I used to watch The Dick Van Dyke Show on Nick At Nite and I thought Laura Petrie was the bee's knees.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
MARY TYLER MOORE AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO
I got this signed photo of Mary Tyler Moore in the mail while I was in the hospital.
I used to watch The Dick Van Dyke Show on Nick At Nite and I thought Laura Petrie was the bee's knees.
I used to watch The Dick Van Dyke Show on Nick At Nite and I thought Laura Petrie was the bee's knees.
A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL
I just got home this afternoon after being in the hospital in Iowa City for almost a week.
I started having cramps a few weeks ago and it just kept getting worse and worse. Eventually I stopped pooping and my abdomen was bulging out like I was pregnant. I figured maybe if I took stool softeners then it would eventually go away but it just kept getting worse.
There was two nights where I was in such bad pain that I couldn't sleep and I figured that I better go to the doctor.
When I had cancer back in 1999 the doctors had to put in a "ventricular shunt" which is a tube that drains excess cranial/spinal fluid from the brain and through a thin tube that drains into the abdominal cavity. Since I knew the tube was on the right side of my body where I was feeling the worst cramps I was almost positive that my shunt had broke.
By the time I got to the doctor's office in Waterloo I could barely walk. When I laid on the examining table on my back the doctor pointed out how much higher the right side of my belly was from my left. That morning when I was taking a shower I was freaking out because when I stood up straight I could barely see my dick over my gut.
They drove me in an ambulance to Iowa City Hospital and gave me CAT scans and MRIs. They discovered that I had a 8"x15" mass of fluid in my abdomen that was pushing all my bowels and lower organs over to the left side. My shunt had broke and started leaking brain fluid into my belly.
The medical students who drained the fluid out where two girls and a boy who looked like they were only teenagers. The main boy who stuck in the needle reminded me of someone you would see playing "magic" at the local comic store. A young nerdy "Doogie Howser" type. And the two nurses looked just as young. When they stuck in the big needle they drained 680 ml of this crystal clear fluid into this big jar. I just laid there watching it fill slowly. I couldn't believe all that was in there. It was like half of a two liter bottle.
When I got back to my room my wife Laura looked at my belly and it was almost flat. All this time I thought I was getting a fat belly. The doctors told me later that I had the mass of a six month old fetus in there. So not only did I get to feel what it is like to be pregnant but I also got the pains.
I had to share a small room with an old man named Dick who was hard of hearing and said, "What?" really loud when anyone said anything. We ended up becoming friends but neither of us got any sleep because the nurses kept coming in an turning on the lights and making us both do neurological tests on the hour. I couldn't smoke so I was forced to quit cold turkey. That ended up being a god thing because there's no other way I would've done that on my own and I knew I needed to quit. I also hadn't eaten anything for three days. I ended up getting really grumpy and discouraged. No sleep, no food, no cigarettes, and in pain the whole time.
The nurses were so busy that they would miss my pain medication.
I called my wife to come help take care of me and she ended up staying there with me the rest of the time. She brought me some stuff that Chuck and Leah Hoffman sent with her and a bunch of food and stuff to do from my friends Nikki Johnson and Aaron Edwards.
The doctors shut off the shunt for 48 hours to see if I would get headaches but it never happened so they knew that I didn't need it anymore and it could be removed. Most shunts have to be replaced every five years or so mine had lasted twice as long as it was meant to. It was fused to my body pretty good by now so I was scared the surgery would be painful.
Dick and his wife left a day before I did so Laura and I got the whole room to ourselves. Dick had stitches all the way up his spine so he was scared about a rough ride in an ambulance to Mason City. I was up out of bed starting to walk around so I went over to his bed and laid my hands on him and said a prayer for him to have a smooth painless trip. Before that we had only talked across a room. I got a kick out of him because when the nurses would wake him up in the middle of the night he would be half awake and talking about nonsense. There was this young blond nurse who was the nicest one of all. One night she woke him up and he thought he was at a surprise birthday party for a coworker and she sat next to him and listened to him talking about it for about 15 minutes just nodding her head and playing along.
