Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Promotional concept art featuring Pac-Man, Spiral, and Cylindria
Created by	Namco Tōru Iwatani Masaya Nakamura
Developed by	Tom Ruegger Paul Rugg
Written by	Tom Ruegger Paul Rugg Ken Pontac Sean Catherine Derek Glenn Leopold Dennis Haley Marci Brown Jymn Magon
Directed by	Moto Sakakibara
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 Zachary Lobertini
Composers	Tetsuya Takahashi Naoyuki Horiko Shogo Ohnishi Reiji Kitazato Masafumi Okubo Kuniyuki Morohashi
Country of origin	United States Canada Japan
Original language	English
No. of episodes	26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Avi Arad Rick Ungar Shukuo Ishikawa Shin Unozawa
Producer	Alexandra Bland
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	41 Entertainment Arad Productions.inc Namco Bandai Games OLM Digital Inc. Sprite Animation Studios
Original release
Network	Disney XD (USA/Canada) BSkyB (UK) Gloob (Brazil)
Release	June 15, 2013 (2013-06-15) – present

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures is a Japanese/Canadian/American computer-animated television series in production by 41 Entertainment, Arad Productions Inc. and Namco Bandai Games for Disney XD. The series first aired on June 15, 2013 on Disney XD in the US and on June 22, 2013 on Disney XD in Canada, and is being produced by Avi Arad. The series will be presented in stereoscopic 3D. A video game based on the series was released on October 29 2013. The series is rated TV-Y7.

Plot

The series follows Pac-Man, along with his friends Cylindria and Spiral helps protect Pac-World from the threat of Ghosts after the seal that locked up the Netherworld was accidentally opened. Pac-Man also have four friendly ghosts that surrendered and vowed to help along his voyage. Pac-Man vows to stop Betrayus and the ghosts from taking over Pac-World.

Characters

Pac-People

• Pac-Man (voiced by Erin Mathews in the TV series, Erica Mendez in the video game) - The last of the yellow Pac-People who is the main protagonist of the series. Pac's father Zac helped in the war against Commander Betrayus (the leader of the ghosts). Pacster is also an orphan that just found out that it's his destiny to defeat the Ghosts and send Betrayus back to the Netherworld permanently. He feels lonely because he's the only Yellow One in Pac-World and he misses his parents very badly. He's guilt-ridden because he unleashed the ghost by accident. However, the president and his friends tell Pac to get over his guilt and protect Pac-World from evil. He can eat ghosts just like the legendary Yellow Ones did back in ancient times. With the power of the berries (which are similar to Power Pellets) from the Tree of Life, he gains helpful abilities like withstanding the Netherworld's environment with the Power Berry, being able to fly upon eating the Flying Berry, breathe ice with the Minty Ice Berry, breathe fire with the Minty Fiery Berry, become cybernetic with a drill and magnet upon eating the Titanium Berry, gain a chameleon-like body upon eating the Chameleon Berry, etc.. Pac-Man is also the strongest and fastest Pac alive. With the help of his friends and the Ghost Gang (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde), he's ready for action. Pac vows to stop Betrayus and his minions.

• Cylindria "Cyli" (voiced by Andrea Libman in the TV series, Sandy Fox in the video game) - The pink Pac-Girl with glasses. She's a bit of a tomboy. Cylindria is the brains of the team and she'll do anything to help her best friends Pacster and Spiral. She has a rivalry with Pinky, who thinks Cyli has a crush on Pac-Man. She also has trouble trusting ghosts.

• Spiral (voiced by Samuel Vincent in the TV series, Vic Mignogna in the video game) - The big red Pac-Boy. Spiral is Pac-Man's best friend. He and Pac share the same crazy personality and dorm. Spiral loves to blow things up and he's interested in the history of Pac-World. He and Inky have the same observant-brainy trait, but Spiral isn't as serious.

• President Spheros (voiced by Samuel Vincent in the TV series, Steve Pinto in the video game) - The President of Pac-World and the brother of Betrayus. All he wants is for Pac and his friends to behave and stop Betrayus. He's easily annoyed with his security and staff constantly messing up.

