Christmas Comes to PacLand (1982)

[bunniefuu]

[instrumental music]

[sleigh bells jingling]

(Santa)
h*, h*, h*, h*, h*!

Rudolph, Dancer

put the pedal
to the metal, fellas.

We've got a whole
planet to cover

and only a few hours to do it!

It's a good thing my
Christmas list is computerized

or I'd never get
the job done on time.

[laughs]

[instrumental music]

Ah! There you go, Pac-Baby.

Your very own
snow-ghost monsters

to practice chomping on.

Pac-Baby, where are you?

Oh, no!

chomp chomp

chomp

[gibberish]

Pac-Baby love ghost-sicles.

[laughs]
Yes, sir

my kid's a real chomp
off the old block.

Come on, Paccy.

Let's take Pac-Baby
for a toboggan ride.

All aboard
for the Pac-Family Express!

Whoo-whoo!

whoosh

♪ Jingle bells jingle bells ♪

♪ Jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh what fun it is to chomp ♪

♪ On Pac-Man everyday ♪♪

Hold it!
I think I heard something.

[groaning]

You heard something, alright.

The sound
of rattling ghost brains.

Shh! There's someone
over the next hill.

Oh, look!

It's them Pac-creeps.

Yeah! And now would be
a perfect time to chomp 'em.

Come to think of it, any time's
a perfect time to chomp 'em.

[laughs]

Whee! Ha-ha-ha!

(Pac-Man)
Some ride, huh, Pac-Baby?

You ain't seen nothin' yet!

[gasps]
The ghost-monsters!

[growling]

[hissing]

Hang on!

I'm putting this here toboggan

into warp speed!

Down the hill..

And after that bum.

Look out, Pac-Man..

'Cause here we come.

[instrumental music]

(Pepper)
Paccy, look out!

Uh-oh! End of the line!

[all screaming]

splash

Oh, what'll we do now?

Without some Power Pellets

those ghost monsters
will chomp us for sure!

Wait, we're in luck!

There's an emergency
Power Pellet box.

Oh, it's empty.

Lookin' for these?

Prepare to be chomped, Pac-fink.

We may not have
any Power Pellets

but we got plenty of snowballs!

splat

- Yeow!
- Hey, watch it!

- Hey, ow!
- Cut it out.

Oh, yeah?
Two can play at this game.

Inky, no! You're throwing
the Power Pellets!

And we're munchin' 'em.

Mm, monster-munchies! Mm..

[all stammering]
P-Pac-Power!

[screaming]

I wouldn't chomp us
if I were you, Pac-Man.

Haven't you read
the new warning?

(Pac-Man)
'Hm. "Caution.'

'"The ghost monster general
has determined'

that chomping is hazardous
to your health."

Oh, yeah? Well, maybe
you haven't read my new warning.

It's right here.

I-I can't read the fine print.

chomp

In case you missed it, it says

"Never look a Pac-Man
in the mouth."

(Inky)
'Pinky, Sue, hold up!'

[all screaming]

thump

I know how to get us
out of here fast!

Ah, here it is.

Now, to serve us
into the next county!

Whoa-h*-h*-h*!

[chomping]
Fifteen-love!

Yikes!

[chomping]
Thirty-love!

[screaming]

[chomping]
Pac-Baby love ghost monsters.

slurp

- So long!
- Be seein' ya.

Bye, bye, ghost guys!

[sleigh bells jingling]

Pick up the pace, Prancer.

Faster, Comet, faster!

We're falling behind schedule.

bleep bleep

[reindeers neighing]

Whoa!

creak

'Whoa!'

[thud]

Whoa!

[sleigh bells jingling]

'Whoa!'

[whistling]

'Whoa!'

[sleigh bells jingling]

Paccy, what is it?

I don't know,
but it's headed this way!

Duck!

Brace yourselves.

We're going to crash!

[reindeers neighing]

crash

thud

- Wow!
- Heh, heh. What was that?

Wow. I've never seen
anything like it.

Maybe it's a UFO.

(Pac-Man)
'Yeah, and look
at that weird alien'

'with the hairy face
and the red space suit.'

Oh! Poor little animal.

Pac-Baby, watch out!

[cooing]

Careful. He could be dangerous.

What's all the ruckus now?

Poppin' Power Pellets!

An invader from Mars!

I think they need help, Paccy.

- Are you okay?
- I think so.

- Where am I?
- You're in Pac-Land.

Pac-Land? That's funny.

I've been all over the world

and I don't remember
hearing of Pac-Land.

Oh, my, speaking of world

I must be way behind schedule.

I've got to get cracking.

[bells jingling]

crack

[sleigh creaking]

Oh, it's no use.

What I need
is a flying tow truck

and all my elves
are off for the evening.

[stammering]

[sneezes]

Bless you. Heh-heh.

Uh-oh, what you need
is a warm fire

and some Power-Pellet coa.

chomp

[instrumental music]

Mm-hmm.
This stuff sure is good!

Thank you, uh..

Ms. Pac-Man

but you can call me Pepper.

But say, who are you anyway?

And what are you
behind schedule for?