Dick liked me also because when I would get pissed off I had the greatest insults and curses. He kept telling the nurses that I was as popular as the president because of all the phone calls I kept getting.
I finally went to surgery to get the shunt removed and as soon as they gave me the anesthesia it seemed like they woke me up thirty seconds later and it was all over. I felt like I got ran over by a truck. I hope I don't have to go through that ever again. That night I stayed up all night long because my head was too sore to lay on the pillow. I watched an entire infomercial twice in a row with no volume all drugged up on Oxycontin and morphine. Then I watched this old movie and right before the end the nurses came in and spoiled the ending for me.
I have to take it easy for a couple of weeks but I should be feeling better before it gets warmer outside.
I started having cramps a few weeks ago and it just kept getting worse and worse. Eventually I stopped pooping and my abdomen was bulging out like I was pregnant. I figured maybe if I took stool softeners then it would eventually go away but it just kept getting worse.
There was two nights where I was in such bad pain that I couldn't sleep and I figured that I better go to the doctor.
When I had cancer back in 1999 the doctors had to put in a "ventricular shunt" which is a tube that drains excess cranial/spinal fluid from the brain and through a thin tube that drains into the abdominal cavity. Since I knew the tube was on the right side of my body where I was feeling the worst cramps I was almost positive that my shunt had broke.
By the time I got to the doctor's office in Waterloo I could barely walk. When I laid on the examining table on my back the doctor pointed out how much higher the right side of my belly was from my left. That morning when I was taking a shower I was freaking out because when I stood up straight I could barely see my dick over my gut.
They drove me in an ambulance to Iowa City Hospital and gave me CAT scans and MRIs. They discovered that I had a 8"x15" mass of fluid in my abdomen that was pushing all my bowels and lower organs over to the left side. My shunt had broke and started leaking brain fluid into my belly.
The medical students who drained the fluid out where two girls and a boy who looked like they were only teenagers. The main boy who stuck in the needle reminded me of someone you would see playing "magic" at the local comic store. A young nerdy "Doogie Howser" type. And the two nurses looked just as young. When they stuck in the big needle they drained 680 ml of this crystal clear fluid into this big jar. I just laid there watching it fill slowly. I couldn't believe all that was in there. It was like half of a two liter bottle.
When I got back to my room my wife Laura looked at my belly and it was almost flat. All this time I thought I was getting a fat belly. The doctors told me later that I had the mass of a six month old fetus in there. So not only did I get to feel what it is like to be pregnant but I also got the pains.
I had to share a small room with an old man named Dick who was hard of hearing and said, "What?" really loud when anyone said anything. We ended up becoming friends but neither of us got any sleep because the nurses kept coming in an turning on the lights and making us both do neurological tests on the hour. I couldn't smoke so I was forced to quit cold turkey. That ended up being a god thing because there's no other way I would've done that on my own and I knew I needed to quit. I also hadn't eaten anything for three days. I ended up getting really grumpy and discouraged. No sleep, no food, no cigarettes, and in pain the whole time.
The nurses were so busy that they would miss my pain medication.
I called my wife to come help take care of me and she ended up staying there with me the rest of the time. She brought me some stuff that Chuck and Leah Hoffman sent with her and a bunch of food and stuff to do from my friends Nikki Johnson and Aaron Edwards.
The doctors shut off the shunt for 48 hours to see if I would get headaches but it never happened so they knew that I didn't need it anymore and it could be removed. Most shunts have to be replaced every five years or so mine had lasted twice as long as it was meant to. It was fused to my body pretty good by now so I was scared the surgery would be painful.