• Sir Cumference (voiced by Ian James Corlett in the TV series, David Lodge in the video game) - The goofy scientist who has personally met Pac's father and mother. Sir Cumference has crazy inventions that has helped Pac-Man and his friends on occasion. Sir Cumference is in charge of the repository. He knows the Tree of Life.

• Skeebo (voiced by Matt Hill in the TV series, Lucien Dodge in the video game) - A blue pompous and foolish jock with freckles that constantly picks on Pac-Man for fun. He used to be Cylindria's boyfriend until he was too scared to save her from a Cyclops Ghost.

• Aunt Spheria Suprema (voiced by Ashleigh Ball in the TV series) - An orange Pac-Person who happens to be Pac-Man's Aunt and speaks in a Southern accent. She is the Pac-Pong champ where she had once defeated Betrayus sometime before he led his revolt against Pac-World. She has a Pac-Dog named Uggles.

• Ms. Globular (voiced by Erin Mathews in the TV series, Rachel McCabe in the video game) - Pac-Man's teacher. She has a Pac-Dog named Foofie.

• Braces - Pac-Man's classmate. She is a pink Pac-Girl like Cylindria, but with a different hairstyle. She was nameless in the first 14 episodes of the show. Her name was revealed in "Driver's Pac" on a driver's card. Braces spoke a few times in some episodes.

• Zac - Pac-Man's father who was presumably killed during Betrayus' revolt. He may have been killed by the Pacinator and Apex.

• Sunny - Pac-Man's mother who was presumably killed during Betrayus' revolt. She might have been killed by the Pacinator and Apex.

• Kingpin Obtuse (voiced by Lee Tockar) - A dark green crime lord of Pac-World's criminal underworld. He was paid by Lord Betrayus where he tricked Skeebo into stealing Pac-Man's Super Power Berries.

• Mr. Strictler - A light blue teacher/authority who only appears in "Driver's Pac". He is Braces' father.

• The Pacinator - A villainous Pac-Person that was responsible for assassinating Pac's parents and killing most of the Yellow Ones. Pac-Man gets personal with him because of what he did with the other Yellow Ones. The Pacinator hired to do this by a villain he thinks is more dangerous than Betrayus.

• Mr. Dome - The gym teacher who taught Pac-Man and some students to be athletic in Phys Ed.

Ghosts

• Betrayus (voiced by Samuel Vincent in the TV series, Russell Jimmies in the video game) - The Lord of the Ghosts and ruler of the Netherworld who serves as the main antagonist of the series. He is also President Spheros' brother even when he was still a Pac-Person. Back when he was a commander, Betrayus once led a massive revolt against Pac-World in a plot to take over Pac-World. During this revolt and despite the fact that he had Ghosts serving him and the fact that he was well-armed, he was defeated. As punishment for his crimes, he was unusually stripped of his corporeal form and then he was banished to the Netherworld. Since then, he has been waiting and plotting for the day when he can gain revenge on the Pac-People and obtain the Repository so that he can regain his corporal form. Unlike the other ghosts, he's white with red eyes. He hates the Pac-People with his fiery claw hands. Betrayus makes all his Ghosts and Monsters of the Netherworld do all the hard work while he watches the action from his TV. Betrayus has vowed to defeat Pac while plotting to steal the Power Berries.

