Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

Promotional concept art featuring Pac-Man, Spiral, and Cylindria
Genre Action/Adventure
Science fantasy
Comedy-drama
Created by Namco
Tōru Iwatani
Masaya Nakamura
Developed by Tom Ruegger
Paul Rugg
Avi Arad
Written by Tom Ruegger
Paul Rugg
Ken Pontac
Sean Catherine Derek
Glenn Leopold
Dennis Haley
Marci Brown
Jymn Magon
Directed by Motonori Sakakibara
Voices of Erin Mathews
Andrea Libman
Sam Vincent
Ian James Corlett
Lee Tockar
Ashleigh Ball
Brian Drummond
Theme music composer William Kevin Anderson
(includes bits of original theme by Toshio Kai)
Lyrics by Avi Arad
Opening theme "Pac is Back", performed by Gabriel Brown (song)[1] and Zachary Lobertini (rap)
Composer(s) Tetsuya Takahashi
Naoyuki Horiko
Shogo Ohnishi
Reiji Kitazato
Masafumi Okubo
Kuniyuki Morohashi
Country of origin Japan
United States
Canada
Original language(s) English
Japanese
No. of seasons 3[2]
No. of episodes 52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Avi Arad
Rick Ungar
Shukuo Ishikawa
Shin Unozawa
Junichi Yanagihara
Ken Iyadomi
Producer(s) Alexandra Bland
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) 41 Entertainment (USA)
Arad Productions Inc. (Canada)
Bandai Namco Entertainment (Japan)
OLM Digital Inc.
Sprite Animation Studios
Distributor 41 Entertainment (International)
Bandai Namco Entertainment/Bandai Visual (Japan)
L.A. Screenings (Latin America)
Release
Original network Disney XD (U.S.)
Family Chrgd (Canada)[3]
Tokyo MXTV (Japan)[4]
Picture format NTSC
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
First shown in United States (seasons 1-2)
Japan (season 3)
Original release June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15)[5] – April 25, 2015 (2015-04-25) (Hiatus)[6]
Chronology
Preceded by Pac-Man
External links
Official Website
Production website

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, also known as Pac-World (Japanese: パックワールド Hepburn: Pakkuwārudo), is a Japanese/Canadian/American computer-animated comedy-adventure television series featuring Namco's classic video game character Pac-Man. It is produced by 41 Entertainment, Arad Productions Inc. and Bandai Namco Entertainment for Tokyo MX (stereo version), BS11 (stereo version) and Disney XD (bilingual version).

The series first aired on June 15, 2013 on Disney XD in the US, on March 17, 2014 on Family Chrgd (as Disney XD) in Canada and premiered on April 5, 2014 on Tokyo MX and BS11 in Japan, and is being produced by Avi Arad.[7] The series is rated TV-Y7. A video game based on the series was released on October 29, 2013.

Plot

The series takes place on and around the planet Pac-World as well as its Nether-World, where time passes at an Earth-like rate of 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, also having a 7-day week.[8] Pac-Man[9] and his best friends[10] Spiral and Cylindria attend Maze High School (sometimes called Maze Prep School[11]) a high school and boarding school called located within the city of PacOpolis.[12] They help to protect citizens from the threat of Ghosts after the seal that locked up the Netherworld was accidentally opened by Pac. Ghosts are able to possess Pac-Worlder bodies although only for a time limit of a few minutes unless aided by Dr. Buttocks technology.[13] Victims of possession usually are apparent by a red-eyed glow although this too can be prevented with Buttocks technology.[14]

Pac-Man also has four friendly ghosts that surrendered and vowed to help him along his voyage (in exchange for being restored to the living world). Pac-Man vows to stop Betrayus and the ghosts (or any other bad guy) from taking over Pac-World while searching for his long-lost parents. He has the unique ability to eat ghosts and destroy the ectoplasm that makes up most of their bodies. Only their eyeballs survive, which he spits out. They reform their bodies using a regeneration chamber.[10] The ghosts continually attack the city to locate the Repository, a storage chamber for the corporeal bodies of the ghosts which would allow them to live again if they possessed them.[15] It is kept hidden to deny them this freedom and only President Spheros and Pac-Man are aware of its location. The ghosts also attack the Tree of Life to prevent Pac-Man from gaining powers to fight them. Without the power-berries, Pac-Man is not able to fly, breath in the Netherworld, or enjoy the taste of ghosts.