Dick and his wife left a day before I did so Laura and I got the whole room to ourselves. Dick had stitches all the way up his spine so he was scared about a rough ride in an ambulance to Mason City. I was up out of bed starting to walk around so I went over to his bed and laid my hands on him and said a prayer for him to have a smooth painless trip. Before that we had only talked across a room. I got a kick out of him because when the nurses would wake him up in the middle of the night he would be half awake and talking about nonsense. There was this young blond nurse who was the nicest one of all. One night she woke him up and he thought he was at a surprise birthday party for a coworker and she sat next to him and listened to him talking about it for about 15 minutes just nodding her head and playing along.
Dick liked me also because when I would get pissed off I had the greatest insults and curses. He kept telling the nurses that I was as popular as the president because of all the phone calls I kept getting.
I finally went to surgery to get the shunt removed and as soon as they gave me the anesthesia it seemed like they woke me up thirty seconds later and it was all over. I felt like I got ran over by a truck. I hope I don't have to go through that ever again. That night I stayed up all night long because my head was too sore to lay on the pillow. I watched an entire infomercial twice in a row with no volume all drugged up on Oxycontin and morphine. Then I watched this old movie and right before the end the nurses came in and spoiled the ending for me.
I have to take it easy for a couple of weeks but I should be feeling better before it gets warmer outside.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
GIGANTIC GARBAGE PAIL KID POSTER BLOG
The Garbage Pail Kid poster set was released in 1986. There are 18 posters measuring 12"x17" and they were sold for $0.99 each.
I have never found a decent scan of any of these on the internet, and believe me I've looked. When I decided to scan these myself I found out why. First of all when you unfold them they are so large that you have to scan them in two sections and then photoshop them back together again. Second of all they have creases and can tear easily so you have to be careful and gently press them flat without damaging them. So I spent quite a while creating the best scans possible. I've fully accepted the fact that I am a complete nerd but it's winter and it's cold outside so what else do I have to do with my free time?
One of the best things about the poster series is that all of the artwork is original and separate from the regular card series. Some of the images come from rejected card ideas.
Here's the front and back of the package the posters came in:
This wrapper illustration was done by Tom Bunk.
The back of the wrapper has the checklist.
#1 DRINK GARBAGE PAIL KOLA
The GPK Kola bottle was also used for card #128 from the 4th series (SLOSHED JOSH/ LOW CAL) except the logo is in red.
The poster in the background that says "HOUSE SPECIAL" features artwork from the giant series 2 card "TAKE A GARBAGE PAIL KID TO LUNCH".
Also this poster was an obvious inspiration for card #422 from the 11th series (SHERI COLA/ ALL-NIGHT DINA).
#2 HANG IN THERE, BABY!
This one is a spoof of a motivational poster that was popular during the 80s. You may have seen it while stretched back in a dentist's chair.
The cat is from card #159 from the 4th series (CATTY KATHY/ KITTY LITTER).
#3 SUGAR CRUSTED SEWAGE
#4 GPK- THE INSIDE DOPE
#5 VISIT GARBAGE PAIL LAND
#6 KEEP OUT!
The barbed wire idea was used a couple of times later in the G.P.K. cards in series 10 card #394 (BARB WIRE/ PLAY PENNY) and new series 4 card #15 (JUMPIN' JEN/ MEGAN TROUBLE).
#7 EAT MY FACE!
This artwork almost made it into the unproduced 16th series. It finally ended up as the new series 1 card #9 (CHEESY CHARLIE/ PIZZA FACE CHASE).
#8 SLIME MAGAZINE
A spoof of "TIME" magazine this card features (CRATER CHRIS) from card #19 in the 1st series.
#9 GPK CALENDAR
This is a wonderful calendar for the upcoming year 1987 featuring the star of stage, screen, and sewer BROAD MAUDE a.k.a. LARGE MARGE (card # 122 from the 3rd series).
By the way don't confuse this "Large Marge" with the one that shocked us all the year before in 1985's awesome hit "Pee Wee's Big Adventure".
"Tell 'em large Marge sent ya!!"
#10 DOUBLE-CROSSING THE DELAWARE
A spoof of the painting of Washington crossing the Delaware river. I like Tom Bunk's version better.
