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Paper Wate and Paper Mate...
How about a change up on the tag line to be... "More morticians recommend Lavirusthan any other mouthwash"
Here's a fun one! Belch's and Welch's Grape Jelly. If I'm not mistaken, the glass in the parody is based on the Archie glass. It's the only real glass I found a photo reference of that has artwork in yellow and orange. The character on the parody glass, while not exact, loosely resembles Archie too.
Moscow and Bosco. Is the joke on the lid supposed to be read as "It's Lunch Time in Russia. So Be It"?
Nice basic Wacky, change one letter and the gag becomes a slam dunk. Sometimes simple just works. Add a star for the coffee product. I’ve always liked the coffee Wackys, and I’m glad Topps spoofed a variety of them.
Curious about the scene under the logo, so magnified it a bit.
Goon's Farm and Boone's Farm...
DeLinquent and DelMonte Spinach. Couldn't find the matching real spinach label, but I have another label from the same time period and a different spinach label.
Easy-Cough and Easy-Off...
Ivy and Ivory Soap...
The main gag could have been great, but the tagline of "fight poison" Ivy makes it seem like the soap is to help with poison ivy. And I don't see how bloating fits in. I think this should have been done to indicate that it would GIVE someone poison ivy, and then they'd itch. My brain is mush after a very long day at work, but maybe I can come up with what's nagging in the back of my head. I know there's something there..........
The only explanation I can think of is that some people with severe reactions to poison ivy, do get kind of bloated and swollen because of the histamines the body is producing. Or, bloat is just a funny word.
I think I see your point - the gag lines are conflicting, between the soap fighting poison ivy vs. causing it, or at least the symptoms (bloating) of it.I’ve always noticed that this Wacky and a few others have what I would describe as an illumination effect. The orange tinge of the left-side end and the animation-like appearance of the character give the effect of the product appearing to be illuminated by yellowish lighting. No idea whether intended or not, but it adds a little intrigue for me.I like most of the soap Wackys in general. The paper packaging and sale of individual bars is in itself a relic of the 70’s.
- if it fights poison ivy, why is bloating involved?