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In just moments, Pacopolis will find out

who will be crowned Pac Chef of the year.

Will it be...

Chef Ground Round, with his very bodacious veggie burgers?

Or Chef Circular,

with his fitness-first, healthy supreme sandwiches?

As the judges are making their final scores,

let's welcome our celebrity judge.

It's his very first time here,

so let's give a big Pac Chef welcome

to Pacopolis' very own, Pac-Man!

Pac, judging a cooking competition?

Why not? He's a natural.

The judges will be looking for the delicate balance of tastes...

You mean, that wasn't all for me?

Well, what'd they expect? He's Pac-Man.

The Pac is back

Ghosts chomping at his feet

Pac's our hero Pac just can't be beat, yeah

Pac-Man yellow, Pac extreme He's a chowing-down machine

Ghosts, monsters, ghouls And only one can stop them

Pac-Man rules

The Pac is back

Ghosts chomping at his feet

Pac's our hero Pac just can't be beat

The Pac is back!

And to help me dedicate this new tube station

is my friend and yours, Pac-Man!

Pac sure has been getting a lot of attention lately.

Don't worry about him. He's not going to let it go to his head.

Pac-Man!

Pac-Man!

Well, maybe it's going to his head just a little.

Our viewers want to know, what is their hero, Pac-Man, really like?

I'm just a normal, average guy

who just happens to have the power to eat ghosts and save the world.

Oh, brother.

Any comments on the upcoming Pac-Man TV show?

There's gonna be a TV show? About me?

Get ready. Pac's ego is about to go into overdrive.

A TV show! About me!

We know.

That's all you've been talking about for three days.

Pac, we think it's super-cool, and we're happy for you.

But you might want to tone it down a notch.

Maybe later. Right now, I've got a ghost to munch.

That was easy.

Hey! Let me out!

Let me out! Help!

Sorry. I thought you were a ghost.

It's called "acting."

Hey, check it out!

They've got a pineapple tank and a cherry copter.

Just like the real thing.

Guess these are props.

OMG! That's Pac World's most famous director.

Danny Vainglory!

Mr. Vainglory?

Sorry, show's already been cast.

Besides, you're too short to play Pac-Man.

But he is Pac-Man.

In that case, welcome to the set!

We sure love Paciana Bones.

He's the best character you've ever created.

I know, kid.

So, let me introduce you to Laurence Oval.

He'll be playing you.

I do hope you enjoy my portrayal.

I've tried to capture your true essence.

Pardon me while they finish my makeup.

And here are the actors playing the two of you.

We're in the show too?

Of course. You're absolutely essential.

You're the team behind the hero.

We are?

Of course we are!

Forget about Pac. We're gonna be famous!

They look just like us!

Unbelievable!

Unbelievable!

They look just like us!

Even your Plasma Sucking Cannons look just like ours.

They look real, but they only fire Pac Berry jelly.

Places, everyone! Let's get ready to shoot!

Sorry, but I insist on a closed set.

A what?

"Closed set." It means "no visitors."

We have to leave?

'Fraid so.

This is so unfair!

I hear the entertainment world usually is.

Come on, Pac. You're gonna miss the show.

Sure you got enough?

I think so. Or at least until the first commercial.

This is it!

Pac-Man!

That's me!

It's the Pac-Signal!

"The Pac-Signal"?

It's a TV show. They take liberties.

The Pac-Signal means the hero of heroes,

Pac-Man, will be here soon.

Pac-Man is already here.

I've come from the Fortress of Pacitude

to see to it that you Netherworld no-gooders

don't do any more haunting.

Me and my ever-faithful companions,

Cylinder and Spiralton!

Only my mom calls me Spiralton.

And no one ever calls me Cylinder,

because my name is Cylindria!

Spiralton, did we load the Plasma Sucking Cannons before we left?

I dunno, Cyli. One way to find out.

We did it again!

Looks like you're just going to have eat us, Pac-Man,

if you can!

Eating is too good for the likes of you.

You don't mean...

That's right.

Dance-off!

There is only one thing more dangerous to us ghosts

than Pac-Man's dancing, and that is Pac-gas!

He's gonna blow!

This is too good!

I couldn't have made the lemon loser look worse

if I'd written this myself.

Or could I?

I feel a master plan coming on!

Would that be a magnificent master plan,

marvelous master plan,

or malevolent master plan?

All of the above!

This show is horrible!

Yeah and there's 28 more minutes of horribleness to go.

Maybe no one else is watching,

and by tomorrow, it'll be forgotten.

Okay, so it's a hit.

But it's just a TV show.

Who believes anything they see on TV?

Did you see The Pac-Man Show last night?

I hear he's just that lame in real life.

I just went from hero to zero.

Those of you Pac Worlders who've always wanted to know

what Pac-Man is really like now have your answer.

All of Pacopolis is buzzing about his new hit show,

and this reporter was surprised to find out,

that the round hero is a complete goofball.

And as for his two sidekicks,

well, now we know why one of them is called Cyli.

It's short for "Cylindria"!

Now everyone thinks we're total losers?

There's only been one episode of the show.

Maybe the next one will be better.

It can't be worse.

Fart faster, Pac-Man!

They're getting away!

Pac-Man!

This situation calls for one of my amazing transformations.

Wrong berry.

Pac-Man!

We did it again.

It's back to the grave with you, Count Pacula.

Better yet...

Pac-Man!

Hey look, it's Pac-Thetic-Man!

Is that one of your "amazing transformations"?

This just gets better by the minute.

Your churlish thugs are here, as you requested.

Excellent.

Now, to launch my fabulously fiendish plan.

Assemble the ghosts!

I'm ready for my close-up.

Stale roaches with maggot juice again?