You mean, you really don't know?

Why, I'm Santa Claus.

And I'm late with
my Christmas deliveries.

- Christmas?
- What's that?

You've never heard of Christmas?

Why, it's the most wonderful
time of the year.

'It's the season
of giving and receiving.'

'A time of peace on Earth'

'and goodwill towards man.'

Christmas sure sounds
wonderful, alright.

We've never had anything
like that in Pac-Land.

Now you see
why I must get airborne.

I've got a long list
of good little boys and girls

who I've got presents for.

[gasps]
My bag of toys!

I must have lost them
in the crash.

Oh, dear.
The world's counting on me.

I've never missed
a Christmas yet.

Gosh, this is awful, Paccy.

Oh, well, don't worry, Santa.

We'll save Christmas for you.

But my sleigh, the reindeer..

We'll fix your sleigh.

And I'll have your reindeer
purring by the time it's ready.

But what about the presents?

Without them,
my reindeer and sleigh

won't be of any use.

[laughs]
Just leave everything to me.

clang clang clang

- 'Be careful, Pac-Man.'
- 'Don't worry, Santa.'

We'll have you back in
the air before midnight.

[sputtering]

bleep bleep

[coughing]

Whoo. I never knew
I had such big feet.

Get into your ghost suit
before you get a real sock.

'Whoa!'

I'm getting sick and tired
of that Pac-nerd

always getting the best of us.

Yeah. What we need
is a taste of sweet revenge.

Yeah, I say we net him.

- Like this.
- Hey!

And then we can drench him
in chocolate sauce.

- Like this.
- What?

[sputtering]

And then we can chomp
all over him, like this.

[screaming]

Uh, we didn't mean it, Clyde.

[screaming]

[instrumental music]

Oh, boy.

We've gotta find
that bag of toys, Chomp Chomp.

Chomp Chomp?

clonk

[snorting]

Good boy, now follow that trail!

♪ Dashing through the snow ♪

♪ O'er the fields we go ♪

♪ In a three ghost
monster sleigh ♪

♪ Chomping all the way
h* h* h* ♪♪

Hold it, fellas.
I think I saw something.

[screaming]

It was over here somewhere.
There it is!

(Clyde)
Yeah, but what is it?

Uh, it's just an old sack.

Yeah, and all it's got in it
is a bunch of toys.

Toys?

(all)
Toys!

Yippee! Toys, toys, toys!

Whoo-whoo!

Br-r..

[mumbling]

[laughs]
We struck it rich!

Oh, we just got to find
those toys, Chomp Chomp.

(Clyde)
'Yippee! Toys, toys..'

Sounds like
someone's having a good time!

- 'Toys!'
- Oh, no!

(Pac-Man)
'The ghost monsters have found
Santa's sack of toys!'

We gotta figure a way
to get it back!

[snorting]

Oh, great idea, Chomp Chomp.

We'll burrow our way under
the snow and grab the sack.

Come on!

Hey, that's mine!

I saw it first!

Aha! Ha-ha. Right on the mark.

Well, well, look who's
come to play with us.

[groaning]

Come on, fellas.
Let's chomp him.

[dramatic music]

So the mighty Pac-Man thought

he could sneak up
and chomp on us, did he?

Yeah! Well,
we ain't as dumb as we look.

On second thought, maybe we are.

Gimme that, you idiot.

[glass shattering]

Oh, but you don't understand.
All I want are the toys.

Aw, ain't that cute?

All he wants are the toys.

Come on, let's quit wasting time
and chomp on his bones.

Well, you know
what I always say.

If you can't beat 'em, run!

whoosh

[instrumental music]

Quick, Chomp Chomp,
get the toys!

[snorting]

Don't worry about me.
You've gotta save Santa's toys!

[snorting]

Hey, Pac-Man's pooch
is takin' our toys.

Let's get him, Blinky.

Let's chomp the little chump.

[snorting]

Where did he go?

In there.
Hurry, before we lose him.

Well, what do you know?
I think I'm gonna get away.

Yikes!

That good-for-nothing
Pac-pup ditched us.

(Sue)
Yeah, well, Pac-Man didn't.

[groans]

We'll be seeing ya, Pac-punk.

Don't take
any wooden Power Pellets.

[laughs]

[instrumental music]

slurp slurp slurp

Oh, good boy, Chomp Chomp.

[panting]
You got the toys.

I just, I just hope

I have enough strength
to make it back.

[groans]

Hey, that sanding disc
must be in here somewhere.

Hah! Here it is.

[whirring]

It was the night
before Christmas

and all through the house
not a creature was stirring..

[squeaking]

...not even a Pac-mouse.

[laughs]

'The stockings, uh'

'were hung by
the chimney with care..'

'...in the hopes
that Saint Nicholas'

'soon would be there.'

Oh, how you doin', fellas?

Well, your temperature's
okay, Rudolph

but your warning light's
still flickering.

[dramatic music]

Oh, oh, I, I don't think I..

I don't think I can make it,
Chomp Chomp.

Ooh..

slurp slurp slurp

[snorting]

Oh! It's home!

