Supernatural
Pac-Man Fever
TV Flash files “Pac-Man Fever” as hour 169 of 327 in the TV Flash guide — Supernatural (2005–2020) on WB/CW, season 8, episode 20, aired 2013-04-24, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E20: listed hour 169 of 327 in the Supernatural guide, hour 20 of 23 in season 8. It aired 2013-04-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Taxi Driver” (S08E19). Next is “The Great Escapist” (S08E21).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Concerned about the physical toll the second trial took on Sam, Dean benches his brother from hunting until he heals up. So, when geektastic hacker Charlie stumbles upon a case and finds the boys, Dean decides it's time to teach Charlie how to be a hunter-in-training. While happy to see "her highness," the boys suspect Charlie is hiding something; a secret that could get her killed.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Pac-Man Fever sit in the Supernatural guide?
S08E20 is listed hour 169 of 327 — hour 20 of 23 in season 8, season 8 episode 20.
When did Supernatural S08E20 air?
Pac-Man Fever aired 2013-04-24 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start Supernatural?
The WB premiere: two brothers, an Impala, monster-of-the-week highway TV. Early seasons are the horror-road mythology before the threat ladder goes cosmic.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Sam and Dean Winchester hunt monsters across America in a black Impala while family loyalty refuses to stay buried. Eric Kripke's WB/CW series became a 15-season fandom religion: Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, salt-and-burn cases, Carry On Wayward Son. Genre longevity as found family forever.
September 13, 2005, The WB puts two brothers and a black Impala on the night like a network once put a cop and a car on Friday: American horror highway TV. Sam and Dean Winchester hunt monsters while destiny, demons, and family loyalty refuse to stay buried. Eric Kripke's series moved to The CW and ran fifteen seasons through 2020 — among the longest-running North American sci-fi/horror series, 327 episodes. Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles made brotherly banter a survival skill between salt-and-burn cases;…
Filed against
- Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
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- Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
Jensen Ackles’s Dean Winchester drove the Impala like a liturgy — Sam beside him, monsters across America, family loyalty that refused to stay buried. Fifteen seasons of WB/CW fandom religion, salt-and-burn cases, Carry On Wayward Son. TV…
- Misha Collins as Castiel
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- Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer
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- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester
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