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17. Pac-Man: The Animated Series
Aired: 1982-1983
Network: ABC
Number of episodes: 44
Of course there had to be an arcade game-inspired kid’s cartoon on Saturday mornings. The iconic circular dot-muncher Pac-Man made the most sense to get its own show — cute and simple. The program centered on the lives of Pac-Man and his family — wife Pepper Pac-Man (technically “Mrs.” Pac-Man) and Pac-Baby, plus their pets Chomp-Chomp (a dog) and Sour Puss (a cat). And, yes, their enemies were the “Ghost Monsters” — Sue, Clyde, Pinky, Inky and Blinky. The series can be purchased/rented on YouTube and Amazon and Google’s streaming video sites. Cartoon Pac-Man has lived on in the 21st century — in 2013, the 3D animated series Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures premiered.
