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* In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', Peter Quill, upon learning he can control matter immediately says he'll make some "weird shit" and while fighting Ego, makes a giant stone Pac-Man, complete with sound effects.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': In "Game Over", while in Master Computer's domain, Dexter gets chased by a monster that looks like Pac-Man.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': In "Frog's Best Friend", Earl chases Ed through a maze of dots.
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Pac-Man is to Creator/{{Namco}} what [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] is to Creator/{{Nintendo}} and [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] is to Creator/{{Sega}}. Like Mario and Sonic, Pac-Man has had many parodies and homages in media.
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Pac-Man is to Creator/{{Namco}} [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]] what [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] is to Creator/{{Nintendo}} and [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] is to Creator/{{Sega}}. Like Mario and Sonic, Pac-Man has had many parodies and homages in media.
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* In ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', Scott attempts to strike up a conversation with Ramona by mentioning that Pac-Man was originally called Puck-Man (as mentioned on the Trivia page).
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': In "Anne or Beast", Polly rata candies off the ground in a way that's very reminiscent of Pac-Man.
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* ''VideoGame/TheDarksideDetective'': One of the arcade games at the mall is a zombie-themed parody of ''Pac-Man''.
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* A commercial for Pizza Hut's $10.00 Tastemaker Pizza features Creator/CraigRobinson playing the tabletop arcade version of ''Pac-Man'' while hawking the titular pizza, questioning if Pac-Man got tired of eating the same Pac-Dots every day, and asking who else would eat Pac-Dots.
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** The CouchGag for "Sorry Not Sorry" depicts Homer as Pac-Man and Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, and Ned as the Ghosts. After the ''Pac-Man'' intro song plays, Homer eats Maggie, Bart, Lisa, and Marge in that respective order, but he doesn't succeed in eating Ned, then says, "Oh, Stupid Flanders!" before he mimics Pac-Man's death animation.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "Fight Fighters," Soos says that a thinly-veiled parody of ''Pac-Man'' taught him how to eat ghosts, which came in handy when his house was haunted.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ActionLeagueNow'': In "What's Eating The Flesh?", The Flesh catches a body-eating virus from an infected guinea pig. When Bill shows the heroes video feed of what's happening to him, it is revealed to be a game of ''Pac-Man''.
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* The title panel of the April 24, 2011 ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' strip shows Garfield as Pac-Man chasing after a purple ghost.
* In one comic strip of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', Kermit mentions that Robin earned a merit badge for playing ''Pac-Man''.
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* In ''The One And Only Ivan'', a ''Pac-Man'' arcade machine can be seen in the Big Top Mall and Video Arcade.
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* In the ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' episode "Khelo Samosa", the townsfolk are trapped in an arcade game and Samosa and friends have to rescue them. The arcade machine they get sucked into is for a game called "Pakwanman" featuring a familiar yellow circular character.
* In the ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' episode "Khelo Samosa", the townsfolk are trapped in an arcade game and Samosa and friends have to rescue them. The arcade machine they get sucked into is for a game called "Pakwanman" featuring a familiar yellow circular character.
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** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/ToxicCrusaders'' games, when the nerd plays the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis version, he calls Blobby a "yellow Pac-Man ballsack".
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* A commercial for 7-up from 1984 features Pac-Man drinking the titular soda to power-up and eat the ghosts. In a later scene, the ghosts drink 7-up with Pac-Man.
* A commercial for Reese's features a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup acting like Pac-Man and eating Resse's Pieces the way Pac-Man eats Pac-Dots. Actual music and sound effects from the ''Pac-Man'' game are also used in the commercial.
* A commercial for Subway Fresh Fit meals features a kid playing a ''Pac-Man''-like video game called "Snakka", where a boy named Snakka runs through a maze eating junk food, and the more junk food he eats, the fatter he gets. When he unlocks a sundae in what looks like the Ghosts' Nest, his fat [[HelpImStuck gets him stuck in it]], causing the kid to get a Game Over.
* A commercial for 7-up from 1984 features Pac-Man drinking the titular soda to power-up and eat the ghosts. In a later scene, the ghosts drink 7-up with Pac-Man.
