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Wacky Packages Discussion => General Wacky Packages Discussion => Topic started by: Plan 9 on May 28, 2011, 02:32:04 PM
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There was a thread in Greg's old form about this topic. Time to revive it. I just watched an episode of Oddities on the science channel. In the episode entitled "Pickled Pig" (2010) the hosts visit a guy to check out his bone collection. He greets them wearing a silicone old man mask. Right behind him is a framed 1979 re-issue sheet hanging on the wall.
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There was a thread in Greg's old form about this topic. Time to revive it. I just watched an episode of Oddities on the science channel. In the episode entitled "Pickled Pig" (2010) the hosts visit a guy to check out his bone collection. He greets them wearing a silicone old man mask. Right behind him is a framed 1979 re-issue sheet hanging on the wall.
A character in the Jim Carrey movie Yes Man also had a framed 1979 sheet on his wall. It's in the scene where he has a Harry Potter themed party.
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A character in the Jim Carrey movie Yes Man also had a framed 1979 sheet on his wall. It's in the scene where he has a Harry Potter themed party.
And don't forget the appearance of a '79 sheet in the Showtime series "Weeds". There is even a mention of the sheet by one of the characters where he comments that someone is interested in buying the "Wacky Packs".
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I was just watching the original "Bad News Bears" Movie, and their was a kid in the stands in a "Kentucky Fried Fingers" T-Shirt.
This movie came out in 1976, and was probably shot in 1975, so it makes sense.
Back in the Wacky Heyday!
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just got done watching Super 8, which is a period piece taking place in summer '79, and sure enough - there's a bunch of wacky's in two of the kid's bedrooms
the one kid Charles has a nice line up of stickers stuck to the wall above his desk - I recall seeing Raw Goo, Dampers, Camals - they could be '79 reissues stuck there. There were several others scattered around - a Boo Hoo and a View Monster.
Most noticeable was the Gadzooka poster tacked on a wall. It even makes main stage for awhile, dead center in a scene between Joe and Charles as they're having an argument!!
the other kid Joe has a few in his bedroom too. several were ones stuck to the bed frame and then peeled away, leaving just the white paper ghosts on the wood.
He also has quite a few non-sports cards stuck to the wall - several star wars, a Space: 1999, and some cars.
plus, there's lots of 70's stuff that shows up all over the place. old comics, creepy, famous monsters, cheerios, frosted flakes, etc., etc.
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just got done watching Super 8, which is a period piece taking place in summer '79, and sure enough - there's a bunch of wacky's in two of the kid's bedrooms
the one kid Charles has a nice line up of stickers stuck to the wall above his desk - I recall seeing Raw Goo, Dampers, Camals - they could be '79 reissues stuck there. There were several others scattered around - a Boo Hoo and a View Monster.
Most noticeable was the Gadzooka poster tacked on a wall. It even makes main stage for awhile, dead center in a scene between Joe and Charles as they're having an argument!!
the other kid Joe has a few in his bedroom too. several were ones stuck to the bed frame and then peeled away, leaving just the white paper ghosts on the wood.
He also has quite a few non-sports cards stuck to the wall - several star wars, a Space: 1999, and some cars.
plus, there's lots of 70's stuff that shows up all over the place. old comics, creepy, famous monsters, cheerios, frosted flakes, etc., etc.
I just got back from seeing it. Great movie! Don't forget to sit through the ending credits!
I never noticed the other stickers just the Gadzooka. Now I'll have to wait until the DVD to pause. There were so many cool toys in the boys rooms you just want to freeze frame.
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I just got back from seeing it. Great movie! Don't forget to sit through the ending credits!
I never noticed the other stickers just the Gadzooka. Now I'll have to wait until the DVD to pause. There were so many cool toys in the boys rooms you just want to freeze frame.
yep. solid movie. recommended. and not just for the wackys.
With the end credits, it's not like a Marvel movie where there's 15 minutes of endless droning credits just to get a 10 second useless bonus. This is shortly after the credits start rolling and worth the time.
It was amazing how many people made a mad dash for the exit as soon as the screen went dark and then totally missed out on some great stuff.
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I just got back from Super 8 and man was it cool. Can't wait for the DVD so I can freeze frame and check out all the cool stuff in the kid's rooms. Lots of Wacky's, Star Wars cards, models, games, masks, ships, posters, etc. They even had Pillsbury Space Food Sticks (which I know has been discussed on this forum). I almost screamed out in the theater when I saw the food sticks and the Wackys. Cool film with even cooler set design.
