Cartoon
Pac-Man

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Pac-Man

Outfit: greatest voice of all time / booties and gloves / ineffective hat

Tagline:  "Pa-pa-pa-Pac POWER~!"

Plot summary:  "Catch" Pac-Man Fever! when your favorite stars from the world of video games collide wi

Okay, so there's always been one thing that has really bugged me about the Pac-Man cartoon.  There were lots of Pac-people, right?   Round guys in occupational hats and shoes.  Male and female.  Rich and poor.  But the one thing that binds them is that they are "Pac" people.   They rely on "Pac" power as given to them by the power pellets that grow nearby.  And who do they rely on to protect this forest.  Pac-Man.

Isn't that weird?  There are all these people living in Pac-Land yet there is only one Pac-MAN.  His NAME is "Pac-Man."   And he lives in "Pac-Land" with "Pac-people" and "Pac-power."  Is Pac-Man the only philosophical answer to creationist theory in this cartoon universe?  Is he like the Big Bang?  His wife and child take this name.  Pepper Pac-Man.  Baby Pac-Man.  Not "Pepper Man."  So is this a profession?  Has he simply ascended to the level of "Pac-Man" as a sociopolitical figurehead or is this simply the case of someone like myself naming a child "Human Being" only to have that child grow to be important to all human beings?

Now, before you tell me to "pac" it in allow me to suggest that the quest for identity and our purpose on this planet is immediately and profoundly the mystery of our lifetimes.  Of everyone's lifetime.   Einstein.  Trotsky.  Vickahs.  Booger from Revenge of the Nerds.   Your Uncle, and your brother, and your sister.  The one thing that unites us as human beings is that we are born and we will die.  I feel it must be the greatest gift from the creator, whoever or whatever it may be, to be brought into the world so bent and specific for your purpose that it is your name, the names of others, and the names of things and places around you.

And then again, if I were born "Bored Video-Clerk Who Helps You Find the Sinbad Movies" I would've wow wow wow wepwep'd myself a long time ago. (more)

User Comments:  I make a lot of ignorant jokes here and sometimes it's hard to tell whether I'm serious or not about how ineffective I think Pac-Man's hat is (IT'S SITTING ON TOP OF HIS HEAD IN THE CENTER SOMEWHERE, THERE IS NO WAY IT PROTECTS ENOUGH OF HIS HEAD FROM SUN OR WEATHER).  But in all seriousness the Pac-Man cartoon is right alongside my very favorite things about life, and I have a deep love and appreciation for everyone involved in it.  I always wanted to sound like Pac-Man when I grew up.   I can't even mimic the voice.  When I figure that out I think I'll be happy.  

At least I started early.  My second word when I learned to talk was "Pac-Man."  And, well, there's this:

Maybe I should check my birth certificate.   Maybe I'm really named "Guy Who Loves This Stuff Enough to Remember It Here So Maybe You Can Too" after all.

Wagga wagga wagga wagga

User Rating: 10/10 (1 votes)