* A commercial for Reese's features a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup acting like Pac-Man and eating Resse's Pieces the way Pac-Man eats Pac-Dots. Actual music and sound effects from the ''Pac-Man'' game are also used in the commercial.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' In “Krusty Kleaners”, [= SpongeBob =]and Patrick are briefly shown in a Pacman-like video game while engaging in a maze around the office.
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** "Pac-Man Plays ''VideoGame/{{Skyrim}}''" - Ms. Pac-Man nags Pac-Man for doing nothing but playing Skyrim.
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** "Why Video Game Minions Switching Places Would be Pure Chaos" - Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde switch places with [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros the Boos]]. The Boos hide when Pac-Man sees them, which Pac-Man doesn't find challenging. Meanwhile, Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde attack Mario when he tries to look at them, hoping they'll leave him alone.
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** "Why Video Game Minions Switching Places Would be Be Pure Chaos" - Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde switch places with [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros the Boos]]. The Boos hide when Pac-Man sees them, which Pac-Man doesn't find challenging. Meanwhile, Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde attack Mario when he tries to look at them, hoping they'll leave him alone.
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** At the beginning of his review of Tiger Electronic Handheld Games, the Nerd brings up a game called ''Tax-Man'' for the Apple II computer, which is [[FollowTheLeader an exact copy of]] ''Pac-Man''.
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** The cartoon version of Pac-Man appears in "Gay Bash", where he states that Ms. Pac-Man was just him in drag.
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* Pac-Man and a ghost can make an apearance in ''{{VideoGame/Grow}} Park''.
* In ''VideoGame/MarioParty: Star Rush'', the "House of Boos" mini-game plays very similarly to ''Pac-Man''; your character is in a maze and has to collect coins while avoiding being caught by Boos.
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** The cartoon version of Pac-Man appears in "Gay Bash", where he states that Ms. Pac-Man was just him in drag.
** In "Nipple Ring-Ring Goes to Foster Care", Captain Hero's room has a poster of Pac-Man.
** "Spelling Applebees" has a scene where Captain Hero imitates Pac-Man.
** The cartoon version of Pac-Man appears in "Gay Bash", where he states that Ms. Pac-Man was just him in drag.
** In "Nipple Ring-Ring Goes to Foster Care", Captain Hero's room has a poster of Pac-Man.
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Pac-Man is to Creator/{{Namco}} what [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] is to Creator/{{Nintendo}} and [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] is to Creator/{{Sega}}. Like Mario and Sonic, Pac-Man has had many parodies and homages in media.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'':
** A ''Pac-Man'' machine can be seen right next to the ''JustForFun/FixItFelixJr'' machine, which also provides justification for why Pac-Man and Clyde appear in the movie and why Clyde seems to be the head of the support group (being among the oldest still around).
** In the Surge Protector's first scene, Ralph is seen trying to smuggle cherries back from ''Pac-Man''. Ralph is later seen giving half of the cherry to VideoGame/QBert, who has become homeless and down on his luck since his game was unplugged.
** Blinky, Inky, and Pinky make cameos in Game Central Station.
** Pac-Man appears as a guest at Felix's 30th Anniversary party.
** the Disney VanityPlate at the end of the credits glitches out and becomes a kill screen because of all the characters meshing together, which itself counts as a ShoutOut to the same thing in ''Pac-Man''.
** ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' begins with Ralph and Vanellope playing I Spy. When Ralph tells Vanellope that he sees something yellow and round that eats dots, Vanellope guesses "Pac-Man", telling Ralph the answer is obvious and to name something other than Pac-Man that fits the criteria. Ralph tells her, "I can name two; Ms. Pac-Man and Baby Pac-Man!".
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* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark'':
** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/medical-health/diet/2017-06-08 OverPac Man]].
** In [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/holidays-seasons/halloween/2015-10-25 this strip]], Pac-Man attends a halloween party dressed in a [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe Minion]] costume. Turns out he's not the only one dressed that way.
** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/relationships/babies-kids/2017-01-02 Pac-Man hits a pinata stuffed with Pac-dots]].
** "[[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/relationships/marriage/2015-10-08 Watching Ghost Hunters again?]]"
** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/relationships/marriage/2011-07-18 Pac-man is busted]].
** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/relationships/parents/2016-02-15 The original Pac-Money]].
** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/business-finance/human-resources/1997-03-12 Pac-Man's lean years]].