By order of Lord Betrayus, all ghosts report to the castle.

All ghosts report to the castle.

Now what?

"His Lordship" probably has another disgusting job for us to do.

I just had my ectoplasm buffed!

You know, if everyone else is there,

who's gonna miss four ghosts?

How can I be a hero if everyone's laughing at me?

-Cyclops! -And they've got Sir C!

Time to gobble some goblins!

Cut, cut, cut!

You just wrecked half my set!

I'm really sorry, but...

Your show is wrecking our lives!

You're making us look totally lame!

Really?

You're the one who just attacked two inflatable bop-bags!

Pac, it's not your fault.

These TV people make everything look so real.

Check out the makeup on this guy.

He looks just like President Spheros.

Except for the phony nose.

That is my nose!

And I am the President!

Sorry, Mr. President!

What are you doing here, sir?

I'm playing myself in the next scene.

You're acting in the show?

I was quite involved in the theater in my younger years.

All set, Mr. President?

Ready when you are, DV!

That's how we talk in showbiz.

There sure are a lot of ghosts in this scene.

Okay, this is the big scene with the Tree Of Life.

Where's my Tree Of Life?

This is a disaster!

How can I shoot my Tree Of Life scene with this pathetic twig?

It'll ruin the realism of the show.

He wasn't worried about realism when it came to us.

Or, we could shoot the scene with the real Tree Of Life.

Not a chance!

Yeah. The Tree Of Life is in a secret location

known only to Pac and the Prez.

Well, I guess we'll just have to call off your scene.

Perhaps there is something that can be worked out.

No, Mr. President! What about...

Betrayus!

And he's out of the Netherworld?

Pac-attack!

Wait a minute.

Just another costume! I give up!

Places, places!

We're about to shoot the Tree Of Life scene.

In the name of Pac World, stand back!

In the name of Pac World, stand back!

There's even more ghosts than before.

They must have every actor in Pac World here.

Looks pretty quiet.

Any ghost home?

Any ghost home?

We're the only ghosts here.

Party!

President Spheros, are you sure the Tree Of Life is safe?

Yes!

These walls are completely ghost-proof.

The only way in is through those two hatches,

and outside, every federal and police officer is standing guard.

No ghost could ever get through all that.

Well, just in case, we'll stand guard too.

Hey, hey, hey! Not while we're shooting.

Remember, this is a closed set.

You'd never say that to Paciana Bones!

Who?

Come on, let's go.

We don't want watch anyway.

This is the big scene,

where Betrayus' ghost army tries to steal the Tree Of Life.

And... Action!

There's only one way you fiends can get to the Tree Of Life.

By going through me, Pac-Man.

In the name of Pac World, stand back!

I'm so scared!

Ghosts! Take the tree!

That's not in my script.

I never thought I'd say this, but, Pac, you need to eat.

I've lost my appetite.

Everyone thinks we're total losers.

Even President Spheros didn't want us to protect the Tree Of Life.

It wasn't him, it was Vainglory.

Hopefully with all that security, no ghosts can break in.

What if they don't need to break in?

What if they're already there?

My, those special effects look real.

That's because they are!

Surprise, brother lamest!

Betrayus?

That's right!

I've always been a better actor than you!

But I don't understand.

How did you get such a famous Pac World director to help you?

Easy, I replaced him with my own director!

I was possessed!

And now the Tree Of Life is mine!

Plus, I'm getting the whole thing on film

so I can watch my triumph over and over.

It's Pac-Man!

The real Pac-Man!

It is, isn't it?

This is definitely not in my script!

This show is canceled!

You almost had us fooled.

But Pac figured it out.

The director didn't even know who Paciana Bones was,

plus, the only prop that looked fake was the Tree Of Life.

So it had to be a plan to get your slimy hands on it.

Lucky guess!

Time for the real Pac-Man to start chowing down on some real ghosts!

I hope you brought an appetite big enough for everybody!

Didn't see that coming. The fake ghosts are real, dude!

But our PSCs aren't! They must have made a switch!

You ghosts, get the tree!

The rest of you, get them!

And you, keep filming.

And make sure you get my good side.

-Hurry, Cyli! -Who, me?

Spiral! Wrong Spiral.

Prop. Prop.

Prop!

I can't tell which PSCs are ours!

I can't tell who's who.

You know what? If we can't, neither can they.

I've changed my mind. Drop that tree.

What? Pick up that tree!

I said drop it, you... Good-for-nothing vapors!

Don't listen to him! He's not me!

He's a pale shadow of my wicked magnificence!

No, you're a pale shadow of my wicked magnificence!

Can't you tell who's the real me?

-We can! -It's him!

What are your orders, Master Betrayus?

Follow me to the Netherworld!

Last ghost there will be dragon droppings!

-No! -No! I'm telling you,

I'm me, not him!

No!

Now they follow my orders?

Get me out of here!

Wait, stop!

We're on the scene, where Pac-Man has stopped

the ghosts from hijacking the Tree Of Life.

Yes, once again, our young hero and his friends have saved Pac World.

Pac, baby, this has given me an idea for a new show.

The Real Pac-Man.

A film crew follows you fighting ghosts...

No, thanks.

But it will make you a superstar with millions of fans.

This whole thing showed me

it's not about what everyone else thinks of me.

I've got to feel good about myself.

And saving Pac World is what makes me feel the best.

Besides, we'll always be your fans.

Totally, bro.

Well if you change your mind, have your people call my people.

Looks like things are finally going to get back to normal.

All those ghosts I ate...

Eyeball alert!

Normal, or normal for the Pac-star?

My idea is called Real-life Ruler,

starring me, of course.

I'll get back to you on that.

I think that was a yes.

No doubt, sir.