#11 NATNL. GARBAGE PAIL
A spoof of the "National Enquirer" features quite a few of the early Garbage Pail Kids:
Series 1
#8 ADAM BOMB/ BLASTED BILLY
Series 2
#42 PATTY PUTTY
#45 LEAKY LINDSAY
#49 DOUBLE HEATHER
#62 CHRIS HISS
Series 3
#114 PEEPING TOM
#117 LES VEGAS
#12 I LOVE GPK
#13 "BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP"
This one is a spoof of the classic illusion "ALL IS VANITY" and when viewed from a distance a skull appears. Here's the original illusion:
After noticing that the Garbage Pail Kid in this poster has beard stubble I'm 99.9% sure that it is supposed to be SWELL MEL/ DRESSY JESSE from card #20 of the 1st series. I don't think I understood what a homosexual cross-dresser was when I was in 3rd grade but we sure as hell thought this was funny.
#14 BEFORE & AFTER
This poster is pretty neat because it's one of the only times that they come right out and portray the defacing of a Cabbage Patch Kid doll. Of course everyone was aware that the whole series was based on ripping on the dolls from the beginning but it was done in a semi-sneaky way.
Topps got taken to court a few times later on and forced to make changes to their model sheets for the characters and they also had to change the logo for later series to a banner rather than the Cabbage Patch-type logo they began with. But at this point they were totally flirting with the line in a lot of ways.
The "after" image is quite similar to the unpublished "Interracial Rachel" card.
#15 GONE WITH THE GARBAGE
This poster is a spoof of the "Gone With The Wind" movie poster.
There's quite a few odd things about this poster that I have to mention. Most of it has to do with the fake credits at the bottom. Since it's probably not easy to read on the scan I'll type them out below:
"STARRING MICKEY HICKEY AS THE IMPULSIVE YOUNG SANITATION ENGINEER. MICHELLE MUCK AS THE SACK OF REFUSE NO MAN COULD TAME."
(First off, the leading man and lady pictured look nothing like Micky Hicky and Michelle Muck. Also Micky Hicky isn't even the correct name, it's Nicky Hicky. See for yourself.)
Let's continue...
"WITH RAY GUN- BROAD MAUD- THIN LYNN- CHRIS HISS- MUGGIN' MEGAN PRODUCED, DIRECTED, & WRITTEN BY ART APART, MARK BARK, JUNKFOOD AND A CAST OF PLASTER. FILMED IN SMEGMASCOPE SOUND BY DULLBY JOHN, TOMMY GUN, LOONEY LENNY, STINKY STAN, HONEST ABE, BAD BRAD AND GEEKY GARY."
(Not a big deal but I did notice a typo where on the poster they accidently split up Junkfood John's name, but check this out, the movie is supposedly filmed in SMEGMASCOPE? Does whoever wrote this know what "SMEGMA" is? If you've never heard of this before check out the definition below from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.)
SMEG·MA
Pronunciation:
\ˈsmeg-mə\
Function:
noun
Date:circa 1819
: the secretion of a sebaceous gland ; specifically : the cheesy sebaceous matter that collects between the glans penis and the foreskin or around the clitoris and labia minora.
(That's even too gross for Garbage Pail Kids)
#16 HOW TO BE A GARBAGE PAIL KID
This artwork is the same as card #11 from the giant card series 2.
The stuff dripping from his arm labeled "TOO GROSS TO DISCUSS" must be smegma.
#17 GPK WANTS YOU
A spoof of the famous Uncle Sam poster.
This artwork was also used for card #110 (SNOOTY SAM/ U.S. ARNIE) from series 3.
#18 BUSTED!
This is the same artwork from card #14 from the giant series 2.
"Busted...like a cheap rubber band."
I have never found a decent scan of any of these on the internet, and believe me I've looked. When I decided to scan these myself I found out why. First of all when you unfold them they are so large that you have to scan them in two sections and then photoshop them back together again. Second of all they have creases and can tear easily so you have to be careful and gently press them flat without damaging them. So I spent quite a while creating the best scans possible. I've fully accepted the fact that I am a complete nerd but it's winter and it's cold outside so what else do I have to do with my free time?
