Garbage Pail Kids

Typical Garbage Pail Kids sticker card.

Garbage Pail Kids is a series of trading cards produced by the Topps Company, originally released in 1985 and designed to parody the Cabbage Patch Kid dolls which were popular at the time. Each sticker card features a child exhibiting some form of abnormality, deformity, and/or suffering a lulzy fate. To maximize profit two versions of each card were produced, with variations featuring the same artwork but a different character name denoted by an 'a' or 'b' letter. Many of the card backs feature puzzle pieces that form giant murals while other flip-side subjects vary greatly among the series, from licenses and awards to comic strips and, in more recent releases, Facebook profiles.

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During the height of the card series' popularity, Garbage Pail Kids were b& in many schools. One of the main reasons for the ban was that teachers cited them as distractions during class.

TIL • Trademark Infringement Lolsuit

Topps were jewed by the makers of Cabbage Patch Kids for trademark infringement. As part of the out-of-court settlement Topps modified the appearance of the Garbage Pail Kids to remove the resemblance between brands & tweaked their logo. Production of the cards themselves continued, but by 1988 sales had bottomed out and a planned 16th series was never produced.

Movie

In 1987, a live-action film based on the card characters was released. Its shitty production made it both a critical and commercial flop, opening poorly in 374 theaters with initial receipts of $661,512 and total gross receipts of $1,576,615, barely making back its 1 million dollar budget. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 0% critic rating and 35% audience rating. It is widely considered to be one of the worst films ever made.

Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987) • Trailer

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See also

Adam Bomb

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• Garbage
• Pokemon

External links

• GEEPEEKAY

• Comprehensive card reference site.

• Rarest & Most Expensive GPK Cards Ever Made

• io9 - 04/04/2012

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