavy interference between executives from Hanna-Barbera, ABC, Bally-Midway, and presumbly Namco. Ingels described voicing Pac-Man as a "dream job", saying that he could go to Hanna-Barbera in his pajamas and record three weeks' worth of voice acting in an afternoon, and that he was paid more for the role than he was doing live-action work. Two days later, Hunt called Ingels back, and Ingels, who was thinking the role would go to Culp, was surprised to hear that he had been chosen and that he was set to come down to Hanna-Barbera the next morning. Hunt recorded Ingels talking, and showed the tape to executives from ABC, who aired the show, Bally-Midway and Namco.
Ingels refused, not wanting to be an actor anymore, but presumably still offered Culp. Hunt on the other hand, felt that Ingels himself was a better fit, and asked Ingels to come down to the studio so he could audition for the role. Despite having no idea what Pac-Man was, Ingels felt that his client Culp would be a good fit for the role. Meaning to call Universal Studios, Ingels accidentally phoned Hanna-Barbera, and Ingels talked to Hanna-Barbera casting director Gordon Hunt anyways. The studio had 174 applicants for the role, and could not decide who to choose.Įlsewhere, Marty Ingels, who besides being an actor and comedian was a talent agent, was looking for a role for one of his clients, actor Robert Culp. Hanna-Barbera quickly cast most of the characters, except for Pac-Man himself. Hanna-Barbera even offered Evanier a Pac-Man arcade cabinet if he accepted, but he turned the offer down, and the role went to Jeffrey Scott. The studio would finally land the rights in 1982, and the studio asked one of their writers, Mark Evanier, to be head writer for the series.
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Hanna-Barbera first tried to get the rights to make a Pac-Man series in 1980, following the monumental success of the game. Peter Cullen - Sour Puss, Entry Man (Southpaw packy)Įpisodes Season 1 (1982) Episode No.Later additions to the cast included Super-Pac, a mildly inept superhero and P.J., Pac-Man's super-cool nephew (or so P.J. Once they are eaten, their empty bodies return to Mezmeron's lair where they open a closet that keeps spare colored ghost bodies. Pac-Man will then pull out a power pellet and swallow it, turning the ghost monsters purplish-blue and allowing him to eat them. When the Ghost Monsters invade Pac-Land, it is usual for them to chase Pac-Man into a corner.
Pac-Man is the guardian of the village he protects them from the Ghost Monsters (see Ghosts) who are led by the evil Mezmeron. Everything in Pac-Land seems to be spherical or round, and its inhabitants live off of Power Pellets. Pac-Man" was probably too long and difficult) and Pac-Baby in the Pac-Village of Pac-Land. Pac-Man (under the identity "Pepper", as saying "Ms. The animated series follows the adventures of Pac-Man, Ms.
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