Pac-Man Pasta

Pac-Man Pasta (officially known as just "Pac-Man") was a brand of canned pasta produced by Chef Boyardee. It was released in the U.S. in 1984, and was discontinued around 1986.
== Overview ==
Pac-Man Pasta came in three flavors:
*Pac-Man Pasta in Spaghetti Sauce with Mini Meat-Balls (red can)
*Pac-Man Pasta in Spaghetti Sauce with Cheese flavor (green can; effectively the above flavor without meatballs)
*Pac-Man Pasta in Golden Chicken-flavored sauce (blue can)
Chef Boyardee also released Pac-Man Macaroni and Cheese Dinner in 1985, which was sold in a box rather than a can.
== Trivia ==
*Judging by old newspaper records, Pac-Man Pasta was likely first distributed to stores in February of 1984 (as no records exist prior to this point). The earliest records of Pac-Man Macaroni and Cheese are from January of 1985.
*Two Pac-Man Pasta animated TV commercials were produced, as well as a third commercial for Pac-Man Macaroni and Cheese. All of the commercials are based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, seemingly using the actual voice actors.
*In 1984, Bally Midway donated 200 pieces of Pac-Man merchandise to the Smithsonian. In 2010, while checking the museum's inventory, it was discovered that some of these donations were cans of Pac-Man pasta; which had become spoiled and breached, resulting in the Smithsonian throwing them away (though saving their labels).https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/why-players-around-world-gobbled-up-pac-man-180974902/
== Gallery ==
Pacman-pasta-newspaper-ad-04011984.png|Pac-Man Pasta newspaper ad issued on April 1st, 1984.
Pacman-macaroni-cheese-dinner-ad.jpg|Pac-Man Macaroni and Cheese color ad.
== References ==
Category:Real-World food products
Category:Unofficial Terms