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yep. solid movie. recommended. and not just for the wackys.
With the end credits, it's not like a Marvel movie where there's 15 minutes of endless droning credits just to get a 10 second useless bonus. This is shortly after the credits start rolling and worth the time.
It was amazing how many people made a mad dash for the exit as soon as the screen went dark and then totally missed out on some great stuff.
Yup, i saw all those wackys and kept pointing at the screen much to my wife's chagrin. Not so sure i would call it a solid movie, seemed like a careless mix of et, close encounters, goonies and district 9.
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Yup, i saw all those wackys and kept pointing at the screen much to my wife's chagrin. Not so sure i would call it a solid movie, seemed like a careless mix of et, close encounters, goonies and district 9.
I really enjoyed the movie - just saw it today.
Saw the Wackys of course, and a number of other things. Had me wondering if the prop master tapped my archive... There were a few things they didn't quite get right, in the realm of set dressing, and I imagine I'm probably the only person who would note it or care, so it shouldn't matter. For instance; they had contemporary candy cigarettes on the counter of the gas station, and from what I could tell, a modern box of Charleston Chews, too. There were some other issues I'd take, but really, a lovely version of 1979, all told. I'm a fan.
When it comes out on blu-ray, I'll enjoy trying to spot other 70's pieces.
Things from my own stuff that I saw in the film were these nuggets - did you guys see all of these?:
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1354/589666251_ef7093043f_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/589666251/)
Super Lite-Ups stickers - Raisin Bran - Dynamite Don't Shake Me Up - 1975 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/589666251/) by JasonLiebig (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonliebigstuff/), on Flickr
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/124/385804168_0df53f0d10_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/385804168/)
Cereal Lite Ups - We've Got A Convoy - Honeycomb cereal premium sticker - 1977 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/385804168/) by JasonLiebig (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonliebigstuff/), on Flickr
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/385804177_d271440b84_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/385804177/)
Cereal Lite Ups - You're Too Close - Honeycomb cereal premium sticker - 1977 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/385804177/) by JasonLiebig (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonliebigstuff/), on Flickr
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/385804167_42d88a3931_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/385804167/)
Cereal Lite Ups - Keep on Bikin' Sticker - Honeycomb cereal premium sticker - 1977 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/385804167/) by JasonLiebig (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonliebigstuff/), on Flickr
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2692/4342218476_7d1e610438.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/4342218476/)
General Foods - Good Seasons - Shake 'n Bake Chicken - mix box - 1970's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/4342218476/) by JasonLiebig (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonliebigstuff/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3351/3512577667_d37280e9ae.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/3512577667/)
Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes cereal box - Free Bic Pens - 1979 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/3512577667/) by JasonLiebig (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonliebigstuff/), on Flickr
And finally, I saw this, but used as a small sticker on one of the kids' bedroom windows. Beyond the cereal box, this is the one that really had me thinking someone tapped into a few items from my stuff to create set dressing. This was never a sticker, and the only place I've ever found a clear image of it was in the proof pack that I own, though there certainly must be more out there, my stuff is pretty easy to get to:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2253/2342481314_c452a5e92c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/2342481314/)
Star Wars Factors Iron On Proof Sheet - Chewie and Han Solo - 1977 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/2342481314/) by JasonLiebig (http://www.flickr.com/people/jasonliebigstuff/), on Flickr
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I saw Super 8 last night. The movie was OK, but I loved all the old items! I went with some friends from my old office, and had told them ahead of time to pay attention to the details, so we were all trying to spot stuff. I was looking for a box of reissue Wackys on the convenience store counter, didn't see one. We all liked the Tie Fighter model hanging in the bedroom (we're all into sci-fi, I'm the only Wacky person in the group).
Amazing how many people tore out of the theater and missed the kids' movie during the credits.
Jason, if they used your stuff, they should have given you credit.
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Elle Fanning is on her way to being a superstar.... I just hope she and her sister Dakota stay grounded and don't get sucked into the evils of Hollyweird... ala Cory Haim
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I saw Super 8 last night. The movie was OK, but I loved all the old items! I went with some friends from my old office, and had told them ahead of time to pay attention to the details, so we were all trying to spot stuff. I was looking for a box of reissue Wackys on the convenience store counter, didn't see one. We all liked the Tie Fighter model hanging in the bedroom (we're all into sci-fi, I'm the only Wacky person in the group).