One of the best things about the poster series is that all of the artwork is original and separate from the regular card series. Some of the images come from rejected card ideas.
Here's the front and back of the package the posters came in:
This wrapper illustration was done by Tom Bunk.
The back of the wrapper has the checklist.
#1 DRINK GARBAGE PAIL KOLA
The GPK Kola bottle was also used for card #128 from the 4th series (SLOSHED JOSH/ LOW CAL) except the logo is in red.
The poster in the background that says "HOUSE SPECIAL" features artwork from the giant series 2 card "TAKE A GARBAGE PAIL KID TO LUNCH".
Also this poster was an obvious inspiration for card #422 from the 11th series (SHERI COLA/ ALL-NIGHT DINA).
#2 HANG IN THERE, BABY!
This one is a spoof of a motivational poster that was popular during the 80s. You may have seen it while stretched back in a dentist's chair.
The cat is from card #159 from the 4th series (CATTY KATHY/ KITTY LITTER).
#3 SUGAR CRUSTED SEWAGE
#4 GPK- THE INSIDE DOPE
#5 VISIT GARBAGE PAIL LAND
#6 KEEP OUT!
The barbed wire idea was used a couple of times later in the G.P.K. cards in series 10 card #394 (BARB WIRE/ PLAY PENNY) and new series 4 card #15 (JUMPIN' JEN/ MEGAN TROUBLE).
#7 EAT MY FACE!
This artwork almost made it into the unproduced 16th series. It finally ended up as the new series 1 card #9 (CHEESY CHARLIE/ PIZZA FACE CHASE).
#8 SLIME MAGAZINE
A spoof of "TIME" magazine this card features (CRATER CHRIS) from card #19 in the 1st series.
#9 GPK CALENDAR
This is a wonderful calendar for the upcoming year 1987 featuring the star of stage, screen, and sewer BROAD MAUDE a.k.a. LARGE MARGE (card # 122 from the 3rd series).
By the way don't confuse this "Large Marge" with the one that shocked us all the year before in 1985's awesome hit "Pee Wee's Big Adventure".
"Tell 'em large Marge sent ya!!"
#10 DOUBLE-CROSSING THE DELAWARE
A spoof of the painting of Washington crossing the Delaware river. I like Tom Bunk's version better.
#11 NATNL. GARBAGE PAIL
A spoof of the "National Enquirer" features quite a few of the early Garbage Pail Kids:
Series 1
#8 ADAM BOMB/ BLASTED BILLY
Series 2
#42 PATTY PUTTY
#45 LEAKY LINDSAY
#49 DOUBLE HEATHER
#62 CHRIS HISS
Series 3
#114 PEEPING TOM
#117 LES VEGAS
#12 I LOVE GPK
#13 "BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP"
This one is a spoof of the classic illusion "ALL IS VANITY" and when viewed from a distance a skull appears. Here's the original illusion:
After noticing that the Garbage Pail Kid in this poster has beard stubble I'm 99.9% sure that it is supposed to be SWELL MEL/ DRESSY JESSE from card #20 of the 1st series. I don't think I understood what a homosexual cross-dresser was when I was in 3rd grade but we sure as hell thought this was funny.
#14 BEFORE & AFTER
This poster is pretty neat because it's one of the only times that they come right out and portray the defacing of a Cabbage Patch Kid doll. Of course everyone was aware that the whole series was based on ripping on the dolls from the beginning but it was done in a semi-sneaky way.
Topps got taken to court a few times later on and forced to make changes to their model sheets for the characters and they also had to change the logo for later series to a banner rather than the Cabbage Patch-type logo they began with. But at this point they were totally flirting with the line in a lot of ways.
The "after" image is quite similar to the unpublished "Interracial Rachel" card.