• Ghost Gang - A family of four young ghosts that can't do anything right. Though they live in the Netherworld and are ruled by Lord Betrayus, they are actually good-natured spirits and secretly help Pac-Man in hopes that they can be redeemed enough to live again. The gang's dynamic has changed almost completely from the original Hanna-Barbera animation of the early 1980s but has stayed consistent with their behavior and personalities in the games:
  • Blinky (voiced by Ian James Corlett in the TV series, Lucien Dodge in the video game) - The red ghost and the second oldest of the Ghost Gang Family. He's the default leader of the group, which differs greatly from his 1980s scaredy-cat counterpart. Also, he's crafty and can't always be trusted. He might act mean, but he deeply cares about his friends; however, he might only be helping the Pacs because he likes to stay on the winning team.
  • Inky (voiced by Lee Tockar in the TV series, Bryce Papenbrook in the video game) - The blue ghost and the youngest in the Ghost Gang Family. He and Blinky are close pals, though they fight sometimes. Although he is the smartest and most sarcastic of the four, he is easily distracted and lacks focus most of the time, with Blinky saying that [Inky] can "get lost in a thought". He has a habit of snorting when he laughs sometimes.
  • Pinky (voiced by Ashleigh Ball in the TV series, Julie Maddalena in the video game) - The pink ghost and the third oldest in the Ghost Gang Family. She has a huge crush on Pac-Man (like in Pac-Man World 2). She dislikes Cylindria because they got off on the wrong foot and she thinks Cyli might also have a crush on Pac-Man. Here, Pinky differs from the 1980s cartoon's Pinky, in that she is female this time. The original had the classic four ghosts as all-male, instead introducing Sue (a purple fifth member of the gang) in this role. She later featured in the video games Pac-Land and Pac-Mania.
  • Clyde (voiced by Brian Drummond in the TV series, Orion Acaba in the video game) - The orange ghost. He is the largest, strongest and oldest in the family. He's the most caring member of the group, and although he often seems like a dim-witted ditz, he often comes up with pearls of great wisdom. Clyde has a soft side for soft and sweet things like Fuzbits. Blinky gets annoyed with this. Clyde and Pac-Man also share the same characteristics when it comes to eating. Clyde is the peacekeeper of the Ghost Gang, although he is not above clanging heads together when necessary as Inky and Blinky have discovered. He can also speak nine languages, including monster.

• Butt-ler - Betrayus' personal servant and butler. Like his twin brother Dr. Buttocks, he is a purple-gray Ghost with a butt-shaped head. During the Pac-War, he was known as Corporal Heineyhead and worked as a spy for Betrayus. He hates his twin brother, Dr. Buttocks. Butt-ler hated his twin brother pleasing his master.

• Dr. Buttocks (voiced by Brian Drummond in the TV series) - The Netherworld's evil greatest mad scientist and Butt-ler's twin brother with a cybernetic right hand. He specializes in monster experimentation in hopes of achieving Pac-World domination. He sometimes suspects that the Ghost Gang are working with Pac-Man, but has had no luck convincing Betrayus of this. He wants all of the workers to get out of his way. He sometimes hates his twin brother, Butt-ler.

• Glooky - A green Ghost with a squint in his left eye. He is a friend of Blinky.

• Cyclops Ghost (voiced by Lee Tockar) - A race of heavyset Ghosts with one eye and three horns. These ghosts are a bit like thugs.
  • Ogle (voiced by Lee Tockar in the TV series) - A Cyclops Ghost who works as a chef at his restaurant. In "No Body Knows," it is revealed that Ogle used to be a Pac-Person. He cooked the food for his friends, Betrayus, Butt-ler, and Dr. Buttocks.

• Fire Ghost - A race of orange Ghosts who can emit fire from their body. Pac-Man can only eat them if he has ice powers.

• Ice Ghost - A race of blue Ghosts who can emit ice from their body. They first appeared in "A Berry Scary Night".

• Tentacle Ghost - A race of 4-eyed purple-black Ghosts who look similar to an octopus.

• Guardian Ghost - A race of large Ghosts who guard the Netherworld. They seem to wear metal masks, have glowing cyan-blue eyes, and usually carry a staff.

• Aqua Ghost - A race of light blue Ghosts with fins on their head. They first appeared in the episode "Heebo-Skeebo."

• Ghost Sharks - A race of ghostly sharks that reside in the waters of PacLantis. They first appeared in "PacLantis."

• Specter - A ghost spy who works for Betrayus ordered to get the repository. But he was actually a traitor and wanted to rule both Pac-World and the Netherworld.

• Fred - Fred is a white ghost that was used as a flag.

Other characters

• Madam Ghoulasha (voiced by Kathleen Barr) - A warty old witch who has crush on Betrayus and offered to put a jinx on Pac-Man in exchange for him marrying her.

