Someone Had 2 Start This Thread OLDS 3 Top Five

[deadpresidentsvisa]

                                                                                    Here's mine randomly listed
1.....Souse Trap
2.....Grave Poupon
3.....Moron Gard
4.....Preparation H-Bomb
5.....Brains Burgers
                                      And the 5 out of 6 titles i put into page 4....Tiger Eat     Lesore     Bat     Wallow Balsam     Homely Comb

[DrSushi]

100% Grating Cheese - funny and we used this product frequently.
$0.00001 - very clever.
Squint - would fit right in the original series. A classic.
Le Sore Peas - wonderful the art on this one.
Brains Burgers - made me laugh aloud.

[Porkie]

(Must be in the air - I was thinking the same thing today - glad you started it! Unfortunately, I couldn't do just 5...)

Have to say there were a lot of really good art/gags for me in this series. Definitely my favorite of the OLDS so far, and my favorite newer series since I don't know when. Here's my top 10:

* Apple Tacks - Hilarious and fantastic artwork/detail without being cluttered. A "true" Wacky in my mind.
* Olden Grahams - Same as Apple Tacks for me - fantastic artwork/detail and great gag.
* Preparation H-Bomb - Made me laugh out loud! Great artwork. Great gag.
* Squirt - Took me back to buying the original product in a glass bottle. Superb artwork.
* Brains-Burgers - one of the best gags I've seen in a long time! Zombie dogs! Hilarious!
* 100% Grating Cheese - another really funny gag and a product we used all the time.
* Grave Poupon - superb artwork and very funny gag.
* Pig Boy - Love the simplicity, artwork, and gag (we had a Bob's Big Boy near us as a kid).
* Wallow Balsam - that pig looks so happy it made me smile.
* Charredstone Chew - great gag and brought back happy memories of this tooth-pulling treat


Honorable Mentions for me:

* Le Sore's - superb artwork on the can - my wife recognized the product from far away
* Souse Trap - tons of detail that begs for that 5x7 parallel series I've been wishing for!
* Cling Freek - hilarious gag!
* Grim - love the artwork, especially the lid
* Bat - the double pop-top gag is classic imo
* Stake 'ems - fantastic artwork
* Mr. Babble - hilarious gag and took me back to the one time we had this as a kid!

[deadpresidentsvisa]

(Must be in the air - I was thinking the same thing today - glad you started it! Unfortunately, I couldn't do just 5...)

Have to say there were a lot of really good art/gags for me in this series. Definitely my favorite of the OLDS so far, and my favorite newer series since I don't know when. Here's my top 10:

* Apple Tacks - Hilarious and fantastic artwork/detail without being cluttered. A "true" Wacky in my mind.
* Olden Grahams - Same as Apple Tacks for me - fantastic artwork/detail and great gag.
* Preparation H-Bomb - Made me laugh out loud! Great artwork. Great gag.
* Squirt - Took me back to buying the original product in a glass bottle. Superb artwork.
* Brains-Burgers - one of the best gags I've seen in a long time! Zombie dogs! Hilarious!
* 100% Grating Cheese - another really funny gag and a product we used all the time.
* Grave Poupon - superb artwork and very funny gag.
* Pig Boy - Love the simplicity, artwork, and gag (we had a Bob's Big Boy near us as a kid).
* Wallow Balsam - that pig looks so happy it made me smile.
* Charredstone Chew - great gag and brought back happy memories of this tooth-pulling treat


Honorable Mentions for me:

* Le Sore's - superb artwork on the can - my wife recognized the product from far away
* Souse Trap - tons of detail that begs for that 5x7 parallel series I've been wishing for!
* Cling Freek - hilarious gag!
* Grim - love the artwork, especially the lid
* Bat - the double pop-top gag is classic imo
* Stake 'ems - fantastic artwork
* Mr. Babble - hilarious gag and took me back to the one time we had this as a kid!

EVEN WITH MAGNIFIED GLASSES I CANNOT SEE THEM WELL ENOUGH TO COMMENT,MY 5 PICKS CAME FROM THE 3 THAT OCCUPY THE "CENTER SQUARE" ON THE 9 COUNT PAGES AND 2 OTHERS,WITH THE MEDIAN AGE OF THIS FORUM,MAKE THESE OLDS SETS POSTCARD SIZE OR SLIGHTLY SMALLER.

[Porkie]

Aye, I really want that 4x6 or 5x7 parallel series of just the base OLDS cards - would be glorious!

Speaking of small: anyone else notice on Olden Grahams the tiny white bits are bingo balls! Dang. And Meow Mix has a TON of detail!

Maybe we can get someone on the inside to post blow-ups of the artwork again. That is always outstanding.

Ok... back to the topic...

[Playbug]

My top 5:

1) Clorocks (could totally be an original series card)
2) Prep. H-Bomb (too funny)
3) Cling Freak (also too funny & clever)
4) 0.00001 Bar
5) Stretch Armstrain (yup, remember straining to try and rip him apart)

Grave Poupon and 100% Grating are really cool too. Real fantastic set overall ! 

[Slaytex99]

I *really* like this set.  Good job Topps!

