So Good Retro: A Salute To Wacky Packages Andy March 7, 2013 Advertising, Bizarre, Cool, Sliders 3 Comments The Weird Al of product parodies, Wacky Packages made their debut in 1967, as a set of collectible stickers that gleefully lampooned popular household brands. An almost instant hit, they became a full blown fad in the early 70’s. Kids would rabidly decimate candy store racks, in an attempt to complete their collection, while discarding the horribly flavorless, roof of the mouth impaling, rectangular stick of pink bubble gum included in each pack. Other than the rare threat of a lawsuit from a cranky corporate entity, followed by a hasty retirements of said specific card in a series, things have been going swimmingly. Even rejected Wacky Packages had the ability to go on to bigger and grosser things. In 1985, a kiboshed design for “Garbage Pail Kids” would eventually spawn its own ridiculously profitable card series and grotesquely awful feature film. Like any collectible, with time comes value. Bring a near mint “Ratz Crackers” Wacky Package from 1968 onto Antiques Roadshow? Lose your mind when its appraised at $4,000. Thankfully, Topps, the company behind the series, continues to release new series and re-release classic, best selling cards on an annual basis. As a mass majority of Wacky Package’s pun choked odes revolve around butchering popular, pop culture fueled food brands, it seemed only fitting to offer up a Rogue’s Gallery of their choicest cuts. The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Andy Latest posts by Andy (see all) Say Whaaaaat? McRib Won’t See National Roll Out. - November 20, 2013 Quick Bite: McDonald’s New Veggie McWraps - August 29, 2013 Quick Bite: Lay’s Canada “Do Us A Flavor” Finalists. - August 1, 2013 3 Responses Dave March 7th, 2013 “Scrapple”…haven’t I read that name here before? Reply Big Ass Superstar March 8th, 2013 I feel like the Goldfish Crackers and Snapple are a little anachronistic. How long did they make these things? I was an 80s kid and certainly remember these in the mid-1980s. They certainly have a very Mad Magazine (or Cracked, come to think of it) feel about them. Reply Jered B December 28th, 2013 I have 2 1967 Ratz Crackers cards in good condition that I found in my dads old suitcase. I’m trying to find a buyer. Reply Leave a ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Current ye@r * Leave this field empty
Big Ass Superstar March 8th, 2013 I feel like the Goldfish Crackers and Snapple are a little anachronistic. How long did they make these things? I was an 80s kid and certainly remember these in the mid-1980s. They certainly have a very Mad Magazine (or Cracked, come to think of it) feel about them. Reply
Jered B December 28th, 2013 I have 2 1967 Ratz Crackers cards in good condition that I found in my dads old suitcase. I’m trying to find a buyer. Reply