Characters

Main characters

Pac-Worlders

Ghosts

Pointy Heads

The Pointy Heads are a group of small tentacled aliens that debuted near the end of the first season where they made plans to conquer Pac-World.

Robots

Other characters

Monsters

Episodes

Crew

DVD releases

Australian releases

There have been two DVD releases in Australia. These were released in Australia on October 2, 2013. The current releases in Australia are:

  1. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: The Adventure Begins, the first DVD release containing the first 6 episodes
  2. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: Pac to the Future, which contains another 6 episodes.

North American releases

On January 7, 2014[39] in North America, there were four DVD releases. The Adventure Begins DVD only contains the first episode, whereas the other three DVDs contain four episodes each:

  1. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: Pac is Back (initially exclusive to Walmart then distributed June 24 on Amazon[40]) includes the first four episodes
  2. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: All You Can Eat[41] contains the four following episodes
  3. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: Let The Games Begin (exclusive to Target) contains the four episodes that follow after
  4. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: Ghost Patrol was released in North America on March 18, 2014.[42]
  5. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: A Berry Scary Night was released in North America on September 16, 2014.

Redbox exclusives

Two additional DVDs each with three episodes, were released exclusively to Redbox:

  1. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: Indiana Pac and the Temple of Slime
  2. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: Mission Impacable!

Another DVD titled Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: Pac To The Future was released exclusively to Redbox Canada.

Other

Video games

Several video games based on the show have been developed. An endless runner for iOS and Android titled Pac-Man Dash! was released in July 2013. This is also hosted for free in Canada[45] on the CHRGD website.[46]

A 3D platformer with the same name as the TV series was released for Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC in late 2013, accompanied by a 2D platformer for the Nintendo 3DS shortly after. A sequel was released in October 2014. Characters from the show have also appeared in the compilation release for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC, titled Pac-Man Museum.

Release

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures debuted on June 15, 2013, on Disney XD USA and March 17, 2014, on Family Chrgd (formerly Disney XD). In the Philippines, it aired on Disney Channel on March 3, and ended on October 30, 2014 to give way for the special programming of "Monstober". It returned to air on March 2, 2015.

