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Online mikecho

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I just found some OS and Topps-related characters and lines in some ANS Wackys and beyond. Here's what I've got so far:

*ANS1:   #30 (Americans OnWine (Wacky Website card back))

*ANS2:   #2 (StarTrash.com) (Wacky Website card back) (this one has a Martian from Mars Attacks in it instead of OS Wacky Packages characters))   #9 (Jailette Strike3) / (Whacked Packages (Wacky Website card back))   #13 (Thefty Crime Sak)   #16 (Slobway)   #27 (Alberto's BO5)   Bonus Sticker B7 (Snout)

*ANS3:   #31 (National Geriatric.com (Wacky Website card back))   #33 (PayUp, Pal (Wacky Website card back))   Bonus Sticker B2 (Barfie MyScream)   Bonus Sticker B6: (Nasty Messquik)   Foil Sticker F6 (Alive (this one has two Ugly Stickers monsters in it instead of OS Wacky Packages characters))

*ANS4:   #32 (MASHCAR.com (Wacky Website card back))  #41 (Licewire (Wacky Website card back))  #47 (Tacky Packages Extra Sticky All-Goo Series)  #47 (Alive (Wacky Coupon card back) (this one has three Ugly Stickers monsters in it this time instead of OS Wacky Packages characters))  #48 (EarthLing (Wacky Website card back) (this one also has a Martian from Mars Attacks in it instead of OS Wacky Packages characters))   Bonus Sticker B1 (Stella Dork'o Kookies - Swiss Fools)

*ANS5:   #35 (mrs. Goodbar (the first one here with an OS line instead of an OS character (in this case, a variant of a OS line)))   #50 (Quacker State Beak Performance)   #51 (Haunt's Terrifying Ketchup)

*ANS6:   #39 (Shake 'n Break)

*ANS8:   Wacky Packages Go to the Movies #8 of 8 (Diary of a Wacky Kid)

*ANS9:   #21 (Motion Spray)

*ANS10:   #29 (Asparagus Jacks (Wacky Coupon card back))

*ANS11:   #25 (Horderlands 2: Much Stuff)  #51 (Skullpy Extra Screamy Brain Butter)   Bonus Sticker B8 (Frictionary)   Bonus Sticker B9 (Avenjerx)   Bonus Sticker B13 (Grape-Nuts + Bolts)  Wacky Billboard #2 (Five Guts; the same character as the one from ANS2: #16  (Slobway) - the first of two repeated characters up to this point (for the second one, see Reply #14 below))

*2014 S1:  #27 (Poop-Tarts)   Bonus Sticker B9 (Unkist Onion Soda)

*2015 S1:  #13 (Veino Max Gel)   #48 (Hunched Tomatoes)   #51 (Angry Jack Aggravated Bittermilk Pain-Cake Mix)   #66 (MayDay)

*Wacky Packages Postcards S1:  #1 (Dracky Packages)   #3 (Weaky Packages)

*Wacky Halloween Postcards 2010:  #4 (Boozooka)

*OLDS 3:  #30 (Meow Mess)

*Network Spews (print-on-demand series):  #59 (Where's Richard? (this one has 10 OS Wacky characters, five ANS Wacky characters and one Wacky Packages Postcards character - probably an all-time record number up to this point))

*Trumpocracy: The First 100 Days (print-on-demand series):  #28 (Fracky Packages)

*Kooky Kards:  P1 (Flat Wheels)   P3 (OxiMoron)

*2019 Christmas Postcards:  HB02  (Fitbite ChompHR)

*Attacky Packages Series 4:  #19 (Solaroid Film)

*Wacky Packages All New Weekly Series 2020:  May 2020 Week 3 #14  (Stone Cold Cremation)  August 2020 Week 1 #1 (Ugly Frowny Sad Softener)   October 2020 Week 1  Guest Artist of the Week GA1  (Kind Of)    November 2020 Week 2 #6 (Geese's Peanut Butter Ducks)

*Wacky Packages All New Monthly Series 2021:  February 2021 #4 (Crept Toothpaste)  #9 (Spoilmint)  June 2021 #1 (Cap'n Corpse)  #19 (Mtn Don't)  July 2021 #13 (Crime Spree)   September 2021 #19 (Pinky)  October 2021 #2 (Boo!zooka; the same character as the one from Wacky Halloween Postcards 2010 #4, as well as almost the same name))   November 2021 #5 (Happy Jack Potatoes for Hippies)  #6 (Leaves)