Amazing how many people tore out of the theater and missed the kids' movie during the credits.
Jason, if they used your stuff, they should have given you credit.
I wish I would have seen the whole movie....I fell asleep.
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I saw Super 8 last night. The movie was OK, but I loved all the old items! I went with some friends from my old office, and had told them ahead of time to pay attention to the details, so we were all trying to spot stuff. I was looking for a box of reissue Wackys on the convenience store counter, didn't see one. We all liked the Tie Fighter model hanging in the bedroom (we're all into sci-fi, I'm the only Wacky person in the group).
Amazing how many people tore out of the theater and missed the kids' movie during the credits.
Jason, if they used your stuff, they should have given you credit.
Was it a re-issue box that was on the counter of the convenience store in Detroit Rock City?
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I already mentioned this before, but its perfect for this topic. Blown up sized old wackies can be found in the backround on a locker in the Nickelodeon show Victorious.
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Was it a re-issue box that was on the counter of the convenience store in Detroit Rock City?
I remember asking this question in another thread. I do believe the answer was yes. i think it was second series.
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Was it a re-issue box that was on the counter of the convenience store in Detroit Rock City?
the box was a re-issue - the packs, well....
from Grag's site:
(http://www.wackypackages.org/press/detroit_rock_city_box.jpg)
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the box was a re-issue - the packs, well....
from Grag's site:
(http://www.wackypackages.org/press/detroit_rock_city_box.jpg)
Thanks for posting the picture. I collected those Donruss KISS cards that are displayed on the counter as a kid too.
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Those KISS cards were the bomb!
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the box was a re-issue - the packs, well....
from Grag's site:
(http://www.wackypackages.org/press/detroit_rock_city_box.jpg)
That Capitol Club sign looks just like a Wacky Ad.
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So I'm watching Dog Day Afternoon (1975) with Al Pacino (Sonny), a movie I have seen maybe 25 times in my life, and saw a Wacky. I have never noticed it before. At the 49 minute mark, Sonny's wife enters their apartment with 2 cops and her kids. It is a small apartment, so the kids' bunk beds are in the living room. Taped to the wall, next to the kids' top bunk, is a Camals Cigarettes Wacky Poster. It was really cool to see that since it was current at the time. I dig seeing Wackys in films like Detroit Rock City or Super 8, but they are recreating a time period. To know that set design went to a store and bought a Wacky Poster to hang on the kids' wall is pretty awesome.
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So I'm watching Dog Day Afternoon (1975) with Al Pacino (Sonny)...
from Greg's site
http://www.wackypackages.org/press/dog_day_afternoon.html (http://www.wackypackages.org/press/dog_day_afternoon.html)
(http://www.wackypackages.org/press/dog_day_afternoon.jpg)
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(http://www.wackypackages.org/press/detroit_rock_city_box.jpg)
What a photo!
In addition to the obvious, I like the boxes of caps, the dice and corn-cob pipes (both still a common staple of liquor stores), and I think those are old school flash bulbs, for instamatic cameras, above the pipes.
And that there are Hustler and Penthouse magazines in the scene takes it from good to great.
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What a photo!
In addition to the obvious, I like the boxes of caps, the dice and corn-cob pipes (both still a common staple of liquor stores), and I think those are old school flash bulbs, for instamatic cameras, above the pipes.
And that there are Hustler and Penthouse magazines in the scene takes it from good to great.
Of course they are behind the counter so young prying eyes from lads such as ourselves would keep our Gold Rush stained fingers off of them.
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There was a thread in Greg's old form about this topic. Time to revive it. I just watched an episode of Oddities on the science channel. In the episode entitled "Pickled Pig" (2010) the hosts visit a guy to check out his bone collection. He greets them wearing a silicone old man mask. Right behind him is a framed 1979 re-issue sheet hanging on the wall.
Awesome topic. I noticed the other day watching "17 Again" on TBS (1st time seeing the movie) that there is what-is-probably a 79 poster on the wall of "Cousin Ned"s game room.
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I was watching the first season of The Ultimate Fighter the other day. This isnt a wacky but in Dana Whites office, in the backround there is a box of "Beaties" with Chuck Liddell on the cover. Nice little parodie for those who notice things like that.