** In [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/medical-health/medicine-drugs/2004-07-18 this strip]], some cats play a ''Pac-Man''-like game called ''Eat Around the Pill'' at an arcade.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'':
** A ''Pac-Man'' machine can be seen right next to the ''JustForFun/FixItFelixJr'' machine, which also provides justification for why Pac-Man and Clyde appear in the movie and why Clyde seems to be the head of the support group (being among the oldest still around).
** In the Surge Protector's first scene, Ralph is seen trying to smuggle cherries back from ''Pac-Man''. Ralph is later seen giving half of the cherry to VideoGame/QBert, who has become homeless and down on his luck since his game was unplugged.
** Blinky, Inky, and Pinky make cameos in Game Central Station.
** Pac-Man appears as a guest at Felix's 30th Anniversary party.
** the Disney VanityPlate at the end of the credits glitches out and becomes a kill screen because of all the characters meshing together, which itself counts as a ShoutOut to the same thing in ''Pac-Man''.
** ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' begins with Ralph and Vanellope playing I Spy. When Ralph tells Vanellope that he sees something yellow and round that eats dots, Vanellope guesses "Pac-Man", telling Ralph the answer is obvious and to name something other than Pac-Man that fits the criteria. Ralph tells her, "I can name two; Ms. Pac-Man and Baby Pac-Man!".
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* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark'':
** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/medical-health/diet/2017-06-08 OverPac Man]].
** In [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/holidays-seasons/halloween/2015-10-25 this strip]], Pac-Man attends a halloween party dressed in a [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe Minion]] costume. Turns out he's not the only one dressed that way.
** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/relationships/babies-kids/2017-01-02 Pac-Man hits a pinata stuffed with Pac-dots]].
** "[[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/relationships/marriage/2015-10-08 Watching Ghost Hunters again?]]"
** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/relationships/marriage/2011-07-18 Pac-man is busted]].
** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/relationships/parents/2016-02-15 The original Pac-Money]].
** [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/business-finance/human-resources/1997-03-12 Pac-Man's lean years]].
** In [[https://www.offthemark.com/cartoon/medical-health/medicine-drugs/2004-07-18 this strip]], some cats play a ''Pac-Man''-like game called ''Eat Around the Pill'' at an arcade.
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* ''Series/ICarly'': In "iStage an Intervention", Spencer finds a ''Pak-Rat'' arcade machine in a garbage dump and becomes addicted to the game.
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* One of the bonus games in ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventuresBusterBustsLoose'' plays very similarly to ''Pac-Man''. In it, Babs Bunny is in a maze and has to rescue her friends, including Fifi La Fume, Little Beeper, and Calamity Coyote, whilst avoiding enemies like Dizzy Devil.
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* ''[[WebAnimation/DorklyOriginals Dorkly Bits]]'':
** "Ms. Pacman's Secret Life" - The ghosts chase Ms. Pac-Man around the maze, wanting to make out with her, but it turns out that Ms. Pac-Man was really Pac-Man in drag.
** "Pacman's Family Problems" - Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man get in a fight.
** "How Blinky Died" - When Pac-Man asks Blinky how he became a ghost, a flashback shows Blinky as a human, hanging himself on a ceiling fan. However, Blinky says [[BlatantLies he died by saving orphans from a burning church]].
** "Mario Meets With His Agent" - Pac-Man is seen in a framed picture.
** "Pac-Man Plays ''VideoGame/{{Skyrim}}''" - Ms. Pac-Man nags Pac-Man for doing nothing but playing Skyrim.
** "Pac-Man's Pac-Wedding" - Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man get married and have a wedding party with a group of other Pac-People.
** "Why Video Game Minions Switching Places Would be Pure Chaos" - Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde switch places with [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros the Boos]]. The Boos hide when Pac-Man sees them, which Pac-Man doesn't find challenging. Meanwhile, Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde attack Mario when he tries to look at them, hoping they'll leave him alone.
** "Power-Up Mix-Up" - At one point, Mario finds a Power Pellet and uses it to eat Bowser. At another point in the same video, Pac-Man finds the [[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Spread Gun]], and the ghosts flee when they see him use it.
** "If Videogames Had Impossible Mode (Part 2)" - The ghosts go through the walls instead of around them, allowing them to surround Pac-Man, much to the latter's horror.