*Wacky Packages All New Monthly Series 2022:   November 2022 #4 (Kong's Hawaiian Always Hairy Shot Full of Holes Rolls (the second one here with a OS line instead of a OS character))   #19 (Calico Fritters Cute & Tasty Rabbit Family)   Wonky Packages #4 (Big Murk)

*Wacky Packages All New Series 2023:   #7 (Shaft Extra Sharp Cutter)    #30 (Crawl Park Creepy Crawly Franks)

*Wacky Halloween Postcards 2023:    (Left Twitch and Right Twitch)

Now, can anyone find anything that I've missed?
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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2018, 04:09:13 PM »
Interesting observations!  I'll keep my eyes open for more recent tie-in parodies.

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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2018, 05:55:15 PM »
Mentioned this before on the "Sleuthing and Forensics" thread.  Don't know if it would count or not, 1) being it's such a small detail, and 2) it's not ANS.

OS3 Meow Mess

The "6-Up" bottle cap among the kitty refuse.



Also Neil Camera's "Fracky Packages" from the "Trumpocracy: The First 100 Days" set.



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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2018, 08:14:57 AM »
Don't know if Wackys appearing on subsequent Wackys counts here, but ANS Thefty and Tacky Packages come to mind right away.  Also the Dracky Packages postcard.

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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2018, 01:51:02 PM »
I remember this being more prevalent in the early ANS series, probably petered out as more new artists got involved in the later series.  Funnily enough, I can only think of the repeated character in a few of the titles mentioned.  It's probably been 5 years or more since I've even looked at the first half-dozen or so sets.

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Re: OS and Topps-related characters and lines in ANS Wackys
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2018, 03:04:17 PM »
Thefty's been added, thanks. And, after some thought, I've put in the other two, also, even though they're not ANS. Finally, after some more thought, the third one's been put in too, even though it's basically one of those POD Wackys that not many people here seem to really like. 
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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2018, 03:46:30 PM »
we had a good list of these going on Greg's old forum back in the day. think that's all lost now.

Fred does have all the ANS2 stuff captured on his site though
http://www.hipsteria.com/wacky/wp_ans2_annotated.shtml

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Re: OS and Topps-related characters and lines in ANS Wackys
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2018, 08:35:20 PM »
I just found another one and added it to the list: Horderlands 2: Much Stuff (25) from ANS11.
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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2018, 09:02:38 PM »
I just found another one and added it to the list: Horderlands 2 (25) from ANS11.

You have good eyes!

   

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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2018, 11:06:58 AM »
I'm not sure if this one counts, or not, but I remember having a feeling of deja vu when I first saw the "Red Veins" art. The character's arm and shirt sleeve almost match up perfectly to the reversed Ghoul Humor's character's arm.




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« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2018, 11:17:15 AM »
That's a good one, considering that the two characters are each facing in a different direction, the first (Ghoul Humor) to the right and the second (Red Veins) to the left. It doesn't count for this list, IMO, but it's very clever, indeed. I wonder if the artist who did Red Veins knew about this when he did it?
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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2018, 04:35:55 PM »
Would make a great mash-up!

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« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2018, 08:19:02 AM »
Would make a great mash-up!
Or a great pair of Double Artist sketch cards.
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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2018, 12:04:55 PM »
I wonder if the artist who did Red Veins knew about this when he did it?
I'm sure Strephon was very aware of the Ghoul Humor character. Wouldn't surprise me if he did that on purpose.

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« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2018, 11:05:11 AM »
I just found seven modern Wackys that incorporate other ANS characters (so I don't know if they'd count here):

*ANS2:  #34 (Punchables Cracker Smackers)

*ANS10:  #39 (Klepto-Bismol (second version)),

*ANS11:  #29 (The Game of Loaf (this one has two characters))

*2014 S1:  Bonus Sticker B8 (Notre-Grain)

*2015 S1:  #10 (Krust Macaroni and Sneese).

*Wacky Packages All New Monthly Series 2021:  June 2021  #19 (Mtn Don't; the same character as the one in ANS11: #29 (The Game of Loaf) - the second of two repeated characters up to this point (for the first one, see Reply #1 above))   October 2021  #17 (Frosted Stakes)

*Wacky Packages All New Series 2023:   #16: Wolf Man Chili

Does anyone else know about any other modern Wackys that fit into this category?
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Re: OS and Topps-related characters and lines in ANS Wackys
« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2018, 11:29:27 PM »
I just found another one and added it to the list: Grape-Nuts + Bolts (B13), another one from ANS11.
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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #16 on: September 20, 2018, 03:53:52 PM »
For those with microscopic vision, you might find one of the Hurts Tomato characters lurking on the label of "Motion Spray" from ANS8.