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Check out this 7 Eleven sign.
http://www.super8news.com/2010/09/23/commence-filming/
I don't think it made it into the movie, but still cool.
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Check out this 7 Eleven sign.
http://www.super8news.com/2010/09/23/commence-filming/
I don't think it made it into the movie, but still cool.
Yeah, I don't recall that in the movie, but very cool nonetheless. I also liked the shot of the inside of the store as I recognized the Kellogg's cereal box designs as well as Quaker oatmeal single serve boxes.
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Check out this 7 Eleven sign.
http://www.super8news.com/2010/09/23/commence-filming/
I don't think it made it into the movie, but still cool.
That is cool but wasn't Super 8 set in 1979? I never saw a sign like that growing up but can't imagine they were that popular in 1979.
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Dont remember a sign like that either but sure would've.
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Likely the presence of Wackys in Super 8 is a result of JJ Abrams being a Wacky Packs aficionado. I think this link will work. Here is a documentary about Don Dohler, who was the first guy to publish stuff by me and Art Spiegelman when we were kids. Abrams was influenced by Dohler's later publishing efforts in the '70s, when he did Cinemagic magazine. So Abrams is in this documentary talking about Dohler, as am I. Wackys are not specifically mentioned...but it's easy to put two and two together based on the material in this doc. http://www.hulu.com/watch/204015/blood-boobs-and-beast
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Likely the presence of Wackys in Super 8 is a result of JJ Abrams being a Wacky Packs aficionado. I think this link will work. Here is a documentary about Don Dohler, who was the first guy to publish stuff by me and Art Spiegelman when we were kids. Abrams was influenced by Dohler's later publishing efforts in the '70s, when he did Cinemagic magazine. So Abrams is in this documentary talking about Dohler, as am I. Wackys are not specifically mentioned...but it's easy to put two and two together based on the material in this doc. http://www.hulu.com/watch/204015/blood-boobs-and-beast
Says you must be a member to view. >(
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Well...It's free to be a member. They have commercials within the movie...so it's like viewing it as a tv show. But probably it's a hassle to join. So never mind.
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While on vacation recently, my family was playing a Trivial Pursuit Scratch & Play game and came across the following Wacky Package based question:
(http://s18.postimage.org/fxy761rwl/Trivial_Pursuit_Wacky4_001.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/fxy761rwl/)
We didn't do so well on the "Chip Gizmo" question. F*ing Beetle Bailey.
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Not sure if this was ever mentioned, but while channel surfing, I happened to catch a little
of that Nickelodeon show "Victorious" (no, I wasn't watching it, although there are a lot
of shows on there that are pretty cool).
Inside the character's locker were several wackies, a little oversized, too. I think Blunder
Bread was one of them. It happened so quickly, I didn't keep track.
Oh well, back to Sunday Sunday Sunday!
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Not sure if this was ever mentioned, but while channel surfing, I happened to catch a little
of that Nickelodeon show "Victorious" (no, I wasn't watching it, although there are a lot
of shows on there that are pretty cool).
Inside the character's locker were several wackies, a little oversized, too. I think Blunder
Bread was one of them. It happened so quickly, I didn't keep track.
yep. I snapped this off the TV a couple years back to ask LTL if they were their wall stickers that were being used. never heard anything.
it was odd that they had the flashback electric green and hot pink borders on a couple.
probably good to post that pic in this thread though.
(https://i.postimg.cc/mgKd6FyQ/victorious.jpg)
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Thought this was the best place to post this. While perusing the news online, came across this. Looks like a new book about things from the 70s and 80s called "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?". Take a trip thru the slideshow and enjoy!
http://slideshow.nbcnews.com/slideshow/today/whatever-happened-to-pudding-pops-43170212/
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Thought this was the best place to post this. While perusing the news online, came across this. Looks like a new book about things from the 70s and 80s called "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?". Take a trip thru the slideshow and enjoy!
http://slideshow.nbcnews.com/slideshow/today/whatever-happened-to-pudding-pops-43170212/
WOW!! Talk about your "trip down memory lane". Thanks for posting Tom.
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not quite a Wacky in the media, but close enough. In a recent episode of the new Flash, (The Elongated Knight Rises 1/23/18), they mentioned how the Trickster and Prank were responsible for a series of attacks across Central City, including the destruction of the Gadzooka Bubblegum Company. Along with a photo of the newspaper article. I did a screen grab, so it's somewhat fuzzy, but the mention is in the first paragraph.
