This week's Reader features a cover story about Wacky Packages. I know most kids growing up between 1967 and 1991 are familiar with these hilarious (okay, hilarious to a 10-year-old) consumer product parodies, including Crust Toothpaste, Neveready Batteries, Gadzooka Gum, and the classic Plastered Peanuts.
Do you doubt this stuff influenced a couple generations' collective sense of humor?
Topps has introduced a brand-new series to entertain the kids of those of us whose minds were previously corrupted.
Here's a great site that features all the previous series. Memories of riding my bike to Kresge's...
Posted by jtl at June 24, 2004 01:54 PMBy the time my sense of humor had developed this far, Garbage Pail Kids were all the rage. Very clearly from the same twisted minds that developed Wacky Packages. Very popular with 10-year-old boys. Generally not popular with moms.
Posted by: Lisa at June 24, 2004 03:20 PMhey u i want some gazooka gum! it sounds like bazooka so i'll hav it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by: guess who at June 25, 2004 09:19 AM