My top 5:

BAT - omg so funny and the double pull tabs genius hahaha
Brains burgers - Zombie dogs?  fresh!  12 juicy brains had me laughing
Squint - Looks like a classic wacky clean lines looks like a real bottle oO
Meow Mess - So much detail on this one I can see Norm painting something like this
MoronGard - Dunno I just love the stupid jerk on the can of paint hahahaha classic

TBH I love a lot more of them too.  This was hard to pick just 5.

[RawGoo]

Picking just 5 is tough!  There are so many in this set that I think are fantastic!

I'd have to go with the following:

Souse Trap - Such detail!  Love the drunks, but especially the little pink elephant, funny gags.  Reminds me of Brandy Land.
Six Dollar Man - One of my favorite toys back then, I actually still have it.  Good gag, excellent package, the font is perfect!
Apple Tacks - How was this never an OS Wacky?  I love the old packaging with the two characters.  Free detention inside is funny.
Bat - My mom drank Tab all the time.  The package is great, great gag reversing the name, and I love the two pull tabs!
Pig Boy - I remember going there a lot.  Great gag, the character is perfect, and the burger, condiments and sack are wonderful.

I hate leaving out these:

Grim - Another great gag, and a well-rendered jar.  The lid is fantastic.
Stretch Armstrain - The gag here is perfect, as playing with this toy was great arm exercise.
100% Grating Cheese - Nice simple gag, and the packaging is perfect yet again.  The guy holding his head is awesome.
Grave Poupon - Like the gag, love the jar.
Squint - This is just classic!  I had forgotten about Squirt soda.  Not sure I get the gag, but that was true with a number of OS Wackys that I always really liked.

[Pupsi-Cola]

                                                                                   Here's mine randomly listed
1.....Souse Trap
2.....Grave Poupon
3.....Moron Gard
4.....Preparation H-Bomb
5.....Brains Burgers
                                      And the 5 out of 6 titles i put into page 4....Tiger Eat     Lesore     Bat     Wallow Balsam     Homely Comb

I will be very happy to post 5 that I really like (When I get my boxes that is).

[slamjim]

I will post up hi-res scans next week or so. I am still in the process of moving to a new place and getting up an Internet connection. We just finished up selecting the gags for series 4. I think they are killer. I start painting this week!

[slamjim]

Squint - This is just classic!  I had forgotten about Squirt soda.  Not sure I get the gag, but that was true with a number of OS Wackys that I always really liked.

The gag is that popping the top squirts the person in the eye which would cause you to squint.

I did a Souse Trap thumbnail for an early ANS. It never made it due to the content. You had been asking for that one to be a sticker. I was real happy to have been able to include that one in this series. I think that was my favorite piece to paint. It sure took the longest (well, that and Tiger Eat).

[slamjim]

I should mention that Jay, Fred and Mark worked on gags for this series besides me. When I post images and stuff later I will LYK what they did.

[Slaytex99]

The gag is that popping the top squirts the person in the eye which would cause you to squint.

I did a Souse Trap thumbnail for an early ANS. It never made it due to the content. You had been asking for that one to be a sticker. I was real happy to have been able to include that one in this series. I think that was my favorite piece to paint. It sure took the longest (well, that and Tiger Eat).

hahaha yea i got that one on squirt.  i love 16 sour oz.  well done wacky.  good job.

i didn't put tiger eat in my top 5 but omg i sure notice the attention to detail.  the more i look at it the more it is growing on me.  i really like it.

this set was a masterpiece.  congratulations on a job well done.

*edit* looked closer at tiger eat.  saw the 'dec 1975' in the 'T'.  so much details.  it is amazing

[RawGoo]

The gag is that popping the top squirts the person in the eye which would cause you to squint.

I did a Souse Trap thumbnail for an early ANS. It never made it due to the content. You had been asking for that one to be a sticker. I was real happy to have been able to include that one in this series. I think that was my favorite piece to paint. It sure took the longest (well, that and Tiger Eat).

Duh! - I should have figured that one out      Thanks for the help.

Souse Trap is incredible, and perfect for the series!  I remember that box with the contraption on it, and you definitely did it justice!

[RaMpB]

The gag is that popping the top squirts the person in the eye which would cause you to squint.

I did a Souse Trap thumbnail for an early ANS. It never made it due to the content. You had been asking for that one to be a sticker. I was real happy to have been able to include that one in this series. I think that was my favorite piece to paint. It sure took the longest (well, that and Tiger Eat).

Friggin love Souse Trap! Cannot stop looking at it! great work David

[De-Mented Tomatoes]

I should mention that Jay, Fred and Mark worked on gags for this series besides me. When I post images and stuff later I will LYK what they did.

Simply put---olds 3 is absolutely fantastic. My favorite is preparation h-bomb

[Dr Popper]

Souse Trap is incredible, and perfect for the series!  I remember that box with the contraption on it, and you definitely did it justice!

My eyes must be getting bad because I can barely see the art on that one!  That's one I would definitely like to see the original art.

[Porkie]

My eyes must be getting bad because I can barely see the art on that one!  That's one I would definitely like to see the original art.

I want the 4x6 or 5x7 parallel series of base cards so we can appreciate the art!

[jaylynch]

    Dave is painting some more insanely detailed ones for series 4 as well.   So while I'm thinking about it....  Dave, be sure to save 1200 dpi images of this stuff.  Some day in the far future,  Topps will probably license 7 foot high wall murals again, and If the resolution of the saved images is too low, they will have to retouch it by hand for the larger sized stuff.

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