(https://s18.postimg.cc/chd4oujpl/Gadzooka.jpg)
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It's a nice book, that I either consulted on or contributed some materials to (it's been a few years). But the folks who put it together are good ones who I've had many years of happy (and nostalgic) back and forths with as we have each researched things in this realm. :great:
Thought this was the best place to post this. While perusing the news online, came across this. Looks like a new book about things from the 70s and 80s called "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?". Take a trip thru the slideshow and enjoy!
http://slideshow.nbcnews.com/slideshow/today/whatever-happened-to-pudding-pops-43170212/
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Noticed this as well. Thought it was great.
not quite a Wacky in the media, but close enough. In a recent episode of the new Flash, (The Elongated Knight Rises 1/23/18), they mentioned how the Trickster and Prank were responsible for a series of attacks across Central City, including the destruction of the Gadzooka Bubblegum Company. Along with a photo of the newspaper article. I did a screen grab, so it's somewhat fuzzy, but the mention is in the first paragraph.
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Thought this was the best place to post this. While perusing the news online, came across this. Looks like a new book about things from the 70s and 80s called "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?". Take a trip thru the slideshow and enjoy!
http://slideshow.nbcnews.com/slideshow/today/whatever-happened-to-pudding-pops-43170212/
I don't know about you guys, but I sure saw a whole mess of candidates for Old School Wackys in this slideshow!
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It occurs to me this may be a whole new category to research. Can anyone think of any more instances where a spokesperson for a real product eventually became a potential spokesperson for the Wacky Package version?
(https://i.postimg.cc/cr2Gh9zb/jello11.gif) (https://postimg.cc/cr2Gh9zb)
(https://i.postimg.cc/18Fhj0h5/jail-o.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/18Fhj0h5)
(https://i.postimg.cc/CZVTTZSC/cosby.png) (https://postimg.cc/CZVTTZSC)
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Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack
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;D
Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack
(http://i68.tinypic.com/vshmc2.png)
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Jan Brady's Door!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQWIRRad-Ww
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Awesome ....... Marcia Marcia Marcia!!!
#StayWacky
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Brand new TV show with a solid minute about wackys!
The show is called “Everything But The House” and is aired on HGTV network. The idea of the show is that online auctioneers auction the contents of a house to raise cash for the owners.
In Season 1 Episode 9 entitled “History Funded Future,” there is a full minute of discussion about this guy’s wackys, particularly focusing on the posters.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Jn1VxgSh/CFCC138C-8C0B-4F28-B913-09E4AC2494F0.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/xCtr45S3/48F6C106-5184-41D9-AB30-988BA479CBAF.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/hv5kSGvJ/481F328E-D652-4BF0-8A66-668E1A09BD56.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/cCCqy3xy/7E4F419B-5DF0-4E9C-9C3A-511B8886371E.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/QxBLfcYc/8605375F-415A-42EE-829E-8A30BAB89003.jpg)
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Cool! I watch that channel sometimes, must keep an eye out for this show - thanks for the heads up!
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Very cool! I don't have cable any more, but I'd love to see that episode. Sounds like a pretty interesting show.
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I watched the show and one thing I found interesting is that when they show them thumbing through the stickers, there is a Bandache shown:
(https://i.postimg.cc/grYXN4ng/01.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/grYXN4ng)
Then the host lady shows the guy a picture of what she calls the "holy grails" of Wacky Packs:
(https://i.postimg.cc/GT81qZYB/02.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/GT81qZYB)
The guy then asks her if he had any of those "valuable" cards and she tells him "No, you did not!"
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(https://i.postimg.cc/GT81qZYB/02.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/GT81qZYB)
A LostWackys.com Good and Empty? good grief.
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Yeah - I would take this show with a grain of salt! Some of it seemed a little too convenient or contrived. Kind of reminded me a little bit of "Storage Wars". I think it is pretty much well known knowledge now that the stuff they would find in those storage lockers was planted to make the show more interesting and exciting.
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A LostWackys.com Good and Empty? good grief.
The only thing Good and Empty was done in was the X Packs. Could that be what this one is?
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The only thing Good and Empty was done in was the X Packs. Could that be what this one is?
No, it’s not from those.
As I stated, it’s from Rusty’s site
http://www.lostwackys.com/Wacky-Packages/WackyAds/wackyads-25b.htm
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No, it’s not from those.