• Count Pacula (voiced by Lee Tockar) - A villainous creature from the Netherworld with an appearance that resembles a Pac-Person. Count Pacula can only be summoned when two moons turn blue every 100 Halloweens. He only appears in "A Berry Scary Night" where he tries to hypnotize the Pac-Worlders. Count Pacula has a weakness to the Garlic Berry. Like the version that was seen in the 80s' Pac-Man cartoon, Count Pacula is a spoof of Count Dracula.

• Apex - A strange mysterious alien who used a ruse to come in peace to Pac-World so that he can take over it. During his ruse, he demonstrated abilities that outdid Pac-Man. When Apex's motives have been revealed, Pac-Man ends up fighting Apex and defeats him with his bad singing. Before retreating from Pac-World, Apex revealed that he had met Pac-Man's father Zac at some point. In "Invasion of the Pointy Heads," Apex returns where he strikes a deal with Betrayus to take over Pac-World.

Monsters

• Pac-Dragons - The Pac-Dragons are one-eyed dragons that live in the Netherworld.

• Fluffy - A giant poodle. Although it may sound sweet, when you anger it, it will turn into a very mean monster. This "Poodle" has three heads like a Cerberus. When they are actually nice, the middle one has a soft side and sends get well cards to his victims. Pinky is usually the one to bribe Fluffy when Pac-Man needs to pass by. This reflects off of Pinky's crush on Pac-Man.

• Fuzbitz (voiced by Lee Tockar) - Sir Cumference's pet monster. He has a similar appetite to Pac. When angry he turns into a more ferocious version of himself. Despite this ability, Betrayus and Dr. Buttocks thought he was useless back when Fuzbitz lived in the Netherworld. He lived Sir Cumference's lab.

• Gargoyles - Large, heavy-set blue monsters with three eyes and small wings.

• Slugs - Betrayus uses these to spy on Pac-World.

• Stalkers - A black medium sized monster with 2 legs, a long eel-like body, and multi-eyed face full of sharp teeth. Despite its ferocious appearance, its actually quite wimpy.

• Venus Dragon Flytraps - Large carnivorous plants that are indigenous to the Netherworld.

• Monobats - A race of one-eyed bats.

• Stone Temple Guardians - Giant statues that serve as the guardians of a temple of slime.

Episodes

Main article: List of Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired (U.S. dates)
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	26	June 15, 2013	November 9, 2013
	2	26	Spring 2014	TBA

Principal cast

• Erin Mathews - Pac-Man/Pacster, Ms. Globular
• Ashleigh Ball as Pinky, Aunt Spheria Suprema
• Ian James Corlett - Blinky, Sir Cumference, Short Fed, Mr. Dome
• Brian Drummond - Clyde, Dr. Buttocks, President Spheros' Aide
• Matt Hill - Skeebo
• Andrea Libman - Cylindria
• Lee Tockar - Inky, Cyclops Ghost, Fuzbits, Tall Fed, Kingpin Obtuse, Ogle, Count Pacula
• Samuel Vincent - Betrayus, Spiral, President Spheros

Additional voices

• Kathleen Barr - Madam Ghoulasha
• Tabitha St. Germain - Rotunda
• Colin Murdock -

Crew

• Terry Klassen - Voice Director (ep. 3-)
• Tom Ruegger - Developer, Writer
• Paul Rugg - Developer, Writer
• Kris Zimmerman - Voice Director (ep. 1-2)

DVD Releases

So far, there have been two DVD releases in Australia with still more to be released. The current releases in Australia are "Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: The Adventure Begins", the first DVD release containing the first 6 episodes. The second release is "Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures: Pac to the Future", which contains another 6 episodes. These were released in Australia on October 2, 2013. They will not be available in the United States until January 7, 2014. Both DVD sets are available for pre-order on Amazon.

Video game

A 3D platform video game based on the series was developed by Namco Bandai Games and Namco for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, along with a side-scrolling platformer for Nintendo 3DS. These games were released in North America on October 29, 2013, November 2013 in Australia and in 2014 in Europe. Additionally, a side-scrolling runner-style title called Pac•Man Dash! was released on July 18, 2013 for iOS and Android devices.

External links

• Official website
• Production website
• Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures at IMDb
• Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures at Behind the Voice Actors
• Disney XD