#15 GONE WITH THE GARBAGE
This poster is a spoof of the "Gone With The Wind" movie poster.
There's quite a few odd things about this poster that I have to mention. Most of it has to do with the fake credits at the bottom. Since it's probably not easy to read on the scan I'll type them out below:
"STARRING MICKEY HICKEY AS THE IMPULSIVE YOUNG SANITATION ENGINEER. MICHELLE MUCK AS THE SACK OF REFUSE NO MAN COULD TAME."
(First off, the leading man and lady pictured look nothing like Micky Hicky and Michelle Muck. Also Micky Hicky isn't even the correct name, it's Nicky Hicky. See for yourself.)
Let's continue...
"WITH RAY GUN- BROAD MAUD- THIN LYNN- CHRIS HISS- MUGGIN' MEGAN PRODUCED, DIRECTED, & WRITTEN BY ART APART, MARK BARK, JUNKFOOD AND A CAST OF PLASTER. FILMED IN SMEGMASCOPE SOUND BY DULLBY JOHN, TOMMY GUN, LOONEY LENNY, STINKY STAN, HONEST ABE, BAD BRAD AND GEEKY GARY."
(Not a big deal but I did notice a typo where on the poster they accidently split up Junkfood John's name, but check this out, the movie is supposedly filmed in SMEGMASCOPE? Does whoever wrote this know what "SMEGMA" is? If you've never heard of this before check out the definition below from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.)
SMEG·MA
Pronunciation:
\ˈsmeg-mə\
Function:
noun
Date:circa 1819
: the secretion of a sebaceous gland ; specifically : the cheesy sebaceous matter that collects between the glans penis and the foreskin or around the clitoris and labia minora.
(That's even too gross for Garbage Pail Kids)
#16 HOW TO BE A GARBAGE PAIL KID
This artwork is the same as card #11 from the giant card series 2.
The stuff dripping from his arm labeled "TOO GROSS TO DISCUSS" must be smegma.
#17 GPK WANTS YOU
A spoof of the famous Uncle Sam poster.
This artwork was also used for card #110 (SNOOTY SAM/ U.S. ARNIE) from series 3.
#18 BUSTED!
This is the same artwork from card #14 from the giant series 2.
"Busted...like a cheap rubber band."
Friday, February 6, 2009
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS GIANT SERIES
In addition to the regular Garbage Pail sets Topps also produced two series of "giant" cards which were 5"x7" in size. The first series was released in 1986 and identical to the small first series. The second giant series was also released in 1986 but featured new original artwork. The giant series 2 is a little tougher to find and contains 15 cards. I remember seeing these near the grocery store checkouts during the height of G.P.K. craziness. I never took much interest in them back then because they were so large and different from the other cards. I like having these now for the additional artwork as a nice addition to the regular card series. Here are nice scans I made of the entire set.
#1 BAZOOKA JERK AND HIS GARBAGE
This card is an obvious spoof of the old Bazooka Joe wrapper comics and features "ROD WAD/ JOE BLOW" from card #84 of the 3rd series.
#2 BONY JOANIE...THIN LYNN...BONY JOANIE...
This card features "BONY JOANIE/THIN LYNN" from card #29 of the 1st series.
#3 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS RULE
This is the only one I remember seeing of the giant cards when I was a kid. I didn't really like the artwork and I thought it was kind of cheesy. There was a lot of Garbage Pail Kids rip-offs back then like Trash Can Tots ,and Gross-out kids, and generic stuff being sold with horrible artwork and I just kind of figured it was similar to that. The giant cards were sold in a clear package and I suppose this card was just the one I saw in the pack. Even back then I was a little picky about stuff.
#4 FOUL BILL (BASEBALL CARDS)
Later on in the 15th series they ended up coming out with a card #603 "FOUL BILL" but he looks totally different.
#5 HAVE A NICE DAY
#6 HOOKED ON GARBAGE PAIL KIDS
I love the artwork on this one. I wish they included it in the regular series.