As I stated, it’s from Rusty’s site
http://www.lostwackys.com/Wacky-Packages/WackyAds/wackyads-25b.htm
Okay, thanks.
When you said "Lost Wackys", I thought you were talking about Greg, not Rusty. My mistake.
I also saw on the website that there were five other unofficial Wacky Ads "stickers" besides Good and Empty. Did any of these six ever get published and out into the wild?
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Wow I just found out about storage wars last week now that you mention it definitely seems fake.
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I saw the episode this morning and was going to post about it myself. The lost wacky Good and Empty made me cringe. I wanted to see all of the Wackys though, they didn’t show them all.
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I watched it last night. While I really like Lara Spencer from her show Flea Market Flip, I didn't find anything that would make me want to watch more episodes of this. What really bothered me was Lara, her expert, and the seller all calling them "Wacky Packs" when they apparently weren't really that familiar with them. Lara claims to have had a collection as a kid, but since she was born in 1969, she was too young for the original series, and the seller didn't know (or was scripted not to know) that some were more valuable than others. The auction itself said that they were from series 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9, but clearly there were 1st series, including a Bandache when they were flipping through them. I wonder if one of the appraisers at headquarters snatched them. The auction listing itself was poorly done with the wackys just in stacks and not fanned out like some of the others. There was also no mention of the empty boxes even though they were in terrible shape.
https://www.ebth.com/items/11749414-topps-fleer-and-donruss-wacky-packages-stickers-and-cards-1970s
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I watched it last night. While I really like Lara Spencer from her show Flea Market Flip, I didn't find anything that would make me want to watch more episodes of this. What really bothered me was Lara, her expert, and the seller all calling them "Wacky Packs" when they apparently weren't really that familiar with them. Lara claims to have had a collection as a kid, but since she was born in 1969, she was too young for the original series, and the seller didn't know (or was scripted not to know) that some were more valuable than others. The auction itself said that they were from series 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9, but clearly there were 1st series, including a Bandache when they were flipping through them. I wonder if one of the appraisers at headquarters snatched them. The auction listing itself was poorly done with the wackys just in stacks and not fanned out like some of the others. There was also no mention of the empty boxes even though they were in terrible shape.
https://www.ebth.com/items/11749414-topps-fleer-and-donruss-wacky-packages-stickers-and-cards-1970s
In all of the auctions (not just the wackys) I thought the prices realized were terrible. Just put the stuff on eBay, no one even knows their site exists.
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In all of the auctions (not just the wackys) I thought the prices realized were terrible. Just put the stuff on eBay, no one even knows their site exists.
Agreed. There was that one gold bracelet that sold for $5600. With 18K gold prices at ~$1300/ounce, and its weighing in at 91.1 grams (3.2 ounces), it was worth more than its weight in gold.
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Brand new TV show with a solid minute about wackys!
The show is called “Everything But The House” and is aired on HGTV network. The idea of the show is that online auctioneers auction the contents of a house to raise cash for the owners.
In Season 1 Episode 9 entitled “History Funded Future,” there is a full minute of discussion about this guy’s wackys, particularly focusing on the posters.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Jn1VxgSh/CFCC138C-8C0B-4F28-B913-09E4AC2494F0.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/xCtr45S3/48F6C106-5184-41D9-AB30-988BA479CBAF.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/hv5kSGvJ/481F328E-D652-4BF0-8A66-668E1A09BD56.jpg)
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this is super cool, any mention of wackys is cool even if contrived and possibly with some misinformation.
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Brand new TV show with a solid minute about wackys!
The show is called “Everything But The House” and is aired on HGTV network. The idea of the show is that online auctioneers auction the contents of a house to raise cash for the owners.
In Season 1 Episode 9 entitled “History Funded Future,” there is a full minute of discussion about this guy’s wackys, particularly focusing on the posters.
(https://i.postimg.cc/hv5kSGvJ/481F328E-D652-4BF0-8A66-668E1A09BD56.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/cCCqy3xy/7E4F419B-5DF0-4E9C-9C3A-511B8886371E.jpg)
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Just watched this. Did anyone else think it was odd that the lot of 23 of the 24 posters went for as little as $110? They don't really show what
condition they are in etc. but I would have guessed at least twice that unless they were a mess.