References

  1. https://twitter.com/MicDaMicrophone/status/547174740406726656
  2. "Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: Season 3". RogersOnDemand.Com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Ep 3 Nerd is the Word Aired on 05/20/15
    Ep 2 The Ghost Behind the Throne Aired on 05/12/15
    Ep 1 Peace Without Slime Aired on 05/06/15
  3. "Pac-Man". CHRGD.ca.
  4. "31 January 2015". MXTV.jp. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. 18:30 パックワールド 番組サムネイル #40「ダブル選挙で大忙し!」(Peace Without Slime)
  5. "Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (OAD: 06/15/2013) - Zap2it TV Listings". Tvlistings.zap2it.com. 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  6. "25 April 2015". MXTV.jp. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. 18:30 パックワールド 番組サムネイル #52「恋するパック」(New Girl In Town)
  7. "Pac-Man Returns to Television in 2013, and He's Bringing Friends". Kotaku.com. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  8. "Cap'n Banshee and his Interstellar Buccaneers". 9 minutes in. Missing or empty |series= (help)
    Inky "We'd be stuck hanging with Betrayus twenty-four seven!"
    Clyde "Yeah, twenty-four seven three-sixty-five for eternity!"
  9. "41 Entertainment - Our Product". 41e.tv. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  10. 1 2 "Rip Van Packle". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures.
  11. by Female Reporter
  12. "All You Cat Eat". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. 10 minutes in. PacOpolis-Wide Food Shortage (on New Television broadcast)
  13. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. Episode 6.
  14. "New Girl in Town". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures.
  15. Butt-ler. "Spooka-Bazooka!". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. Perhaps this time you will even succeed in locating the repository, holding our corporeal bodies.
  16. 1 2 Pac-Man. "The Wizard of Odd". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. 5 minutes in. Uh.. Buzbitz and Pac-Man.. Pac for short. (replying to Little Red Riding Helmet asking -who are you-)
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "The Adventure Begins: Part 1". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. Season 1. Episode 1. 22 minutes in.
  18. Pinky (2 November 2013). "The Spy Who Slimed Me". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. Season 1. Episode 25. 10 minutes in. [Swoons] For sure. He's totally dreamy. Uh--but my heart still belongs to you, Pac-ums. (offering assurances after swooning for Specter)
  19. "A Berry Scary Night". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. 17 minutes in. You leave my Pacsie alone!
  20. 1 2 3 "41 Entertainment - Our Product". Retrieved 13 October 2014. Together with his friends Cyli and Spiral, Pac and his buds face the issues of being teenagers
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Ghost Behind the Throne". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures.
  22. "Rip Van Packle". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. Season 2. Aren't you forgetting something .. I meant my birthday! (Spiral affirms they got a cake)
  23. "That Smarts!". Pac-World.
  24. "Zit You Or Is Zit Me?". Pac-World.
  25. "Cap'n Banshee and his Interstellar Buccaneers". Pac-World. 15 minutes in.
    Cylindria: "She doesn't look evil to me."
    Pinky: "I hate to agree with anyone named Silly, but that cow looks pretty tame to me."
  26. "Pac-Mania". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. Only my mom calls me Spiralton.
  27. Inky. "Invasion of the Pointy Heads". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures.
  28. Inky. "The Ghost Behind The Throne". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. 16 minutes in. I can handle that expense. (disagreeing with Pinky about prioritizing what Pac holds dear over getting their bodies back)
  29. "Characters". CHRGD.ca. Pinky: Another bad, but not really bad guy.
  30. "Pac-Man Characters Disney Australia Disney XD". Pinky has a crush on Pac-Man and is easily angered, especially when Cylindria gets between her and Pac-Man's affections.
  31. Pinky. "The Ghost Behind The Throne". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. 15 minutes in. I want my body back as much as the next ghost, but not at the expense of everything that my Pac-ums holds dear.
  32. "The Spy Who Slimed Me". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. 16 minutes in.
    Pac: "I have an idea, but it's kinda sneaky."
    Inky: "Ah, well Sneaky's our middle name."
    Clyde: "Mine's Filbert."
  33. Spheros, Betrayus. "Invasion of the Pointy Heads". Pac-World. 4 minutes in. Ooh, sneaky is my middle name! Actually, its Sneakerus, close enough, lets talk.
  34. "The Shadow of the Were-Pac". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures.
  35. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. Episode 1. 7 minutes in. Spiral: -Skeebo, its got Cylindria. You gotta save her!- Skeebo: -Are you out of your mind!- Spiral -But shes your steady girlfriend.- Skeebo: We just broke up!-
  36. "Ian James Corlett on Twitter: "@MikeDeanManley yessir! 'Twas me!! I loved doing that character!"". October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  37. "No Pets Allowed". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. Episode 3. 9 minutes in. Oh, that was before I, Dr. A. H. Buttocks, the greatest scientist to ever exist, created the Mutant Monster Multiplier.
  38. "The Spy Who Slimed Me". Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures.
  39. Arad, Avi (2014-01-07), PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures - THE ADVENTURE BEGINS, Phase 4 Films, retrieved 2016-04-24
  40. Sakakibara, Moto (2014-06-24), Pac-Man & The Ghostly Adventures - Pac Is Back, Phase 4 Films, retrieved 2016-04-24
  41. http://www.amazon.com/PAC-MAN-Ghostly-Adventures-ADVENTURE-BEGINS/dp/B00FMXMSBY/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1452462353&sr=1-1
  42. Lambert, David (17 January 2015). "Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures - Hot on the Heels of 2 DVDs, 'Ghost Patrol!' is Announced". Volume 1 and Volume 2 came out on January 7th; in March we get Volume
    After (rather quietly!) releasing the first two volumes on DVD a week and a half ago, Phase 4/Kaboom! tells us they're following up quickly with a March 18th DVD release of Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures - Vol. 3: Ghost Patrol!
  43. Sakakibara, Moto (2015-06-02), Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: Jurassic Pac, Entertainment One, retrieved 2016-04-24
  44. Sakakibara, Moto (2014-11-04), Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: Collection, Phase 4 Films, retrieved 2016-04-24
  45. http://www.chrgd.ca/shows/pac-man/games/
  46. http://www.chrgd.ca/games/pac-man-dash/index.html

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