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In 1982, [[Hanna-Barbera]] acquired the rights to produce a cartoon based on [[Pac-Man|the eponymous game]] in America, as part of a 90-minute omnibus with ''[[The Little Rascals]]'' and ''[[Richie Rich (comics)|Richie Rich]]''. Its characters are basically ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and the plot is basically ''[[The Smurfs]]''.
In 2010, filmmaker Avi Arad [https://web.archive.org/web/20100823074840/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118020718.html?categoryid=1050&cs=1 announced plans] for a new 3D cartoon show featuring a reimagining of Pac-Man: ''[[Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures]]''. In this reality, [[High School AU|Pac-Man is a high school student]], but his world is definitely ''not'' going through [[Mundanization]]. Indeed, he will have to face ghosts who plan to [[Take Over the World]]. In fact, the only ghosts who are his allies are none other than Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde. Aside from the conflict, Pac-Man's stories are told through [[Slice of Life|slices of life]], and he is ultimately a [[I Just Want to Be Normal|reluctant hero]] in a world of [[Magic Realism]]. A trailer was shown at the Pac-Man 30th Birthday Party at E3 2010, and is viewable [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-pac-man/700876 here]. The series
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* [[Big Bad]]: Mezmaron is the only human in Pac-Man's world. He wants to take over the Power Forest, and the ghosts work for him. It's never explained what he plans to do with all those power pellets. As the lone recurring human character, he's our lone reference point for scale. Several episodes have Mezmaron mention that by taking over the Power Forest, he'll control all the "pac-power" in Pac-Land, and thus easily conquer the populace.
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Mezmaron appears in the cartoon, but not in any of the games. Some have theorized that the Ghost Witch of Netor from ''[[Pac Man 2 The New Adventures|Pac-Man 2]]'' was an homage to Mezmaron.
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