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This book is 40 years in the making! With this book, Pop Culture Historian Mark Arnold takes an in-depth look at the history of Pac-Man, the classic character that spawned the very first animated cartoon series based upon a video game. Pac-Man: The First Animated TV Show Based Upon a Video Game goes through the entire history of the Hanna-Barbera animation studios, the history of video games pre Pac-Man, the history of Pac-Man, the character, the video game, the spin-offs, the merchandise and the TV series. Each and every episode of the classic 1980s series is covered and examined. Plus, author Arnold covers how Pac-Man has been honored on various anniversaries including his most recent 40th anniversary milestone in 2021. A fun read for casual and hardcore Pac-Man and video game fans alike featuring many character model sheets and other images.

This book is 40 years in the making! With this book, Pop Culture Historian Mark Arnold takes an in-depth look at the history of Pac-Man, the classic character that spawned the very first animated cartoon series based upon a video game. Pac-Man: The First Animated TV Show Based Upon a Video Game goes through the entire history of the Hanna-Barbera animation studios, the history of video games pre Pac-Man, the history of Pac-Man, the character, the video game, the spin-offs, the merchandise and the TV series. Each and every episode of the classic 1980s series is covered and examined. Plus, author Arnold covers how Pac-Man has been honored on various anniversaries including his most recent 40th anniversary milestone in 2021. A fun read for casual and hardcore Pac-Man and video game fans alike featuring many character model sheets and other images.

This is the hardback edition.In 1968, the famous cartoon kings Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, makers of The Flintstones, Huckleberry Hound, and Yogi Bear, set out to launch their first live action television show, The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. They brought in the athletic, comic talents of three brothers, Jeffrey, Terence, and Dan Winkless to be Fleegle, Bingo, and Drooper. Snorky the elephant would be played by Robert Towers, and to direct came Richard Donner, future director of Lethal Weapon and Superman. From the Inside… is the story of how the show came to be. It’s all about the adventures of shooting with wild animals, Banana Buggies, and Hollywood—a real inside look at the process only few ever get to see.

It was the golden age of children's television in Cleveland. Let's go behind the plywood sets, costumes, and greasepaint for a close-up look at some remarkable personalities ... Children's TV once sprang from the creative minds of actors who made it up as they went. Despite their low-budget productions, those classic shows and hosts of the 1950s-1970s formed lasting bonds with generations of Northeast Ohio kids. Gene Carroll created Cleveland TV's first kids' show, "Uncle Jake's House," in 1947 with a menagerie of animals (Clarence the cat and Phillip the parrot were an uneasy pair!) and child stars. Linn Sheldon wanted to be known as a serious actor but became such a hit as an elf--Barnaby--that he could never shake the character. Woodrow the Woodsman lived in a fantasy forest--but when Clay Conroy lost his Woodrow wig, the story made real newspaper headlines. Captain Penny (Ron Penfound) introduced Cleveland kids to the Three Stooges--annoying parents and TV critics alike. At least he reminded young viewers to behave themselves: "... you can't fool mom." "Miss Barbara" Plummer of Cleveland's "Romper Room" (a franchise produced locally) catered to the kindergarten crowd live on set while all dressed up in full skirts. ("At all times, one had to be a lady.") Marty Sullivan alternated between straight-laced station announcer and goofy Superhost, sometimes broadcasting news while still wearing Supe's blue longjohns (behind the announcer's desk). Sideman "Jungle Larry" Tetzlaff parlayed a childhood love of snakes into a regular on-air gig ... Jim Breslin of Ashtabula transformed weekdays at 5:15 p.m. into cowpoke Texas Jim for "Prairie Palace" ... Plus other intriguing Cleveland children's TV trailblazers!