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* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'':
** At the beginning of his "Game Glitches" video, the Nerd tries to play the 1993 NES port of ''Pac-Man'', only to find it corrupted by the Glitch Gremlin.
** At the beginning of his review of Tiger Electronic Handheld Games, the Nerd brings up a game called ''Tax-Man'' for the Apple II computer, which is [[FollowTheLeader an exact copy of]] ''Pac-Man''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': In "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion", a clam chases Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen through a maze as 8-bit music plays.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In "Crime and Consequences", in the fair, one of the arcade machines is a parody of Pac-Man, called "Pac Dog".
* ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'': In "How Cleveland Got His Groove Back", Cleveland borrows a stool from a Ms. Pac-Man arcade machine, hoping no one wants to play the game. [[TemptingFate When he overhears someone saying that he wanted to play]] ''Ms. Pac-Man'', Cleveland imitates Pac-Man's death animation.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** In "Stuck Together, Torn Apart", when Peter and Lois split up, Peter tells Lois that it didn't work too well for Pac-Man. What follows is a cutaway where [[PetTheDog three of the ghosts try to cheer Pac-Man up]], but to no avail.
** In "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story", Stewie and Brian are seen playing the tabletop version of ''Pac-Man''.
** In "Meet the Quagmires", Peter plays a game called "Menstrual Ms. Pac-Man".
** In the opening credits for "Road to the Multi-verse", Brian is seen playing ''Pac-Man'', showing Stewie as Pac-Man, and the rest of the Griffin family as the ghosts.
** In "Joe's Revenge", Peter mimics the death sound effect from ''Pac-Man''.
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': In "House of Bloos", the Extremasaur chases Bloo through the junkyard in a parody of ''Pac-Man''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'':
** "Super 80's" - There is a scene where people are being chased by Pac-Man.
** "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" - Pac-Man is seen getting chased by the ghosts. Later, Ms. Pac-Man appears as a school teacher.
** "[=ParaMorgan=]" - The ghosts appear in this sketch.
* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': In "Frog's Best Friend", Earl chases Ed through a maze of dots.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "I Married Marge", Mr. Burns is seen playing ''Ms. Pac-Man''.
** In "Lisa's First Word", Marge says Lisa first spoke at a time when Ms. Pac-Man struck a blow for women's rights.
** In "A Tale of Two Springfields", When The Who tell Homer that they don't know the words to ''Pac-Man Fever'', Homer tries to demonstrate by singing a verse of the song.
** "Homer and Ned's Hail Marry Pass" features a fictional scene from Super Bowl XVI, where Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man get married.
* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'':
** In "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E21GangBusters Gang Busters]]", Buster and Plucky pass the time in a dark jail cell by playing ''Pac-Man'' with their illuminated eyeballs. Plucky's eye takes on the form of Pac-Man, and Buster's eyes take on the forms of ghosts.
** In "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS2E8BusterAndBabsGoHawaiian Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian]]", Montana Max plays a spoof of ''Pac-Man'' called "Plane-Man", where Pac-Man is depicted a plane who eats clouds.
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* ''Series/ICarly'': In "iStage an Intervention", Spencer finds a ''Pak-Rat'' arcade machine in a garbage dump and becomes addicted to the game.
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* One of the bonus games in ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventuresBusterBustsLoose'' plays very similarly to ''Pac-Man''. In it, Babs Bunny is in a maze and has to rescue her friends, including Fifi La Fume, Little Beeper, and Calamity Coyote, whilst avoiding enemies like Dizzy Devil.
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* ''[[WebAnimation/DorklyOriginals Dorkly Bits]]'':
** "Ms. Pacman's Secret Life" - The ghosts chase Ms. Pac-Man around the maze, wanting to make out with her, but it turns out that Ms. Pac-Man was really Pac-Man in drag.
** "Pacman's Family Problems" - Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man get in a fight.
** "How Blinky Died" - When Pac-Man asks Blinky how he became a ghost, a flashback shows Blinky as a human, hanging himself on a ceiling fan. However, Blinky says [[BlatantLies he died by saving orphans from a burning church]].
