The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show

Summary

The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show is a 90-minute Saturday morning animated package show co-produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions (which then owned the animation rights for Pac-Man and Richie Rich, now a part of Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal (under licensed for Richie Rich characters only via DreamWorks Animation's Classic Media and Harvey Entertainment)) and King World Productions (owner of the intellectual property of The Little Rascals, now subsumed into Paramount Global) and broadcast on ABC from September 25, 1982 to September 3, 1983.

The Pac-Man/Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show
Title card
Directed byGeorge Gordon
Bill Hutten
Bob Hathcock
Ray Patterson
Carl Urbano
Rudy Zamora
Theme music composerHoyt Curtin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesHanna-Barbera Productions
King World Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 25, 1982 (1982-09-25) –
September 3, 1983 (1983-09-03)

The show contains episodes and content from three separate programs: Pac-Man, The Little Rascals and Richie Rich.[1] It aired during the 1983-1984 season as The Little Rascals/Richie Rich Show.[1]

Segments edit

The 90-minute program was segmented as such:

  • The Little Rascals - 11-minute first episode
  • Richie Rich Riches - 7-minute first episode
  • Richie Rich Gems - 30-second vignette
  • Richie Rich Treasure Chest - 3-minute short
  • The Little Rascals - 11-minute second episode
  • The Little Rascals - 30-second vignette
  • Richie Rich Zillion-Dollar Adventures - 11-minute second episode
  • Pac-Man - 11-minute first episode
  • Pac-Mania - 30-second vignette
  • Pac-Man - 11-minute second episode

References edit

  1. ^ a b Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 509–511. ISBN 978-1476665993.