Oh, maybe we can make it.

Chomp Chomp, look out!

[both screaming]

crash

Oh, no! Look at this mess.

And it's 20 minutes to midnight!

Ah. Well, come on, Chomp Chomp.

We can't let Santa down.

Your sleigh is all fixed, Santa.

Yup, and the work comes

with a five-year
50,000 chomp warranty.

[chuckles]
You get it, chomp warranty? Ha!

Gosh! I wonder
what's taking Paccy so long!

I'd hate for you
to miss your deadline.

Never mind my deadline.

I just hope
your Pac-Man is okay.

[feeble knocking]

whoosh

[gasps]
Oh, Paccy. Are you alright?

Oh, heh-heh..

Just fine, Pepper, huh..

[glass shattering]

Oh, no.

I guess he never
found Santa's sack.

[snorting]

Dada found it! Dada found it!

[chuckles]
Thanks, Pepper.

I feel better already.

Looks like we saved Christmas
for you after all!

I'm afraid not.
It's just too late.

- Oh.
- Oh.

- Oh.
- Oh.

[snorting]

This is the first Christmas
I've missed in all of history.

[sobbing]

Oh, there must be
some way, Santa.

Thanks for trying, Pac-Man.

But even if my reindeer
were jet-propelled

I couldn't make it in time.

Wait! Jet propelled!

That's it!
We can still save Christmas!

(Pac-Man)
Santa, get your sleigh
and reindeer and follow me!

[instrumental music]

vroom

[sleigh bells jingling]

Where are we going, Paccy?

Don't worry, Pepper.
We'll be there any second.

Uh, or will we?

Hold it right there, Pac-Man.

screech

Whoa!

[reindeers neighing]

Looks like we get to chomp

the whole neighborhood
this time.

Yeah. Let's stop talkin'
and start chompin'.

I know it'll never work

but I've got to try
to reason with them.

Come on, hold it.
You can't chomp us!

We can't? Shucks.

And here I thought
it was still chomping season.

Come back here, ghost-brains!

We can chomp on Pac-Man
all we want!

(Pac-Man)
No, wait. You see,
we're on an emergency mission.

We're the only chance
Santa Claus has

of saving Christmas.

[sleigh bells jingling]

- Santa Claus?
- Christmas?

That's right. Christmas.

It's a time for spreading joy
throughout the world.

It's a time for warmth
and brotherly love.

Does that include
ghost brothers?

Uh, of course.

Forget it, Pac-Man.

Your clever talk ain't gonna
get you out of this mess.

Oh, wait, you don't understand.
I'm not doing this for me.

Just think of the millions
of deserving children

around the world

'who won't get
their Christmas presents'

'if you open your mouths
instead of your hearts.'

[all wailing]

- Ah, what a bunch of humbug.
- Aw.

[sniffles]
Give the guy a break, Clyde.

Yeah.

[sniveling]

Think of all
the little kids, Clyde.

And the big kids, too, Clyde.

Alright, already.

Just this once, Pac-Man.

But remember, when Christmas
is over, we'll be back!

Oh, thanks.
You won't regret this.

whoosh

[sleigh bells jingling]

vroom

[sleigh bells jingling]

There it is, the Power Forest.

[sleigh bells jingling]

[brakes screeching]

[sleigh bells jingling]

I don't know what you've
got in mind, Pac-Man

but it's just no use.

I might as well face it.

I've missed my first Christmas.

Ah, don't give up yet, Santa.

There's the answer
to your problems.

(Santa)
Power Pellets?

Methinks Paccy's gone whacky.

But who are
the Power Pellets for, Pac-Man?

The reindeer. Who else?
Go on, give 'em a chomp.

crunch crunch crunch

[laughs]
My, my, my.

I've never seen Rudolph's nose
glow so bright.

There just may be
a chance after all.

Hurry! There's no time to lose!

- Good luck, Santa!
- So long, take care!

(Santa)
Lead on, Rudolph!

[sleigh bells jingling]

Bye, bye, Santa!

(Santa)
Thanks again! Goodbye!

Oh, I just hope we were able
to help him save Christmas.

Come on, Paccy,
it's cold out here.

'Let's go home.'

Paccy, look!

[giggling]

(Santa)
'h*, h*, h*! Merry Christmas!'

We did it! We saved Christmas!

Oh, gosh!
Look at all the presents!

[laughs]
This one's for you, Morris.

And here's yours, Officer O'Pac.

Chomp Chomp, Sour Puss.

Pac-Baby.

[giggling]

(Blinky)
But I thought we weren't gonna
chomp them tonight.

(Clyde)
Well, we changed our minds,
didn't we?

(all)
Yeah!

Let's get 'em!

[thud]

Inky, Pinky.

Blinky, Clyde.

Sue.

Why, I..

I don't know what to say.

[mumbles]

How about thank you?

(all)
Th-th-thank you!

Oh, don't thank us.

Thank Santa Claus.

[sleigh bells jingling]

(Santa)
'h*, h*, h*!'

Merry Christmas to all

and to all, a good chomp.

[instrumental music]

[theme music]