#Wacky packages trix series#
Parody Commercial: Some series have included "Wack-O-Mercials", fake advertisements for products, on the back of some stickers.A case of a never-happed official parody came in the plans for the cancelled 2014 Star Wars series, which was cancelled after announcement.2016 saw the "Wacky MLB Series", a collection of stickers created of fictional products made in reference to the real MLB Teams and labeled by the franchise.This included brand new exclusive stickers that were specifically parodies of their cereals, including the ones the packs were actually in. The 1982 cereal promotion packs, meant for the album but teased in cereal promotions, were found in Ralston Purina-branded cereals.My Little Phony: As to be expected from the brand willing to parody everything, a variety of My Little Pony spoofs have made it through the series, one of them even being called "My Little Phony"."Jaws" Attack Parody: One parody in the original series was a parody of the original Jaws book, satirized as "Gums", the world’s oldest shark.During the weekly releases of online purchases, each week would contain a "guest sticker", a parody designed by a guest artist. Instead of clapping to turn things on and off, one cracks their knuckles instead. Clapper Gag: Old School Series 10 includes a sticker for "The Cracker", a parody of The Clapper.Later in the brand's life, especially during the online era, these were relegated to only "retro collection" special releases. Bowdlerise: In the beginning of the brand, cigarette and alcohol parodies were common.Starting with 1991's series, physical gags got far bloodier, with more visceral attacks and blood instances. Bloodier and Gorier: The original run of the series, even with violence, would avoid showing blood.Taking the products name and doing a "close enough" mangling of the name. Bland-Name Product: The major creative point of the brand.It's jarring, yet makes for fun satire at the same time. Taking familiar products and their mascots and twisting them in various ways, often with bodily harm and mutilation. Black Comedy: One of the draws of the series, especially during more recent years.The products we're spoofing - including our own - are all good ones, no kidding. "Hey, the stickers that Topps Chewing Gum created are all in fun. Each wrapper has a disclaimer that points out how the products, the ones owned by Topps as well, are all neat items. Affectionate Parody: Topps makes sure to point out that all the parodies are in good fun.Tropes associated with Wacky Packages include: A sticker that was drafted for the 1985 series, but never was released, would instead become the basis for another huge Topps franchise: Garbage Pail Kids. However, possibly one of the biggest spin-off cases of note for the brand was from something that didn’t happen.
The brand would also create a variety of spin-offs, such as "Wonky Packages", parodies of the existing parodies, and "Wacky Ads", expanded versions of the stickers. This includes t-shirts, posters, and plastic "World’s Smallest" versions of the parodies. The brand would have a multitude of non-card merchandise pieces as well. New artists would contribute to the series, along with the shift to an online market in the 2020s: first attempting a weekly release, then shifting to a monthly one. The brand would see a return to form in 2004, with sporadic releases throughout the years. Once 1985 rolled around, only that year and 1991 would see series, with 1992's series being canceled. However, it would start to peter out after this heyday. While there were a few complaints, and even an eventual lawsuit that went in Topps' favor for the cards, the brand was showing staying power. These 5-cent satirical packages would soon prove popular, to the point of passing up Topps' sports cards in sales. Returning in 1973 as stickers, Wacky Packages created 16 more series until 1977. In the vein of satirical humor magazine MAD, Topps created a line of 44 die-cut punch out lick-and-stick cards featuring spoofs of a variety of real world products, with a variety of artists: Wacky Packages. Starting in 1967, Topps, then known for being one of the biggest sellers of sports-based trading cards, came up with a new product.
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