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Just watched this. Did anyone else think it was odd that the lot of 23 of the 24 posters went for as little as $110? They don't really show what
condition they are in etc. but I would have guessed at least twice that unless they were a mess.
I was thinking the same thing. The auction listing made them sound much worse than they the few that were shown in the TV show.
Condition
- yellowing, browning of the paper, especially along the fold lines; there are some bad trims
I wonder what a bad trim is. Photo 6 shows one poster with a little browning but the others look decent. Considering that he had these stored in a garage in Ridgefield, CT, which has a variety of temperatures, the ones in the show looked better than I would have expected. It makes me wonder what was "planted" in the garage vs. what was actually there, especially since 1st series stickers were in the show but not the auction.
https://www.ebth.com/items/11867707-wacky-package-satirical-advertising-posters
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I was thinking the same thing. The auction listing made them sound much worse than they the few that were shown in the TV show.
Condition
- yellowing, browning of the paper, especially along the fold lines; there are some bad trims
I wonder what a bad trim is. Photo 6 shows one poster with a little browning but the others look decent. Considering that he had these stored in a garage in Ridgefield, CT, which has a variety of temperatures, the ones in the show looked better than I would have expected. It makes me wonder what was "planted" in the garage vs. what was actually there, especially since 1st series stickers were in the show but not the auction.
https://www.ebth.com/items/11867707-wacky-package-satirical-advertising-posters
Thanks for the link. So the Additional Info for the auction reads:
"Additional Information The Wacky Package posters were a set of 24, this particular group is number 1-24, only the #3 poster is missing. There are duplicate posters of #1, 6, 8, 12, 15, 20, 23 and 24."
Does that mean there were actually 31 posters in the lot (the 23 unique numbers and 8 duplicates)? I would day the winning bidder got a pretty good deal. They don't look in too rough condition. The auction title refers to them as ...advertising posters. That's not what I would have expected to see in this auction.
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I watched it last night. While I really like Lara Spencer from her show Flea Market Flip, I didn't find anything that would make me want to watch more episodes of this. What really bothered me was Lara, her expert, and the seller all calling them "Wacky Packs" when they apparently weren't really that familiar with them. Lara claims to have had a collection as a kid, but since she was born in 1969, she was too young for the original series, and the seller didn't know (or was scripted not to know) that some were more valuable than others. The auction itself said that they were from series 2, 6, 7, 8, and 9, but clearly there were 1st series, including a Bandache when they were flipping through them. I wonder if one of the appraisers at headquarters snatched them. The auction listing itself was poorly done with the wackys just in stacks and not fanned out like some of the others. There was also no mention of the empty boxes even though they were in terrible shape.
https://www.ebth.com/items/11749414-topps-fleer-and-donruss-wacky-packages-stickers-and-cards-1970s
There's at least one red ludlow in that link. Wonder if it's the Band-Ache face down.
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There's at least one red ludlow in that link. Wonder if it's the Band-Ache face down.
Good eyes! It's in photo 7. It makes you wonder about their experts - and they're ability to properly list an auction. I think they're more interested in making good TV than getting top dollar for the family.
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There's at least one red ludlow in that link. Wonder if it's the Band-Ache face down.
Looks like a 2nd red to me.
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the box was a re-issue - the packs, well....
(http://www.wackypackages.org/press/detroit_rock_city_box.jpg)
I remember I was such a ridiculously-fanatic Wacky collector that I literally went to see this movie when it came out just because I heard there was Wackys in it. Like they were a movie star or something. Oh well... at least I've never dressed up at ComicCon. (...not that there's anything wrong with that.)
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Not sure which thread to mention this as this is not really wackys appearing in movies and such but the collector guys randomly found me and decided to interview me, now up on youtube. Thru the world if editting, some of the clarifications and such I made didn't make the video as we all know there are exceptions and oddities in each series of wackys but here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGEBrveX3rQ&t=34s
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Not sure which thread to mention this as this is not really wackys appearing in movies and such but the collector guys randomly found me and decided to interview me, now up on youtube. Thru the world if editting, some of the clarifications and such I made didn't make the video as we all know there are exceptions and oddities in each series of wackys but here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGEBrveX3rQ&t=34s
:great: :great:
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Not sure which thread to mention this as this is not really wackys appearing in movies and such but the collector guys randomly found me and decided to interview me, now up on youtube. Thru the world if editting, some of the clarifications and such I made didn't make the video as we all know there are exceptions and oddities in each series of wackys but here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGEBrveX3rQ&t=34s
Great job, Earnie. Way to represent the hobby!