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« Reply #17 on: September 20, 2018, 06:36:12 PM »
For those with microscopic vision, you might find one of the Hurts Tomato characters lurking on the label of "Motion Spray" from ANS8.
Neil, you mean ANS9.
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« Reply #18 on: September 20, 2018, 06:43:14 PM »
Neil, you mean ANS9.

Yes, correction: ANS9!

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« Reply #19 on: September 20, 2018, 09:43:29 PM »
Yes, correction: ANS9!
Okay, it's in!
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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #20 on: September 21, 2018, 08:21:29 AM »
I had forgotten about this great title!

   

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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2018, 08:30:37 PM »
It looks like the Burpsi-Cola guy discovered Rogaine...



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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #22 on: September 30, 2018, 02:10:03 AM »
It looks like the Burpsi-Cola guy discovered Rogaine...



Or Romaine  :]

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Re: OS and Topps-related characters and lines in ANS Wackys
« Reply #23 on: October 04, 2018, 11:42:18 AM »
Or Romaine  :]
Whichever one it is, it's in the list now!

UPDATE: Say, did anyone else notice that the guy's middle finger in in his left nostril? I just noticed that now.
Also, it's not just that the Burpsi-Cola guy has hair on his head - his nose is different from the original's, too.
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Re: OS and Topps-related characters and lines in ANS Wackys
« Reply #24 on: August 03, 2019, 08:36:06 PM »
I just found another one in ANS6 - Shake 'n Break! It's on the list now if anyone wants to look.
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« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2019, 06:29:50 PM »
And another one in ANS2 - Punchables Cracker Smackers! Again, it's on the list now.
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« Reply #26 on: August 15, 2019, 02:22:01 PM »
You guessed it - another one, this time a print on demand one from Network Spews - Where's Richard?! Joe Grossberg (Joe G.) pointed this one out.
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« Reply #27 on: September 06, 2019, 01:38:47 AM »
And yet another one in Postcards S1 - Weaky Packages! Once again, it's on the list now.
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Re: OS and Topps-related characters in ANS Wackys
« Reply #28 on: September 06, 2019, 01:11:21 PM »
Pictures would definitely be helpful (and appreciated!)

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« Reply #29 on: September 06, 2019, 10:18:51 PM »
Pictures would definitely be helpful (and appreciated!)
I've only got the stickers up to ANS8, Rob. And I think that I've got a camera on my computer, but I don't know how to use it.

Can anyone help me out with this one and include pictures of all the Wackys mentioned here on this list so that Rob can see all of them? I also saw that Mark (NationalSpittoon) asked for pictures also.

We've already got three of them (Horderlands 2: Much Stuff, Motion Spray and Poop-Tarts) so they don't need to be done.

UPDATE: Correction: the first two pictures are gone. Can someone please put them back?
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« Reply #30 on: April 06, 2020, 02:11:00 PM »
I just found out that two of the four Kooky Kards from 2019 have OS characters. Even though they're not true Wackys, they're the same thing in spirit, so I put them in as well.

Can anyone show me photos of Rodeo Flyer Wagon and Curst so I can see if these two have to be included as well?
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« Reply #31 on: April 30, 2020, 10:55:35 AM »
Just found another one: Boozooka from Halloween Postcards 2010.

The bubble gum bubble-blowing boy from Gadzooka is on there and he looks scared!

I have to admit I'm surprised I didn't see this one sooner - and I have the entire run of the Halloween Postcards line!
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« Reply #32 on: May 04, 2020, 01:17:50 PM »
And another one: Fitbite ChompHR from the 2019 Holiday Postcards.

The lady from Minute Lice is there, with a different hairstyle.
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« Reply #33 on: May 25, 2020, 11:14:32 AM »
Yet another: Stone Cold Cremation from All New Weekly Series: May 2020 Week 3.

The Ghoul Humor skull-headed character is in it.
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« Reply #34 on: July 22, 2021, 08:40:55 AM »
Yes, another one: Crime Spree from All New Monthly Series July 2021 #13.

The Run Tony gangster is in it.
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