Hunt recorded Ingels talking, and showed the tape to executives from ABC, who aired the show, Bally-Midway and Namco. Ingels refused, not wanting to be an actor anymore, but presumably still offered Culp. Hunt on the other hand, felt that Ingels himself was a better fit, and asked Ingels to come down to the studio so he could audition for the role. Despite having no idea what Pac-Man was, Ingels felt that his client Culp would be a good fit for the role. Meaning to call Universal Studios, Ingels accidentally phoned Hanna-Barbera, and Ingels talked to Hanna-Barbera casting director Gordon Hunt anyways. The studio had 174 applicants for the role, and could not decide who to choose.Įlsewhere, Marty Ingels, who besides being an actor and comedian was a talent agent, was looking for a role for one of his clients, actor Robert Culp. Hanna-Barbera quickly cast most of the characters, except for Pac-Man himself. Hanna-Barbera even offered Evanier a Pac-Man arcade cabinet if he accepted, but he turned the offer down, and the role went to Jeffrey Scott. The studio would finally land the rights in 1982, and the studio asked one of their writers, Mark Evanier, to be head writer for the series.
#CAT PAC MAN LOGO SERIES#
Hanna-Barbera first tried to get the rights to make a Pac-Man series in 1980, following the monumental success of the game.
The animated series follows the adventures of Pac-Man, Ms.
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