This idea was used again in the Garbage Pail Kids new series 2 #10 in 2004 "HOOKED BROOKE/KATE BAIT" and also on the Trash Can Trolls card #36 "LIVE BAIT KATE/HOOK LINE & CINDY".
#7 WHY FIGHT IT
#8 TAKE A GARBAGE PAIL KID TO LUNCH
#9 VISIT GARBAGE PAIL NATIONAL PARK
This one features "NEW WAVE DAVE/GRAFFITI PETEY" from 1st series card #30, "LEAKY LINDSAY/MESSY TESSY" from 2nd series card #45, and "ADAM BOMB/BLASTED BILLY" from 1st series card #8.
#10 GARBAGE PAIL CIRCUS
#11 HOW TO BE A GARBAGE PAIL KID
#12 IT TAKES GUTS TO BE A GARBAGE PAIL KID
Once again a great piece of artwork that would have looked nice in the regular card set.
#13 MISS GARBAGE PAIL KID
#14 BUSTED!
This is great because it's so true. During this time the schools were coming down hard on us for trading on the playground.
#15 SENIOR CLASS- GARBAGE PAIL SCHOOL
A lot of kids but the only recognizable ones are "GRAFFITI PETEY/NEW WAVE DAVE" once again, and "DEAD TED/JAY DECAY" from 1st series card #5.
There's also a bunch of extra artwork on the Garbage Pail Kids poster series which I've scanned and will post later.
#1 BAZOOKA JERK AND HIS GARBAGE
This card is an obvious spoof of the old Bazooka Joe wrapper comics and features "ROD WAD/ JOE BLOW" from card #84 of the 3rd series.
#2 BONY JOANIE...THIN LYNN...BONY JOANIE...
This card features "BONY JOANIE/THIN LYNN" from card #29 of the 1st series.
#3 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS RULE
This is the only one I remember seeing of the giant cards when I was a kid. I didn't really like the artwork and I thought it was kind of cheesy. There was a lot of Garbage Pail Kids rip-offs back then like Trash Can Tots ,and Gross-out kids, and generic stuff being sold with horrible artwork and I just kind of figured it was similar to that. The giant cards were sold in a clear package and I suppose this card was just the one I saw in the pack. Even back then I was a little picky about stuff.
#4 FOUL BILL (BASEBALL CARDS)
Later on in the 15th series they ended up coming out with a card #603 "FOUL BILL" but he looks totally different.
#5 HAVE A NICE DAY
#6 HOOKED ON GARBAGE PAIL KIDS
I love the artwork on this one. I wish they included it in the regular series.
This idea was used again in the Garbage Pail Kids new series 2 #10 in 2004 "HOOKED BROOKE/KATE BAIT" and also on the Trash Can Trolls card #36 "LIVE BAIT KATE/HOOK LINE & CINDY".
#7 WHY FIGHT IT
#8 TAKE A GARBAGE PAIL KID TO LUNCH
#9 VISIT GARBAGE PAIL NATIONAL PARK
This one features "NEW WAVE DAVE/GRAFFITI PETEY" from 1st series card #30, "LEAKY LINDSAY/MESSY TESSY" from 2nd series card #45, and "ADAM BOMB/BLASTED BILLY" from 1st series card #8.
#10 GARBAGE PAIL CIRCUS
#11 HOW TO BE A GARBAGE PAIL KID
#12 IT TAKES GUTS TO BE A GARBAGE PAIL KID
Once again a great piece of artwork that would have looked nice in the regular card set.
#13 MISS GARBAGE PAIL KID
#14 BUSTED!
This is great because it's so true. During this time the schools were coming down hard on us for trading on the playground.
#15 SENIOR CLASS- GARBAGE PAIL SCHOOL
A lot of kids but the only recognizable ones are "GRAFFITI PETEY/NEW WAVE DAVE" once again, and "DEAD TED/JAY DECAY" from 1st series card #5.
There's also a bunch of extra artwork on the Garbage Pail Kids poster series which I've scanned and will post later.
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