** "Mario Meets With His Agent" - Pac-Man is seen in a framed picture.
** "Pac-Man Plays ''VideoGame/{{Skyrim}}''" - Ms. Pac-Man nags Pac-Man for doing nothing but playing Skyrim.
** "Pac-Man's Pac-Wedding" - Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man get married and have a wedding party with a group of other Pac-People.
** "Why Video Game Minions Switching Places Would be Pure Chaos" - Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde switch places with [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros the Boos]]. The Boos hide when Pac-Man sees them, which Pac-Man doesn't find challenging. Meanwhile, Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde attack Mario when he tries to look at them, hoping they'll leave him alone.
** "Power-Up Mix-Up" - At one point, Mario finds a Power Pellet and uses it to eat Bowser. At another point in the same video, Pac-Man finds the [[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Spread Gun]], and the ghosts flee when they see him use it.
** "If Videogames Had Impossible Mode (Part 2)" - The ghosts go through the walls instead of around them, allowing them to surround Pac-Man, much to the latter's horror.
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* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'':
** At the beginning of his "Game Glitches" video, the Nerd tries to play the 1993 NES port of ''Pac-Man'', only to find it corrupted by the Glitch Gremlin.
** At the beginning of his review of Tiger Electronic Handheld Games, the Nerd brings up a game called ''Tax-Man'' for the Apple II computer, which is [[FollowTheLeader an exact copy of]] ''Pac-Man''.
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': In "Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion", a clam chases Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen through a maze as 8-bit music plays.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In "Crime and Consequences", in the fair, one of the arcade machines is a parody of Pac-Man, called "Pac Dog".
* ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'': In "How Cleveland Got His Groove Back", Cleveland borrows a stool from a Ms. Pac-Man arcade machine, hoping no one wants to play the game. [[TemptingFate When he overhears someone saying that he wanted to play]] ''Ms. Pac-Man'', Cleveland imitates Pac-Man's death animation.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** In "Stuck Together, Torn Apart", when Peter and Lois split up, Peter tells Lois that it didn't work too well for Pac-Man. What follows is a cutaway where [[PetTheDog three of the ghosts try to cheer Pac-Man up]], but to no avail.
** In "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story", Stewie and Brian are seen playing the tabletop version of ''Pac-Man''.
** In "Meet the Quagmires", Peter plays a game called "Menstrual Ms. Pac-Man".
** In the opening credits for "Road to the Multi-verse", Brian is seen playing ''Pac-Man'', showing Stewie as Pac-Man, and the rest of the Griffin family as the ghosts.
** In "Joe's Revenge", Peter mimics the death sound effect from ''Pac-Man''.
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': In "House of Bloos", the Extremasaur chases Bloo through the junkyard in a parody of ''Pac-Man''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'':
** "Super 80's" - There is a scene where people are being chased by Pac-Man.
** "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" - Pac-Man is seen getting chased by the ghosts. Later, Ms. Pac-Man appears as a school teacher.
** "[=ParaMorgan=]" - The ghosts appear in this sketch.
* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': In "Frog's Best Friend", Earl chases Ed through a maze of dots.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** In "I Married Marge", Mr. Burns is seen playing ''Ms. Pac-Man''.
** In "Lisa's First Word", Marge says Lisa first spoke at a time when Ms. Pac-Man struck a blow for women's rights.
** In "A Tale of Two Springfields", When The Who tell Homer that they don't know the words to ''Pac-Man Fever'', Homer tries to demonstrate by singing a verse of the song.
** "Homer and Ned's Hail Marry Pass" features a fictional scene from Super Bowl XVI, where Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man get married.
* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'':
** In "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS1E21GangBusters Gang Busters]]", Buster and Plucky pass the time in a dark jail cell by playing ''Pac-Man'' with their illuminated eyeballs. Plucky's eye takes on the form of Pac-Man, and Buster's eyes take on the forms of ghosts.
** In "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS2E8BusterAndBabsGoHawaiian Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian]]", Montana Max plays a spoof of ''Pac-Man'' called "Plane-Man", where Pac-Man is depicted a plane who eats clouds.
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[[AC:Literature]]
* In ''Literature/QueensOfGeek'', Pac-Man is one of the games at the arcade where Alyssa takes Charlie.
* In ''Literature/QueensOfGeek'', Pac-Man is one of the games at the arcade where Alyssa takes Charlie.
