I wasn’t surprised to find out that there was a cartoon
series based on Pac-Man but I was surprised to learn that it somehow lasted for
two seasons and had its own prime time Christmas Special. It couldn’t have been
easy for the people at Hanna-Barbera to adapt Pac-Man into a Saturday morning
cartoon series. It’s not like the original video game contained an abundance of
backstory or character development. But they forged ahead and made a show out
of the property anyway and, 30 years later, I watched their Christmas Special. The
plot of the Special is pretty standard for a cartoon that doesn’t feature
humans and doesn’t exactly take place in our world. An unfortunate mishap
leaves Santa stranded in Pac-Land on Christmas Eve and it’s up to Pac-Man and
his friends to save Christmas. I don’t recommend watching the Special unless you are
overly fond of the words “Pac” and “chomp,” as they featured in every other
line of dialogue.Rating: 56%
(Image from christmas-specials.wikia.com)
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