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In 1982, [[Hanna-Barbera]] acquired the rights to produce a cartoon based on [[Pac-Man
In 2010, filmmaker Avi Arad [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. 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 will air on [[Disney XD]] in 2013.
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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.
* [[Cats Are Mean]]: The family cat, Sourpuss ([[Incredibly Lame Pun|seriously]]), would constantly try to play [[Garfield]]-esque pranks on the dog, Chomp-Chomp. Of course, the cat would always [[Hoist
* [[Christmas Special]]
* [[Criminal Doppelganger]]: Pac-Man was once mistaken for a bank robber who escaped from prison. The fugitive managed to fool Ms. Pac-Man… until she {{spoiler|read the newspaper a day late, and mistook her husband for the crook.}}
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* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: Sue and Ms. Pac-Man.
* [[The Ditz]]: Inky.
* [[Fan Vid]]: [[
* [[Five-Bad Band]]
* ~Hey, It's That Voice!~: The hero is Beegle Beagle (from ''The Great Grape Ape'') and Autocat; the villain is Uglor from ''[[Space Stars]]''; the blue ghost is Clamhead from ''[[Jabberjaw]]'', and the red, pink and purple ghosts are characters from ''[[CB Bears]]''.
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* [[Mass "Oh Crap"]]: The ghost monsters when Pac-Man eats a power pellet. "P-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-Pac Power!"
* [[Motor Mouth]]: Not in the H-B series, but in the Pac-Man record albums by Kid Stuff Records, Speedy (AKA: Pinky) talks this way.
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: Chomping isn't eating. Chomping the ghosts turns them into [[Eyes Are Unbreakable|floating eyes]], just as in the game. Chomping Pac-Man turns him into something resembling a sad bean bag chair, though he gets better when fed power pellets.
* [[Power-Up Food]]: The power pellets, of course.
* [[Punny Name]]: Most of the landmarks, characters, etc. in the show had the word "Pac" or "chomp" in their names; for example, Pac-land's movie capital was "Pac-Hollywood", and Pac-Man's dog was named "Chomp-Chomp".
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