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Great job, Earnie. Way to represent the hobby!
It was a bit complicated as the first interview video didn't save correctly. While it sounds easy, it is a challenge to do the same interview shortly after.
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Very cool! Hopefully it interests some people.
No repeats in the OS? What about Sugarmess? Come on Ernie :]
Kidding, of course
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Very cool! Hopefully it interests some people.
No repeats in the OS? What about Sugarmess? Come on Ernie :]
Kidding, of course
LOL, I actually called that out originally but it was not in the spirit of his question so next time around, I didn't mention it. Technically other products were spoofed multiple times too and I didn't even bother to go there. I can't even remember which version of the interview discussed backs, that also gets very complicated so either it got edited out or the 2nd time, I didn't go there. You cant do a full education of wackys in a 10 minute interview :-[
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Apple TV's "The Crowded Room", starring Tom Holland, premiered this month.
In the first episode, there are a few Wacky Packages references seen on set.
I consulted on this one, providing a LOT of period product packaging reference and broadly consulting on the look and feel of other scenes. I didn't get into the Wacky-ness of it too much with them, however.
But I hope they did well.
It's set in the later 70s, so likely would have been a Wacky-less time, but anything is possible, right?
(https://i.postimg.cc/7fBf3P6V/The-Crowded-Room-Episode-01-Apple-TV-Wacky-Packages-sightings-01.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7fBf3P6V)
(https://i.postimg.cc/PCgfyCkm/The-Crowded-Room-Episode-01-Apple-TV-Wacky-Packages-sightings-02.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PCgfyCkm)
And the first image, brightened up:
(https://i.postimg.cc/62THQpym/The-Crowded-Room-Episode-01-Apple-TV-Wacky-Packages-sightings-01-Brightened.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/62THQpym)
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I was poking around an antique mall lately and came across an issue (#114 from Feb. '87) of The Comics Journal with a cover story and lengthy interview with Jay Lynch. While there was barely a mention of Wackys, there was one pic of his rough and final art from Czechlets. The interview was pretty wide-ranging but mostly focused on comics/comix. Worth checking out if you had the good fortune to meet him and/or are interested in that topic.
(https://i.postimg.cc/NyVtJxnm/IMG-3440.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/NyVtJxnm)
(https://i.postimg.cc/rdzcNHfq/IMG-3441.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rdzcNHfq)
(https://i.postimg.cc/4YWstGb8/IMG-3442.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4YWstGb8)
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I apologize that I am not figuring out how to post a pic. I know sometimes I am able to figure that out easily and other times, like today, I struggle to do it. But if someone can remind me how to do that, I'm happy to post a few pics from the mag.
Right under the text box where you're typing a post should be text in blue which says "Add image to post". Click on it.
We're not gonna tell ya again! :P
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Right under the text box where you're typing a post should be text in blue which says "Add image to post". Click on it.
We're not gonna tell ya again! :P
Thanks! I found it easily now. So strange that I either didn't see it or that it wasn't there. I don't know how I could have missed it if it was there, but in any event, I added three pics for everyone's viewing pleasure :)
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Apple TV's "The Crowded Room", starring Tom Holland, premiered this month.
In the first episode, there are a few Wacky Packages references seen on set.
I consulted on this one, providing a LOT of period product packaging reference and broadly consulting on the look and feel of other scenes. I didn't get into the Wacky-ness of it too much with them, however.
But I hope they did well.
Just seeing this, very cool! Never saw a 16th series box in the wild personally so it's nice to see this image.
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I added three pics for everyone's viewing pleasure :)
You're welcome for the assistance. The entire article is online here (https://www.tcj.com/the-jay-lynch-interview-1987/). Note that it is 3 pages long, so click on the page numbers at the bottom of each page to move to the next page.
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You're welcome for the assistance. The entire article is online here (https://www.tcj.com/the-jay-lynch-interview-1987/). Note that it is 3 pages long, so click on the page numbers at the bottom of each page to move to the next page.
Interestingly, the pics in the online article are completely different than the ones in the print magazine. Wonder why that happened.
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I just started watching The Crowded Room and was surprised to see Wackies stuck on the bedroom wall. Doesn’t
It just take you back when you randomly see them in an appropriate time period setting?